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Chandigarh: The Haryana government on Sunday directed the vice-chancellors of residential universities to continue conducting online classes till October 15, modifying its earlier order on the plan to reopen the institutions from the upcoming academic session.
The COVID-19 induced restrictions in the state were extended for a fortnight, allowing continuation of the relaxations already granted.
“Pandemic Alert-Safe Haryana has been extended for another fortnight, that is, from September 6 (from 5 am) to September 20 (up to 5 am), as well as during this period under earlier orders. The guidelines issued are to be implemented.” Chief Secretary Vijay Vardhan said this on Sunday.
However, making some modifications to the earlier orders, it said that vice-chancellors of residential universities in the state are directed to conduct online classes by October 15.
It added that a decision on allowing students to physically attend classes in residential universities would be taken on October 15 after assessing the prevailing COVID situation.
In the meantime, the University Administration may endeavor to ensure that all students, faculty members and staff, including the outsourced ones, are fully vaccinated and the Departments of Higher Education, Technical Education and Medical Education and Research, as the case may be, The progress should be shared with them, the order said.
However, universities and colleges are allowed to open doubt classes for students, practical classes in laboratories, practical and offline examinations with strict adherence to COVID-appropriate behavior norms.
Hostels in colleges and universities are allowed to open only for those students who are appearing for the examination.
As per earlier orders, the vice-chancellors of state universities were advised to make plans for reopening universities from the next academic session and share the schedule with the concerned state government department.
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