45% attendance in Telangana educational institutions on first day after lockdown
Updated Feb 2, 2021, 2:01 am IST
Students were seen chatting with each other while keeping a safe distance between themselves during the breaks
High school students at private and government schools seemed excited about meeting their classmates after the long gap. — DC Image
Hyderabad: After almost 11 months, students stepped out with books and bags in hand, as over 14,000 high schools, about 2,500 junior colleges and over 1,000 graduate and postgraduate colleges started physical classes on Monday. Students and teachers obliged the mask mandate, a new normal at educational institutions, and maintained social distance.
As per data released by the education department on Monday, the total attendance stood at 45 per cent for Classes 9 and 10.