Examination and evaluation work will remain suspended till April 14 in wake of the lockdown

Principal secretary, higher education, Monika S Garg, has strictly told all the state universities that examination and evaluation work will remain suspended till April 14 in wake of the 21-day lockdown in view of the Covid-19 outbreak.

She said that in all education institutions, faculty members researchers, non-teaching staff has been allowed to continue to work from home till April 14.

Garg said



there are already several online platforms on which content can be prepared and assignments can be given to students from time to time. “Already, some universities, like Lucknow University, is undertaking such exercise. Other degree colleges should be encouraged to take similar steps,” she said.

During the lockdown period, teachers and non-teaching staff will be marked present considering that they are working from home.