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With Delhi University set to resume offline instruction on Thursday, a group of out-of-town students, particularly those in their final year, have demanded that classes be held in a hybrid format. The DU colleges will reopen and resume offline classes on February 17.

Some institutions will hold lessons in a hybrid style for first-year students, but second and third-year students will have to attend sessions in person. The relocation has prompted concern among outstation students, who are scurrying to make travel and lodging arrangements. Some of them stated that examinations are coming and that there is no purpose in arranging housing arrangements for only a few of months. Outstation Delhi University final-year under-graduate and post-graduate students have started a petition arguing that they should not be brought back for only two months. The petition, which is addressed to the vice-chancellor, registrar, proctor, and dean of student’s welfare, has been begun on change.org, and over 40,000 individuals have already signed it. "I feel students should not be called back for only two months," Tanya Pandey (25), a final-year Campus Law Centre student and one of the petition's signatories, said. Since exams are approaching, we are nearing the conclusion of the semester, and mid-semester holidays are also approaching, there is no point in making fresh arrangements for housing and travelling to Delhi for a couple of months."

Harshita, a first-year B.Sc student from Uttarakhand, believes that online classes are a preferable alternative during COVID-19 since health comes first. "Though the previous two years of the epidemic have been extremely difficult for everyone throughout the world, it has taught us the value of health and life above all. As a result, online classes are a lot better way to study since health comes first, and it also saves us time that we might use to properly maintain ourselves "She stated.

Manoj Sinha, principal of Aryabhatta College, stated that there would be no pressure on students to attend courses, and that they are working to guarantee that students may access recorded lectures online. "We are considering ideas such as offering lectures online, in addition to attempting to give technical help to students," he stated.

Even Hansraj College has plans to offer hybrid mode of studies to first-year students. In the aftermath of the COVID-19 outbreak, Delhi University colleges were shuttered in March 2020.

The university had approved the return of practical sessions in February of last year, but due to the arrival of the second wave, lessons were cancelled in March. The institution permitted final-year undergraduate and postgraduate students to return to campus in September.

College presidents, on the other hand, have stated that there are no plans to host online classes for final-year students. The exams will also be given in a paper-and-pencil format. Miranda House has stated that classes for first-year students will be held in a hybrid format, while classes for second and third-year students will be held in person. Miranda House principal Bijayalaxmi Nanda told PTI, "We will have a blended/hybrid method of instruction and kids will be offered academic help to alleviate stress."

She stated that second and third-year students will study offline, but they will also receive academic help via online materials. Similarly, Rajdhani College will exclusively offer online courses to first-year students.

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