r/Purdue • • Jul 28 '26

Academics✏️ Ishan Deo on reddit, convincing students to drop/confess

its such a low class pathetic mentality. I am not defending cheaters, I am defending ethics. He is all over reddit putting fake accusations on students to prove that he is right. If he was right he would have already had proof and evidence. He is known as one of the worst TAs in the physics department semester after semester. Should be reported (has been lol) to ODOS, USCIS, whatever. Instead of actually doing your job you are creating fake scenarios to fuck with students and having a blast on reddit. We all know its you; maybe actually do your job instead of messing and lying.

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u/Decrypted13 Ph.D. Student, Mathematics Jul 28 '26

How did you all find out, if you don't mind me asking? For no other reason than when I start teaching again next semester I don't want students finding out who I am 💀

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u/Stellar_Hegemony Jul 28 '26

Buddy has the same name and pfp as his other socials. (Discord, Mathflow)

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u/Pleasant-Wear2628 Jul 29 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/VEsfbW0pBu145PPhOi
His intellectual capabilities didn’t exactly transfer to social intelligence, huh? 🫣

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u/Rawinza555 BSc.AAE 2018 MSAA 2020. former TA in ENE Jul 29 '26

So pretty much poor opsec

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u/world-changer7997 Jul 28 '26

its 2026, people can find anything. but to answer your Q: some guy on reddit found his discord and other account with same PFP and username.

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u/CardFindingDuck Jul 29 '26

I just assume my students, committee members, and colleagues know my handle on all forums and social media sites. There’s an efficiency in this assumption.

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u/Decrypted13 Ph.D. Student, Mathematics Jul 29 '26

Yeah that's what I do too, but doesn't hurt to ask. Linkedin is pretty much my only public social. I mean everyone knows I'm weird, I don't deny that, but for some reason people knowing my Reddit just feels off XD.

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u/wilddot47 Jul 28 '26

he just deleted his comments lmao

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u/Big-Duck-4969 Jul 29 '26

he deleted his whole account

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u/world-changer7997 Jul 29 '26

Someone should have proof of this. And screenshotted his comments

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u/Nipplenopple666 Jul 29 '26

i did lol

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u/softskep CNIT '28 Jul 29 '26

Thanks nipple nopple

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u/Dazzling-Abies9227 Jul 29 '26

Drop the screenshots nipple nopple

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u/Nipplenopple666 Jul 29 '26

i think i tagged you in the other thread

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u/Regular-Round671 Jul 29 '26

I need em as well plz tag

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u/Nipplenopple666 Jul 29 '26

i did

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u/Connect-Counter-8083 Jul 29 '26

Can you tag me as well please?

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u/Pubgdude Jul 30 '26

Can you tag me too?

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u/Puzzled-Hamster-4892 Jul 29 '26

What he is doing is also dishonest

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u/No-Yesterday1318 Jul 28 '26

Not to mention his withholding of scores screwing over students that are trying to decide if they should drop or not

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u/Stellar_Hegemony Jul 28 '26

This is the one that’s been pmo I bombed the first exam and don’t think I did too good on the second either

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u/Cheap_Bug4324 Jul 28 '26

same, I need to know what my grade on the second exam is so that I can know if I need to drop the class. I understand not showing the grades because he wants people to fess up, but at some point there are other ways to get people to come forward.

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u/Superdeathrobot CompE 2025, MS 2026 Jul 28 '26

Wait if i'm understanding this correctly, a professor is on reddit trying to pretend he is someone else and get people to confess to cheating/drop the class?

I'd be reporting that to his boss so damn fast

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u/Nipplenopple666 Jul 28 '26

he’s a grad student not a professor but he’s the GTA of PHYS 241 yeah

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u/Adriaplok ME 28 Jul 29 '26

> Should be reported to … USCIS, whatever

> determine … int student status

nice hypocrisy dude. if you actually cared about fellow intl students’ immigration status, you wouldn’t use it as a weapon when attacking someone, then turn around and appeal to it for sympathy when it becomes convenient.

TA very much is a power tripping asshole and i have no intention to defend him. just pouting out that clearly immigration status isn’t a principle to you, rather just a rhetorical tool that you switch between as your argument demands :/

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u/buckeyebooty Jul 29 '26

Can anyone share the screenshot of his comments here?

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u/Apprehensive_Yak_296 Jul 29 '26

soooo dont confess is the message

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u/trainsterfire1 Jul 28 '26

it’s unfortunate because I actually thought he was genuinely very helpful as my recitation TA when I took the class last year. he definitely had a short flare at times though so it makes sense to me that he’s crashing out. i guess CS 240 really opened the door to shenanigans like this.

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u/wilddot47 Jul 28 '26

he needs to be reported

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u/Big-Winner7601 Jul 28 '26

This did not hit lol

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u/Big-Winner7601 Jul 28 '26

You shoulda held your ground and kept the comment