Polaris - Student Mentorship Program

Sci-tech Clubs

General Secretary - Ojus Goel

We all, as a part of an elite league of institutes, aspire to work at the frontiers of human knowledge, innovate technology, initiate revolutions in science and propel national development to new heights. But often in such a competitive environment, work is stressed to the point of mania and this is when comes in the need of recreation. Rediscover your hobbies and explore new ones with Clubs at IIT Bhilai. Mind you there is absolutely no bound on anyone’s interest which also means that there is no bound on how many clubs you can be in – it is all up to you. Currently the following clubs are functional and conduct their respective activities at a regular basis:

Ojus Goel
Gen Sec Sci-Tech

Developers Student Club - by Google Developers

Lead Javed Habib

About:DSC is a university program kick started by Google Developers to train thousands of student developers globally and to work with their communities to solve real-life problems. DSC, IIT Bhilai was set-up primarily to ensure that we can bridge the divide between a student’s eagerness to learn and the technology evolving every day. The DSC program is a grass root channel through which the members of the community provide development skills for students towards employability. In addition to workshops, DSCs also provide an opportunity for students to apply their newly gained skills to develop solutions for local organizations and then provide visibility via showcases. DSC IIT Bhilai is one stop point for any software vertical at IIT Bhilai. The areas that we cover are Competitive Programming, Machine Learning, Cloud Development, Web Development and App Development. We have got a dedicated team of core members working for every area.

Keyponts:

Students have the opportunity to not only learn development skills, but also apply it to live problems by developing solutions, and then showcasing their work within their communities.

Students get to develop their portfolios by showcasing the projects that have live applications rather than academic-only projects.

By developing solutions for local businesses/organizations, the college is positioning itself as a center of talented individuals that can provide offerings to the local community.

Direct Point of Communication with Enterprises that look for Tech Talents, as DSC Leads are Community Leaders empowered with the authority to issue Referrals for Strong Candidates.

The Space Exploration Society (SES)

Co-ordinator Nannuri Sai Kamal & Sidhesh Kumar Patra

About:SES was started for conducting activities in observational astronomy, astrophysics, and aerodynamics. Subsequently, it was divided into 2 separate divisions to give justice to both of them under one roof - Aeromodelling and Astronomy & Astrophysics. The Astronomy and Astrophysics division specializes in astrophotography, observational astronomy, documentary watching sessions and all-round discussions on everything Space! The Aeromodelling division involves the designing, building and flying of miniaturized aircrafts, a hobby enjoyed widely by aviation enthusiasts.

Activities planned for upcoming semester:

RC Plane and Drone making
AstroQuiz
Binge Bang (Binge watch videos on a topic and then have a group discussion or debate)
StarLight (DIY Telescope making activity)
Astrophotography night
Webinars on Astronomy and Astrophysics

Electromos

Co-ordinator Omendra Kumar Upadhyay

About:For all the techies, Electromos is the electronics club of IIT Bhilai. The club intends to foster an inclusive environment to develop innovative technical solutions to real life problems. We provide space to boost your hands-on experience on electronics and automation through various projects, workshops and events. This is the perfect place for you to showcase your creativity and realize your dream electronics project.

Objectives and Ideas

Group of students sharing a common interest in Electronics and its Applications in engineering.

Give a taste of building machines and making life easier through technology to the students of all the branches.

Passion to combine electronic parts into machines and robots.

Expose students to hands-on experience early in life.

Promotion of Innovative ideas and designs.

Inculcating the good habits and practices of engineering things.

Activities planned for upcoming semester:

Orientation Session
Workshop for school students.
Tech Riddles and Areana Haste in Meraz
Organised Hackatronize - The Electronics Hackathon
Workshops on Arduino, Raspberry Pi and various other models
Wireless communication Workshop

Ingenuity

Co-ordinator Koosh Gupta & Manopriya Mondal

About:Ingenuity as the name suggests is a club for the problem solvers! The prime motive of the club is to promote and enrich the coding culture in IIT Bhilai. The club provides a constructive and budding environment to the students who share a passion for problem solving and competitive programming. The club organises events and contests along with workshops and seminars on competitive programming with the support of a dedicated team of core members.

Activities planned for upcoming semester:

Introductory Workshops
Monthly contests

The Epsilon Club

Co-ordinator Pradeep J & Chetan

About:This club under the Science & Technology Clubs, IIT Bhilai, is a prodigious & one of the most appreciated features of this Institute. The idea of providing a common platform for students interested in Robotics is what makes it different from other clubs. The main motive of the club is to provide a really strong platform for bringing his/her ideas on Robotics into reality. The club provides all the necessary assistance for the same. With the motto of “IMAGINE, INVENT, INSPIRE” the club came into establishment in April 2017. Our esteemed group shares a common passion for the field of Robotics.

Activities planned for upcoming semester:

Robotics Workshop
Robo Soccer Competition
Techmaitry
Robo Kabaddi
Robo Carnival
Real Steel and Ro-Boat in Meraz.
TCTD Challenge.
Workshop on advanced robotics with an internship opportunity (in collaboration with Techienest)
Workshop on Gesture Controlled Robot.

OpenLake

Co-ordinator Sumit Pathak & Nishchay Rajput

About:We at OpenLake are on a mission to make the open-source contribution culture thrive in IIT Bhilai. We conduct events to promote participation in open-source internship programs like GSoC, Outreachy, MLH etc. We also have our own open-sourced projects for IIT Bhilai students to contribute. We conduct hackathons, technical workshops, OWOC (OpenLake winter of code), and guest sessions by full-time open-source contributors (Yeah, you heard it right, people earn extremely good salaries from open-source contributions). We're proud to say that every year, starting from the first batch, IIT Bhilai students get selected for the most prestigious open-source programs like Google Summer of Code (GSoC).

Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Club

Co-ordinator Bhavik Shangari & Gaddey Hemanth Chowdary

About: The majority of new ventures involve significant data analysis. This data is being generated at an incredible rate. Over the last few years, hackathons and other data science competitions have increased. In this situation, we can't afford to fall behind. As a result, the DSAI Club was established at IIT Bhilai to accelerate the data science culture. This club's primary goal is to promote two fields: data science and artificial intelligence. The club will work on projects that will encourage more individuals to join the bandwagon of innovation. The club will also endeavor to develop a research group to solve problems, publish articles, and contribute to the student research culture at IIT Bhilai.

BIB (Blockchain at IIT Bhilai)

Co-ordinator Nikhil Kumar Shrey & Arya Rajesh Lanjewar

About:Blockchain technology is moving at a rapid pace. A lot of students of our institute are interested in learning blockchain technology, but due to lack of guidance, they end up giving up on learning blockchain and find some other interests. This society will prevent exactly this; we will be guiding students who are interested in learning blockchain, we will cover both, theoretical and practical aspects and make sure that they stand on their own feet. We will teach blockchain, work on blockchain-related projects, conduct hackathons, invite high profile speakers from the industry, and build good relationships with the leading blockchain companies.

Institute Innovation Council (IIC)

President: Prof. P. D. Srivastava

Convener: Dr. Sanjib Banerjee

Co-ordinator: Rachuri Sri Pramodh

About:Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Govt. of India has established ‘MHRD’s Innovation Cell (MIC)’ to systematically foster the culture of Innovation amongst all Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The primary mandate of MIC is to encourage, inspire and nurture young students by supporting them to work with new ideas and transform them into prototypes while they are informative years. MIC has envisioned encouraging creation of ‘Institution’s Innovation Council (IICs)’ across selected HEIs. A network of these IICs has been established to promote innovation in the Institution through multitudinous modes leading to an innovation promotion eco-system in the campuses.

Major focus of IIC:

To create a vibrant local innovation ecosystem.
Start-up supporting Mechanism in HEIs.
Prepare institute for Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements Framework.
Establish Function Ecosystem for Scouting Ideas and Pre-incubation of Ideas.
Develop better Cognitive Ability for Technology Students.

Function of IIC:

To conduct various innovation and entrepreneurship-related activities prescribed by Central MIC in time bound fashion.
Identify and reward innovations and share success stories.
Organize periodic workshops/ seminars/ interactions with entrepreneurs, investors, professionals and create a mentor pool for student innovators.
Network with peers and national entrepreneurship development organizations.
Create an Institution’s Innovation portal to highlight innovative projects carried out by institution’s faculty and students.
Organize Hackathons, idea competition, mini-challenges etc. with the involvement of industries.

IIC of IIT Bhilai has hosted a workshops on:

Cognitive Skills Design Thinking and Critical thinking.
Intellectual property rights.
Students also participated in Smart India Hackathon 2019, Smart Bihar Submit, India-Japan Ideathon.