Kolkata: Undergraduate students at Calcutta University will now receive a clear academic calendar before the start of the new session so they do not face trouble due to sudden announcements about examinations. The university has prepared an academic plan for each semester, including the expected number of classes and the start of examinations.Recently, the university released a notice stating that the proposed start date of the semester 4 practical examinations is July 29 while the theoretical examinations will begin on Aug 13. It also stated the proposed dates for the semester 2 examinations — practicals from Sept 8 and theoretical exams from Sept 18.CU VC sutosh Ghosh said, “This is our first step towards implementing an academic calendar for UG courses, which was much needed for the students under the semester system. The academic calendar will shortly come into effect. It will include the number of classes to be covered for each semester, and the commencement of exams will be clearly mentioned. Students have the right to know the tentative dates of the exams; otherwise, how will they prepare?”In recent times, the College Street campus has seen several students’ agitations demanding that exams be deferred and, in some cases, the university has had to shift exams by at least a few days. The sixth-semester exams had to be pushed back a week after back-to-back students’ agitations.Ghosh said, “In recent times, we saw students’ protests demanding the exams be deferred. This unrest will stop if they get tentative dates two or three months in advance. This is the first step; it will be clearer to them after they receive the academic calendar.”
