BHUBANESWAR: The state government on Tuesday announced that classroom teaching in universities and colleges for 2020-21 pre-final year undergraduate and first year postgraduate classes will start from February 10. Hostels for the students will reopen from February 8.
Higher education minister Arun Sahoo said the classes will be held following the safety protocol for Covid-19 like wearing masks, maintaining social distance and frequent sanitisation of classrooms and hands of staffs and students.
The higher education department has issued notification to authorities of all higher education institutes on Tuesday, he said.
The first semester examinations of postgraduate students will be held between June 7 and 19 and their results will be announced by July 20.