- The University Grants commission which is in-charge of higher education in India has threatened action against states if they refuse to follow guidelines on conducting exams for degree courses.
- As per the UGC Act, State governments cannot take this decision. Unlike school education, which is on the State list, higher education is on the concurrent list. UGC and AICTE [All India Council for Technical Education] directives have to be implemented by the States.
- The UGC had directed that final year examinations must be conducted by September-end in online or offline mode. The Commission said it would tell States which had already cancelled examinations to comply with the fresh directions.