Procedure for Change of Mentor
Student has to submit this proforma duly
filled-up alongwith copy of Mentors Degree Certificate
Student Name:
ID NO.:
..
Student Email Address:
Mentors Qualification:
1. The Mentor for B.S. programme should have minimum educational qualification of
the level of Integrated First Degree of BITS or its equivalent such as
B.E./BITS B.S./B.Tech./M.Sc./A.M.I.E.
etc. Preference will be given to applicants having a suitable Mentor from the same employing organization.
In case Mentor
is not chosen from the same employing organization as that of the student, it
is mandatory for the student to give adequate justification in a separate
document, which must be duly forwarded by the applicants employer.
2. The Mentor chosen for M.S / M.Phil. programme
should have minimum educational qualification of the level of Higher Degree of
BITS or its equivalent such as M.E. / MS / M.Tech. / M.Phil. / M.D. etc. However, senior
professionals holding a First Degree of BITS or its equivalent such as B.E. / B.Tech. / M.Sc. / M.B.A. /
M.B.B.S. / M.C.A. etc. and having a minimum of 10-years of relevant work
experience, may also be proposed as mentors.
Preference will be given to applicants having a suitable Mentor from the same employing organization.
In case Mentor
is not chosen from the same employing organization as that of the student, it
is mandatory for the student to give adequate justification in a separate
document, which must be duly forwarded by the applicants employer.
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MENTORS PROFORMA
Declaration by the Mentor
I have noted that my name has
been suggested as Mentor.
I have gone through the Information for Mentor
given below and I am willing to take up this assignment and will discharge all
responsibilities required thereof.
Name
of Mentor :
.
Designation of Mentor :
Organization of Mentor :
..
Qualification of Mentor :
..
Mentor
Work Experience Years Months
Mentor address
:
.
Line
1 of address :
...
Line 2
of address :
Line
3 of address :
City :
.
State :
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Pin
Code :
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Mentors E-mail address:
Date :
.. Signature of Mentor
Encl: Mentors Resume
and photocopy of Mentors
degree certificate(s)
INFORMATION FOR MENTOR
In the educational methodology for the Off-Campus Work-Integrated
learning degree programmes, there is a planned
arrangement of periodic interactions in Work-Learning Environment. Your
employer's cooperation is sought in creating a Work-Learning Environment at
your own organization through guidance to the employee-student by one of the
senior officers who would be designated as a Mentor. Such an arrangement would involve
four to six hours per week, at most, by this senior officer. The basic role of
the Mentor will
be to assist the BITS Faculty members in carrying out the academic
responsibilities by functioning as a resource person providing valuable
guidance based on his / her professional expertise. The salient features of the
Mentor's role
are summarized below.
1. Each course is conducted with a deadline
specified for completion of study of a topic based on the syllabus of the
course. Mentor
is expected to monitor that the candidate is adhering to the specified study
schedule.
2. Each course will have certain evaluation
components with specific deadlines. Mentor
should again ensure whether the candidate is adhering to these deadlines.
3. To ensure a good relationship between the
course and the work of the employee, Mentor
may identify study assignments based on the work allocated to the candidate
apart from conducting seminars / Viva and giving an objective opinion about the
progress of the candidate in these components.
4. The Mentor
will interact with the student at least thrice a week on mutually agreed days.
The Mentor will
periodically inform the Dean, Off-Campus Work-Integrated Learning Programmes Division the candidate's progress.
5. During interaction, the Mentor will emphasize self-study and
self-learning aspects of the educational process.