| Do you want to know how the place of your | | | | Quality Management System. Kshitij, on the other |
| dreams is like from the inside? All individuals who | | | | hand, is known for the maximum number of |
| want to be a part of Indian Institute of | | | | participants and huge sums of money offered as |
| Technology (IIT) are really keen on knowing the | | | | prizes. |
| culture and student life in the IIT campus. Staying | | | | IITs all over the country also host famous cultural |
| in the state-of-the-art hostels and participating in | | | | events. The different cultural events across |
| cultural activities and fests that are renowned all | | | | different IITs include Thomso held at IIT |
| over the country is every IIT aspirants dream. | | | | Roorkee, Mood Indigo held at IIT Mumbai, Spring |
| But do you really know all about IIT culture and | | | | Fest held at IIT Kharagpur, Saarang held at IIT |
| student life? If not, let’s find out what it is | | | | Chennai, Antaragni held at IIT Kanpur, Alcheringa |
| like. | | | | held at IIT Guwahati, and Rendezvous held at IIT |
| The best thing about IITs across the country is | | | | Delhi. The annual fest too lasts for three to four |
| that they provide on-campus residential | | | | days and hosts a whole lot of entertaining and |
| accommodation to students, researchers, and | | | | engaging events. |
| faculty. Students reside in hostels that are | | | | Added to the technical and cultural events, IIT |
| uniquely named, all throughout their graduation. | | | | Mumbai and IIT Kharagpur host some really |
| Each hostel has a common room that provides | | | | different and unique festivals. Performing Arts |
| facilities like indoor games and a television. | | | | Festival is a unique feature of IIT Mumbai and |
| Students can gather in the common room to chat | | | | includes activities and events such as drama, |
| with each other or to keep themselves updated | | | | music, fine arts, literature, dance, and debates. All |
| about the current events by watching television | | | | these activities are held at the Open Air Theater |
| and reading newspapers. In addition, it is | | | | in IIT Mumbai’s main campus. On the other |
| imperative that every IIT student opts of National | | | | hand, IIT Kharagpur hosts the unique festival |
| Cadet Corps (NCC0, National Service Scheme | | | | called Illumination. Celebrated on the eve of Diwali, |
| (NSS), or National Sports Organization (NSO) | | | | the festival of lights, the highlight of this festival is |
| during their first year. Surely, this is an exciting | | | | the competition between different halls for the |
| and innovative concept. This helps in the overall | | | | prize. As a part of the competition, halls plant |
| growth of the student. IITs across the country | | | | vertical columns of bamboo (chatais) on which |
| have huge grounds that witness different sports | | | | they place earthen lamps (diyas) that eventually |
| like football, hockey, cricket, lawn tennis, | | | | form outlines of people or things that depict a |
| badminton, and athletics. In addition, each IIT has | | | | place or an event. |
| nice and big swimming pools for water activities. | | | | IITs also hold inter-IIT sports called the Annual |
| All the IITs are known for their technical and | | | | Inter-IIT Sports Meet. The prestigious award is a |
| cultural events. The different technical events in | | | | running shield that is presented to the IIT that |
| IITs across the country include Cognizance held at | | | | wins the meet. The winning IIT is decided, based |
| IIT Roorkee, Shaastra held at IIT Chennai, | | | | on the total number of points that each IIT earns |
| Techkriti held at IIT Kanpur, Kshitij held at IIT | | | | for all the events. The events held at the Annual |
| Kharagpur, Techfest held at IIT Bombay, Tryst | | | | Inter-IIT Sports Meet include athletics, badminton, |
| held at IIT Delhi, and Techniche held at IIT | | | | cricket, football, basketball, volleyball, water polo, |
| Guwahati. These technical fests last for around | | | | hockey, squash, swimming, lawn tennis, |
| three to four days and are mostly held between | | | | weightlifting, and table tennis. |
| February and March. Of the various technical | | | | This culture and student life across different IITs |
| events held across different IITs Shaastra has | | | | is really interesting and amazing to experience. |
| earned a name for being the first ever event, | | | | This is surely one of the reasons why individuals |
| managed by students, that incorporates a formal | | | | want to be a part of the brand name, IIT. |