Students return to colleges but not all turn up

After almost 15 months students returned to colleges on September 1 as the State Government had eased COVID-19 lockdown restriction. But attendance was thin as students from Kerala continued to take o

After almost 15 months students returned to colleges on September 1 as the State Government had eased COVID-19 lockdown restriction. But attendance was thin as students from Kerala continued to take online classes, and many from within the district and neighbouring districts close to adopt a wait-and-watch approach, said sources in the academia. At the Government Arts College, Coimbatore, the management had permitted only final year under-graduate and post-graduate students to return to colleges on the first day on Wednesday. Given the fact that only final year students had returned, there was no necessity for the college to go in for the Government norm that not more than 50% students should be present and that classes should be held on rotational basis.