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Addressing the students on the first day of the comprehensive orientation program for UG and PG students, Prof. Manindra Aggarwal, Director, IIT Kanpur said, “I am delighted to welcome the Y24 batch of students. With the state-of-the-art infrastructure and advanced facilities at IIT Kanpur campus, you have all the tools you need to excel.”

Prof Manindra Aggarwal addressing the students.

The rules of the institute were explained

The orientation programme for the post-graduate students was led by Prof. Abhijit Mohapatra, Chairman, Post-Graduate Committee. He explained to them in detail about the rules and regulations of the institute. The importance of academic integrity and discipline was highlighted in this session.

Orientation program was also organized for the parents

Along with this, a dedicated orientation program was organized for more than 2,700 parents of under-graduate students. In this session, information was given by Director, Dean of Academic Affairs, Head of Counseling Service and renowned psychiatrist Dr. Alok Bajpai.

The parents were introduced to the academic and administrative structure of IIT Kanpur and the welfare measures implemented to support the students. The session reassured the parents about the Institute’s commitment to providing high-quality education and comprehensive support to their children.

Introduced to a variety of activities

During this 10-day orientation programme, students were introduced to various campus activities, clubs, societies and functional bodies. These included Student Gymkhana, Gender Cell, Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre (SIIC), de-addiction initiatives, internships, industry-academia collaboration, Technopark, student-exchange programmes with foreign universities and cyber security measures.

Dean of Academic Affairs Prof. Shalabh said that the institute is free from ragging.

To maintain a ragging-free campus environment

Prof. Shalabh, Dean of Academic Affairs, said that IIT Kanpur maintains a ragging-free campus environment through its unique mentor-mentee system. In this system, senior students are assigned to guide and support 5-6 new peers, to ensure their safe and smooth integration into campus life. This system helps new students adapt more easily and promotes the building of strong relationships across different classes and subjects.

Along with this, IIT Kanpur has set up a central anti-ragging committee to manage and enforce the rules against ragging. Each hall also has its own unit which works in conjunction with the central committee to ensure that the campus remains free from any kind of harassment.