The Inter IIT Energy Saving Championship

Techfest, the annual Science & Technology festival of IIT Bombay is organizing the first Inter IIT Energy Saving Championship this year. Initiated to make people compete for the cause of energy conservation, the focus will be to encourage youth to take up responsibilities for the society.

Five IITs- Bombay, Delhi, Kanpur, Kharagpur and Madras are competing. The basis would be checking the per capita energy consumption at the institute. The bills of individual months of previous years of each participating IIT have already been reviewed and would be the guiding factor for checking the decrement in energy consumption. Efficient energy use and innovative saving methods will play an important role in deciding the winners.

A panel comprising of professors as faculty in-charges and students has already been formed in each IIT to handle the event. Here in Kharagpur, the panel is composed of Prof. Prabodh Bajpai, Prof. N. K. Kishore and seven student members from AIESEC, IIT Kharagpur, which is helping moderate the event.

Techfest is the annual Science & Technology festival of IIT Bombay organized by students. Incepted in 1998 with the vision to improve the technical standards of students across India, it has come up with several initiatives with focuses on encouraging youth to take up responsibilities for the society. In this series another of Techfest’s initiatives is the Inter –IIT Energy Saving Championship. They are initiating this process as a competition to make people compete for a noble cause, i.e. Energy Conservation. Being the students of one of the premier institutes of India we should come forward to give a serious thought on several such environmental issues, which have to be addressed the sooner it is possible. We perceive that other institutes would also come with a similar idea which would surely revolutionize energy conservation at an academic level. A total of 5 IIT’s, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur and IIT Madras are locking horns in the Inter-IIT Energy Saving Championship. The basis of the competition would be checking the per capita in the energy consumption. A panel comprising of respected Professors as faculty in-charges and students has already been made in all these IIT’s to handle the event in the respective IIT. In IIT Kharagpur, the panel constitutes two Professors In-charge; Prof. Prabodh Bajpai, Prof. N. K. Kishore and seven student members from AIESEC IIT Kharagpur; Shubhanshu Mishra, Anil Pulakanti, Praful Puranik, Karthik Reddy, Aditi Garg, Pranjal Yadav and Pratik Roy Chowdhary. AIESEC IIT Kharagpur would be helping in moderating the event; at the same time ensuring its smooth and successful conduction. The Inter-IIT Energy General Championship would last from September to November. Whether you make the most innovative bulb or just switch off the lights when not in use; it will automatically reflect in the bills of your IIT. The bills of individual months of previous years of each participating IIT have already been reviewed and would be the guiding factor for checking the decrement in energy consumption. The winner of this Championship would be given a trophy and would be crowned the Champions of the First such Edition. So, the pride of your IIT lies on your shoulders. Make your IIT stand out by making it the most energy-efficient. The traditional IIT rivalry has really redefined itself.
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JEE- Lost in Translation?

Posted in: Campus Events on August 22, 2010 | Comments (0) |

It is no well-kept secret that the JEE this year was rather eventful, with much fodder for gossip provided to the media, print or otherwise.  An entire nation was entertained by the latest shenanigans of the education ministry and the IITs, what with all the JEE bungling. Alarmed students crossed their fingers, a disgruntled Nitish Kumar hankered for re-examination, Kapil Sibal gasped for air despite all his glibness, and JEE chairmen scurried for cover. To add to the list of goof-ups, 52 students were wrongly invited for admissions, only to be shown the door later. Et cetera.

That JEE 2010 might have unwittingly resulted in random selections is not an unjustifiable concern. The situation could not have been salvaged by any degree of corrective measures, the assurances of the JEE chairman, and Mr. Sibal, notwithstanding. All this at a time when everybody is complaining of the deteriorating IIT standards. 

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Career Launcher Registrations

Posted in: Campus Events on August 18, 2010 | Comments (0) |

Career Launcher will be holding registrations for their online CAT Test Series on August 22, 2010 (Sunday) from 3 PM to 5 PM.

Venue: Veggies

For details, please contact: +91 9874194346  (Mr. Gopinath)

Information on German Universities, Research Institutes, scholarships, career prospects and lots more

Posted in: Campus Events on August 5, 2010 | Comments (0) |

German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is organizing an information seminar on Study And Research Opportunities  in Germany open to all interested students on
Saturday, 7 August 2010
from 5.00 pm to 6.30 pm
at V2 (Vikramshila Complex).

DAAD  is an association of higher education institutions and student bodies of the Federal Republic of Germany for promoting international academic co-operation with Germany through the global exchange of students, research scholars, professors and scientists. DAAD has been working in India for over 40 years, providing fellowships and research grants, supporting guest lectureships and helping to establish university collaborations.

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Live webcast of Convocation Ceremony, July 17

Posted in: Campus Events, News on July 17, 2010 | Tags: , | Comments (0) |

The 56th Convocation Ceremony will commence at 12:00 noon on 17th July 2010. The Chief Guest will be Union Minister of Human Resource Development Dr. Kapil Sibal.

The proceedings will be webcast live. To watch, visit http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/topfiles/convo_live.php at 12 noon today.

COP16, Mexico

Posted in: Events Outside Kgp on July 14, 2010 | Tags: | Comments (0) |

Climate change has annexed the foremost bullet point of every major intellectual meet worldwide. A phenomenon as profound as this needs to be addressed from all strata of society and academia.

The sixteenth Conference of Parties (COP16) is coming up and Indian Youth Climate Network (IYCN) is getting geared to send their third youth delegation to an international summit. In 2008, the first Indian youth delegation was sent to COP14 in Poznan, Poland and in 2009, 20 young Indians attended COP15 in Copenhagen, Denmark. COP15 was subject to much publicity and criticism across the globe.

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Call For Participation: National Leadership Foundation Announces SMILO 2010

Posted in: Events Outside Kgp, Fests and Contests, Internship/Project Offers on June 10, 2010 | Comments (0) |

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National Leadership Foundation in collaboration with IIM Kozhikode announces a Youth Leadership Summit.National Leadership Foundation (NLF) founded in 2009 is co-led by students, faculty and alumni of IITs and IIMs and top professional schools of India. NLF is working towards the growth and development of leadership potential amongst the talented youth in India, and is organizing a leadership discovery summit from July 16-18, 2010 in Kozhikode (Calicut), Kerela. The rejuvenating three day workshop is aimed at providing a platform for motivated youngsters in India to:

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Tete-a-tete with recipients of the Dhirubhai Ambani Stanford Fellowship

Posted in: Campus Events on May 10, 2010 | Comments (0) |

Do you know about the Dhirubhai Ambani Stanford Fellowship? This is a golden opportunity for MBA pursuants who wish to study at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.

On 15th May Dr. Anurag Mairal of Gurome engages in an online chat with the Dhirubhai Ambani Stanford Fellowship recipients from 2009. Sign up to reserve your spot.

Also present among the panel will be Nitish Bandi, and IIT Kharagpur alumni. Find more details on these links -

http://www.gurome.com/info/dhirubhai_ambani_stanford_fellowship_event.html

http://www.facebook.com/priyanka.lakhani#!/event.php?eid=122442874437091

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