Old Dog, New Tricks

Some things never seem to change. The medical facilities on our hallowed campus proves this adage right. This morning, Balram Meena, a student of Nehru sustained a severe head injury while playing hockey. Because of his heavy bleeding, students immediately called an ambulance from the B.C.Roy Hospital. It is worth noting here, that the hospital has recently came into the possession of four new "ultra-modern" ambulances, which can be seen nowadays, zooming along the campus.

After a delay in the arrival of the ambulance, students went to B.C. Roy themselves. Upon further investigation, two ambulances were seen outside B.C.Roy, minus their drivers. Two others had been called elsewhere in the line of duty.

15 agonising minutes later, no ambulance. Meena's friends got worried and decided to take matters into their own hands. They took him onto a rickshaw, and were on their way when the much-vaunted ambulance finally arrived. Balram finally needed six stitches to his head, and is currently waiting to get an MRI done at Spandan.

This incident may have ended without serious consequences, but it serves as yet another example of how little separates us from catastrophe here at Kharagpur. Perhaps it would be best if everyone simply worked on the assumption that they will NOT be privy to even mediocre healthcare, and act accordingly.

Fresher commits suicide in MMM

A first year student of architecture at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur was found hanging from the ceiling of his hostel room.
Police said they broke into the room at the Madan Mohan Malaviyya hostel in the campus and recovered the body of Manoj Kumar (18) after the hostel cleaning staff complained of a stench emanating from it.

IIT sources said Kumar, hailing from Rajasthan's Shivpuri, had preferred to stay back in the hostel even as most of the other residents have gone home for the summer vacations.

Police said prima facie it appeared to be a case of suicide and investigations were on.

Last year a fifth year student of M.Sc (Physics) had also allegedly committed suicide in the campus, the sources added.


courtesy: ExpressIndia

Prof. Damodar Acharya rejoins as Director

After two months of confusion and uncertainty Prof. Damodar Acharya rejoined the institute after BoG IIT Kharagpur authorized him for the same on 18th may. He was also cleared from all the charges alleged against him regarding repeated negligence of the pathetic condition of medical facilities in the campus. He had resigned after students' protests after death of Rohit Kumar, a third year electrical engineering student due to so called medical negligence. His resignation was not accepted though and he was given an indefinite leave.

It is notable that institute's explanation to the Centre alleges section of faculties and outside elements for stoking students' sentiments after march 22 incident. An inquiry committee comprising Justice(retd) Malay Basu, retired judge of Kolkata high court and Subir choudhary, former IIMC director and an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur has been formed to investigate the whole incident. Amidst of all this another committee comprising of Doctors Bibhulkalyani Das and Sitesh Dasgupta cleared all charges of negligence against the B.C.Roy Technology hospital and IIT administration. Their conclusion was that Rohit had died of head injuries he incurred after falling from rickshaw. The committee however stressed on the need for advanced medical facilities, better ambulance services and a 24*7 pharmacy in the campus. The committee also suggested stress management programs and frequent health camps for the welfare of students.

TSG Elections Results (2009-10)

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VICE PRESIDENT
Mr. Shubham Matah (Az)

GENERAL SECRETARY

• G. SEC (Sports and Games)
  Mr. Ankit Joshi (PH) , Mr.Angam Parashar (MS)
• G. SEC (Social and cultural)
  Mr. Mandar Chandorkar (LLR) , Mr. Kavish Desai (RP)
• G. SEC (Technology)
  Mr. Pranav Patwardhan (RP) , Mr. Deepak Singh (LLR)

SECRETARY

• SECRETARY (TENNIS)
  Mr. Rohit kumar
• SECRETARY (FOOTBALL)
  Mr. Saurabh Chandra
• SECRETARY (INDOOR GAMES)
  Mr. Amit Suveer
• SECRETARY (VOLLEYBALL)
  Mr. Ashok Kumar G.
• SECRETARY (GYMNASTICS)
  Mr. Ravi Gautam
• SECRETARY (BADMINTON)
  Mr. Alok Joaddar
• SECRETARY (HOCKEY)
  Mr. Sanjay Kumar Kisku
• SECRETARY (CRICKET)
  Mr. Irfan Khan
• SECRETARY (AQUATICS)
  Mr. Gaurav Jain
• SECRETARY (ENTERTAINMENT)
  Mr. Dharmendra Kumar Dheer
• SECRETARY (DRAMATICS)
  Ms. Kirti Pandey
• SECRETARY (JOURNAL)
  Mr. G. Pavan
• SECRETARY (LITERARY)
  Mr. Saurabh Meena
• SECRETARY (PHOTOGRAPHY)
  Mr. Naveen Kumar
• SECRETARY (FILMS)
  Mr. Vaibhav Singhal
• SECRETARY (FINE, ALLIED ARTS & MODELING)
  Mr. Shalin Bhatt
• SECRETARY (WEB)
  Mr. Anil Pulakanti
• SECRETARY (ATHLETICS)
  Ms. Rashmi waghmare

Violation of code of conduct of gymkhana election: Candidature cancelled

Technology student gymkhana
April 2, 2009

This is to bring to the notice of all concerned that the following candidates are debarred from contesting the gymkhana election 2009-2010 on violation of code of conduct of gymkhana election
Name post ballot sl.no.
Abhimanyu dikshit g.sec(soc.&cult) 2
Akshay Sharma g.sec(technology) 4

(m.k.laha)
Election officer

Candidates for the post of G. sec Technology, TSG

First Candidate
Name: Akshay Sharma
Department: Department of Mechanical Engineering
Hall: Rk Hall of residence
[Credentials and proposals]
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Second Candidate
Name: Deepak Singh
Department: Department of Industrial Engineering and Management
Hall: LLR Hall of Residence
[Credentials and proposals]
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Third Candidate
Name: Pranav Patwardhan
Department: Department of Electrical Engineering
Hall: RP Hall of residence
[Credentials and proposals]
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Fourth Candidate
Name: sumit surana
Department: Department of Agricultural and Food Engineering
Hall: Patel Hall of residence
[Credentials and proposals]

Candidates for the post of G. sec Social & Cultural, TSG

First Candidate
Name: Kavish Desai
Department: Department of Chemical Engineering
Hall: RP Hall of residence
[Credentials and proposals]
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Second Candidate
Name: Mandar Hemant Chandorkar
Department: Department of Mechanical Engineering
Hall: LLR Hall of Residence
[Credentials and proposals]



Third Candidate
Name: Sahir Hasnain
Department: Department of Chemical Engineering
Hall: Patel Hall of residence
[Credentials and proposals]






Fourth Candidate
Name: Abhimanu Dikshit
Department: Department of Electrical Engineering
Hall: RK Hall of residence
[Credentials and proposals]

Candidates for the post of Sports & Games, TSG

First Candidate
Name: ANGAM PARASHAR
Department: Department of Mechanical Engineering
Hall: MS Hall of residence
[Credentials and proposals]






Second Candidate
Name: ANKIT JOSHI
Department: Geology and Geophysics
Hall: Patel Hall of residence
[Credentials and proposals]






Third Candidate
Name: Ghyanshyam Jeph
Department: Department of Civil Engineering
Hall: MS Hall of residence
[Credentials and proposals]







Fourth Candidate
Name: P Arjun Naidu
Department: Department of Computer Sc. and Engineering
Hall: HJB Hall of residence
[Credentials and proposals]

Candidates contesting for the post of VP, Gymkhana

First Candidate

Name : Digvijay Gagneja

Department : Electrical Engineering

Hall : Nehru

Credentials :

1. Head incharge of Finances of Kshitij 2009.


2. Conducted Successful Guest Lectures by ‘Mr.Prahlad Kakkar’ and ‘Dr. Philip Emeagwali’ who captivated an audience of jam-packed TOAT.


3. Conducted workshop on Forensic Science by CBI and the workshop on Filmmaking.


4. Initiated and was instrumental in the creation of the online payment gateway for Kshitij.


5. Soc-Cult Participation: Won GOLD in Inter-Hall Western Vocals, Open-IIT Elocution, SILVER in Inter-Hall Western Groups, Western Vocals, English Elocution, BRONZE in Inter-Hall Choreography, Open-IIT English Dramatics.


6. Tech Participation: Won SILVER in Inter-Hall AD-Design, Part of Inter-Hall Case-Study Team of Nehru hall.


7. Sports Participation: Part of Basketball team of Nehru Hall of Residence.


8. Member of the Western Technology Music Society.


9. Offered an Internship in ITC, the first company visiting campus for selections.


10. Anchored Kshitij’s Internal Workshop by iVIZ and External Workshop in Kolkata


11. Responsible for a smooth registration process of nearly 3000 outstation participants during Kshitij 2009.


12. A great academic track record with a CGPA of 8.49 in the department of Electrical Engineering

Proposals : (As given by the candidate himself)

1. Establishment of a body for student’s welfare : I propose to create a body to achieve following three major objectives:

a. Establishing a centralized mechanism to provide opportunities for students at IIT Kharagpur to work under the professors in their projects during the summer and winter breaks. This will aim to inculcate and give impetus to students’ research interests, especially the first and the second years.

b. Providing a stipend to the students working on these projects during the summer and winter breaks from a Students’ Welfare fund.

c. Formalizing a Training Procedure for the Final Year students who have registered for final placements by means of GDs, Assessment Tests and Interviews.

(for more info click here)

2. Students at IIT Kharagpur have exhibited an inherent interest in social work which is exemplified by the presence of societies such as Gopali Youth Welfare Society, Jagriti, Sambhav, Parajak etc. Of late, it has been observed that top academic institutions as well as recruiting companies give significant weightage to social initiatives undertaken by students. Thus, I propose to channelize this drive through collaborations with various NGOs who would be willing to educate students about such social initiatives and provide internship opportunities to students from IIT Kharagpur. This would be an excellent opportunity, especially for first and second year students in their summer vacations to be a part of some social initiative.

3. Structural reform in the Training and Placement Cell: I propose to assign the student heads of the societies of different departments, centres and schools as representatives for the Placement Committee.

Their functions would be:

1. To arrange for the contacts from the corporate and academic domains from the faculty of their respective departments and furnish them to the placement committee.

2. To study the profiles of companies that shall be visiting campus and recommend to the placement committee, whether the company can recruit students from their respective department on the basis of the courses offered in their departments that suit the company profile.

3. To prepare and conduct mock tests based on the format and questions asked by companies in the past years in their respective departments.

4. I propose to start the streaming of News Channels on LAN. This is keeping in view the fact that a sound knowledge of current affairs is considered an essential prerequisite in most recruitment and CAT interviews. The interviewers are most often not satisfied with the command that the students hold over pertinent national/international issues. My proposal would give students an opportunity to stay well informed by tuning into these news channels at their convenience from the comfort of their rooms.

(To see the details of each proposal click here)

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Second candidate

Name : Shubham Matah

Department : Chemical Engineering

Hall : Azad

Credentials :

1. Been associated with Kshitij for the past 3 years: Volunteer, Core Team Member & Core Team Head (Sponsorship).


2. Sponsorship Head of Kshitij 2009; brought Sponsorship worth INR 9.25 Lacs.


3. Brought Incubation worth INR 25 Lacs for BPlan competition.


4. Incharge of Fest's Audio-Visuals, Photography & Videography.


5. Soc-Cult participation : Won GOLD in Inter-hall Western Groups '08, SILVER in Inter-hall Choreo '09.


6. Tech participation : Won GOLD in Inter-hall Ad Design '08.


7. Sports & Games participation : Won SILVER in Inter-hall Cricket.


8. Anchored National Education Day celebration of IIT Kharagpur & Kshitij's Kolkata workshop.


9. Interned in Ranbaxy after 2nd yr; going to Bharat Petroleum after 3rd yr.

Proposals : (As given by the candidate himself)

1. I propose to form an‘Alternate Careers Group’under the Technology Students’ Gymkhana in order to provide students with information & resources related to alternate career paths such as Civil services, Actuarial Sciences, FRM, CFA etc.

2. I propose to introduce the following changes in order to improve the placements of students at IIT Kharagpur :

- Conduct mock screening tests, resume-making workshops & mock personal interview sessions in order to better equip the students for the placement season.

- Increase the Post-Graduate student representation in the Placement Committee.

- Include Department representatives in the month of January to supplement the Placement Committee.

- Prepare a database of relevant Job openings appearing in various employment newspapers & websites to ensure that students don’t miss out on such opportunities.

(something similar to http://www.stat.nus.edu.sg/alu_careers.htm)

3. I propose to provide different student groups at IIT Kharagpur with additional infrastructure for conducting meetings. The additional infrastructure is available in the Centre for Theoretical Studies Visitors’ Hall.

4. I propose to have a tie-up with Big Bazaar for home delivery of merchandise at discounted prices via tele-shopping as well as internet shopping that will cater to the need of the students and staff of IIT Kharagpur.

5. I propose to get Sponsored Industrial BTech and MTech Projects for the students. This will be done through a student group formed under the aegis of SRIC that will be entrusted with the task of contacting companies to obtain projects.

New Dean of Students Affairs and B.C. Roy Chairman

After the meeting of board of governors, the Institute has made 2 new appointments in order to fill the voids left in the institute administration following the resignation of BC Roy Chairman Prof. Madhusudan Chakravarty and Dean, Student Affairs Prof. D.K. Tripathy.

1. Prof. Shouvik Bhattacharya from the department of Mechanical Engineering is now the Dean of Student Affairs.

2. Prof. Gautam Sinha from Vinod Gupta School of Management is now the new Chairman of B C Roy Technology Hospital. He was earlier the Professor incharge of TnP and has won quite a repute for the placements back in 2007-08