IIT-Kgp's unique SAP programme for students

IIT Kharagpur will provide its students with opportunity to study in some of the top universities of the world for one semester even before they complete their degrees.

The senate of the IIT-KGP has given its nod to the 'Semester Away Programme' (SAP), allowing students to avail of the facility from the middle of this year, Prof. PK Das, dean of post-graduate programme, said on Thursday.

This initiative is very different from the students exchange programmes offered by other institutes in India, including the IITs, Das explained.

A student will be able to choose an institution in India or abroad and the courses offered by them and the foreign institution will not have to be necessarily the ones IIT (KGP) has signed MoUs with.

"They would choose the courses, take the approval of the faculty and apply. The university does not necessarily have to be the ones with those we have MoUs. If chosen, they will be able to go and study there for one semester or for a maximum of two semesters, Das said.

He said for UG, all the students who have completed their 4 semesters of study, with CGPA (Cumulative Grade Point Average) score 7, no backlog and pending Disciplinary Committee actions are eligible to apply.