Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and DU, plan to hold weekend classes and have a shorter winter break in view of delayed admissions, news agency PTI said in a report. The admission process to the universities was delayed due to the uncertainty around the declaration of CUET UG results.
The unprecedented delay has impacted JNU's plan to release a unified academic calendar for all the batches ahead of the beginning of classes.
"JNU had planned to release an unified academic calendar for all the batches from this year onwards to bring symmetry in the admission process. The practice was discontinued due to the challenges faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. Things will become clear once the result dates are announced," a varsity official was quoted as telling PTI.
JNU officials reportedly have come to the conclusion that the university will now have to arrange extra classes on Saturdays ando shorten its winter break to cover up for lost time.
Meanwhile, Ambedkar University's strategy is to arrange extra hours in the evenings and weekends. It will also bring down the number of holidays if required.
"There would be a delay of about two weeks or so due to the re-test. I don't think that is much of a time and can easily be compensated with some extra classes.
"Originally, the session was supposed to start from August 1 for first-year students but if the results are not announced in the next two weeks, we will hold extra classes for them in the evening after regular classes on weekends and also reduce the number of holidays to cover up," Vice Chancellor Anu Singh Lather was quoted as saying by PTI.
Delhi University's schedule will remain unchanged for all except first-year students. The freshers are likely to witness a prolonged end to their academic calendar.
Earlier last week, DU notified its academic calendar for second-year students with a shortened winter break of four days. The varsity did not mention the reason behind the shorter winter break.
The National Testing Agency (NTA), the body that conducts the entrance exam, announced on Sunday a re-test for over 1,000 CUET UG candidates on July 19, following complaints from candidates, including issues of time loss due to the distribution of the wrong question paper.
The agency, however, has not clarified the declaration of result, which was originally scheduled to be released on June 30. The final answer key of the undergraduate admission test has not been notified yet.