Following the decline of active Covid cases in the country during the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, states might announce the resuming of offline classes for the students of schools and higher educational institutions soon
New Delhi:
Following the decline of active Covid cases in the country during the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, states might announce the resuming of offline classes for the students of schools and higher educational institutions soon. Educational institutions across the country had been closed from mid-March last year and a few reopened on November 2020, while several others resumed offline classes from February this year. Get Regular Updates about Board Exams via SMS/E-mail. Click here to Subscribe
On June 11, the Himachal Pradesh Government announced the reopening of medical, ayurvedic, dental, nursing and pharmacy colleges. All the medical colleges, ayurvedic colleges and dental colleges will re-open from June 23 and pharmacy and nursing schools from June 28, an official statement said.
However, for schools, like previous instances, the reopening will be made voluntary and attendance, as well, will not be mandatory for the offline classes. A written consent allowing the children to visit the schools and colleges was made necessary in almost all the states, during the opening of schools and colleges in November