The Karnataka government has decided to reopen the colleges for the academic session 2021-22 from October 4, 2021. A new pattern has been proposed to cover up all the syllabus in a short amount of time.
As per the directives of the state government, there will be no semester breaks for this academic session and classes will be conducted six days a week.
An academic calendar has also been drafted by the state government with all the proposed changes for undergraduate, postgraduate, and engineering courses in the state. These changes have been proposed to ensure that students are able to cope with the academic loss due to Covid-19.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) had earlier proposed that each semester should have a minimum of 90 working days so that the students can finish the syllabus. Keeping the Covid-19 situation in mind, the government will also seek advice from students regarding the draft calendar.
Meanwhile, regarding the reopening of schools, the Karnataka primary and secondary education minister S Suresh Kumar said that the new academic year in schools would begin in July. He also added that the current year will be extended till May 2021.
Kumar stated, “We already announced SSLC exams will not be held before May end. So, the academic year will continue till then. Some learning must happen before students take exams.” With the exception of class 10, the assessment would be done at the school level on the basis of continuous and comprehensive evaluation.
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