Higher Education Minister Mohan Yadav informed that the academic activities of all the universities and colleges of the State will start from September 15, 2021 along with physical presence of students. He said that there would be 100 per cent attendance of academic and non-teaching staff in all colleges and universities. Classes will be conducted with 50 per cent attendance of students. Yadav told that it will be mandatory for the academic and non-educational staff and students of the college to submit the certificate of first dose of Covid-19 vaccination.
Yadav has given instructions to carry out practical and academic work by forming separate groups on the basis of safety standards of Covid-19 at each level in case the number of students is more. He said that the concerned institutions would be bound to take major decisions in this regard in the context of the availability of infrastructure and the local conditions. He said that online classes will also continue to be conducted by the educational institutions. Yadav has issued instructions to ensure that the educational institutions make separate time-tables for offline and online classes.
Higher Education Minister Mohan Yadav informed that libraries will also be opened in all educational institutions for students. Only registered students will be given admission. Before entering the library, the employees/students have been instructed to ensure physical temperature, mandatory use of masks, sanitizing hands and following social distancing in the library as per the Covid protocol. There will be 50 percent attendance in the library study room.