Coronavirus in Noida: Classes go online, universities ask students to stay at home

NOIDA: More than 4,000 students staying in hostels of Gautam Buddha Nagar University have been asked to go home in keeping with government orders. Officials said mid-semester examinations too have been postponed, but new dates have not been announced yet.
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The university, however, will remain open for official work and international students would be allowed to stay in hostels. “Most students in our university stay in hostels. They have been sent home. Now, we can’t send international students homes. They will be allowed to stay,” a university spokesperson said.
Amity University on Friday took classes online. “We have converted our curriculum to an online classroom system. We have an online university system in place and we will use that. Students can access this from anywhere,” an Amity spokesperson said.
Shiv Nadar University, too, has suspended its classes. The management has sent a notice to students that they should stay at home at least till March 31.
“During this time, we will move all courses online. This may happen through Blackboard, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, or other means. Any assessment planned for this period will either be postponed or done online. Instructors will send students course-specific information online. This is a challenge in the middle of the session, but everybody here at Shiv Nadar University will put in their best,” the university said.
At Sharda University, classes have been suspended, but students are still being allowed to stay in hostels. “There is no formal system to conduct online classes. We have asked teachers to be able to mentor students online if they need guidance,” a varsity official said.