KU exams to be held offline

Kurukshetra: The theory examinations of fifth semester of under-graduate classes and third semester of post-graduate classes will commence from March 1 and will be conducted in offline mode. The theory examination of third semester of UG classes will commence from March 6 and that of first semester of UG will commence from March 10 in the offline mode. This decision was taken in a high-level committee headed by KU Vice-Chancellor Som Nath Sachdeva. Students having Covid-19 or its symptoms will have to submit a request with medical certificate/Covid report to the concerned Chairpersons/Directors/Principals of the Department /Institute/College for seeking exemption for that particular paper. Students from other states or foreign countries who are unable to take exams will have to submit a request to the Chairperson/Head/Principal of Dept/Institute.

Faridabad varsity offers new course

Faridabad: A value-added course on transmedia storytelling organised by the Department of Liberal Arts and Media Studies (LAMS) of JC Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA, here has begun. The inaugural session of the programme was presided over by Vice-Chancellor Dinesh Kumar. Assistant Director of All India Radio, New Delhi, Jainendra Singh and Professor of English in National Law University, Dwarka, and Director of Centre for Endangered languages Prof Prasannanshu Jain were keynote speakers in the inaugural session which was also attended by Registrar Dr SK Garg and Chairperson of LAMS Dr Atul Mishra. Addressing the session, Jainendra Singh focussed on elaborating the concept of transmedia storytelling which is not very popular. He underlined the difference between cross-media and transmedia storytelling.