Students' Welfare Activities
The Dean of Students Affairs (DOSA) heads various students' welfare related activities.
1 Counselling Service
The Counselling Service of IIITDMJ ensures welfare of the students on the emotional, academic and financial fronts. One of the assets of the Institute is that the Service comprises of selfless student volunteers, faculty advisors and counsellors.
Structure: The Counselling Service comprises of:
• Head Counsellor
• Assistant Counsellor
• Faculty Counsellors and Link Faculty
Activities: The Counselling Service conducts the following activities throughout the year:
• Academic Counselling : On an ongoing basis, the Counselling Service monitors the academic performance of those students who are not able to meet the adequate academic requirements. English conversation classes are also run under the aegis of the Counselling Service for students facing problems with the language.
• Emotional Counselling : Assistance is provided to help students sort out their problems, be it of emotional or personal nature, and also for problems related to adjustment. For students facing serious emotional difficulties, the Service arranges professional counsel and personalized psychiatric care.
• Financial Counselling : The Service arranges for financial assistance to needy students in the form of loans and scholarships from the Students Benevolence Fund (SBF)
English Conversational Classes: The Counselling Service conducts English conversational classes for students who do not feel confident with spoken English. The classes are scheduled in the evenings and one may register when the relevant notice is brought out.
2 Orientation Programme
An Orientation Programme for the new entrants is arranged in the beginning of the session to acquaint the newcomers with the facilities, services, personnel, rules and regulations of the Institute. This special programme is completely planned, managed and run by the Head Counselling Service.
3 Students' Benevolence Fund (SBF)
A Students' Benevolence Fund (SBF) assists students to tide over their short-term financial needs. Short and medium term loans are given from the fund. Application for these loans is to be made to the Chairman, SBF. About 40 scholarships @ Rs. 400/- per month are also awarded from SBF to needy UG students who could not get financial support from the Institute or any other source due to income limitations. SBF also supports medical expenses of students up to a certain limit in case they are admitted to any hospital on the recommendation of the Health Officer/ Physician appointed by PDPMIIITDMJ.
