IIT Ropar

The wait is finally over.
, Zeitgeist team in association with .live unveils its star for the final evening!
Diljit Dosanjh . Who is a remarkable actor, melodious singer and a cool Jatt !
Catch him live on 13th October at IIT Ropar main campus

Full page interview of Prof. Sarit K Das, Director, IIT Ropar in The Times of India today.

Deemed as the largest Cultural Fest in Punjab-Haryana, Zeitgeist is not just another event at , it is an experience to be lived, and it will leave behind memories that you will cherish for a lifetime.

A 3 day extravaganza with a plethora of events in Singing, Dancing, Dramatics, Quizzing, Fashion, Oration, Poetry, Stand-up shows as well as Fun-filled and entertaining star nights, that have previously featured the best that Bollywood has to offer, Vishal-Shekhar, Ranjit Bawa, Mohit Chauhan, Gajendra Verma, and also International sensations such as Olly Esse and Havas Guruhi,
Zeitgeist has grown over the years into a showcase of spectacle, an event like no other.

This year’s theme, “A Gothic Poltergeist”, promises to be an edge of the seat thriller, so be warned, because this time, it is not for the faint hearted.

The Honourable Chief Minister of Punjab, Captain Amarinder Singh has sent an appreciation letter to the Director, Prof. Sarit K Das, congratulating on the recent successes made by IIT Ropar in international rankings and the steps taken by the institute to collaborate with the Department of Science and Technology, Punjab to address issues concerning the State.

IIT Ropar organized the Third Edition of "IIT ROPAR RUN", Mini Marathon of 5 Kms and 11 Kms on the auspicious day of Gandhi Jayanti to promote health, wellness, and fitness.

IIT Ropar stands with the Nation to secure a culture of peace, tolerance, understanding, non-violence, and cleanliness. BHARAT.SWASTHA BHARAT

presents it’s flagship event “IIT ROPAR RUN” on 2nd October 2019 to celebrate Gandhi Jayanti and promote Swaach Bharat campaign.

With the generous support from SPARC (Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration) and , the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences presents CINE-POLITICS AND DICTATORSHIP: CURATING, ARCHIVING AND READING FILMIC TEXTS OF THE EMERGENCY, a two day workshop (Dec 19-20, 2019). We have a line of speakers that includes Ashish Rajadhyaksha, M. Madhava Prasad, Someswar Bhowmik, Veena Hariharan, Manish*ta Dass et al.

This workshop wants to analyze Indian cinema during the National Emergency of 1975-77. Part of the SPARC (Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration) project "Offering Provocations, Surfacing Evidence": The Archiving of Cine-Politics under the Indian National Emergency through Digital Humanities 2.0, “Cine-Politics” will attempt to understand the network of film-sociology, statehood, art and censorship-- issues resonating across the political histories of India and beyond. For more details, please see the flyer attached.

The recent decision by the MHRD to overhaul the MTech degree programmes through the IIT Council, which happens to be the highest decision-making body for IITs, is seen to have significant implications. In fact, this will be the single most important step towards revisiting the Masters’ degree programmes in all the IITs. Before we get into the merits of this decision, let us understand the background that has necessitated this major step.
The expansion of IITs in the last decade has added a multitude of academic courses, including those at the Masters’ level. While most of these courses are conventional, nearly all IITs have tried to develop several industry-relevant courses as well. Thus, one would have expected renewed interest amongst students to take up these degree programmes.
However, the major problem plaguing these programmes has been the severe migration of students midway into their enrollment. Not only does this affect the programme deliverables for IITs, this also act as a serious impediment for industry to make larger commitments to academics. Not only has the IIT council tried to have a course correction, they have also ensured that the needy and meritorious students are not affected by these changes. What then alters the overall scheme of things is the fact that it would bring only serious students, who intend to earn a higher degree in technology, into IITs.