Bihar schools are reopening for Classes 9 to 12 along with colleges and coaching institutions from August 7. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced the news of educational institutions reopening with 50% capacity on his Twitter handle on Wednesday.
The Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the functioning of schools and other educational institutions will be issued today. All stakeholders will be expected to follow the Covid-19 safety protocols and SOPs to ensure the safety of all.
Bihar schools and colleges reopening: Highlights
- Bihar schools will reopen for Classes 9 to 12 with 50% capacity from August 7
- All colleges, universities and technical education institutions will also operate from August 7 with 50% of attendance
- Bihar schools will reopen for Classes 1 to 8 from August 16 with 50% capacity
- All educational institutions will need to ensure proper sanitisation of classrooms and other areas
- Attendance to schools and colleges are not compulsory and so, online classes will continue as usual
- Coaching institutions which tend to students above Class 10 may also reopen and operate with 50% capacity. Only vaccinated students would be allowed to attend.
- Kasturba Gandhi Girls Residential School and Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe Residential School and Karpuri Hostels will also be allowed to reopen and accept admissions, as per the state order
- Competitive exams for appointment/admissions/selection to various professional courses of the state will also resume in Bihar. These are courses that are run by state government commissions, boards and other equivalent institutions
- The state health department will make special arrangements for vaccination of adult students, teachers and staff of educational institutions
Education department and disaster management authority to collaborate
The Bihar education department will collaborate with the Bihar disaster management authority to share more information about Covid-19 safety behaviours such as social distancing, wearing masks, etc. so that children can be informed about them properly.
