Articles in IIT Mandi
“An IITian, virtually, always has a history that is marked by extreme dedication and assiduousness.” “They are the finest brains of the country.” Being an IITian myself, I can confirm that not a lot of things in India are so overrated as IITs and their students. I have personally seen a lot of students from […]
Institutes like IITs foster the philosophy of holistic growth and development for their students. These institutes not only encourage the students to take part in extra curricular activities, but also explore other areas/studies of their interest by taking up courses in fields different from their respective disciplines. One such endeavour is to engage students in […]
Indian School of Mines (ISM), Dhanbad students started a Campus Cleanliness Drive as #CCD on Saturday, March 5, 2016. Through #CCD, students want to raise a voice to convert ISM into an IIT by May, 2016. ISM was assured to get the status of an IIT in the 2015 budget session by the BJP government. […]
Unlike undergraduates, research scholars are not lucky enough to have the option of going home during semester breaks. However, we have found the new night canteen at IIT Gandhinagar (IIT-Gn) as something good and favourable for us. Many IIT-Gn students were longing to have a canteen near the hostel area with 24*7 availability, so that […]
Anurag Sharma, who lost his life an unfortunate accident while playing squash. Anurag Sharma, a second-year Computer Science student at IIT Roorkee, passed away due an injury while playing squash in the campus. Parents of the 20-year-old deceased claim that the institute’s negligence towards the intensity of his injury caused his death. They have now […]
Advaya 2015 Fashion Show College fests are the epitome of entertainment and zeal at any college. It brings the otherwise mundane atmosphere to life. Having recently concluded Alcheringa, the second biggest cultural fest in the country, and inter hostel events like Kriti and Spardha, the students are now preparing for Advaya, the fest by the […]
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 study most of the time, […]
At 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 interaction between PhD students. A […]
There 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 of Gravity being a dimension […]
More 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 of the opinion that laptops […]