The three-day process of physical verification of documents for M.Tech students kicked off at the IIT(ISM) Dhanbad campus on Tuesday, resuming activity at the institute which had to be shut down since March 2020 amid the pandemic.

During its first day, the submission and verification of documents of admission aspirants of 148 students of different branches was carried out. Further proceedings will be conducted over the next two days in other branches as part of the admission process.

Students were happy to visit the campus after months of online educational activities being carried out.

“It was a pleasant experience returning to the campus after a gap of more than a year. The serene atmosphere of the IIT offered the much needed solace from the boredom of home studies,” Subhas Tomar, an aspiring student, told The Telegraph Online.

“We wish classroom teaching begins at the institute soon,” Tomar, the son of a farmer, added.

Ashok Kumar Giri who arrived at the campus with his son for his admission said, “We are quite happy to see the campus buzzing with activities after so long. We expect that the state government provides opportunity to the students to carry out class room teaching as early as possible.”