UoH constitutes task-force for resumption of academic activites

HYDERABAD: The University of Hyderabad has constituted a task force to chalk out a clear road map for resumption of teaching-learning activities that were suspended on March 15 because of the spread of the coronavirus throughout the country, including Hyderabad.
The 12-member task force, to be chaired by Prof Vinod Pavarala, former dean of the Sarojini Naidu School of Arts & Communication, has been mandated to consult various stakeholders of the university to chalk out the action plan.
“This includes practical steps for starting classes for ongoing students as well as for those who will be joining the university this academic year. The task force will examine and recommend a range of teaching methods incorporating face-to-face, online and blended modes of delivery of course content,” read a press release issued by the university.
The group will recommend appropriate measures to upgrade the institution’s ICT infrastructure to be able to address the challenges of online education. The task force will also examine the scheduling and mode of the university’s annual entrance examination that is held across the country for admission to its various post-graduate and research programmes. The last date for submitting applications for this year’s admissions was June 30, 2020.
Further, this group has been asked to monitor the implementation of the decisions taken by the university on the above-mentioned matters and will remain in operation up to December 31, 2020.