UG classes: Colleges in Kolkata ready online platforms for October 1

KOLKATA: With barely five days to go for the new academic session to begin, colleges are ready to welcome the latest batch of undergraduate students on October 1.


Most of the colleges have tested the

online

platforms on which they will commence teaching initially and then shift to hybrid and thereafter classes on campus.

Nearly all colleges have lined up virtual induction sessions on first day in which teachers and students will introduce themselves. A senior faculty member will give a brief background of the

college

and also lay out the rules and regulations. Some plan to dive straight into online classes. A few are, however, unsure about starting on October 1 and are more comfortable if they are able to do the introductory session on October 3.

Among the colleges that will hold an introductory session on the inaugural day include Maulana Azad, Seth Anandaram Jaipuria College and Surendranath College. At Maulana Azad College, the time table for classes is ready. On October 1, individual departments will organise an introductory session in virtual mode and online classes will be starting from October 3 after the Gandhi Jayanti holiday.

Surendranath College will get its alumni involved in the introductory session on October 1. “Last year, a few departments asked the alumni to participate in the online session and it worked,” said college principal Indranil Kar.

Scottish Church College principal Madhumanjari Mandal Choubey said: “We will start virtual mode from October 1 and our faculty is absolutely prepared to teach on the online mode,” said college principal

Lady Brabourne College, Vidyasagar College and Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri College will dive straight into academics from first day itself. “We are hoping the government will allow offline classes after Durga Puja. But there is no time to waste,” explained principal Siuli Sarkar.

Jogesh Chandra College will also start online classes from October 1.

Vidyasagar College principal Goutam Kundu is concerned about science students and the lack of scope to undertake laboratory-based practicals. New Alipore College principal Jaydeep Sarangi is also worried about students in science streams.