Students to sign undertaking, say they will not record lectures

CHANDIGARH : Panjab University (PU) has asked students to sign an undertaking of adherence saying they will not record a lecture without express permission of the teacher concerned as per the guidelines approved by the varsity for online teaching. Students studying in affiliated colleges will also have to sign the undertaking.

Online teaching for ongoing batches is scheduled to start from August 3 . The first semester of all undergraduate and postgraduate courses are scheduled to start from September 1.

As per the guidelines, students cannot record the proceedings of online lectures hosted by a teacher and not keep any content without the permission of a teacher.

A nodal officer will be designated in each teaching department and affiliated college to address grievances of students regarding online teaching. The university has decided to provide funds for purchase and installation of minor equipment to support online teaching.