The University Grants Commission (UGC) has advised all higher education institutes to constitute COVID task force and helplines to help students and teachers amid the ongoing pandemic. Additionally the varsities have been directed to promote COVID appropriate behaviour including sanitisation, wearing masks, washing hands with soap and maintaining social distancing. They have also been advised to create teams of well-informed trained volunteers in life-skills including NSS, NCC for extending held and support.
Earlier UGC had asked all higher educational institutes (HEIs) to not conduct any offline exams in May 2021. The commission had released a circular regarding the announcement on its official website. The HEIs are also advised to assess the local conditions for conducting online exams.
