Delhi University reopens for offline classes from today

In March 2020, the DU colleges were shut in wake of the outbreak of COVID-19. University now has reopened after DDMA gave a nod to resume offline classes amid the decline in the number of COVID and its variant omicron cases in the national capital.

Delhi University reopened today for offline classes for both undergraduate and postgraduate students. Many of the students visited the campus for the very first time since they took admission, as the varsity has been kept closed for nearly two years owing to the pandemic. 

Ishita Sanjwan, a 20-year-old student of Ramjas college said, "we have waited for this day for so long. The online mode of education was good but we were lagging behind in terms of extra-curricular activity, and many more opportunities to shape our future. The online classes were not sufficient enough to substitute the offline mode of education."

In March 2020, the DU colleges were shut in wake of the outbreak of COVID-19. University was reopened after DDMA gave nod to resume offline classes amid the decline in the number of COVID and its variant omicron cases in the national capital. Students have been protesting and urging the varsity to reopen for sometime now. However, considering safety and health of students, the DU was not reopened before. 

Speaking on the reopening of campus, Gyantosh Jha, Principal, Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College, said that the college administration is ready to welcome the students. We got the campus sanitised on Wednesday and are ready to welcome the students. Many parents visited the college with their wards on Wednesday. The first-year and second-year students will be coming to the college for the first time.

"Students will have to follow certain protocols to come to campus. It will be mandatory for students, teachers and other staff members to wear masks all the time and to maintain social distance. We will have a blended or hybrid mode of education and the students will be provided academic support to ease stress," Miranda House principal Bijayalaxmi Nanda said.

DU in its order has also advised outstation students to plan to reach Delhi in such a manner that they are able to complete the isolation period of three days before reporting to their respective colleges and departments.

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