DU students to study online, internal assessments put on hold due to coronavirus

NEW DELHI: The University of Delhi (DU) today said that it is suspending all physical classes - instead, all course material will be made available online on a weekly basis.

This comes after the Delhi government today issued a notification saying that all schools, colleges and movies theatres will be shut until March 31 due to the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

DU in a release also said that teachers will be available online as per the class schedule. The internal assessments as well as 'house examinations' for post-graduate and undergraduate courses also stand postponed until March 31.


All functions including seminars, workshops, conferences, symposia and group activities stand canceled.

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in India now stands at 74. There are a total of five cases in Delhi reported so far.

More than 129,000 cases have been reported worldwide, and more than 4700 people have died from the infection so far