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03:15 Teammate updates a group assignment online

07:05 My gaze rests momentarily on the hills visible just outside my hostel window. A few batchmates sit below in the courtyard practicing yoga.

07:44 Add finishing touches to a group assignment and upload into the online submission box, no printing required!

07:51 Check schedule online; exam advanced due to visiting CEO lecture!

07:52 Scrub up

08:19 Grab a dosa on my way to class – it disappears before the lecturer pops up on my screen from an R&D Centre in Bangalore.

09:45 Check mid-term exam grades on my laptop while catching espresso between classes.

10:30 My next class includes a guest lecture. Quite a few sessions are taken by accomplished industry professionals!

12:36 Quick lunch in the dining hall with new friends

13:03 Replay the highlights of yesterday’s chemistry lecture on my iPod while watching volleyball on the sideline

14:04 TT vs. neighbour

14:30 EdTech Lab; a research report is due this afternoon!

16:30 Individual coaching session at the career development centre brought out a need to work on assertiveness skills and, more importantly, to get my internship application ready ASAP!

18:25 My “video CV” is complete and the edited version uploaded onto YouTube for DreamCo to check out.

18:30 Astachal – as I reflect, in silence, on the day, I ponder the words of a visiting Founding Professor challenging us to seize the day and make the most of our opportunities

19:00 Looks like I will have to skip Slumdog Millionaire playing on the big screen outdoors. Too much reading to catch up on!

20:45 Dinner after a full day. I bump into a teammate and discuss possible topics for tomorrow’s “surprise” pop-quiz.

21:42 Discuss the project with my team comprising BTechs, MTechs and PhDs to launch an entrepreneurial venture in conjunction with the incubation centre. Thanks to the policy of Seamlessness, I can also enrol for the Entrepreneurship elective even though I am studying Educational Technology.

01:16 Call it a day

This fictional account illustrates the core principles of Industry-Linked, Technology-Based, Research-Driven and Seamless from the eyes of a student.