#a comprehensive list of the IIT Kgp lingo, compiled from various sources, feel free to comment to get more words added, edited or deleted...
11 - n. Ha-Ha (a laugh). Adopted from its
shortcut in Age of Empires.
2.2 - n. A 2.2 Kilometres round in central part of IIT-KGP campus.
Usu. A run of it.
6dis - n. See Chhedis
Acads - n. Academics.
A.I.R. - abbr., n. All India Rank. See Hawa.
Alankar - n. The annual cultural magazine of Gymkhana, hence of the
institute.
App - v.i. To apply to universities (usually abroad).
Apping - v.i. See App.
Arbit - adj. Arbitrary.
Asim's - n. The Nehru Hall canteen.
A. Team - n. The Action team formed during SF.
Atthi - n. A C.G.P.A. in between 8 and 9.
Aunties - n. A grocery store located just outside IIT campus. Named
after the lady running the store.
Azad - n. Azad Hall Of Residence. A senior male students B. Tech.
Hall.
Baapi - n. An intellectual belonging to the BTDS.
Baddy - n. The sport of Badminton; adj. Related to the sport.
Banda - n. Any boy.
Bandi - n. Any girl.
Bangy - n. Bangalore.
Baski - n. The sport of Basketball; adj. Related to the sport.
Batti - n. The Electrical Engineering Department. Also, the
students of it.
B.C. Roy - n. Bidhan Chandra Roy. Former Chief Minister of West
Bengal. Many establishments in IIT-KGP including a hospital, a Hall and the
central square are named after him.
Bhaat - n. Bekar Chat. A useless talk in a group whose sole purpose
is to pass time. Also a regular magazine drafted by first year students trying
to copy Junk.
Bhaatu - n. A person who is very talkative. See Bhaat.
Bhajan - n. A euphemism for sexually explicit media files on the
LAN.
Bhatnagar - n. The Bhatnagar Auditorium.
Bidhan Chowk - n. See GolC.
Bong - n. Bengali. A Bengali-speaking person.
B.T.D.S. - abbr., n. Bengali Technology Dramatics Society.
Boudis - n. A restaurant in Prem Bazaar.
Cali - n. Calibre.
Candi - n. Candidate (For elections).
Carlos - n. The R.P. Hall canteen.
C.G. - n. Short-form of C.G.P.A.
C.G.P.A. - abbr., n. Cumulative Grade Point Average. An index of a
students performance in academics which reflects performance throughout the
studies in IIT-KGP.
Chhagi - n. A C.G.P.A. in between 6 and 7.
Chhedis - n. A dhaba just outside campus.
C.I.C. - abbr., n. The Computers and Informatics Centre. It is
situated in Takshashila.
C.L. - abbr., n. Central Library.
C.S. - abbr., n. The Computer Science Department. abbr., n. Counter
Strike (First-person shooter game).
Convo - n. Convocation.
D.A.S.A. - abbr., n. Direct Admission of Students Abroad. A special
route for N.R.I. sponsored candidates to enter the IITs. Involves less
competition than J.E.E. Such students in IITs called DASAites. Use deprecated
after the program was scrapped.
Dassi - n. See Dehli.
D.C. - abbr., n. Disciplinary Charge. Due to inappropriate conduct
of student. The Committee hence formed (Disciplinary Committee). n. The file
sharing software "DC++".
DC++ - n. The Direct Connect network used extensively throughout
the campus for file-sharing through LAN.
Dehli - n. A C.G.P.A. of 10.
Dep - n. Department.
DepC - v.t., v.i. To have a Department change under the provisions
specified by IIT-KGP. Requires excellent academic performance in first year B.
Tech. course.
Despo - n. Desperate.
Dhakkan - n. The person with numerically largest JEE rank being
admitted in said department/specialization.
Diro - n. Director of IIT-KGP.
Disco - n. Short for Disciplinary Committee.
D.L. - abbr., n. Dreamland Restaurant.
D.O.A.A. - abbr., n. Dean Of Academic Affairs. Responsible for
academics of students. He is the main responsible person in any Research and
Development work taken up by the institute.
D.O.S.A. - abbr., n. Dean Of Student Affairs. Responsible for
maintaining discipline in students.
D.P. - abbr., n. Durga Puja. The vacation in its duration.
Dude - n. Dual Degree Students.
D.V.C. - abbr., n. Damodar Valley Corporation. The D.V.C. Market.
Eggies - n. The shop adjacent to Vegies Restaurant that serves eggs
during night-time.
E.T.D.S. - abbr., n. English Technology Dramatics Society.
E.T.M.S. - abbr., n. Eastern Technology Music Society.
FacAd - n. Faculty Advisor.
Facca - n. An F-grade in any subject, meaning fail.
Faccha - n. A first year male student. Usu. a B. Tech. student.
Facchi - n. A first year female student. Usu. a B. Tech. student.
Fattu - n. Meek. Coward.
Fight - n., v.t., v.i. Difficulty in achieving something.
Footer - n. A match of Football or (rarely) the sport itself.
Frust - v.t. Frustrated. Generally due to academics and lack of
female population. Also Frustoo.
Frustoo - v.t. See Frust.
Funda - n. The basic knowledge of anything.
Fundoo - adv. Something having very strong conceptual background;
excl. Something great.
Garden Inn - n. The Garden Inn Restaurant. Located approximately 10
kilometres from the institute.
G.C. - abbr., n. General Championship. Either of the Soc-n-cult,
Sports, Technology or Hall Affairs.
Ghaasi - n. A student of Agriculture Engineering Department.
G.I. - abbr., n. Short for Garden Inn.
G.I.H. - abbr., n. The Great India Hotel. Located approximately 15
kilometres away, along the IIT Bypass Road.
God - n. An achiever in any field, academics or otherwise. See
also: Stud.
G.Sec. - abbr., n. General Secretary. Of Halls or Gymkhana. In
Gymkhana, always a third year student.
Gokhale - n. Gokhale Hall Of Residence. A research scholar hall.
GolB - n. The Gol Bazaar Market.
GolC - n. The circle (Gol Chakkar) just outside the Main Building
of the Institute. Also known as Bidhan Chowk.
G.P.L. - adv. Rejection. v.i., n. The act of kicking someone's
behind.
Gult - n. Telugu. A Telugu-speaking person. Originated by reading
the word 'Telugu' backwards when written in Telugu.
Gyan Ghosh Stadium - n. A stadium situated on Scholar's Avenue that
is used for a variety of track and field events.
Gymkhana - n. Technology Students Gymkhana(T.S.G.). The centre of
all the extra-curricular students' activities. Organizes various events and
competitions for students.
Hagga - Refers to 'Shit', the bad mess food
Hall - n. (Halls Of Residence). Word used for hostel in IIT-KGP.
The latter is rarely used. The Halls accommodate students who study in IIT-KGP.
All Halls have their separate Mess, Canteens, Grocery & Stationery Shops,
etc. There are separate halls for B.Tech students, M.Tech students, Business
Management students and Research Scholars.
Hall-day - n. The celebration day of any Hall in which there is
festive atmosphere and people from all over IIT-KGP are invited to enjoy.
Hall-funda - n. The knowledge of one's Hall specialties and way of
life, etc.
Halu - adv. Hallucinated.
Hapa - n. See Happa.
Happa - n. Hall President.
Hardcore - excl. An extreme case of situation or attitude.
Harry's - n. A dhaba/restaurant on the IIT Main Road.
Hathora - n. The Mechanical Engineering Department. Also, the
students of it.
Hawa - n. J.E.E. All India Rank.
H.J.B. - abbr., n. See J.C.B.
H.L. - abbr., n. Hall Library
H.O.D. - abbr., n. Head of Department.
H.P. - abbr., n. Hall President
H.T.D.S. - abbr., n. Hindi Technology Dramatics Society.
Huhaa - v.t. Something extremely great in magnitude.
I.G. - abbr., n. Indira Gandhi Hall Of Residence. A senior female
students B. Tech. Hall.
I.I.T. - abbr., n. Indian Institute Of Technology. The premiere engineering
institutes of India. Seven in number. They include IIT Kharagpur(IIT-KGP), IIT
Bombay, IIT Kanpur, IIT Delhi, IIT Madras, IIT Roorkee and IIT Guwahati.
IIT-KGP is the oldest of all, established in 1952 by Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru.
I.I.T. Foundation(U.S.A.) - n. An Alumni foundation
responsible for much development of IIT-KGP including funds for buildings, LAN,
etc.
Illu - n. Illumination(on Dipawali). A competition involving all
Halls for best illumination and rangoli on Dipawali.
Indu - n. The Industrial Engineering & Management Department.
Also, the students of it.
Insti - n. Institute. Used to refer the main building of IIT-KGP.
Insti gate - n. The large gate on the entrance of the academic
complex.
Intro - n. Introduction. Generally a brief speech involving one's
name, department, city, hobbies,etc.
I.P. - abbr., n. Interaction Period. See O.P.
J.A.M. - abbr., n. The event of Just a Minute, in which you are
required to speak for a minute. n. Jamshedpur.
J.C.B. - abbr., n. Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Hall Of Residence.
A first year male students B. Tech Hall. Shares the same premises and governing
body with Homi Jehangir Bhabha (H.J.B.) Hall Of Residence.
J.E.E. - abbr., n. The Joint Entrance Examination conducted unified
by all IITs. Candidates are given All India Ranks (A.I.R.) on the basis of
their performances and get admissions accordingly.
Juice - n. A boy with feminine facial features.
Junk - n. A regular magazine. It contains news of students and
reveals the hidden state of affairs, suggestions for a better life, trivia,
etc. The members of the group behind it are called Junky.
Junta - n. The human population. Of IIT-KGP or elsewhere.
K.G.P. - n. The Kharagpur town.
Kam-akal - n. A student of Chemical Engineering Department.
Kela - adv. Failure.
Khoj - n. A treasure hunt competition organized by Azad Hall.
Kholu - n. The top ranked general category student admitted through
JEE in any department/specialization.
K.L.P.D. - abbr., adv. Rejection. Especially for the case when
success was imminent.
Kol - n. Kolkata.
Lallu - n. See L.L.R.
L.G.B. - abbr., n. Little Green Bastards. A small insect that is
attracted towards light. Often found in groups of over hundred, causing extreme
irritation to students.
L.L.R. - abbr., n. Lala Lajpat Rai Hall Of Residence. A senior male
students B. Tech. Hall. Commonly used word for it and its residents is lallu.
Load - n. Tension; v.i. To Have Tension.
L.S. - abbr., n. The Little Sisters Restaurant.
Maraoed - v.t. The act of doing something. viz. we maroed bhaat,
maraod mugga, maroed bunk, maroed funda.
Machuara - n. The Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture
Department. Also, the students of it.
Maal - n. A beautiful girl.
Maggu - n. Student who mugs.
Makhana - v.t. To spoil a job. To do something insincerely. To play
spoil-sport.
Mallu - n. Malayali. A Malayali speaking person.
Maska - n. The 2 year M.Sc. students. n. The Maths & Computing
Stream. Also, the students of it.
Matka - n. Any M. Tech. male student.
Matki - n. Any M. Tech. female student.
M.B.M. - abbr., n. Masters Of Business Management. A Hall of
Business management students. Associated with V.G.S.O.M.
Menty - n. The Maintenance Secretary of any Hall.
Meta - n. The Metallurgy and Materials Science Department. Also,
the students of it.
Midtown - n. The Midtown Restaurant.
M.M.M. - abbr., n. Madan Mohan Malviya Hall Of Residence.
M.S. - abbr., n. Meghnad Saha Hall Of Residence. A Hall
accommodating B. Tech. first year male students and M. Tech. students.
M.T. - abbr., n. Mother Teresa Hall Of Residence. A female students
M. Tech. Hall.
M.T.R. - n. See Midtown Restaurant.
Mug - v.t., v.i. To rote.
Mutter - n. An online forum on IIT Kharagpur's LAN; v.i. To read or
write posts on it.
Nalini Ranjan Sarkar Avenue - n. The part of road that compliments
the Scholar's Avenue to make 2.2 kilometre circle.
N.C.C. - abbr., n. National Cadet Core.
Nehli - n. A C.G.P.A. greater than 9.
Nehru - n. Nehru Hall Of Residence. A senior male students B. Tech
Hall.
Netaji - n. The Netaji Auditotium. Used for conducting major
events, performances and screening movies.
N.M.S.T. - abbr., n. Nehru Museum of Science and Technology.
Located in Old Building.
Non-males - n. A way of referring to less-beautiful girls in IIT
Kharagpur. Usually those through JEE.
N.S.O. - abbr., n. National Sports Organization.
N.S.S. - abbr., n. National Service Scheme.
Old Campus - n. See PAN Loop.
O.P. - abbr., n. Orientation Period. More commonly used word for
ragging in IIT-KGP. It includes mentally harassing junior students and testing
their Hall-funda. A commonly used synonym is I.P. (Interaction Period).
Orientation - n. See O.P.
Pact - n. The agreement between Halls to support candidates from
other's Hall for a similar support in return.
Pakau - v.t. Boring.
PAN Loop - n. The set of Halls: Patel, Azad and Nehru. The area
bounded by them. These were the first to be constructed hence known as Old
Campus.
Pain - v.t., v.i. Difficult to do.
Panji - n. A C.G.P.A. in between 5 and 6.
Patel - n. Patel Hall Of Residence and its residents. A senior male
students B. Tech. Hall.
P.D. - abbr., n. The Punjabi Dhaba. Located in Gol Bazaar.
Peace - excl., n., v.i., To be tension-free. A tension-free state.
P.P.O. - abbr., n. Pre-Placement Offer. Job offers given by
companies before the placement officially begins.
P.P.T. - abbr., n. Pre-Placement Talks. Talks held by companies
when they come for selecting students via the placement process.
PremB - n. Prem Bazaar.
Prem Gali - n. The road joining Chemical Engineering and Ocean
Engineering & Naval Architecture Department.
Presi - n. President of the Gymkhana.
Prof - n. Professor.
P.S.I. - abbr., n. Pehchanane Se Inkaar (Refusing recognition). To
ignore someone or to forget deliberately.
P. Team - n. The publicity team formed during [[#S.F.|S.F.]].
Ragging - v.t., v.i. To harass junior students of one's institute.
Use obsolete in IIT-KGP. More commonly used word is Orientation.
Raman - n. The Raman Auditorium.
Rassa - n. A male research scholar.
Rassi - n. A female research scholar.
R.D.C. - abbr., n. Rural Development Centre. The central office of
N.S.S.
Rep - suf., n. Representative.
Reskee - n. Research Scholars.
RGSOIPL - abbr., n. Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property
Law. A Law School in IIT Kharagpur.
R.K. - abbr., n. Radhakrishnan Hall Of Residence. A senior male
students B. Tech. Hall.
Room-baap - n. The student(male) who occupied someone's room in the
previous year.
Room-maa - n. The student(female) who occupied someone's room in
the previous year.
R.P. - abbr., n. Rajendra Prasad Hall Of Residence. A senior male
students B. Tech. Hall.
S.A.M. - abbr., n. Sir Ashutosh Mukerjee Hall Of Residence. A hall
for management students studying in V.G.S.O.M. Shares same premises with
Gokhale Hall.
Satti - n. A C.G.P.A. in between 7 and 8.
Schol - n. Scholarship, usually during Apping.
Scholar's Avenue - n. The road leading from the IIT Main Gate about
which most of the Halls are situated. n. The Official Students' Newspaper.
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