Chandigarh: With a sharp decline in the number of Covid cases over the past few weeks, the Ministry of Higher Education Chandigarh has decided to open universities for batches, which are already running, starting August 11.
According to notifications issued by the department, the head of the institution can adopt hybrid (online and offline) teaching as needed.
Director, Higher Education, Chandigarh Rublingjt Singh Brar, “We have two to three meetings with the principal and all guidelines have been discussed with college authorities.
We hope Normycy restored on campuses.
We have asked all universities to let students decide whether They want to attend physical or online classes.
Most of the colleges have not started their academic session so we hope it is all resolved.
“The Chandigarh administration has managed to manage the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic in Chandigarh and there has been a gradual decline in the number of Covid cases in the city during Last week.
Only students who have received at least one vaccine dose are at least two weeks before being allowed to attend the physical class.
In the case of medical conditions, college heads can make decisions of liberation in vaccination at their level.
College has been ordered to make a plan to open the hostel.
Students who want to take advantage of hostel facilities must provide a negative RT-PCR report.
Talking to Toi, Principal, Sri Teacher Gobind Singh College, Sector 26, Chandigarh said, “We will call postgraduate program students until now with full intake and hybrid information (online-offline).
This is a student call to choose anything suitable For them.
Until now, no hostel facilities will be available for students.
Gradually, the hostel will also be opened for students.
We have asked all staff to ensure that they are vaccinated and students are also asked to get themselves vaccinated before attending college.
Rest, all safety steps will be taken care of.
“College has been closed since the beginning of the Covid pandemic in March last year.
Although several colleges opened in November last year, they did not get a good response.
After this, the decision was taken to open a college in February this year, but because of the second wave of Covid in March, they were not opened.
All institutions have been asked to take part in the Covid guidelines issued by the Government of India and the Chandigarh administration.
According to the academic calendar released by PU for 2021-22, the class will start for batches already running from August 11 at universities affiliated with Panjab University, Chandigarh and college outside Chandigarh.
Principal, GCG College, Sector 42, Chandigarh Nisha Aggarwal said, “We will open the campus campus gradually.
Hostel facilities will also be given to students with one room condition for one student.
Preferences will be given to students of the second year because they have never been to College since the day they joined the class will be held for students who have practical subjects as their parent.
Schedule for centralized and non-centered courses at City Colleges is likely to be announced this week.
The Ministry of Higher Education has made all preliminary preparations for receipt of UG And PG.
The meeting will be held this week to complete the schedule.
For first year students of the UG and PG courses, the class will start from September 1 and 3.