Special buses for panic-struck NIT students post drone attacks
After drone attacks from Pakistan near Dr BR Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, the Centre has issued instructions to the authorities to allow hostellers to leave the campus.
The move came after hostellers captured drones flying and getting destroyed from their room balconies and forwarded these to their parents back home. The panic-struck parents started making frantic calls, asking the authorities to relieve the wards for a week or so.
As the examination were to start from May 14, the NIT has postponed the examination for now. Students have been allowed to stay away from the campus till May 16. The Centre had also issued instructions to the authorities asking them to provide special buses till bus stand and railway station from where they could further leave for their places.
The bus service on the campus had started at 6 am and shall continue for the whole day depending on the train booking of the students, said a professor on the campus. There are about 6,000 hostellers on the campus pursuing B.Tech, M.Tech and doctorate courses.
Meanwhile, Lovely Professional University has also allowed its hostellers to leave the campus and return to their hometowns. “These students will be allowed to appear for their end-term examination via online mode, subject to the government regulations. The dates and guidelines for the online examination will be communicated in due course of time", LPU officials have told its students.
The university has given the students a choice to continue to stay on the campus. “The campus will remain operational. Examination and academic activities will continue as per original schedule starting May 12", the note further read. The authorities have issued a helpline number 01824-520150.
Also, the authorities of IK Gujral Punjab Technical University, which had put off the examination from May 8 till May 10, have now further postponed these till further notice. “The revised schedule for the examination will be announced at least five days prior to the new date of commencement. All concerned are advised to stay updated with varsity website", a note from the Controller of Examination of IKGPTU this morning read.
Even Guru Nanak Dev University has extended its datesheet till May 17. The exams had earlier scheduled for May 8, 9 and 10 had been postponed. Now these have been put off for all its affiliated colleges in the region till May 17. Students have been asked to keep checking the varsity portal for updates.
Jalandhar