Net curbs at IIT

Stop surfing, get a life: students told

Mumbai: Indian Institute of Technology Mumbai has from Monday restricted Internet access in its hostels, saying addiction to surfing, gaming and blogging was affecting students’ performance, making them reclusive and even suicidal.

Authorities said students had stopped socializing and many were late for morning classes or slept through them. “Now, a student doesn’t even know who lives two doors away from him because he is so busy on the Internet,” said Prakash Gopalan, Dean of student affairs. “The old hostel culture of camaraderie and socializing among students is gone.”

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