JNU admin to implement new hostel manual from Wednesday

The
Jawaharlal Nehru University on Monday said it will implement the new hostel
manual from Wednesday, with its Vice-Chancellor appealing to the students to
call off their strike.

After a
meeting of all the three Rectors, the university’s Registrar, the Deans of
Schools and Chairpersons of the Special Centres, a circular was also issued
urging the students, who have completed their “academic requirements of
Monsoon semester 2019”, to register for the new semester between Wednesday
and January 5.

For those
who have not completed the “academic requirements” provisional
registration will be allowed during the same period, the varsity said.

It said the
provisionally registered students are required to complete the “academic
requirements” by January 20, 2020 to keep their registration valid.

The Deans
and Chairpersons will ensure that evaluations, examinations and grading of all
the provisionally registered students are completed on or before January 20,
2020, the varsity said.

For all the
students, winter semester will start as per the academic calendar, it said.

According to
a varsity official, the students who boycotted exams and did not take the tests
even the question papers were sent to them through email and WhatsApp have been
given another chance.

“They
can provisionally register for the semester, take exams at their respective
schools and the results will be declared by January 20,” a varsity
official said.

Saket Moon,
the vice-president of the JNU students’ union, said the students had a meeting
with the varsity Registrar and Rector where some issues were discussed.

He said the
student’s union will hold a meeting to decide whether they will take the exams
or not.

The students
of the university have been on a strike for over two months against the hostel
manual as it has provisions for fee hike and levies service and utility
charges.

However, a
JNU official said the service and utility charges will be taken care of by the
University Grants Commission and will not be levied on the students.