OFFLINE CLASSES TO START IN GUJARAT FROM 15 JULY, PARENTAL CONSENT REQUIRED

As per the orders of the Gujarat administration, standard 12 classes, polytechnic institutes and colleges in the state will be resumed from Thursday 15th July 2021 with 50% capacity, however the consent from the parents would be sought. Attendance of students in such institutions is optional.

In a meeting of the core committee, Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama, Chief Secretary Anil Mukim, Additional Chief Secretary of Home Department Pankaj Kumar, Frontline Secretary of Education S. J. Haider, Chief Minister’s Secretary Ashwini Kumar and Education Secretary Vinod Rao were present.

The Zydus Cadill corona vaccine for children between the ages of 12 and 18 in India may be available from September, stated the chairman of the expert committee on vaccine matters. The results of a trial of the Zydus Cadill vaccine on children are expected to be available before September.

The state government had initially decided to close direct education in all primary, secondary and higher secondary schools in Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Rajkot, Surat, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh and Gandhinagar from March 19, 2021.

Educational work in schools-colleges, educational institutions was closed from March 16 last year. Subsequently, schools and colleges in Std 6 to 12 were reopened in phases from January to February.

Earlier, standard 10 and 12 schools were opened from January 11, following which standard 10 and 12, PG and last year’s college classes were started. Then in the state schools for standard 9th and 11th were started on 1st February as well as classes for standard 9th to 12th and competitive examinations were allowed. After the reopening of schools and colleges from 9 to 12, the state government’s education department announced the resumption of classroom education for first-year students in colleges from February 8.The Gujarat government had announced mass promotions for students of standard 1 to 9 and standard 11 in the state.