Bhubaneswar: IIT-Bhubaneswar has started the admission process for its 1st year BTech and Dual Degree programmes for the academic session 2021-22 and asked the students to physically report to the campus. The admission closes on Wednesday, November 24.
A total of 472 students amongst which 90 (20 per cent) are women and 139 (29 per cent) are under 18, were offered admission on November 20, after the sixth and last round of counselling by JOSAA. The IIT counselling began on October 27.
As many as 226 students (182 boys and 44 girls) reported to the campus till November 22, according to a press release from the institute.
IIT-Bhubaneswar provided the option of staying at home and take the education online for those under 18. Only 20 students (4 per cent) opted to stay back at home. About 7 and 15 students requested for extension of time due to health and other reasons like natural calamity etc. The rest are expected to arrive at the campus by Wednesday, November 24.
Of those reported to the campus 50 per cent, 27 per cent and 23 per cent got fully vaccinated, partially vaccinated and not yet vaccinated, respectively.
“It is heartening to note that majority of those under 18 who are yet to be vaccinated have also chosen to join the campus hostels for education with physical presence,” IIT-Bhubaneswar director Prof Raja Kumar was quoted as saying in the release.
“Classes for the freshers will commence from 26th of this month, first by online mode for a few weeks followed by hybrid mode thereafter and the academics for them for this year will be completed timely by June 2022” Dean Academic Affairs, Dr PR Sahu said.
The institute will bring its third year BTech students in December making it 100 per cent on campus.
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