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

Prasanth Tanikella, an alumnus of the batch of 2007, Department of Civil Engineering, pursued two consecutive MS programs from Purdue University. In an interview with Chennai36, he talks about life at Purdue, the application process, and fundaes on insti life. Please tell us about your life at insti and how it facilitated your goal of pursuing higher studies abroad. First and second years in insti are what they are- you learn about your field; you haven’t completely thought t

Being a freshie might seem like an intimidating task, it’s the time of taking fundaes without knowing what fundaes are, whom to take it from and what fundaes to take. To make your life a little easier, Chennai36 has come up with a guide to make your life a little easier. The best part about being a freshie is that everything is about you, there is no other year where you get an exclusive Schroeter and LitSoc events just for you. Almost all your seniors are going out of their

Harshil Lakkad from the Department of Aerospace Engineering talks to Chennai36 about his journey to a Masters at the Delft University of Technology. Self and Life at IIT Madras I hail from a small district in the south of Gujarat called Bhavnagar where I did most of my schooling. Spent a couple of years preparing for JEE in Kota followed by the greatest of 4 years in Chennai at our beautiful campus. I chose to study Aerospace engineering. I lived in Saraswathi hostel and part

Sagar Joshi, a graduate from the Engineering Design Department, talks to Chennai36 about his Ph.D. at Georgia Tech University and elaborates on the apping procedure. Please tell us about yourself, the university you are studying at, the research field you are working on, and the scope it has to offer after an MS or Ph.D. What is your plan after you finish your post-graduation, and where do you see yourself after 5-10 years? My name is Sagar Suhas Joshi. I’m currently pursuing

Siddharth Rath, a graduate from Mechanical Engineering Department, is currently pursuing his Ph.D. at the University of Michigan in the field of Mechatronics. In his interview with Chennai36, he describes his work, and his passion towards it from the time he joined IIT. 1) Please tell us about your university, the research field you are working on, and the scope it has to offer after an MS or Ph.D. What work do you plan to do after you finish your post-graduation, and where

Pradeep Natarajan graduated in 2018 with a dual degree (Btech+Mtech) in Chemical Engineering. He is also the recipient of the Sri. V Srinivasan Memorial Prize for the highest CGPA in the Dual Degree Program. Well, he is now where every engineer wants to be at least once in their lives – Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). With some stud projects and interns, Pradeep has invaluable advice for Insti Junta- Q1. Hi Pradeep. Can you please tell us what program you are cur

On account of the International Day, Chennai36 interviewed Adam, an exchange student from Germany. He talks about his cultural and social experiences in insti and India so far. He is undertaking courses in the Department of Management Studies and shares his views about our campus and his plans during his stay here. How has India been so far? Great! It’s been wonderful. I definitely wanted to do an exchange semester. I was considering either India or Canada, and am happy I cho