All about IITK Campus Corners Institute SPASE: The IITK Version Disclaimer: Vox Populi, IIT Kanpur, is the exclusive owner of the information on this website. No part of this content may be duplicated, paraphrased, or interpreted in any other way without written consent from Vox Populi. If you want to reproduce any of the content on this page, please contact our chief editors directly or […] Written by Vox Populi August 23, 2024August 27, 2024
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. […] Written by Vox Populi December 13, 2022December 14, 2022
Vox Explains Why Mosquitoes Love You(And Not Your Roommate) Have you ever tried sleeping early, only to be woken up by an army of mosquitoes out for your blood, all while your roommate sleeps peacefully right next to you, with no signs of an insect assault? Is the Mosquito corporation out to get you, or is there something else? It is no secret that […] Written by Vox Populi September 11, 2022September 12, 2022
As We Leave As We Leave #22: Mohd Talib Siddiqui Mohd Talib Siddiqui is a graduating Y18 student from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. In this edition of As We Leave 2022, he tells us about the friends he made, the life he lived, and the memories he made in the four years of college. Disclaimer:- The views presented below are the author’s […] Written by Vox Populi July 6, 2022July 14, 2022
Reports and Investigations Sports Culture : Pandemic Positive A new academic year is here, leaving us with a list of things we would have done had the campus been open. A fitting tribute to the bygones would be to turn the lens on something that has been talked about more and more during these trying times. Through this piece, we review and analyse […] Written by Vox Populi September 27, 2021September 27, 2021
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 […] Written by Vox Populi September 23, 2021September 23, 2021
All about IITK Alumni An Interview with Prof. Dheeraj Sanghi Professor Dheeraj Sanghi recently retired from the Department of Computer Science Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He spared his valuable time to share some excerpts from his undergraduate days at IIT Kanpur, his experience as an Academic Administrator across engineering institutions in India in a candid interview with us. In the following excerpts, […] Written by Vox Populi August 30, 2021August 30, 2021
As We Leave As We Leave #17: A ride that shaped my life for good Shobhit Jagga is a Y17 undergraduate from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. He writes about his journey through 4 years of IITK. Disclaimer:- The views presented below are the author’s own and are not in any manner representative of the views of Vox Populi as a body or IIT Kanpur in general. This […] Written by Vox Populi June 18, 2021June 21, 2021
All about IITK Institute QS Rankings – The Big Jump(?) The QS World University Rankings were released in the past week, and IIT Kanpur was ranked at 277th place in 2022 compared to the 350th rank in the 2021 edition. Despite achieving quite significant growth in the past year, it is important to notice how the institute’s rank had fallen from 291 in 2020 to […] Written by Vox Populi June 16, 2021June 16, 2021
As We Leave As We Leave #5: स्वर्ग की सीढ़ी Yash Srivastava is a Y17 BTech student from the Department of Electrical Engineering. He writes a creative version of a Mahabharata episode, with the subtle underlying context of IITK. Disclaimer:- The views presented below are the author’s own and are not in any manner representative of the views of Vox Populi as a body or IIT […] Written by Vox Populi May 24, 2021May 26, 2021