One has to be very selective to award IIT status to any institute. How can non-residential engineering colleges like Jadavpur University etc. be considered for IIT when their style of functioning like a day college with class schedule from 11AM to 4PM ,politically charged,frequent srike going atmosphere do not match at all with the IIT culture. Moreover they neither have the required nos.of hostels,nor the faculty residences necessary for a fully reisdential campus like IIT.It is almost impossible for students and faculty to change from a liberal,strike loving, coffee house culture to IIT culture where regularity, discipline and hardwork are the hallmark of their characteristics. Prabal K Choudhury Toronto Canada
RE:March of new IITs
by Partha Sarathy on Aug 24, 2005 08:14 AM Permalink
Dear Dr Yogesh Upadhyaya The last line of article says "The only thing missing will be an IIT tag." The article also says "All the six colleges were asked to take at least 50 per cent of the students from the All Indian Engineering Entrance Exam." How is that you still say that once they become IITs they can take JEE. The IITs were not willing to include BITS Pilani in their elite club and it remains to be seen that how they agree for these institutions!! Its best thse institutions decide their standards of admission than to join the Bansal patented Kota quotaed over hyped out of plus 2 syllabus IIT JEE....
Identity Crisis
by Partha sarathy on Aug 24, 2005 08:03 AM Permalink
Mr Upadhyaya claims that once these institutions become new IITs they can take admission through JEE. If you read the article claerly you will observe that it is mentioned that "One of the most important factors to be considered for becoming IITs is the overall student quality and the ways of improvement. All the six colleges were asked to take at least 50 per cent of the students from the All Indian Engineering Entrance Exam. " If AIEEE is imposed by the same govt which is rechristening these reputed institutions as IITs then they will be left to take the left overs from the IIT JEE for the rest 50%!!!
