Indian Institute of Management, IIM Calcutta will start the online classes for a new MBA batch from August 10, 2020. The academic year 2020-2022 will be studying through online classes from next month onwards.
A total of 480 students from across the country will take virtual classes. The second-year MBA classes will commence from August 3, 2020.
As per the statement issued by IIM Calcutta, along with the online classes, all admission interviews were held online in a bid to keep students, staff, and faculty members safe.
“As it was not feasible to conduct written ability test with fairness through the online admission process, the institute decided not to consider the weightage given for WAT for the final selection of MBA 2020-22 batch,” it said.
Prof Peeyush Mehta, Operations Management Group, said the institute is creating technology solutions for MBA students to “mimic” the classroom experience to the extent possible in online mode.
While speaking to PTI he said, “To make the learning experience better, the students will be distributed across six sections of class strength, 80 in each section. There would be an average of four-five hours of total classroom live contact hours.”
The institute has also decided to assist students facing internet issues, including providing recordings of a missed class, opportunity to interact with the instructors after the class and additional tutorials, Mehta said.
