IIT Bombay To Teach All Classes Online For The Rest Of 2020

The IIT Bombay has decided to conduct all classes online for the rest of the year due to the increase in COVID-19 cases in the country.

On Wednesday night, the director of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Subhasis Chaudhuri notified on a Facebook post, that “After a long deliberation in the Senate, we have decided today that the next semester will be run purely in the online mode so that there is no compromise on the safety and well-being of the students.”

The details of the extensive online classes will be shared with students in due course of time.

Chaudhuri in his post has further appealed for donations to help economically deprived students of IIT Bombay.

“However, a large section of our students come from economically less privileged families and would require a helping hand to equip them with the IT hardware (i.e. laptops and broadband connectivity ) to take these online classes,” the post read.

“We have estimated that we need about Rs 5 crores to help those needy students. We look forward to your overwhelming support to help these bright young minds to continue their learning without any further hindrances or delays.”