Help stranded students, juniors: IITs appeal to alumni in foreign countries

Several IIT students, who were on semester exchange, internships and short term projects in various countries, are stranded due to lockdown restrictions

As the coronavirus pandemic forced governments to shut down travel and restrict movement, several Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) administrations are reaching senior alumni settled abroad to help the juniors and students stranded in foreign countries, PTI reported.

IIT students, who were on semester exchange, internships and short term projects in various countries, are stranded due to lockdown restrictions. The IITs have appealed to the alumni to offer accommodation and other possible help to these stranded students.

"Six students from IIT Bombay, Madras, Delhi, and Roorkee are currently stuck in Sweden where they went for semester exchange program. They cannot