Schools Reopen

The Delhi Government has permitted schools to reopen classes for grade 10-12 from January 18. The State government has issued guidelines on how to conduct the practical and pre-board examinations. The rule prohibited the entry of symptomatic people, staff and students coming from containment zones. Moreover, it has asked school authorities to maintain precautionary measures including temperature screening, hand hygiene, use of face masks and… read-more

After opinions from parents, the Tamil Nadu government has withdrawn the earlier announcements and has postponed the opening of colleges and schools for Classes 9 to 12. Earlier, the government had announced the re-opening of higher educational institutions from November 16. However, from December 2, colleges will re-open for PhD students and final year PG students from science and technical streams as per the UGC guidelines. 

The Maharashtra government has decided to reopen schools for classes 9 to 12 from November 23. It has also hinted a possible delay in the board exams owing to the COVID-19. According to the state's Education Minister, the board exams are unlikely to occur before May. Also, the government is keen on conducting physical classes prior to the exams. The government had also deducted 25% of syllabus for compensating the time loss. 

Mizoram Education Minister Lalchhandama Ralte said the schools in the state will be closed from October 26. The decision came after several students of classes 10 and 12 tested positive for COVID-19 after attending classes. The online classes, however, will continue and the offline classes may resume from November 9, if no new issues arise. Schools in Mizoram were opened earlier on October 16.

The Assam government announced that the offline classes for schools and colleges from November 2 will be on a voluntary basis and conducted on alternate days. Reportedly, students of grades 6, 7, 9 and 12 will go to school on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and of grades 8,10 and 11 will go on the remaining days. However, the students unwilling to attend classes physically can attend online lessons as well.