UGC GUIDE-LINES ON ACADEMIC
 CALENDER
 

1. It would be ideal if there could be a National academic Calender for all the Universities in the Country. However, to begin with, each State should have an academic calender to be followed by all the Universities in the State for their regular students in all the faculties and for all the courses.

2. The following could be considered as a model Academic Calender for the first degree students for suitable adoption by the Universities in the State.

         
        1st Monday of July                      .... Beginning of  Academic
                                                     session for the Second
                                                     and third year students
        
        3rd Monday of July                        ...Beginning   of   the
                                                     academic   session for
                                                     the first year students
        
        14th August                               ...Last date for admissions
        
        15th May [Next Year]                      ...All Examination are
                                                     Completed.
        
        30th June (Next Year]                   .....Declaration of all result
        
                                          

Similar model may also be developed for postgraduate and research students.

3. A beginning be made by implementing an academic calender in all the States by the Academic session of 1990-91 and towards this appropriate Statues Ordinance are finalised in time incorporating the provisions of the statutory academic calender. The statutes may also provide for the following :

- A Minimum of 180 teaching days in the Universities and colleges every year;

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- Last date for admission;

- Last date for the completion of the examinations;

- Last date for their declaration of results.

4. Supplementary examinations at the postgraduate levels be abolished.

5. There should be separate examinations for the students of correspondence / external / private students viz-a-viz the students from the formal stream.

6. There may be separate examination for the students enrolled in the affiliated colleges viz-a-viz the students in the University departments.

7. Since students coming from different streams would be seeking admission to the post-graduate classes, it becomes imperative that the postgraduate departments should hold entrance tests.

8. In order to motivate the teachers for doing the University work during vacations, the University should introduce regulations by way of which the teachers working during vacations get earned leave -to the extent of one-third of the total number of days. All work associated with examinations should be considered as a part of the duty of the teacher.

9. The implementation of the Calenders in a University be monitored by a. committee under the Chairmanship of the Vice-Chancellor. At the State Level the implementation of the Calender in the State is monitored by the State Council for Higher Education or by the Committee of the Vice-Chancellor of the State. At the National Level this is monitored by the UGC appropriately and its progress is considered by the Commission atleast once in a Year.

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