Indian Institute of Technology - Delhi (IIT-Delhi) restricts students from accessing the internet in the hostels from midnight Monday, the beginningof a new session. As per the new to rule, IIT-D has decided that starting from the ensuing academic session; internet facility will not be available in the hostels between 12.00 pm and 6.00 am.
According to a statement issued by final semester student, the reason provided to them by the administration was that students watch movies or play games online and then do not report for classes on time. Also, they said that even if students reach on time, they do not concentrate on what is being taught in class. However, the IIT administration said that there have been a number of instances when students themselves said that they could not focus on studies because of unlimited internet access.
Furthermore, the administration mentioned 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.
