DU: On Monday, April 5, an estimated 1000 protesters marched on the Arts Faculty demanding varsity reverse its decision.
Many days ago a large number of Delhi University students protested outside the campuses demanding an ‘Open Book Exam’ in online semester mode ‘even’. The protest, which erupted on Monday, was marred by hundreds of students arrested by police and many of them on strike. Here is the timeline that leads to the protest.
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After a long time the university reopened its doors to students in mid-February this year. Following this, university administrators decided to hold tests for weird semester students in OBE format by looking from online to offline suddenly. Tests were conducted in March and April.
What led to the protests? For even semester students, varsity has decided to go with offline tests, or with pen and paper scheduled for May and June. This has led to students holding protests demanding that their exams also be conducted in an OBE manner. Even semester students argue that varsity forces them to write exams offline despite the fact that about 70 percent of their syllabus was completed online.
After the administration announced their plans to hold the exercise, students began to protest against the decision and raise their demands in several memoranda. On Monday, April 5, an estimated 1000 protesters marched on the Arts Faculty demanding varsity reverse its decision. Many students during the protest were reportedly detained but later released. Now, students have decided to start a hunger strike in order to articulate their need for OBE firmly. University Releases Rest
Responding to the concerns of the students, the DU has issued a notice announcing the rest of the students who will exercise. According to the instructions in the notice, students will be given an additional 30 minutes to write the exam “as a special one-time measure.” In addition, additional selection of questions will be provided to students. Varsity also said it would conduct phase 2 examinations for students who have completed an examination form but who have not been able to do so due to “valid reasons.”
The deadline for submission of the exam form, as determined by the university, is April 15. Following a major protest demanding open internet exams, the University of Delhi advised students to maintain law and order in the school and focus on their preparations. tests.
“The university advises students to maintain peace and order and order. They should focus on their studies and preparation for future exams, ”read a statement issued by DU proctor Rajni Abbi on Thursday.
It also accepts “good / constructive solutions to problems, if any”. “Students are also advised to refrain from engaging in illegal activities.” As recently as Monday, students protested on the North Campus demanding that their final semester exams be conducted online.
The tests would be held offline, Abbi said, adding that students had to give presentations and forwarded to the dean (exams). “Students have been given other restrictions such as 30 minutes for extra tests, preparation classes, but they are not yet ready to accept.
Online classes and open book trials were started as a result of the epidemic and had to end one day, ” he said. “It was announced in February that the exams until April would be written in an open manner. In May-June, tests will be held offline. So students are given more time. ” Incubation Center for the University of Delhi
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