‘Insufferable to the core…’: Women’s brutality on IIT graduates sparks debate

The unarmed women’s IIT graduates have set social media on fire, calling them ‘intolerable to the core’. The remark, shared in a viral post, ignited a wave of opinions – both fiery and defensive – on the reputation of India’s engineering talent.

In her post, she didn’t hold back: “Every iitian I have ever met is insufferable to the core. I hate to generalise, but I have never seen one (1) regular IITIAN (especially from tier 1 IITs and higher branches). There is an extreme air of elitism and putting themselves on a pedestal All the time arrogant A******, and extremely dismissive of others.”

The candid criticism resonated with many, prompting others to share their own encounters. One user narrated a disturbing workplace episode: “There was an IIT Air 92 in my office. Filed a formal complaint with HR when a regular engineering college graduate was allocated a workstation three cubicles away. His stress is that after achieving rank, he doesn’t deserve a seat next to Regular engineering graduate.”

Adding fuel to the fire, another wrote, “The ones I met have an old-fashioned mindset about startups and even life in general. They are in their 20s but look like they are in their 60s.”

But not everyone agreed. Critics of the publication called out stereotypes. Many have had their positive experiences working with IITians.
“I did my PhD from IIT. My husband is Air 600. We even forgot that we went to IIT a long time ago. Not all iitians are like that. I have met all the wrong ones.”

Another user wrote: “I work every day with over 15 Iitians as non-IITIAN. They are humble, hardworking, talented, and have no attitude issues at all.”