COVID-19 JINXES CAMPUS LIFE FOR FRESHERS
In light of the instructions by the University Grants Commission (UGC), colleges in the Capital will kick-start their admission processes only from August. This pandemic-induced delay has left the freshers quite heart broken! “My sister is from Delhi University, and so is my father. I have heard so much about DU from them. And now, when it was finally my time, Covid-19 has ruined it all for me... September is too far!” rues Dev Gupta, a Delhi-based student. For many like Gupta, not being able to visit the campus is surely a bummer. But the real question is how to wrap one’s mind around this?
Dr Kanika K Ahuja, associate professor, Lady Shri Ram College, says, “Instead of depending on the teachers, newcomers need to take onus of their own learning, and develop skill sets like writing, research, analysis, and above all, resilience.”
Anil Kumar, associate professor at Shri Ram College of Commerce, echoes the sentiment. “There will be possibilities of disruptions in the traditional mode of teaching in the next academic session. Universities and colleges should prepare themselves by augmentation of online capabilities to conduct some of the courses or parts of some courses online.”