Administration Institute Reports and Investigations Fired Workers Announce Indefinite Dharna Over four weeks after being fired and given the reassurance of re-employment in other departments, 18 water-supply workers of the Institute remain unemployed. They are now staging an indefinite dharna in front of the IWD (Institute Works Department) until their demand to be re-employed with minimum wages is met. What happened? As Vox had […] Written by Vox Populi August 30, 2022August 30, 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
Institute Reports and Investigations Why were the VH staff fired? A silent solidarity march was taken out at 5:30 PM on 24th August 2017 in campus to protest against the dismissal of 72 workers (out of strength of 74) of the Visitors’ Hostel (VH). We decided to explore the matter in more depth and conversed with the Deputy Director, Prof. Manindra Agrawal. As is known […] Written by Vox Populi August 29, 2017May 15, 2021
