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Articles from November 2020

  • Hrishil Shinde and Amina Mehboob
  • November 29, 2020November 30, 2020
  • Leave a Comment on Alumni Advise: Placement Season

Alumni Advise: Placement Season

Design by Swati Sheenum Edited by Sharayu Shejale With the placement season imminent, the placement batch finds itself in a unique situation of going virtual…

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  • November 23, 2020November 23, 2020
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SLC Exam Survey: A Report

Design by Swati Sheenum Data collated by Sarvesh Sakhare and Sarvani Cheruvu This report presents the results of the official survey conducted by the Student…

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  • Calvin L and Gayathri S
  • November 21, 2020
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The (Virtual) Placement Guide

Design: Hardhik Pinjala Editor: Siddharth D P With the placement season right around the corner, it is imperative that students sitting for placements in this…

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  • Vibhhu Sharma
  • November 18, 2020
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Ho(wzz)use At!? : insti IPL story

Design by Abhiram Edited by Mahima Raut When the trumpet prelude to the Spanish song “En Er Mundo – Pepe El Trompeta” blared through the…

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  • November 15, 2020November 15, 2020
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Freshie Toolkit 2020

Author: Gayathri S Design: Rohit Gadarla Ah, the first semester in Insti. In an ideal world, back when the word unprecedented wasn’t thrown around every…

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  • Neha Cherian
  • November 3, 2020November 3, 2020
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When in (Academic) Grief

Design: Hardhik Pinjala Editor: Siddharth D P It wouldn’t be risking much to bet that a certain official-looking smail about Grievance Redressal Committees, sent last…

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  • Neha Anand
  • November 1, 2020November 1, 2020
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Hickory Dickory Dock

Design by Shreethigha G. Edited by Mahima Raut I was a normal freshie like you. I cleared JEE, packed up my bags, and arrived at…

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“When you look at it closely, our journey throug “When you look at it closely, our journey through an online semester resembles the different stages of burnout. It begins with the honeymoon phase, aka the first month of the semester, where we pretend that the semester has not actually begun, meaning we can just login to classes and put them on mute. The honeymoon phase gives way to the onset of stress, where we realise that workload is beginning to pile up. Then comes chronic stress, where we struggle to cope with deadlines and quality submissions, despite technically having the time to sit down and get it over with. 
And in the end comes burnout, where we give up trying to do better and settle for a possibly lesser grade.”
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In this latest edition of Over a Cup of Aye-Aye-Tea, Shreethigha pens a witty op-ed detailing the trials of an online semester and the seemingly never-ending workload.
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Article by Shreethigha Ganeshan 
Designs by @shauri_yaa 
Edited by Anna Dominic
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Want to do a research internship but panicking abo Want to do a research internship but panicking about the WFH prospects?! Fret not, T5E has got you covered. Here is a bunch of fundaess we collected from some of last summer's research interns who talk about how they managed to secure (and thulp!) a research internship despite the uncertainities due to CoVID-19..
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For our final TGG for the year, we have Upasana Bh For our final TGG for the year, we have Upasana Bhattacharjee! Upasana graduated with an MA in Development Studies during a pandemic. She is currently working on her PhD proposal at Technische Universitat Berlin while having an existential crisis about academia.

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In the first episode after our winter hiatus, we k In the first episode after our winter hiatus, we kickstart a new series titled "Offbeat" where we speak to people who have tried out unconventional and offbeat things during their time in institute and beyond. 
For this first episode in the series, we speak to Zarin Shihab @deadlyidli, a alumna of the HS department and a professional actor. 
Full episode at the link in bio.
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For our penultimate TGG, we have TT whiz Venkatesh For our penultimate TGG, we have TT whiz Venkatesh Pakkiriswamy! Here, he talks about his eventful insti life during which he was a mentor at Avanti, a Shaastra Spotlight head, was awarded the Best Outgoing Sportsperson award and of course, played a whole lot of table tennis.

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For our next TGG, we have Mythreyi Ramesh! From gr For our next TGG, we have Mythreyi Ramesh! From graduating with an award for the best academic record in MME for her batch, to her love for writing for Immerse, to the simple joys of reading smails and getting free seminar tea, she talks about her slightly unconventional (yet rewarding) insti journey.

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In early December 2020, IIT-Madras reported a COVI In early December 2020, IIT-Madras reported a COVID outbreak. The campus immediately went into lockdown and students were quarantined. Shortly after, students raised concerns about the quality of food being served and complained about finding foreign matter in it.

T5E reached out to the HAS to shed some light on the issue and to get a detailed account of the events that had transpired on campus.

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Article by Amina Mehboob(@the_aminadrama) and Devika Dinesh(@meh_intensifies)
Designs by Hardhik Pinjala(@hardhikpinjala)
Edited by Anna Dominic(@annamariadominic)

A special thanks to the HAS(@darwin_sekar) for his time and inputs!
For our next TGG, we have Niharika Gunturu! Nihari For our next TGG, we have Niharika Gunturu! Niharika introduces herself four times, talks about her journey pursuing research, her time as a Placement Core and the T5E Exec-Ed, and the importance of cats and Miniso (not necessarily in that order).

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For our next TGG, we have Pranjali Manjarekar! Her For our next TGG, we have Pranjali Manjarekar! Here, Pranjali tried really hard to fit her insti life into words and talk about things she did not know as a freshie five years ago.

Full article in the link in bio!
For our next TGG, we have Arvind Pujari. Arvind gr For our next TGG, we have Arvind Pujari. Arvind graduated in 2020 with a B.Tech in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering and is now pursuing a PhD in Nanotechnology at the University of Cambridge. Here, he talks about the joys and difficulties that life in insti can bring.

Full article in the link in bio!
For our third TGG this year, we have football lege For our third TGG this year, we have football legend, Saswat Mishra! In his 5 years at IIT Madras, Saswat captained the Football Team, represented the institute at international data science competitions, and fulfilled the age-old college cliché: creating a start-up with his friends.

Full article in the link in bio!
T5E presents the Placement Survey 2020-21, where w T5E presents the Placement Survey 2020-21, where we study this year’s placement season from various aspects and put forth a report which would be highly useful for students appearing for placements in the coming years. 

Take the survey in the link in bio!

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For our next Through the Goggles of a Graduate, we For our next Through the Goggles of a Graduate, we have Rohitha Naraharisetty. Rohitha graduated in 2020 from the HSS department. She is currently taking a gap year to figure out, once and for all, what postmodernism really means and how to use this information in the real world.

Full article in the link in bio!
To begin this year’s edition of Through The Gogg To begin this year’s edition of Through The Goggles Of A Graduate, we have the multitalented Hari Ramachandran! Hari shares his adventures over his five years in the campus, being awarded the Governor’s Prize, and dabbling in everything from entrepreneurship, to theatre, to research, to waste management projects.

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Whether you need a place to hang out with friends Whether you need a place to hang out with friends or you're just plain hungry, there's always a place in insti for you. In case you weren't feeling nostalgic enough, read along as we kick off 2021 by paying homage to some of our favourite eateries in insti.
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Article by: @_lachummi_ 
Designed by: @gadarla_rohit 
Edited by: @amrita.m20
With 2020 coming to an end, T5E presents our Winte With 2020 coming to an end, T5E presents our Winter Newsletter. We have carefully curated the best content we produced over the year - we have articles about everything from nostalgia tripping wholesomeness, to AI startups, to deep dives into the PhD life, to comics, podcasts and more! 

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“Not all those who wander are lost.” For the f “Not all those who wander are lost.”
For the final article of the research series, we present a comparison between PhD journeys of the present and few decades back. PhD alumni reminiscence their stay in IITM and open up with stories about their PhD journey (which was decades back!) in this piece. Let us know your feedback and suggestions in the comments!
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In this special episode, the T5E Podcast team welc In this special episode, the T5E Podcast team welcomes IITM's new batch of 2020, and tells them what they should not do when IITM reopens.

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Tune into listen as a bunch of seniors reminisce about their time in the institute, and for an additional segment of light bulb jokes.

Hosted by @guhacamole_ and @lakshya0202 
Edited by @saksham.sks 
Design by Shreethigha + comic from @extramarksfordoodles
With the placement season imminent, T5E and CDC br With the placement season imminent, T5E and CDC bring you advice, tips, and general gyaan from alumni to help you tackle all the placement stress!

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Article by @hrishilshinde and @the_aminadrama 
Design by @ssheenum
Between 23rd to 31st October,  the Student Legisl Between 23rd to 31st October,  the Student Legislative Council (SLC) conducted a survey regarding general consensus on the conduction of examinations in TCS iON centres. T5E presents the results of this survey, along with the SLC resolution about the same and further updates.

Full report in the link in bio.

Design by @ssheenum 
Special thanks to @slc_iitmadras for their help!
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