<span style="color: #222222;">The National Institute of Technology (NIT) Trichy, Tamilnadu has started extensive online classes for students, against the background of Covid-19 and the national lockdown.<br />''<br />''Besides power point presentations and lecture notes which are being uploaded on a regular basis on the institute website, recorded lectures are also being made available, on an experimental basis.<br />''<br />''Dr Mini Shaji Thomas, Director of NIT Trichy also informed that students have been asked to submit assignments for internal assessment online. Students have also been recommended appropriate online courses on the Human Resources Development ministry's SWAYAM portal.</span><br />