Election Matters : RAS Soapbox
Excerpts of the soapbox between RAS candidates, Srikanth Kotra and Ravi Dadsena.
Election Matters : AAS, IAR Sec and CoCAS Soapboxes
In the this article, we present summaries of the soapboxes of the following three unanimous candidates: Saketh Shiva, Poojan Patel and Animesh Bagora contesting for the posts of AAS, IAR Secretary and CoCAS respectively. Probably because these post were being contested unanimously, the turnout was quite low. The soapboxes for unanimous candidates seemed dull in comparison with the those for the contested posts.
Women in Science – Interview with Prof. Neelima Gupte
Prof. Neelima M. Gupte has been a member of the faculty of the Department of Physics at IIT Madras for over two decades. Her research interests include non-linear dynamics, chaos and the study of networks. Prof. Gupte has been involved with the Women’s Forum at IIT-M for over ten years, has worked with the IUPAP working group for Women in Physics, and has often collaborated with the Women in Science initiative of the Indian Academy of Sciences, to organise events and activities. Readers may be familiar with her contribution to the book Lilavati’s Daughters published by the Indian Academy of Sciences.
Election Matters : Cul Sec (Literary) Soapbox
The debate between Shreyas Harish and Mehul Chaudhary, complete with the presence of a highly vocal and questioning crowd, showed the amount of competition this year for the post of Cultural Affairs Secretary (Literary). The first round of the debate was started off by Mehul, who presented his manifesto in brief, and answered questions that were raised through the online survey, followed by Shreyas in the same pattern.
Election Matters – Video Manifestos
Ahead of the institute elections, candidates standing for institute posts summarize their vision and highlight the issues they want to address when elected. Students’ General…
LitSoc Dramatics 2016
With inputs from Nitin N and Ramya Vijayram When the Lit-Soc race was heating up much like the Chennai weather, came the much anticipated ‘Drams’.…
Placements 2015 – 2016 : Trends and Statistics (Part 2)
In the second part of the placement report, we look at sector-wise composition of job offers & profiles, day-wise composition of job offers & profiles and preferred sectors across departments & programmes. It is important to analyze the placement data of the previous years and draw inferences while one is preparing for placements. To quote Placements Advisor Prof. Babu, “Pre-final year students should look at the data as well as the inferences and strategize accordingly for their Placement.”
Placements 2015 – 2016 : Trends and Statistics
We present a detailed two-part report analysing the trends of the 2015-16 placement season, held in December 2015 and January 2016. This part of the report gives an overview of the placement scenario and unfolds the percentage of students placed, dependence on CGPA and the average number of job offers made.
Getting the ‘Gyan’ Out of GIAN Courses
GIAN is a new initiative of MHRD that aims to provide opportunities for Indian students to take elective courses offered by foreign faculty. GIAN courses are offered in niche areas, are very specialized and targeted at researchers actively working in that area. This article details how the students of IIT Madras can make the best use of this opportunity.
Shaastra and Saarang – A Lookback in Photos
Despite interruptions and re-scheduling, the organizing teams of Saarang and Shaastra pulled off the 2016 edition of the fests successfully. Here’s a lookback at some of the most exciting moments from the fests.