Academic plan1 20th April With quarantine

The committee members proposes the following points for consideration. First priority is to request all the faculty members to complete the course content through online mode / any other content delivery method, by the end of May. The committee feels that the chances of having a window to conduct the classes on campus are very meagre. Faculty members may adopt appropriate methods for teaching the contents to the students. Assignments and Quizzes may also be completed during this time. There may be difficulties for few students to be part of this process. The institute may provide facilities for such students as a separate session as and when the situation permits. These students will not be denied an opportunity for learning / evaluation, however, they may go through a delayed process. The departments may ensure speedy project evaluations and ensure that all the requirements for the award of the degree for the graduating batch are completed within the specified time-frame.

Secondly, inform the students about the reporting date (i) as the date declared by GoI if social distancing is not there and (ii) as per table below in case social distancing is a must.

PhD’s in first/second semester and in their final stage as decided by their supervisor , 2nd year PG, 3rd year MCA, S8 BTech and S10 B Arch(Group 1)

1st day of reopening.

S6 BTech, S8 BArch, 2nd year MCA, 1st year PG(Group 2) 15 days after reopening.

S4 BTech, S6 BArch, 1st year MCA(Group 3)

25 days after reopening. S2 BTech, S4 BArch, S2 BArch and all other PhD students (Group 4) 35 days after reopening.

In case the State government insists for 14 days of quarantine for student traveling from other places, the following schedule may be adopted.

PhD’s in first/second semester and in their final stage as decided by their supervisor , 2nd year PG, 3rd year MCA, S8 BTech and S10 B Arch(Group 1) Reports on 1st day of reopening. 14 days quarantine+ 15days to complete academic schedule S6 BTech, S8 BArch, 2nd year MCA, 1st year PG(Group 2) Reports 30 days after reopening. 14 days quarantine+ 10 days to complete academic schedule

S4 BTech, S6 BArch, 1st year MCA(Group 3)

Reports 55 days after reopening. 14 days quarantine+ 10 days to complete academic schedule S2 BTech, S4 BArch, S2 BArch and all other PhD students (Group 4) Reports 80 days after reopening.

To ensure maximum social distancing in the campus, the students can be accommodated in the institute as per table above and course of action for the current semester is planned as detailed below and in the flowchart. The restrictions on stay / dining / lab work can be effectively implemented by the above strategy. In case there are course overlaps between students of these groups (especially between Groups 1 and 2 / Groups 3 and 4), the faculty may conduct separate evaluations. The maximum number of students expected in each group are (i) Group 1 – 1650 (ii) Group 2- 1500 (iii) Group 3- 1400 and (iv) Group 4- 1650.

Maximum number of days required on campus for each of these groups for completing the evaluations of this semester is 15 (for final year)/10 days for each group. Hence once the reopening date is decided based on directives from GoI/ MHRD (assuming that social distancing is mandatory) the exact schedule can be prepared easily and communicated to the students. If the reopening of the institute is delayed beyond the first week of June 2020, the possibility of accommodating Group 2 students with Group 1 students can be considered. This will ensure that the internship / placement plans of the pre-final years are not affected. Similarly Group 3 and Group 4 students can be combined so that they need not proceed to their homes after their exams. The flow chart given below explains the course of action.

In the event of a worst case scenario wherein some or all of our final year students cannot reach campus in person, we may have to decide on the possibility of conducting the final examinations completely online (with possible viva voce examinations). Necessary modifications to the already approved evaluation policy (weights for mid-semester / assignments / end-semester) can be thought of, if we are required to proceed with a fully online end semester examination.