RGUKT-Basar shifts to online classes from Oct 26 amid water shortage

RGUKT-Basar has decided to conduct online classes from October 26 and issued a revised academic calendar following disruptions caused by the prevailing El Nino conditions and an acute water shortage on campus.

Nirmal: The Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge and Technologies (RGUKT)-Basar will conduct online classes for students in the wake of extraordinary circumstances triggered by the El Nino pattern and in the interest of students’ welfare. It released a revised academic schedule on Saturday.

As per the schedule, students of Pre University Course (PUC)-1 to Engineering (E)-4 programme would have to attend online classes from October 26. The university decided to complete the syllabus by November 17 with the help of online classes. 

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Students of PUC-1 and PUC 2 courses have been instructed to report on the campus on November 10, while students from E1 to E4 programmes were asked to report on November 18.

Similarly, students of PUC-1 from PUC-2 will physically attend classes till November 17. The students of all courses would physically appear for mid-term examinations between November 19 and 21. Students of E1 and E2 would appear for practical examinations from November 23 to 28 and theory examinations between November 29 and December 6.

On October 22, the university deferred the recommencement of classes for students of PUC 1 to E4, who were scheduled to return to the campus on October 23, by a few days. The university was reportedly supplying 10 lakhs of litres of water daily as against the requirement of 25 lakh litres. The authorities were compelled to extend the holidays fearing a water shortage.