Online Vivas for B.arch thesis amidst the pandemic.

To all the architects, students, teachers,and creative people out there,

I am writing here as a fifth year B. Arch student asking for support.

I don't think I have to explain the stress all of us, thesis students might be going through after a notice was circulated announcing online vivas for us thesis students adding to the already existing stress of finishing the work by deadlines amidst the pandemic.Different rumors about the vivas are adding to the situation too. We haven't discussed the mental state the students might be in currently.

Even if we're not yet sure what exactly is going to happen, it adds up to the anxiety that we might've to explain our thesis sheets of so many months of efforts virtually without actual prints to even explain our drawings. And the issues many of us might have with the internet and other resources during the lockdown is to be brought to light too. 

I'm here asking for support on suggesting The respected Council of Architecture and all the Universities to take into consideration these issues with us students before taking any decisions on the online Vivas for final thesis jury.

Yours Respectfully,

All the Undersigned students concerned.

Disha Hindocha    Contact the author of the petition