3 Hours with an IITans

This is a old writing from http://sites.google.com/site/amitsaha70

31.07.08, 2.50 a.m., Mumbai.

Well this was one of my wish to pass a full day in IIT with an IITans. It did not completed totally but partially also. Today it come in true, I spent almost 3 hours in IIT, Bombay with one of my friend, he is doing his Ph.D.


20.08.08

Hi, after a such a long time. This time in ACC Cement for deposit a tender proposal.

Well I was talking about IITans, Yes they all are very rich minded people and knowledgeable. Basic is strong and IIT nourish them to become a genius in it’s own way.

I surprised to see the atmospheres they have given. As a mumbikar it’s really wonderful to see the atmosphere inside the IIT, Bombay. The temperature is at least 3 degree less then outside, and there is no hustle and dazzle like the other part of Mumbai. It is just on the way of Vikhroli-Jogeshwari highway, and it is terrific to pass the road due to high dense traffic. I used to travel for my office regularly on the road, so know the condition. But you will be surprised by the green look of the IIT. It is a nice experience to see the Hiranandany garden form the other side of the Powai lake, which comes under in the IIT.

During that 3 hours I get the opportunity to walk around the IIT. All the facility have been given to the India’s best students like whole day net connection, a plant of collection of text books from the best writers, best faculties, 24 hours lab facility and more. There is no tension for food also, up to 9 p.m. mess are open, but if you are hungry then there are small-small canteen are waiting for you up midnight, those are for mainly post graduate students who use to do there research work till night.

As per a general count the nos. of student for B.Tech are from north India, M.Tech form south India and M.Sc from East India. The campus is full of sports activities like football, cricket, hockey etc. Few months back I came with Sumit and saw the Tennis court here.

Last 2 years I have been attending there annual fest “IIT Techfest”. In 2006 Dr. Kevin Warwich (studies on direct interfaces between computer systems and the human nervous system, although he has done much research in the field of robotics) came. He also demonstrated an experiment on the same. But last year was unforgettable. Last year Mr. Jimmy Wales The founder of “Wikipedia” came and gave a lecture about the new improvement in wikipedia, I really feel great, because you do not get these people live in front of you. And IIT is the one of those institute who can bring them, even I saw one of the engineer of Linux in the same fest. Microsoft was introducing it’s new launch “Microsoft Surface”. The fest was sponsored by Microsoft, Intel, HCC, BMW, GE like big companies.

The interesting part which attracts me that is the collection of data in their intra lan network. Apart from on-line connection each student have shared their hard disk, so if it is approx 2000 students then calculate the size of storage. You can get any thing in the internal search engine which is more faster than google. Mostly all good documtary form BBC or the latest Hollywood/Bollywood movie, plenty of songs what ever you want you will get. Perhaps I was searching Kenny G for a long time, I got but for that I had to pay 400 bucks, which I did not. But it is easily available in the IIT intranet. But this is not the true all the time, there are darkness under lamp.

The good part of this collection is that you don’t need to search for those information for which some body have to pay a lot in terms of time . The information is helpful and enlarge you power of knowledge, overall view. Which is the objective to recruiter an IITans, others wise they are same like others. If a regular students have given the atmosphere like IIT, then he/she can make the wonder.

Apart from syllabus the students get the opportunity to involve in a no. of industrial projects, which use to come to their faculties from different national and international recourses.

So what do you think about your child to be a Professor of IIT or an IITans.



The alumni is very much strong to give the opportunity to their juniors, So, the students do not invest their valuable time for preparation of campusing like other colleges. Big public/govt. sector companies like ONGC, BPCL, DRDO, BARC are searching talents from IIT, but some time the salary package offered by the MNC to these IITans, disappoint them. Actually those MNC do not want to lose there time for searching the real talent from India, so they give a lump sum of package and get the cream of India. I don’t want to name the companies, because every body knows them where an average IITans can get job. But I don’t understand the companies like Layman Brothers, KPMG, JP Morgan, Marine Linc why they recruit engineers where all are the financial consultant companies.

Today end here, now it’s 11.30, I am in my kholi, baki phir kabhi.

I have another friend in IIT, Kgp, doing his research work.