1. Htin Kyaw elected as first civilian President of Myanmar (i) In a historic election, Htin Kyaw of the National League for Democracy (NLD) and a close ally of Aung San Suu Kyi was elected as the first civilian leader my Myanmar’s Parliament. (ii) Myanmar witnessed 50 years of military rule and Htin Kyaw victory […]

It’s a universal pass time at IIT Kanpur – checking out birds. And why not, some 103 varieties of them have made the campus their home. Thankfully, a big bunch of students and professors are not only bird enthusiasts but also keen photographers and many of the rare birds photos have been shot and saved for […]

One of the many questions lingering in the minds of young JEE aspirants is selecting the questions to solve first in the exam. If you don’t make smart choices, you may end up hassling over a single question and wasting precious time. PaGaLGuY spoke to Vipul Mehta, professor at IITians PACE, Mumbai to know which questions to select and attempt during […]

1) With 3 decades of experience, do you prefer working in academia or industry? Why? I would prefer to be in Academia. The basic reason is that it is a place where one gets in touch with the younger generation on a continuous basis, learns their viewpoints, combines it with experience and then improvises to […]

IIT Guwahati, in a bid to match up to its counterparts and improve the ambiences of the students working in technical projects, has proposed the establishment of 4i-Labs at the New Students Activities Centre of the college. The 4i’s correspond to the 4 stages of development of any kind of tech product – Innovation, Integration, […]

Dreams are at stake. Around 15 lac students are gearing up for probably the biggest event of their lives, the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE). Some 2-3 years of dedicated hard work is put to test on two days in the names of JEE Mains and Advanced to find the top minds of the country. From […]

Compensated Pendulum: As we have discussed and analysed in our previous articles that the period of a pendulum changes with temperature, due to which the time a pendulum clock shows difference from actual time at temperatures other than graduation temperature of the clocks. To overcome this problem of pendulum clocks, compensated pendulums are made in which […]

Two Indian state governments, Haryana and Odisha abolished the diploma entrance tests (DET) in successive weeks last month. DET was conducted every year as admission tests for various diploma courses such as pharmacy, engineering and technology, hotel management, et al. The decision by these two states to ban DET was mutually exclusive. But, the underlying […]

Choosing to pursue an MBA is an important step in your career. Even before you secure admission into an MBA program, it is vital that you think about the direction you want your career to take after you finish your MBA. Step-1 – Before starting your MBA, objectively assess your current skills, expertise and personal […]

My MDI Interview experience : WAT & GD Topic: Freedom of Expression doesn’t mean that one can make Insensitive Remarks. Decent GD spoke about 5 times, GD became chaotic at the end when the panelist told us to summarize. I proposed that we could speak in turns so that Everyone can listen to each other and […]