Fundamatics

Author: Anush Kapadia

  • Liberal Education at IIT Bombay

    Liberal Education at IIT Bombay

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    Illustration by Harshita Bandodkar

    [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]What is liberal education, and why should we have it at IIT Bombay?[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This was considered by the Committee on the Liberal Arts, Sciences and Engineering (LASE) Program appointed for the purpose in April 2019. The multi-departmental Committee submitted its initial report in September 2019 and after several meetings and Institute-wide consultations, the Senate gave the go-ahead for this new undergraduate program this past April to start with 30 students from Autumn 2022. We outline the structure below.

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  • Table 2

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  • Table 1

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    Source: Link

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