IIT, Madras to introduce a series of student-related initiatives
Posted on: 13/Jul/2013 2:09:58 PM
IIT, Madras the most prestigious technical faculty will be introducing a series of student-related initiatives. One such important is Life skills course. This will be an "experiential" curriculum that seeks to engage the fresh batch of 900-odd students in a variety of activity-based learning that will carry two credits of 15 hours each, totalling 30 hours.
The one-semester course is part of the premier technical institute`s efforts to reach out to students who start preparing for an entry into this prestigious institute from class nine onwards. Carefully selected experts, both from IIT and outside including alumni, will engage the students on a range of issues such as failure and a new-found independence. Suicide prevention will also be a part of the course.
