Chennai : Indian Institute of Technology Madras BSc degree programme’s first batch of 101 students received their provisional diploma certificate recently. Along with this event, the BSc students also organised their first-ever cultural and technical fest called ‘Paradox 2022’, which was held at the campus from 20 to 22 May. A press release said that over 2,000 students from all parts of the country attended the festivities.
Addressing the Ceremony, Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, said, “In my interaction with the BSc students, I understood that the students are enjoying this program. We are happy that we are able to enable their dream to study from an IIT. This programme is now becoming the benchmark for any online effort from IIT Madras, especially where the Institute is looking at scale trying to bring a large number of students, educating them and making IIT Madras education accessible to all..
Emphasising the success of the programme, Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, former Director, IIT Madras, who is currently a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, said, “The BSc program, which offers high quality learning experience, is going to become a very important part of higher education in the country. The Institute’s aim is to give the highest quality education to the learners and I am sure that the learners of the course will definitely increase in the upcoming years.