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BITS Pilani Campus Life Revolves Around Laptop & Internet!

No, seriously! If you think that a typical bright BITS Pilani student follows his parents’ advise, he would: Wake up at 5:30 AM, Take a cold water bath (that Indian parents tell you the benefits of all the time), Meditate and do Yoga for an hour, Attend all the classes and extra classes, Finish up […]

Student Hostels at IITs: Will My Belongings Be Safe in My Room!

Often IIT aspirants come up with interesting questions regarding the campus life at IITs and our experience as IIT students. Their queries never end. Recently, one of my bright students asked me whether student hostels at IITs are safe enough or not – when it comes to personal belongings of an IITian. The question led […]

PSU Banks Eye IIT Talent, Not Allowed in Campus Recruitments!

State Bank of India (SBI) Chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya has appealed that the public sector banks should be allowed to recruit the top talent from the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) as well as the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs). At present, the Supreme Court does not allow state-run institutions (including public sector banks) to participate […]

How Lazy IIT JEE aspirants can Top Their Competitors?

Laziness is not a bad thing in itself. Surprised! We all love being lazy…especially engineers. Just think of it. We have created machines to reduce the labour we do, automobiles to cover distances without having to walk for miles and programming to free us from boring and tiresome calculations and routine work. So, if you […]

Tips to Focus on JEE Exam Preparation!

The biggest stumbling block in cracking JEE for most of the IIT aspirants is that their mind keeps wandering off when they study. They are not able to concentrate on the topic in hand and take much more than the necessary time to actually learn it. Lack of focus also means that you forget whatever […]

5 IIT 2015 Placement Trends You Should Know About!

First phase of IIT placements for students passing out in 2015 got over by December 31, 2014. Extremely high salary packages being offered to IITians and successful placement of more than 50% of the current batch across the IITs have been media highlights this year. Other news that caught our attention was that IIT Bombay […]