Delhi NCR Schools Switch to Hybrid Mode Amid Poor Air Quality

Amid worsened air quality, schools in Noida, Ghaziabad and in the national capital have switched to hybrid mode. The step is taken to limit the exposure of students to the polluting air that surrounds Delhi NCR. As of now, no notification has been released for Gurugram schools. We will update this news article once there is an official confirmation. Also Read|‘Air still smells toxic:’ Delhi schools back to physical classes amid alarming AQI On Monday evening, the Directorate of Education inDelhiissued a circular shutting offline classes for all grades up to 5. In the order, it mandated that all classroom activities for students in nursery to class 5 be shifted to online mode. However, rest of senior grades, from class 6 to 9, and 11 will continue in hybrid mode, with class 10 and 12 students coming for offline classes.