Kanpur: Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K) will start offering double degree programmes from the forthcoming academic session. With this, IIT-K will become the first engineering institute in the country to do so.
IIT-K Director Sanjay G Dhande, said that a B Tech student will now be able to opt for the second degree after completing the second year of B Tech course and before completion of the third year. As per sources, the announcement was made on Saturday i.e. on March 26, 2011.
Now, the students will be free to choose any stream of his liking for the double degree course. In addition, the institute has also abolished the integrated five-year MSc degree, replacing it with a four-year MS (Master of Science) degree. If a student prefers to take the degree of BS (Bachelor of Science) in economics, physics, chemistry, aerospace or in any other stream they could do it along with MS in five years.
Dhande has also mentioned that, however, their performance in B Tech will be assessed before allowing them to opt for the second degree. Thus, they will get two degrees of MS and BS within five years. He added that the new system will open wider horizons of acquiring knowledge of the subject of one's interest and will not restrict the courses to MS degree.
