Every IITian in this nation has worked rigorously to get into the institution s/he is in now. If you ask any of them whether it was worth it? They would all say YES! What happens at IIT remains at IIT. If you think IITians are hardworking, 24 hour-geeks, sleep-deprived and...
Read MoreEver dreamt of a facility enabling you to operate your home appliances without even getting out of that couch? ‘HoRo’, a start-up by Sunil Sheth, an engineering student at K. J. Somaiya College of Engineering, Mumbai, has been developing low-cost home automation devices since 2015. This system enables a user...
Read MoreAfter being nominated thrice in the best actor category for the academy awards, Leonardo DiCaprio has finally been honoured with an Oscar in his 25 year long career. He has received the accolade for the visually magnificent masterpiece, The Revenant, directed by the Mexican director, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. The director...
Read MoreForce on a Rod between rigid walls: If a rod is supported between two rigid walls of exactly same size as that of separation between the walls, a normal force is developed between the ends of the rod and the walls, if temperature of system increases. Due to rise in...
Read MoreAt a time when stress related student deaths are making news everywhere, the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B), conducted a stress management workshop on March 2, 2016, for students pursuing research. The workshop was conducted under the Research Scholar Companion Program (RSCP) that serves as a platform to facilitate...
Read MoreThere couldn’t have been better utilization of February 29, than to watch one of India’s largest annual Technical Festival conclude. IIT Delhi’s “vmock Tryst” powered by Robosapiens and driven by Datsun. This 3-day extravaganza was flagged off on February 26, with a theme called ‘FIFTH DIMENSION,’ which celebrates the idea...
Read More1. Poet Bhagwati Lal Vyas selected for 2015 Bihari Puraskar Eminent poet Dr Bhagwati Lal Vyas has been chosen for the 2015 Bihari Puraskar for his anthology of Rajasthani poems ‘Katha Sun Aawe Hai Sabad’. In his poetry, Vyas talks about the disagreeable changes in human relations, social disparity and...
Read MoreMore than a decade ago, IIT Kanpur (IIT-K) issued an advisory rule prohibiting first-year students from carrying their laptops to the institute. The rule that was introduced in the academic year 2003-04 was backed by the recommendations of the counselling cell at IIT Kanpur. The management of the institute was...
Read MoreArthur Samuel, a pioneer in the field of machine learning, computer gaming and artificial intelligence, defined machine learning (ML) as ‘The field of study that gives computers the ability to learn without being explicitly programmed’. Machine learning was born from artificial intelligence (AI) and it has made systems smarter by...
Read MoreIndia has always produced great entrepreneurs. While there is nothing novel about entrepreneurship in India, the level of interest in it has definitely risen exponentially in recent times. Education is paradoxically both an enabler and a challenge for entrepreneurship in India. The education system is not intended to encourage mugging...
Read MoreHow is your experience in VIT? I will be completing six years in VITBS, VIT University, Vellore. I have had a nice experience in VIT. VITBS has professionally, academically qualified and experienced permanent faculty drawn from various streams of management disciplines. I feel happy to be associated with such a...
Read More‘Mens Sana in Corpore Sano’ – a healthy mind in a healthy body, is a dictum the students at Woxsen live by. Sporting activities not only break the tedium of academic learning, they also complement...
Read MoreOn the delightful morning of 2nd October 2014, our beloved Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi, voiced aloud his vision to pay a tribute to the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi. This vision, ingrained deep in the hearts of every Indian, was “Swachh Bharat”. Inspired to contribute to this vision,...
Read MoreStudents prefer being a part of an institution with a huge campus The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has relaxed the norms governing the carpet area requirements of an engineering institution. As per the Approval Process Handbook released by AICTE on February 28, 2016, the minimum land required...
Read MoreTechkriti ’16 will kick off with its usual fervour on 3rd March and end with a bang on 6th March. While being a technological and entrepreneurial festival, the event also brings with it many activities that cater to every interest. With varied workshops, exhibitions, inspiring talks and fabulous shows, Techkriti ’16 will...
Read MoreSome students of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, have started a signature campaign to preserve democratic spaces inside academic institutions. Amidst the recent incidents at JNU, students at IISc have written an open letter to the President of India to seek redressal for the issue at JNU last...
Read MoreStartup first backs out, then assists IIT Roorkee students’ placements The placement season of 2015 has been a roller coaster ride for five students of Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IITR). The students who were offered jobs by a home shopping website called Zimply, were left high and dry after...
Read More1. Justice HL Dattu appointed as Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission Former Chief Justice of India Justice Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu has been appointed as the Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission of India. Dattu is the seventh Chairperson of the Commission and has replaced Justice Cyriac Joseph, who...
Read More‘Beauty’ has not just fascinated the common people but also philosophers and great thinkers since antiquity. It has also been one of the most debated words, owing to its varied connotations and subjective nature. Although it was never a standalone discourse in itself, it was studied under the broad umbrella...
Read MoreInterview Date : 6th Feb Morning Slot. NMAT Score : 210 Program Interviewed for : MBA Core CD Topic : An antiques collector has a very important artifact which is believed to be bringing good luck to a tribe in the Amazon. But there is no scientific proof. If you are the...
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