Bhubaneswar, Sept. 13 -- In a major relief, the Odisha Higher Education department on Monday announced that students will be allowed to take admission into degree colleges without furnishing original certificates. They can take admission with downloaded mark sheets and undertaking.

In a letter to the principals of all government and non-government degree colleges, the Higher Education Department directed to allow students for admission into degree classes with downloaded mark sheets and undertaking in view of Covid-19 restrictions.

"Due to COVID-19 pandemic, there is some disruption in supplying the original certificates, mark sheets and migration certificates to the students passing out from CHSE (Odisha) during 2021-22," Higher Educat...