When did you realize you wanted to get into consultancy? Why specifically did you choose consultancy? It all started in my second year when my interests were inclining towards finance. As I understood finance and as I took up more courses, my interest started shifting towards business as a whole. While finance is just a... Continue Reading →
What was your master’s admission process like? How was it different from your undergrad admission procedure? For my undergrad admission at BITS, all I needed to do was write BITSAT and send in an application. Beyond that, there was nothing else I needed to do. A master’s admission procedure isn’t based on a ranking system... Continue Reading →
Unless you have been living under a rock, welcome to 2020. Corona-chan has taken over the world. As the entire country has been placed under house arrest, students of BITS Hyderabad are in desperate need of seeking attention. Sure, playing Big Boss with Modiji and kicking out professors from online lectures was fun the first... Continue Reading →
Where and for which programs did you receive offers? I received offers from George Washington University (MS CS), SUNY Stony Brook (MS CS), University of Utah (MS in Computing) and the University of Maryland (Masters in Human-Computer Interaction). I also received offers from Arizona State (Masters in Software Engineering), University of Buffalo (Masters in Engineering... Continue Reading →
Q. Where and which programme have you been offered? A. Master of Science in Environmental Engineering at Georgia Tech, Atlanta. Q. What made you choose this particular field? A. I was always interested in doing something environmentally-related for a really long time, even before I started my graduation. I wasn’t sure which specialization to pursue... Continue Reading →
The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has certainly left every aspect of human life to a turmoil. The world has literally stopped. Academic activities in certain institutions across the country are not an exception here. The closure of academic activities in many institutions across the country clearly depicts the extremity of the situation. Apart from that, we... Continue Reading →
Introduction Over the past 10 years, there has been a paradigm shift in the social fabric of the world, thanks in no small part to the rise of internet behemoths like Facebook, Netflix and Google. Their services now play a critical role in our lives and have monopolized several verticals; killing or transforming several industries.... Continue Reading →
In this Thesis Tales article, Journal Club talks to Akhil Agnihotri, a 2016 batch Mechanical student from BITS Hyderabad who worked at the Safe AI Laboratory, Carnegie Mellon University, USA last semester, as an off-campus thesis. Q. Where did you get your thesis and what was it about? Answer: I worked for a total of... Continue Reading →
