Chandigarh colleges reopen, few students show up

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, November 23

Local colleges reopened with very thin attendance after the Directorate of Higher Education (DHE) gave permission to open educational institutions for the final year students from today.

As many as 12 local colleges are affiliated with Panjab University (PU) and function under the DHE. “On the first day of reopening, the college campuses were sanitised and worked out all protocols as per the guidelines of the UGC and the Chandigarh Administration for the safety of students and the staff,” a DHE official said.

“In many colleges online house examination are being conducted during this week. Some colleges have reopened campuses for research scholars in first instance,” he added.

“Regular physical classes for final year undergraduate and postgraduate students will begin by this week end. The department may review its decision from time to time keeping in view the ongoing status of the Covid-19 pandemic as per instructions of the Government of India and the Chandigarh Administration,” he said.

A low turnout was expected after the PU insisted to continue online classes while the DHE ordered opening of colleges. In many colleges, majority of students have not submitted consent forms to attend regular classes amid rising coronavirus cases in Chandigarh.

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