Colleges gear up to resume classes for first, second year students Updated: Updated: Challenges aplenty in accommodating students while adhering to social distancing norms Share Article AAA Ensuring safety: C oimbatore Corporation workers cleaning the Government Arts Colleges campus on Saturday ahead of reopening on Monday. | Photo Credit: Siva SaravananS Challenges aplenty in accommodating students while adhering to social distancing norms Following the State government’s announcement to reopen colleges for first and second year undergraduate students, arts and science colleges here have started making preparations. Though the colleges were open for final year students and following the COVID-19 safety protocol, the managements say the entry of first and second year students pose fresh challenges and that the State government will do well to address those.