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Failing to get job, IIT student commits suicide

Kanpur: Upset over not getting a job through campus recruitment, a post graduate IIT student allegedly committed suicide in Kanpur by hanging himself. G Suman, a second year M-tech student hailing from Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh, was found hanging from a ceiling fan in his hostel room this afte ....Read more

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ShameBy: Jacob | Saturday , 3 Jan '09 23:54:12 PM Reply | Forward It is a shame that a student killed himself. Government should stop giving funds to IIT. They are of no use to the country other than the IITians who can earn good salary with out doing anything.

Campus CouncilingBy: M V Chilukuri | Saturday , 3 Jan '09 23:17:42 PM Reply | Forward I do not know why AP students succumb to pressure, especially at IITK. It happened once in 1999 and it seems the authorities have done nothing to improve the situation at IITs.All IIT undergraduates and postgraduates can be offered on campus research assistant/teaching assistant jobs before they get permanent jobs in public or private sector.Also, its high time the IIT academic staff prepare these graduate students to face the situation with humility and courage rather than desperation.Any student either graduate or postgraduate given proper counseling and guidance can develop self confidence and self belief rather than inability or helpless.

ErrataBy: S P | Saturday , 3 Jan '09 22:47:35 PM Reply | Forward I have been a student at IITK and would just like to point out that Director is Dr. S.G. Dhande not Panday ... please gets the names right.

SUPPORT FOR IIT'SBy: GEORGE | Saturday , 3 Jan '09 22:02:15 PM Reply | Forward IF THIS STUDENT WAS VERY SMART WITH LITTLE WISDOM, HE WOULD NOT HAVE COMMITED SUCIDE. SUCIDE IS A MENTAL PROBLEM INHERITED FROM FAMILY TIES.PEOPLE LIKE HIM WHO ARE IIT'S CAN BE ENTERPRENOUS AND PROVIDE JOB FOR OTHER INDIANS. TODAY GOVERNMENT PROVIDE SUBSIDARY LOANS. THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD HELP SUPPORT SUCH STUDENTS FOR THEIR BETTERMENT AND FOR THE NATION.

Govt. helping.....By: Deepak | Saturday , 3 Jan '09 20:28:21 PM Reply | Forward Govt. of India has already equated Madrassa education equal to Kendriya Vidyalaya.See, Congress is out to help Mass Indian population.Sonia, Mayawati, Lallo go to Hell

IIT campuses must understand JOB market and preach Knowledge as goal not job as oneBy: Prakashkapila | Saturday , 3 Jan '09 20:21:58 PM Reply | Forward IIT campuses must understand market and tell its students that IIT is not a ticket to riches, but only to higher knowledge level,Most of the over achievers in life have failed initially.Edison Einstien Newton never got a great life after thier education, they got it after they discovered something really great.Failure is part of success if the fight to succeed is not given up.Parents must also understand that market particularly job market does not work as they "think" it should.DiruBhai ambani did not study big studies but he acquired knowledge which made Bill Clinton spend 2 hours with him to learn.College educcation only gives fundamentals it does not ensure success,This is a reality.Only hardwork, right application of knowledge gives success.

Nehru family is solely responsible for all these incidents:By: Dr. Ramesh | Saturday , 3 Jan '09 19:28:21 PM Reply | Forward Nehru family members are not martyrs. They were simply criminals. The killing of Indira and Rajiv were just consequences of duties they did not perform what they were supposed to do. They did not nourish the law and order system, rather created the law and order problem so that they can manipulate the people's mandate in order to remain in the power. They knowingly encouraged corruption so that they can produce vote fetching delegates, fund party and themselves from the commissions. They exactly got what they deserved. Nehru family is solely responsible for the lawlessness and existing corruption in India. Now situation has become so worse that very few dare to start a new venture in India and so we don't have jobs even for few hundred IITians, except 3rd grade leftover outsourced jobs offered by so called big Indian companies.

nehru family- a curse of india?By: k.madhukar | Monday , 5 Jan '09 9:26:30 AM Reply | Forward Dr Ramesh is right.When India was poorest country, its leader Nehru behaved like world leader and his patronising way of dealing with China made them attack us knowing full well nehru kept our armed forces ill equipped. He always nurtured a feeling his daughter alone is fit to rule India after his departure.Indira institutionalised corruption and made the congress party a private limited company with help of any number of Mir casims and jaichands of the party and finally died a dogs death at the hands of her own body guards.His son was so immature to believe that what Americans and french could not do in Vietnam, his army could do in srilanka and he too paid the prize for his folly.Now her daughter in law rules the country without accountability and India has become a laughing stock by the way it handles terror originationg from pak soil.

Nehru Family is solely responsible for all these incidentsBy: S.V.Madhav | Monday , 5 Jan '09 2:44:58 AM Reply | Forward I agree one hundred % to Dr.Ramesh's message.It is a shame on these congress party members which are supporting Nehru family offshoots to rule our country.

Nerhu's and the modern thinkingBy: vishal | Monday , 5 Jan '09 1:06:00 AM Reply | Forward In India we are keen to throw responsibilities upon others.Aren't we the only one responsibile of what is our country today.Corruption starts from us only, caste system is deeply routed in our country (the only non religious party is congress). the differences came from the time of maharajas.We were an religious and extreme poverty country, and the things are chanching, so please, if you want to criticise do it for something constructive and not for the sake of blamming, and please analise hisory instead of reading it.

suicideBy: preet | Sunday , 4 Jan '09 23:16:21 PM Reply | Forward hello Dr. Ramesh, I dont think you deserve that title'Dr.'... people like you who blame others for all the bad things around is a curse for India.. There are lots of people out there who are facing bad times even worser than failing to get some dream jobs. Are they all coming suicide?. Right attitude and positive response and FAITH is what will make one to survive.

No u r wrong, rameshBy: Common indian | Sunday , 4 Jan '09 18:58:08 PM Reply | Forward It is not true. deocracy is the best form of government, we indians had been lazy socially, we never exercised our power of controlling the government for nation al good, we all allowed the corruption to flousrish, because of our narrow personal interests, but not prepared for the vaues or system for the nation or society at large. that resulted in,bureaucrates having hay day, and served the corruption through their nexus to politicians, foreign governments, arms dealer as well as contractors. Politicians work the way, people want them to work. till the time perople participate in working, corruption cannot be eradicated. So make them trasparent through RTI and accountable through the legal and democrsatic means. begin it today, corruption will be oy tomorrow

Nehru family's responsibilityBy: Subbu | Sunday , 4 Jan '09 15:44:51 PM Reply | Forward Dear Dr. Ramesh, for the above activities all the Nehru family people got Bharat Ratna award also, which do not forget. Now two more are waiting for the award

Isolated Incident...By: Seeker | Saturday , 3 Jan '09 23:26:26 PM Reply | Forward I think we should not read too much into an isolated incident. I did my BTech in IIT ages ago. The MTech students usually have a less socially active life, and it is possible that once in a while we get some people falling into a trap of depression. It is an unfortunate event, but generalizing it to the origins of Indian politics, etc., is a bit of an over-reaction.S

Introduce MeditationBy: P.Kulandavelu | Saturday , 3 Jan '09 19:13:06 PM Reply | Forward Getting admission in IITs and IIMs is a dream to every brilliant student.Naturally subjects are tough.But all the students are getting through as they are already intelligent,but most of the time they are under tension,as they are always behind the subjects and it is quite nature.University authorities can easily understand the students' mental tension and one time I heard that authorities are arranging for the councilling of such students with leading psychiatristics to get relief of their tensions.Surely that will give good result.But in this particular case when Mr Suman failed to get job from the campus interview,his disappointment should have watched by his close friends and they would have consoled him and encouraged him to try for anothr job. In general, authorities could have called the students who were not selected and advised them in the appropriate way so that they would be free from the grief totally.If Universities introduce meditation for all it will reduce tension.

Admission to IITBy: sinnamma Das | Sunday , 4 Jan '09 0:12:07 AM Reply | Forward Kulanda velu states that the admission into IIT/IIM is a dream of brilliant students. Wrong. Under the caste based quota, candidates with mediocre educational accomplishments can also get into IIT/IIM. Kulanda velu should know that !!

Campus AdvisorBy: M V Chilukuri | Saturday , 3 Jan '09 23:20:07 PM Reply | Forward Good suggestion!Though Yoga

Campus AdvisorBy: M V Chilukuri | Saturday , 3 Jan '09 18:21:25 PM Reply | Forward I think it is high time that IIT registers it's alumni with on campus jobs those who fail to get jobs. Also, these students can work for NGO's as technical support!

Time to uniteBy: H M Seth | Sunday , 4 Jan '09 10:35:21 AM Reply | Forward In the wake of this recession, it is a high time that the IIT alumni should come forward to extend help to their alma mater and relieving their juniors of such extreme stresses. It boasts a lot as seen in the PAN-IIT conferences, but now the real time has arrived to act for each one of them.

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