JAIPUR: The state government finally issued orders to reopen schools, coaching centres and higher education institutes on Wednesday. Specific guidelines have been issued for coaching institutes in which the government has said that online teaching must remain an option while allowing classroom teaching from January 18.
Coaching institute must keep social distancing norms in classrooms, open doors/windows for ventilation, sanitise classrooms and have a gap of 30 minutes between two batches.
Education minister Govind Singh Dotasra said that separate guidelines are required for coaching institutes as hundreds of students are accommodated in a classroom.
A senior higher education official said that they have also made norms for admitting out-of-state students at Kota institutes.
“After entering the state, any out-of-state student has to go take the Covid test. Only a negative report will make them eligible to sit in classrooms. A written permission from parents is also a must for students to attend classes,” said a government official who wished to remain anonymous.
In hostels, only one student will be allowed in a room because of social distancing. Hostels should be given on preference to students from outside.
According to a senior education official, separate guidelines for schools will also be issued soon. The government had implemented guidelines of the central government regarding school reopening in September 2020. In a few days, the state will issue guidelines, especially for school reopening, with slight changes.