IIT Kharagpur: In the letter to the Education Minister, the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Researchers has proposed a phase-wise resumption of classes for research students. The proposal was sent in regards to discontinued offline classes of students due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemicsssss.
With the improvement of the Covid-19 situation, the faculty of the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur has submitted their request to resume offline classes for students to the Education ministers.
As per the recent survey conducted by the research scholars, over 88 percent of students have already been vaccinated or have completed their first dose.Further, about 86 percent of students have voted yes for the commencement of offline classes.
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In accordance with the data received by the Faculty of Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, the institute has recorded about 86 percent votes from students for joining offline classes conducted by the IIT Kharagpur.
However, despite the positive response received from the institute students regarding the resumption of offline classes, the IIT Kharagpur has no plans to resume classes, and invite research scholars to the campus when covid-19 cases are still rising.
Adding to the same, the Letter to the Education Minister reads that the institute has already made a plan in accordance with the safety protocols and guidelines released by the Government of India regarding Covid-19 for resumption of online classes.
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“Facing a grim situation like this, the IIT Teachers’ Association has made a plan based on the Government of India Covid protocols along with other relevant campus data of the past one and a half years and submitted it to the competent authority of IIT Kharagpur on July 22, 2021".
"Sadly, till date, there is no response or even acknowledgment of our call for action and plan to resume the research and academic activities of this premier institution of the country" the letter further reads.
With this letter, the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Researchers has submitted their request to the Education Minister of India for allowing Ph.D. research scholars of the institute to get back on campus so that they can continue their project work.
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