I had the opportunity spend my summer at the Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics (MPQ) in Munich. Having spent an exciting second year summer working with high intensity lasers at the Tata Institute for Fundamental Research, I was eager to explore the field and also get an exposure to how research was being done in other parts of the world. When it comes to being at the forefront scientific Read More ...
How: My internship was a research based one. Research-based internships are funded by some Universitiy or Research Institute. I started mailing early, way earlier than usual. I was desperate for an FT, and was ready to send as many mails as necessary. Imagine my delight when I got a positive reply to just the 15th mail. The more unfortunate guys need to send an order or two more. After a Read More ...
In Dec 2010, I started paying attention to the Placement Scenario at my Department & got thoroughly frightened. My wingies, Mr. Ernst & Young, Mr. Super All-rounder, Goa-Man, Geeky Google God, Bharat Mata ki Jay etc. all seemed to have lovely jobs waiting for them just across the horizon. The only thing that seemed to have a slight possibility of raising the probability of getting a job half as good as Read More ...
