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Unprecedented Day 1 of Placements at IIT Kharagpur, 2012

Unprecedented Day 1 of Placements at IIT Kharagpur, 2012

Dec 3, 2012

With a total of 144 offers from 15 companies being rolled out on Day 1, the Placement Season was off to a rousing start.

Placements Update

Placements Update

Nov 29, 2012

It is that time of the year when shorts and football cleats are exchanged for suits and ties, when the buzzwords on campus become ’resume’, and ‘package’, and when the calm and soporific life of the average final year KGPian is derailed by a slew of tests, group discussions and interviews. It is the time when some of life’s...

Placement services across IITs

Placement services across IITs

Nov 25, 2012

When you are out looking at avenues for improvement, it is often fruitful to take a step back and notice what your peers have got right. With this in mind, we at The Scholars’ Avenue decided to compare and contrast the placement procedure at some of the sister IITs with that of IIT Kharagpur, hoping to present actionable information and point out deficiencies,...

The Indian Foreign Service As A Career Option

The Indian Foreign Service As A Career Option

Oct 8, 2012

India is being seen abroad as an emerging power with great economic potential despite many daunting challenges. Countries and institutions all over the world want to engage with India. Our Missions abroad and the Ministry of External Affairs play a central role in facilitating this engagement. The Indian Foreign Service (IFS) is the human resource that...

Placements 2011-2012

As the academic session comes to a close, TSA brings you the final update on the placement season. This year once again saw lucrative offers bagged by students of the CS Department. We caught up with Professor S.K. Srivastava, to get a deeper insight into the placement process. TSA: How would you rate the placements this season as compared to last season? SKS:...

The Learning Point: Summer Internships

The Learning Point, an initiative in e-learning by an IIT Kgp alumnus (Batch of ’06), is looking for students interested in creating online tutorials, graphics and visualizations. Visit the website to check out the current set of tutorials in Maths, Engineering and Computer Science. First and second year students interested in applying for the paid summer...