All classes and hostel facilities in the Central University of Odisha campus were on Saturday suspended till March 31 and students residing in the hostels were advised to vacate hostel premises within 48 hours.
In view of the extra ordinary need to prevent possible spread of Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19) and in light of the order of the Higher Education Department, Government of Odisha, Registrar of the University Prof Asit Kumar Das issued a notification in this regard on Saturday.
Further, Mid Semester Examination for all the programmes were postponed and all functions such as seminar/symposia/workshops were cancelled in the university till further order.
The preventive measures taken by the university would be revisited on March 22 and further communication would be updated in the university website, said a CUO release.