In view of the sharp drop in the number of coronavirus cases in Gujarat over the past few weeks, the state government on Thursday decided to do away with the online education system and said schools and colleges in the state will have to make it operational from February 21. their class session through offline mode only.
At present, school students from class 1 to 12 as well as college students in Gujarat have the option of attending both the classes in online or offline mode. Those who do not want to attend the classes physically can attend the online classes using their mobile phones or computers.
However, after February 21, there will be no online system as all schools and colleges will provide education only through offline mode in their campus.
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All schools and colleges will have to follow the COVID-19 related guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Meanwhile, the state announced amendments to the rules for transfer of government primary teachers. The current rules were framed in 2012 and teachers’ unions were demanding changes in some of the rules, Mr Vaghani said.
He said the decision to shut down the online education system from February 21 was taken by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel after reviewing the coronavirus situation during the core committee meeting on Thursday.
At present, two teachers working at different places can seek transfer to each other’s place with mutual consent only if they are their native places. Now according to the new rules, transfer can be sought with mutual consent, even if the place of their choice is not their native place. There are many teachers who were hired on the condition that they would work in one place continuously for 10 years before seeking transfer.
The minister said that now under the new rules, teachers can apply for transfer after the completion of five years. During the day, Mr. Vaghani chaired a meeting with a committee constituted for the restructuring of degree and diploma engineering courses.
The proposal to include some new subjects like biotechnology, space technology and cosmology in technical courses was discussed during the meeting. The committee was asked to submit a detailed report after examining the feasibility, the release said.
The education department on Thursday said that schools in Goa will resume regular physical classes for students of classes 1 to 12 from February 21 with all corona protocols in place in view of the improvement in the coronavirus situation in the state.
As the cases of corona in the state are decreasing day by day, it has been decided by the competent authority that with effect from February 21, 2022, all educational institutions from class I to class XII, Corona-19- Due to proper behaviour Following this, it has been decided to reopen. As per the SOP guidelines. Education Director B. Sawaikara issued an order asking schools to resume regular classes in offline mode from Monday (February 21).
