Have asked varsities to hold final year exams, AICTE tells Bombay HC

The petition by Dhananjay Kulkarni, retired teacher and ex-senate member from Pune, said the state government has no power to take such a decision

The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) on Monday informed the Bombay High Court it has asked all deemed universities and institutions affiliated to it to follow guidelines issued by Universities Grants Commission (UGC) and conduct final year degree exams.

The AICTE's affidavit was in response to public interest litigation filed by a retired professor seeking to quash the decision of the Maharashtra government to cancel final year degree exams of professional and non-professional courses in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The affidavit said AICTE has decided to follow safety guidelines issued by UGC since it takes into account