Wearing of face masks, washing hands with sanitiser, and maintaining physical distance in classes and campuses are also mandatory for students, teachers and staff.
College students who wish to attend offline classes in Karnataka must bring in a consent letter duly signed by their parents.
As per the UGC guidelines, only a limited number of hostels can be opened, strictly following safety and health regulations.
All engineering, diploma and degree colleges in Karnataka are set to reopen from November 17, the state government said on Friday. These colleges were shut due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to the guidelines issued by MHA, for the re-opening of schools and coaching institutions, State and Union Territory (UT) Governments have been given the flexibility to take a decision after October 15, 2020, in a graded manner.
The new academic session of both undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) colleges and universities in West Bengal will begin from December 1.
Unlock 4.0 Guidelines: MHA on Saturday said that schools, colleges, educational and coaching institutions will continue to remain closed for students and regular class activity up to 30th September 2020.
Students of standard 9 and 11 will attend classes in their classrooms for two days a week with 15 students being present at a time. Those in standard 10 and 12 will attend classes four days a week.
The Sikkim government has deferred reopening of educational institutes by a month due to the COVID-19 outbreak and decided to resume classes inschools, colleges and universities in the first week of August this year, officials said.
Schools, colleges, and other educational institutes across India will reopen after August 15, announced Human Resource and Development Minister Ramesh Nishank Pokhriyal in an interview.
Even as the government has extended lockdown till June 30, it has called it "Unlock 1", which means phased-reopening of areas outside containment zones. Opening of schools and colleges is one of the major decisions taken by the government this time.
Students across the country have a common concern on what will be their future academic plans as schools, colleges are temporarily shut due to coronavirus outbreak.
Universities, colleges and professional courses' institutes in Jammu and Kashmir reopened for administrative works with 30 percent staff, a day after the Higher Education Department allowed them to reopen, but not run any classes till May 30.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that schools and colleges across the state will remain closed for the rest of the academic year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a decision that will impact nearly 4.2 million students.
Himachal Pradesh CM Jairam Thakur on Saturday announced that all government, private colleges and schools, Anganwadi centers and play-way schools in the state will remain closed till March 31, due to Coronavirus crisis.
Taking a cue from other states, Rajasthan has also shut down schools, colleges, coaching centres, gyms, and cinema halls till March 30, as a precautionary measure amid coronavirus pandemic, the Chief Minister's Office informed on Saturday.
After Delhi, UP and Karnataka, now Madhya Pradesh has also shut down all schools, colleges in the state amid coronavirus scare in the country as the national confirmed cases surge to 76.
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday banned all forms of agitations by student groups in school and college campuses in the state that disrupt functioning of educational institutions.
Schools and colleges will reopen in Noida and Greater Noida on Monday after remaining shut over the last week due to cold, officials said on Sunday. District Magistrate, Gautam Buddh Nagar, B N Singh also quelled rumors about schools remaining closed in Monday and Tuesday.
"In view of law and order situation, all government and private schools up till class 12, colleges and educational institutions will remain closed on December 6, 2019,” District Magistrate Ravindra Kumar said in a written order.
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