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‘Waiting For Another Wave?’ AKTU Students Demand Online Semester Exams Amid Rising Omicron Cases
#AktuOnlineExam, #PostponeSemesterExam: In an official communique, AKTU, had earlier announced to conduct semester examinations from December 28 to January 15.
New Delhi: As the new Omicron strain is spreading quickly across the country, students of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) have launched a Twitter campaign demanding varsity authorities to conduct semester exams online. Students have claimed that holding offline exams amid the growing threat of the Omicron variant of coronavirus may put their life at risk. For the unversed, AKTU in an official communique had earlier announced to conduct semester examinations from December 28 to January 15.
But as Omicron cases witnessed a sudden rise, the AKTU students’ union asked candidates to intensify the demand for online exams. “Please tweet more and more for your own safety from COVID-19 third wave. If u want that AKTU, Lucknow should conduct an online exam then tweet + retweet + tag + use hashTag on daily basis. Show your unity guys”, the AKTU students’ union tweeted.
@AktuStudents please tweet more and more for your own safety from COVID-19 third wave.
If u want that @AKTU_Lucknow should conduct online exam than tweet + retweet + tag + use hashTag on daily basis.
Show your unity guys.— AKTU STUDENT's UNION-Official (@AktuStudents) December 12, 2021
The students also sought the intervention of Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath after the latter cautioned people over the possible threat of the third wave.
“The central and state governments are fully prepared to deal with the third wave of the corona. We have provided the best health facilities to the common man. We are taking forward the campaign of providing free tests, free vaccines, and free food grains,” the chief minister wrote on Twitter.
कोरोना की तीसरी लहर की आशंका व्यक्त की जा रही है। केन्द्र व राज्य सरकार इससे निपटने के लिए पूर्णतः तैयार है।
हम लोगों ने आमजन को उत्तम स्वास्थ्य सुविधाएं उपलब्ध करवाई हैं। फ्री में टेस्ट, फ्री में टीका और फ्री में खाद्यान्न उपलब्ध कराने के बड़े अभियान को आगे बढ़ा रहे हैं।
— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) December 12, 2021
Quoting his tweet, a student said, “Sir many universities are conducting exams in online mode then why AKTU is not conducting exams in online mode. Sir, please give an order to AKTU university to conduct the exam in online mode for the sake of the safety of the students.”
National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) Supports AKTU Students
Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, Shauryaveer Singh, national secretary of NSUI, said, “The government cannot suppress the voice of AKTU students demanding online exams. Till such time their demands are not met, we will continue to support them.”
.#AKTU के छात्रों की आवाज़ को सरकार दबा नही सकती..जब तक छात्रों की मांगों को पूरा नही किया जाता हम सब #aktuonlineexam2022 की मांग को मज़बूती से उठाएंगे ।।#AKTU #aktuexamonline2022
— Shauryaveer Singh (@INCShauryaveer) December 14, 2021
Students are ready to fight for their rights, their concerns are very genuine @AKTU_Lucknow have to listen them instead of doing dictatorship.
I fully support students call of #Lucknowchalo#aktuexamonline2022
— Shauryaveer Singh (@INCShauryaveer) December 15, 2021
#AktuOnlineExam, #PostponeSemesterExam Trend On Twitter
Taking to Twitter, students started an online campaign with hashtags #AktuOnlineExam, #PostponeSemesterExam, to make their voices heard. Some of them asked AKTU to conduct online exams like every other University in the country. Students also asserted that AKTU had conducted online exams a few months ago and now the varsity’s decision to hold online papers in the wake of ‘highly transmissible’ strain is ‘unfortunate’.
“Sir AKTU students are requesting for online exam. Now as cases are rising, I request you to kindly intervene and help students and provide them an online option for all four lakh students,” a student tweeted.
Check some other tweets here:
Dont let our lives to be in danger. Please conduct exams in both online and offline mode. As aktu has earlier taken exams in online mode so why not this time. They are just playing with lives of lakhs students.#aktuexamonline2022#aktuOnlineExam @myogiadityanath
— MirAsif (@MirAsif02262718) December 10, 2021
Aktu should also conduct online exams like every other University in our country. @AKTU_Lucknow @myogiadityanath @drdineshbjp @Vineetkansal2 @Aktucoe #AktuOnlineExam https://t.co/cbyreHDvCm
— S (@S22844627) December 6, 2021
#AKTUExamOnline pic.twitter.com/qqWGhD1QJm
— AKTU Students Union (@aktuFORstudents) December 12, 2021
Even Banaras Hindu University is taking Online exam.
If we are Corona resist or the teachers of @AKTU_Lucknow
They meet in online meeting and decide the exams should be done offline.
Hypocrisy #aktuOnlineExam #postponeAktuSem @aajtak @ETVUPpolitics @News18UP @myogiadityanath— Aktu_Online_Exam (@WahidAl68896967) December 10, 2021
students life matter, taking exams offline is not a good idea putting everyone in danger, 4 lakh students family and surroundings too in danger. #aktuonlineexam
— Areeb Khan (@AreebKh71033145) December 9, 2021
sir many universities conducting exams in online mode then why AKTU is not conducting exams in online mode. Sir please give an order to AKTU university to conduct exam in online mode for the sake of the safety of the students
— vinay malik (@vinayma14089087) December 12, 2021
Referring to MP chief minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan’s December 6 tweet wherein he had announced that exams at the Rajiv Gandhi Technological University would be conducted online for the convenience of students, Anubha Shrivastava Sahai, President India Wide Parents Association Lawyer and Child Rights Activist, said, “If the Madhya Pradesh government can conduct online exam to protect students, why not other state governments?. We must protect our students.”
She also said that it would be risky to conduct exams in offline mode. “Along with students, other staff will also be exposed. Kindly rethink”, she added.
If MP govt can do online exam to protect the students then why not other state GOVTs
We must protect our students#studentslifematters https://t.co/W60Ttzmfp7
— Adv Anubha Shrivastava Sahai 🇮🇳 (@anubha1812) December 13, 2021
Omicron in India
India’s tally of Omicron cases climbed to 73 after several states detected fresh infections. Following the rise in cases, a top health expert has also warned that a third wave of the COVID-19 is inevitable, thus a roadmap for booster dose should be made to protect people, especially those having comorbidities, who are immunocompromised and healthcare workers.
“We are at real, a real risk. There is a need for preparedness as the new variant is extremely infectious and it ‘evades immunity’, said Fortis Escorts Heart Institute Chairman Dr. Ashok Seth, taking note of the surge in Omicron cases across the country.
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