- By Ritesh Kumar
- Mon, 31 Jul 2023 09:52 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has released Anti-Discrimination Guidelines instructing students that asking about JEE Advanced rank or GATE score, as well as seeking information related to caste or other sensitive aspects, is deemed inappropriate. Sending messages or jokes that are abusive, casteist, sexist, or bigoted is strictly prohibited.
“IIT Bombay considers it inappropriate to ask a fellow student what birth/admission category they belong to: asking this could lead to conscious or subconscious bias,” reads the guidelines.
“It is equally inappropriate for students to ask other students about their JEE (Advanced) ranks/GATE-scores, or any other information that may reveal the caste or other related aspects. While the student asking the question may feel it is innocent, and it may be driven purely by curiosity, asking the question can often have an adverse impact on the other student. Asking could appear like an attempt to find the caste, and may set the stage for discrimination,” reads further.
The institute has strictly forbidden students from exchanging or forwarding any messages, including jokes, that are abusive, hateful, casteist, sexist, or exhibit bigotry, either in person or on social media platforms. Violations of this rule may result in severe punishment. The guidelines emphasise the importance of showing politeness and sensitivity towards others' feelings of all members of the campus community.
Anti-discrimination guidelines at IIT Bombay direct link
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