Bengaluru: COVID-19 test has been made mandatory for students who wish to attend degree, engineering and diploma colleges which are all set to re-open from Nov. 17.
Disclosing this at a news conference here on Monday, Deputy Chief Minister and Higher Education Minister Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan said students wishing to attend classes offline must undergo RT-PCR test three days before the beginning of the College and show ‘negative’ report to College authorities on the day of re-opening. Students who tested ‘positive’ are strictly not allowed to attend classes. Teachers must wear face mask and shield compulsorily while taking classes, he said.
