COVID-19 Lockdown: IIT Kanpur to help alumni studying in foreign universities

The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kapur) decided to extend helping hand towards its recent alumni who are studying or doing research works in foreign universities.

In the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak, the education system around the globe is under lockdown. Boards are postponing examinations, classes are suspended, university exams are canceled, hostels are vacant, evaluation work is stopped, and results are delayed. During the prevailing emergency conditions due to the pandemic, the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kapur) decided to extend helping hand towards its recent alumni who are studying or doing research works in foreign universities.

Intending the latest tweets to the institute’s alumni doing higher studies in the US and other foreign universities, on its official twitter handle, the IIT-K stated that a large number of universities in the US and Europe are closed and students may have asked to vacate their dormitories. In such a crucial time, if any alumni of IIT-Kanpur is struggling to find accommodation and facing other problems, they can write to ‘dora_desk@iitk.ac.in’.

The institute further added that they will try to locate the senior alumni and ask them to help the recent alumni. IIT-K also made this clear that one shall ping only if s/he really needs the help as the institute will be requesting the other alumni for the help. Earlier, the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT-D) took the same initiative of helping their alumni studying abroad.  

After the declaration done by the PM on March 24 at 8 pm, the country is under lockdown for the next 21 days. As the researchers are not able to find any cure or vaccine to combat the pandemic COVID-19, the world leaders are advising people to practice social-distancing in order to control the rapidly spreading disease novel coronavirus.

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