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PU issues phase-wise reopening schedule
PU issues phase-wise reopening schedule


LAHORE: (Tuesday, January 26, 2021): Punjab University has issued a comprehensive schedule to re-open the university from February 01, 2021. According to PU spokesman, the university will be re-opened in two phases. He said that first phase will be from February 01 to March 31 while the second phase will be from April 01 onwards. He said that in the first phase, students of M.S/M.Phil and Ph.D. programs, who have completed their course work and need to complete their research work, will be entitled the hostel facility from 01.02.2021, subject to the recommendations of the supervisors, HODs and deans. He said that in the first phase, course work of BS 1st and 8th semesters, M.A/M.Sc. 1st and 4th semesters, M.A/M.Sc., LL.M., 2nd year under annual program), newly admitted M.S/M.Phil. and Ph.D. students attending face to face classes and availing hostel facility, should be completed by 31st March, 2021 as condensed semester. He said that in the first phase, BS 1st semester and newly promoted students of B.S 8th semester and M.A/M.Sc. 1st Semester & 4th Semester are allowed face to face classes along with hostel facility (if required), from 1st February, 2021. He said that furthermore, students of B.S 8th semester and M.A/M.Sc. 4th semester will avail the hostel facility (if required) after completion of their previous semesters i.e., BS 7th Semester & M.A/M.Sc. 3rd semester online exams. He said that the hostel facility will only be available to those students who will attend face to face classes subject to the clearance of all hostel and departmental dues before applying for hostel accommodation to the Chairman, Hall Council. He said that students of all semesters would have options to attend face to face/online classes, however, students attending online classes will get fee exemptions in medical fee, library fee sports fee, transport fee and hostel fee as per the instructions of PU Vice Chancellor Prof Niaz Ahmad. In the phase two, he said, the remaining classes of 3rd & 5th semester of BS Programs and 3rd semester of M.A/M.Sc. will continue in the online mode till 31.03.2021. However, this group of students may be even called before 31.03.2021 for face to face classes as soon as the Covid-19 situation gets better. He said that all the students of ongoing semesters will complete their online exams by 15.02.2021 as already announced. He said that the students of far flung areas who have connectivity issues will be allowed to avail hostel facility.