BHOPAL: As the colleges reopened for offline classes on Wednesday, most of the students failed to bring along their vaccination certificates and were denied entry to the campus on the very first day of reopening. Most of the students had even turned up without bringing the ‘parents’ consent’ form which was made mandatory for gaining entry to the campus by the higher education department.
At Motilal Vigyan Mahavidyalaya (MVM), one of the oldest colleges in Bhopal, teachers were seen instructing students on importance of the certificates for allowing. However, most of the students could be seen making requests to let them in.
The situation was no different in other colleges that reopened on Wednesday. Students said they were not given clear instructions and got to know about the vaccine and parents’ consent certificates only when they were asked for it at the entrance gates. Due to lack of information, several students of first year too turned up at the campus even as their classes are scheduled to start from October 1.
Higher education minister Mohan Yadav said, “The students will be informed about the college, course, subject, change of subject, scholarship and other things for the first 10 days. So that they understand all the procedures before the actual classes start,” said Yadav.
Only those students with 50% strength and atleast first dose of vaccination can attend the classes on the campuses. College staff too have been instructed to submit their certificates of first dose of vaccination. Libraries, hostels and mess will also start on the campuses.
However, hostel facility will be available for the students only after they submit consent letter of their parents.
Minister Yadav has given instructions to carry out practical and academic work by forming separate groups on the basis of safety standards of Covid-19 at each level in case the number of students is high.
Yadav said that the concerned institutions would be bound to take major decisions in this regard in the context of the availability of infrastructure and the local situation. “Online classes will also continue to be conducted by the educational institutions,” said Yadav. He has also given instructions to prepare separate time-tables for offline and online classes by the educational institutions.
Yadav informed that libraries are also started in all educational institutions for the study of students. Only registered students will be given admission.
The staff and students have been instructed to strictly follow the Covid protocol. There will be 50% attendance in the library study room also as per the guidelines. Continuous monitoring will be done by the registrar at the university level and the Regional Additional Director concerned at the college level and its report will be sent every Monday.
