IIT-Delhi: Academic Session For First-Year Students To Commence On This Date

New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, is set to begin the academic session for first-year undergraduate students in the online mode on November 29, the varsity officials said on Friday.

“Classes for the first-year undergraduate students will start from November 29. JEE Advanced got delayed so the seat allotment is currently underway. Classes will take place online initially,” Dean Academics, professor Shantanu Roy was quoted as saying by Hindustan Times. He said this while addressing a pre-convocation press conference.

The 52nd convocation ceremony of the institute was held across multiple venues on campus on Saturday.

According to the Dean, the students returning to the hostels will happen in a graded manner to adhere with all safety measures and protocols.

“Over a period of time, if things remain well, we expect the DDMA (Delhi Disaster Management Authority) order to offer further relaxations. We will then start moving to actual classrooms. Not all courses will go offline immediately. Core courses in different disciplines will go offline first and the elective courses will be continued online,” Roy said.

“The modalities of mapping classrooms, number of students in a course, and the courses that will that be prioritised will be done as per an elaborate plan that we have worked out. However, to begin with, classes will be held online,” Roy added.

The IIT-Delhi aims to start physical classes from January 2022.

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