Punjab to reopen universities, colleges from Nov 16

Chandigarh, Nov 5 (IANS) The Punjab government on Thursday announced to reopen universities and colleges located outside the containment zones from November 16.An official spokesperson of the government said these include all higher education, medical education and research and technical education institutions in the state.He said classes for final year students of universities and colleges under the Medical Education and Research Department would commence from November 9.Earlier, the government had permitted to reopen higher education institutions for research scholars and postgraduate students in science and technology streams requiring laboratories and experimental works in areas outside the containment zones.
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