XIME Kochi - Corona Update

The Institute had suspended classes on March 10^th as per Kerala government directive and in view of the prevailing circumstances continues to remain closed, working in tandem with AICTE and government directives.

Some students who haven’t been able to proceed home due to the travel uncertainty in North India, are in the hostel with wardens for company, a functional cafeteria and some minimal support staff for cleaning and maintenance.

Faculty and students however continue to remain engaged with online classes, tests and assignments; thanks to broadband, Zoom meeting solutions and our learning management system called Moodle. The quick adoption to an alternate mode for learning is a testament to XIME’s values of innovation and openness to ideas.

Kerala like the rest of the country remains under lockdown. As of date the cases reported in Kerala are much higher compared to the rest of the country and the story behind this is that Kerala has the highest no of tests conducted as on 24^th March 2020 - 137 tests per million citizens compared to the next ranked state Karnataka, with 24 tests per million citizens. For more details read this IndiaSpend report.

As over 85 % of our students are from outside Kerala, it is important to highlight the robustness of our public health system. Kerala ranks high on the Human Development Index, even comparable to some western European countries. The per capita health expenditure is also the highest in the country and it is no surprise that Kerala ranks as the number one state in the Niti Aayog HealthIndex. Again no surprises, that Kerala is the leading state to create public awareness, urgency and tighten restrictions to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 disease. The confidence and the maturity of the public health system has been demonstrated in its proactiveness in tracing, tracking, testing and treating the disease.

As the lockdown continues wish all students, faculty and stakeholders to continue to stay safe, stay protected and stay observant as the world continues to fight the pandemic.

Prof. George Paul

Dean (Academics)

XIME Kochi