Anti-CAA Protest aftermath: AMU extends winter break 'indefinitely'

NEW DELHI: Aligarh Muslim University which was in the thick of the anti-CAA protests, has decided to extend its winter vacation for students and staff indefinitely "due to overall prevailing situation".

The AMU will not reopen on January 6 as decided earlier, says an official notification.

The new notice said: “Due to overall prevailing situation, winter vacations of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) for students as well as for the teaching staff, have been extended and the university will not be opening on January 6, 2020, it was decided in a consultative meeting of the deans of faculties, principals of colleges and polytechnics and other functionaries of the University under the chairmanship of AMU Vice Chancellor, Professor Tariq Mansoor”.

The meeting was held on January 1. The meeting also decided to open the university after winter vacation in a “phased manner”. The communication quoted Mujib Ullah Zuberi, Controller of Examination, saying that "A detailed schedule for opening of the University in a phased manner, the conduct of remaining examinations which could not be held in December, 2019, commencement of classes for the next semester and the duration of the summer vacations shall be notified by the University in due course of time so that there is no academic loss to the students".

AMU students protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, faced police batons and tear gas on December 15. Newspaper reports said over 60 people, including students were injured. Following this the university administration had announced the start of winter vacations on December 16 night.

Students have been advised to regularly visit the university website (www.amucontrollerexams.com) for updates on when the winter vacations end.

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