So Hi to all of those who are reading.
This time I came across another stupidity in this International ( Note the word) Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad. They have made it compulsory to complete 4 HSSM courses( I think all IIITians know the full form of this) in last 2 years of BTech for all students. Now what is the stupidity in that? As HSSM course is conducted by so called senior or reputed faculties of college they have put their own restrictions on the courses.
Some examples are
1) They want to have only 50 students . ( This is ridiculous. Each batch has atleast 150 student III + Iv year= 320 (approx) + MS +Mtech) and they have offered only 5 electives which totals to 250 students.What they suppose others will do. They want them to wait for one more year(after completion of BTech) to complete their HSSM requirements which will never help in near future.
2) They decide on the basis of screening test. Now what is ridiculous about it ? We have taken entrance examination for college.Now we have to compete for completing our so called HSSM requirements.(which are not at all required)
3) One of them tells :- ” please try to keep it as gender equitable as possible. That is,encourage upto 25 girls to register in a class of 50. This is necessary because some of the material used in the course relates to gender based perspectives.” Now I am asking one question from where they will bring 25 girls first of all ? and what will happen to some really interested guys who lost their chance for some “gender based perspectives” ?
I don’t know much about it i.e. how they set curriculum? Whose norms that follow ? etc. etc. etc.
But My opinion is that if they want each one of their IIITian to complete 4 HSSM electives Why the F*** they are putting restrictions to them ? They should allow each and everyone to take that course.
In one meeting Dean says ” Take 2 humanities course” . I say How the hell? If I got eliminated out of my 2 HSSM courses in last Semester who’s gonna take responsibility?
I don’t know why they give that much importance to Humanities. It should be treated as elective for interested i.e. there should be no criteria of completing 4 HSSM. If there is something like norm of AICTE then bring the faculty members who are mentally ready to take atleast 100 students ( I may say 150 but I pity on present conditions).
I saw 123 Registrations in a course called Statistical Methods in AI. These professors are not complaining. Then what is with these Humanities professors.?Are they not capable of taking 100 students? If not then they can’t be called professors . ( Our TAs are better than them).
THIS IS SIMPLY WRONG USE OF POSITION AND POWER.
STOP THIS IN IIIT-H and give chance to students who may face despair and depression in their last sem when their degree will be held in college only because of F****** Humanities courses.
Thats all I want to say.
This is really a ridiculous thing going on in IIIT-H………….
So aptly n lucidly written… U’ve poured your heart out on paper…
Boss, your view that total of 320 students are there and seats are 250 is wrong, not all want to do humanities courses, I am not doing any and know many who are not taking any humanities course in this semester.
And as far as my know people have not even explored humanities, so we cant say how it is and on what basis it is added in our curriculum, Thing is that we have prepared our minds that humanities is bad and has no scope etc etc, This is just not all true.
yeah the idea of taking 25 girls is funny,……!!
Hey Aman I am not saying that Any Humanities course is bad. I am just saying putting limit every time will create problem for some students . Think about students who can lose their chance of getting any humanities courses in all forthcoming semesters due to this Student Limit . They will have to suffer.
Think about yourself . Suppose in all 6 7 and 8th sem you will not be able to get into any humanities course due to student limit . How do you feel ? We have to complete 4 courses anyway ..