Academics and Career Council, IIT Kanpur

10/03/2024

Get ready to connect, inspire and ignite your career path!

‘Career Connect’, our flagship event, is coming soon!

Career Connect'24 offers a diverse range of opportunities, from engaging workshops and panel discussions to intensive competitions and inspiring leadership talks. Whether you're following a conventional career path or exploring unconventional fields and research, we have something for everyone. This event is the perfect platform to unlock your true potential and take your career to new heights!

Stay tuned for more updates and for the experience that will shape your future!

21/07/2023

Greetings, Campus Junta!

Are you interested in pursuing a career in management studies abroad? If yes, then worry not, as the International Relations Wing has covered you. We are thrilled to announce an online session on management studies abroad which will provide you with valuable insights and guidance on MBA programmes in foreign universities.

Our esteemed panel of speakers will talk on the following topics:
1) Benefits and prospective career paths when studying MBA abroad
2) Top destinations for management studies
3) Program options and specialisations
4) Admission requirements and application process
5) Scholarships and financial aid

Most importantly, they will also share their overall experience as a management student abroad, and answer some FAQs of the campus community in an informal Q&A session.

The panelists for the session are:
1) Hitanshu Sethi (INSEAD, Wharton)
2) Arush Sinhal (London Business School)
3) Gopesh Mittal (Harvard Business School)
4) Akhil Yadav (INSEAD)

The session will be conducted on Zoom on 22nd July, Saturday at 5-6 pm. The link for the same will be shared well in advance.

The session is open to all campus community students. We encourage everyone interested in gaining knowledge about MBA studies to take advantage of this fantastic opportunity to interact with field leaders and extract valuable tips and insights from them.

We look forward to your active participation in the session.

08/07/2023

Greetings everyone!

We hope you all are doing well. As the internship season is approaching, we are excited to announce that the Career Development Wing of Academics and Career Council is organising a session, “Mastering the Skill of Resume-Making”. The session aims to equip students with the essential skills to create a compelling resume that stands out. In today's competitive job market, a well-crafted resume is vital for showcasing your unique qualifications and experiences. Whether you are a fresh graduate or an experienced professional seeking new opportunities, having an impressive resume is crucial for making a lasting impression on potential employers.

The session will be taken by none other than the experienced students of the Y20 batch who were in your shoes last year. They will provide valuable insights and guidance about resume-building techniques, crucial things to remember, and mistakes to avoid while drafting a resume. They will also share industry best practices and strategies to tailor your resume to specific job roles and industries.

Speakers for the session:-

Nitya Aggarwal | Hindustan Unilever Limited

Sarthak Goyal | Goldman Sachs

Sonal Agrawal | Boston Consulting Group

The session will be conducted online over Zoom on Sunday, 9 July, at 10 PM. The link to join the session will be conveyed later. Don't miss this chance to elevate your professional profile and increase your chances of landing your dream job.

17/06/2023

Dear Y22s,

The academic flexibility at IIT Kanpur is vast. It allows you to learn the things you are interested in, in many ways. From choosing the courses of interest to choosing the major of your interest through different programs like Branch change, Double Major, Minors, Dual Degree, etc. These terms were introduced to you during your first semester through Academic Orientation. However, since you were new to the system, retaining all the knowledge provided was hard. Hence, we planned Academic Orientation 2.0 to clarify your doubts regarding different Academic programs at IIT Kanpur.

Also, since all the first-year courses were IC courses, many of you did not get the opportunity to experiment with your template. You will have ESOs, SOs, DEs, OEs, DCs, etc. from the second year. So, becoming familiar with courses offered and terms like credits, course drop, audit, underload/overload, etc is necessary. All these make the academics at our institute flexible. To know how you can use this flexibility correctly, please attend Academic Orientation 2.0 and clarify all your doubts with SUGC nominees for pre-registration.

Topics to be covered:

1. Branch Change
2. Minors
3. Double Majors/Dual Degrees
4. Credit System
5. Semester Exchange
6. Template
7. Pre-Registration and Add-Drop period
8. People and bodies you need to know

The details for the session are as follows:

Date: 18th June 2023 (Sunday)
Time: 7:30 pm
Venue: L7

P.S: Since Pre-Registration for your third semester has already started, we highly recommend you to join the session and get your doubts clarified.

11/03/2023

Greetings Everyone!

Continuing with our initiative on "Department Guides", we hereby release our first edition of Department Guides for the "Department of Civil Engineering".

Find the guide at https://heyzine.com/flip-book/a5c5e01b91.html
A plain pdf version can be found at https://anciitk.in/about.html

Stay tuned as we publish guides of more departments.
Cheers!

11/03/2023

Greetings Everyone!

Continuing with our initiative on "Department Guides", we hereby release our first edition of Department Guides for the "Department of Earth Sciences".

Find the guide at https://heyzine.com/flip-book/a4d22ceeba.html
A plain pdf version can be found at https://anciitk.in/about.html

Stay tuned as we publish guides of more departments.
Cheers!

27/02/2023

We bring to you our latest initiative "Department Guides" brought to you by the UG Academia Wing, Academics and Career Council. We hereby release our first edition of Department Guides for the "Department of Electrical Engineering".

Find the guide at https://heyzine.com/flip-book/7338c33751.html
A plain pdf version can be found at https://anciitk.in/about.html

Stay tuned as we publish guides of more departments.
Cheers!

27/02/2023

Greetings!

The 21st century has indeed made the world a smaller place, presenting a plethora of opportunities at your disposal. But navigating through a million choices and making the most of the opportunities presented to you is what provides a boost to your career.

Hence to address all the queries and guide you, The Academics and Career Council brings you a Session on Higher Studies in Management. The session will cover the following :
1. Qualities that top B schools look for in a candidate
2. What are the factors that count in making a quality profile
3. Things to keep in mind while filling out applications for Top B Schools in the world
4. The nuances of writing a good essay
5. Importance of preparing for the final interviews.
In this session, the students will also learn about the YLP entry route to ISB's No. 1 MBA programme in India, which is also ranked No. 4 in Asia.
There will be a presentation followed by a Q&A session.

Date:27th February, 2023
Venue:L 16
Time:6:30 PM

Interested students can register for the session here- https://forms.office.com/r/dJB0pT9Et7.

Speaker Profile:
Ketan Tiwari is the Regional Manager - North at Indian School of Business in the Admissions & Financial Aid Department. He has been in the admission teams of international universities like Coventry and looked after the Sub-Saharan Africa market. He was also associated with Bennett & Coleman group for their educational ventures. He has guided hundreds of students to take the right courses to stimulate their future.

14/02/2023

Greetings Everyone!

Summers @ IITK play an important role in the academic and professional development of the students. They provide an opportunity to students to take additional courses, engage in research projects, and participate in internships. It allows students to broaden their academic horizons and gain practical experience outside the regular semester, which can enhance their overall learning and career prospects.

We bring to you a brand new series on "Sophomore Projects" where seniors will chime in their experiences of SURGE and other summer projects they undertook so that you can make most of the opportunity. In this series, our first blog post is from Arnav Pandey, a Y20 ME student who did his Summers,22 project under a Mechanical Engineering Professor. Click on the link to know about his best tips and experiences.

https://blogs.anciitk.in/sophomore-projects-arnav-pandey/
Cheers!

Hi, I am Arnav Pandey, a Junior Undergraduate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. You are not alone if you find yourself lost in thoughts and confusion of "what ahead!". If you are here, you might be contemplating on how to best utilize your upcoming summers. With this piece, I

09/02/2023

5th National Student Research Convention, Call for Abstracts:
Abstracts were requested on the following topics, but not exclusively:
1. Biomaterial, Biomechanics, Biofluid mechanics, Biophysics
2. Medical imaging, medical devices, medical instrumentation, medical sensing & Implant
3. Drug Delivery Cancer Biology, Immunoengineering,
4. Neuroengineering Evolutionary biology, Computational Bioengineering
Important Dates:
Abstract Submission: 22ᵗʰ Feb 2023
Notification of Acceptance: 24ʳᵈ Feb 2023 Early
Registration: 10ᵗʰ Feb to 25ᵗʰ Feb 2023
Late Registration: 26ᵗʰ Feb to 3 March 2023
Link for Abstract Submission:https://lnkd.in/d9JHTGjd
Registration can be done at: https://lnkd.in/dMZgbqbM

09/02/2023

The Academics and Career Council is organising a three-day event, CAREER CONNECT, an annual flagship event on 10th-12th February 2023, for all undergraduate and postgraduate students. The primary intent behind this event is to encourage students to explore and equip them better to make informed and wise choices in their professional, social, and personal endeavours.

This event would consist of numerous sessions, hackathons, and workshops to encourage students to engage in various activities. We have one prominent session on "How to Improve Your Research Skills" by Prof. N. Sundararajan, School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Carrying out good research involves developing multiple skills at the same time. One has to develop a deep thinking habit, and a questioning mind and also should develop lateral thinking. Also, a researcher should be fully aware of ethical practices in research before he starts on this journey. In these lectures, we will cover all these aspects and suggest ways in improving one’s research skills. These lectures will be highly interactive.

Session 1: Introduction: 10th Feb 2023, Friday (11.30 PM onwards), L20
Session 1: Research preparation and planning: 10th Feb 2023, Friday (5:10 PM onwards), L18
Session 2: How to write an effective Research paper: 11 Feb 2023, Saturday (9:30 -12:30 pm), L18
Session 3: How to handle paper reviews effectively? : 11 Feb 2023, Saturday (2:30 pm-5:30 pm), L18
Session 4: Research ethics and general advice for research: 12 Feb 2023, Sunday (9:30-12:30 pm), L18
Date: 10-12 Feb 2023.

About the Speaker:

Prof. Narasimhan Sundararajan received the B.E in Electrical Engineering with First Class Honors from the University of Madras in 1966, M.Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras in 1968 and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois , Urbana-Champaign in 1971.

From 1972 to 1991, he was working in the Indian Space Research Organization, Trivandrum , India directly under Dr. Kalam in the first Indian SLV3, starting from Control System Designer to Director, Launch Vehicle Design Group contributing to the design and development of the Indian satellite launch vehicles. He has also worked as a NRC Research Associate at NASA – Ames in 1974 and as a Senior Research Associate at NASA Langley in 1981-86. From February 1991 he was working in the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, first as an associate professor (from 1991 to August 1999), and presently as a Professor and retired in July 2010. From 2010 to 2013 he was an emeritus visiting professor at the Indian Inst of Space Science and Technology, Trivandrum, India. During this period he also was visiting a number of leading educational institutions in India and giving lectures on “How to Do Good Research .”

11/01/2023