This is the difference between our so-called "great universities" and good to mediocre foreign ones - this sarkari culture of sucking the balls of administrators. I had a few years' acquaintance (as a graduate student) with the culture of a prominent university in the English speaking world, having been based at their law school. I once came across the VC in a university cafiteria and the catering staff called him "old ducky" and pretended to scold him for "shoplifting" - telling him, in tones of mock severity, to "pay like everyone else". Student representatives called him by his first name to his face (upon his encouragement) and other students openly said (some in his presence, according to some accounts I heard) that the hashtag #FatCatVC was applicable to him when discussing issues around the pay of faculty in the lower rungs of the academic ladder. Naturally, nobody interacted with him in jogging pants or something, but nobody had this backside-oiling mentality of suits and ties.

And you? You are teaching this kid that sucking the balls of authority figures is how to live life. What an atrocious example to set to people.

PS: For all the trolls and embittered old uncles who infest this platform, this is not some tribute/veneration of a foreign university, society or culture. There was enough shit and nonsense to be going on with in my experience at the foreign uni I attended, and there are aspects of that society and culture which I would fight to keep out of Indian higher education.

Hello. I will be joining NLUJ this month and I was wondering about the dress code at the interaction with the VC. Certain posts on LinkedIn about last year's orientation showed students wearing proper formals, so I was confused whether I have to bring them for this year's interaction with VC as well. Could anyone share some information on this? Thank you.