255 IIT Indore students write MTech exams online

Tribune Web Desk

Updated At : 12:32 AM Jun 29, 2020 IST

Unlock Exclusive Insights with The Tribune Premium

Take your experience further with Premium access. Thought-provoking Opinions, Expert Analysis, In-depth Insights and other Member Only Benefits

Yearly Premium ₹999 ₹349/Year

Yearly Premium $49 $24.99/Year

A total of 255 Indian Institute of Technology Indore students on Sunday started writing their MTech open book examinations online from their homes, said its spokesperson Sunil Kumar.

He said this was the first time in the 11-year history of the IIT here that students were sitting at home and answering tests, scheduled to end on July 6.

“These students have been hired by companies and we want them to take their responsibilities at the right time,” he added.

The students of IIT and Indian Institute of Management Indore had left for home when the coronavirus outbreak began in March.

IIM Indore Director Himanshu Rai said the institute had started online classes since March and students of some courses hadalso written online proctored examinations.

He added that webcams were being used to keep an eye on students answering exams online. — PTI

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is run by a trust comprising five eminent persons as trustees.

The Tribune, the largest selling English daily in North India, publishes news and views without any bias or prejudice of any kind. Restraint and moderation, rather than agitational language and partisanship, are the hallmarks of the newspaper. It is an independent newspaper in the real sense of the term.

The Tribune has two sister publications, Punjabi Tribune (in Punjabi) and Dainik Tribune (in Hindi).

Remembering Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia

Designed and developed by : SORTD

Unlock Exclusive Insights with The Tribune Premium

Suggested Articles