Varsities Must Award Students Degrees on Time or Face Action: UGC

The UGC Secretary asked Vice Chancellors of universities to give students their degrees in 180 days or face action

• The University Grants Commission (UGC) Secretary Jaspal S Sandhu has asked universities to award degrees to students within 180 days of them becoming eligible for the degree or face “punitive action”.
  
  
• The degree shall be dated within 180 days from the day results are declared as it is sufficient time to perform the task. Withholding the degree of a student who has successfully completed his tenure at the institute poses obstacles for them for further opportunities.
  
  
• Under the punitive actions notified in Regulation 9 of UGC, the Commission can take action against universities including withholding grants.
  

(With inputs from PTI.)