KOZHIKODE: The National Institute of Technology , Calicut (NITC) has issued a notice to its ladies hostel inmates threatening expulsion from hostel if they are found "roaming with boy students" inside its residential campus. The notice, issued by ladies hostel warden S Bhuvaneswari on Tuesday, was taken down from notice boards by Wednesday evening following widespread condemnation.The residential campus of NITC, situated across the road from the main campus, houses two ladies hostels and residential quarters of the faculty. Students posted the notice, reserving punishment only for girl students, on Facebook on Wednesday, leading to its condemnation -- including from several NITC alumni – for gender insensitivity and moral policing."Dear NITC, does your moral consciousness ends on seeing boys and girls together. And why the action is only against ‘her'," Muhammed Afsel, a student, asked in his Facebook post Prof Paul Joseph of the department of electrical engineering said he was extremely sad to see such a notice. "I really wonder where are we going? Some people never understand the changes taking place in our society. Let them suspend some students for walking together, then I will interfere as a citizen of our great India! I really don't know this person who has put that notice!!," it read.Nimisha Roy, student representative, said the notice came as a shock. "We could not believe that such a notice would be issued by NITC authorities. When we checked with the warden, she said the notice was issued after getting complaints from residents of faculty accommodations. Hostel authorities said the notice didn't turn out the way it was intended to be as it was drafted in a hurry," she said.Roy, however, said the hostel timings were discriminatory. "The girl students are required to return by 7pm while there are no restrictions for men. We had taken up the matter with authorities but not much has happened. We are holding a meeting with the director on these issues tomorrow," she said.Dean (students' welfare) G Unnikrishnan said NITC had always been fostering gender diversity. "The warden had issued the notice after getting complaints. She might have only intended to remind students about courtesies to be followed while living in a residential area with people of all ages and varied backgrounds," he said.