IISER Kolkata, which had suspended all research activities because of a rise in the number of Covid cases on the campus earlier this month, resumed the activities with restricted attendance on Monday.

A notice issued by the dean of students’ affairs at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) says: “Research work is now allowed and 3 persons are allowed to work at a time in a standard 750 square feet research lab and two persons are allowed to work in a smaller lab.”

“List of Laboratories will be kept at the Security Gates. Security personnel will strictly follow the norms of 3 persons at a time regulation and will have the right to refuse the entry of the fourth person,” the notice says.

“Research activities have been resumed,” said Sourav Pal, the director of the Kalyani institute. An official of the institute said the situation was reviewed on December 18 and a decision to resume research partially was approved.

All students are required to submit a copy of “Covid-19 negative report” to the respective department/section offices. “Day scholars must carry the Covid-19 negative report while entering the campus,” said the official.

The administrative committee of the institute had on December 4 discussed the Covid situation with members of the students’ affairs council and decided to suspend research till December 27.

“But an improvement in the situation has led to partial resumption of research activities from December 21. We have completed mass testing for students,” said a member of the committee.