Lucknow University campus to come alive after 18 months

LUCKNOW: Early morning sports practice for upcoming tournaments, rounds at the ‘new arrivals’ section of Tagore library, getting ready for practicals to chit-chat on the campus – all these activities will once again make the campus after almost 18 months on Monday.
LU will completely switch to offline classes for undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral courses and online classes will only be held in case of a request from a group of students who are outstation or are unable to attend offline classes due to any reason.

LU officials said strict Covid-19 safety norms would be followed and no student would be allowed to enter the campus or classroom without masks. The university will also instal foot-operated sanitizer dispensers at libraries, girls’ common rooms, hostels and laboratories where the movement of students is high.
“The seating arrangement in classrooms will be done as per Covid-19 safety norms. In lectures, where the strength of students is high, classes will be divided into sections. It will also be ensured that the campus and classrooms are sanitized at frequent intervals. The call on the reopening of canteens and cafeteria will be taken after a meeting,” said LU spokesperson Durgesh Srivastava.
“From Monday, we will open a few canteens while following the government’s Covid-19 safety norms which are applicable to restaurants and food outlets.
The call on reopening of all the canteens was not taken till the time of filing of this report.
Acamdemic work to continue on SLATE
LU’s own learning management system, SLATE, especially prepared for online classes will be used for assignment submission and other academic work. “Teachers will continue to upload video lectures and conduct online tests. Submission of assignments and PowerPoint presentations will continue through SLATE,” said dean, student welfare, Prof Poonam Tandon.