Reports and Investigations Data Security at IITK Our institute website, iitk.ac.in recently got hacked into, with a threat that all of our data had been deleted from our servers. Many of our institute webpages have previously been hacked into. Some webpages have such low security, that students inside our institute have been able to find out a number of loopholes in our websites. Is our institute taking any measures to handle the cyber security issues and create a robust framework? And if not, what is that we, as students, should do to prevent such malpractices? Written by Vox Populi July 31, 2022July 31, 2022
Editorials and Opinion Pieces Reports and Investigations The NIRF Discussion: Erroneous data and unfairness of parameters On 29th September 2015, the MHRD announced its decision to come up with a National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF), “outlining a methodology to rank institutions across the country.” Every year since then, the MHRD has released these rankings, which are calculated using a set of metrics that have been amended throughout the years. The latest annual […] Written by Vox Populi November 9, 2020May 15, 2021
Reports and Investigations Is the Water we drink Pure? Access to safe drinking water is essential to health and a basic human right. The increasing reliance on mineral water bottles hints towards a general dissatisfaction with the taste or the quality of water available at our disposal. A number of instances of water-borne diseases further made us think if the water available to us […] Written by Vox Populi February 5, 2020May 15, 2021
Surveys IITK Survey: The Kota Juggernaut Vox Populi had conducted a survey to take a glimpse into Kota’s coaching culture which was answered by 212 students of IIT Kanpur who had previously studied at a coaching institute in Kota. In this report, Vox presents to you some interesting findings from the survey. Kota, a small city in Rajasthan, once known for […] Written by Vox Populi November 9, 2016May 15, 2021
