The Odisha government on Friday announced reopening of the state's universities and colleges that remained closed owing to the resu🌠rgence of the pandemic, on August 16.
According to the higher e🐻ducation department, classes will resume for first year p𒊎ostgraduate and pre-final year undergraduate students.
“Universities and Colleges (under Higher Education Dept) will open for physical classroom teaching (and for hostel accommodation) from 𓃲16.08.21 for PG First Year and UG Pre-Final Year students,” the tweet said.
“Exams for PG/UG Final Year students will be held in online mode 𒆙as plann🐼ed earlier,” the department added.
With the improvement in COVID-19 situation, the Odisha government has announced the reopening of shoppingꦇ malls, parks and cinema halls among several relaxations in all the districts, barring three cities -- Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Puri -- where the coronavirus caseload is relatively high.
Schools across Odisha had re🌟opened for students of classes 10 and 12 on July 26 after a gap of more than three months.
The state government is also planning to reopen schools for classes 9 and 11 from August 16 and🌳 September 15 respectively, department officials said.
(With PTI Inputs)
