/qgn\, MANIPAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal — MANIPAL (A constituent unit of MAHE, Manipal) Dear Students, Greetings from MIT, Manipal! ‘We hope that you all are safe during this very trying times caused by the pandemic COVID 19. During this unforeseen break, we are sure that you are kecping your spirits up and updating yourself with the requisite learning, along with premium family time too. ‘We wish to update you on some changes in academic activities, especially the use of online platform to the extent possible, until normalcy is restored, so that your journey ahead becomes smoother and you obtain the best possible advantage of utilising the time. In view of the guidelines issued by UGC and AICTE, MAHE has decided to engage with all our students online for completing the remaining portions and pending assessments of the current semester. We plan to use standard user-friendly online tools which will be accessible to all students for the purpose. In the current semester there will be relaxation of minimum attendance requirement for course work as per UGC guidelines. Details of the plans for online engagements are as follows Completion of online classes for the remaining syllabus: 30 May 2020 Learning materials will be accessible to students for asynchronous learning. You are advised to be in touch with the course instructor for any academic support. Schedule for Assignments: Third Assignment: 18 May to 23 May, 2020 Fourth Assignment: 25 May to 30 May, 2020 Mode of conducting assignment: MS / Google Forms The faculty member handling the subject in your class will communicate to you the further details for each of the subjects such as general instructions, time schedule, topic, patter of paper and so on. Laboratory assessment: The assessment of the laboratory has two components: Continuous evaluation (80 % weightage): Based on class performance of experiments already conducted. Laboratory Test (20 % weightage): Based on online submissions of answers to questions related to experiments conducted. The questions will be sent to you through MS/Google Forms with deadlines for submission. This will be conducted by the teachers engaging your laboratory classes and will be completed by 15* June 2020. Page 1 of 2 6 104, Karnataka, India dir. +91 820 2571060 e-mails: office.mit@manipal.edu; academic.section@manipal.edu www.manipal.eduMANIPAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MANIPAL (A constituent unit of MAHE, Manipal) Second Sessional and Retest of 1* Sessional ‘The above Sessional tests will be completed in the month of June 2020 using an online tool. The detailed schedule and help guide for the tool will be communicated. The intemal assessment marks in all the courses will be uploaded in SLCM by 30! June 2020. If any student is unable to participate in the online assessments, his/her internal marks will be pro-rated as per University guidelines. End Semester Exams End semester examinations will be scheduled during the period July 1-15, 2020 using the same online tool used for sessional exam. If any student is unable to participate in the online end semester examination due to valid reasons he/she will be awarded ‘I’ grade and shall be permitted to write the makeup examination, Makeup examination will be held after reopening in the conventional mode. Final Year Project/Practice School and Industrial training: ‘Submission of reports online: On or before 31 May 2020 Online Evaluation using MS Teams: June 1-10, 2020 Results declaration: 15" June 2020 Students opted for 6 months project/practice school shall submit their report on or before 15% July 2020. Evaluation in such cases will be conducted from 16% t0 25% July, 2020 and results will be announced by 31" July 2020, Students are required to contact their respective HoDs for any further clarification regarding the project evaluation Tentative College reopening date: 03 August 2020 Of there are any changes to the above, it will be communicated to students in advance) ‘The above plans are made to ensure that students make the best possible use of distant mode of learning and evaluation while they are not in a position to be physically present in the campus. Iam sure you all would appreciate the experience when you go through the same. Looking forward to continue the trend of MIT being always @ pioneer in adapting to and accepting the change. Certainly, we hope that our students would reap the optimum benefits of this exercise. In case of any query, kindly reach up to your respective HoDs; first years students are requested to write to the Associate Director - Academics (email: ada.mit@manipal.edu), Wishing you all well and looking forward to providing you always the best. c (2 Ae DIRECTOR MANIPAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MANIPAL - 576104 Page 2 of 2 Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal - $76 104, Karnataka, India di, +91 820 2571060 e-mails: office.mit@manipal.edu; academic.section@manipal.edu www.manipal.edu