TSA-Admin in The Scholars’ Avenue

Jan 16, 2011

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FSAExperience

Though FSAE teams have been around for a while in colleges like DCE and IIT Delhi, racing had been unheard of in KGP till March 2009, when Mechanical Engineering student Siddartha Khastgir approached Prof. Partha Pratim Chakrborty and the associate Dean, SRIC for funding the team’s participation in the…

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TSA-Admin in The Scholars’ Avenue

Jan 23, 2011

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UC Berkeley-IIT Kharagpur Collaboration

Applications are invited from 3rd year B-Tech and Dual Degree students interested in pursuing a summer research program at the University of California, Berkeley. The last date is 31st January, 2011. Relevant details are available here.

TSA-Admin in The Scholars’ Avenue

Jan 14, 2011

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Guest House Review

IIT Kharagpur boasts of playing host to a plethora of visitors all the year round — ranging from families of the students, to visiting faculty and guests and companies that come here for internships and placements. Keeping in mind the overwhelming number of visitors in the campus, the Institute…

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TSA-Admin in The Scholars’ Avenue

Jan 26, 2011

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Wanted: Research Associates for Energy/Environment Projects

Company Information : The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) is a network of 51 affiliated professors around the world who are united by their use of Randomized Evaluations (REs) to answer questions critical to…

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TSA-Admin in The Scholars’ Avenue

Jan 5, 2011

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TDS ‘jitters’ at Jitterbug, Antaragni ’10

The Technology Dance Society of IIT Kharagpur broke new ground with its participation in ‘JITTERBUG’, the western group dance competition at Antaragni ’10, IIT Kanpur’s cultural festival (21st-24th October 2010). The event consisted of two rounds —…

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TSA-Admin in The Scholars’ Avenue

Jan 16, 2011

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Placements — Phase I Ends on A High

Treats and parties are a weekly affair. Many graduating students reflect upon their time spent here. Others finally take a breather after landing that dream job. Yet others are still dressed up in formals and ties, determined to make their search fruitful.

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TSA-Admin in The Scholars’ Avenue

Jan 16, 2011

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Inter-IIT Results

The 46th Inter-IIT Sports Championship ended in bitter disappointment for KGP with the Men’s contingent finishing a lowly sixth, with an overall gold in Athletics being the only medal to show for their effort. The Women’s contingent fared a bit better finishing overall fourth, two better than…

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TSA-Admin in The Scholars’ Avenue

Jan 14, 2011

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Update on Flyover Construction

The flyover outside campus being constructed by the mutual collaboration of IIT (25%), Railways (37.5%) and the Public Works Department, State Government (37.5%) has been kept on the back burner yet again. The project set off with the the grant of a letter of acceptance in…

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TSA-Admin in The Scholars’ Avenue

Jan 7, 2011

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YUVA — Youth Summit on Climate Change

Ever wondered what it’ll take to preserve the present? For the first time, Kshitij brings to you: YUVA, an innovative platform in which the youth put forward their ideas to resurrect the dying ecology. The summit kicks off with ‘The Climate Meet’ where eminent…

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TSA-Admin in The Scholars’ Avenue

Jan 12, 2011

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Teach For India talk on campus

Teach For India is a non-profit organisation involved in eliminating the inequity in education in India. They are offering a full time fellowship for two years. All graduating students are eligible. 



A representative of Teach For India will be here on campus to give an…

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These were the top 10 stories published by The Scholars’ Avenue in January of 2011. You can also dive into daily archives for January of 2011 by using the calendar at the top of this page.