COVID-19 Student Helpline Portal

COVID-19 Student Helpline Portal Launched by AICTE MHRD

Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) of Central govt. has launched COVID-19 Student Helpline Portal at helpline.aicte-india.org. The union HRD minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has started this student helpline portal to tackle Coronavirus on 3 April 2020. The main objective is to help students who are facing difficulties due to closure of colleges and hostels in the wake of Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown. Student can take help on various issues, check COVID-19 emergency numbers, developer information.

This MHRD COVID-19 Student Helpline Portal is developed by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to provide help and support to students facing problems and address their issues. Two student interns Ahivanshu and Akash of Graphic Era University has developed this portal in record time of 1 day.

Moreover, students can check COVID-19 initiatives by IITs, Coronavirus Self Assess Test and can even search institute or city services.

Ministry of Human Resource Development has directed various bodies including University Grants Commission, All India Council for Technical Education, National Testing Agency, National Institute of Open Schooling, Central Board of Secondary Education, National Council for Teacher Education and all autonomous organisations under the Ministry to postpone all the examinations including University Examinations till 31st of March as a precautionary measure in the wake of Novel Corona virus (COVID-19).

According to an official press release, these steps have been taken to ensure safety and security of students who are appearing in various examinations, as also that of their teachers and parents.

It has also been directed to reschedule all evaluation work after 31st of March. This would include evaluation work of CBSE, NIOS as also University exams.

The Ministry has also directed to reschedule the Joint Entrance Examination – Main as the  dates may clash with rescheduled CBSE and other board examinations. New date of JEE-Main will be announced on 31st of March after reassessment of the situation. The Ministry has also requested all educational institutions and examination boards to maintain regular communication with the students and teachers through electronic means and keep them fully informed so that there is no anxiety amongst the students, teacher and parents. All institutions have also been requested to notify helpline numbers/emails which student can access for their queries.

Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has appealed to all the students, teachers and parents not to panic as the Ministry is committed to ensure safety and security of students as also the maintenance of academic calendar and all possible steps will be taken in this regard.

MHRD AICTE COVID-19 Student Helpline Portal

This COVID-19 Student Helpline Portal is essentially to connect those who are willing to provide help to those students who needs help. The nature of support includes Accommodation, Food, on line Classes, Attendance, Examinations, Scholarships, Health, Transport, Harassment.

Topics for Student’s Help on Portal

Students can seek help on various topics through the COVID-19 Student Helpline Portal which are as follows:-

Who Developed COVID-19 Student Helpline Portal

COVID-19 Student Helpline portal has been developed by the following people whose name are as follows:-

— Akash Pandey, Intern at AICTE (Graphic Era University)

— Shivanshu Gupta, Intern at AICTE (Graphic Era University)
— Prof. M.P. Poonia, Vice Chairman (AICTE)
— Dr. Buddha Chandrashekhar, Chief Coordinating Officer (AICTE)

— Prof. Anil D. Sahasrabudhe, Chairman (AICTE)

COVID-19 Self Assess Test

Students can take Coronavirus self assessment test by clicking at the COVID-19 Self Assess Test link or directly through link below:-
https://helpline.aicte-india.org/covid19selfssesstest.pdf

In addition to this, students can check various COVID-19 initiatives by IITs and can even search institute or city services.

COVID-19  Helpline Numbers [State Wise]

The central helpline number of Coronavirus is +91-11-23978046. People can now check the helpline numbers of states and union territories:-

Name of State	Helpline Numbers
Andhra Pradesh	0866-2410978
Arunachal Pradesh	9436055743
Assam	6913347770
Bihar	104
Chhattisgarh	104
Goa	104
Gujarat	104
Haryana	8558893911
Himachal Pradesh	104
Jharkhand	104
Karnataka	104
Kerala	0471-2552056
Madhya Pradesh	104
Maharashtra	020-26127394
Manipur	3852411668
Meghalaya	108
Mizoram	102
Nagaland	7005539653
Odisha	9439994859
Punjab	104
Rajasthan	0141-2225624
Sikkim	104
Tamil Nadu	044-29510500
Telangana	104
Tripura	0381-2315879
Uttarakhand	104
Uttar Pradesh	18001805145
West Bengal	1800313444222
Name of Union Territory	Helpline Number
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	03192-232102
Chandigarh	9779558282
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	104
Delhi	011-22307145
Jammu and Kashmir	01912520982, 0194-2440283
Ladakh	01982256462
Lakshadweep	104
Puducherry	104

Till 4 April 2020, there are 2,301 cases of COVID-19 in India and 56 deaths have occurred according to the Health Ministry. Many higher educational institutions are offering support to govt. by empowering healthcare services through their research. Other interested social organizations, NGOs, philanthropists who wants to extend support can contact AICTE at : cconeat@aicte-india.org