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		<title>By: Himanshu Sheth</title>
		<link>http://www.cruisemaniac.com/blog/2007/05/28/the-megabucks-iit-k-fiasco/comment-page-1/#comment-87</link>
		<dc:creator>Himanshu Sheth</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2007 07:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey Ashwin,
I agree with what Abhilash has told,he has all the valid points.It all depends on how people take the feedback eg. If you criticize me,you give me room for improvement but if look the other way , I may also feel that I am insulted.So,the bottom line is &quot;It depends on how I take the feedback..be it positive or negative&quot;

Also,I did not feel that in your post you tried to give Gyaan to others,you just indicated the loopholes in the event...I guess the best way to solve this problem is &quot;to keep mum&quot;..Silence gives more message than words :)

-Himanshu</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey Ashwin,<br />
I agree with what Abhilash has told,he has all the valid points.It all depends on how people take the feedback eg. If you criticize me,you give me room for improvement but if look the other way , I may also feel that I am insulted.So,the bottom line is &#8220;It depends on how I take the feedback..be it positive or negative&#8221;</p>
<p>Also,I did not feel that in your post you tried to give Gyaan to others,you just indicated the loopholes in the event&#8230;I guess the best way to solve this problem is &#8220;to keep mum&#8221;..Silence gives more message than words <img src='http://www.cruisemaniac.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>-Himanshu</p>
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		<title>By: hjsblogger</title>
		<link>http://www.cruisemaniac.com/blog/2007/05/28/the-megabucks-iit-k-fiasco/comment-page-1/#comment-392</link>
		<dc:creator>hjsblogger</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2007 07:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey Ashwin,
I agree with what Abhilash has told,he has all the valid points.It all depends on how people take the feedback eg. If you criticize me,you give me room for improvement but if look the other way , I may also feel that I am insulted.So,the bottom line is &quot;It depends on how I take the feedback..be it positive or negative&quot;

Also,I did not feel that in your post you tried to give Gyaan to others,you just indicated the loopholes in the event...I guess the best way to solve this problem is &quot;to keep mum&quot;..Silence gives more message than words :)

-Himanshu</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey Ashwin,<br />
I agree with what Abhilash has told,he has all the valid points.It all depends on how people take the feedback eg. If you criticize me,you give me room for improvement but if look the other way , I may also feel that I am insulted.So,the bottom line is &#8220;It depends on how I take the feedback..be it positive or negative&#8221;</p>
<p>Also,I did not feel that in your post you tried to give Gyaan to others,you just indicated the loopholes in the event&#8230;I guess the best way to solve this problem is &#8220;to keep mum&#8221;..Silence gives more message than words <img src='http://www.cruisemaniac.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>-Himanshu</p>
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		<title>By: Saurabh Chawdhary</title>
		<link>http://www.cruisemaniac.com/blog/2007/05/28/the-megabucks-iit-k-fiasco/comment-page-1/#comment-88</link>
		<dc:creator>Saurabh Chawdhary</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2007 13:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The &quot;class&quot; is not defined by IITians. I personally believe that there&#039;s nothing &quot;class&quot; in general for IITians. Mastering PCM of 12th makes no one great.
It&#039;s a pity thing which anyone can achieve.

Moreover I don&#039;t think JEE has any kind of test for management skills or communication/composition skills or any character test! (It only tests for PCM knowledge that too of intermedeate level.)  And I also think that &quot;engineering education standards in TamilNadu colleges&quot; are also not based on these qualities. It also must be a test on PCM but only slightly easier than JEE. &lt;i&gt;Plz tell me, do they really take interviews and personality test for Engg. admissions??&lt;/i&gt;

The vision of IIT, as defined by Hon. J.L.Nehru, when IITs were established in the first five year plan was &quot;&lt;b&gt;to provide meaningful education, to conduct original research of the highest standard and to provide leadership in technological innovation for the industrial growth of the country.&lt;/b&gt;&quot; So the country should expect from IIT graduates to contribute to same.

I have little to do with your views about Megabucks. It&#039;s really sad that it was not par with expectations. All that fooding and contact stuff should not be like that. But to question the stabdards of JEE (which tests PCM) for your above mentioned problem doesn&#039;t seems logical. The are different things and have no relation. Don&#039;t they?

Whether or not IITs are producing technology personels is also independent of the thing due to which you were disappointed. These are to be debated separately.

So if one had to question the &lt;i&gt;so-called&lt;/i&gt; &quot;IIT class&quot; it should be on the basis of wether or not aim of IIT is fulfilled. Not on the basis of whether or not IIT people are able to conduct a business fest or not.

To expect a God-like stature from humans is not justice.

I never feel sorry to stamd with what I feel is just and true. I &lt;i&gt;worship&lt;/i&gt; justice and I love my &lt;i&gt;alma-mater&lt;/i&gt;. Don&#039;t get confused b/w the two verbs.....

THE END.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The &#8220;class&#8221; is not defined by IITians. I personally believe that there&#8217;s nothing &#8220;class&#8221; in general for IITians. Mastering PCM of 12th makes no one great.<br />
It&#8217;s a pity thing which anyone can achieve.</p>
<p>Moreover I don&#8217;t think JEE has any kind of test for management skills or communication/composition skills or any character test! (It only tests for PCM knowledge that too of intermedeate level.)  And I also think that &#8220;engineering education standards in TamilNadu colleges&#8221; are also not based on these qualities. It also must be a test on PCM but only slightly easier than JEE. <i>Plz tell me, do they really take interviews and personality test for Engg. admissions??</i></p>
<p>The vision of IIT, as defined by Hon. J.L.Nehru, when IITs were established in the first five year plan was &#8220;<b>to provide meaningful education, to conduct original research of the highest standard and to provide leadership in technological innovation for the industrial growth of the country.</b>&#8221; So the country should expect from IIT graduates to contribute to same.</p>
<p>I have little to do with your views about Megabucks. It&#8217;s really sad that it was not par with expectations. All that fooding and contact stuff should not be like that. But to question the stabdards of JEE (which tests PCM) for your above mentioned problem doesn&#8217;t seems logical. The are different things and have no relation. Don&#8217;t they?</p>
<p>Whether or not IITs are producing technology personels is also independent of the thing due to which you were disappointed. These are to be debated separately.</p>
<p>So if one had to question the <i>so-called</i> &#8220;IIT class&#8221; it should be on the basis of wether or not aim of IIT is fulfilled. Not on the basis of whether or not IIT people are able to conduct a business fest or not.</p>
<p>To expect a God-like stature from humans is not justice.</p>
<p>I never feel sorry to stamd with what I feel is just and true. I <i>worship</i> justice and I love my <i>alma-mater</i>. Don&#8217;t get confused b/w the two verbs&#8230;..</p>
<p>THE END.</p>
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		<title>By: Saurabh Chawdhary</title>
		<link>http://www.cruisemaniac.com/blog/2007/05/28/the-megabucks-iit-k-fiasco/comment-page-1/#comment-393</link>
		<dc:creator>Saurabh Chawdhary</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2007 13:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The &quot;class&quot; is not defined by IITians. I personally believe that there&#039;s nothing &quot;class&quot; in general for IITians. Mastering PCM of 12th makes no one great.
It&#039;s a pity thing which anyone can achieve.

Moreover I don&#039;t think JEE has any kind of test for management skills or communication/composition skills or any character test! (It only tests for PCM knowledge that too of intermedeate level.)  And I also think that &quot;engineering education standards in TamilNadu colleges&quot; are also not based on these qualities. It also must be a test on PCM but only slightly easier than JEE. &lt;i&gt;Plz tell me, do they really take interviews and personality test for Engg. admissions??&lt;/i&gt;

The vision of IIT, as defined by Hon. J.L.Nehru, when IITs were established in the first five year plan was &quot;&lt;b&gt;to provide meaningful education, to conduct original research of the highest standard and to provide leadership in technological innovation for the industrial growth of the country.&lt;/b&gt;&quot; So the country should expect from IIT graduates to contribute to same.

I have little to do with your views about Megabucks. It&#039;s really sad that it was not par with expectations. All that fooding and contact stuff should not be like that. But to question the stabdards of JEE (which tests PCM) for your above mentioned problem doesn&#039;t seems logical. The are different things and have no relation. Don&#039;t they?

Whether or not IITs are producing technology personels is also independent of the thing due to which you were disappointed. These are to be debated separately.

So if one had to question the &lt;i&gt;so-called&lt;/i&gt; &quot;IIT class&quot; it should be on the basis of wether or not aim of IIT is fulfilled. Not on the basis of whether or not IIT people are able to conduct a business fest or not.

To expect a God-like stature from humans is not justice.

I never feel sorry to stamd with what I feel is just and true. I &lt;i&gt;worship&lt;/i&gt; justice and I love my &lt;i&gt;alma-mater&lt;/i&gt;. Don&#039;t get confused b/w the two verbs.....

THE END.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The &#8220;class&#8221; is not defined by IITians. I personally believe that there&#8217;s nothing &#8220;class&#8221; in general for IITians. Mastering PCM of 12th makes no one great.<br />
It&#8217;s a pity thing which anyone can achieve.</p>
<p>Moreover I don&#8217;t think JEE has any kind of test for management skills or communication/composition skills or any character test! (It only tests for PCM knowledge that too of intermedeate level.)  And I also think that &#8220;engineering education standards in TamilNadu colleges&#8221; are also not based on these qualities. It also must be a test on PCM but only slightly easier than JEE. <i>Plz tell me, do they really take interviews and personality test for Engg. admissions??</i></p>
<p>The vision of IIT, as defined by Hon. J.L.Nehru, when IITs were established in the first five year plan was &#8220;<b>to provide meaningful education, to conduct original research of the highest standard and to provide leadership in technological innovation for the industrial growth of the country.</b>&#8221; So the country should expect from IIT graduates to contribute to same.</p>
<p>I have little to do with your views about Megabucks. It&#8217;s really sad that it was not par with expectations. All that fooding and contact stuff should not be like that. But to question the stabdards of JEE (which tests PCM) for your above mentioned problem doesn&#8217;t seems logical. The are different things and have no relation. Don&#8217;t they?</p>
<p>Whether or not IITs are producing technology personels is also independent of the thing due to which you were disappointed. These are to be debated separately.</p>
<p>So if one had to question the <i>so-called</i> &#8220;IIT class&#8221; it should be on the basis of wether or not aim of IIT is fulfilled. Not on the basis of whether or not IIT people are able to conduct a business fest or not.</p>
<p>To expect a God-like stature from humans is not justice.</p>
<p>I never feel sorry to stamd with what I feel is just and true. I <i>worship</i> justice and I love my <i>alma-mater</i>. Don&#8217;t get confused b/w the two verbs&#8230;..</p>
<p>THE END.</p>
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		<title>By: The Cruisemaniac</title>
		<link>http://www.cruisemaniac.com/blog/2007/05/28/the-megabucks-iit-k-fiasco/comment-page-1/#comment-89</link>
		<dc:creator>The Cruisemaniac</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2007 08:56:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanx for your comment @Abhilash.

The whole feedback post came out as a result of my observations @ IIT-K.  Any IIT is known greatly for its fests as it is for the education it imparts...

But here we were, completely lost...  No one to contact...  No one responding.  Figuring out bare necessities like food...

I do accept the fact that I&#039;m no pro at things... But then, the presentations there were pathetic...  Ask Himanshu about it...

The icing on the cake were the two comments in my previous post regarding the event that sparked it all...
&lt;blockquote&gt;You may think you&#039;re something... But thats not wat everyone else thinks of you...&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanx for your comment @Abhilash.</p>
<p>The whole feedback post came out as a result of my observations @ IIT-K.  Any IIT is known greatly for its fests as it is for the education it imparts&#8230;</p>
<p>But here we were, completely lost&#8230;  No one to contact&#8230;  No one responding.  Figuring out bare necessities like food&#8230;</p>
<p>I do accept the fact that I&#8217;m no pro at things&#8230; But then, the presentations there were pathetic&#8230;  Ask Himanshu about it&#8230;</p>
<p>The icing on the cake were the two comments in my previous post regarding the event that sparked it all&#8230;</p>
<blockquote><p>You may think you&#8217;re something&#8230; But thats not wat everyone else thinks of you&#8230;</p></blockquote>
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		<title>By: The Cruisemaniac</title>
		<link>http://www.cruisemaniac.com/blog/2007/05/28/the-megabucks-iit-k-fiasco/comment-page-1/#comment-394</link>
		<dc:creator>The Cruisemaniac</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2007 08:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanx for your comment @Abhilash.

The whole feedback post came out as a result of my observations @ IIT-K.  Any IIT is known greatly for its fests as it is for the education it imparts...

But here we were, completely lost...  No one to contact...  No one responding.  Figuring out bare necessities like food...

I do accept the fact that I&#039;m no pro at things... But then, the presentations there were pathetic...  Ask Himanshu about it...

The icing on the cake were the two comments in my previous post regarding the event that sparked it all...
&lt;blockquote&gt;You may think you&#039;re something... But thats not wat everyone else thinks of you...&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanx for your comment @Abhilash.</p>
<p>The whole feedback post came out as a result of my observations @ IIT-K.  Any IIT is known greatly for its fests as it is for the education it imparts&#8230;</p>
<p>But here we were, completely lost&#8230;  No one to contact&#8230;  No one responding.  Figuring out bare necessities like food&#8230;</p>
<p>I do accept the fact that I&#8217;m no pro at things&#8230; But then, the presentations there were pathetic&#8230;  Ask Himanshu about it&#8230;</p>
<p>The icing on the cake were the two comments in my previous post regarding the event that sparked it all&#8230;</p>
<blockquote><p>You may think you&#8217;re something&#8230; But thats not wat everyone else thinks of you&#8230;</p></blockquote>
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		<title>By: Abhilash Ravishankar</title>
		<link>http://www.cruisemaniac.com/blog/2007/05/28/the-megabucks-iit-k-fiasco/comment-page-1/#comment-90</link>
		<dc:creator>Abhilash Ravishankar</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2007 07:02:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ashwin,

I had read your earlier post, and forwarded them to my mates at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.celbits.org&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;CEL, BITS Pilani&lt;/a&gt; where I used to work when I was at BITS Pilani. Quite a few times, when we used to get guests/speakers at BITS, we failed to hand them a good, interesting audience; and at the end the guest/speaker would&#039;ve been extremely disappointed/disgruntled ... which really hurt us. We continuously made efforts for such things not to happen, but at times, things spiraled beyond control - thanks to a huge fest happening, audience being scattered, exams etc etc.

I completely can understand the IIT-K student-side of the story. And I empathize with them. But what is particularly delightful is your candid feedback and that amazing email by the IIT-K organizer thanking you for that. That is, as you said &#039;IIT-class&#039;.

Frankly, you shouldn&#039;t give a damn to all those trolls who hate candid feedback and blindly worship their alma-mater without accepting the fact that the race to perfection has no finish line.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ashwin,</p>
<p>I had read your earlier post, and forwarded them to my mates at <a href="http://www.celbits.org" rel="nofollow">CEL, BITS Pilani</a> where I used to work when I was at BITS Pilani. Quite a few times, when we used to get guests/speakers at BITS, we failed to hand them a good, interesting audience; and at the end the guest/speaker would&#8217;ve been extremely disappointed/disgruntled &#8230; which really hurt us. We continuously made efforts for such things not to happen, but at times, things spiraled beyond control &#8211; thanks to a huge fest happening, audience being scattered, exams etc etc.</p>
<p>I completely can understand the IIT-K student-side of the story. And I empathize with them. But what is particularly delightful is your candid feedback and that amazing email by the IIT-K organizer thanking you for that. That is, as you said &#8216;IIT-class&#8217;.</p>
<p>Frankly, you shouldn&#8217;t give a damn to all those trolls who hate candid feedback and blindly worship their alma-mater without accepting the fact that the race to perfection has no finish line.</p>
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		<title>By: Abhilash Ravishankar</title>
		<link>http://www.cruisemaniac.com/blog/2007/05/28/the-megabucks-iit-k-fiasco/comment-page-1/#comment-395</link>
		<dc:creator>Abhilash Ravishankar</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2007 07:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ashwin,

I had read your earlier post, and forwarded them to my mates at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.celbits.org&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;CEL, BITS Pilani&lt;/a&gt; where I used to work when I was at BITS Pilani. Quite a few times, when we used to get guests/speakers at BITS, we failed to hand them a good, interesting audience; and at the end the guest/speaker would&#039;ve been extremely disappointed/disgruntled ... which really hurt us. We continuously made efforts for such things not to happen, but at times, things spiraled beyond control - thanks to a huge fest happening, audience being scattered, exams etc etc.

I completely can understand the IIT-K student-side of the story. And I empathize with them. But what is particularly delightful is your candid feedback and that amazing email by the IIT-K organizer thanking you for that. That is, as you said &#039;IIT-class&#039;.

Frankly, you shouldn&#039;t give a damn to all those trolls who hate candid feedback and blindly worship their alma-mater without accepting the fact that the race to perfection has no finish line.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ashwin,</p>
<p>I had read your earlier post, and forwarded them to my mates at <a href="http://www.celbits.org" rel="nofollow">CEL, BITS Pilani</a> where I used to work when I was at BITS Pilani. Quite a few times, when we used to get guests/speakers at BITS, we failed to hand them a good, interesting audience; and at the end the guest/speaker would&#8217;ve been extremely disappointed/disgruntled &#8230; which really hurt us. We continuously made efforts for such things not to happen, but at times, things spiraled beyond control &#8211; thanks to a huge fest happening, audience being scattered, exams etc etc.</p>
<p>I completely can understand the IIT-K student-side of the story. And I empathize with them. But what is particularly delightful is your candid feedback and that amazing email by the IIT-K organizer thanking you for that. That is, as you said &#8216;IIT-class&#8217;.</p>
<p>Frankly, you shouldn&#8217;t give a damn to all those trolls who hate candid feedback and blindly worship their alma-mater without accepting the fact that the race to perfection has no finish line.</p>
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