PANJIM: In a major decision, the State government has allowed colleges to conduct physical classes for students for the current academic year 2021-22. However, classes up to Class XII will continue in online mode till further orders.
The academic term for the colleges will commence on September 1. Educational institutions in the State have shut for physical classes since mid-March in the wake of a sudden surge in COVID-19 cases.
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Directorate of Higher Education (DHE), in a circular issued to all government and aided colleges and Goa University, has asked them to take necessary decision to conduct classes in physical mode based on ground realities and infrastructure available.
DHE director Prasad Lolayekar in the circular said that the State government has lifted the restrictions imposed on colleges for conducting classes in physical mode.
“Heads of the educational institutions to take appropriate decision to conduct classes in physical mode for the new academic year 2021-22 based on the ground realities and the infrastructure availability, after following proper SoPs pertaining to Covid-19 pandemic,” he said.
As a mandatory measure, DHE has asked all non-vaccinated staff members, excluding those who cannot be vaccinated because they were/are Covid positive, to produce the RT-PCR test report every week in a bid to attend the classes.
Admissions to first-year degree programmes are currently underway across various colleges.
