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Kochi, Oct 4 (PTI) Colleges and other higher education institutions in Kerala on Monday welcomed students to campuses after a gap of one-and-a-half years, with COVID-19 protocol in place.
Classes for the final year degree and postgraduate students began today while rest of the classes are slated to begin from October 18.
Strictly adhering to COVID-19 health protocol, students were checked for their temperature and given hand sanitisers at the entrance of the colleges.
Authorities ensured that students who reached colleges had received at least one dose of the COVID vaccine.
Higher Education Minister R Bindu visited the Government College for Women at Vazhuthacaud in Thiruvananthapuram to interact with students.
"We have sanitised all the classrooms with the help of voluntary organisations and student and youth organisations," she told the media.