COVID-19 Impact: IIT Bombay to hold online orientation for parents of incoming students

IIT-Bombay will conduct an orientation programme for parents of those joining various undergraduate courses at the institute. In view of the Covid-19 pandemic, the institute has decided to conduct the entire first semester online.

With incoming students of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay getting ready for their first online semester, the institute has announced that it will also be conducting the orientation for their parents. The orientation has been organised to guide parents on how to help their wards sail through the semester.

In a first, IIT-Bombay will conduct an orientation programme for parents of those joining various undergraduate courses at the institute. In view of the Covid-19 pandemic, the institute has decided to conduct the entire first semester online.

While the institute will begin the classes on November 16, all the students who have joined IIT Bombay this year will attend an online orientation programme from November 11. This year, in keeping with the online semester, the orientation has been extended to parents, as well.

“This is possibly the first time that the institute will hold an orientation for parents, although some departments earlier allowed parents to attend the orientation with their child. This time we are doing it explicitly for the parents as their help and appreciation are very much needed by the students to effectively study at home during the online semester,” said Subhasis Chaudhuri, director, IIT Bombay.

More than 1,300 students have been selected through the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Advanced 2020 for admission to the coveted institute’s over 25 disciplines.

While student mentors will be reaching out to selected students prior to the orientation to prepare them for the transition, the orientation for parents is aimed at educating them on how they can help their wards during the online semester. The first week of instruction will be treated as the zero week where students will learn how to attend lectures and take tests online, Chaudhuri added.

Chaudhuri said semesters have been planned such that students can complete the entire academic year by the end of June 2020. Usually, students join IIT-B by July and break for a short winter vacation in November. The next semester resumes in December and breaks for summer vacation in May. However, the Covid-19 pandemic has altered the academic calendar.

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