Kolkata: Colleges And city universities were busy finalizing their preparations to reopen campuses next week.
From sanitizing the campus to arranging desks and chairs at a distance of two meters to putting up posters about safety guidelines, Friday was a busy day for most principals and teachers of colleges and universities.
Preparations for reopening were underway since last month, when the government announced that schools and colleges would reopen in a phased manner from November 16. Even before the guidelines were issued by the Higher Education Department, principals, teachers and other staff members had started preparing for the reopening. Admission and taking online classes.
From deep sanitization to preparation of roster of classes to be called on campus to arrangement of hybrid classes, most of the work has already been completed. Friday was spent giving the finishing touches to the preparations.
“Posters have been put up on the campus explaining the COVID appropriate behavior which the students should follow. Regular sanitization is being done. We have assessed how many classes will be required for students visiting the campus and have arranged desks and chairs to help with social distancing. We are sanitizing the premises regularly,” said Subhasis Dutta, principal of Maulana Azad College,
Also in other colleges like Bethune, Gokhale, Basanti Devi, Goenka, most of the staff were in the college for last minute preparation.
“We held a meeting with teachers and heads of departments to ensure all guidelines are followed. Since the students are coming to the campus after so many days, it is natural that they will get excited and mingle with each other. But given the current situation, this cannot be allowed. “We have to be extra careful,” said an official of Ashutosh. University,
Feather Seth Anandram Jaipuria CollegeDesk and chairs were arranged to keep a distance of two meters in between. “The entire campus has been sanitized several times and we are talking to students about reopening during online classes,” said Ashok Mukhopadhyay, Principal of the college.
At Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandir, which is a residential college, students have started coming in small batches. They are being quarantined for a few days. “Regular sanitisation is being done,” an official said.
From sanitizing the campus to arranging desks and chairs at a distance of two meters to putting up posters about safety guidelines, Friday was a busy day for most principals and teachers of colleges and universities.
Preparations for reopening were underway since last month, when the government announced that schools and colleges would reopen in a phased manner from November 16. Even before the guidelines were issued by the Higher Education Department, principals, teachers and other staff members had started preparing for the reopening. Admission and taking online classes.
From deep sanitization to preparation of roster of classes to be called on campus to arrangement of hybrid classes, most of the work has already been completed. Friday was spent giving the finishing touches to the preparations.
“Posters have been put up on the campus explaining the COVID appropriate behavior which the students should follow. Regular sanitization is being done. We have assessed how many classes will be required for students visiting the campus and have arranged desks and chairs to help with social distancing. We are sanitizing the premises regularly,” said Subhasis Dutta, principal of Maulana Azad College,
Also in other colleges like Bethune, Gokhale, Basanti Devi, Goenka, most of the staff were in the college for last minute preparation.
“We held a meeting with teachers and heads of departments to ensure all guidelines are followed. Since the students are coming to the campus after so many days, it is natural that they will get excited and mingle with each other. But given the current situation, this cannot be allowed. “We have to be extra careful,” said an official of Ashutosh. University,
Feather Seth Anandram Jaipuria CollegeDesk and chairs were arranged to keep a distance of two meters in between. “The entire campus has been sanitized several times and we are talking to students about reopening during online classes,” said Ashok Mukhopadhyay, Principal of the college.
At Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandir, which is a residential college, students have started coming in small batches. They are being quarantined for a few days. “Regular sanitisation is being done,” an official said.
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