The beginning: You have to start from somewhere! That is the answer to the question - “How can I work on a project under XYZ Professor? I don’t know anything about their work”. Hi everyone, I am Kavya Agarwal, a Y19 in the Earth Science department. Like many others

After completing a Bachelors of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering from IITK, I have come to an utmost conclusion that research demands sheer dedication and immense passion. Just like every other bewildered sophomore, I headed towards research with a mindset to fill up quality content for my resume! In this span

Research, Germany and Travelling<3 I spent two months of summer’19 at the University of Tübingen, Germany. Let me share some insights into what was my motivation behind going for a research internship, how I went about finding one, and my experience there. Motivation Before I begin I would like to disclose that this was my second research intern abroad, the first one being in summer’18 also in Germany(at a different university). So, I did have an idea about what a research internship f

If you are reading this blog series, I would say you have taken the first step towards getting into higher education i.e. taking it into consideration! You might find this astounding, depending on your inclinations and thought process, but a lot of students don’t ever consider higher education

The Application Being a double major student, I was extremely confused whether or not to sit for the SPO Internship process in my 5th semester. My first project had resulted in a couple of publications, and as a 2nd year student, I was invited to present my work at international

I received two valuable pieces of advice in my first year which I feel are relevant to the people about to embark on a research track in college. A professor said, “Don’t worry about jobs – you are IITians, if anyone is desirable in the job market, it is you!

There are two ways to go about this, either brace yourself up and read ahead, which is what many would call a monotonous ensemble of facts as they happened (related to my third-year internship, of course) or scroll down and just read the FAQ which will answer most of the

I wouldn't tell you that “Ever since I came to IIT Kanpur, I knew I wanted to go into research”. When I came to the campus, I just wanted to explore new things. I did not know what I wanted to do, and maybe, it’s okay to not know

The journey begins Entering IIT Kanpur, I was clear about one thing - I loved Physics. But after two years of solving free body diagrams of monkeys on ropes, I wanted to work on something real. So during my first semester itself, I started looking for a professor who would

As I entered my 3rd year, I did not have a clear idea of where I wanted to intern at. But I had come to realize that practicing programming questions and pursuing competitive coding was something that I had absolutely no interest in spending my time at. The combination of

“Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” — Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump. Hello World! I’m Yatharth, an undergraduate in the Computer Science and Engineering Department, currently in my third year of Bachelor studies. I’m also a music buff and occasionally make

Hey everyone! I am Saumya Singh, a fourth-year undergraduate student from the Aerospace Engineering Department. I hope you are doing well. So before I jump to the main topic of my research internship, I want to tell you how much I procrastinated. As far as I remember, these guys contacted