IIT Bombay students hold two-day virtual conclave to help aspirants choose IIT-courses

IIT Bombay students said that the competitive trend among streams often eclipses opportunities and individual interests in the courses for students while choosing a stream. This information gap and the anxiety led to a virtual Ed-Conclave organised last year by Techfest (IIT Bombay’s annual technology festival).

Students from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay conducted a two-day virtual ed-conclave on September 3 and 4. The idea was to conduct the conclave before the release of Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Advanced results to help students understand the pool of opportunities available. A panel of professors from IITs across India helped aspirants make informed choices on which engineering branch to choose and from which IIT.

Streams often eclipse opportunities

IIT Bombay students said that the competitive trend among streams often eclipses opportunities and individual interests in the courses for students while choosing a stream. This information gap and the anxiety led to a virtual Ed-Conclave organised last year by Techfest (IIT Bombay’s annual technology festival).

According to Indian Express report, Pavitra Pilli, media head for the Techfest, which also organised  virtual enclave, said, “We all come from the same background where the focus has been on JEE and so on physics, chemistry and mathematics. Seldom there is clarity on different branches of engineering available, what it contains and the prospects after pursuing a degree. There are a few popular branches such as Computer Science and Electronics among others, but before following the trend it is important for students to make an informed choice, along with knowing about lesser-known branches, which may intrigue them.”

Pilli also informed that the forum was open to all, including parents. The conclave featured multiple sessions on different branches of engineering offered at different IITs.

Twelve professors from four different IITs conducted these sessions followed by a question-and-answer session with Professor Deepankar Choudhary, Organising Vice-Chairman for JEE-Advanced in 2015 and Founding Member, Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA), which governs the IIT admissions, the report said.

1,567 supernumerary seats for female candidates

Students were also given chance to participate in the interactive session by registering on techfest.org/edconclave or can visit live YouTube streaming. A total of 16,598 seats were up for grabs in 23 IITs, including 1,567 supernumerary seats for female candidates.

The number of candidates, who appeared for the JEE (Advanced) 2022 is 1,56,089 and the results are scheduled to be declared on September 11.

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