Decision to reopen Delhi University campus post-Diwali: Vice-Chancellor

During a recent meeting with teachers and principals, the DU VC also suggested increasing the timing of colleges by a couple of hours to accommodate the extra number of students admitted and to avoid overcrowding.

Delhi Univerity Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh has announced that the decision on reopening the campus will be taken after Diwali as there is a fear of recurrence of COVID-19 cases. He further added that during a recent meeting with teachers and principals, he has also suggested increasing the timing of colleges by a couple of hours to accommodate the extra number of students admitted and to avoid overcrowding.

Meanwhile, members of the Left-affiliated All India Students' Association (AISA) and other student bodies are on a hunger strike to press for their demand of reopening the campus for students. Earlier, the Delhi University had resumed the laboratory classes for final year undergraduate and postgraduate students from September 16 but the attendance has been thin. He also shared that there are plans to increase the college timings by a couple of hours. He had made the suggestion during a recent meeting of principals and teachers.

"We can increase the timing of the existing colleges by a couple of hours, which could lead to the addition of more sections. This can help in adjusting the extra seats created and the EWS seats. This will be better than opening new colleges. In Delhi Technological University (where Singh was the VC earlier), we had kept the timings from 8 am to 6 pm, which was helpful. In case it is done, the staff will come in a staggered manner and the teachers who have classes in the latter half of the day can come late. This was a suggestion in case colleges want to do it," he added.

He said the move will in turn lead to flexibility and will avoid overcrowding during the time of a pandemic while the timings of the administrative staff will be from 9 am to 5 pm. 

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