Less than half of passing IIT batch believes in God’s existence

[UPer]

Concept of god between India and west is so different, it is like comparing apple to oranges....

Not only that, the true concept of god is not easily comprehensible either:
तत्त्वमसि

 

[JonAsad]

I didnt know IIT's have become a religious place...

Was it known to be a place where non religious people go to study?-

 

[Sneaker]

Not only that, the true concept of god is not easily comprehensible either:
तत्त्वमसि

I do not believe that any god(s) exist... no I don't care about comprehensive meaning or some other meaning....

 

[UPer]

I do not believe that any god(s) exist... no I don't care about comprehensive meaning or some other meaning....

A person with no contact outside equatorial rain forests does not believe in snowfall, neither does he care.
Do you even know the 'superficial' meaning of तत्त्वमसि?

 

[Skull and Bones]

Never was, never will be.

 

[UPer]

Never was, never will be.

Could you please add some more context on what you are alluding to!

 

[Sneaker]

A person with no contact outside equatorial rain forests does not believe in snowfall, neither does he care.
Do you even know the 'superficial' meaning of तत्त्वमसि?

He will if correct evidence, like photos are shown. He cares because it will be a wonderful experience for him and he can learn new things. What he will (should) not care is someone saying there is an all knowing, all caring being(s) inside the rainforest that will kill him if he goes against it... about tatvamasi thing, it is similar to "aham brahmasmi" or i think therefore I am.... which is fine philosophically but not true in reality..

 

[jamahir]

This is serious.... maybe Smriti Irani will take a look at this matter.
And suitable changes will be made in the syllabii.

 

[Levina]

MUMBAI: Less than 50% of graduates from the 2014 batch of IIT-Bombay believe in the existence of God. This is nowhere near the percentage of such students in technical and scientific institutes in Western countries, but is significant given that India is widely a country of believers.

While 22% of the IIT graduates surveyed revealed that they are atheists, 30% claimed to be agnostics. The survey, conducted by the institute's media body for their in-house magazine, Insight, revealed other interesting facts about the students' personal, academic and campus life during their four-year stay at the institute.

A BTech student from the campus said that atheism primarily stems from the fact that a good number of students on the campus believe in scientific reasoning. "The IITs are engineering institutes and engineering is derived from science. Many students who believe in scientific reasoning will doubt the existence of God. But many who are not believers also do not completely discount his existence," said the student. The comprehensive survey carried out with a sample of 260 students from the 2014 batch gives an insight into students' attitude towards academics, career, their love life and their background (see graphic).

Almost 36% just wanted to get a decent cumulative performance index (CPI) in their exams. Only 14.8% of the batch claimed that performance in academic was their first priority and 16.8% of the students said they just wanted to sail through.

"An IIT degree has so much value that even if you are a moderate performer, your degree can take you places. But these students sacrifice academics a bit to develop other ideas, for entrepreneurship, for all-round development. As a faculty member, I would prefer them to focus on academics, but I would not feel discontented for this trend either," said a senior professor from the campus.

@jbgt90 @Guynextdoor2 @levina @anant_s @scorpionx

I used to be very religious while I was in engineering college, the reason is not hard to guess.

 

[thesolar65]

I used to be very religious while I was in engineering college, the reason is not hard to guess.

which Branch? Mine was Electrical.

 

[Rajaraja Chola]

Was it known to be a place where non religious people go to study?-

No. But I didnt see the need for u to compare a technological institution to a religious place. Of course people vising religious places would be religious, though one cant claim all are 100% religious ones

This study is for understanding the effect education does take effect on religion.

 

[Levina]

which Branch? Mine was Electrical.

Civil

 

[Capt.Popeye]

I really think that a more worth-while survey will seek to ask how many IIT pass-outs believe that there is a force called Gravity.

Nobody will ask that question to students in a Seminary for Priests.

 

[Nicky G]

New engineering grads are so silly, let them gain some real word experience and ask the same question tenyears down the line.

 

[Capt.Popeye]

New engineering grads are so silly, let them gain some real word experience and ask the same question tenyears down the line.

So, Engineers get sillier with age.