Srinagar: A high level panel at the University of Kashmir including college principals has recommended to promote undergraduate students at valley colleges whose examinations were due during the prevailing COVID-19 lockdown through internal assessment, a mode the varsity recently decided to adopt for PG exams.
The recommendations were made at a high level meeting on Thursday chaired by the KU’s Dean College Development Council and also attended by principals of all the government degree colleges in Kashmir, Director Colleges Higher Education Department and Controller Examinations at KU, official sources told Kashmir Reader.
The sources said that it was recommended to promote the undergraduate students of 2nd, 4th and 5th semesters from different batches whose examinations were due during the prevailing lockdown through an internal assessment, the mode of which will be decided by the respective colleges as they deem fit.
As for the rest of examinations in future, the varsity administration will wait till September this year and take a call accordingly as oer the situation.
In the meantime, the college teachers will continue to deliver online classes for the students, an official said.
Public Relations Officer at KU’s Examinations Wing, Faheem Aslam said that the recommendations made in Thursday’s meet will be forwarded to the Vice Chancellor KU for his approval and will be notified for the students within the next couple of days.

Irshad Khan