June 11th ’08 has been marked as an important day in the lives of the students desiring to study in IIT- Bombay. The renowned institute has banned students from opting for internship in companies abroad. This rule is applicable from the existing academic session. IITB students as part of their 4 year course are required to undergo an 8 week internship either in India or abroad. With this new rule, student’s dreams of flying abroad, meeting new people and socializing (even making some firang gfs!) were tattered and battered! Needless to say, students being the hot blood of the new millennium (& perhaps Rang De Basanti has done its work too well!) put up a strong opposition. But alas! Victory favored the IITB management.
The decision is driven by realization that over 50-60 % of the students choose new lands as their destination for internship, with US & Europe topping the popularity charts. These stats are backed by Dr Ashok Misra, director, IITB and also our very own groovy music channel, MTV! Besides Indian companies, you can also hone your skills in Indian Institute of Science (IISC), Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research and all the IITs.
In the wake of this new development, several points come to the forefront. Would you as a student prefer to go to other IITs? Would other IIT’s follow suit? Do you think that this move would prove to be instrumental in educating the students about the developments in Indian industry?
I, for one, am against the bans of any sort, whatsoever! It’s a free country and everyone should be given the right to join any company that they wish to…Is there nothing in the labor laws about this?! However, we cannot definitely overlook the fact that we, as students, are being ignorant to the requirements of our own motherland. India is in great need of proficient researchers. With increasing no. of students turning towards foreign countries for better advancement possibilities, India remains the sole one to lose.
What is this your take on this war of opinions?
Quality of education in IITs are being compromised in the name of "Reservation" of faculties.
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What a shame
WE SHUD B ASHAMED.... IITS ARE BORN TO PROVIDE WORLD CLASS FACILITY OF EDUCATION TO CREATE ENGINEERS WHO STRUCTURE THE FUTURE OF INDIA... IT'S A SHAME THAT DESPITE SPENDING HUGE AMOUNTS[PUBLIC AMOUNTS TO BE NOTED] ON EDUCATION WE STILL WANT TO FLY SOMEWHERE.... SUCH PPL DONT EVEN DESERVE AN IIT.....
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