Physical classes for high education institutions to resume in Karnataka today
Bengaluru, July 26: Physical classes in higher education institutions are all set to resume from July 26 (Monday) as announced earlier, adhering to Covid-19 norms, Deputy Chief Minister C N Ashwath Narayan said on Sunday.
This
is
applicable
to
all
the
years
of
degree,
post-graduation,
engineering
and
polytechnic
colleges.
"Students
who
have
received
at
least
one
dose
of
Covid-19
vaccine
are
eligible
to
attend
the
regular
classes
and
staff
should
also
have
received
vaccination
at
least
once,"
Narayan
said.
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Students who are willing to attend off-line classes have to submit the consent letter duly signed by parents in the prescribed format, he was quoted as saying by his office in a release.
Noting that the Standard Operation Procedure (SOP) has been issued and institutions have been issued strictly follow it, the DCM who also hold Higher Education portfolio said, while conducting physical classes, physical distance between person to person should be maintained at all times during the class hours including entry and exit of the students.
The institutions should take into account the total number of students and available number of classrooms and accordingly make arrangements to maintain the physical distance, he said, adding students who are not willing to attend physical classes shall continue to attend online classes and contact classes will be conducted to facilitate getting any doubts clarified.
Narayan also said that 74 per cent students, who are above 18 have been vaccinated and the remaining will be inoculated soon.