NITTE Meenakshi Institute of Technology, Bangalore

‘I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious’ – Einstein Trust the greatest physicist of all times – Albert Einstein. Whatever you intend to do, at once, you tend to do. For you students, curiosity is like the 3 rd eye and 6 th sense.   Look at those masterly works of art, literature, science, and fiction:   they did not happen all too suddenly or just in one go. Work works only when you ‘work’ for it in a space of curiosity, consistency, and at times ‘ruthlessness’. If you want to be ‘there‘, at the end you must make it, may what come! Edison kept working for that candescent bulb 9996 times! When a few people tried to chide him about his ‘success’, Edison only smiled and then added, ‘I have not failed. I have succeeded in finding out how the bulb cannot be invented these many ways! That is the spirit of an inventor, scientist, writer, or anybody for that matter.  As students of engineering , your mission is never complete on any given day or place.  As great Lincoln

  A good industry linkage is like a shot in the arm of an engineering institution . NitteMeenakshi Institute of Technology (NMIT) , one of the top 10 engineering colleges in Bangalore , Karnataka has recognized this fact and established very good interaction with the industry. NMIT was awarded the highest “Platinum” grade in 2019 in AICTE-CII survey of colleges with industry linkages. Industry professionals are invited to join the board of studies meeting. They actively participate and give suggestions on the syllabus of the courses offered and new courses. The engineering departments give due importance to these suggestions when finalizing the list of courses and syllabi. Students carry out mini projects and main projects on industry-relevant topics. Some of the projects are done in companies and government R&D organizations such as ISRO. Some students do their internships in the industry. Students are encouraged to participate in competitions sponsored by industry at the st

Anil Kumble, who reached the peak as a Cricketer – Coach – Commentator, is an inspiration to cricket buddies the world over. For students doing engineering in Bangalore, Anil Kumble’s name should sound special and close to the heart particularly for two reasons among many. First is that Kumble is basically a mechanical engineer from  Bangalore, and second the Anil Kumble circle at the entrance to M G Road, Bangalore   was named after him coinciding the   epoch,   10 wickets haul  in a Test innings  against Pakistan in 2005. Anil Kumble played for India for a good 18 years in all cricket formats. He is the third-highest test wicket-takers in the world with 619 scalps in his kitty. True to his grit and determination, in 2002, he kept bowling with bandages for broken jaws on and stayed put in that condition for 14 hours! A   Padmashri awardee, Kumble is a man of multi-interests in life. He is an acknowledged wildlife photographer. His Instagram page is the best place to look for many r

  Editing and formatting research findings for a paper is a challenging task. Scientific presentation skill of a researcher matters in writing a research paper.   In scientific document editing tasks, LaTeX comes as a handy tool.   It offers a wide range of solutions to researchers with respect to editing and formatting. LaTeX is extensively used in  academic the world  for the publication of scientific findings in disciplines such as mathematics, computer science, engineering, physics, etc. In fact, the majority of standard journals and conferences demand the documents be submitted in the LaTeX template of their own. LaTeX is a highly preferred tool for scientific writing due to the following reasons. ·       Dealing with mathematical notation: Latex produces professional quality equations, equations in LaTeX are easier to edit compared to any WYSIWYG editors (for example MS word) ·      Consistent handling of intra-document references and bibliography: LaTeX brings its imme

The momentous touching down of the NASA Perseverance rover on the surface of Mars on February 18, 2021, was yet another feat for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. That seven-minute blazing plunge made it all difference. For the team that made it possible it was a matter of seven months, 300 million mile journey towards the goal which their every heartbeat must have prayed for fruition. Indian-American Dr. Swati Mohan who spearheaded the development of attitude control and the landing system for the rover shared a major part of this glory. Dr. Swathi holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Cornell University and completed her MS and Ph.D. from MIT in Aeronautics/Astronautics. It is a matter of pride that Dr. Swathi Mohan is an alumnus of Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology , which is one of the best engineering colleges in Bangalore .   It is interesting to note that Swati while watching the movie ‘Star trek’ at the age of 9

  ‘What we do after we know it all matters’ Engineering students are best suited for management courses too. In the last 15 years, I have taught courses like accounting, financial management, economics, and business law to engineering students with equal ease.   I have found that their ability to pick up ideas, ideate, memorize and analyse is far superior to those with a commerce background. The same is the case with students with Agri-Business background or any other science discipline. My observation is that these types of students are ‘wired’ mentally in a special way. Most of the leading chartered accountants are with a science background. Leading lawyers practicing in High Courts and Supreme Court are again with science stream. Take the case of our former RBI governor, Dr. Raghuram Rajan, who is B.Tech, PGDM from IIM, and Ph.D. in finance. He made it to the top and presently after working as RBI governor, he is now teaching in a business school in US. Science and technology pre