Vice-Chancellor (VC), Cluster University Srinagar chaired a meeting of the officers of the varsity and Principals of constituent Colleges to devise an action plan in the backdrop of COVID19 pandemic and advisories issued by various government agencies.
After threadbare deliberations, it was unanimously resolvedthat all the University employees will contribute one-day salary for the monthof April toward the J&K Relief Fund of the Lt Governor, meant to fightagainst the COVID19.
It was also decided that University will provide volunteersto the district administration for managing quarantine centres and other placesdesignated for COVID19.
The NSS volunteers of the constituent colleges have alreadybeen deployed and were creating awareness regarding safety measures that needto be adopted against the spread of COVID19. The volunteers were distributingmasks and sanitizers in different areas of the Valley.
The meeting also decided that University will procure 10,000masks and 5,000 sanitizers for distribution among the masses besides,manufacturing sanitizers and face masks in its own laboratories for students,as and when the varsity re-opens.
Discussing the admission process for 2020 session for IG, UGand professional courses, it was decided that the process will be completed bydeveloping an online module and all efforts will be made to complete it by theend of this month.
Principals of the Colleges informed that online lectureswere being offered by teachers through Google classroom and other virtualplatforms for all enrolled students.
The meeting also decided to defer semester examinations forII and IV-semesters which were scheduled for April. The Principals of theconstituent Colleges have been informed to conduct the Google classrooms fornext preceding III and V semesters.
The principals informed that the syllabus for the 6thsemester was nearing completion and efforts were being made to expedite theprocess so that examinations can be conducted as and when conducive.
It was also decided that the students will be encouraged toearn credits from MOOC modules offered by MHRD, Government of India and thelist of relevant courses will be made available on the University website.
Sensitization of the students through introduction of skillbased courses on “Basic Hygiene amid coronavirus” was also endorsed.