Orientation Programme for M.Sc. /M.Tech. /M.S. /Ph.D. students - July 2026 Batch
| 22 July 2026 (Wednesday) | ||
| 09:00 AM – 01:00 PM | Registration and Enrollment for M.Sc./M.Tech students (July 2026 Batch) | Saraswati, Sahyadri Campus |
| 01:00 PM – 02:00 PM | Lunch | Mess |
| 25 July 2026 (Saturday) | ||
| 09:00 AM – 01:00 PM | Registration and Enrollment for M.S./Ph.D. students (July 2026 Batch) | Saraswati, Sahyadri Campus |
| 01:00 PM – 02:30 PM | Lunch | Mess |
| 02:30 PM – 03:00 PM | Welcome to the Campus Speakers: Dr. Ajeesh and Dr. Aparna |
A007, Saraswati, Sahyadri Campus |
| 03:00 PM – 03:45 PM | Introduction to Institute Facilities and Moodle (Learning Management System) Speaker: Mr. Biju K V (CET) |
A007, Saraswati, Sahyadri Campus |
| 03:45 PM – 04:30 PM | Fedena and Scholarships Speakers: Dr. Asha and Mr. Adarsh T J (Academic Section) |
A007, Saraswati, Sahyadri Campus |
| 04:30 PM – 05:00 PM | Library Facilities Speaker: Mr. Shailesh Kumar |
A007, Saraswati, Sahyadri Campus |
| 27 July 2026 (Monday) | ||
| 06:30 AM – 08:30 AM | Yoga Session | Agora, Nila Campus |
| 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | MITRA | Agora, Nila Campus |
| 12:00 PM – 01:00 PM | Anti-Ragging and POSH regulations Speaker: Adv. Vijaya |
Agora, Nila Campus |
| 01:00 PM – 02:00 PM | Lunch | Mess |
| 02:30 PM – 03:30 PM | Inaugural Ceremony Welcome Address ● Dr. Gokulnath (PG Admission Committee Chairperson, IIT Palakkad) Address ● Prof. A. Seshadri Sekhar (Director, IIT Palakkad) Messages ● Dr. Athira P (Dean Academics, IIT Palakkad) ● Dr. Swaroop Sahoo (Dean Student Affairs, IIT Palakkad) ● Mr. K Raj Kumar (Research Affairs Secretary, IIT Palakkad) ● Mr. Rijul M K (Post-graduate Affairs Secretary, IIT Palakkad) Vote of Thanks ● Dr. Bibhu Ranjan Sarangi (Associate Dean, Academics-PG, IIT Palakkad) |
A007, Saraswati, Sahyadri Campus |
| 03:30 PM – 04:30 PM | Technical Talk 1 Title: Thoughts on the Post-Graduate Journey Speaker: Prof. Anand T. N. C |
A007, Saraswati, Sahyadri Campus |
| 04:30 PM – 05:30 PM | High tea | Saraswati Campus |
| 05:30 PM – 07:30 PM | Cultural Programme | Agora, Nila Campus |
| 28 July 2026 (Tuesday) | ||
| 09:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Roles and Responsibilities of Teaching Assistants Speakers: Dr. Manas Kumar Jena /Dr. Shanmugaraju Sankarasekaran |
A007, Saraswati, Sahyadri Campus |
| 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Technical Talk 2 Title: Why India should work on energy and energy related technologies? Speaker: Prof. Chinnakonda S Gopinath |
A007, Saraswati, Sahyadri Campus |
| 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM | Refreshments | Saraswati, Sahyadri Campus |
| 11:15 AM – 1:00 PM | Ice-Breaking Session with the General Secretaries Coordinator: Mr. K Raj Kumar |
M.S./Ph.D.: A007, Saraswati, Sahyadri Campus M.Sc./M.Tech: A01-002, Saraswati, Sahyadri Campus |
| 01:00 PM – 02:00 PM | Lunch | Mess |
| 03:00 PM – 05:00 PM | Departmental Orientation | Venue as communicated by the respective departments |
| 08 August 2026 (Saturday) | ||
| 05:30 PM – 07:00 PM | Cultural Programme | Agora, Nila Campus |
