IIT Lingo

IIT Lingo

Agrawals	A correspondence based coaching program for JEE. Now defunct
Apping	Applying to American Universities
Arbit	Senseless
A Star	'A' Grade of the topper of the course , informally called
Batka, Matka, Phudda	Student of B.Tech, M.Tech and Ph.D. respectively
Bong	Person from Bengal, Bengali. Often derogatory
BTP	Acronym for B.Tech Project. A degree requirement
Bumps	Curious ritual in which person is caught by arms and legs and dashed to the ground repeatedly to the accompaniment of kicks. It is spposed to show affection
Com C	Computer Centre
Convo	The Convocation Hall
Darshan	Allowing someone to see you. Normally used in the context of holy men or shrines
Daru	Liquor
Dassi	Grade Point Average of 10 on 10. Usually also the person managing it. Has recently become extinct after the new grading policy
Dep	Department
Dhabha	Roadside eating joint
Dhakkan	Literally meaning cap or lid, it is often used in a derogatory sense. Also used to designate last Hawa (see below) holder of a dep person
Enthu	Enthusiasm
Fakka	'F' Grade
Fight Marna	To try very hard
Fundas/Funde	Fundamentals. Often meaning motivation
Futcha	First yearite. Freshman
Futchi	Freshwoman
Hawa	Stands for AIR, All India Rank in JEE
Hazaar	Thousand, usually used for any large quantity
Insti	Short for Institute meaning Academic area of IIT Delhi
IIM	Indian Institute of Management. Four are extant A (Ahmedabad), B (Bangalore), C (Calcutta) and L (Lucknow)
IIT  Hammer	A broken iron leg of the bed used as hammer, extinct now with advent of new design of bed
IMS	Institute of Management Studies. A correspondence based coaching program for CAT
ISC	Indoor Sports Club
JEE	The Joint Entrance Exam for entry to the 6 Indian Institutes of Technology nationwide
Kailash	Name of the only girls hostel at IIT Delhi
Kailashite	Resident of Kailash hostel
Kalu	Dark person
Kara	Karakoram hostel. One of the 5 male undergrad hostels of IIT Delhi
Karaite	Resident of Karakoram Hostel
Khuphiya	Cryptic, usually associated with secretive actions
Khiladi	Player, not exactly Sports
KLS	The hostel area canteen
LIC	Lady Irwin College. A girls college in Delhi
LT	Lecture Theatre
Majors	Semester-end exams at IIT Delhi
Minors	Mid-semester exams at IIT Delhi. Held twice a semester
ManPro	Course in Manufacturing Processes. 4 credits for menial work
Magai	Study
Maggu	One who studies tooooo much
Nachun?	Interrogative word, meaning should I dance? rumored to be a witty reply to some boring information
Nehli	Grade Point Average greater than 9 but less than 10. (On a scale of 10)
P K Palta	Fell over drunk
Phatta	A joke, or a lie
Photo Soc	The Photgraphy Society of IITD
Punjabi	Person belonging to Punjab in North India
Poltu	Contraction of politics, signifying campus politics. Never ideological in nature. Also a person who indulges in the same
Puppipana	Action associated with a puppy (See below)
Puppy	Quality of being out of line with a generally perceived set of norms. Not always negative. Also a person permanently possessing or temporarily acquiring such a quality
Undi	Common abbreviation for underwear
Sasi	Hostel gate day time eating joint
Schol	Financial aid from American Universities
Sexy	Anything good will be called as sexy
Shady	Used in various senses depicting dubiousness
Sick Bay	IITD Hospital
Surd Shop	The groccery shop of Bitto Sardar (unfortunately closed now)
Surdi	Affectionate(?) term for a Punjabi(See above)
Sutta	Cigarette
Taklu	Baldy
Ulti	The abbreviation of  Ultimate
Vela	Lazy, person with no work.
Zook	A zero score in exam