Chairman Sukhadeo Thorat former UGC (2006 and 2011) said decision of panel’s on 6th July 2020 regarding final year examination for college and university and online mode is “unfortunate” and “biased”.
Once again Sukhadeo Thorat reiterated demands by the students of the country to cancel the exams. And also letter’s signatories included 28 professors from various institution across the country, including DU and JNU.
The letter said, “ The UGC’s latest advisory on examinations is unfortunate because it takes us backwards rather than forward. It effectively extends the period for holding for exams( for final year/semester cohorts) until September, the second such postponement. And it creates fresh uncertainty for states that had already decided to cancel exams.”
The latter said “The recommendation to cancel exams was prompted by an unprecedented health emergency not by doubts about the value of examinations”.
The letter said “Using alternative methods of evaluation based on each student’s own past performance (in exams conducted in normal times) offers a fair solution and brings closure, with the option of retaking the exam when normalcy is restored”.
Sukhadeo Throat argued that the uncertainty of Covid-19 pandemic will create the “genuine need” of repeated postponements, which can be avoided altogether by adopting alternative methods of evaluation, including past performance of students. Sukhadeo Thorat was the UGC Chairman between 2006 and 2011.