IIT Madras introduces Sports Quota in UG programmes

 Indian Institute of Technology Madras becomes the first IIT in India to recognize & reward talented students who have excelled in sports,by allocating 2 supernumerary seats per UG programs, which will include at least half of the seats for female students.

Indian Institute of Technology Madras(IIT Madras) has become the first IIT in the country to introduce admissions for sports persons in its undergraduate programmes.

The Institute will be introducing the ‘Sports Excellence Admission’ (SEA) from the academic year 2024-2025, under which it will offer two supernumerary seats, of which one will be exclusively for female students, in each of its undergraduate programs for Indian Nationals.

This initiative is to recognize and reward talented students who have excelled in sports. This program encourages deserving students to pursue higher education while continuing to excel in their sports.

The admission process through SEA will require a student to qualify JEE (Advanced) but would not be through Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) portal ratherthrougha separate portal operated by IIT Madras.More details are available on the portal: https://jeeadv.iitm.ac.in/sea/

Announcing this program, Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, said,“This is a very progressive step to ensure holistic education as envisaged in the National Education Policy 2020. This step is to acknowledge achievements in sports by young children and also, give them an opportunity to further understand their respective sports from an engineering and technology perspective. IIT Madras has added many sports-related electives and is also having many state-of-the-art facilities.”

Highlighting the need for such an initiative, Prof. V. Kamakoti added,“In addition, we will also be launching a Sports Complex with advanced equipment in the near future. We are extremely happy that the ‘Sports Excellence Admission’ is happening, starting July 2024. We wish that our alumnus will become world-renowned sportspersons.”

To be eligible for admission through this program, candidates must have secured a position in the Common Rank List (CRL) or category-wise rank list in the JEE (Advanced), and must have won at least one medal in any National/International-level sports competition in the last four years.

A separate ‘Sports Rank List’ (SRL) will be prepared based on the total score obtained by the candidates based on their performance in a specific list of sports. The seat allotment will be done based on this list.

IIT Mandi calls applications for short-term certificate programs in Machine Learning and IoT-based Automation

        Batches for the Training Program in Machine Learning and IoT-based Automations are scheduled to commence on 15th January 2024

·         Last date to apply for the programs is 12th January 2024

Mandi, 2nd January 2024: The Centre for Continuing Education (CCE) at Indian Institute of Technology Mandi in collaboration with Himachal Pradesh Kaushal Vikas Nigam (HPKVN) is set to launch multiple training programs from 15th January 2024. These free of cost programs aim to provide valuable skills and knowledge to participants, fostering professional development and contributing to the overall advancement of education and vocational training in the region.

Speaking about the training programs being offered by the institute, Prof. Tushar Jain, Head, Centre for Continuing Education (CCE), IIT Mandi, said, “These programs are being sponsored by HPKVN, Shimla in collaboration with IIT Mandi and will be a great opportunity for the youth of Himachal to experience studying at IIT Mandi under the guidance of senior faculty and get practical exposure on advance IIT‘s Labs along with Placement support.”

The courses are open to Engineering, BCA, MCA, ITI, Polytechnic, Teachers, Trainers and Working Professionals. The duration of the course will be one month. The registration for these free offline courses have already started and will continue till 12th January 2024.

The focus of these programs will be on soft skills, English speaking, interview preparation, personality development, group discussions, entrepreneurship skills, and startup support will be provided for holistic development and career success of the candidates.

Certification in Machine Learning Program

In this certification program, the student will learn Mathematical Foundations, Python Programming, Statistical Foundations and Visualization Data, Visualization and Pre-processing Machine, Learning and Applications and others areas.

Certification in Internet of Things based Automation Program

In this training program, candidates will be given domain sessions on Python Programming, Android Application Development, Web Development, Computer Vision, and over 10 IOT Projects.

These elements will help the candidates not only learning theoretical concepts but are also gaining practical skills that are directly applicable in the industry. The combination of programming, application development, web development, and hands-on lab sessions prepares them for a diverse set of challenges they may encounter in the IoT field.

IIT Mandi is committed to providing comprehensive support to the candidates, not only in terms of academic education but also in preparing them for the challenges of the professional world.

For more details, interested candidates can visit the website https://www.iitmandi.ac.in/ or apply online through below links:

IOT Link- https://rb.gy/jz778k

ML Link- https://shorturl.at/iuEIS

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IIT Madras develops 3D-Printed Face Implants for patients suffering from Black Fungus along with Zoriox Innovation Labs

#Right2Face initiative aims to help poor patients with implants developed using unique algorithms that uses a patient’s MRI/CT data to print custom implants using an indigenously-built laser powder bed fusion facility 

CHENNAI, 26th December: Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) researchers have developed 3D-printed face implants for patients suffering from Black Fungus, which has been reported in COVID-19 patients as well as those with uncontrolled diabetes, HIV/AIDS and other medical conditions. Around 50 implants have already been done on patients from economically-weaker sections. 

The Institute has partnered with ZorioX Innovation labs, a start-up founded by Dental Surgeons in Chennai, to implement this initiative, which is based on metal 3D Printing or additive manufacturing. 

The outbreak of black fungus disease, also known as ‘Mucormycosis’, has been a cause of great concern in India. One of the most devastating effects of this disease is the loss of facial features, which can have a profound impact on the patient’s mental and emotional well-being. 

Therefore, the reconstruction of faces lost due to black fungus is the need of the hour. Reports suggest that about 60,000 mucormycosis cases have been registered in India post-COVID. 

The fungus responsible for mucormycosis can invade the tissues of the face, causing necrosis and disfigurement. In severe cases, patients may lose their nose, eyes, or even their entire face. Furthermore, the loss of vital organs can affect a patient's ability to breathe, eat, and communicate, making it difficult to perform everyday activities. 

Reconstructive surgery is a viable solution for patients who have lost their facial features due to black fungus disease. These procedures involve the reconstruction of the nose, eyes, and other facial structures using a variety of techniques, such as skin grafts, tissue expansion, and microvascular surgery. These procedures can help restore the patient's appearance and function, allowing them to lead a more normal life.

However, patient-specific implants and procedures are expensive, rendering them inaccessible for people from weaker sections. 

Elaborating on this technology developed by IIT Madras, Dr. Murugaiyan Amirthalingam, Associate Professor, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Madras, said, “Additive manufacturing (3D printing) has already emerged as a viable and cost effective, net shape manufacturing process for low volume production of complex body implants with specific custom-made designs. Extensive research activities are already being carried out in IIT Madras to commercialise this technology for printing patient-specific implants in stainless steel, Ti-6Al-4V and Co-Cr-Mo alloys.”

Dr. Murugaiyan Amirthalingam added, “Using unique in-house algorithms, a patient’s MRI/CT data is converted to printable CAD format and custom implants are printed from medical-grade titanium using an indigenously-built laser powder bed facility in IIT Madras. This #Right2Face initiative aims to help poor and needy patients with patient-specific custom maxillofacial implants to treat black fungus patients.”

Speaking about this initiative, Dr. Karthik Balaji, CEO, ZorioX Innovation labs, said, “Post-Covid there has been an increase in number of black fungus cases. To save the lives of the patient, a lot of facial bones had to be removed. These patients are mostly breadwinners of the family and are now confined within four walls because of their facial deformity. #Right2face movement is aimed to help these needy patients in association with the oral and maxillofacial surgeons to restore the faces and give them back their smile. ”  

What makes this initiative unique is that IIT Madras team is able to print the implant exactly to match the patients’ face. The Researchers get the patients’ CT Data from which we design a specific implant that will suit the patient perfectly.  IIT Madras is among the first to print such implants for black fungus patients specifically. 

IIT Madras researchers are also identifying patients who cannot afford costly imported implants and giving these implants free of cost under the campaign called #Right2Face. 

Zoriox Innovations Labs, with whom IIT Madras has a tie-up, takes part of the surgical procedures while IIT Madras handles the Design and 3D Printing. The implants are made of medical-grade titanium, which are commonly used for reconstructive procedures.

BHU TO INSTITUTE FOUR NEW SCHOLARSHIPS, TWO FOR LAW STUDENTS, TWO FOR CHEMISTRY

·        MR. MADAN MOHAN KAYASTHA, BHU ALUMNUS OF 1951, AND HIS WIFE HAVE DONATED RS. 20 LAKH FOR THE SCHOLARSHIPS

 

VARANASI 

: Banaras Hindu University is instituting four new scholarships for the students of Chemistry and Law at the varsity. The university has received a donation of Rs. 20 lakh under the Pratidana initiative to establish these scholarships, slated to be awarded from the academic session 2024-25. Mr. Madan Mohan Kayastha and his wife Mrs. Santosh Kayastha have made the donation to start the scholarships in the memory of their parents. Mr. Kayastha is an alumnus of Banaras Hindu University and had earned his M.Tech. in Industrial Chemistry in the year 1951.

 

The Sita Ram and Ajudhia Devi Scholarships, instituted in the memory of parents of Sh. Madan Mohan Kayastha, will be presented to one female student of 1^st year of B.Sc. (Hons) – Chemistry and one 1^st year student of M.Sc. (Chemistry), at the Institute of Science.

 

The Bhagwati and Mulk Raj Mahajan Scholarships have been set up as a tribute to the parents of Mrs. Santosh Kayastha (Mahajan). The scholarship will be presented to a first year female student of BA. (LLB) Hons, and a second year student of LLM program.

 

Vice-Chancellor Prof. Sudhir Kumar Jain while interacting with the donors expressed gratitude for their support. He said that the commitment and connection BHU’s alumni have with the university is truly heartening.

 

Present on the occasion, Dean, Faculty of Science, Prof. S. M. Singh said that the scholarship will promote excellence and competitiveness among students. Prof. Maya Shankar Singh, Head, Department of Chemistry, said his department is among the largest in the university. Briefing about the journey of the department, Prof. Singh praised the donors for their endeavor to support the cause of science.

 

Prof. C P Upadhyaya, Dean, Faculty of Law, informed that the faculty has recently completed 100 years of its coming into existence. He said that two new scholarships being initiated in the centennial celebration year of the faculty is not only special but also inspiring to others.

 

Mr. Madan Mohan Kayastha expressed that it was a momentous occasion for him and his family that Banaras Hindu University has acknowledged their gesture of support and regard in form of donation. He hoped that the scholarships will help students in their pursuit of education.

 

Sh. Manoj Kumar Pandey, Joint Registrar, University advancement, said that the remarkable contribution of Mr. Madan Mohan Kayastha and his wife, will act as a beacon of hope for those seeking knowledge and striving for excellence.

56th Inter IIT Sports Meet for students concludes at IIT Gandhinagar on a high note of passion and teamwork

Gandhinagar: The 56th Inter IIT Sports Meet for students concluded at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) on December 22, 2023. The closing ceremony held on Friday evening witnessed a passionate rally of team camaraderie and sportsmanship. Rachana Patel, the Indian para badminton player who has also won Bronze in Para Badminton Women’s Doubles SH6 event at the Asian Para Games, was the chief guest on the occasion. She congratulated all players and encouraged them to dream big and never give up in pursuit of their goals.

With the highest tally of 98.3 points, IIT Madras won the Overall General Championship Trophy of the Inter IIT Sports Meet 2023 for students. They won this title again after 2011 and for the 24th time since the launch of the Inter IIT Sports Meet in 1961. IIT Madras also secured the General Championship Trophy in the Women’s category, and IIT Roorkee bagged the General Championship Trophy in the Men’s category.

Prof Rajat Moona, Director of IITGN and Chairperson of the Inter IIT Sports Board; Prof Sivapriya Kirubakaran, Dean of Student Affairs at IITGN and Chairperson of the Organising Committee of the Inter IIT Sports Meet 2023; Prof Abhijit Mishra, Head of Sports at IITGN and Convener of the Inter IIT Sports Meet 2023; and Mr Dinesh Parmar, Senior Physical Training Instructor at IITGN; awarded medals and trophies to winners in various categories and appreciated the sporting spirit displayed by all the teams during the adrenaline-charged games.

The 56th Inter IIT Sports Meet for students was jointly hosted by IIT Gandhinagar and IIT Bombay. The tournament at IITGN was inaugurated on December 14, 2023, in presence of Indian cricketer Priyank Panchal as the chief guest. More than 1500 students from all 23 IITs had participated in a plethora of sports events, i.e. Athletics (such as Running, Hammer Throw, Javelin Throw, Shot Put, Long Jump, etc.), Football, Cricket, Squash, Chess, and Tennis, held at the state-of-the-art Sports Complex at IITGN.

The 28th Inter IIT Staff Meet is scheduled to start at IITGN on December 24, 2023. Around 1500 staff members, including 65 staff members from IITGN, will face each other in nine types of sporting events, i.e. Athletics (such as Running, Discus Throw, Javelin Throw, Long Jump, Shot Put, Triple Jump, etc.), Football, Cricket, Squash, Basketball, Tennis, Volleyball, Badminton, and Table Tennis.

The next Inter IIT Sports Meet will be jointly hosted by IIT Kanpur and IIT Indore in 2024.

IIM Sirmaur launches a course that helps students manage work and life

This year IIM Sirmaur launched a new course, "Managing Life and Business: Perspectives of a C.F.O.''. In the current academic year, sixty-three students of IIM Sirmaur elected to attend the course. The course was offered by Prof. P. Sanjay, a faculty at IIM Sirmaur. Along with the course objective of providing a global outlook on corporate governance systems, the course aimed to sensitize the students to lead a happier and stress-free life which helps in terms of improved decision making. The course weaves lessons from ancient practices (Yoga, Meditation, and Sudarshan Kriya) and texts (Rigveda, Upanishads, Bhagwad Gita, Patanjali Yoga Sutra, and Kautilya's Arthshastra) for modern-day managers and entrepreneurs. For example, Chanakya’s Arthashastra helped cover questions on governance, and practices like Sudarshan Kriya helped physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing; both of which were relevant for modern day managers at workplace.

The course was therefore aimed to imbibe life skills that a modern manager needs in their workplace. The course faculty shared that even during his earlier work experience, he has been practicing several techniques that he taught in class. Further, he said that the course aimed to offer students a well-rounded education, combining the best global management practices with the wisdom and values deeply rooted in Indian culture. The course contributes to IIM Sirmaur’s continued commitment to cultivating holistic leaders for the future of our nation.

At the end of the course, several students reported an improvement in mental and emotional well-being, improving their focus, clarity, and ability to manage stress effectively. While some students found tranquility amidst the fast-paced M.B.A. coursework, some felt it impacted their clarity of thought and decision-making abilities. At the same time, some also hoped to integrate the teachings from the course into their life and carry the learnings throughout their life. Prof. P. Sanjay along with Prof. Sana Maidullah are already researching the benefits of the practices and techniques taught in class.

IIT Guwahati's BRAHMA-2D Model Revolutionizes Hydraulic Design for Sustainable River Management

 ●     The model can assist in design of hydraulic structures that work well with the natural flow of the river

●     The model was tested on the Brahmaputra River near Majuli Island, the second largest freshwater river Island in the world, prone to river bank erosion

●     The research has been awarded the prestigious 'ISH Jal Vigyan Puraskar' (Best Paper in ISH Journal) 2023.

GUWAHATI : Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) led by Prof. Arup Kr Sarma, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Guwahati, in collaboration with the Brahmaputra Board, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India, have developed an indigenous river model BRAHMA-2D (Braided River Aid: Hydro-Morphological Analyzer). This comprehensive mathematical model can help to understand flow of large braided rivers like Brahmaputra, providing valuable insights to field engineers to design sustainable hydraulic structures like Spurs, Revetment and other river bank protection measures.

Predicting river flow variations across depth is crucial for flood and erosion control, agriculture and water supply intake design, and zero head energy production. Traditional measurement methods of flow velocity in deep, large rivers during high monsoons is risky and extremely difficult, prompting the use of mathematical models. However, existing models provide only average velocity, underestimating undercurrents at different depths. In braided rivers, the presence of sandbars further complicates accurate three-dimensional velocity computation.

Speaking about the BRAHMA-2D model, Prof Arup Kr Sarma, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Guwahati, said,” Our mathematical model combines highly complex mathematical modelling with challenging field-based research on large braided rivers. With this quasi-3D river flow model, we can understand how fast the water moves at different depths inside a river and its circulation around a structure like a spur installed for prevent river bank erosion.”

BRAHMA-2D integrates a two-dimensional model of water movement with a theory about entropy, a measure of disorder or randomness. The research also delves into how features like river banks, spurs, and sandbars affect the way water moves. Specifically, it observes a dip phenomenon near spurs where the flow of water underneath increases, a phenomenon absent in points away from these structures.

The novel findings were published in the  ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, earning the paper the prestigious 'ISH Jal Vigyan Puraskar' (Best Paper in ISH Journal) 2023. The award ceremony took place on 21st December 2023 at the Hydro-2023 conference hosted at NIT, Warangal. The paper has been co-authored by Prof Arup Kr Sarma and his former research scholar Dr Anupal Barua.

The model was successfully validated on the Brahmaputra River near Majuli Island, the second largest freshwater river Island in the world, prone to river bank erosion.

Dr Anupal Baruah, at present working as post-doctoral fellow at the University of Alabama, USA, highlighted the model's successful application with the river survey data, using GPS Echo-Sounder for depth and Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler, along with current meters for velocity measurement. He emphasized, “During my research at IIT Guwahati field measurements near the spurs revealed a strong agreement with our model results. This breakthrough can now be applied to compute the vertical velocity profile at any desired location."

Ongoing research at IIT Guwahati continues to evolve the BRAHMA-2D model extending its application to estimate velocity changes for different vegetation types and assess the impact of structures like porcupines on flow velocity. The versatile model has further helped to design bioengineering methods for controlling river bank erosion. It has also been applied to understand habitat suitability of aquatic species, especially endangered species, based on the availability of required depth and flow velocity. 

BHU Mahila Mahavidalya witness “Shree anna”: the Millets Fest food

Nutritive Millet Recipes took Center Stage at BHU Mahila Maha Vidyalaya Workshop which is being organized by Department of Home Science. It is a three days workshop entitle  "Shree Anna": the millet food fest,  from December 21-23, 2023. The workshop will include Demonstration & Cooking of Nutritive Recipes of Millets, Lecture cum demonstration on methods of packaging and sale. The fest was inaugurated by Prof. Rita Singh, Principal and the occasion was graced by the presence of Prof. A K Nema (Dean of students), Prof. Sanjay Kumar (HOD, Physics),Prof Shah and Dr, Seema Tiwari (MMV hostel coordinator).

Prof. Rita Singh gave her  blessings to the students and requested them to learn and adopt these practices in order to develp healthy food habits for themselves and for their family.  She also emphsised on the relevance of millets by sharing the importance of  Internation Year of Millets  and the vision of Prime minster Shri Narendra Modi ji to promote our heritage through millets.
Convenor of the workshop Prof Mukta singh said that this workshop is an attempt to support Skill India Mission by developing Entrepreneurial Skills among the students by providing training in the production and marketing of Millets food products.
Convenor Prof. Kalpna Gupta stated that the whole workshop group is developed in four sub-groups, and there are eight participants in each group. Along with students one staff from mess (Mess Maharaj of MMV hostel) were also included in each group so that they can learn and make these recipes in their mess for students at mass level.
The workshop will end on December 23, 2023 with an Exhibition cum sale where the Participants will exhibit these products and sell the products prepared during workshop. The Organizing team includes, Prof Neelam Shrivastava (Student Advisor), Prof Lalita Vatta,  Dr. Puspha Kumari, Dr. Sukanya Chakravorty, Dr. Prashansa Sharma and the research scholars of Department of Home science

Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) celebrated its XIX Convocation

Rono Hills: Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) the lone central University of the state celebrated its XIX convocation day 2020-2021. The convocation is held every year on 30th of November for some years now continuing it as one of its best practices of the University. 

Mr. MD. Basit Rahman, Master of Science in Mathematics was awarded the Chancellor’s God Medal for the year 2020-21 while Mr. Amit Soren, Bachelor of Education (Bed.) was declared as the Vice-Chancellor’s Gold Medalist for the year 2020-21. 33 Ph.Ds and 6 M. Phils were awarded in the convocation. Various gold medalist in post-graduate and under-graduates were also awarded.

Brig. (Dr) B.D Mishra (Retd) Hon’ble Governor of Arunachal Pradesh and Chief Rector of the University presided over the programme.

Padmashree Professor Jagmohan Singh Rajput, renowned educationalist and former Director of NCERT(National Council of Educational Research and Training) was the Chief Guest. He much-admired the state of Arunachal Pradesh for its strong cultural heritage and prominently for its unity in diversity when the greatest global challenge since the beginning of evolution has been learning to live together. He added, the state presents an inspiring example of the same. 

Reflecting on the SDG-4 or the sustainable developmental goals-4 which seeks to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all, Professor Jagmohan call upon the young graduates to explore avenues and opportunities to enhance their innovative and entrepreneurial skills. He added, it should contribute in marching towards a world of peace, dignity, equity, empathy and a better environment for the future generations.

Professor Jagmohan in his speech terming the 20th century as the century of change and the 21st century as the century of unpredictable pace of change, he cautioned that education system should have to remain alert and active, conscious of the need to maintain the dynamic nature of educational enterprise. 

Er.  Taba Tedir, Hon’ble minister of Education, Government of Arunachal Pradesh and Guest of Honor of the convocation termed the occasion as a memorial one for the young graduating students as it will remain with them in the years ahead. He added, it is undeniable truth that success does not happen by chance, nor does it occur overnight. The winner of any award proved that they are a cut above the rest in the focused pursuits of their goals. The minister said, as one graduates and enter into a new world, the process of transition will pose some problems but he believes that the value system that one acquired will be able to face with confidence. He said, from the state point of view, he welcomes them as the next generation of officers, mangers and leaders. 

He also said that completion of course and getting a degree is not the end goal itself, it is instead a part of the larger journey of life.

Professor Saket Kuswaha, the Vice-Chancellor of the University in his speech to the XIX convocation highlighted a brief history of the university. He said the first convocation of the university was held in 1998 and since then it has witnessed 18 such in series. Prof. Kushwaha added that the university has been holding its convocation on the 30th of November every year as part of its best practices which is a proof of the efficiency of the university. In spite of being situated in the remote Northeastern corner of the country, RGU has properly maintained its academic excellence as a result of which it earned a position for itself among the top 100 educational institutions in the country in 2019. In 2020, he added, the university secured the second position by the Government of India in the ranking of Central Universities of the country with a score of 83%. Even during the difficult period of COVID19 pandemic, he said, the university had completed all the academic activities successfully. Holding online classes, organizing many national and international conferences by observing proper SOPs. 

Prof. Saket added, we must remember that the world has changed after COVIC19 and reiterated that the pandemic has not ended and it is presenting itself in a variety of forms. He called on to take precautions against it without any negligence. 

Regarding the development of the University, he said, 10 new departments including department of physical education have been operational from this season. The faculty of sports sciences has been established under the aegis of the Ministry of Sports with five departments with twenty-five posts. 

Taking about learning infrastructure, he said the several university’s classroom have been converted into smart classroom with start of the art technology. The university also has smart theatres that are capable of hosting different webinars, virtual talks and lectures series. 

Encouraging its faculty members, Prof. Kushwaha added that a grant of 75% of patent fee will be provided who come up with innovative ideas and wish to file for patents. The University also has a provision for providing seed-money of rupees two lakhs only to newly appointed faculty members for starting new projects. He added many MOUs with reputed agencies has been signed and projects are underway.

 

Vote of thanks was proposed by   Dr. N.T Rikam, Registrar of the University. Looking at the present Covid Pandemic situation, the XIX convocation was conducted in blended mode. The programme was also streamed LIVE in YouTube channel of the University

Placements at IIT Mandi: 137 Students Placed till 1st December 2021

The Institute has seen a rise in the Average salary by 13%, Median salary by 16%, and Maximum salary by 9%, as compared to the previous year

MANDI, 1st December 2021: IIT Mandi’s Placement process has started from December 1, 2021 in a completely virtual mode with 166 offers from the recruiters and 137 students placed till 1st December 2021. The Phase 1 of placements started from mid-October till mid-December 2021 in which 102 companies are participating (till date). 

Top recruiters including Google, Microsoft, Samsung Bangalore, Adobe, Walmart, Sprinklr, Paytm, Amazon, Indeed, Cashfree, Nference, Flipkart, Mindtickle, Texas Instruments, Nvidia, Qualcomm, Ceremorphic, Addverb, L&T, ZS, Deloitte, Viscadia, Capgemini, KPMG, TCS, Reliance Jio, and LTI, among others, have taken part in the placement drive at IIT Mandi. With these, the Institute has seen a rise in the Average salary by 13%, Median salary by 16%, and Maximum salary by 9%, as compared to the previous year.

Job offers in profiles such as Product Engineer, Research and Development, Software Engineer, Hardware Engineer, Business Analyst, Financial Analyst, Marketing Analyst, GET (Graduate Engineer Trainee), Consulting, Product Management, Data Science, and several other sectors have already been made. 

The placement drive is centrally coordinated from IIT Mandi campus with all the recruiters from various companies and eligible students taking part virtually from different locations of the country.

From last year’s experience students were aware of virtual hiring scenarios. The Career & Placement (CnP) Cell announced the layout of the drives beforehand which helped the students in preparing for the virtual mock interviews. Another highlighting factor for IIT Mandi’s placement preparation were the career guidance sessions organized by CnP Cell including Alumni talks, Industry experts sessions, and , Resume building sessions, among others. All these helped students to perform well in the recruitment drive.

Speaking on the placement process, Dr. Tushar Jain, Advisor, Career & Placement Cell, IIT Mandi, said, ”The current placement drive at IIT Mandi can be seen as the benchmark drive with respect to the previous years. In this drive, the institute has noticed a significant growth in terms of the number of offers and an increase in participation from the diversified companies, which has become possible due to practicum-based and industry-oriented curriculum. The pandemic has also changed the recruitment process entirely from in-person to virtual mode, which offered new ways and means of interacting to explore among the students and companies. Since students have undergone regular online classes and their exams, whether written or viva-voce, also went online, their performance was remarkable in this interaction. We may see the hybrid modus operandi of the recruitment process in the future.”

It is notable that 51 students from the Institute have already got Pre-Placement Offers (PPOs) before the commencement of the actual placement drive. IIT Mandi has also received 7 international offers this year from companies including Accenture, Enjoy LLC, and Weather News, among other recruiters from Japan.

IGNOU Celebrates "Constitution Day"

The School of Law, IGNOU organised an expert talk by Sh. P.K. Malhotra, Former Union Law Secretary, Chief Guest on the topic "Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Duties and Directive Principles of State Policy" to celebrate the spirit of the Constitution and its importance. On the occasion Prof. Nageshwar Rao, VC IGNOU presided over the function and recited the Preamble along with the Chief Guest and other IGNOU officials at IGNOU Headquarter.

Dr. Suneet K. Srivastava, Director School of Law in her welcome address highlighted the importance of the Constitution as a framework of governance for the Indian Republic. She talked about the history of making of the Constitution wherein she stated the original Constitution of India which was adopted on 26^th January 1950 was a hand-crafted work of art and was in a calligraphic form. She also put on record her appreciation for the guidance and encouragement by the Vice-Chancellor. Welcoming the Chief Guest Sh. P.K. Malhotra, Former Union Law Secretary, she said that it was an honour for all of us to have him as an expert for today’s function.

 

Dr. Suneet K. Srivastava, Director School of Law presented a replica of the original Constitution and a  Preamble to the Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor.

Sh. P.K. Malhotra in his address reiterated on the tenets of the constitution as laid out in the preamble of the Constitution and compared it with "Gita Saar". He urged everyone to be cognizant of their rights but cautioned that we also should remember our duties as citizens. 

 

Prof. Satyakam, Pro-VC stressed on the needs of creating awareness on the salient points of the Constitution which he said should be known to all and observing the day helps in dissemination of this living document.

Prof. Nageshewar Rao, VC IGNOU in his presidential address welcomed the Chief Guest and greeted everyone on the occasion and said that rights and duties go hand-in-hand for each of us. He said that the Constitution is of utmost importance and has been a guiding document to smoothly govern such a vast country like ours. This could not have been possible if those who wrote the Constitution did not have the vision, he added. He also stressed on fact that our Constitution is a living document.

Dr. Anand Gupta, Faculty SOL proposed vote-of-thanks.

Placement Season to Commence Virtually at IIT Delhi from December 01, 2021

New Delhi: Being amongst the top-ranked educational institutions in India and the most employable in India (Global rank 27 as per Times Higher Education Global Employability rankings 2021); IIT Delhi provides education to students across a variety of domains to cater to the needs of the nation and industry. 

The Office of Career Services (OCS), IIT Delhi is a facilitating arm of the institute mandated to serve mutual interests of the student body and the recruiting organisations. Like every year, interviews for placements at IIT Delhi will commence from December 1. The period for companies to hold selection interviews for full-time hiring spans around 6 months (between December to end of May) wherein numerous national and multi-national organisations visit the campus to recruit top-notch talent from the institute.

This year, industry response to invitations to participate in campus placements of students has been encouraging across sectors. Many organisations have registered with the placement office with an intent to hire graduates of IIT Delhi. There is an increasing registration for new-age technology-based hiring profiles related to data science, artificial intelligence and machine learning in addition to traditional profiles. The campus looks forward to a robust hiring session this season. 

This year, the placement season will commence in a virtual mode in December 2021 like last year. Students are gearing up for placement interviews in a digital mode with innovative and newer patterns of interaction maximising the use of technology. OCS, IIT Delhi plans company schedules with an attempt to create an optimum environment for both the recruiters and the students to be interviewed. It is an effort to make this process as congenial as possible for all stakeholders.

The entire interview process will be conducted in a single slot each day unlike other campuses. This process has been conceived to facilitate the right fitment both for students and recruiting organisations while providing ample time to recruiters to make selection judgements leading to better hiring decisions. To illustrate; this translates to NO graveyard shifts or multiple shifts within a day and a spread of companies across recruiting days, which is more than other campuses.

Speaking about the upcoming placement season, Dr. Anishya Obhrai Madan, Head, OCS, IIT Delhi said, “The company slotting paradigm at IIT Delhi is very different from all other campuses and is based on a single slot each day. What this translates into is that the spread of companies will be more on each day. This year many organisations have increased their compensation. For the first time few organisations have indicated that their salaries in India may be higher than those paid by organisations recruiting for international profiles. We look forward to a healthy and robust placement season for both the recruiting organisations and students.”

IIT Delhi is looking forward to welcoming all our recruiters on the campus in a virtual mode to facilitate them in hiring top talent from IIT Delhi for their organisations from December onwards.

Disclaimer: IIT Delhi as a policy has decided not to mention high-value packages in their placement related press releases.