Updated Jan 27, 2021 | 16:41 IST
Gujarat schools will reopen for classes 9 and 11 from February 1 onwards. The SOPs issued by the centre and the state government will be followed in each school. Gujarat schools reopening for classes 9 & 11 on February 1 | Photo Credit: Representative Image
Gujarat government has decided to reopen schools in the state for classes 9 and 11 from February 1 onwards, said state education minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama. The offline classes would resume in the state along with the online mode of learning in the state.
While speaking to the media, the state education minister said, “The Education Department has prepared a Standard Operating Protocol on January 8 to resume offline studies for Classes 10 and 12. The same SOP will be implemented for Classes 9 and 11 from February 1. Similar to teaching at school, we are also permitting the resumption of offline tuition classes across the state, subject to SOP and CO
Offline teaching for Classes 9, 11 in Gujarat from Feb 1
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Bhuj (Gujarat): Children learning through the e-learning software in their classroom. Image Source: IANS News
Gandhinagar Jan 27 : The Gujarat government on Wednesday decided to resume offline studies for Classes 9 and 11 in its schools from February 1.
Earlier, offline studies for Classes 10 and 12 was permitted from January 11.
Offline tuition for all these classes have also been allowed, in addition to the online mode.
Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama told the media: The Education Department had prepared a Standard Operating Protocol on January 8 to resume offline studies for Classes 10 and 12. The same SOP will be implemented for Classes 9 and 11 from February 1. Similar to teaching at school, we are also permitting resumption of offline tuition classes across the state, subject to SOP and Covid guidelines.
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