Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced on Tuesday universities and colleges in the state will open for final-year Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) students from October 4. Mr. Vijayan also said that detailed instructions on the opening of educational institutions are being worked out. However, the decision of reopening the schools will be taken later.
According to a PTI report, Kerala General Education Minister V Sivankutty had earlier said that the state government will consider reopening the schools in a phased manner. The minister emphasised on the students to get completely vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus and he said that vaccination of students depends on the approval of the central government and experts.
Students attending the offline classes submitted their parents’ consent as it was made mandatory by the authorities. In Karnataka, Classes 9 to 12 were reopened from August 23.
