University of Hyderabad pauses further return of students

The academic units have been asked to continue all teaching online and conduct end-semester examinations online as well

Hyderabad: Following the government decision to close all educational institutions in the State, the University of Hyderabad has decided to pause the return of terminal semester post-graduate students and all research scholars (except the 2020 batch) to the campus, until further notice.

After a review meeting held by the Vice-Chancellor this morning with senior administrators and the Task Force, the university has announced that it was putting on hold all plans to start in-person or blended teaching classes until further orders. The academic units have been asked to continue all teaching online and conduct end-semester examinations online as well.

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There are about 1200 students, including research scholars and Master’s students, who are currently on the campus to complete their work before they graduate in June. The departments and schools that are in the process of completing the practical inputs have been advised to continue to do so by strictly following all Covid protocols.

In the coming days, the university will conduct mock drills of the health emergency response system on campus and work with the School of Medical Sciences to institute a public health surveillance system as per WHO/ICMR protocols.

The UoH Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Appa Rao Podile said students who wished to go back home may feel free to do so and assured that the university would do everything possible to facilitate continuation of academic activities online. If students don’t exercise self-regulation in their own behaviour, and if the situation worsens, the university may be compelled to impose a stricter regulatory environment, he cautioned.

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