IIT Bombay stops sharing caste data for placements following allegation of discrimination
1 month, 2 weeks ago

IIT Bombay stops sharing caste data for placements following allegation of discrimination

Live Mint  

Facing allegations of caste-based discrimination, the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay has abandoned its practice of collecting students' category details, which the institute shared with PSUs. In January, the NCSC urged IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi and the Ministry of Education to submit an action taken report within 15 days regarding the alleged discrimination in the placement of students. The placement office is not involved in the process of collecting the data.” IIT Bombay also admitted that it has previously collected and been involved in category profiling of students. Dheeraj Singh, who established a global alumni network to support SC/ST students, expressed concerns that private sector recruiters might still ask for JEE category ranks during interviews.

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IIT Bombay ends students category data collection amid discrimination allegations
1 month, 2 weeks ago

IIT Bombay ends students category data collection amid discrimination allegations

India Today  

IIT Bombay has stopped the practice of collecting students' category details and sharing them with PSUs, a practice that has continued for a long time. IIT Bombay's placement office stated in a response to a complaint by IIT Kanpur alumnus Dheeraj Singh. In January, the NCSC urged IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi and the Ministry of Education to submit an action-taken …

IIT Bombay accepts it collected category details before 2024
1 month, 2 weeks ago

IIT Bombay accepts it collected category details before 2024

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Following a notice from the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, in a letter, has acknowledged that it no longer includes caste information of students on placement forms. IIT Bombay accepts it collected category details before 2024 HT has a copy of the letter sent by the IITB registrar to NCSC. In the letter, …

Category information for PSU recruiters not collected from 2024 onwards: IIT Bombay
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Category information for PSU recruiters not collected from 2024 onwards: IIT Bombay

The Hindu  

With Indian Institute of Technology Delhi denying charges of caste-profiling students by its placements office, IIT Bombay has said that it has had a practice of collecting caste category information of students applying for jobs through their placement portal but that this practice had been stopped from 2024 onwards. IIT Bombay’s statement came as it was responding to a notice …

Charges of caste-profiling during placements ‘misleading’, IIT-Delhi tells NCSC
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Charges of caste-profiling during placements ‘misleading’, IIT-Delhi tells NCSC

The Hindu  

The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, has denied allegations of caste profiling of students during campus placements saying that the information on the socio-economic category and JEE-Advanced rank appeared only on the students’ interface of the recruitment portal, and that no recruiter could view these without the consent of students concerned. In response to the notice, IIT-Delhi’s Assistant Registrar, Deepak …

Caste discrimination during IIT campus placements: Scheduled Caste panel issues notice on one-year-old complaint
2 months, 1 week ago

Caste discrimination during IIT campus placements: Scheduled Caste panel issues notice on one-year-old complaint

The Hindu  

The National Commission for Scheduled Castes has now taken up a complaint of caste discrimination at the hands of the campus placement offices in the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and IIT-Bombay, over a year after it was filed in November 2023. The NCSC notice, issued on January 15, comes within days of the Supreme Court taking up a case …

FIR Against IIM-B Director, Faculty Over Dalit Professor's Discrimination Claim. College Cites Harassment Complaint
3 months, 1 week ago

FIR Against IIM-B Director, Faculty Over Dalit Professor's Discrimination Claim. College Cites Harassment Complaint

ABP News  

A case has been registered against the director and seven professors of the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, following allegations of caste-based discrimination by a Dalit associate professor, police said on Saturday. The complaint, filed by Gopal Das, an associate professor at IIM-B, accuses the institute's leadership of revealing and publicising his caste, denying him equal opportunities, and subjecting him …

IIM-B director, 7 others booked for caste bias
3 months, 1 week ago

IIM-B director, 7 others booked for caste bias

Hindustan Times  

The Bengaluru police on Friday registered a first information report against Indian Institute of Management Bangalore director Rishikesha T Krishanan, dean Dinesh Kumar and six other faculty members over allegations of caste discrimination against a Dalit associate professor at the same institution. IIM-B director, 7 others booked for caste bias The FIR was registered at the Mico Layout Police Station …

IIM Bangalore caste discrimination row: Karnataka govt directs police action against officials
3 months, 1 week ago

IIM Bangalore caste discrimination row: Karnataka govt directs police action against officials

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka Social Welfare Department has instructed Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda to initiate action against Indian Institute of Management Bangalore officials, including Director Dr. Rishikesha T. Krishnan, over allegations of caste discrimination. The investigation, triggered by a complaint Dr. Das submitted to President Droupadi Murmu during her January visit to the institute, found evidence of caste-based bias, the report …

IIT Bombay annual placements 2023-24: Number of students placed sees a dip compared to last year
6 months, 4 weeks ago

IIT Bombay annual placements 2023-24: Number of students placed sees a dip compared to last year

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay shared the annual placement report which started in July 2023 and was completed on July 7th, 2024. However, the number of students being recruited this year saw a dip in comparison to last year's figures. As per the detailed placement report by the institute, the number of students being recruited this year saw a …

IIT Bombay debunks 'misleading' information regarding ST, OBC faculty hiring
11 months, 3 weeks ago

IIT Bombay debunks 'misleading' information regarding ST, OBC faculty hiring

India Today  

In response to recent allegations, the Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Bombay has refuted misleading claims regarding faculty recruitment from reserved categories. Official data released by IIT Bombay reveals that since 2021, 27 individuals from the Scheduled Caste category, 6 from the Scheduled Tribe category, 29 from the Other Backward Classes Non-Creamy Layer, and 1 from the Economically Weaker Section …

As 36% of students fail to get placed in IIT Bombay this year, people raise concerns over employment
11 months, 4 weeks ago

As 36% of students fail to get placed in IIT Bombay this year, people raise concerns over employment

Hindustan Times  

Numerous students across India prepare to crack the IIT-JEE examination in high school to gain a good education and to get excellent placements. However, as 36% of the latest batch of IIT Bombay students failed to get placed, it has raised concerns about unemployment in India. Many people shared about unemployment in India on X after seeing IIT Bombay placements …

IIT Bombay 2024 placement season underwhelms, 36% graduates yet to receive jobs: Report
11 months, 4 weeks ago

IIT Bombay 2024 placement season underwhelms, 36% graduates yet to receive jobs: Report

Live Mint  

The placement season at the Indian Institute of Technology -Bombay remained lackluster this year amid an economic slowdown. According to a report by the Hindustan Times, 712 of around 2,000 students registered for the 2024 placements in IIT-Bombay-about 36% graduates – are yet to secure jobs. IIT- Bombay alumnus and founder of Global IIT Alumni Support Group Dheeraj Singh said …

IIT-Kanpur accused of facilitating discrimination by recruiters
1 year, 4 months ago

IIT-Kanpur accused of facilitating discrimination by recruiters

The Hindu  

As Indian Institutes of Technology across the country start campus placements, a complaint has been filed with the Education Ministry, Social Justice Ministry and the National Commissions for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes, alleging that the Placements Office at IIT-Kanpur was allowing recruiting companies to discriminate against prospective candidates based on their caste or socio-economic category. Mr. …

Caste discrimination survey in IIT-Delhi commenced and withdrawn
1 year, 6 months ago

Caste discrimination survey in IIT-Delhi commenced and withdrawn

The Hindu  

After two Dalit students allegedly died by suicide at the Indian Institute of Technology -Delhi in the past two months, a campus-wide survey on caste discrimination circulated by the institute’s Board of Student Publications was suspended within hours of commencing. As soon as the survey was shared, complaints said the survey’s design was “biased, insensitive, and problematic”, with the institute’s …

IIT-Bombay sends missive on anti-discrimination guidelines ahead of arrival of new batch
1 year, 8 months ago

IIT-Bombay sends missive on anti-discrimination guidelines ahead of arrival of new batch

The Hindu  

After the suicide of a Dalit B. student shook up the Indian Institute of Technology -Bombay with allegations of widespread caste discrimination early this year, the institute is publicising its anti-discrimination policy, which now specifically includes triggers and don’ts for caste discrimination, with the Dean of Student Affairs sending out the guidelines to everyone on campus in an email on …

IIT-B Dalit student’s death: NCSC ‘satisfied’ with inquiry
1 year, 9 months ago

IIT-B Dalit student’s death: NCSC ‘satisfied’ with inquiry

The Hindu  

Two days after the Mumbai Police filed a chargesheet in the suicide of IIT-Bombay student Darshan Solanki, accusing his batchmate, Arman Iqbal Khatri, of abetment, the National Commission for Scheduled Castes on June 1 closed its investigation into the matter. Acknowledging the probe by the police as outlined in the chargesheet, the NCSC on June 1 decided to close its …

SC-ST cells at 16 of 19 IITs are defunct, RTI data finds
1 year, 10 months ago

SC-ST cells at 16 of 19 IITs are defunct, RTI data finds

Hindustan Times  

Though the Centre claims that 19 of the 23 Indian Institutes of Technology have dedicated cells for the welfare of scheduled caste and scheduled tribe students, 16 of them are non-functional, data obtained under the Right to Information Act has revealed. HT Image Ambedkar Periyar Phule Study Circle, a students’ association based at IIT Bombay, has demanded action against directors …

Battling bias on IIT campuses
1 year, 11 months ago

Battling bias on IIT campuses

Hindustan Times  

They were India’s islands of excellence, set up in an infant country to prepare a generation for nation-building. Yet, in recent years, various campuses of the Indian Institutes of Technology have been in the news for a string of student suicides, sparking allegations ranging from caste-based discrimination, harassment by faculty and alienation. In March, the Union education ministry told Parliament …

1 Out Of 3 SC/ST Students Asked About Their Caste: IIT-Bombay 2022 Survey
1 year, 11 months ago

1 Out Of 3 SC/ST Students Asked About Their Caste: IIT-Bombay 2022 Survey

The Quint  

“Many general category students calling SC/ST students like ‘Oye bh***i… tumhaare paas toh ticket hai…’ by ticket they mean caste certificate. ‘Saale Ch****r’… kind of things almost every day.” This is what a student had written as a response in a survey conducted by the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes Cell at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, in February 2022 -- …

No case of caste discrimination or alienation of SC/ST students reported from IITs in last 5 years: Govt. in RS
2 years ago

No case of caste discrimination or alienation of SC/ST students reported from IITs in last 5 years: Govt. in RS

The Hindu  

The Union government on Wednesday told the Rajya Sabha, “No cases of caste discrimination and alienation in SC/ ST students have been reported from IITs in the last 5 years,” in response to a question about caste discrimination in higher educational institutes by MDMK MP Vaiko. Mr. Vaiko had asked the Union government about cases of caste discrimination in IITs …

IIT-B Dalit student’s death | Darshan’s father writes to institute director seeking outside probe, rejecting internal panel report
2 years ago

IIT-B Dalit student’s death | Darshan’s father writes to institute director seeking outside probe, rejecting internal panel report

The Hindu  

Rameshbhai Solanki, the father of 18-year-old Darshan Solanki, who allegedly died by suicide at IIT-Bombay in February, on March 24 wrote to institute Director Subhasis Chaudhuri seeking “with folded hands” that the probe into his son’s death be handed over to an “outside” State or Central agency. IIT-B constituted an internal panel to look into the death, following which the …

Most SC/ST students at IIT-B wary of mentioning caste on campus: Report
2 years ago

Most SC/ST students at IIT-B wary of mentioning caste on campus: Report

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: According to a draft report of a survey conducted by IIT Bombay’s SC-ST student cell last year, nearly one-third of the 388 SC/ST students said that they did not feel comfortable openly discussing their caste identity on campus. “The number maps how hostile, insensitive and unsafe a place IIT Bombay is for SC/ST students,” notes the draft report, adding …

IIT-B suicide case: Internal panel rules out caste discrimination cause of suicide
2 years ago

IIT-B suicide case: Internal panel rules out caste discrimination cause of suicide

Op India  

An internal committee commissioned by the Indian Institute of Bombay found “no specific evidence of direct caste-based discrimination” resulting in the death of Darshan Solanki, a student who allegedly committed suicide in February. How the Leftists exploited the death of Darshan Solanki to promote their Hinduphobic propaganda The Dalit Voice, a popular Twitter account that often peddles Hinduphobic content on …

Months before Dalit student’s death, IIT-Bombay surveyed caste-discrimination on campus
2 years, 1 month ago

Months before Dalit student’s death, IIT-Bombay surveyed caste-discrimination on campus

The Hindu  

Months before the 18-year-old Dalit student, Darshan Solanki, killed himself inside the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay barely three months into his Chemical Engineering course, the institute’s Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Cell had conducted two campus-wide surveys about caste discrimination and mental health issues faced by SC/ST students, The Hindu has learnt. According to internal documents seen by The …

Allegations of caste bias after IIT-Bombay student jumps to death, minister Athawale visits campus
2 years, 1 month ago

Allegations of caste bias after IIT-Bombay student jumps to death, minister Athawale visits campus

India Today  

Amid allegations that caste discrimination drove a student of Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, to kill himself, RPI President and Minister of State for Social Justice, Ramdas Athawale, on Wednesday visited the premier institute. The Union minister's visit gains significance amid allegations of caste discrimination in the premier institute and its role in Solanki's death. The Ambedkar Periyar Phule Study …

After IIT Bombay student's ‘suicide’, group alleges ‘caste discrimination'
2 years, 1 month ago

After IIT Bombay student's ‘suicide’, group alleges ‘caste discrimination'

Hindustan Times  

A day after an 18-year-old student of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, located in Powai area, allegedly died by suicide by jumping off the seventh floor of a hostel building located on the campus, a student group alleged that he was driven to take the extreme step due to discrimination against Scheduled Caste students on the campus. The Powai …

IIT-Bombay student commits suicide, students' group alleges caste discrimination at campus
2 years, 1 month ago

IIT-Bombay student commits suicide, students' group alleges caste discrimination at campus

India TV News  

A day after an 18-year-old Indian Institute of Technology Bombay student, Darshan Solanki allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the 7th floor of hostel building, a student group has alleged that students from "non-urban, non-English speaking backgrounds, oppressed castes and low-income families" face immense harassment and discrimination on the campus. While an investigation has been initiated, a student group Ambedkar …

File report on steps taken to stop ragging, Calcutta HC asks IIT Kharagpur
2 years, 4 months ago

File report on steps taken to stop ragging, Calcutta HC asks IIT Kharagpur

Hindustan Times  

The Calcutta high court has ordered the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur to file a report on steps it has taken to stop ragging following complaints from wardens of a hostel. A single bench of Justice Rajasekhar Mantha on Thursday asked the IIT director to also name the students involved, citing information of what appears to be a clear case …

Dissecting caste discrimination in Indian universities from admissions to placements: Part 1 - IITs | Data Point podcast
2 years, 5 months ago

Dissecting caste discrimination in Indian universities from admissions to placements: Part 1 - IITs | Data Point podcast

The Hindu  

In July, The Hindu’s data team published a story that revealed major disparities in the admission rate of PhD candidates from Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Other backward classes backgrounds. Data released by the Lok Sabha found that in nine IITs, across India, the acceptance rate for SC/ST/OBC PhD candidates was at or below 8%, despite all of these universities …

IIT Bombay Plans to Introduce Mandatory Caste Awareness Academic Course
2 years, 8 months ago

IIT Bombay Plans to Introduce Mandatory Caste Awareness Academic Course

News 18  

The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay is planning to start a mandatory course on caste awareness. The decision to start this caste and racial sensitization course is taken by the SC/ST cell active in the institution. The surveys also enquired students about their opinions on holding more sensitization events and the introduction of a mandatory academic course on caste sensitization. …

IIT Madras Teacher Who Quit Over 'Caste Bias' Writes to Centre, Seeks Fair Probe
3 years, 7 months ago

IIT Madras Teacher Who Quit Over 'Caste Bias' Writes to Centre, Seeks Fair Probe

News 18  

Vipin P Veetil, a teacher at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras who resigned in July alleging caste bias, has written a letter to the Union education minister for a fair probe and suggested that a high-ranking faculty member at the prestigious centre should temporarily step down. “The Head of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at IIT-M must …

IIT Bombay bans 'anti-national' activities on Powai campus
5 years, 2 months ago

IIT Bombay bans 'anti-national' activities on Powai campus

India Today  

The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay has banned what it terms "anti-national activities" and all types of activism on its Powai Campus here, and also sought good manners from its students. Students at the IIT-Bombay campus were stunned to receive the 15-point circular from the authorities on Tuesday, which some have labelled as "restrictions" on their freedom and rights. No …

IIT-Bombay bans ’anti-national’ activities on Powai campus
5 years, 2 months ago

IIT-Bombay bans ’anti-national’ activities on Powai campus

Live Mint  

Mumbai, Jan 29 The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay has banned what it terms "anti-national activities" and all types of activism on its Powai Campus here, and also sought good manners from its students. Students at the IIT-Bombay campus were stunned to receive the 15-point circular from the authorities on Tuesday, which some have labelled as "restrictions" on their freedom …

NCSC chief targets Centre, sends notice to IIT-Madras |IndiaTV News
9 years, 10 months ago

NCSC chief targets Centre, sends notice to IIT-Madras |IndiaTV News

India TV News  

Chennai: The National Commission for Scheduled Castes has sent a notice to IIT-Madras over the controversial ban of a students group whose members are mainly Dalits. We will take action in this regard," Mr. Punia said, adding, "Youngsters must get freedom of speech on campuses. He further accused the Centre of being "insensitive" towards the marginalised sections and claimed that …

The IIT Story: Issues and Concerns
22 years, 1 month ago

The IIT Story: Issues and Concerns

The Hindu  

The IITs have consistently performed as institutions of world-class excellence in an otherwise mediocre higher educational system. Without government funding of these "institutions of national importance,'' most IIT students would probably not have been able to afford such high quality education. Indiresan have suggested that the typical IIT student is in need of more financial assistance than the typical MIT …

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