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Kota coaching institutes all set to reopen, vax priority for students | Jaipur News
JAIPUR: The coaching institutes in Kota are all set to reopen for physical classes from September 1, expecting a huge rush from students from the entire country. The district administration has held several rounds of meetings with all the stakeholders — coaching institutes, caterers, hostellers and transporters to ensure Covid protocol be followed in full spirit.
Ujjawal Rathore, Kota collector, has made special arrangements for vaccination for coaching students upon their arrival in the city. “Students will get priority in vaccination in case they are not inoculated and are above 18 years of age. I have asked the coaching majors to inform students that they should either bring an RT-PCR test or vaccination certificate,” Rathore said over the phone.
The city houses 1.5 lakh students during the peak season from July to November. The coaching institutes are expecting the return of 50,000 students in the first couple of weeks in September. Already, 15,000-20,000 students are in Kota at present and more are arriving every day, which has brought cheers to almost everyone in the city associated directly or indirectly. The institutes are working overtime by cleaning, sanitising, marking and pasting instructions on the boards for students.
“My entire teaching and non-teaching staff are vaccinated. These students are our kids and their quality education and safety are our responsibility,” said Naveen Maheshwari, director of Allen Career Institute. Almost all coaching institutes are starting their first batch from September 1.
Nitin Vijay, director of Motion Education Pvt Ltd has held a training-cum-orientation programme for the teachers on how to avert any medical urgency. Students spend maximum time in hostels or paying guest facilities in Kota. Considering the importance, the hostel associations have decided to keep one student in every room to maintain social distancing. Sunil Agarwal, president of the coral park hostel association, having 3,600 seats, said, “Students’ safety comes first for us. Even hostels with double rooms are renting out to individual students.”
Instructions for the mess are that food will be served individually, not in dining hall until new guidelines come. Shopkeepers have been told to give face masks and sanitiser to any student walking to them without it.
Ujjawal Rathore, Kota collector, has made special arrangements for vaccination for coaching students upon their arrival in the city. “Students will get priority in vaccination in case they are not inoculated and are above 18 years of age. I have asked the coaching majors to inform students that they should either bring an RT-PCR test or vaccination certificate,” Rathore said over the phone.
The city houses 1.5 lakh students during the peak season from July to November. The coaching institutes are expecting the return of 50,000 students in the first couple of weeks in September. Already, 15,000-20,000 students are in Kota at present and more are arriving every day, which has brought cheers to almost everyone in the city associated directly or indirectly. The institutes are working overtime by cleaning, sanitising, marking and pasting instructions on the boards for students.
“My entire teaching and non-teaching staff are vaccinated. These students are our kids and their quality education and safety are our responsibility,” said Naveen Maheshwari, director of Allen Career Institute. Almost all coaching institutes are starting their first batch from September 1.
Nitin Vijay, director of Motion Education Pvt Ltd has held a training-cum-orientation programme for the teachers on how to avert any medical urgency. Students spend maximum time in hostels or paying guest facilities in Kota. Considering the importance, the hostel associations have decided to keep one student in every room to maintain social distancing. Sunil Agarwal, president of the coral park hostel association, having 3,600 seats, said, “Students’ safety comes first for us. Even hostels with double rooms are renting out to individual students.”
Instructions for the mess are that food will be served individually, not in dining hall until new guidelines come. Shopkeepers have been told to give face masks and sanitiser to any student walking to them without it.
