Shreyas Balakarthikeyan, Author at The Fifth Estate, IIT Madras

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Report – SLC 07: Budget Discussion

The budget discussion for the January-May 2025 semester was marked by heated debates. Concerns over a ₹23 lakh deficit from the previous semester set the stage for a tense session, with multiple spheres exceeding their allocated budgets. Overspending, particularly on travel expenses and event funding, and financial mismanagement sparked some of the most intense arguments. Due to low attendance and the lack of quorum, the voting process for the individual spheres’ budgets was postponed.

Disclaimer: The voting process is ongoing. The article includes the results that are out, and is being updated as the remaining results are released.

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The Pea Grade Tragedy – To Pea or Not to Pea

The dreaded W grade is gone, but its kinder (?) cousin, the P grade, is here to shake things up. With biometric attendance and strict cutoffs, students scramble to stay above 75%. In this article, T5E takes you through the comical saga of how a tiny Pea turned into a giant serving of chaos, confusion, and creative attendance calculations.

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