IIT Kanpur to pass all students basis their mid-terms, no end-term exams amid Covid19

Abhay Karandikar, Director of IIT Kanpur, went to LinkedIn to share some news for the students of IIT Kanpur who were uncertain over their end-term exam dates. All of this was affecting their performance in internships, studies, and their overall emotional ecosystem.

In first-of-its-kind and a one-time exception, IIT Kanpur students will be awarded grades for their courses based on their performance in mid-semester exams. With this, IIT closes the current semester. It will consider all different kinds and aspects of evaluations conducted during the mid-term like quizzes, assignments, projects, and other performance indicators obtained through the online instruction during the suspension of the semester and as decided by the instructors of the course.

Abhay mentioned that a unique grading scheme has been adopted by IIT Kanpur - only A, B, C, and S grades will be awarded, and more importantly, no student will fail. Considering the extraordinary disruption in the semester, including the summer term, the institute has decided to grant certain credit relaxations, as approved by the Senate, to the graduating batch to help the students graduate on time. The grading for courses will be completed by June 30. There will be no terminations at the end of the semester.

We hope this brings some cheer to students and puts emphasis on consistent and regular evaluation and performance parameters of the students during the complete course.

It is yet to be confirmed whether other IITs will follow suit or choose to conduct final exams as communicated earlier.