IIT Delhi to Revise Curriculum to Prevent Suicides; Practical Studies to Replace Theory
- IIT Delhi is planning to revise its curriculum in order to help the students tackle the study pressure.
- The decision has been taken on the recommendations of the HRD Ministry.
- More focus will be given to hands-on experience rather than theory.
Concerned with the increased incidents of student suicide at IITs, the IIT Delhi is planning to revise its curriculum in order to help the students tackle the study pressure.
The decision has been taken on the recommendations of the HRD Ministry. The ministry said that new initiatives are required apart from the existing ones in order to prevent suicide cases.
The institute plans to focus more on practical studies and hands-on experience rather than imparting theory-driven education. IIT Delhi’s new curriculum will be implemented from the session 2018.
Various departments at the IIT have been directed to prepare a draft of the revised curriculum. This draft will be approved by the Governing Body – the body responsible for approving the changes in the credit system.
V Ramgopal Rao, Director of IIT Delhi, said that the institute is making constant efforts to help students deal with the stress. He also stated that despite all the efforts, there are always one or two incidents.
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As per a survey conducted by IIT Delhi, there is a mismatch between the expectations of the institute and students, he added. After endless preparation to get admission in IITs, students expect a little enjoyment that they don’t get due to the stress of studies.
The director also added that the institute aims at mentoring the students from the first year only. The aim is to prevent students from getting backlogs as that makes it difficult for them to survive the rest of the years at college.
This is one of the major reasons why the institute is planning to revamp the curriculum to reduce the theory component and introduce more hands-on training. This will help the students to practice what they have learned in labs.
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The meeting of the IIT Council, held last week, also concluded that wellness centres should be set up at all 23 IITs in the country to help reduce the mental students of students.