Book Review Series: Deep Work
I sit on my chair and open my laptop. I type in my password and stare at my screen for a minute. I ponder about the work needed to be done in the day and then make a rough to-do list. The phone chimes. I…
An Academic Year in Lockdown
One year back, we were sitting at home uncertain about how our even semester would end. We can look back with considerable pride and satisfaction with regard to how the lockdown and online mode of learning did not seem to completely stop our academic initiatives…
Fantastic Hackathons and Where to find them in NITK
Hackathons are important ways for coders and engineers, in general, to collaborate and build interesting solutions for important and pertinent problem statements. They are important building blocks in a student’s career as a learning and networking tool. We spoke to the organizers of some of…
Clubs: Then and Now
Clubs are a vital part of the extracurricular and co-curricular system at NITK. Upon returning to our homes, there was a massive change in circumstance, which affected the functioning of clubs. The planning behind the activities, events and projects of clubs had to undergo a…
Freshers! We got your back
Welcome, freshers! You have worked hard and long to arrive here at NITK Surathkal. During these times, with an online mode of education, we are sure you have many questions looming in your head. Do not worry that you have no one to reach out…
RainCheck – One Stop Solution for Smart Navigation
RainCheck was an idea envisioned by us, Ayush Saran (B.Tech EEE, NITK 2022) and Pravan Omprakash (B.Tech MME, NITK 2022). We submitted our idea to the Redbull Basement Challenge 2020. Red Bull Basement 2020 is an open call for student innovators in all areas of…
Necessary Payment or Unnecessary Hassle?
The NITK Hostel trust has asked for a nominal amount of Rs. 5000 from every student who is on the hostel rolls, to meet the minimum salary of its Mess Employees and Housekeeping workers, on or before 5th November. The amount was half the usual…
The Journey of Open Source in NITK- Part 2
The Open Source community in NITK has worked on creating a culture of Open Source in college and it is an effort led by Dr Mohit P. Tahiliani, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering and interested students from various departments to structurally plan…
The Journey of Open Source at NITK
Google Summer of Code(GSoC), a global program focused on introducing students to open-source software development, recently completed its 16th iteration. Selected students work on a 3-month programming project with an open-source organization during their break from university. Over the past three years, there has been…
An Overview of Minors in NITK: Hear what the students have to say
It has been a year since the Minors program was introduced in NITK. Minors are offered in CS, IT, ECE, EEE, Mechanical Engg., Chemical Engg., Metallurgical and Materials Engg., Mining Engg., Management, Maths, Physics, and Chemistry. A first year is free to choose any course…