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Jadavpur University Tightens Attendance, Campus Rules for Staff and Visitors
- •Jadavpur University has reiterated strict attendance rules for officers and non-teaching staff, setting clear deadlines for reporting to work and warning against repeated late attendance.
- •Normal office hours are 10 am to 5:30 pm; employees arriving after 10:15 am will be marked late, and after 10:45 am, absent in red ink.
- •One day of casual or compensatory leave will be deducted for every three instances of late attendance in a calendar month.
- •Employees cannot leave before scheduled closing time without permission; frequent departures and condoning of late attendance are noted with concern.
- •The university also introduced stricter campus entry rules for night hours, Sundays, and holidays, requiring valid IDs for visitors and parking stickers for vehicles, and prohibiting unauthorized gatherings after 8 pm.
Key Questions Answered
Jadavpur University stipulates that employees arriving after 10:15 am are marked late, while those arriving after 10:45 am are marked absent in red ink. For habitual tardiness, one day of casual or compensatory leave is deducted for every three late arrivals in a calendar month.
Visitors entering the campus between 7 pm and 7 am must carry a valid university ID or provide another identity document along with the details of the person they are visiting. Additionally, two-wheelers and four-wheelers require a valid JU parking sticker, and vehicles without one must register their details at the gate.
The university has prohibited unauthorised gatherings after 8 pm, treating individuals found on campus without a legitimate reason as trespassers. However, evening-class students are permitted to remain on campus with valid identity proof until 9:30 pm.
