Education Minister Partha Chatterjee announced on Sunday , that the colleges and universities will remain closed in West Bengal till June 30.
As he announced in the press meet, this decision was taken based on the suggestions by the vice-chancellors of the state universities.
"Although academic activities in state-run higher educational institutions will be shut till June 30, administrative work will continue in the way the university authorities have been doing so far during the lockdown," the minister said.
The VC Council on Friday recommended suspension of academic activities in colleges and universities till June 30.
Chatterjee had earlier announced that state-run and state-aided schools could not be reopened before June 30 as many school buildings will be required for setting up quarantine centres for returning migrant labourers.
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