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New Delhi: JNU vice-chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar called the UGC guidelines on examinations and rescheduling the academic calendar for universities "comprehensive" and a "fresh breather for students". Detailing the guidelines for examinations and academic calendar for the universities in view of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown, the commission said the exams for final semester students be conducted in July. The UGC guidelines on examinations and academic calendar for the universities are very comprehensive, Kumar said. "It makes sense to reschedule the academic calendar 2019-2020 because after the lockdown is lifted, it will take some time for the students to complete their examinations and move on to the next academic session. These guidelines come as a fresh breather to the students and also the educational institutes in these challenging COVID-19 pandemic period," he added..