<span style="color: #222222;">Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari asked Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to resolve the issue of conduct of final-year university exams without any further delay in the larger interest of students. <br />''<br />''In a letter to the CM, Koshyari said that not conducting the final year examinations by the universities amounts to breach of UGC guidelines".</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Taking strong objection to the letter written by state Minister of Higher and Technical Education Uday Samant to UGC recommending cancellation of final year examinations, the governor asked Thackeray to issue suitable instructions to the minister for his unwarranted intervention. This, Koshyari said, was in "violation of UGC guidelines and also the relevant provisions of the Maharashtra Public Universities Act, 2016".</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The governor also stated that he was not apprised by the minister in the matter before recommending the cancellation of final year examinations to UGC, a Raj Bhavan statement said. The governor noted that as per provisions of the relevant Universities Act, universities have the power and duties to hold examinations and confer degrees upon successful students.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Koshyari noted it would not be ethical or appropriate to award degrees to final year students without conducting examinations, which results in violation of the provisions of the Universities Act.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He observed that receiving degrees by students without undertaking any kind of examinations would have adverse impact on their higher studies, gradation and employability. He added that the UGC has issued guidelines on lockdown measures covering important dimensions related to examinations, academic calendar, etc for adoption by universities.</span> <br />