Varsities, faculties reopen for ultimate yr college students in Odisha

By Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR: Following college reopening, universities and faculties within the State on Monday opened for ultimate yr under-graduate (UG) and post-graduate (PG) college students.  Technical universities and faculties additionally reopened for ultimate yr college students on the day.

Crowd was managed easily in a lot of the faculties and universities the place courses are being held for fifth semester UG college students and third semester PG college students respectively. However, just a few universities together with Ramadevi Women’s University within the metropolis the place the Plus II campus has not been separated but, needed to take further measures to make sure social distancing amongst college students. A group of officers has been fashioned to make sure that college students preserve satisfactory social distance and crowding is prevented at frequent locations on the campus, college authorities mentioned. 

All the 48 faculties affiliated to the Rama Devi University have additionally been directed to take satisfactory preventive measures. At all of the establishments, college students, lecturers and workers underwent thermal screening. Besides, they must guarantee common disinfection of the campuses and provision for handwash for the scholars and workers. 

Apart from conducting courses in bodily mode, the school are additionally conducting courses on-line for these not prepared to come back to campus. The bodily courses in universities and faculties shall be carried out from January 11 to March 15 for the fifth semester UG and third semester PG college students and from April 2 to June 15 for sixth semester UG and fourth semester PG college students.

Higher Education officers mentioned resolution relating to conduct of courses for college students of intermediate semesters in bodily mode shall be taken at a later stage. Online courses will proceed for them now. VSSUT Vice-Chancellor Prof Atal Choudhury additionally mentioned that each one security measures have been put in place and courses on the primary day remained clean. Arrangements have additionally been made in hostels for the protection of scholars, he mentioned.