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

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

Anshuman Karthik from the Department of Mechanical Engineering did his summer internship at Goldman Sachs. In an interview with Chennai36, he talks about the project, the selection procedure and shares some preparation guidelines. Read on to know more about the much coveted Go Tell us something about the Summer Analyst Programme that you are a part of. Actually, I am not entirely sure yet! It will take me a while before I fully understand the programme. What I know is that th

Tanmay Bagree from the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering did his summer internship at Nomura. In an interview with Chennai36, he talks about his profile at Nomura, the selection procedure and shares some preparation guidelines. Read on to know more about getting an intern at one of India’s most reputed NBFCs (google NBFC to kick-start your finance prep :p) Why finance and why Nomura? “I’ve had some finance background because of my family and I was also int

In an interview with Chennai 36, ITC KITES intern and Mechie, Keerthana shares her experiences and tips for aspirants. You’re part of the KITES programme. Maybe you could tell us something about the programme itself? KITES expands to Knowledge Innovation Talent Excellence Series. It is a recruitment series. Interns, as well as employees, are hired under this programme. Usually, the KITES interns are restricted to the top IITs and IIMs, as well as a few NITs. At the company,

Pranjali Manjarekar from the Departement of Mechanical Engineering talks about her internship experience at Hindustan Unilever Limited. Read on to know about the selection process for the FMCG profile, her workspace experience, about working in a new city and much more. Tell us about your insti life? What are the various activities you take part in insti? I’m a third-year Mechanical Engineering Dual Degree student. My insti life is pretty chill. I’m a part of the cultural fes

Vishal Mohanty from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering was among the 50 students selected out of the 53000 applicants to intern at Google. In this interview, he talks extensively about his preparation methods and his experience working on projects which had an impact on millions of users. How is your insti life and what are the various activities that you take part in at insti? My insti life is pretty simple. Apart from acads and stuff I really don’t do much.

Could you tell us something about yourself? My name is Pradeep. I am a fourth-year chemical engineering student. In my free time, I usually watch Anime and TV series. I also play badminton. You had done a research intern at IISc after your second year. Did it help you with your third-year internship? My idea was to first explore research before going into anything else. My second-year intern just made me realize that I am not ready for research. It’s slow paced. It just gives

Vishnuwardhan Srikanth from the Department of Electrical Engineering did his summer internship with Amazon Web Services. In an interview with Chennai36, he talks about life at Amazon, the selection procedure and the key takeaways from this internship. Tell us a little something about your internship- work location, your work profile and the work culture over there. My internship was based in Chennai and the profile was Software engineering development intern. The work culture

Satya Sundar Patra from the Department of Civil Engineering did his summer research internship at the prestigious Purdue University in Indiana USA. The Chennai36 team caught up with him through an interview where he talks about getting interested in research, how to apply for foreign interns, life at Purdue and much more. Were you interested in research beforehand or Did you want to explore it? In my second year, I founded a startup called CAVAL, and then from the institute

Saket Kumar Jha from the Department of Chemical Engineering did his summer internship with Schlumberger. In an interview with Chennai36, he talks about life at Schlumberger, the selection procedure and what one can expect to gain from this internship. Tell us a little something about your intern- work location, your work profile. I got an internship in Schlumberger as a field engineer trainee. Schlumberger is an Oil and Gas services provider, so my work was more or less relat

Raghav Vaidyanathan is a student of IIT Madras pursuing his B.Tech in electrical engineering. He is currently doing a research internship at UC San Diego. During a chat with him, we gathered valuable ‘fundaes’ which we concisely present here. The University of California, San Diego is a public research university located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, in the U.S.A. How the Internship Happened Raghav is doing his B.Tech in electrical engineering. His 2n

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 noth

Niti Aayog or the National Institution for Transforming India is a Government of India policy think-tank established by the BJP government to replace the Planning Commission. It is a body dedicated to developing policies for the government. Poojan Patel from the Department of Civil Engineering, Batch of 2018, says he was always interested in doing things that gave him insights upon development policies, decisions taken within the government and important decisions that affect

The name CERN is derived from the acronym for the French “Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire”, or European Council for Nuclear Research, a provisional body founded in 1952 with the mandate of establishing a world-class fundamental physics research organization in Europe. With monumental achievements and apparatus, the greatest physicists and engineers in the world, CERN is very likely to be the cradle in which a new chapter of physics is about to be conceived. And r

Ashwin from the Department of Chemical Engineering interned in his 3rd year, on a project involving enzyme catalysis in the Nagaoka University of Technology. Our correspondent Adriza speaks to him about his experience. How did you get to know about this internship opportunity? I interned in the winter vacation of my third year. I’m currently in my 4th year and am majoring in Chemical Engineering. I was interested in the field of Bioengineering at that time. I had mostly worke

Saarthak Marathe is a third-year undergraduate student at the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He talks to our correspondent Rohith about his experience at the ISIR Lab in France where he conducted research on robotics at the end of his second year. Here are some of the excerpts from their conversation – Why did you choose Sorbonne University to intern at? Well, it’s not about the university, it’s about the lab. The ISIR Lab has a good reputation for robotics and haptics

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