NIT-Srinagar Has Declared A Winter Break. Students Are Asked To Evacuate Hostels 10 Days Ahead Of Schedule

As a precautionary step, the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar closed for winter vacation on Thursday, 10 days ahead of schedule, a day after demonstrations against a student's social media post extended to other institutes. All classwork and internal tests scheduled for the day were cancelled at Islamia College of Science and Commerce.

While NIT Srinagar declared a holiday for Thursday, the Dean of Students Welfare issued a circular announcing the engineering institute's winter vacation beginning today. The memo further instructed all students residing in hostels to quit the boarding facility immediately. The Registrar of the institute said the winter vacations “have been preponed only by 10 days” and there will be no academic loss for the students.

Asked about the ongoing examinations of the students, he said the students will write the remaining papers upon their return from winter vacation. “We will ensure that there is no academic loss for the students,” he added.