Mysore/Mysuru: Even as students of National Institute of Engineering (NIE), Mysuru, want online conduct of Semester End Examination (SEE), Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi, has directed all autonomous, non-autonomous, UG and PG centres of VTU to conduct SEE, both theory and practicals/laboratory, only in offline (in-person) mode by adhering to Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) guidelines of COVID-19 pandemic.
A few NIE students have expressed their concern over holding SEE from Jan. 18 at a time when the scare of a new strain of COVID-19 was very imminent. In a letter to Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha recently, they said, "Many of us have to come from different States to Mysuru. This can prove to be very dangerous because all of us depend on public transport. This increased exposure puts students who are travelling, and subsequently other students and the faculty at a greater risk. Several students come from households with aged people, a lot of whom are co-morbid, and might not be able to fight the virus. Many of us have lost family members and loved ones due to COVID, and do not wish to lose more loved ones due to a situation that can be avoided if only the exams are conducted in an online mode."
