Kolkata: Jadavpur University’s English HoD,Saswati Halder, resumed her duties on Tuesday, a week after the university’s executive council (EC) decided that she “may resume her duties whenever she desires or her leave expires” as the dept HoD. The EC also expressed “solidarity” with the professor for “performing her duties”.Halder arrived at the department around 12 pm and left the university after 5 pm. “I am thankful to the EC that they expressed solidarity with a colleague and stood by me, as I performed my duties to uphold the sanctity of the examination. I took leave for personal reasons until Jan 31, but after the EC’s decision, I joined my duties,” said Halder.
The EC also decided that the exam department must form an SOP for exam conduct and standards.The controversy started when Halder asked two UG 3 girls to remove their hijabs during an exam on Dec 22 on suspicion of cheating.
