Articles in IIT Ropar
Anwesha, the annual techno-cultural festival of the Indian Institute of Technology, Patna (IITP) is scheduled from 22 to 24 January, 2016. Started in 2010 as an intra-college fest by the student fraternity of IIT Patna, the fest has exponentially grown, witnessing participation from all over the country. The seventh edition of Anwesha, holds a pivotal […]
IIT Tirupati which started functioning in July, 2015 has been upgrading labs and classrooms in its transit campus. PaGaLGuY had previously reported that the students had been grumbling over the lack of facilities, the authorities at IIT Tirupati (IITT) had requested patience to solve the teething issues. With the beginning of the second academic semester in January 2016 IITT authorities decided […]
The annual cultural fest of IIT Madras (IITM) began on January 6, 2016, with an Indian Classical Music concert. Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan performed to the accompaniment of Mridangam and Tabla and mesmerized viewers with his heart touching renditions. Bharatnatyam dancer and actress Rukmini Vijayakumar enchanted the audience with her beautiful performance. The […]
Dr. Jonathan Mark Kenoyer has recently joined IIT Gandhinagar (IITGN) as a Scholar-in-Residence in the Archaeology discipline. He has been teaching archaeology and ancient technology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison since 1985, and served as Field Director and Co-Director of the Harappa Archaeological Research Project. His main focus lies in the Indus Valley Civilization […]
The IIT Madras placement process, which was postponed due to the floods in December 2015, resumed on Wednesday, January 6, 2016, and 286 students were placed. As per the new schedule, the dates of January 6 – 10, 2016 will have two sessions per day, January 12 – 14, 2016 will have one session per […]
In the outside world, congratulations is given by a handshake or a hug, which is pleasant and agreeable. But at IIT Indore, it is done by whacking the successful person on his bottom. Sahil Mittal who scored a 99.95 percentile in CAT 2015 was an undisputable candidate for one such event. Mittal who is a […]
The bandwagon and hype of IIT placements tend to have an adverse impact on placements in local engineering institutes. In our previous article (PART 1) we explored several factors that drive this hype and how they mould public perceptions. But to what extent do these factors manipulate the careers of non-IIT engineering graduates? Are engineering aspirants […]
IIT (BHU) Varanasi has invited controversy after it prematurely removed Magsaysay award winner and social activist, Sandeep Pandey, from the list of its guest faculty. Pandey, who received the Magsaysay award in 2002, was removed after the institute accused him of being a ‘Naxalite’ and preaching anti-social ideologies to the students. Pagalguy reached out to […]
IIT placements and enormous salary packages have been a trending discussion in the past few months. These discussions lead to unruly elevations of the IIT bandwagon due to exorbitant packages every year. According to previous statistics, IITs have a record of the highest placements amongst most engineering institutes in India. However, how dependable are these […]
IIT Tirupati is a place where students are allowed to speak their ideas freely, no matter how small or big the idea. The IIT-T administration is also quite supportive in applying these ideas to real life. A classmate came up with such an idea: to visit local schools once a week and teach the students […]