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JUN 8, 2022

After a gap of almost 3 years, the season of vigorous campaigning, manifestos and chapos - is back. ‘Tis the SAC election season.

Watch Out! presents a manifesto review of the General Secretary Hostel Affairs (HA), Manu Garg

As the deserted corridors of the white marvel stand amidst sprawling lawns, it is for the first time in 175 years that there is such tranquillity on the campus.

COVID-19 has impacted all of us in several ways. A lot of us are facing the scourge of the financial issues that have come packed with this pandemic.

The IIT SPAN, or Indian Institutes of Technology Students’ Presence Across Nation, is a self-governed body composed of elected student representatives of the respective IITs, with the intent to serve as an advisory body and as a platform to hea...

This meeting was mainly called to give an update on the changes made to the academic structure and make student body of the DAPCs (Departmental Academic Program Committees) aware of their duties and responsibilities. It was convened by Sarim Kh...

The Students’ Senate is the most important instrument for the dissemination of students’ opinion to the administration and to allow the senators to collectively reach a consensus on essential developments affecting students’ campus experience. ...

The second IIT SPAN meet of 2017-18 session was held at IIT Roorkee on 2nd-3rd March 2018 which was attended by the student senate representatives of IIT Roorkee, Bilai, BHU, Delhi, Indore, Jodhpur, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras, Palakkad, Patna, a...

Among the many problems faced by any student in the institute, one particularly sensitive issue is that of student-faculty conflicts. In an attempt to resolve these issues, the Senate has appointed Dr. Pradeep Kumar of the Civil Engineering Dep...

Are we there yet?

SEP 6, 2017

Over the last few months, the students of IIT Roorkee have ceaselessly endeavoured to transform the institute into an equal-opportunity environment for themselves. But with close to 12% of the students and residents of the IIT Roorkee campus be...

Minutes of the 4th students’ senate meeting held on 18th August, 2017.

The last few months have seen a rise in the cases of dog bites in and around the campus, with several students speaking out on social media to express their grievances against the dog menace. A large section of the student community has regular...

The Senate Hall on Monday, played host to a first of its kind, open for all General Body Meeting organised by the Student Affairs Council. The event aimed at giving the student body a chance to voice their concerns regarding their issues at IIT...

Often a freshman’s life becomes a tightrope walk between diving into various co-curriculars while chugging along with the daily ordeal of academics. In an effort to foster a healthy interaction with senior students, the institute has flagged of...

SAC Meeting Review

NOV 4, 2015

This year’s first SAC meeting on 4th November convened on a 12 point agenda that constituted a range of issues from the removal of the girls’ timing restrictions to the problems of commuting regular students from Saharanpur campus.

The pre-existing power has been broken down to pieces and redistributed. But further empowerment has been ominously disregarded. Even more disturbingly, there has been no discussion of handing more power to the students. The system is still who...

In this piece, the second of a series, Watch Out! takes a look at the reasons behind this perception and at the reforms which have been announced to how the junta elects its representatives.

It is something everyone talks about and takes a passing interest in. But when it comes to casting votes, most of the junta can be found feigning sweet slumber on that fateful Sunday morning. And hence, politics at IIT Roorkee inevitably boils ...