The reopening of colleges for the 2020-21 academic year has been delayed further following directions from the University Grants Commission.
The State government had announced that physical contact classes will commence on October 1 and online classes will commence on September 1 for the 2020-21 academic year.
However, the UGC has said that 1st semester classes can begin on November 1.
Deputy Chief Minister and Higher Education Minister C.N. Ashwathanarayan said that the re-opening of colleges will be delayed further following the UGC guidelines and also keeping in mind the rise in COVID-19 cases in the State. He said that a decision on reopening of colleges would be taken soon, and added that classes would not commence from October 1.
H.M. Sithara, Bengaluru district president, All India Democratic Students’ Organisation, welcomed the decision and said that offline classes should…