India, Nov. 14 -- Classes for up to the fifth grade in schools of Delhi shall continue to be conducted in hybrid mode today (November 14, Friday), as per chief minister Rekha Gupta's directive. With air pollution still in the "severe" category, students of Class 5 and below have the option to attend classes either offline or online.

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta had on Tuesday announced that primary classes will switch to hybrid mode, after the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) invoked Stage-3 curbs under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across the National Capital Region (NCR).

This directive covers only students of fifth grade and below, so it is important to check with schools directly.

The Deputy Commissioner, Gurugra...