IIT Kanpur must withdraw the expulsion order of students and ensure academic programme motivates students to learn and engage in engineering-related socially-useful work

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It is a shame that Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has decided to expel 38 students belonging mostly to Scheduled Caste (SC)/ Scheduled Tribe (ST) category. While the general thinking of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) is in the direction of relaxing the examination system so that a more conducive learning atmosphere can be created for students, it appears that IIT Kanpur has yet to come out of the paradigm in which academic performance is used to penalize students. Suicides among students are not very uncommon in IIT Kanpur and presently an unusually high number of students are receiving psychological counselling. The failure is not that of students but that of IIT system.

IIT Kanpur must withdraw the expulsion order of students and revamp its system so that the academic programme motivates students to learn and engage in engineering-related socially-useful work rather than go after non-engineering consumerist oriented jobs which are totally non-productive.

Dr Sandeep Pandey
Former faculty member, IIT Kanpur and
former member, Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE), Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India
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350 signatures
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27 December 2015
350. Subhas Roman | I support this petition
23 December 2015
349. Nilesh Winters | В Organization/ Institution/ Network tata institute of social sciences Mumbai
21 December 2015
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19 December 2015
347. Ravi R | we are with you in this struggle Organization/ Institution/ Network all india students' association(aisa)
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9 December 2015
345. Robby S | I agree that the illegal act of I I T must end
7 December 2015
344. Prashat R | I support this petition
1 December 2015
343. Vipan Banks | Termination showes failiure of IIT K system. i want to ask question from IIT K admn. what is special in iit k ? as grading system is not continues(10,9,8,7,6,5,4) and tranperant here as in other IIT's.now naturally question arries that either iit k is wro
30 November 2015
342. Khirod Chandram | IITK should strengthen its help sessions/extra classes for students from socially disadvantaged background rather than expelling students. Organization/ Institution/ Network IIT Delhi
29 November 2015
341. Abhinav Lyons | I think these students must be given a chance. Organization/ Institution/ Network IITK
27 November 2015
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339. Gajanan K | We need to stop atrocities and discremination against the Dalits and Adivasis. Proper implementation of Constitutional Rights will serve the purpose.
11 November 2015
338. Sanjeev K | I support this petition
9 November 2015
337. Ravi R | Caste discrimination in IITs, AIIMS etc has surfaced in many ways - academic discrimination as well as more blatant forms of caste-targeting. This must be recognised, and it must be severely dealt with. Organization/ Institution/ Network All India Studen
7 November 2015
336. Ashish P | Yes, IIT must withdraw the order , In Today scenario most engineering student are not gonig for Engineering or Research .Caurse are so desing that it very difficult to concentrate on particular field .Passing caurse just prove that how smart you are that
6 November 2015
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334. Raju S | IIT-Institutional Insanity Totemised Organization/ Institution/ Network dalit activist, Gujarat
26 October 2015
333. Pritam Fitzpatrick | If they r termination on the basis of cast then whts the use of this reservation if they dont want our bro/sis to complete their education Organization/ Institution/ Network Enginerring Student
24 October 2015
332. Dr Kishorl | Stop discremination among students Organization/ Institution/ Network IIT Bombay Alumani, MHH Germany
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