Higher education institutions, including degree colleges, will reopen in the state on Monday and students who have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine can attend on-campus classes if scheduled.
Officials in Mysore said that more than 80 percent of the students there had been vaccinated, while Mangalore University (MU) said that 70 per cent students and teachers of its affiliated colleges have opposed it.
In Mysore, the authorities launched a special drive to vaccinate students. On the first day, over 1,000 students, including around 600 students from government colleges, got shots. An official said the target was to capture around 3,000 students.
So far more than 80 thousand candidates have been vaccinated.
The University of Mysore (UOM) and its affiliated colleges are preparing to resume offline classes for degree and PG courses. Attendance is not mandatory. University’s PG campus Manasangotri was sanitized on Saturday.
On-campus learning was suspended in April following the second wave of Covid-19. Since then only online classes have been held. UOM registrar R Shivappa said physical classes can start now as most of the students and staff members were vaccinated. “We organized special camps for our students, teachers and other staff,” he explained.
Mangalore University, which has colleges in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Kodagu, will reopen on Monday but will not conduct classes on campuses.
“Classes on the campus will start only after the completion of degree and postgraduate exams. The graduation exam will be held from August 2 to 14, while the PG exam will start from August 5. We opened hostels on Saturday,” said MU vice-chancellor PS Sometimes:.
Yadapadithya said that about 70 per cent of the students and staff of the colleges had received the first dose of the vaccine.
Officials in Mysore said that more than 80 percent of the students there had been vaccinated, while Mangalore University (MU) said that 70 per cent students and teachers of its affiliated colleges have opposed it.
In Mysore, the authorities launched a special drive to vaccinate students. On the first day, over 1,000 students, including around 600 students from government colleges, got shots. An official said the target was to capture around 3,000 students.
So far more than 80 thousand candidates have been vaccinated.
The University of Mysore (UOM) and its affiliated colleges are preparing to resume offline classes for degree and PG courses. Attendance is not mandatory. University’s PG campus Manasangotri was sanitized on Saturday.
On-campus learning was suspended in April following the second wave of Covid-19. Since then only online classes have been held. UOM registrar R Shivappa said physical classes can start now as most of the students and staff members were vaccinated. “We organized special camps for our students, teachers and other staff,” he explained.
Mangalore University, which has colleges in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Kodagu, will reopen on Monday but will not conduct classes on campuses.
“Classes on the campus will start only after the completion of degree and postgraduate exams. The graduation exam will be held from August 2 to 14, while the PG exam will start from August 5. We opened hostels on Saturday,” said MU vice-chancellor PS Sometimes:.
Yadapadithya said that about 70 per cent of the students and staff of the colleges had received the first dose of the vaccine.
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