Suman Ghosh's Review On IIT Kanpur - Indian Institute Of Technology - [IITK], Kanpur

I have gained a lot from this institute in the short duration I stayed there. So all I have a very good impression about this institute. The College management was very active and honest in their duties. The institute has an anti-ragging committee to ensu

I have taken IIT JAM exam in the year 2004 and secured 58 All India Rank. With this rank I have got selected in IIT Kanpur for M.Sc 2 Yr program in the department of Mathematics and Statistics. I have a strong flair for this subject and I have decided to choose this field as my career.

The course curriculum was very rigorous as expected from a premier institute. We have a option to choose elective courses right from the second semester onwards. The faculty strength was excellent. The department have a solid pool of Academicians specialized in various fields. They have build a strong foundation for the courses I had opted for. There was surprise quizzes, mid term and end term exams as well as assignments, white paper, short projects and dissertations as part of the evaluation process.

The internship was great. Many IT/ ITES companies came in the campus. To name a few like GE, Cognizant, Capgemini, Infosys, TCS, HCL Technologies, IGATE, Tech Mahindra, Google, ITC Infotech, Wipro, Accenture, IBM, Patni Computer System.

We have a centralized placement cell at our campus for all the degree students as well as we had our departmental placement wing. Many companies visited in our campus namely GE, Cognizant, Capgemini, Infosys, TCS, HCL Technologies, IGATE, Tech Mahindra, Google, ITC Infotech, Wipro, Accenture, IBM, Patni Computer System, Genpact, MuSigma, MPhasis, Oracle, MindTree, NIIT, WNS Global etc. A few companies could not made a physical visit to the campus but they have recruited candidates via telephonic/ video conferencing interview. The companies offered a healthy package over and above market rates and as per the institute norms. The range was from 3.5 lakhs to 18 lakhs per annum in the year 2006.

Throughout the year, IIT Kanpur used to organize many cultural and academic festivals like Antaragni, Techkriti, Hall Days, Sree Krishna Janmasthami, Durga Puja, Diwali, X-Mas and Happy New Year, Alumni Meet etc. Antaragni is the annual cultural festival of IIT Kanpur, held in the month of October, and is one of the popular college festivals in India. It is a four-day-long festival, attracting participation from over 200 colleges of India.

The institute have merit cum means (MCM) scholarship for the meritorious but needy students (based on parents income level). The MCM scholarship amount was Rs 1000 per month for the entire duration of the course renewable at the end of every academic year subject to satisfactory performance. The department of Mathematics and Statistics also offer a scholarship called NBHM scholarship for department students only. The scholarship amont was Rs 1200 per month for the entire duration of the course.

The campus life was awesome and life changing for me. It was a good mix of academic as well as cultural. The days flown in a hurry as we have a lot of academic work to as well as there was ample opportunity for other extracurricular activities like Sports, Swimming, Robotics, Music, Drama, Administrative, Debates, Aerospace etc. we have intra Hostel sports competition on cricket, football, chess etc. The gender ratio in the campus was approximately 7:1 for boys versus girls.

The hostels are located within 1 - 2 Km from the Academic area (the main institute). There was 8 boys and 1 girls hostel as well as one serviced quarter for students with family. The rooms are deigned well to cater the basic needs of the students. There w

Every graduating student of the institute have an opportunity to become an Alumni for Life time by enrolling into IIT Kanpur Alumni Association. The institute arrange Alumni days so that Alumni members can interact with the students and share their experience and provide networks or industry contacts to the students. I had gained a lot from some of the Alumni members of our department.