Academic calendar disrupted during COVID-19 to be synchronised by December: JNU VC

The JNUTA had earlier written to the VC asking her to synchronise the academic calendar as without it there has been a differential staggering of semesters and academic sessions in the university.

Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers' Association (JNUTA) has said that the JNU Vice-Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandi has assured that the academic calendar which got disrupted due to COVID-19 earlier will now synchronised by December. The JNUTA had earlier written to the VC asking her to synchronise the academic calendar as without it there has been a differential staggering of semesters and academic sessions in the university.

While speaking to JNUTA delegation last week during a meeting, the VC agreed that the varsity is perhaps one of the few remaining institutions that are yet to synchronise their semesters.

"We were assured that beginning with the usual December winter vacation this year, we would gradually revert to our normal academic calendar," the JNUTA said in a statement.

During the meeting, the JNUTA delegation raised several important issues including the CAS (Career Advancement Scheme), promotions, the JNU academic calendar, the JNU Creche and JNUTA membership.

The JNUTA had written to the VC, asking her to "synchronise" the academic calendar that was "disrupted" by the Covid pandemic and to make up for the delay in the admission process caused by the National Testing Agency (NTA).

"Since 2020, this has resulted in differential staggering of semesters and academic sessions in the JNU and has deprived its teaching faculty of summer and winter vacations," the association had noted.

"Incidentally, this has also impacted the quality of teaching and learning in the university, as neither the teachers nor the students have had a break, which is necessary for maintaining high quality in teaching and in the absorption of the knowledge imparted. We are disappointed that till date there has been no attempt whatsoever to synchronise the academic calendar," the JNUTA said.

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