On the move ...

January 9->June 1-> September 4 read the dates of last 3 posts here. Quite infrequent for an institute students blog. So let’s break it here.

A short account of, what has been highly eventful timeline, is what I attempt to pen down (yeah I know, type down) here. First in the bag. The in-coming of 120 more JEE clearers into the IIT BBS family has been the most noteworthy and potentially the most game-changing occurrence. More guys, more vigour, more drive and its evident reflection in that IIT Bhubaneswar is presently most happening than ever before.

One word to describe the span of time between the last update post and this is –Stabilisation. A oft-used word holding a deep meaning. The horse (read IIT Bhubaneswar) was set in motion by rather an unprecedented equivalent of throw of a dice (I am not getting into that) and left to itself in totality. And now, the horse as nurtured itself steadfastly through its stride and presently gearing itself pretty effectively to gallop. In short, Stabilisation. This period has seen IIT Bhubaneswar put on stage- its first socio-cultural fest Alma Fiesta that was no short of an impressive show. Better put, that was the largest and inarguably, the best debut college cultural fest. (Look up to www.almafiesta.com for more details). This period has also seen the establishment of the first student council- Students' Gymkhana. This is extremely significant an event in being the single most enhancer of the development in more respects than one.

And more, the Institute administration has made good (no use of superlatives here) headway in its work as can been had from here. These instances are merely reflective of the wide pool of activities happening-be it technical, sports or cultural.

To put it in the same way, one word to describe the present and near future of IIT Bhubaneswar- Divergence. More and more issues are entering the fold of the institute affairs and routine. With the student size growing, with the academic requirements multiplying, with arena of impending works expanding, the works can only get more pressing. Foremost, with the first batch of students into their penultimate year of study, the stage of summer internships emerges. For those uninitiated on this, summer internships are part of the academic curricula and regarded to hold prime importance in the learning curve of the students. With the Training and Placement Cell established, IIT Bhubaneswar is well set into this course and at present, is in the process of instituting relationships with both industry and academia. (A subsequent post shall detail on this topic). Next up, the sports infrastructure. With IIT Bhubaneswar taking part in more sports this time at the annual inter IIT sports meet, sports activity is at an all-time high. That shall though, not imply that the infrastructure for the same is adequate. Next major event is Alma Fiesta 2011- the second version of the cultural fest. The Intro page for the same is up at www.almafiesta.com and it promises to be bigger and even better this time around.

There is much more in store, encompassing varied domains and all of those shall spring up at its own right time. Justifiably, this phase of growth shall be highly decisive in regard of the future. We shall keep you all posted as it all unfurls.