ANI | Updated: May 20, 2021 21:57 IST New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Union Minister of Education Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' on Thursday chaired a meeting with Directors of IISc/IITs/IIITs/IISERs and NITs through Video Conferencing and exhorted that there is a need to maintain the quality education in these Institutes of National Importance besides taking adequate safety measures for managing COVID-19 situation. The status of imparting online education, virtual laboratory courses by these Institutes was also reviewed by the Minister. Directors of the institutes mentioned that they have already started online teaching since the commencement of initial lockdown in March 2020. Some of the institutions have also developed their own app for online teaching and evaluation. They also informed that for students facing connectivity issue, the lecture contents were made available even for later use which they can download from anywhere and study. Teachers have interacted through online classes with their students and guided them, the official release said.