Hyderabad University halts return of students, puts classes of hold

Currently, the Hyderabad University campus has about 1,200 students, including research scholars and Master’s students, who are there to complete their practical, laboratory, project and thesis work before they graduate in June.

Hyderabad University paused the return of terminal postgraduate (PG) students and research scholars expect the 2020 batch due to the sudden increase in COVID-19 cases across the country. Earlier, the University’s Task Force announced that the 2000 terminal semester students can return to the campus if they wished to do so. According to the reports, the University took the decision to put the return of students on hold during a review meeting conducted by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Appa Rao Podile. After the meeting, the panel decided to hold all the in-person and or blended teaching classes and conduct the remaining semesters online. Students are also allowed to go home if they wish to.

Talking about the decision taken, Professor Appa Rao Podile said that “Students who have chosen to stay in the hostels on campus remain cautious in their interactions and prudent in their movements in and out of the campus”. “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 added.

Currently, the Hyderabad University campus has about 1,200 students, including research scholars and Master’s students, who are there to complete their practical, laboratory, project and thesis work before they graduate in June.

Considering the rising cases of COVID-19 pandemic and increasing health risks, the University decided that it 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.

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