Burning the midnight oil for better academic results may be a thing of the past at IIT,Delhi as a new dictum bars them from accessing the internet in the hostels from midnight Monday,the start of a new session. While students said the reason given to them by the administration was that there was a feeling that academics took a hit due to excess internet surfing,gaming and movie viewing into the wee hours,some asserted the late night access to the world wide web was the best time to research for projects. According to the new rule, IIT-D has decided that starting from the current academic session,internet facility will not be available in the hostels between 12 pm and 6 am. The reason provided to us was that students watch movies or play games online and then do not report for classes on time. They also said that even if students reach do not on time,they do not concentrate on what is being taught in class, said a final semester student. But IIT administration said that there have been many instances wherein students themselves said that they could not concentrate on studies because of unlimited internet access. Students do not realise that because of the internet their academics suffer, Dean undergraduate studies,Santanu Chaudhury told newsline. A student said, Someday they will shut the libraries early saying students waste time in them.
