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Source | Economic Times | 23rd April 2019
Wednesday, 24 April 2019
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Source | Loksatta | 24th April 2019
Mumbai University to hold separate exams for students participating in
sport and cultural activities
By Rahi Gaikwad, Mumbai Mirror | Apr 16, 2019, 06.00 AM IST
By Rahi Gaikwad, Mumbai Mirror | Apr 16, 2019, 06.00 AM IST
In a big boost to students participating in sport and cultural activities, Mumbai University has decided to hold additional exams for such students so that
they do not have to pay a price in the form of ATKTs (allowed to keep terms) for pursuing their talents outside academics.
Students participating in inter-collegiate, university, state, national and international level sport festivals, youth festivals, National Service Scheme (NSS)
volunteers taking part in Avhan – a residential programme – and National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadets taking part in the Republic Day parade will be able
to appear separately for their semester exams if they clash with or are close to the dates of competitions and tournaments.
“This is the first time the university has made this provision for students. So far, students who missed out on their exams because of their participation in
sport and cultural activities would have to appear for ATKTs through re-exams in the next term cycle. Now, they will be able to appear for the term papers
in the same term cycle,” Dr Leeladhar Bansod, university PRO, said.
The varsity conducts winter session semester exams from October to January and summer exams from April. If a student misses exams of one semester,
he or she takes the re-exam for the past semester in the next session, in addition to exam for the current semester. The university’s decision came on the
back of a representation by Yuva Sena to that effect. “Earlier when exams were managed by the colleges for first and second years, so we would negotiate
with principals, but then we thought why can’t we make a provision for third year students as well?” Yuva Sena member Pradeep Sawant said.
The university then formed a fivemember committee which decided that a provision should be made. The decision was conveyed to the Board or
Examinations which then made the recommendation to the Academic Council. On Monday, the AC unanimously passed the resolution. As per the new
provision, the university and its affiliated colleges will have to conduct additional exams within 30 days of the main exams. Exams for semester I to IV are
conducted internally in colleges, whereas exams for semester V and VI (except the applied component) are conducted by the university.
Tanuja Parte, Kabaddi player and a student of Bachelor of Accounting & Finance at NG Acharya Marathe College, Chembur, who missed five papers of
semester V last November due to a tournament, welcomed the division.
“It is a good decision. When I had to go for the All-India Kabaddi tournament I missed five papers. Now I just hope my V and VI semester exams don’t
clash,” she said.
Read more at:
https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/participants-of-cultural-fests-and-sports-wont-miss-exams/articleshow/68897727.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/participants-of-cultural-fests-and-sports-wont-miss-exams/articleshow/68897727.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
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Friday, 5 April 2019
No recognition for Mumbai varsity's IDOL courses yet
No recognition for Mumbai varsity’s IDOL courses yet TNN | Apr 4, 2019, 10.24 AM IST Printed from MUMBAI: Uncertainty over admissions of over 65,000 students in Mumba University’s Institute of Distance and Open Learning (IDOL) continues, as University Grants Commission (UGC) is yet to recognise their courses. An inspection by Distance Education Bureau (DEB), a UGC arm, is pending fo few months. The institute’s name did not find mention even in the last list released on March 26, despite a fresh application in October 2018. A university official said all courses offered by IDOL were recognised till 2017-18. “Recognition is pending only from the 2019-20 academic session Over 65,000 students have taken admission in 2018-19, across courses,” said the official. While the university maintained the process is pending, and no course has been derecognised, IDOL’s name did not figure in multiple lists of recognised institutions released by DEB in the last one year. While grading from National Accreditation and Assessment Council (NAAC) was a must for the affiliating university, UGC has relaxed norms till the end of 2019-20. In a notice put by the university, the administration clarified that NAAC criteria had been relaxed till the end of the 2019-20 academic session, so there is no hindrance in the process. MU’s NAAC accreditation expired in April 2017. Since then, the university has missed the deadline to apply for NAAC more than once. “Data compilation is over. But the pending recognition of some centres (such as law academy) by independent agencies/council has been a problem for few months,” said a university official.
A university spokesperson said a team from UGC is expected to visit the campus in April. “Since NAAC criteria is relaxed, there should not be any problem in getting recognition. We got a letter from UGC in December stating that a committee has been appointed to inspect MU along with two to three other campuses. We hope to get it soon,” said the spokesperson.
Source : https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/no-recognition-for-mumbai-varsitys-idol-courses-yet/articleshow/68716459.cms
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