PRAYAGRAJ: At a time when the city is witnessing record breaking surge in corona positive cases and more staff members, including both teaching and non-teaching, of Allahabad University are getting infected by Covid-19, the AU administration has decided to seal the entire premises till April 30.
Besides, all exams that were to be held through online mode from April 30, have been postponed till further notice.
On April 9th, AU Vice Chancellor had ordered closure of AU’s main campus and that of all the constituent colleges till April 20. Likewise, all the ongoing exams too were postponed by the varsity. However, last week the controller of examination, had announced that exams would be held from April 30 onwards through online mode.
The controller had said that the order of subjects and exams thereof in the ‘new time table’ will remain the same as in the old time table and the new time table will be announced soon. He had also advised that since the exams will be held in online mode and answer sheets will be accepted in online mode only, students should download a scanner app on their mobiles, practice scanning of 12 pages together, making a single pdf etc.
But, on Monday, AU public relation officer Jaya Kapoor informed that the AU administration has decided that the varsity’s main campus and that of the constituent colleges would remained sealed till April 30.
Soon after, the controller of examination too informed that all the exams, that were to start from April 30, remains suspended till further notice.
The decision of the varsity administration comes at a time when many staff members of AU and that of the constituent colleges have tested positive of coronavirus. From the registrar Prof N K Shukla to proctor Prof Harsh Kumar, senior teaching members and the administrative officials etc have all been tested positive. Although the online teaching is continuing on the campus, the administration felt that it was not possible to conduct exams even though the same was to be conducted in an online mode.
“The campus would remain strictly closed till April 30 and all exams have been postponed”, said the PRO.