{"id":1916,"date":"2010-03-22T08:37:14","date_gmt":"2010-03-22T03:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/?p=1916"},"modified":"2010-03-22T08:37:14","modified_gmt":"2010-03-22T03:37:14","slug":"iit-iti-the-world-according-to-toi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/2010\/03\/22\/iit-iti-the-world-according-to-toi\/","title":{"rendered":"IIT = ITI &#8211; the world according to ToI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The world&#8217;s largest advertising carrier in <a href=\"http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/chennai\/Free-bus-pass-to-IIT-students-\/articleshow\/5709767.cms\"><strong>today&#8217;s Chennai edition <\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1917\" title=\"iit and iti\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calamur.org\/gargi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/iit-and-iti-450x337.jpg?resize=450%2C337\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To copy editors at ToI, repeat slowly<\/p>\n<p>IIT &#8211; Indian Institute of Technology &#8211; elite, academic institutes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iit.org\/\"><strong>that<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>offer..bachelor&#8217;s, master&#8217;s and doctoral degrees in engineering,  science, management and other disciplines. The IITs are also known for  world-class research.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>ITI &#8211; Industrial Training Institutes, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Industrial_training_institute\"><strong>are<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>training institutes which provide training in technical field and  constituted under Ministry of Labour, Union Governament of India.  Normally a person who has passed 10 standard (<a title=\"SSLC\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SSLC\">SSLC<\/a>) is  eligible for admission to ITI. The objective of opening of ITI is  provide technical manpower to industries. These persons are trained in  basic skills required to do jobs of say operator or a craftsman<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>and use common sense, there is no point giving free bus passes to IIT students &#8211; there are too few of them to make a difference electorally. On the other hand ITI&#8217;s are more numerous, have a lot more students who may look kindly on the State for &#8216;free&#8217; bus travel !<\/p>\n<p>As I have said earlier on this blog, the ToI seems to have got rid of most of its copy team, and replaced it with the edit function on a word processor or a DTP software !!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world&#8217;s largest advertising carrier in today&#8217;s Chennai edition : \u00a0 To copy editors at ToI, repeat slowly IIT &#8211; Indian Institute of Technology &#8211; elite, academic institutes that offer..bachelor&#8217;s, master&#8217;s and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, management and other disciplines. 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