Administration Students The curious case of “incorrect” branch changes Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. – Murphy’s Law One of the most important and potentially life-changing decisions that can be taken by a student here at IIT Kanpur is that of changing one’s branch. However, there have been some cases in the recent past where, due to human error, students have been […] Written by Vox Populi July 29, 2016May 15, 2021
Administration In Conversation with the Dean of Academic Affairs Dr. Neeraj Misra, professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, was instated as the Dean of Academic Affairs last semester. He has extensive research experience in fields of both Theoretical and Mathematical Statistics and has won national and international acclaim for his work. Prior to his tenure here, Dr. Misra has been affiliated to universities in Belgium and […] Written by Vox Populi October 11, 2015May 15, 2021
Administration Gymkhana Students Hall day skit leads to suspensions In response to a complaint filed with the Women’s Cell, six students of Hall-2 have been found guilty[1] by the institute authorities. The complaint was filed by two girl students citing ‘verbal, sexual, emotional abuse and public defamation’ in the skit performed during Hall day of Hall-2. The skit staged, as per reports, was vulgar […] Written by Vox Populi September 5, 2015May 15, 2021
Administration Faculty Things we learn from course registration data of IITK Every semester, the office of Dean of Academic Affairs(DOAA) releases statistical reports on course registration data. Here is what Vox Populi found after exploring this data. Total number of courses(excluding thesis, presentation, seminar etc) offered have increased from 327 in the first semester of 2010-11 to 377 in the second semester of 2013-14. Perhaps, this […] Written by Vox Populi August 1, 2015May 15, 2021
Administration Students Automation in IITK Automation systems form an ubiquitous part of the modern world, embodying the essence of the IT revolution by eliminating the need of human labour and streamlining various processes. IIT Kanpur aspires to be a world class institution in its own right; a dream which can only be realized if it has an efficient automation system […] Written by Vox Populi March 12, 2015May 15, 2021
Administration Students In conversation with Director: Student Faculty Interaction Rishabh Jain and Anushank Jain (Inquisitive Wanderers) interviewed Prof. Indranil Manna, Hon’ble Director of IIT Kanpur. The converstaion revolved around the state of Student Faculty Interaction at our campus! What is the status of Student Faculty interaction in the Campus ? Director – I personally believe that it should be very good. It has always been […] Written by Vox Populi October 20, 2014May 15, 2021
Administration All about IITK Reports and Investigations FWD: Found an online -Lost and Found- portal These are some of the mails sent by the Dean of Student Affairs (DOSA) of IIT- Kanpur to all students’ list in the past month. These days the “lost and found” mails are qualified enough to be termed as spam. As you can see, not even a single mail was read by the student. Many […] Written by Vox Populi September 5, 2014May 15, 2021
Administration All about IITK Institute Reports and Investigations Speaking out for their rights It all began with the workers in the institute not getting the minimum wages specified by the government. Meetings were held, committees were put in place but the issue remained far from being resolved. This and a plethora of such problems were discussed in an open discussion session held as part of “Hamara Manch”, a […] Written by Vox Populi August 3, 2014December 26, 2020
Administration All about IITK Institute Reports and Investigations Students Students’ Welfare Cell The Students’ Welfare Cell was established under the Presidential Council in the February of 2014. Ever since, the SWC has been working to address various issues that plague the student body, some of which include – implementation of the New ARC (academic review committee) policies such as minors and double majors, tackle the debacles that […] Written by Vox Populi August 3, 2014December 26, 2020
Administration All about IITK Institute Reports and Investigations Students Students gather at HC, demand to meet CMO Students gather at HC, demand to meet CMO A group of about 40 students, led by Arvind discussion that ensued, the students voiced their Kothari, the President of the Students’ Gymkhana, concerns about the quality of health care services in marched into the Health Centre in the drizzle the HC, apprised them of the incident […] Written by Vox Populi August 2, 2014December 26, 2020
