Bihar Schools, Colleges Set To Reopen From Monday; Check Safety Guidelines Here All school students will have to wear masks and Classes IX to XII will run at 50% strength to ensure social distancing. PTI 03 January 2021 PTI PTI 2021-01-03T17:54:21+05:30 Bihar Schools, Colleges Set To Reopen From Monday; Check Safety Guidelines Here outlookindia.com 2021-01-03T18:05:45+05:30 Also read Educational institutions including schools, colleges, universities, coaching institutes will reopen in Bihar from Monday after a gap of over nine months since the outbreak of Covid pandemic. A slide in number of coronavirus cases and high recovery rate of 97.61 per cent in the state seems to have boosted the confidence to resume studies physically in the educational institutions. However, the classes will operate only at half the strength of the total students and other protocols of coronavirus have to be followed strictly, Education Department Principal Secretary Sanjay Kumar told PTI on Sunday.