Gymkhana Students De-mock-racy : Elections’19 The General Elections ‘19 for various positions in the Students’ Gymkhana for the 2019-20 tenure are over and so are the unfortunate incidents that took place along with it. The voting took place on 20th January and the code of conduct for the same was enforced from 11th January. The posts for which candidates contested […] Written by Vox Populi February 1, 2019May 15, 2021
Reports and Investigations Students IIT Kanpur Sports – A Waning Culture Disclaimer: The views presented below are the author’s own and are not in any manner representative of the views of Vox Populi as a body or IIT Kanpur in general. IITK had to wait for 49 years to clinch it’s first Inter-IIT General Championship when history took a turn, and we claimed the trophy in […] Written by Vox Populi January 22, 2019May 15, 2021
All about IITK Institute Students In Conversation with Captain Joseph IIT Kanpur hosted a cohort of international students from various countries as part of the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) civilian training programme. The programme is a bilateral effort whereby the Indian Government aims to assist international students from developing countries by inviting them to pursue training courses in various institutions in India. Citizens […] Written by Vox Populi November 15, 2018May 14, 2021
All about IITK Students Preparatory Schools : A Brief Insight During the mid-90s the need for a targeted programme for students falling under the reserved category was felt by the IITs. The huge number of reserved seats going vacant was quoted as the primary reason. The IIT council then wrote to the government for permission to start year-long preparatory courses in the institutes and the […] Written by Vox Populi September 3, 2018May 14, 2021
All about IITK Events Students IIT Kanpur team wins RBI Policy Challenge-2018 We take great pride in congratulating Mr. Ayush Agrawal, Mr. Kartikey Bhargav, Mr. Navneet Singh and Ms. Tanisha Mishra who won the first prize in the RBI Policy Challenge 2018, a national level event organised by RBI. Mentored by Dr. Wasim Ahmad of Economic Sciences department, the team outperformed teams from some of the top B-Schools […] Written by Vox Populi May 5, 2018May 15, 2021
Students IITK-101 There are some fundamental questions about life at IIT Kanpur which only experience and sound advise help us answer. Starting out, everyone has a vision of acing all the courses and getting the highest possible grades. But life here is not one as dimensional as one gets used to in their JEE days. From cultural […] Written by Vox Populi November 9, 2017May 15, 2021
Administration Reports and Investigations Students The Ragging Incident : Truth vs Hype In the wake of the suspension of twenty two students for involvement in a case of ragging, the national media was flooded with articles about this incident. It was unfortunate to see how the primary sources of information for the nation were misrepresenting facts and trying to sensationalise the issue. The article published by Hindustan […] Written by Vox Populi October 24, 2017May 15, 2021
Administration Students IIT Kanpur is penalising 22 students for its own failures The Institute recently suspended 16 second-year undergraduate students for three years and 6 others for one year on charges of involvement in an incident of ragging. The IIT Kanpur Academic Senate took the decision upon recommendation from the Student Senate Advisory Committee (SSAC). Deputy Director, Dr. Manindra Agrawal was quoted by Times of India, saying […] Written by Vox Populi October 15, 2017May 15, 2021
Gymkhana Institute Reports and Investigations Students SSAC Ignores Procedures in Ragging Related Issue The 1st Emergency Meeting of the Students’ Senate, 2017-18 was held on 3rd September, 2017 to take cognizance of a recent mass disciplinary action taken against students, in response to a complaint against ragging filed by some Y17 students. On 2nd September 2017, the Senate Students’ Affairs Committee (SSAC), decided to take punitive action over […] Written by Vox Populi September 4, 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
