New Delhi: Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) has decided to extend online classes until November 8 with its second mid-term semester examinations to also be held online, as per an office order issued on Monday.
Following student protests and a hunger strike that began on October 12, the university approved online classes effective from October 24 until further notice. Protesters demanded the reconstitution of the student union and the announcement of election dates. The Jamia Students' Union was dissolved in 2006.
The order said the university's deans, heads of departments, directors, and other officials, chaired by Vice-Chancellor Mazhar Asif, decided to extend online classes until the forthcoming Diwali holidays.
The university will review whether to continue online classes after November 8 based on the prevailing situation on the campus, it said.
The university said the respective deans, heads, and directors will decide the detailed guidelines and modalities for conducting the online mid-term examinations, including the schedule and related procedures, in consultation with the Controller of Examinations.
PhD research scholars have also been directed to consult their respective supervisors online, it said.
The registrar has directed all deans, heads and directors to make the necessary arrangements for the smooth conduct of online classes and examinations and maintain regular records of student attendance, the university said.
Jamia issues ‘final’ warning to protesting students
Meanwhile, the University has also issued a ‘final’ warning to protesting students, asking them to immediately vacate the Gulistan-e-Ghalib Building and Ghalib Lawn in the university’s North Campus, according to a notice shared by the protesting students.
“Your presence in the Gulistan-e-Ghalib Building, in which the Department of Political Science and the Department of Economics are located, is unlawful and is causing disruption to the smooth functioning of these departments,” the notice read.
The notice directed the students to vacate the building and the sit-in site at Ghalib Lawn without further delay and leave the campus along with their companions.
“In view of the foregoing circumstances, you are hereby given a final opportunity to immediately vacate the said building as well as the sit-in site at Ghalib Lawn in the North Campus, without any further delay, upon receipt of this notice, and leave the campus along with your companions,” it stated.
The university warned that failure to comply with the directive would invite disciplinary and legal action.
“If you do not vacate the said premises immediately, disciplinary and legal action shall be initiated against you,” the notice added.
(With inputs from PTI & ANI)
