Institute The New, Standalone Economics Dept. at IITK In a historical and pioneering step, IIT Kanpur established the first ever Department of Economics among all the IITs, about a month ago. Earlier, what people knew to be the Economics department at IIT Kanpur was not a department per se. It was a part of the Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) department, just as […] Written by Vox Populi June 8, 2017May 15, 2021
Institute Students Laptop Thieves Caught ! The campus community was recently shocked by the most audacious theft racket in the recent past. The sheer number of thefts, mostly of laptops, occurring in the campus within a span of about two months baffled many. On 2nd June, much to the relief of the entire campus community, Prof. Manindra Agrwal, the Deputy Director, […] Written by Vox Populi June 5, 2017May 15, 2021
Gymkhana Institute Students Nation Wide Health Insurance Coming to IITK Ashutosh Ranka, President, Students’ Gymkhana, had presented a proposal for health insurance of IITK students earlier this year. Primarily, the proposal aims to have a policy through which the students have access to a genuine mediclaim for treatment in hospitals all over India. The senate had formed a six-member subcommittee to investigate this matter. The […] Written by Vox Populi April 11, 2017May 15, 2021
Faculty Institute Students Attendance : Needed or Not ? With the recent surge in a change of attendance related policies in IITK, Vox Populi thought that it was an ideal time to initiate a discussion among the campus community about this topic. we interacted with some people from the faculty and student community, who had varying perspectives on this topic. Below is a summary […] Written by Vox Populi March 30, 2017May 15, 2021
Administration Institute The Reincarnation of Women’s Cell The Women’s Cell of IIT Kanpur was constituted in accordance with the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act, 2013 as stated on its website. The Cell’s mandate includes sensitizing the community towards gender-related issues, and in this regard organizing orientation programs for new students and employees, conducting workshops and open […] Written by Vox Populi March 8, 2017May 15, 2021
Administration Institute These OARS do not row A slowly unfolding chaotic mess of incomplete information, erratic errors and temperamental tantrums, the OARS surely creates a place for itself in the hearts of every student who has ever used it. Time and again, we realise the multiple ways in which it is inadequate, despite there being multiple ways in which we are adequate […] Written by Vox Populi February 23, 2017May 15, 2021
Gymkhana Institute Students Senate Samachar 2016-17/1 Senate Samachar brings out its first post to highlight the agendas discussed in the 6th special meeting and the 9th meeting of the students’ senate. Clarifications: The senate has not rejected Vipul Garg’s argument but has asked him, as Convener of the Gymkhana Review Committee, to come up with a suitable alternate name for the position […] Written by Vox Populi February 12, 2017May 15, 2021
Administration Institute Automation : Making lives easier at IITK ‘Heralding the 21st century through automation, Pingala promises to be a one-stop solution to all our procedural requirements.’ Pingala is a massive project undertaken by the New Office Automation (NOA) team, set up by the Department of Infrastructure and Planning, IITK. This long term project started in the month of April last year, with a […] Written by Vox Populi February 4, 2017May 15, 2021
Institute Students Attendance Matters IITK is among the few institutes of higher education where there is no mandatory attendance policy enforced in all courses. Lately, the practice of taking biometric attendance in certain courses has been a source of alarm and has led to various discussions in the student community. For a clearer insight, Vox had a discussion with […] Written by Vox Populi January 24, 2017May 15, 2021
Events Institute 57th Institute Foundation Day “When I came to Kanpur first to join as the Director of the Institute, almost everybody I met in Kanpur asked me if…I had wanted to commit professional suicide …I did not at all worry about this because I was no longer myself but an instrument of a historical process.” These inspiring words by Dr. […] Written by Vox Populi November 3, 2016May 15, 2021
