Delhi University to reopen from tomorrow – here are the guidelines, who is allowed and who isn’t

September 14, 2021

With the decline in the number of COVID-19 cases in Delhi, Delhi University, DU has decided to reopen its campus in a phased manner. DU will reopen from tomorrow-September 15, 2021. DU decided to resume online classes after a nod by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority on August 30, 2021, to reopen educational institutions. DU is to reopen tomorrow for students with certain guidelines. The detailed guidelines about who is allowed and who is not allowed on campus are discussed below in detail.
It should be noted that while there will be a resumption of physical classes, online classes will continue for students. Thus, hybrid teaching and learning will be followed by the University in a phased manner. As per the official notification released by University Grant Commission, Universities have to follow Certain SOP’S while reopening campus. Thus, certain measures such as self-monitoring of health and reporting immediately in case of any illness, use of Arogya Setu App wherever convenient, washing hands at regular intervals, and maintaining a six feet social distancing should be followed. These guidelines should be followed by all stakeholders visiting the campus.

Delhi University to reopen: Detailed guidelines

Both doses of COVID-19 vaccination should be received by Teaching and Non-Teaching staff at the earliest.
Students who are visiting the college, departments, the university should have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccines. However, it is essential for hostel residents to receive both the COVID-19 doses.
It should be noted that theory classes for both Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses will be held online until further notification.
With regards to visiting libraries, departments might give respective slots to students to visit libraries.
Final year UG and PG students will be allowed to attend practical and library classes from tomorrow. however, classes will resume with 50% capacity. Only those experiments, practicals that are essential for the upcoming semester would be conducted by DU.
Students should note that attending physical classes is optional. Thus, attendance for these classes is not mandatory.
Further, if the same premise is shared for conducting classes by an Evening College and Morning College, a conductive timetable for taking physical classes should be followed by the colleges.