Articles in IIT Madras
Prakriti, the wildlife club at IIT Madras (IITM) that observes and conserves the wildlife habitat of the institute, was formed in 2002 to protect the unique biodiversity of the campus. Since IITM was carved out from the Guindy National Park, it houses variety of flora and fauna. Animals like spotted deer, blackbuck, palm civets, snakes, […]
Rohith Vemula’s suicide has lead to a surge of protests in the country. Not only IITs but other educational institutes and students have joined forces to condemn his death and the perceived politicization of events. What the protests have also laid thread bare is that not all is hunky dory even in prestigious institutes like the […]
(This is a representational photo) Prathyusha Purushothamam (26) a second year M.S student of IIT-Madras has been missing since Monday January 18. Prathyusha who hails from Andhra Pradesh was last seen on Saturday at her Sabarmati hostel in IIT-Madras campus. A missing person case has been filed on Monday January 18 at the Kotturpuram Police […]
A 20-year old student of Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM) was sexually assaulted by a security guard, Mustafa Ahmed. The incident took place in the midst of IITM’s annual festival- Sarang 2016. The student was walking alone towards Velachery Gate, located at western end of the campus at 4 am. The gate is situated […]
The annual cultural fest of IIT Madras (IITM) began on January 6, 2016, with an Indian Classical Music concert. Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan performed to the accompaniment of Mridangam and Tabla and mesmerized viewers with his heart touching renditions. Bharatnatyam dancer and actress Rukmini Vijayakumar enchanted the audience with her beautiful performance. The […]
The IIT Madras placement process, which was postponed due to the floods in December 2015, resumed on Wednesday, January 6, 2016, and 286 students were placed. As per the new schedule, the dates of January 6 – 10, 2016 will have two sessions per day, January 12 – 14, 2016 will have one session per […]
December 2015 may have ended, but the wounds of the disaster which began in the beginning of the last month of 2015 are still alive. People of Chennai were stunned with the magnitude of the calamity that took place, with unprecedented rains and floods. About 2 million people were directly affected. Even though the IIT […]
He wakes up from his slumber, and gives a wide yawn. After the usual stretch, he walks outside his hostel. He hopes to grab a bite of whatever his many friends may have left. After the free food, he decides to strut around the corridors in the academic buildings in IIT Roorkee. The rest of the day […]
The newly born IIT, IIT Tirupati, one of the sisters of the mentoring institute IIT Madras, started functioning from August 5, 2015. The new semester began with orientation class. There was a warm welcome to the pioneer batch, which has people from most Indian states. Even though we are the pioneer batch, I did not […]
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B) is all set to introduce a four-year undergraduate degree program in Economics. This is the first time that IIT-B is starting a full time course in a social sciences subject. The course will be introduced in 2017. Students will have to […]