Articles in IIT Kharagpur
Last month, the JEE (Advanced) conducting authorities released a set of data reports on the final results of the JEE (Advanced) and its previous avatars, from 2011 onwards. In this set of analysis of these reports, we will discuss individual elements of the reports and how they are shaping up for you. In Part 1, […]
Colleges banning internet access in this age of globalisation is a rule that still baffles many heads. Most IITs impose internet restrictions for students in their hostel rooms, a rule that was brought in place almost a decade ago. Today, this rule has lost its significance owing to the pool of alternatives for internet use […]
In a quiet move in parallel to the ongoing stories rotating around the MHRD, the IITs, and NITs & other institutes, IIT-Guwahati has gone ahead and launched the JEE (Advanced) 2016 website already. While much of the information is still pending given official notifications and even the dates are not yet out, especially JEE (Main) […]
IIT Kharagpur’s Branding and Relation Cell (BARC) is in the process of designing India’s first college mascot. The mascot is scheduled to be released on 14th November 2015, on the birthday of IIT KGP’s founder, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Vyom Shrivastava, a third year student at IIT KGP, told PaGaLGuY, “The idea of having a mascot […]
IIT’s undeniably enjoy their autonomy! The varied internship opportunities provided by them happen to be a major outcome of this independence. Two months ago, IIT Delhi revised its internship programme and made it optional. In other words, students from IIT Delhi can now avail the internship anytime after the second year upto the final year. […]
“I just need to pass yaar!” “Who stole my calculator!” “I am in urgent need of a night-out” These are commonly heard lines in IITs in the months of September every year. The time of the year when exam fever takes over and all other buzz comes to a grinding halt. Only the first semester […]
Every year IITs come up with off-beat electives that haven’t been offered in other engineering colleges, like the introduction of Odissi dance as a subject in IIT Bhubaneswar. For an IIT student, pursuing hobbies like film making, designing, basketball, etc. may be a secondary activity. Many of these students aren’t even aware of their extra academic […]
The 51st Inter-IIT Sports Meet 2015 will be hosted by IIT Madras this year. As a part of their infrastructural preparations for the Meet, IIT-M has decided to lay down a synthetic sports track with a funding of Rs 6 crore. This track, which is meant to increase stability and smoothness in running, shall also […]
Students entering IITs come with the perception of studying core engineering subjects and foresee the next four years of their life as a tedious journey of learning. Many of these students are often baffled to see the variety of extracurricular activities IITs have to offer. Most of the IITs today have established clubs for students […]