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#SupremeCourt to hear a plea seeking extension of college admissions deadline due to delayed #compartmentexams and time to be taken for results
Petitioners aver that compartment exams by @cbseindia29 should have been cancelled like the CBSE main exams due to COVID19. But since exams are taking place, the admission deadline in colleges should be extended to give opportunity to compartment students to to apply too
Students are appearing for the first paper of #CompartmentExam2020 today.

#cancelcompartment
#speakupfornstudentsafety
@ugc_india
@EduMinOfIndia
Justice AM Khanwilkar led bench has assembled
Hearing will start shortly

Senior Advocate Vivek Tankha to appear for one of the petitioners (a minor student)

@VTankha

@advocate_tanvi
#compartmentstudents_wantjustice
The lead petitioner has impleaded University Grants Commission in the case as the court had observed that UGC would be fit to decide how college admission deadlines can be extended, if at all.

@ugc_india
@advocate_tanvi
Hearing begins.
ASG Rupinder Singh Suri appears for Union of India
@VTankha : Compartment exams from today till 29th. I was asked to serve a copy to Centre for a solution.

#compartmentexams
#CompartmentExam2020
#SupremeCourt
Senior Adv Tankha: If students dont get admissions then what is the use of exams

Justice Khanwilkar: exams are on, you have to appear

Tankha: UGC is before my lord. Once #CompartmentExam2020 are over, admissions should be quickly be declared so that admissions can take place
Tankha: UGC should accommodate the compartment students in the academic calendar.

Justice Khanna: you had said the admission process is over but that's not correct

Tankha: yes they have reopened. Since 2 lakhs students are appearing in compartment, they should be benefited
Justice Khanwilkar led bench has issues in hearing the counsels over #virtualhearing

Adv Apoorv Kurup for UGC: these are compartment students. admissions start and as seats are empty these students appear. UGC will declare results
Justice Khanwilkar: this is a peculiar situation and can you make some room for these students

Kurup: academic calendar is being finalised. If cbse declares results in batches the students will be accommodated if seats are vacant
Justice Khanwilkar to UGC: What is the cut off date for admissions?

Kurup: mostly end of Ocotber.

SC: then we can direct CBSE to declare results before that.
career of 2 lakh students is not a small number !
Adv Rupesh Kumar for CBSE: the papers will need to be corrected at 16 regional centres and we will need 3 to 4 weeks

SC: This is an exceptional year and you have to make some room. academic career of 2 lakh students cannot be hampered
Justice Khanwilkar: If CBSE declares results by end of October, then you can wrap up admissions by first week of November

Kurup: the academic calendar is finalised and we were to release it yesterday.
SC to UGC: Don't release the acadmeic calendar till Thursday. Let CBSE inform us and then you both coordinate. 2 lakhs students is not a small number and we have to work out a solution in this exceptional year. You need to work in tandem with CBSE.
Adv Avishkar Singhvi: we have given a list stating college admission deadlines to give you an idea

SC: We will not consider individual admission deadlines.

Case will again be taken up on September 24. CBSE and UGC to take a joint decision on declaration of results & admissions
CBSE Compartment Exams: "Academic career of 2 lakh students cannot be hampered", Supreme Court directs UGC to not release the academic calendar till Sep 24

#CBSENews #CBSE #UGC
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