Technical institutions in Odisha to reopen for students from September 6

Bhubaneswar: As there has been improvement in Covid-19 situation, the Odisha government decided to reopen technical universities and institutions from September 6, 2021.

In a letter to the technical Universities, engineering and professional colleges, polytechnics & diploma institutions and ITIs, Joint Secretary of the Skill Development & Technical Education Department Ajay Kumar Nayak directed them to reopen the institutions adhering to a set of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).

As per the decision taken by the government, the physical classroom teaching for students of PG/UG/Diploma/ITI programmes, will commence from September 6, 2021. Also, hostels will be allowed to open from September 5, 2021.

Worth mentioning, physical classroom teaching of final year students have already started earlier this month.

Teaching and research activities will also commence in physical mode from September 6, 2021, the letter mentioned.