Thursday, May 2, 2024

Topic: IIT Bombay

Conference on ‘political left’ cancelled by IIT Bombay at eleventh hour

A conference on Left politics organised by The Department of Humanities and social sciences, IIT-Bombay, was cancelled by its director “due to unavoidable circumstances.”

“Caste reservation should go…” Head counselor’s casteist remarks trigger row in IIT Bombay

The head counselor of the Student Wellness Centre (SWC) at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Hima Chhatbar Anaredy, had passed casteist remarks against Dalit, Adivasi, and OBC students through a public social media post, questioning the merit of those who avail reservation, students alleged.

SC orders seat creation in IIT Bombay for Dalit student who was unable to pay fees on time

The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a seat be created for a 17 year old Dalit student in Indian Institutes of Technology Bombay as he was unable to pay 'seat acceptance fees' on time due to technical faults.

IIT-M student Fathima’s death: Students of IIT Bombay call for action against Islamophobia

"Casteist and communal behavior of faculty and their discriminatory attitude have led to many institutional murder, there needs to be constant public pressure to make the casteist and Brahmanical academia change its course," Students Collective said in their statement.