KANPUR: The first session of the event 'Tips from the Top' — a unique career awareness session, was held under the Project Saraswati at IIT-Kanpur on Sunday. The alumni contact programme of the institute was headed by Prof Prabhat Munshi, dean, resources and alumni.
Alumni of IIT Kanpur were invited at the event to deliver talk about their profession and solve the queries of students.
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The theme of the talk on Sunday was career in civil services. Top notch alumni of IIT-K from civil services were present at the event. Around 600 students attended the session. The speakers addressed the students and also had a panel discussion with them.
Sudhir Vyas, ambassador of India in Germany and a President's gold medallist from IIT Kanpur's electrical engineering department, 1975 batch, was one of the key speakers. He motivated the students to join civil services and said that in the past several years, there has been a rise in the number of students joining civil services.
Rupak Kumar Dutta, 1979 batch (chemical department), an IPS officer of 1981 batch (Karnataka cadre) and additional director in Central Bureau of Investigation, New Delhi, also addressed the students. Before joining CBI, he served as director general of police, CID, special units and economic offences in Karnataka. He answered queries of students and spoke about the challenges of his job.
Gaurav Kanaujia, director, Central Board Of Direct Taxes, department of revenue ex joint commissioner of Income Tax at Kolkata of 1995 batch (Mechanical department) and Sunil Kumar, district magistrate and deputy commissioner, Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, of 1993 batch (Computer Science department) also talked about their career.
Alumni of IIT Kanpur were invited at the event to deliver talk about their profession and solve the queries of students.
The theme of the talk on Sunday was career in civil services. Top notch alumni of IIT-K from civil services were present at the event. Around 600 students attended the session. The speakers addressed the students and also had a panel discussion with them.
Sudhir Vyas, ambassador of India in Germany and a President's gold medallist from IIT Kanpur's electrical engineering department, 1975 batch, was one of the key speakers. He motivated the students to join civil services and said that in the past several years, there has been a rise in the number of students joining civil services.
Rupak Kumar Dutta, 1979 batch (chemical department), an IPS officer of 1981 batch (Karnataka cadre) and additional director in Central Bureau of Investigation, New Delhi, also addressed the students. Before joining CBI, he served as director general of police, CID, special units and economic offences in Karnataka. He answered queries of students and spoke about the challenges of his job.
Gaurav Kanaujia, director, Central Board Of Direct Taxes, department of revenue ex joint commissioner of Income Tax at Kolkata of 1995 batch (Mechanical department) and Sunil Kumar, district magistrate and deputy commissioner, Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, of 1993 batch (Computer Science department) also talked about their career.
IIT-Kanpur alumni motivate students to join civil services
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