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Does a student pursuing an M.Tech in IIT Gandhinagar get enough time to prepare for exams like the GATE?
IIT’s generally have a rigorous curriculum design making it difficult for individuals to focus on long-term career growth & development. Proper time management would definitely be the demand for that specific target set by the individual.
The important details to look upon are :
- The 75% attendance scenario is also mandatory and you must attend all classes. The criterion is not strict as it depends on the faculty members. Some make it compulsory while others can be a little lenient.
- The total class time required for the course is approximately 20 hours per week. This gives you enough scope to focus on other major areas of study after the regular course framework.
- If you study around 10 hours a week then it is easy to cope up with the assignments and exams.
- A teaching assistantship is also a major area that will take close to 8 hours per week providing a specific amount to the candidate.
M.Tech is a course that cannot be taken for granted so attending classes is a must, but cracking exams requires dedication & consistency on another level to maintain competitiveness and achieve your targets. On the whole, what a candidate needs to find is hands-on management skills.
How is Chemical Engineering at IIT Gandhinagar in terms of course, faculty, packages and placements?
Chemical Engineering has a broad scope outside India but is yet to make its mark here. The field is not developed here yet, the demand is low and so is the pay. If you are genuinely interested in this field and want to pursue a career in the same, universities in the USA and Germany provide excellent opportunities. To ensure the maximum utilization of the benefits of this field, we need qualified professionals.
Infrastructure: IIT Gandhinagar is well known for its infrastructure and facilities. The new hostel has excellent accommodation facilities with 90 Mbps speed wifi. The food served in the mess is decent and there are also 4 canteens that have got a 5-star rating from FSSAI. Students are provided with 24/7 medical facilities.
Faculty: Sparing a few assistant professors, the faculty is mostly dedicated, passionate, and very learned. They provided constant assistance to the students.
Course: All the courses have the same syllabus in the first year. The semester exams are no joke and can be quite challenging at times. You will get some free time post classes so prepare well and get a good CPI. The institute follows a relative grading system so the passing marks vary from teacher to teacher.
Placements: Out of 27 registered students this year, 16 got placed bringing the placement percentage to 52.26%. IIT Gandhinagar's average package of Chemical Engineering stood at INR 14.82 LPA while the median package stood at INR 14 LPA.
Overall, the chemical Engineering department of IIT Gandhinagar is very promising although the placements are still average and need to improve.
Does IIT Gandhinagar administration regularly spy on their employees and students by reading emails stored on the official email server?
Your concerns are absolutely true and on the morning of February 17 2016 surveillance took to new heights. A student named Bhumil Acharya had committed suicide and the administration deleted his emails without a delay and shut down the campus internet to halt the spread of the news. No one was questioned and students sent a request to the Director of IIT Gandhinagar to answer the allegations. The students were spied on and they registered their protest on the unjust elements of the practice.
- Statements like these were issued by authorities- "In my country, everyone has the freedom of expression, except when they dissent”.
- This pointed to the dictatorial mindset of the person analogous to expressions of those heading countries like North Korea and Saudi Arabia.
- The faculty was trained to rush the issue with speedy explanations on why the internet was shut down.
- It downplayed the significance of life itself and the expression of which had been extinguished by the suicide.
The institute tried to put up a false image with its pictures expressing students' joy or by highlighting trivial events on social media rather than the fact that they are waving a 'Goebbelsian propaganda' in confluence with the faculty, although it will ultimately prove to be destructive because the truth cannot remain hidden.
Which is better - IIT Gandhinagar or IIT Bhubaneshwar?
IIT Gandhinagar is better than IIT Bhubaneswar.
- The curriculum is flexible. You can study anything you want under the sun. There are many elective options ranging from Robotics to Management.
- Students get good international exposure. Almost 40% of students get international internships each year.
- IIT Gandhinagar placements are pretty good. The average CTC offered to the students is INR 8.9 LPA. ITC, HPCL, ISRO, KPIT are some of the major recruiters to frequent the placement drive.
- IIT Gandhinagar alumni community is closely knit. Alumni of the institute work in companies like McKinsey, Facebook, Microsoft, etc. You will get good networking opportunities.
- The culture on campus is inclusive and liberal. You will have the freedom to pursue anything you are passionate about.
These are some of the reasons that make IIT Gandhinagar a superior option.
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