Bhubaneswar: Odisha government on Thursday decided to allow physical classes for Class-IX students across the state from August 16.
Informing this, School and Mass Education Department said, the Class-IX of government, government-aided and private educational institutions will reopen on August 16. “The teaching hour for Class-IX students will be from 9 am. to 12.30 pm, excluding Sundays and public holidays. The students are allowed to attend classes either on online mode or offline mode in consultation with their parents,” School and Mass Education Department said.
Attendance is not mandatory for students in offline mode. The earlier SoP issued to be followed strictly. Hostels for Class-IX students will also start operating from August 16 and the SoP issued by the department will also be applicable while opening hostels for Class-IX students, stated a release by the department.
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