The former President to interact with students - Former President will spend an hour at the institution - Management introduces changes in admission policy
NUZVID: The former President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, will visit the IIIT here on January 26. “Dr. Kalam will be here with our students for an hour from 2.45 p.m. to 3.45 p.m. We wanted him to go around the new block of the institution, but he dropped broad hints that more than going around buildings, he is interested in interacting with students,” said Ibrahim Khan, Director of the institution, at a press conference on Tuesday.
Dr. Kalam, who is coming to the NRI College in Guntur, conceded the IIIT Chancellor Raj Reddy’s plea to visit the institution as well, said Dr. Khan. Meanwhile, the institution has introduced some changes in its admission policy from the forthcoming academic year.
“Henceforth, a student seeking admission into our institution must have studied in a government-run school at least for three years,” Dr. Khan clarified, explaining that the new system was aimed at checking the devious means resorted to by some parents to secure admission into the coveted institution for their wards.
“We noticed that many parents admit their children in a government-run school in the last minute before seeking admission into the IIIT merely to secure a certificate,” he said.
School status
With regard to the controversy surrounding the rural or urban status of a school, Dr. Khan said that separate lists of rural and urban schools would be posted on the institution’s website.
“Queries, if any, can be made before March 15, as we intend to start admission process immediately after the 10th class results are declared. This year, we want to commence the new academic year by July 5,” he said.
Dr. Khan said the institution would offer dual degree only to students who secured more than 70 per cent in the first three years. Students would have a choice to secure a degree in one of the core engineering courses plus one computer science degree or in one core subject and two minor degree courses. Those who failed to secure grade point average of 8.0 would not get a dual degree, he reiterated.