JNUSU urges UGC to suspend all exams in view of COVID situation
Hindustan TimesThe Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union on Thursday wrote to the University Grants Commission urging it to suspend all examinations in view of rising COVID-19 cases. JNU Campus In their letter to the commission's secretary, JNUSU councillors Amrit Raj and Anagh Pradeep also appealed to the body to issue fresh guidelines with respect to conduct of examinations. The letter said the guidelines must be given on "suspending and postponing all examinations and evaluation activities being currently held and give universities and departments the autonomy for considering alternative modes of evaluation along with an option for offline examinations as and when the situation improves". In a statement, the varsity said, “keeping in view the prevailing pandemic situation, the online registration of new students for winter semester 2021, which was to commence from April 27 has been put on hold till May 7 and will commence on May 8.” The JNUSU also wrote to the varsity administration to take steps to set up a COVID care centre, a permanent testing camp and vaccination facility for staffers and students.