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Watch Out! conducted primary research to understand the experiences of first year students as part of NCC/NSS/NSO. We then had a conversation with Faculty Advisors and General Secreteries of these clubs to discuss the student issues.
The following article follows this article:http://watchout.iitr.ac.in/2023/05/best-they-doing
The following article follows this article:http://watchout.iitr.ac.in/2021/12/the-best-we-could-do An article for Himalaya bhawan coming up soon at:
This survey was conducted with the aim of mapping the gender biases and gender-based discrimination that exists in IIT-Roorkee and how it affects the people of the institute. This survey was conducted in collaboration with GATI, IIT Roorkee (Ge...
Watch Out! surveyed around a hundred people and 88% of them admitted that a lack of fluency in English affected their academics. This report brings you the survey results and our analysis.
Is that a technical group? Is that a cultural group? Is that even a group?
Around 1500 students enter the famed premises of IIT Roorkee every year, to finally reach their dream destination, after having toiled for 2-3 years.
Annual Report is a comprehensive document outlining the activities of an establishment. Every IIT releases an annual report outlining budgetary allocation, achievements and activities of the institute. Sounds boring right? Watch Out! brings to...
As the deserted corridors of the white marvel stand amidst sprawling lawns, it is for the first time in 175 years that there is such tranquillity on the campus.
As the second online semester comes to an end, it is riddled with delays and confusion.
In this article, we interview the participants about their expectations and the approaches taken by them to solve the given problem statement.
A glance at the conduction and experience of students during online end term examinations
The Center for Drone Research was inaugurated on 18th February, 2021 in an online event. The main objective of the drive is to stimulate cutting edge research and innovation in the drone segment.
Recently, a study by researchers at the Department of Architecture & Planning, IIT Roorkee explored Solid Waste Management at university campuses as a model for larger cities.
Each year the Department of Science & Technology (DST) sponsors the Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) scholarship.
In the past couple of weeks, a number of institutes have come out with definitive plans for 2021
Eco Group, IIT Roorkee is a group of enthusiastic trendsetters working together to integrate sustainability in IIT R and inculcate Green Living in the campus community. The group functions under the aegis of the Institute Green Committee
The New Lecture Hall Complex (LHC), a sewage treatment plant (STP) and a chiller plant (HVAC) were inaugurated on the 13th of October, 2020 in an online event.
With IIT Roorkee having won the bid to host the 55th Inter IIT Sports competition, our institute has been presented with a unique chance to upgrade its sports facilities. This also presents our teams with the coveted home advantage on which the...
The Mahatma Gandhi Central Library is one of the most frequented buildings of our campus. Watch Out! undertook a small survey in order to identify the core problems surrounding the MGCL, wherein a Google form was floated across the campus to a...
Ever wondered why something archival is priced so high? Why do people believe that one product has more vintage/artisan aspects than others?
Shiru cafe inaugurated its 6th store in India (and 25th worldwide) on the 15th of October for the IITR junta.
A single pint can save three lives. A single gesture can create a million smiles.
For some time now, cases of individuals being hounded or bit by stray dogs within the campus have been piling up. A meeting of the ‘Dog Menace Committee’ was convened on the 15th of April to address these issues.
An institute’s alumni help shape the current students of an institute, nurturing their juniors towards even bigger dreams, and guiding them to reach greater heights. This is done via career counseling sessions, or via funds that they donate to ...
Every semester, every student of IIT Roorkee each pays a certain amount towards the ‘Gymkhana Activities’ of the institute. This amount, which sums up to Rs. 6000 every academic year (Rs. 3000 every semester), is meant to cover the expenditure ...
The National Association of Students of Architecture (abbreviated as NASA) is a student organization with over 200 member colleges from India and neighbouring countries.
IITs, despite being the most funded institutes of India, have failed to sail into the global top-200 (except IITD, at 172nd place and IITB at 179th) in QS World University Rankings, 2017-18. In view of this, we tried to explore the research en...
While the cultural diversity and cross-cultural learning of IIT Roorkee are significantly supplemented by their presence, the International students often go unnoticed. Their opinion does not have a platform from which to be expressed.
A recent unfortunate incident haunts the campus of IIT Roorkee - Aman Chauhan, a resident of Mainpuri, UP, committed suicide by hanging himself in his room, in Ganga Bhawan (2nd floor). He was pursuing a Masters of Science in Chemistry (PG) at ...
On the evening of August 14th, a laptop was stolen from the room number F-168 of Azad Bhawan. Apparently, the thief didn’t break any locks, but was recorded in the CCTV footage whilst trying to open various locks in the first wing of the Azad B...
As is the case with most things at IITR, various inadequacies come to the fore only after an unfortunate mishap. The recent scrutiny involving the curfew of girls and the inadequacy of the IITR hospital have seen the unearthing of many such sho...
The transition of the University of Roorkee into an IIT is a slow process, one that has spanned over the decade since its inception. The transition has been pockmarked with multiple ambitious projects that the administration initiates to expedi...
There are two things at which IIT Roorkee is much better than its peers. The first, of course is laying new roads. The other is constructing buildings, which within years of their emergence become as obsolete as what Kapil Sibal became after be...
Life is simple. We take birth. We survive. We leave a few imprints of our existence. And then we die. However, inevitably, there comes one unruly and inexplicable moment somewhere in between these phases that baffles, frightens and creates anxi...
We may carp ad infinitum and begrudge this campus, its lack of facilities, poor infrastructure and a myriad inadequacies that we see this place as strewn with. While it may be true that most sections of our Hobbies club and the Cultural Council...
A look at placement rules and regulations of IITR
