The Punjab Government has decided to reopen all the aided and non aided colleges and all the government and private universities in Punjab to reopen from January 21, 2021.
The official statement issued by the Punjab Government stated that all the government and private universities in the state will be reopened after being closed for over 10 months because of the lockdown imposed to restrict the spread of COVID 19.
The government of Punjab has issued guidelines that need to be followed while reopening the universities and all the higher educational institutions should follow the guidelines to contain the spread of COVID 19.
A detailed letter has been issued to all the universities and colleges of Punjab in this regard by the Higher Education Department of Punjab.
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An official spokesperson of Punjab Government stated, “In the interest of students, educational institutions should conduct classes both offline and online and conduct the semester/annual examinations through offline medium only.”
Students will be provided with a choice to take up offline classes and the educational institutions should never compel students to be physically present at the campus, the spokesperson added.
The hostels of all the colleges and universities are also announced to be reopened following all the COVID 19 safety precautions. Considering the required distance and safety of the students, each hostel room will be allotted depending upon their size.
The statement added that the final year students will be provided priority while allotting hostel rooms and the mess and canteen will be reopened after taking proper safety measures according to the instructions of the Health Department.
The Ministry of Health and Family Affairs stated that there are 2,617 active COVID 19 cases in Punjab at present. The state has reported a total of 1,62,484 recoveries and 5,504 deaths so far.
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