IIT Delhi reviewing curriculum to give students 'flexibility in learning'

Top engineering college making concept note for 'encouraging learning by doing', says its director

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has set up a committee to review its curriculum after almost a decade, seeking to offer students flexibility in learning.

"When you look at a curriculum, there are core subjects and then there are electives. The question is whether we should decide or should we let the students decide. The needs of students and academia are completely changing, including making students excited about academics," IIT Delhi director Rangan Banerjee told 'Business Standard'.

How the revamped curriculum will shape up is unknown, but the committee is likely to look at skills that would make