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UHey everyone,
I am a final-year student at IIM Visakhapatnam, and I am currently facing an unjust disciplinary action that is severely affecting my future. I need advice on how to challenge this.
What Happened?
A committee was set up to investigate students accused of forging a professor’s signature to get leave.
I did not forge any signature, yet I was grouped with 14 other students and punished.
The punishment includes:
Immediate eviction from the hostel.
Removal from the placement pool.
Ban from the convocation.
Out of the 14 students, most are already placed, but I am still unplaced, making this decision even more unfair for me.
Why This is Unfair?
1. No proper investigation: I was never given a chance to present my side before such extreme actions were taken.
2. No clear evidence: There is no concrete proof linking me to any forgery.
3. Disproportionate punishment: Removal from placements severely impacts my career, especially since other accused students (who are already placed) face no real consequence.
4. Immediate hostel eviction is impractical: Finding alternate housing overnight is nearly impossible.
What I Have Done So Far?
I have written an apology letter on gunpoint and an email to the Dean requesting a reconsideration highlighting how this affects my career.
I have tried explaining my case, but so far, there’s no response.
What Are My Options Now?
I need advice on:
1. How to formally challenge this? Should I approach alumni, student bodies, or external legal help?
2. Can I escalate this legally? Since IIM is a government-affiliated institution, can I file an RTI or seek legal intervention?
3. Has anyone faced a similar issue? If so, how did you resolve it?
I am really stressed about my future, and any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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UOption 1: Find a professor with whom you have good relations & request him to get this sorted internally.
Option 2: Hire a good lawyer & assess the consequences of the legal route before taking any legal action against the institute. Engage the media also for additional pressure.
Option 2 is only to be considered if option 1 fails.
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RUnless if they literally pointed an actual gun to your head to coerce you into signing a confession for a crime you did not commit, you dug your own grave here.
I mean, they will use this letter of confession against you. It’s almost impossible to win this when they have a written confession. You can fight this legally externally, but it’ll be an uphill battle. If you didn’t sign a confession, then there’s a good chance you can win this.
Best go for off campus placements.
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UThanks Sherlock. Talking out of ass here is a lot easier than standing Infront of 10 people committee who threaten that the apology letter will end the battle. I know what we did was wrong. But not wrong enough to receive this level of punishment. If you cant help… try not to be a jackass.
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RHey, I’m not the one here who pissed my pants and signed a damn confession letter to a crime I didn’t commit.
What I said wasn’t being “a jackass”, it was the cold, hard truth. And yeah, I gave you advice: get a professor to vouch for you and fight it legally externally. But the truth is, a signed confession is more than enough for them to justify their actions. It’s not called being a jackass. It’s called being realistic.
Keep your ego on the shelf and face the music.
The fact that you’re more mad at me for telling the truth just says more about you. They never cared about justice because a fair investigation would be a lot. They wanted it over with quick, so they coerced you into confessing with the good cop bad cop technique. You just couldn’t read the room.
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AYou did some stupid shit and were rightly punished for it, moving legally will only result in you losing your degree as they have power to revoke your PGP degree as well.
Accept it, keep apologising, maybe they allow you to sit for some companies towards the end, else look for off-campus placements rather than doing permanent damage to your career
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SOP should be thanking his stars that IIM didn’t filed a criminal case.. forgery is a criminal offense…
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PIf you are this hostile to the people who are trying to give you realistic advice, you will go far in your life./s
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UOP if you did actually forge a professor’s signature (and as a final year MBA student, you are atleast 21 years old, not a high school kid)- maybe start with owning up your mistake and accepting the consequences. If anything, you guys are getting let off pretty lightly – none of the consequences are that serious or would have any lasting effect. No one outside your batch would even know and this would not have any long term impact on your career.
That said , here’s my suggestion – keep grovelling in-front of the faculty and begging for their forgiveness. Shed a few tears if required. Generally this is just about an ego trip for a bunch of middle aged men to feel powerful. Also, formally disbarring people from placements is an oft used underhand method by fledgling B-Schools to pump up their placement stats – you are just being made a scapegoat (who did something stupid tbh) to cover their own asses . In all probability they’ll let you sneak into the process – but only towards the fag end.
Also, keep applying to the open positions on LinkedIn and various job portals – you’ll be surprised by the number of good roles open to fresh B-School grads (chances are , you might end up with a better role than a good proportion of your IIM – Visakhapatnam batchmates).
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KFrom the responses I’m seeing OP being a je*k to responses telling them they effed up. I don’t think they’re looking for solutions, they’re looking for ppl to go ‘awww you poor thing’
You’ve reached your masters without having understood that actions have consequences?? An absolutely unrelated student couldn’t have been held responsible for an incident. Either you’re close with the ppl who did it or you’re actually involved. What’s the reason only 14 were picked?
IIM is a state institute. Their credibility (and funding) depends on following laid down protocol. This sh*t might float in private colleges. And they also want quality alumni. If this goes out in the industry, there are some fields you will NEVER get hired in, banking for example.
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