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Gurgaon: Gurugram University (GU) has agreed to conduct semester exams in the hybrid mode to strike a middle ground with protesting students, who were lathi-charged by police on Tuesday. After a meeting with 30 colleges on Wednesday, the varsity announced its decision to continue with the offline exams as planned but with some relaxations. Now, the option of online exams will get extended to students on a case-to-case basis, the university has declared.
Citing the lifting of all prohibitory orders by the state government, the university has reiterated its decision to continue with offline examinations but agreed to entertain “genuine cases” demanding online examinations. “Based on the suggestions at the meeting and keeping in mind the students’ interests, we have decided to conduct the examinations as per the rules laid down earlier but to consider genuine cases seeking online exams,” said GU vice-chancellor Dinesh Kumar.
Only students diagnosed with Covid or having kin infected by the virus can seek exemption from the offline exam. The requests of students not living in the city shall also be verified and considered. Colleges will prepare a list of all such students who can later attend the examinations via a dedicated app. They will get an SMS link to the question paper on the exam day.
Students will have to furnish a report attested by a medical officer to avail the option. “The option of online examination is there for only a few students; those infected or having someone in the family who is. Such students need to furnish a report attested by a medical officer. After verification, they will get the online exam option,” said Dronacharya government college principal Virender Antil, who was also present at the meeting on Wednesday.
With the protests by the students demanding online examinations growing louder, the cops used “mild force” on Tuesday to dispel the students from their protest site near the Gurugram University. Antil said that students should refrain from engaging in such activities.
“The examinations will be offline largely, and students should not waste their time and energy in these protests. It is high time that education gets back on track,” he added.
Citing the lifting of all prohibitory orders by the state government, the university has reiterated its decision to continue with offline examinations but agreed to entertain “genuine cases” demanding online examinations. “Based on the suggestions at the meeting and keeping in mind the students’ interests, we have decided to conduct the examinations as per the rules laid down earlier but to consider genuine cases seeking online exams,” said GU vice-chancellor Dinesh Kumar.
Only students diagnosed with Covid or having kin infected by the virus can seek exemption from the offline exam. The requests of students not living in the city shall also be verified and considered. Colleges will prepare a list of all such students who can later attend the examinations via a dedicated app. They will get an SMS link to the question paper on the exam day.
Students will have to furnish a report attested by a medical officer to avail the option. “The option of online examination is there for only a few students; those infected or having someone in the family who is. Such students need to furnish a report attested by a medical officer. After verification, they will get the online exam option,” said Dronacharya government college principal Virender Antil, who was also present at the meeting on Wednesday.
With the protests by the students demanding online examinations growing louder, the cops used “mild force” on Tuesday to dispel the students from their protest site near the Gurugram University. Antil said that students should refrain from engaging in such activities.
“The examinations will be offline largely, and students should not waste their time and energy in these protests. It is high time that education gets back on track,” he added.
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