As the placement season approaches, we take a look at the activities that have already begun. Raaj Rohan Reddy, The Academic Affairs Secretary, gives us a behind the scenes glimpse of the placement process.

“There are significant increases in pay packages offered by companies for the last few years and the trend continues this year as well.” He goes on to elaborate on what he reckons is the reason for this positive trend. “Even in these economic conditions, we have a rise in pay packages because of the rising popularity (of the institute) in other countries”, he remarks.

It was the time, seniors said, where we get to act like kids and no one would judge us, where we can throw away our inhibition and enjoy loudly as we officially and socially become accepted as IITians.

By Rohan Bendre On 18th September, the first SAC meeting of this academic year was held at MRC. The meeting started with a bare minimal…

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“IIT Madras is the perfect place for nature enthusiasts. The institute area was originally part of Guindy National Park and the vegetation here is the tropical dry evergreen type, meaning, the rains are irregular and trees do not shed their foliage. This is also the rarest vegetation in the Indian sub-continent which explains the astonishing diversity in the plant and animal species on campus.”

Read on for an extensive list of the most common species found on campus, from the spotted deer to the infamous cotton-stainer bug.

Starting this week, T5E brings you a series of discussions with Dr. L. S. Ganesh, Dean of Students, IITM, and Professor, Dept. of Management Studies, IITM, as part of what we call ‘The Dean’s Column’. We hope this will be a great platform for interaction and the exchange of ideas between the students, alumni and LSG.