Articles in IIT Ropar
Joshua with his students. (Photo credit: The Fifth Estate, IIT Madras) At a time when most students like to pursue their summer internship in reputed companies, Joshua Albin, a student at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM) chose to make a difference. Joshua, a second year biotechnology student, went to Ladakh to teach English at […]
Another year of creative art courses has kick-started in the Indian Institute of Hyderabad (IIT-H), where renowned artists come in to impart experiential knowledge in the field of theatre, performing arts, music and creative writing among students. The creative arts programme at IIT-H offers undergraduate students a chance to earn credits in fine arts, by […]
It’s all fun in movies, but when an incident strikes in real, a rather unpleasant one wherein the key players bear the same surname, it ceases to be funny. More so, when the complainant, the accused and an important party in the case are all named Pandey. The IIT BHU case (link) that has had […]
In a battle between logic and creativity, the students at IIT Guwahati tug it to bag the prestigious title of ‘Kriti’, the annual inter hostel technical fest of IIT Guwahati. Kriti is organised every year in February by the Technical Board of the college. Students from the various disciplines come together to participate in the […]
While trying to initiate a course in Sanskrit Language, IIT Madras has not only faced opposition from communist-backed groups inside the campus but has also been a victim of regional language politics. Which has led the Humanities and Social science department (HSSD) of IITM, to finally drop the plan of starting a course in the […]
The protesting students of IIT- Benaras Hindu University. Not just IIT Bombay, other IITs have also begun protesting in favour of Kanhaiya Kumar of Jawaharlal Nehru University. Students of IIT BHU carried out a protest march on February 18, 2016. Unfortunately, they were detained by the police and released 4 hours later. Nearly 200 students […]
In a bid to reduce the pressure of seeking admission in IITs and NITs, coaching institutes have started informing students preparing for the JEE, about other engineering institutions and entrance exams available. Counsellor at Allen Career Institute, Amit Ahuja, said, “There are only 10000 seats in 19 IITs and around 24000 seats in 30 NITs […]
Blithchron meaning ‘time of festivity’, is the inter-college fest of IIT Gandhinagar. The 8th edition of this fest that happened on 30th and 31st January, 2016, witnessed a whooping footfall of approximately ten thousand people. This footfall was quite an achievement for IIT Gandhinagar as we recently transitioned to our permanent campus in Palaj (Gandhinagar). […]
Dr Chandan Mahanta, Dean of Student Affairs at IIT Guwahati Pictures clicked by him make it to the calendars, brochures, website, and fresher guides of IIT Guwahati. “Cameras do make a difference, but it’s more about being a keen observer,” said Dr Chandan Mahanta, the Dean of Student Affairs, IITG, for whom photography is more […]
Have you ever wandered into a store to buy groceries or struck a good bargain with your local vegetable vendor only to realise that you have left your wallet at home? Yes, it happens to all of us. Starting this week, IIT Guwahati aims at alleviating all such woes for the residents of its campus […]