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  • Anonymous
  • March 9, 2025March 9, 2025
  • Leave a Comment on Opinion: Fine Arts and Cultural Excellence Quota

Opinion: Fine Arts and Cultural Excellence Quota

Following the Sports Excellence Admissions, IIT Madras has now become the first IIT to introduce the Fine Arts and Cultural Excellence (FACE) program in the…

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  • Anonymous
  • July 11, 2024July 11, 2024
  • Leave a Comment on Op-Ed on the Sports Quota Admissions in IIT Madras

Op-Ed on the Sports Quota Admissions in IIT Madras

Discover IIT Madras’ new Sports Excellence Admission (SEA) program, offering supernumerary seats in B.Tech. programs for athletes. This opinion piece discusses the benefits, challenges, and potential impacts on students, examining how the sports quota can enhance both academic and sports culture on campus.

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  • Anonymous
  • October 7, 2023October 9, 2023
  • Leave a Comment on The Votefather: A Glimpse into the Insti Election Backend World

The Votefather: A Glimpse into the Insti Election Backend World

Disclaimer: The references and anecdotes mentioned in the article are partly based on official confirmations, hearsay and testimonials. Readers are encouraged to proceed with discretion.…

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  • Pranoy K P
  • December 21, 2021December 21, 2021
  • Leave a Comment on Prof. Feedback Forms: What’s the Point?

Prof. Feedback Forms: What’s the Point?

Edited by Neha Cherian Design by Siri Chandana Offering honest and authentic feedback is an effective way for the recipient to adjust and improve their…

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  • Devika Deevasan and Anish Kumar
  • October 29, 2021October 29, 2021
  • Leave a Comment on What If…?

What If…?

Edited by Jai Santhoshi.S Designed by Rohit Reddy Time. Space. Reality. It’s more than a linear path. It’s a prism of endless possibilities. Where a…

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  • Shreethigha Ganeshan
  • February 26, 2021
  • 2 Comments on My Assignment Isn’t Done, But I Am

My Assignment Isn’t Done, But I Am

“Professors be like I know these are troubling times and then be the trouble during the times” – unknown wise woman, Twitter, circa 2020. I…

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  • October 23, 2020October 23, 2020
  • Leave a Comment on Reminiscing LitSoc

Reminiscing LitSoc

Design by Hardhik Pinjala Article by C. Gayathri Disclaimer: The following article has been submitted to T5E. The views and opinions expressed in this article…

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  • Gayathri S
  • July 7, 2020July 7, 2020
  • 1 Comment on Dear Class of 2020

Dear Class of 2020

Design by Shaurya Rawat Dear Class of 2020,  Coming right to the point, you did not get the final year you wished for. Making it…

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  • The Fifth Estate
  • June 5, 2020June 6, 2020
  • Leave a Comment on The Five Stages of Being in the Placement Team

The Five Stages of Being in the Placement Team

Design: Hardhik Pinjala Disclaimer: The following article has been submitted to T5E by the current Academic Affairs Secretary (AAS). The views and opinions expressed in…

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  • Mahima Sharma
  • May 25, 2020May 27, 2020
  • Leave a Comment on Happiness of Pursuit: Animative moments in a research scholar’s life

Happiness of Pursuit: Animative moments in a research scholar’s life

Design: G Shreethigha Editor: Siddharth D P Over two millennia ago, in the city of Syracuse, the ancient Greek scholar Archimedes was believed to have…

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