Polaris - Student Mentorship Program

Sci-tech Clubs

General Secretary - Sidhesh Kumar Patra

The Sci-Tech Council at IIT Bhilai is a vibrant space for curiosity, creativity, and innovation. It brings together passionate learners through clubs that explore specialized fields of science and technology. With workshops, projects, and events, students turn ideas into real-world solutions. The council fosters a supportive environment where all can learn, build, and grow—regardless of experience. Rooted in collaboration and hands-on learning, it empowers members to become tomorrow’s tech leaders. We look forward to the impact you’ll make in this dynamic community.

Sidhesh Kumar Patra
General Secretary Sci-Tech

Google Developer Groups

Lead Nidhi Singh

About: The Google Developer Group (GDG) is a collaborative community that helps students grow as developers through peer learning and hands-on experiences. Focused on software development, GDG offers activities in app and web development, cloud computing, open-source, and real-world projects. It bridges academic learning with industry-relevant skills through workshops, hackathons, coding sessions, and tech talks. Whether you're just starting out or refining your expertise, GDG welcomes all who are eager to build, learn, and grow together.

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 GDG Leads are Community Leaders empowered with the authority to issue Referrals for Strong Candidates.

The Space Exploration Society (SES)

Co-ordinator Kushaal Kumar Pothula & Aditya Seokar

About: The Space Exploration Society (SES) is IIT Bhilai’s hub for astronomy and aeronautics, dedicated to exploring space through hands-on and theoretical activities. From telescope observations to RC planes, drones, and drone swarms, SES offers students a chance to engage with cutting-edge space and aeromodelling technologies. Through workshops, stargazing sessions, competitions, and collaborative projects, SES nurtures curiosity and innovation. Whether you're an astronomy enthusiast, tech lover, or simply space-curious, SES invites you to explore the cosmos with its vibrant community.

Activities planned for upcoming semester:

RC Plane and Drone making
AstroQuiz
StarLight (DIY Telescope making activity)
Astrophotography night
Webinars on Astronomy and Astrophysics

Electromos - Electronics Club

Co-ordinator Divit Sharma

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

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.

Activities planned for upcoming semester:

Orientation Session
IoT, PCB Designing Workshops
Organised Hackatronize - The Electronics Hackathon
Workshops on Arduino, Raspberry Pi and various other models
Wireless communication Workshop

Ingenuity - Competitive Programming Club

Co-ordinator Arpit Bhomia and Siddharth Rai

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
Skill-based roadmaps
Monthly contests with prizes

Epsilon - Robotics Club

Co-ordinator Harsh Katole

About: The Epsilon Club of IIT Bhilai is a leading hub for innovation in Robotics and Mechatronics, founded in April 2017 with the motto: 'IMAGINE, INVENT, INSPIRE.' It provides a unified platform for tech enthusiasts to turn ideas into reality while fostering technical excellence, critical thinking, and collaboration. At Epsilon, curiosity drives innovation, and students are supported in transforming bold visions into working prototypes. We look forward to building the future with you!

Activities planned for upcoming semester:

Robotics Workshop
Robo Soccer Competition
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 - Open Source Club

Co-ordinator Amay Dixit

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 Kesav Patneedi & Varun Rao

About: The DSAI Club at IIT Bhilai explores the world of data science and AI through hands-on projects, research, and innovation. It offers a collaborative space for students to engage with intelligent systems and data-driven solutions. Through workshops, research initiatives, and peer learning, members gain practical skills and a deeper understanding of emerging technologies. The club encourages curiosity, problem-solving, and creativity in applying AI to real-world challenges. We warmly welcome you to IIT Bhilai and look forward to being part of your journey into data and intelligence.

BIB (Blockchain at IIT Bhilai)

Co-ordinator Vasu Garg

About: Blockchain Innovation Base (BIB) is a student-driven community at IIT Bhilai for Web3 and blockchain enthusiasts. It offers a platform to explore decentralized technologies through hands-on projects, workshops, research, and peer collaboration. From smart contracts and DeFi to NFTs and consensus mechanisms, BIB covers a wide range of Web3 topics. The club emphasizes practical learning and real-world problem-solving while fostering creativity, technical skills, and community spirit. If you're curious about blockchain and eager to build the future, BIB welcomes you!

Spectre – The Cybersecurity Club

Co-ordinator Rahul Razz

About: Spectre – The Cybersecurity Club of our college serves as a growing community of security enthusiasts, coordinated with the aim of equipping students with the skills and mindset needed to tackle modern cybersecurity challenges. Through CTFs, hands-on sessions, and collaborative learning, it fosters practical experience and teamwork. Whether a beginner or an experienced hacker, every member finds a place here. By welcoming all, it strives to secure the digital future—one byte at a time.

FinTech Society

Co-ordinator

About: FinTech Society, IIT Bhilai is a student-led community at the forefront of financial innovation and technology. The club explores key areas like blockchain, digital payments, algorithmic trading, crypto, DeFi, and financial data analytics. Through workshops, projects, speaker sessions, and peer learning, members gain practical exposure to the evolving FinTech landscape. Whether you're passionate about finance, tech, or both, the FinTech Society offers the perfect platform to learn, build, and lead in the future of financial systems.

Motorsports Club

Captain & Vice Captain Aditya Thakur & Swagat Baghel

About: Team Agnishul, IIT Bhilai Motorsports, is a student-led group focused on designing and building All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs). With 50+ members, the team competes in events like SAEINDIA BAJA, showcasing innovation and engineering skills. It offers hands-on experience in design, manufacturing, teamwork, and problem-solving, helping students grow both technically and professionally. Join us to fuel your passion for engineering and drive innovation forward.

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.