Mumbai: City College opens less students on Monday after a winter holiday.
In the midst of increasing Covid cases in the city, the presence of students, who improved a little last month, could go down, said the principal.
Some universities are thinking of returning to online teaching if cases continue to increase in the coming days but are awaiting government direction.
Some colleges, including mithibai and N M, have scheduled their postgraduate exams offline in the coming days.
Some students opposed it, given the increasing number of cases.
At Ramnarain Ruia College, presence has risen by 50% in several classes before Christmas.
However, Monday, fewer students reported to campus, said Principal Anushree Lurch.
“Some classes have a test, which is being brought online.
The rest, the presence has fallen.
We follow all Covid protocols tightly,” he said.
Students from St Xavier’s College have their exam scheduled from Tuesday.
“We take an online exam.
Our teacher will procord the exam from college.
At least 10 days ahead, we are not worried about having students on campus,” said the Principal of Rajendra Shinde.
In C colleges, Ulhasnagar, his presence even before the winter holidays.
“On Monday, when we opened, we mostly only saw science students come for science practices.
That is the only student,” said a senior faculty member.
In the case of the Birla College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Director of Naresh Chandra said there were 25% attendance on campus and most of others attended classes.
“Most parents are worried and we are waiting for instructions from the state government,” he said.
The principal of several technical colleges discussed their opening plan on Monday.
College of Engineering opened on January 9 and with increased Covid cases, they wondered if they had to virtual classes or throw open gates to students.
“We will wait for guidelines from the government as a response from students is that it may not be safe to come to campus.
There are some tests that will come can be done directly.
But it might not be possible, and we must continue the exam online,” said the member Management Board and Senior Professor of Vaibhav Narawde.
Universities under the Vile Parle’s S VI K Group have scheduled their postgraduate exams offline, which according to students.
Lords Universal College has also issued a schedule for offline exams for second and third year students.
Chaitanya Prabhu Student Activists said students had raised concerns starting from the increase in Covid cases so as not fully immunized.
“Some people have been tested positively and some outside the station.
Students from Mithibai appeal to college authorities to cancel the offline test,” he said.
College officials are not available for comments.
Mumbai: The Presence of College See Dip Post Holidays
