Monday, August 4, 2008

Interactions with Professors at IIT-D uptill now

Chemistry Lab
Professor(addressing the students,in what most people would describe as a whisper):
Today whe hav ......practical and all ohf you.....
A student:sir,we cant hear
Professor:What I am sayn.........something which no one was able to hear
Another student: Sir please talk a little loudly
Professor:People who dont want to,wont be able to listen.Its an attitude problem.Students these days...something something...I am talking loud enough for anyone...(whatever he said after that is known only to him)

Maths class MAN100
:

Students gather in the classroom,waiting for someone looking like a typical geek professor to come and try to teach us something.
Half an hour later
Me:Sir,we all have gathered for our class,but theres no one there as yet.Could you please tell us who would teach us and how long should we wait.
Some Maths Prof:Am I supposed to take that course?
Me: I dont know,sir
Maths Prof:Well then,why have you come to me,go to your course advisers,or the HOD and ask them.I am only concerned with my courses.

5 mins later

HOD:Well even I dont know whos supposed to take your class.Go to the course advisors,son.
2 mins later
Course advisor 1's door is locked.
Course advisor 2 gone for lunch.
Course advisor 3 is doing some stuff on the computer.Enter RP.
Dr.Amitabh Tripathi(course adviser 3):Yes?
RP:Sir,we had a class...blah blah blah ..and no one is there.
Tripathi:so??what can I do for you?
RP:Sir,you are my course adviser.
Tripathi:So what?
RP(Dumb blank face)
Tripathi: Go and ask someone else.I am not responsible for this course.

Computer lab:

Teacher:Well,if you think you understood everything today,and got the commands of Linux ,you can go.
Me:Maam,may I leave?
Teacher:What! OK,So you got everthing right today?show me
Me:Ok maam
Teacher:Do this...do that and blah blah
I show every command,even the ones not taught.
Teacher:Ok good.Now you should just go to help directory and read more about these commands.
Me: !!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 mins later

Me: Maam,I used the command to create a new file named "Bloody boring practical",but instead the comp created 3 new files named Bloody,Boring and Practical.
Teacher(shocked at the audacity):Well,thats because you put spaces b/w the three words.You scan try underscore.
Me:Thank you,maam.May i leave now???
Teacher:no,just keep practicing.
2 mins later theres a file named Bloody_Boring_Practical in the directory.
After 5 mins:
Teacher:Hey! You know playing games are not allowed in this lab.(It was minesweeper)
Me:Sorry maam.May I leave now ,maam.
Teacher(with a sigh):ok go.


Chemistry Class:

5 mins into the class,a knock on the door,which was locked by prof.
Prof Kurur:Hey,You are late.Enter through the back door.
(Then addressing to the class)
"From now on every student who is late will enter through the back door,so I can know who is late,and I dont get disturbed by someone entering through the front door."

After 2 mins that student comes through the back door.
Prof Kurur:Now thats the differenece b/w a theorist ,and an experimantalist.Some scientists just put the theory,and then try to verify or test it.The experimantalists,on the other hand,first see the results,then come up with a theory,to explain those results.Your friend there did the experiment.He is the one more knowledgable than you now.You,who all just sat here,and just thought about the consequences of coming late.
Me:!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

this is quite a sad picture of the institution, which was once known for exception care for academia, timelines, processes & attention to details. i wonder if it's REALLY tht bad?? It's even rumored that once some1 had committed suicide but forgetting that, the classes went on normally within 5 mins!

Piyush said...

No,actually.In general the professors are cool.those were just the exceptions.and besides,since I am a fresher,I have only interacted wit about 5-6 profs.

pgm said...

LOl, thats nothing compared to what A. Tripathi did to us.
Utkarsh and Divyam went to him at 140, and he said, "Come after half an hour." He was talking to some two females...
We go after half an hour, at some 215, and tell Surbhi to go in along with us so that he'll chill... and then we keep waiting for him to take notice of us for like 15 mins... and at the end, he's like, "Why are you STARING? Didn't I say I'll look into your matter in half an hour?"
And then we go out, he takes another 15 mins, comes out, doesnt look at any of us, walks past us, goes downstairs, continues talking to those two females. FINALLY he decides to hear us.. i mean, come ON!

Phoenix said...

Okay, I really see the ill-effects of seniors not talking to and interacting properly with freshers happening here. The fact that you make elementary mistakes like you did with AT, and that fact that you even crib about these things at all. God, kid, listen up:
Half the profs in iit are inaudible. If you are interested (at all), book a front seat. Thats the only solution.
If a teacher doesn't come for more than 15 mins, you're not supposed to wait. Leave. Immediately. all of you.
For administrative queries like those, refer the website. Or ask deptt office (of the dep that offers the course) at best. Never other profs. Or course advisors (mercy!)
Don't take Pangas with Kurur. He'd roast you.
Don't bug TAs. Don't.

Huh, I never thought I'd have to teach these basics to smone even in fifth yr. :P

Piyush said...

Thanks,phoenix..really appreciated that.