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NEW DELHI: Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia clarified on Saturday that even colleges and coaching centres would have to shift classes online in the wake of the ongoing Covid-19 surge. On the board examinations, which are to begin next month, the education minister left the decision to Central Board of Secondary Education.
On Friday, Delhi government announced suspension of the offline activities in all city schools. It had earlier allowed the students of classes IX to XII to come to school. The annual and pre-board examinations were going on for these classes at the government schools, while CBSE’s practical exams for Class XII students were being held at all schools.
During live chats with students and teachers, Sisodia, who is also the education minister, said, “CBSE is conducting the practicals, so they will have to take a decision. However, we have advised the schools to consult the examiners. For a few students, the practicals still remain. Schools should keep it after the 20th of the month. We will then review the situation.”
The decision of calling teachers to school has been left to the institutions, the minister said. “It is not necessary for teachers to be present in school. The principal and the staff should together decide if all of them need to come or it can be done in rotation. There is no order from our side.”
Sisodia also said, “There is a scare of Covid spreading from educational institutions. If 40-50 students are in one class, a library, there is a risk. So the colleges will also remain closed.”
Delhi government school students of classes IX and XI will be informed about their new exam dates. “If you all come to give exams and get infected with Covid, it will not be good for any of us,” Sisodia said.
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