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List of states shutting down schools, colleges due to Covid - 19 surge

List of states shutting down schools, colleges due to Covid - 19 surge



List of states shutting down schools, colleges due to Covid - 19 surge

New Delhi March 25, 2021 :


In view of the sudden spike in Covid-19 cases across the country, many states have decided to shut down the schools and colleges for the safety of the students.

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Many states have shut down educational institutes due to Covid-19 spike.

In some states, only the schools have been closed while colleges remain functioning.
Some states are planning to reopen the schools from March 31.

Many states in India have recorded a spike in the number of Covid-19 cases in the past few days, which has urged them to reintroduce certain restrictions to control the spread of the pandemic, which includes the shutting down of educational institutes.

Almost all the schools and colleges had resume normal functioning in the month of February due to the upcoming annual examinations. 

Since the educational institutes reopened, an alarming number of Covid-19 cases were reported from schools and colleges across several states.

Many state governments have shut down the educational institutes once again and shifted to online learning.

Some states have also cancelled the conduction of the annual exams and decided to promote students to the higher grades.

Schools across the country were closed one year ago in March due to the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Many states have once again shut down educational institutes to protect the students from the virus. Some states have only shut down educational institutes in certain districts.

List of states where educational institutes are closed


Chhattisgarh


All schools and colleges in Chhattisgarh were ordered to be closed by the state government on March 22, 2021, due to the surge in Covid-19 cases. 

The government has not communicated any date for the reopening of the educational institutes yet.


Uttar Pradesh


The government of Uttar Pradesh shut down the schools in the state from March 24 and has ordered to shut down all the colleges from March 25. 

The schools are only being shut for students of classes 1 to 8. The educational institutes are set to reopen in UP on March 31, 2021.

Punjab


All schools and colleges in Punjab have been shut down by the state government for the safety of the students. 

Though all educational institutes are shut, nursing colleges remain functioning normally. The educational institutes in Punjab will reopen on March 31, 2021.

Tamil Nadu


The government of Tamil Nadu had ordered the closure of all schools from March 22 this year. 

All the colleges in the state have been asked to suspend offline classes for now. No date for the reopening of educational institutes has been issued by the government yet.

Puducherry


The government of Puducherry has asked all the schools to close from March 22. 

The schools have only been closed for the students of classes 1 to 8 while the lessons for higher classes are being conducted. The schools for junior classes will most likely reopen on March 31.

Telangana


All the educational institutes in Telangana have been shut down from today, March 24, in view of the surge in Covid-19 cases. The medical colleges in the state are still functioning normally. The educational institutes will remain shut in Telangana till further orders.

Gujarat


In Gujarat, the schools have only been closed in eight major cities, which are Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Vadodara, Surat, Bhavnagar, Gandhinagar, Jamnagar, and Junagadh. The offline classes in these schools have been suspended till April 10 for the safety of the students.

Chandigarh


The schools and colleges in Chandigarh have also been shut down on March 22 due to an increase in Covid-19 cases in the union territory. 

The administration has said that the educational institutes will reopen on March 31 if the pandemic situation is under control.
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