Articles in IIT Madras
The character of Dr. Sheldon Cooper from American sitcom, The Big Bang Theory (TBBT), has been credited for making ‘geeks’ look cool! A Laser Interferometer Gravitational -wave Observatory (LIGO) prototype to be constructed at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM) could be your chance to become Dr. Cooper in reality. The project also known as […]
IIT Tirupati’s first inter-disciplinary sports tournament was flagged off recently. The tournament, will have the four engineering disciplines (Civil, Computer science, Electrical and Mechanical) competing against each other in a series of games. The tournament, which started off with volleyball matches on Monday (29.02.2016) has been scheduled for over a month considering the exams and other academic activities which […]
In a meeting recently held between Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) officials and Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) officials, it has been finalised that the entrance exams for admission to IITs will also be held in foreign countries. For the first time, JEE Advanced will be held in Singapore, Ethiopia, UAE and the SAARC […]
It has been an enjoyable and a special week at IIT Tirupati which proved that engineering degree at an IIT is not just about books and GPA. The week started off with the screening of ‘How to train your dragon’, as a part of the life skills course, to learn about innovation and creativity. Then […]
Joshua with his students. (Photo credit: The Fifth Estate, IIT Madras) At a time when most students like to pursue their summer internship in reputed companies, Joshua Albin, a student at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM) chose to make a difference. Joshua, a second year biotechnology student, went to Ladakh to teach English at […]
While trying to initiate a course in Sanskrit Language, IIT Madras has not only faced opposition from communist-backed groups inside the campus but has also been a victim of regional language politics. Which has led the Humanities and Social science department (HSSD) of IITM, to finally drop the plan of starting a course in the […]
A DeTect device installed to check pipeline health An IIT Madras graduate, Tarun Mishra, along with his mentor, Dr. Krishnan Balasubramanian, has manufactured a device which can detect pipeline defects and damages. Tarun, the brain behind the ‘DeTect’ sensor, gave up on his admission to Yale University to develop a programme to prevent industrial disasters […]
On January 10, 2016, a female student of IIT Madras (IITM) was sexually assaulted by a male security guard in the institute’s campus. An article published by the IITM students in The Fifth Estate, their in-house magazine has brought to light the lapses in recruitment of security hired by the institute. PaGaLGuY spoke to CISS […]
(This is a representational photo) Prathyusha Purushothamam (26), a second year MSc student at IIT Madras who was reported missing on January 18, 2016 has been located in Dehradun. After investigating Prathyusha’s mobile phone details the Kotturpuram Police station, Chennai, tracked her down in Dehradun. A police official of the Kotturpuram police station was then […]
The 17th edition of IIT Madras’ Annual Technical Festival, Shaastra, started on January 23 with a plethora of professional shows, competitions and lectures where everybody has something for everybody. It is a prestigious techno-management fest of the nation’s sharp minds. Shaastra is the first ISO certified festival of its kind, whose vision is to promote […]