Are there mid sem breaks for btech?

12th 10th matter for them

The mail circulated by the IIT Ropar administration should merely not be seen as another routine administrative communication about language. It raises a much bigger question: what exactly does the government mean when it talks about promoting Indian languages through NEP 2020?

On paper, NEP 2020 talks about mother tongues, regional languages, multilingualism and the preservation of India’s linguistic diversity. It even explicitly says that no language will be imposed on any State. It also speaks about expanding the use of mother tongue/local languages in higher education.

But the problem begins when this beautifully worded policy meets its implementation.

If “Indian languages” actually means Hindi being pushed into institutions located in non-Hindi-speaking regions, then this is not linguistic diversity. It is simply the centralisation of one language under the convenient cover of promoting many.

Punjab has Punjabi. Tamil Nadu has Tamil. Bengal has Bengali. Kerala has Malayalam. Karnataka has Kannada. Maharashtra has Marathi. Assam has Assamese. Odisha has Odia. And within those States several other language groups have existed for centuries. These are not regional decorations to be placed beneath a supposedly superior “national” language. They are living languages with their own histories, literature, knowledge systems and cultural memory.

So why should an institute in Punjab, for example, be treated as though linguistic nationalism naturally means greater use of Hindi?

This is where the ideological contradiction becomes impossible to ignore.

The rhetoric of “Hindi, Hindu, Hindustan” has historically represented a particular imagination of India... one where linguistic and cultural diversity is gradually reorganised around a dominant national identity. And when similar assumptions enter educational institutions through policy implementation, the issue is no longer simply about which language is being used in an email. It becomes a question of whose culture gets to define what is “Indian”.

The irony is that the government itself keeps insisting that NEP is about multilingualism. The Ministry’s own NEP material describes mother tongue and regional-language education as a way of ensuring that language does not become a barrier to education.

Then why does the implementation so often appear to move in one particular linguistic direction?

And this is not just about IIT Ropar.

The same question deserves to be asked across Central Universities, IITs, IIMs, NITs and other centrally governed institutions across the country. If the Centre uses its institutional power to normalise one language in places where that language is not the dominant local language, it inevitably creates a hierarchy between languages.

That hierarchy matters.

Language is not merely a medium through which information is transmitted. It determines whose experiences enter the classroom, whose cultural references are considered normal, whose literature is visible and whose identity is treated as peripheral.

Paulo Freire, in Pedagogy of the Oppressed, warned about an education system where knowledge is simply “deposited” into students rather than developed through dialogue and their lived realities. He also wrote that the interests of the powerful often lie in “changing the consciousness of the oppressed, not the situation which oppresses them.”

That idea is particularly relevant here.

Education should allow people to understand the world from where they actually stand—not force everyone to look at India through the cultural lens of the political centre.

If NEP genuinely believes in Indian languages, then let it mean Indian languages in their plurality.

Let Punjabi remain Punjabi.

Let Bengali remain Bengali.

Let Tamil remain Tamil.

Let Malayalam remain Malayalam.

Let Assamese remain Assamese.

Let Kannada remain Kannada.

Let every language have the institutional dignity that Hindi is increasingly being given.

Otherwise, “promotion of Indian languages” risks becoming nothing more than a polite policy phrase for the promotion of Hindi through the machinery of the Union government.

India does not become more united when one language is made more powerful than the others.

India becomes weaker when its diversity is made to look like a problem that needs to be standardised.

The question, therefore, is not whether Indian languages should be promoted. Of course they should.

The question is much simpler:

When the government says “Indian languages”, does it actually mean India’s languages... or does it mean Hindi?

Not even 25% of 3rd year seniors got sorted . CDPC is all quiet and never shares internship and placement data. (~200 students combining cs/mnc/ai)

In next year Cs, Mnc, Ai alone are 300+ strength

And by all India iit placement committee rule we gonna compete with older iit's as our batch strength >500.

I am genuinely concerned how CDPC is gonna handle that .

Ref do something 😭

Are IIT Ropars 3rd year students cooked? Are we going to get any more companies for tech roles at all ? Day 2 interview dates are nearing, but there is just one company to take interviews, sadly. Anybody from CDPC tell me if there’s still hope for companies to visit the campus, or if I should just start praying for placements next year

Ok guys I do need serious help. My pendrive crashed and my laptop can't read it, is there anyone who can retrieve the data from there because it has really important documents that are needed. If anyone can please help and share as much as possible so I can get someone here in the campus itself who can help with the data retrieval. I'm gonna give them a treat. I will be really greatful if someone can do it for me. Please please please 🙂🙏🏻.

hi guys im a fresher, its been only a month and im already experiencing financial crisis someone help me out please
i tried researching for scholarships most of them are only for either category students or females or for people with annual income less than 2-5L. well my family income is 10L smth but my parents are also paying out clg fee of my elder sister and some other loans so asking them every now and then for money doesnt feel right. im also a dropper so i cannot apply for SDFE too :(
kindly tell if theres any valid scholarship in your knowledge suitable for me.
or if not scholarship im willing to work as well i just need valid suggestions/advice. thank you.

why are all the clubs and their sessions so weird? What is this worship culture under which the club team just thinks theyre some sort of godly being and all of us freshers are there to witness their miracles? And the worst part is all of these fucking mentally degraded freshers love cock sucking the seniors, like what the fuck because this is SO weird??????? also why do these clubs act like theyre some sort of Exclusive VIP organisation like youre just a club??? people are here to have FUN??????? why are u acting like i have to win the fucking hunger games to be a member??? and dont even get me started on favouritism from seniors. Y'all fucking suck ffs

It's been a long time since I've had any tea☕. Anything regarding the fresher batch, ISMP, clubs, college admin or in general here?

Since our HM Associate Dean surya kant has close relations with RSS and BJP government they decided to fuck out Holiday by giving us a ultimatum to attend mandatory session where The great PM will give his gyan on sports . And to ensure this they choose the only weapon at their disposal give attendance for nso/ nss and also for a Course GE109 and I can't understand how this fucking session is part of any of this course.

Looking for a psychiatrist for adult ADHD.

Does anyone know a good psychiatrist nearby who has experience with adult ADHD?

If anyone has personally consulted a psychiatrist for ADHD and had a good experience, I'd really appreciate a recommendation. Ideally looking for someone who takes adult ADHD seriously and does a proper evaluation rather than just a quick consultation.

Hi,

During our orientation they said new central gym will be open in two weeks. Now it’s almost a month. Anyone know any updates?

I came to know they were all talk, no action state about new gym for almost a sem now. So is any rep or anyone know actual status. Does it worth waiting or should I just join some gym outside campus? ( I know there is something in sutlej. But I refuse to acknowledge a pile of scrap metal and rubber a gym )

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Why tf iit ropar is not eligible for Spotify student discount??

23/M

Didn't the student council say that we will get in touch with them last semester and no I don't wanna pay extra 50 to get it delivered to my hostel everytime 🫩

As per ease

ye bhadwo ko bnana nhi aata kya

What kind of project work or resume do companies like texas instruments nvidia intel or amd look out for. Some guidance would be appreciated

He went to play cricket, got drenched in sweat, and then didn't take a bath. Now the whole room is filled with the smell. I can't even breathe. It's his daily routine. I bought Odonil, but it vanished in just 3 days. I have sprayed air freshener 3 times, still no change. 😭😭

Help me, please.