The ∞ dilemma after 1st year…

How to effectively
utilize the two and a
half month long
summer holidays
??!!

Ankit Singh Tawar , RK Hall

 POSSIBLE OPTIONS
Summer Courses in KGP

Foreign Training

Industrial Training

Work with NGOs

Academic projects outside KGP

Develop Computer Skills

Develop Financial Funda

Look for Scholarships

Personality Development
Summer Courses in KGP
 Various courses offered by
the different departments.
 HSS Deptt. offers different
languages like French and
German.
 VGSOM also offers managerial
courses.

Other courses to enhance

soft skills.
Keep checking the notice boards, or the IIT KGP website
ticker.
Foreign
Training

 Visit the websites of different foreign

universities, and go through the
webpages of the professors of your
department.

 E-mail them about your interest in

their field of research alongwith your
past achievements and qualifications.

 Needs some hard work… and a little

luck.
 Industrial Training
 Various companies look for
summer interns.

 Various companies incubated at

IIT KGP (STEP) might be interested
to take you as interns for your soft
skills.
• You must choose the company
you intern with very wisely
depending upon your interest.
Some prominent examples are:

• FMCG Sector : ITC, P&G, HUL

• Field Engineer : Schlumberger,
Rio Tinto
• Software : IBM, Infosys, Wipro,
etc
• Finance : Banks like Deutsche
Bank, Lehman Brothers
 Work with NGOs
 Various NGOs across India offer Summer
Internships

 Internships may include monetary stipend and

even a chance to go abroad

 This adds a valuable point to your CV

Checkpoints
• Find an NGO dealing in an area of your interest
• Check out your work profile, time commitments and
stipend (if any)
• Look for advertisements in newspapers or call local
NGOs to check vacancies
• It will involve hard work. Take the plunge only if you
are ready.
• Don't over-commit. You may want time for leisure.
• If you want a certificate acknowledging your work,
enquire about this before you join
 Some Examples
Karmayog

Offers Stipend
Accomodation is provided
Transportation is reimbursed
Selection is based on application and
personal interview

CRY
Management oriented work
A variety of fields to choose from

DISHA

KSHANA
Academic Projects outside
KGP

 Getting projects outside KGP is

quite easy.

 Many Institutes offer summer

research projects to students of IIT.

 Some institutes are BARC, IISc,

other IITs, IIMs, ISI.

 To apply, follow the same

procedure as in the case of Foreign
Training or through some
scholarship
Develop Computer Skills

 C/C++, Java, Javascript, Verilog,

MATLAB, Visual Basic, C#, .NET,
HTML are some programming languages
that you can learn
 Besides core programming, you
can also learn designing software
like Macromedia Dreamweaver,
Flash, AJAX, Web designing, etc

 Excellent learning material

available on the LAN.

 Different institutes like NIIT,

Aptech, etc provide courses too.
 Develop Financial
Funda
Further develop your interest
by reading from internet, books
and newspapers
Log on to
www.investopedia.com and
www.wikipedia.com for
information
Play real-time stock exchange
simulation ‘Money Bhai’ on
 Financial Funda
(contd…)
Prepare for the two main
exams:
NCFM – conducted by the
National Stock Exchange in 12
modules
Actuaries – conducted by the
Faculty of Actuaries, London in
15 modules
 Scholarships

Fellowships and Scholarships are

offered by many institutions during
the summer
 These are awarded based on a
form of competition during summer
 Information about such
scholarships can be obtained by
searching the internet
Examples:
Habitat Young Visionary
Award
By India Habitat Centre and National
Geographic Channel

Summer Fellowship
By Indian Academy of Sciences

KVPY Scholarship

Summer Fellowship
Program
 Habitat Young Visionary Award
A unique opportunity

 Fully paid summer program at Cambridge

University, U.K.

 1ST runner up gets an internship with National

Geographic Channel and others get to intern with
established NGOs

 Selected entries will be published in the IHC

publication - “Voices of the Young”
 Personality
Development

Take up some hobby

courses.
Something you wanted to do
and couldn’t do due to JEE.
Take up some sport, with
sufficient practice you might
even make it to the Inter-IIT.
You might learn guitar,
drums, or any other such
 Personality
Development
(contd….)
Inculcate Reading Habit
Read material from different
sources like newspapers, internet,
books, etc – It would help in
developing your vocabulary in
general and even prepare you for
GRE, GMAT, CAT, etc
Increase your General Knowledge
especially about Current Affairs
It is important to utilise this
period for some productive
work that adds to your skills
and personality
 THANK YOU !

Ankit Singh Tawar

Mobile:9734426182
Email: ankit.tawar@gmail.com

http://10.110.5.201/rkhall