Representational photo Focus BanglaAcademic councils of the concerned universities will take all necessary steps to implement this decision to negate session jam and make students qualified for sitting in the upcoming BCS examsThe University Grants Commission (UGC) has decided to allow public universities to hold semester exams for final year students. This move comes following a virtual meeting of the vice chancellors (VC) of a total of 39 public universities with the UGC on Sunday. Now the country’s public universities will be able to conduct final exams for both their undergraduate and postgraduate students amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Addressing the meeting, UGC Chairman Prof Kazi Shahidullah said: “The final decision regarding taking exams will be taken by the universities. Meanwhile, the VCs also urged the UGC to submit a letter to the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) to extend the application deadline for the recently announced BCS exams.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 13, 2020 12:00 UTC