Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has directed the officials of the Higher Education Department not to exert pressure on students while trying to make up for the lost time in the academic year due to COVID-19. He suggested that the guidelines laid down by the Central government and the University Grants Commission (UGC) be followed.
Addressing a review meeting on the activities of the department on Monday, Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy said emphasis should be laid on online classes and other means of teaching as social distance needed to be maintained to the extent possible to contain the spread of COVID-19.
He wanted the infrastructure in private universities to be augmented and steps taken to improve the standards of education.
Convener quota seats
At the same time, licensing regulations should be strictly followed. Fifty percent of the seats in private colleges should be under the…