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States cannot promote students without holding final year exams, rules SC

According to the petitioners, states like Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh have decided to cancel the examinations and promote the students on the basis of previous performance

A view of the Supreme Court | Photo: PTI
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The State and University cannot promote the students in the final year/terminal semester without holding final year/terminal examination, it said. | Photo: PTI

Press Trust of India New Delhi
The Supreme Court Friday held that no state or university can promote students in the final year without holding exams as per the guidelines of University Grants Commission (UGC).

The top court also said that the decision taken by SDMA or state not to hold final year and terminal semester examination by September 30, in exercise of power under Disaster Management (DM) Act, 2005 shall prevail over the deadline fixed by the UGC.

A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R S Reddy and M R Shah said that if any state/union territory has taken a decision that it is not

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