Bhubaneswar (SunstarTV Bureau): After a long gap of COVID-19 situation, all the technical educational institutions in Odisha will reopen from August 9, informed the Skill Development and Technical Education Department.
With adherence of COVID-19 protocols, the educational institutions including Technical Universities, Diploma, ITI, Degree and Polytechnic colleges– will reopen for physical classroom teaching for final year students in the first phase.
Following are the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Conduct of Physical Classroom Teaching:
- Physical classes shall be held in regular manner to cover all chapters of the syllabus irrespective of coverage of some chapters by online mode.
- Whenever possible, the physical classroom teaching shall be recorded and shared with absentee students.
- Teachers/Staff/Students residing in active containment zone shall not come to Universities/ Colleges.
- Face Mask and Face Cover shall be mandatory.
- Frequent Hand Wash and Hand sanitization shall be ensured.
- Social Distancing (6 ft. distance) shall be adopted in classrooms, libraries, laboratories, etc. If needed, crowded classes can be divided into batches and teaching hours in a day can be extended.
- Spitting shall be strictly prohibited.
- Respiratory etiquettes shall be strictly followed. (i.e. Covering one’s mouth and nose by handkerchief while coughing and sneezing).
- Self-monitoring of health should be encouraged.
- Reporting of illness by students and staff should be mandatory. Isolation room in all hostels should be kept ready for immediate shifting of any inmate reporting illness.
- In addition to commencement of physical classroom teaching for UG/ PG/ Diploma/ ITl courses, research activities shall also commence in physical mode from the same date.
