NEW DELHI: An email allegedly sent by GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) administrations has left the aspirants in shock and confused.
On a Reddit platform, a user shared the screenshot of the email allegedly sent by IIT Roorkee where the administration referred the user as “Dear IDLI CHUTNEY NO SAMBHAR.” The user wrote, “IIT Roorkee referred to me as IDLI CHUTNEY NO SAMBAR in my admit card email LMAO.”
The strange email has sparked the concern regarding the IIT Roorkee’s id may be hacked. One of the users said, “I think someone did hack.” While other user said that they also received the similar email with the same reference.
“I too received it , so pathetic , this put “IIT brand” to shame. imo,” a user said while another commented, “same here I got the same mail with idly chutney no sambar…”
“OH MY GOD I literally googled this right now to see wtf was going on and turns out it’s not just me😭😭😭😭😭,” a user said.
Another user also posted the similar email screenshot on Reddit and asked whether it was intentional or a mistake. Some believed it was a technical error, with one user suggesting, “Maybe someone did an SQL Injection in the GATE database.”
