Schools and colleges have been closed for nearly two years owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. Source: Shutterstock
The Mizoram government on March 17 allowed schools and colleges to reopen following a dip in COVID-19 cases in the north-eastern state.
In a new set of guidelines, the state government said that schools and hostels will be reopened for all classes from the new academic session commencing on April 5.
A standard operating procedure (SOP) devised by the school education department must be strictly followed in all schools and hostels, it said.
Colleges for students of the final semester will be reopened with immediate effect, while offline classes for students of other semesters will be allowed from the new academic session starting in July, it said.
PhD scholars in the Department of Horticulture, Aromatic and Medicinal Plants (HAMP) of Mizoram University are now allowed to attend classes for course work, it said.
Almost all the states in India have resumed on-campus classes for school and college students after a downward trend reported in the COVID-19 trajectory.
The Mizoram government recently withdrew 'mPASS', a mandatory travel pass for people entering the state that has been in force for more than two years.
Mizoram reported 239 new COVID-19 cases on March 17, taking the state's tally to 2,21,977. The death toll remained at 672 as no new fatality was reported, an official said.