After IITR

03/05/2022

Long time no see!

I started the page & the blog 7 years back when I realized that we had no info on what students were doing after graduation, the choices they made and their motivation.

So I took it upon myself to cover some profiles from the circle I knew, people who had changed tracks, or found new love in different fields. The result was 12 beautiful career stories, along with some much-loved faculty interviews too.

And six years after the last post, I am posting the final career story on this page. I really wanted to end the blog with this story, and it took me some time for that. Well, it's here now!

Kamal Sharma graduated with B.Tech in Civil Engineering in 2010. Here, in the final interview in the series, he talks about his experience at IITR, how he changed tracks from Civil Engineering to a doctorate in Physics, and what advice does he have for current and recently graduated students.

Kamal is currently a postdoc at the Texas Tech University

11 years after my own graduation, times have changed - we now have so much info at our disposal, from WhatsApp groups of batches to updated LinkedIn profiles.

So it's time for me to put an end to the blog and move on with life. I had a great time curating these stories, and I hope the posts were useful to the readers.

I wish you all very good lives

Manas

Kamal Sharma graduated with a B.Tech in Civil Engineering in 2010. After a brief stint with Tata Consulting Engineers, he changed course and took a Physics internship for 18 months at the Raman Res…

17/06/2020

In the wake of Sushant Singh Rajput's demise, here is something I posted nearly five years back. Give it a read.

The more I read about SSR and watch his videos, I realize what a great guy he was. An actor mainly, but he nurtured himself through physics, astronomy, dancing, etc etc. Hard to find a man like this.

To each one of you - take care.

07/04/2016

Arun Singh graduated with B.Tech in Chemical Engineering in the year 2011. Here, in the twelfth interview in the series, he talks about his experience at IITR, his expectations and ambitions and how he found his love for energy and environmental research and policymaking. Currently, Arun is an MS Candidate in Technology and Policy program at MIT in US.

Arun Singh graduated with a B.Tech degree in Chemical Engineering in the year 2011. He then went on to work with Reliance Industries Limited and The Abdul Lateef Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) b…

31/01/2016

Dr Pradipta Banerji, who is the Director of the institute, talks about the micro and macro reforms that are taking place in the institute under his leadership.

Dr Pradipta Banerji is also Professor of Civil Engineering at IIT Bombay and at IIT Roorkee. He graduated with a BTech degree from IIT Delhi in 1981, and completed his MS and PhD degrees in Structural Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, USA.

This interview was conducted by a group of curious and enthusiastic final and pre-final year students who wanted to have a conversation with Dr Banerji.

In conversation with Professor Banerji:

Dr Pradipta Banerji is currently the Director of Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, a post he has held since October 2011. He also is Professor of Civil Engineering at IIT Bombay and at IIT Ro...

21/01/2016

Dr Brijesh Kumar, an outspoken and a famous professor on Quora, opens up about his life as a student then and his life as a professor now. He talks about the issues of academic dishonesty and plagiarism and his ambition - which has now been realized - to become a teacher.

Dr Brijesh Kumar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at IITR. He runs a NoMaD research group which researches new materials and devices for semiconductor industry.

In conversation with Professor Kumar:

Dr Brijesh Kumar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electronics and Communication at IIT R; he also holds an appointment with the Center of Nanotechnology at the institute. A PhD gradua...

10/10/2015

WHO observes October 10 as the World Mental Health Day. As the student community is often under stress, it is very important to understand and realize to not let stress transform into generalised anxiety and depression.

We would like you to read a small note from an alumunus of the institute to understand how important it is to take care of your mind.

If you want to read the full speech that is quoted in the note, you can read it here: http://goo.gl/oU58FC

To seek professional counselling in the institute, visit: http://goo.gl/meXHXC

If you need our help, you can write to us at: [email protected]

21/08/2015

Watch Out! News Agency has done a relevant series on the political reforms in the institute and in the Student Affairs Council. We request you to give it a read.

We would also like to request all the current students to get some information about the candidates standing for different posts and to read their manifestos, if they have come out with one.

It is extremely important that you take an interest and try to get some information about the candidates who will be contesting tomorrow in the elections.

We hope you'd send good people to the council. All the Best.

WONA links:
http://wona.co.in/2015/08/of-facts-and-pacts-1/
http://wona.co.in/2015/08/of-facts-and-pacts-2/
http://wona.co.in/2015/08/of-facts-and-pacts-3/

In this piece, the second of a series, Watch Out! takes a look at the reasons behind this perception and at the reforms which have been announced to how the junta elects its representatives.

09/08/2015

Indian Express has done a three part series on the student expulsion issue at IIT R. The series carries statements by students, professors and the administrators.

Current students are requested to be aware of all the rules and regulations which exists at the institute, particularly the ones that deal with academic matters and issues. They should also actively involve with SAC and be aware of what it is doing and what it proposes to do for various student issues.

Here are the links to the series:

https://shar.es/1tGK4S

https://shar.es/1tGKiW

https://shar.es/1tGKiO

Some say students from reserved categories, Hindi-medium schools are at a disadvantage.

05/08/2015

The much loved professor at the institute, Dr Aalok Misra, opens up about his life as a student then and his life as a professor now. He talks about the issues of academic dishonesty and plagiarism and absence of a good interaction among the faculty and the students at the institute.

Dr Aalok Misra is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at IITR. His areas of interest are High Energy Physics and String Theory.

In conversation with Professor Misra:

Dr Aalok Misra is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at IIT R. His areas of interest are High Energy Physics and String Theory. He is also a regular associate with the Abdus...

27/07/2015

A new class has entered the institute and we would like to welcome it. Welcome, Class of 2019/Class of 2020.

Meanwhile, we would also like to say something to the (now) sophomore, junior and senior students.

Since the institute does not have a formal Student Mentorship Programme (as far as we know), we would like to make a request to the sophomores (II Year students): If you come across any freshman who wants to know more about GPA, courses, curriculum, internships, placements or about any such academic and curricular stuff, please divert them to your seniors (III Year and IV/V year students).

This is because we think, as sophomores, you do not have enough experience to guide the freshman students about academic matters. But, we hope, you would not mind guiding them towards the other equally interesting extra-curricular activities and stuff.

Good Luck to all of you for a new academic year.

09/07/2015

Kartik Reddy graduated with B.Tech in Chemical Engineering in the year 2011. Here, in the eleventh interview in the series, he talks about his senior year and how he moved on from Deloitte to Teach for India. Kartik is set to join the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan in the US this fall for his MBA.

Kartik Reddy graduated with a B.Tech in Chemical Engineering in 2011 and them moved on to join Deloitte as a Business Technology Analyst. He joined Teach for India as a Fellow and has recently comp...

01/07/2015

"I have never appeared for the IIT joint entrance exam (IIT-JEE) and have no regrets for not doing so. But I have ‘coached’ several hundred students to crack the test—among them 333 poor and meritorious students mentored under my Super 30 programme. Many of them keep in touch with me, reach out for guidance, and that’s how I have some idea about the IITs. And I am worried", writes Anand Kumar for Outlook, July issue.

Read it on to find what he has to say.

The Super 30 guru critiques the institution (and the exam) he readies students for