Coronavirus outbreak: IIMs, IITs defer convocation, suspend classes

IIM Indore's annual convocation program which was scheduled on March 24-25 has also been postponed

Following government advisories to avoid public gatherings amidst COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) scare, top education institutions and varsities including IIMs and IITs have either cancelled or deferred campus gatherings including convocation and classroom teaching.

For instance, Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad has cancelled its convocation program scheduled for March 21, 2020, IIM Bangalore has deferred the same scheduled for March 20 till a later date, according to campus sources. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, on the other hand, has suspended class work and examinations until March 31, 2020 while refraining faculty and students from organizing any event on