Administration How Mess functions at IITK – Part 2: Invisiblization of Labor at Mess In the first part of this series of articles, we gave a detailed account of the functioning of messes at IIT Kanpur (IITK). We explained in detail how the mess establishment charge (MEC) and the monthly mess bill are calculated. Furthermore, our account included how the money collected from the students as MEC and the […] Written by Vox Populi April 5, 2022April 22, 2022
Administration How mess functions at IITK – Part 1: Fixed Cost Service Model (FCSC) The COVID-19 pandemic has been a tough time for the majority of us. IIT Kanpur (IITK) was also not shielded from the adverse conditions that arose during the pandemic. Two academic batches at IIT Kanpur had to start their program while not being on campus, in fully online mode. They started their academic journey in a […] Written by Vox Populi March 4, 2022April 29, 2022
Administration All about IITK Uncategorized A Year of the New DoSA Office Prof. Siddharth Panda took charge as the Dean of Student Affairs on October 1, 2020. On the one year anniversary of the new DoSA office, we would like to take a look at various things that have changed and been implemented in the eventful past year by the DoSA office under Prof. Panda’s leadership, thus […] Written by Vox Populi October 28, 2021October 28, 2021
Administration Alumni Faculty In Conversation with Prof. Abhay Karandikar, Director, IIT Kanpur This interview was originally published by PhDs Of India on 1st September 2021. PhDs of India is a group of scholars who are running an initiative to bring out the stories of research scholars at various Indian institutes who work behind the scenes and contribute steadily to the progress of science, culture and finance. Do […] Written by Vox Populi September 2, 2021September 2, 2021
Administration Editorials and Opinion Pieces Students An ‘Unprecedented’ Indifference Disclaimer: The opinions expressed below are the opinions of the Editorial Board of Vox Populi and the writers, and theirs alone. In retrospect, Vox Populi cited a leaked personal e-mail in the article that was intended to be private between a student and the DoSA. It was quoted without providing the entire context. This was […] Written by Vox Populi April 27, 2021September 7, 2021
Administration Students asked to vacate Campus In light of the second wave of COVID-19 infections and spike in cases on the campus, the college administration has asked all students (UGs as well as PGs) residing in the hostels to vacate their rooms and leave the campus by 5pm, 26th April. Only the non-graduating students can retain their rooms while graduating students are […] Written by Vox Populi April 22, 2021April 27, 2021
Administration All about IITK Reports and Investigations Vaccination drive at IITK – In conversation with Dr. Mamta Vyas On 22nd January, the first shot of the Covid vaccine was delivered to the health workers of our Institute. Of course, we all got excited and decided to bring to you what’s been happening under the hood and how this came to be. We had a talk with the Head of HC, Dr. Mamta Vyas, […] Written by Vox Populi January 28, 2021April 13, 2021
Administration All about IITK Faculty Institute Students New Developments in IITK: Introduction of Fresh Academic Programs None of us had expected 2020 to pan out the way it did. While the institute was busy ensuring that our academics must not suffer and that students should safely return to campus, it was alongside working to keep up with our education system’s changing patterns. Our institute realises that modern-day problems require solutions which […] Written by Vox Populi January 21, 2021April 10, 2021
Administration Reports and Investigations Students The Holi Break 2020-21 Distant is the day we got a mail announcing that our Holi break is extended for 12 days. Many of us were delighted, and there was news that some hailed corona as a savior, chanting slogans like “Jai corona, jai corona!” No one’s doing that now. This virus took our exciting, productive, and fun-filled campus […] Written by Vox Populi December 30, 2020April 10, 2021
Administration “If we don’t go by the rules, it will only create chaos”: Director’s Message on COVID-19 The pandemic is slowly climbing the exponential curve and the future seems highly uncertain, but the institute administration has been sending out continuous emails to students, with guidelines and directives against COVID-19. Check out our conversation with the Director himself, as he enumerates the current state of preparations and how anxiety and impatience can be […] Written by Vox Populi March 21, 2020May 15, 2021
