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Web Portals: Task 2

The document discusses various platforms that provided information and support to students during the admission process for the Institute amidst the pandemic. These included an internship campaign video, photos and videos of the campus on KnowYourCampus, an active Facebook group for queries, responsive Q&A platforms like Pagalguy, and information websites. WhatsApp groups also connected admitted students and addressed specific questions. A comprehensive online admission guide and expanding some activities to more accessible platforms could improve the process further.

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Web Portals: Task 2

The document discusses various platforms that provided information and support to students during the admission process for the Institute amidst the pandemic. These included an internship campaign video, photos and videos of the campus on KnowYourCampus, an active Facebook group for queries, responsive Q&A platforms like Pagalguy, and information websites. WhatsApp groups also connected admitted students and addressed specific questions. A comprehensive online admission guide and expanding some activities to more accessible platforms could improve the process further.

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WEB PORTALS: TASK 2

The Intern Diaries: The campaign with the


batch of 209-2021 speaking about their
summer internships, and the efforts of the
Institute in making them possible even among
the pandemic, was a huge source of relief and
comfort for the applicants. The selected
students also mentioned their companies,
roles, and how considerate the organizations
were being taking the whole process online.
KnowYourCampus: Pictures and video clips
from all around the campus, along with the
activities that are conducted throughout the
year were definitely the positive nudge we
needed. Clips of cultural activities and regional
festivals were floated from time to time, to
familiarize the students with the cultural
environment on the campus.
Facebook group for all admission related
queries: An extremely engaging and active
platform for the applicants to post their queries
which would be taken up by students from the
respective committee, or respective streams in
case of stream-specific questions. I personally
found this to be the most responsive and
helpful platform, where each of my queries was
resolved within an hour or so.
Pagalguy: Another extremely responsive
platform for queries, updates and notifications,
as well as peer interaction with respect to
prospective options. Students of college, both
members and non-members of the admissions
committee would respond and give advice. All
the technical issues while filling the forms,
selecting a course, payment of fees, etc. would
also be addressed here.
Shiksha/Collegedunia/MBA Universe: Several
other platforms with detailed information
about the admission process and extremely
informative reviews from college students.
Most of the information required, such as cut-
offs, Academic and hostel fees, Ranking of the
college, Entrance exams considered for
admissions, etc, is available on these platforms.

Suggestion: A comprehensive guide to the


admission process that is an official document
of the organization and is the first piece of
information that shows up on the website
during the admission season. This would be
helpful because the more number of websites I
visited looking for information, the more
conflicting answers I came across. This caused a
lot of confusion and frustration. Granted, this
document wouldn’t mean that all the queries
would be magically resolved. But, I firmly
believe that they would be more specific and
coming from a place of some basic information,
at least. This may even reduce the load on the
several other channels of communication, and
in turn, on the students facilitating these
channels. Not to mention, it would help to build
further on the image of transparency on part of
the Institute.
Whatsapp groups: The converts were added to
their respective batch groups on whatsapp.
Specific queries about infrastructure,
committees, sports facilities, hostels were
addressed here. Notifications about events and
contests happening around were posted here
as well. Pleas regarding extension of payment
deadlines were communicated by the senior
members to the management.
Quarantine Quiz: A quiz was organized over
Instagram to keep the selected students
engaged. I believe that taking this quiz to the
more basic platforms as well ( such as Facebook
and Whatsapp) would have helped in getting
more participation, as Instagram still remains a
somewhat optional form of media.

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