All about IITK Faculty Institute newsletter Reports and Investigations Students To Attend or Not to Attend Attendance has long been a moot point of discussion amongst both Professors and Students. As the semester begins, a few FCHs manage to send shivers down one’s spine with their attendance policies. In an attempt to understand the views of Campus Junta, we at Vox Populi conducted a survey on the “Effect of Attending Classes and […] October 10, 2023October 13, 2023
All about IITK Faculty Reports and Investigations Students Tracing the PGARC 2020 Disclaimer: The following article’s content is comprised of excerpts quoted from the current Post-graduate Academic Review Committee (PGARC) Report, 2020-21. As per a note mentioned within the report, all recommendations and data used have been for pre-pandemic conditions, and the effect or considerations arising out of the pandemic are beyond the scope of the present […] December 20, 2022December 20, 2022
All about IITK Faculty Institute Students Humanities at IITK – A Reasoned Necessity Following from our previous survey piece, we interview and indulge in conversation with faculty members from the HSS department at IIT Kanpur to understand their motivations and the purview of the curriculum at our flagship engineering institute. IIT Kanpur was among the few institutes that heralded the crossover between sciences and humanities in India. Prof. […] December 13, 2022December 14, 2022
All about IITK Faculty In Conversation with Prof. Yogesh M. Joshi Prof. Yogesh Joshi, from the Department of Chemical Engineering at IIT Kanpur, has recently been chosen for the prestigious Academy Excellence Award of the Defense Research and Development Organization. He is presently serving as the Dean of International Relations and Pandit Girish & Sushma Rani Pathak Chair Professor. With his 17 years of service at […] September 23, 2021September 23, 2021
Administration Alumni Faculty In Conversation with Prof. Abhay Karandikar, Director, IIT Kanpur This interview was originally published by PhDs Of India on 1st September 2021. PhDs of India is a group of scholars who are running an initiative to bring out the stories of research scholars at various Indian institutes who work behind the scenes and contribute steadily to the progress of science, culture and finance. Do […] September 2, 2021September 2, 2021
Administration All about IITK Faculty Institute Students New Developments in IITK: Introduction of Fresh Academic Programs None of us had expected 2020 to pan out the way it did. While the institute was busy ensuring that our academics must not suffer and that students should safely return to campus, it was alongside working to keep up with our education system’s changing patterns. Our institute realises that modern-day problems require solutions which […] January 21, 2021April 10, 2021
Faculty My journey as a teacher: Distinguished Teacher Awardee 2020 On the occasion of Teachers’ Day every year, IIT Kanpur honors faculty members who have excelled in teaching by awarding them the Distinguished Teacher Award. This year it was conferred on Prof. Surajit Sinha (Dept. of Economic Sciences) and Prof. Rahul Varman (Dept. of IME). Vox had the chance to interact with Prof. Sinha, learn […] February 8, 2020May 15, 2021
Faculty Into Professor Harish Karnick’s Academic Space Forum for Academic Freedom, IIT Kanpur (FfAF) organized a session “IITK as an Academic Space through the years: A Personal Journey” on 7th February 2020. The session was aimed to be an interactive session with Professor Harish Karnick, who’s been a part of IITK since 1969, first as a student and now as a professor. […] February 7, 2020May 15, 2021
All about IITK Faculty Interview with Dr Rajaraman Dr Vaidyeswaran Rajaraman is a distinguished Computer Scientist from India. He has been awarded the Padma Bhushan and the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for his contributions to the field of computer science. Dr Rajaraman also served as the Head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at IIT Kanpur in its infancy and played a […] June 7, 2018May 15, 2021
Faculty Institute Students Attendance : Needed or Not ? With the recent surge in a change of attendance related policies in IITK, Vox Populi thought that it was an ideal time to initiate a discussion among the campus community about this topic. we interacted with some people from the faculty and student community, who had varying perspectives on this topic. Below is a summary […] March 30, 2017May 15, 2021