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Bengaluru: Universities, colleges advised to start online classes, decision on offline later

  •   Fri, May 21 2021 09:04:05 PM

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Bengaluru, May 21: All universities and colleges in the state for higher education courses for all Post Graduation, Under Graduation educational programmes, will commence online classes and even semesters but conducting offline classes will be reviewed after the Covid Second Wave pandemic situation eases, deputy chief minister and higher education minister Dr C N Ashwath Narayan said in Bengaluru on Friday.

Dr Narayan, who is also the State’s Covid Task Force chief, said even those universities and colleges who have not completed odd semester examinations of UG programs shall continue online classes for even for second, fourth, sixth, and eighth semesters as there is a carryover system in most of the programs.

The remaining examinations of odd semesters of UG programs can be conducted/scheduled once the pandemic situation comes under control, he said.

In cases where there are some restrictions on carryover to higher semesters, maybe in engineering and professional courses, Dr Narayan has advised the vice-chancellors/principals to work out the details in consultation with the Karnataka State Higher Education Council.

With regard to the postgraduate programs, he said: “Admission processes for the first semesters were delayed in some universities due to Covid situation. But the third-semester classes have been completed in many of the universities. In some universities, examinations had started. Therefore, in respect of PG programs, in universities where classes of the odd semester are completed and only examinations are pending, they shall continue online classes for even semesters.’’

The examinations of odd semesters can be conducted/scheduled once the Covid-19 situation eases, he said.

In universities where odd semester classes are not completed, they shall continue the classes through online mode.

After the odd semester classes are completed and if the Covid situation still persists making it difficult to conduct examinations, they shall start online classes for even semesters, immediately after the completion of odd semester classes.

Examination of odd semester classes can be conducted/scheduled once the Covid situation eases, he said.

Further, Dr Narayan said: “As and when things develop, the situation will be reviewed in consultation with the Vice-Chancellors and the Karnataka State Higher Education Council to rework guidelines and schedules for implementation in all the colleges and universities.”



 

 

 
  

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  • Prof.P.Tauro, Mangalore

    Sat, May 22 2021

    Covid gave us more than a year to rethink about how we should conduct our higher education. They should have first trained the teachers in on- line teaching before asking them to teach on -line. On -line teaching is not easy and not all teachers can just jump and do it. Now this half baked government in Karonatak has asked UG and PG classes be done on one. This is what happens when the government ha half baked ministers doing what they should not do. First they should train the teachers .Then make the students use on -line without trying to cheat. Then evolve a new on- line examination system where the students can be examined individually . The minister for higher education should use the time to develop a fool proof on line teaching system instead of just ordering .

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  • Daniel, Mangalore

    Fri, May 21 2021

    Vaccinate students before classes begin..

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  • Max and Jessie Rasquinha, Mangalore, Houston/Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.

    Fri, May 21 2021

    Having lived outside India for nearly 64 years, and having lived in six countries and seven cities, we do realize how important it is for people of India to earn the best of Education before going abroad so that they can display their intellectual qualities and make their expertize available to the world. Indian expertize added with their work ethics and work loyalty is fully admired and appreciated wherever they go. The sad episode of Covid 19 Pandemic has impacted India to a great extent. Our Educational values need be strengthened at all cost so that the world will embrace us as Indians for our work ethics and work discipline. In spite of all the present Covid episode, our on-line classes will help all Indians to pursue their Educational values and offer their best of expertize to the rest of the world. Indians are smart people, loyal to their responsibilities, and the continuation of school with their on-class programs will help them to maintain their present stardard of intellectual qualities for the benefit of the entire world.

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