Denied admission, student hacks IIT-Kanpur website; gets second chanceA student who hacked IIT Kanpur and IIT Madras websites after being denied admission to IIT-K's Cyber Security programme may receive another opportunity. The student allegedly left a message on the IIT-K website reading, “Site is hacked. IIT-K Director Manindra Agrawal said the student was not shortlisted because he lacked prior experience in cyber security. “The admission process for this academic session has already concluded, so admission is not possible now. He confirmed that the student had gained access to certain sections of the official websites of IIT-K and IIT Madras.