Re-Opening of Schools in Punjab & COVID-19 SOPs

Govt of Punjab School Education Department issues notification for Time Table and SOPs for Re-Opening of Schools in Punjab after decrease of COVID-19 Corona.

Keeping in view the prevailing situation, following the schedule 1 re-opening schedule along with the academic time table shall be observed in Schools in Punjab with effect from 15.09.2020 unless modified otherwise.
School Re-opening schedule

Class Name	Date of Re-Opening
Grade-9 to Grade-12	15 September, 2020
Grade 6 to Grade 8	23 September, 2020
Grade 1 to Grade 5	30 September, 2020

Academic Activities/Schedule:-

After re-opening, the Chief Executive Officers (DEAs) shall ensure the school’s opening and closing schedule along with the academic time table in Punjab w.e.f. the dates as mentioned above unless mod.. otherwise.. All the SO already conveyed vide letter No.SO(A-1)1-31/2008 dat. 13.08.2020 will follow in letter and spirit.

Following directions are needed to be kept in consideration while planning teaching-learning activities:

i. As academic session 2020-21 is reduced to almost half as compared to normal academic calendar, accordingly the whole syllabus is reduced by 40, to be covered in the formative and summative assessmen. during the session.

ii. The Chief Executive Officers in consultation with District QAEDs, are required to devise grade specific customized framework of action in line with guidelines issu. inclusive of reduc. syllabi for current academic session.

iii. All Public and Private Schools shall divide the studen. into two equal groups (class wise) i.e. Group, B Group-8 and concern. monitoring officers shall be u.at. accordingly about the said division of students. The District Education Officer concerned .11 keep compiled data for inspection of monitoring committees (constituted eadier regarding Cod-19).

iv- The first 919./Group-A shall attend sch.1 on Monday, Wednesday and Friday as per the re-opening schedule given above in a week for academic activities a. second group/Group-8 shall attend school on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday in the same week and so on.

v. The time table below shall be observed for both groups with prescribed study hours during a day.

vi. The Private Educational Institutions may be given liberty to manage their own calendar by observing the SOPs in this regard under the close monitoring of concerned Chief Executive Officer/DEA.