Every semester, the office of Dean of Academic Affairs(DOAA) releases statistical reports on course registration data. Here is what Vox Populi found after exploring this data.
Total number of courses(excluding thesis, presentation, seminar etc) offered have increased from 327 in the first semester of 2010-11 to 377 in the second semester of 2013-14.
Perhaps, this is due to rise in the student population of IIT Kanpur. The institute has witnessed a 50% increase in number of students, from 4097 in 2008-09 to 6167 in 2013-14.
Undergraduates constitute approximately 60% of total students of IIT Kanpur. The other 40% comprises of postgraduates and PhDs – both having comparable numbers. As of 2013-14, IIT Kanpur has 3860 UGs, 1197 PGs and 1110 PhDs.
Data shows that the institute has managed not to disturb the average class strength with rising student numbers. Class size of courses(having more than 5 and less than 100 students) averages around 35-40 students over the last 4 years.
In 2010-11, 19 courses had more than 100 registered students. This number has increased significantly over years, reaching a maxima in the first semester of 2013-14, with 54 such courses. For smaller classes, with less than 5 students, no interesting trends could be observed. On an average, 25 such courses are floated every semester.
Written by Samarth Bansal
