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      • After the third student suicide on its campus this year triggered protests, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati is considering students’ demands such as a new attendance policy, flexibility in academic procedures and changes in the placement department.
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  3. www.news18.com › education-career › flexibleFlexible Attendance Rules Among Slew of Policy Changes at IIT ...

    Sep 16, 2024 · IIT-Guwahati has a rule mandating 75% attendance across courses, failing which students are ineligible to sit in the final exams. This results in students having to repeat the course in the next semester despite having scored well, thus slowing down their academic progress.

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  5. news.careers360.com › iit-guwahati-student-death75% attendance rule, backlogs reasons for IIT Guwahati ...

    Sep 10, 2024 · In a shocking allegation, the protesting students said academic pressure, 75% attendance rule, and backlogs led him to take the extreme step and demanded the administration to tweak the policy and provide mental health support.

  6. www.news18.com › education-career › after-3-studentAfter Stir Over 3 Student Suicides In 5 Months, IIT-Guwahati ...

    1 day ago · These included introducing a new attendance policy, flexibility in supplementary exams schedule and online pre-registrations for each semester. A decision to affect these policy level changes were to be discussed in the institute’s senate — the highest decision-making body of any IIT for all academic purposes.

  7. thehillstimes.in › guwahati › iit-guwahatiIIT Guwahati Introduces Flexible Attendance Rules

    Sep 16, 2024 · The new attendance policy allows students to miss classes without penalty under certain circumstances, recognizing that stress and mental health struggles can sometimes interfere with academic responsibilities.

  8. www.news18.com › education-career › relaxingRelaxing Attendance Norms, Longer Vacations And More: 8 ...

    Sep 19, 2024 · IIT-Guwahati has ensured students it will look into relaxing the 75 per cent mandatory attendance rule and bringing in more ‘flexibility’ in the existing academic policies following three days of massive protests on campus post the death of a BTech student allegedly by suicide on its campus on September 9.

  9. news.careers360.com › iit-guwahati-student-deathIIT Guwahati director promises policy changes, access to ...

    Sep 10, 2024 · The letter also highlighted long-standing concerns such as academic stress and rigid attendance policies, calling for reforms to mid-semester and end-semester exam schedules, restricting academic activities on weekends, and reintroducing a mid-semester break.