Higher Education Council suggests split vacation system for universities
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Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala State Higher Education Council (KSHEC) has mooted a standardised academic and examination calendar for higher education institutes in the State.
The governing body of the council that met here for the first time on Tuesday decided to study the possibility of implementing a split vacation system. It has been proposed to replace the present two-month annual vacation pattern, i.e., from April to May, with a split pattern to schedule vacation for November and May, the Hindu reported.
The introduction of such a system in the past is considered to have helped in maximising the mandatory number of teaching days (90) in a semester and facilitating the smooth conduct of examinations.
It has also been seen as effective in eliminating teacher absenteeism in examination and valuation duties.
The report said that the council has also decided to constitute a committee of Pro Vice Chancellors to submit recommendations to implement the proposal.
KSHEC Vice Chairman Rajan Gurukkal, member-secretary Rajan Varughese, Higher Education Principal Secretary Usha Titus, State Planning Board member B. Ekbal, and the Vice Chancellors of universities participated in the meeting.