IIT Delhi drops one set of mid-semester exams

In a bid to reduce stress among students, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi said that it has dropped a set of mid-semester exams, based on feedback from students and the faculty members.

This comes a month after Ayush Ashna, a final-year B.Tech student of IIT Delhi, died by suicide. (HT Archive)

This comes a month after Ayush Ashna, a final-year B.Tech student of IIT Delhi, died by suicide. The institute said in a statement, “IIT Delhi used to have a two-minor plus one-major examination evaluation system. Based on feedback from all students and faculty, the Senate has approved a one-minor and one-major examination evaluation system along with several continuous mechanisms from the ongoing semester onward. A maximum cap of 80% weightage has been kept for the two examinations.”