Indian universities told to go to US-style grading system

by E Wayne Ross on March 31, 2009

Times of India: UGC stresses on assessment of students’ abilities

ALLAHABAD: With the aim of revamping the examination systems in various universities and educational institutions, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has urged the universities to take steps to assess the performance of students through internal and external evaluation.

The suggestions have been sent by UGC chairman Sukhdeo Thorat to all vice-chancellors of the Central, state and deemed universities, including Allahabad University (AU), asking them to try and go beyond `marks’ and `divisions’ and give cumulative grade point score (CGPS).