If you thought only the most dedicated students got into the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B), it might shock you to learn that students here are also known to slack off.

As many as 56% of the students admitted that they had resorted to cheating for better grades, stated a survey of fresh IIT-B graduates, carried out by the institute’s student media body – ‘IITB Insight’. “As the respondents could remain anonymous, we feel the responses are honest and depict the real picture,” said Shreeyesh Menon, chief editor of Insight.