Force on a Rod between rigid walls: If a rod is supported between two rigid walls of exactly same size as that of separation between the walls, a normal force is developed between the ends of the rod and the walls, if temperature of system increases. Due to rise in temperature, the rod expands and […]

At a time when stress related student deaths are making news everywhere, the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B), conducted a stress management workshop on March 2, 2016, for students pursuing research.  The workshop was conducted under the Research Scholar Companion Program (RSCP) that serves as a platform to facilitate interaction between PhD students. A […]

There couldn’t have been better utilization of February 29, than to watch one of India’s largest annual Technical Festival conclude. IIT Delhi’s “vmock Tryst” powered by Robosapiens and driven by Datsun. This 3-day extravaganza was flagged off on February 26, with a theme called ‘FIFTH DIMENSION,’ which celebrates the idea of Gravity being a dimension […]

1. Poet Bhagwati Lal Vyas selected for 2015 Bihari Puraskar Eminent poet Dr Bhagwati Lal Vyas has been chosen for the 2015 Bihari Puraskar for his anthology of Rajasthani poems ‘Katha Sun Aawe Hai Sabad’. In his poetry, Vyas talks about the disagreeable changes in human relations, social disparity and loss of human values. However, […]

More than a decade ago, IIT Kanpur (IIT-K) issued an advisory rule prohibiting first-year students from carrying their laptops to the institute. The rule that was introduced in the academic year 2003-04 was backed by the recommendations of the counselling cell at IIT Kanpur. The management of the institute was of the opinion that laptops […]

Arthur Samuel, a pioneer in the field of machine learning, computer gaming and artificial intelligence, defined machine learning (ML) as ‘The field of study that gives computers the ability to learn without being explicitly programmed’. Machine learning was born from artificial intelligence (AI) and it has made systems smarter by giving them the ability to […]

India has always produced great entrepreneurs. While there is nothing novel about entrepreneurship in India, the level of interest in it has definitely risen exponentially in recent times. Education is paradoxically both an enabler and a challenge for entrepreneurship in India. The education system is not intended to encourage mugging up content or show how […]

How is your experience in VIT? I will be completing six years in VITBS, VIT University, Vellore. I have had a nice experience in VIT. VITBS has professionally, academically qualified and experienced permanent faculty drawn from various streams of management disciplines. I feel happy to be associated with such a great institution. How is your […]

On the delightful morning of 2nd October 2014, our beloved Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi, voiced aloud his vision to pay a tribute to the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi.  This vision, ingrained deep in the hearts of every Indian, was “Swachh Bharat”. Inspired to contribute to this vision, the Malaviya National Institute of […]

Students prefer being a part of an institution with a huge campus The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has relaxed the norms governing the carpet area requirements of an engineering institution. As per the Approval Process Handbook released by AICTE on February 28, 2016, the minimum land required to open an engineering institute […]