IIT Kharagpur: Interim Semester Break Announced For First-Year UG Students

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur has announced an interim semester break for first-year undergraduate (UG) students.

As the nation goes through a medical emergency, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur has announced an interim semester break for first-year undergraduate (UG) students. “A semester break for first-year undergraduate students will be given from 1st May to 16th May. No classes and tests will be held for first-year students during this period,” said director VK Tewari on Saturday. From May 17 to May 23, 2021, the teachers of first-year students have been instructed to discuss the topics that have already been covered including patterns of test etc. The spring semester started on March 30. The first-year spring semester will end in the first week of July, instead of the last week of June, as per the official statement. A large number of students at IIT Kharagpur are ‘stressed’, ‘not able to concentrate on online lectures, tests and assignments'. Their learning abilities are impacted due to the current scenario, Mr Tewari said.