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As 194 students join the BTech programme 2018-22, the rigorous and fun Foundation Programme begins

As 194 students join the BTech programme 2018-22, the rigorous and fun Foundation Programme begins

Jul 24, 2018 | ,

This year, IITGN saw an improved gender ratio with 15-per cent female students joining the programme. The institute welcomed 194 students freshly inducted into its 2018-22 BTech programme today. The induction was marked with the inauguration of the one-of-its-kind Foundation Programme. This year, the incoming batch comprises students from 18 states, with the largest number of students coming from Rajasthan (45) followed by Maharashtra and Gujarat with 39 students from each state. Following a special drive to increase the number of female students in all IITs across the country and special efforts made by IITGN towards the same, an improved gender ratio with 15-per...

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Inspiring young girls for a career in STEM

Inspiring young girls for a career in STEM

Jul 15, 2018 |

The institute hosted the Vigyan Jyoti STEM Camp for select female Standard XI science students during June 18 to July 02. Young, meritorious girls from various government and government-aided schools of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh explored the science behind everything and learnt techniques of self-defense and communication skills. Vigyan Jyoti is a new scheme by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, which aims at increasing the participation of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields by making focused interventions during the early years of education. This year, DST had chosen 14 institutes across...

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Nouveau ideas on display at SRIP 2018 poster session

Nouveau ideas on display at SRIP 2018 poster session

Jul 6, 2018 |

My internship at IITGN was a very different experience. It exposed me to the field of research; my work here taught me that persistence, determination and patience are key to success. Ankita Srivastava Intern, Chemical Engineering The two months at IITGN developed within me patience, problem-solving abilities and the spirit of not giving up. They instilled within me a positive inclination towards research. Biswajit Kumar Prusty Intern, Electrical Engineering It was a day full of novel ideas and interesting research as the interns of the flagship Summer Research Internship Programme (SRIP) 2018 showcased their projects, models and research outputs at the...

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Prof Indira Parikh 50 Women in Education Leaders Award to IITGN professors

Jul 6, 2018 |

Two faculty members of the institute - Prof Uttama Lahiri and Prof Prachi Thareja - received the prestigious "Prof Indira Parikh 50 Women in Education Leaders" Award. The award ceremony was held at the World Education Congress on “Sustainable Development Goals, Quality Education for All” in Mumbai on July 5. I feel excited on being selected for this prestigious award. This award will help encourage my endeavours in carrying out cutting-edge research to deliver tangible technological devices beneficial to the mankind. Prof Uttama Lahiri An Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering, Prof Uttama Lahiri has worked extensively on Automated Techniques for Stroke Rehabilitation and Autism Intervention, with one of her ideas (for which patent application has been filed) moving towards commercialisation. Prof Lahiri’s research interests include virtual reality-based human computer interaction used in affective computing, eye tracking and physiology-based modeling techniques, and human-robot interaction used in cognitive studies. An Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering, Prof Prachi Thareja’s research seeks to answer how the underlying microstructure influences the flow properties of “soft materials”. Several examples of soft materials exist around us viz. gels, polymer blends, emulsions and liquid crystals. How they flow when a stress is applied or removed is of immense interest to industry and academicians. Prof Thareja is studying novel suspensions, gels for adsorption, nanoparticle containing hydrogels for antimicrobial action and food-grade emulsions. I am honored to receive this award. This award inspires me and the women scientists’ fraternity to undertake impactful research...

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Interpreting project-based learning

Jun 26, 2018 |

Prof Dheeraj Sanghi, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Kanpur recently delivered a talk on project-based learning at the institute. He started with the question – What is project-based learning? To this, he received several responses. The responses were collated into basic culminations of project-based learning viz. generating innovative ideas, building new technologies, learning the discipline, facilitating group activity and team work, learning related areas, ensuring effective time management and application of material learnt, etc. Professor Sanghi explained that the first thing in such a learning is to define its outcomes. He said, “Unless we know what we are aiming at, having a targeted project-based learning is difficult.” He also cited the need to differentiate between the outcomes for a first-year student or a sophomore and a final-year student. The learning outcomes are very different for students in different years of study. Inculcating time sensitivity among students, said Professor Sanghi, is critical in order to improve the effects of project-based learning. An interesting suggestion that emanated from the discussion was that the project should be divided into multiple modules and evaluation of each of these modules should happen at regular intervals. This would take off the burden from both the students and the professors. He said, “If the project is divided into sections, the stress will be distributed and the outcomes would be systematic. This way, you will...

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