Classes will restart for undergraduate and postgraduate courses as well as in Pathabhavan and Siksha Satra. Source: Website
Conforming to the West Bengal government’s decision to restart schools and colleges in the State, Visva-Bharati has announced the recommencement of its offline classes from February 3.
In a notice dated February 2, the Central university said the decision was taken at a meeting that was attended by the principals of the different departments of the university.
"In pursuance of the notices by the West Bengal chief secretary and higher education department dated January 31 about reopening of the campus and commencement of offline classes, Visva-Bharati vice-chancellor Bidyut Chakraborty convened a meeting attended by the adhyakshas of all bhavanas and medical officers of the university and it was decided that the classes will resume at the campus from February 3,” the notice said, adding that all Covid-19 protocols will be maintained.
A university official said that classes will restart for both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes as well as in two higher secondary level educational institutions - Pathabhavan and Siksha Satra run by Visva-Bharati.
The SFI Visva-Bharati unit on Thursday welcomed the decision to resume offline classes and said that hostels should be allowed to open to facilitate the large number of students.
Offline classes at the university were suspended since the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, barring a partial resumption for a brief period last year