The State Government on Thursday announced to reopen educational institutions in the State for students of Class-VIII onwards from February 7.
Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra said the decision to reopen schools, colleges and other educational institutions has been taken considering the larger interest of students.
He said physical classes for students of KG up to Class-VII would resume from February 14.
Short-term training and skill development training centres would reopen from February 7. Hostels associated with the educational institutions and training centres would also reopen from February 7, he said.
Mahapatra said the class promotion of students from KG up to Class-IX would be done on the basis of classroom assessment marks. Promotion of students from Standard-XI to Standard-XII would be done through class assessment as well.
Students of Classes-X and XII would appear at the examinations conducted by the concerned board and council as per their guidelines, he added.
The decision was taken after reviewing the Covid-19 situation. The daily infections and the positivity rate are declining. Meanwhile, many children in the age group of 15 to 18 years have been vaccinated. However, the reopened schools and colleges would have to adhere strictly to the Covid-19 protocols.