“ ‘Mama, come and play’, they used to repeat time and again”, he said taking his memories to that age, about 30 years back. Among the several incidents surrounding his time at IIT Madras as an undergraduate student, he still vividly recollects the initial hurdles he had to undergo during his transformation from home to college life.This came in the form of severe water scarcity, leading to collecting water in buckets, from taps outside the toilet and walking distances with th

Mr. Satish Pai currently serving as the MD of Hindalco Industries, one of the largest producers of aluminium in the Asia, graduated from IIT Madras with a B.Tech degree from the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He serves as a board member of the Aditya Birla Group after having served in Schlumberger for 28 years. He shares with us his amazing journey from a young graduate to being one of the top business executives in the country. Here is a short excerpt from our intervi

Have you ever wondered how the human brain works? Have you ever thought of the difficulties in mimicking it, to create the much talked about deep learning artificial intelligence?  Have you ever asked about the limits of the seemingly ever-evolving computer technology? Have you ever wondered how your online transactions are safe from the 3rd party apps in your phone? Meet Dr. Anand Raghunathan, alumni of IIT Madras 1992, Electrical Engineering, who has thought about and solve

Dr. Ramayya Krishnan graduated from IIT-M in 1981 with a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering. He is currently the Dean of the Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy and Professor of Management Science and Information Systems at Carnegie Mellon University. He has been conferred the Distinguished Alumnus Award for the year 2017. His research interests focus on consumer and social behavior in digitally instrumented environments. His work has addressed technical, pol

Dr. M.R.Madhavan, President and co-founder of PRS Legislative research, graduated from IIT Madras with an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering in the year 1990. He went on to do a MBA and a PhD from IIM Calcutta. After a long career of working in leading banks in the world including ICICI securities and Bank of America, he co-founded PRS Legislative Research with his former colleague C.K. Madhukar. PRS is dedicated to help national and state legislators with interpr

We had the opportunity to catch up with Aditya Bharadwaj (DD-EE ’15) and Supreet Hegde (DD-BT ’16) who are currently placed in Auctus Advisors, a management consultancy firm that advises clients in diverse sectors. Aditya Bharadwaj is a dual degree graduate from the Department of Electrical Engineering. A former resident of Alaknanda Hostel, he was also the Students General Secretary for 2014-2015.  His work with Auctus has given him the opportunity to work with the Governme

Meet Siddharth Pattnaik, alumni of 2017 Biotech batch who is pursuing his Ph.D. at The Centre for Neural Circuits and Behavior, Oxford University. He talks about his path to research, internships, research projects and his research goals. Read on for an insight into the life of an Oxford scholar and his advice on how to write your SOPs, get recos, orient your CV and land in one of the most prestigious institutes in the world. The Typical Day of An Oxford Scholar My day usuall

We had the opportunity to catch up with Kishan Jani (DD-ED ’17) who is currently placed in ITC, India’s largest FMCG (fast moving consumer goods) company. He speaks about his placement preparation and experience, the selection process and his work at ITC so far and the steep learning curve it offers in multiple roles. 1.How was your placement experience? The placement days were as much grueling as the process can be throughout the semester, with continuous tests and interview

Pradeep Pai, a 2nd year Chemical Engineering student talks about his research internship at IISc under an IIT-M alumnus, who is now a celebrity in the field of Non-Newtonian fluids. Read on to know about uncharted territories, mustard seeds and trekking in Bangalore. Why research? I was initially unsure of whether to pursue research or industry for my career. So, I decided to try a research internship to get a better picture of research. Since with a good CGPA, research is al

Sundar Annamalai, a graduate of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering shares with us his experience in maneuvering the graveyard session of the placement season and bagging one of the highest paid jobs on campus. Read on to find out more about his experience with Uber. How​ ​was​ ​your​ ​Placement​ ​experience? Placements was a really exciting experience. I still cherish the 4 hours of back to back interviews I had late in the night and putting in weeks of prepar

Srijith Rajagopalan is a Chemical Engineering alumnus of 2017. He talks about his insti life, his PoRs, his academic life and his ‘accidental’ landing in Goldman Sachs. Read on for a first-hand experience of the ‘stressful’ and ‘serious’ interview at Goldman Sachs and for some insightful placement gyan. Srijith has also provided a link to the detailed interview expectations and questions which you can find with this article. Every Finance Analyst’s Dream Job My experience wit

Here we bring you an article summarizing essential fundaes from yet another graduate – Ankit Jain who graduated this year from the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Read on to find out how he bagged an offer from CleanMax Solar – a coveted company in the energy sector. Can you please tell us a bit about yourself I graduated from the Department of Mechanical Engineering as a Dual degree student in the year 2017. You can look me up on Linkedin to know more about my work and

EXL has been in the forefront of data analytics in the country and has been a sought after job profile for several students. Read below where our recent alumnus – Ramya Madhuri, a graduate of the Department of Civil engineering shares her experience of working at EXL and the placement process to bag this coveted job offer. How was your placement experience? You were placed on the very first day of placements. How did you prepare for it? What was going on in your mind? I was s

Karan Patel is a 5th-year Dual Degree student in the Dept. of Electrical Engineering and is minoring in Operations Management. He did his summer research internship at the end of his 4th-year at the Operations Research Center, MIT Sloan School of Management. Chennai 36 got an opportunity to talk to him. The gist of the interview is as follows: Hello Karan! Can you tell us about your internship experience and about the topic that you worked on? My internship at the ORC, MIT Sl

Isha Singh, from the Department of Biological Engineering,  did her summer internship at Flipkart. In an interview with Chennai36, she talks about the selection process, her projects and gives some preparation guidelines. How is your insti life? What are the activities that you take part in? I just completed my third year in Biological Engineering. I recently became a Core in Shaastra’s Shows and Exhibitions. I usually go out cycling in the evening, or Netflix when I have no

Hello Devashish. Can you please tell us where you are currently doing your internship and on what topic are you focusing on? Hi. So right now I am working at the University of Tokyo. The internship I am doing comes under the IJEP program, which is organized by the University of Tokyo. I am working in the Department of Mechanical Engineering under Prof. Shigeo Maruyama on carbon nanotubes and related one-dimensional Van-der Waals heterostructures. My topic focuses on small dia

Dr. Nagabhushana Sindushayana graduated with a BTech degree in Electrical Engineering from IIT Madras in the year 1989. He completed his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University and is presently the Vice President of Technology in Qualcomm Inc. With more than two decades of contributions in the telecommunications sector, he is responsible for the advancement of communication theory and for innovative implementation leading to the commercial realization of Broad

Dr. Sridhar R. Tayur, a Mechanical Engineering alumnus from the Batch of 1986 is an American business professor, entrepreneur, and management thinker. He is Ford Distinguished Research Chair and Professor of Operations Management at Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University the founder of SmartOps Corporation and OrganJet Corporation, and served as the CEO of SmartOps from 2000 to 2011. Also a proud recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award on Institute Day 2018

Dr. Chandy graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (Electronics) from IIT Madras in 1965, and later, with a Master’s degree from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn in 1966. In 1969, he obtained his Ph.D. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Electrical Engineering at the Operations Research Center. After working for Honeywell and IBM, Dr. Chandy joined the Computer Science Department of the University of Texas at Austin and served from 1970-1

Dr. Sudhir Kumar Mishra graduated with a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Madras in 1995. Since August 2014, he has served as Distinguished Scientist & Director General (BrahMos), DRDO, Ministry of Defence, and CEO & MD, BrahMos Aerospace, leading an R&D team to design, develop, test, produce and maintain the world’s fastest supersonic cruise missile BrahMos, encompassing its complete life cycle. Chennai36 had the opportunity to interview him when he came do