S. Anishka, Chair for IEEE PIT Student Branch
“The only impossible journey is the one you never begin” – Tony Robbins
IEEE PIT SB was founded in the year 2013. It has 23 student chapters and 1 affinity group (IEEE Women in Engineering). Every year, the Student Branch maintains a membership retention level of 60% and more than 100 new students are added each year. IEEE PIT SB is one of the dynamic Student Branches in Madras Section and R10. The primary goal of the Student Branch is to inspire, enable, empower and energize its student members to enhance their technical interests by providing them a platform to showcase their skills. It provides a chance for individuals to exhibit their potential on various occasions and helps in the growth of their career. Even though the pandemic affected the SB, it did not fail to connect with students all over the globe.
The SB guided students by organizing several career enhancement talks such as general interview procedures, career and professional development, how to prepare for group discussions, gateway to software Industry, and many more which helps the students in placements and their interviews. IEEE PIT Student Branch has played host to more than 600 events which are not limited to guest lectures, seminars, workshops, faculty development programs, online contests, awareness programs, short term courses, and Webinars with a wide reach of more than 15,000 people across the globe. These events inculcate various emerging technologies among students, provides an opportunity to explore and volunteer, bridges the gap in finding mentors, improves leadership and networking skills, and support various humanitarian activities. The pillar of IEEE PIT SB is the Student Branch Counselor, Mr. Arun M., who constantly motivates the young minds in volunteering and shaping them to become a better version of themselves.
IEEE PIT SB has organized several events in collaboration with various organizations across the Sections. The SB’s social media team holds a special credit in publicizing and making the interested people utilize the opportunity by attending events. The most valuable treasure to IEEE PIT SB is its zestful volunteers who work tirelessly to enhance the Student Branch activities. The Student Branch volunteers enthusiastically take up roles in initiatives such as IEEE CS Compute, IEEE Day, IEEE PES DAY, IEEE CS SAC, IEEE MadC, IEEE YESIST12, IEEE Xtreme, IEEE Inspire India, and many more.
IEEE PIT SB conducts ice-breaking sessions every month and celebrates all special occasions to make people aware of its importance by organizing captivating events and keeping its members thrilled and engaged. Lots of promotional activities are organized for membership advancement such as yearly membership drives to keep students aware and to spread ideologies about the benefits of IEEE and IEEE Technical Societies, encouraging members to participate in IEEE regional conferences by providing scholarships to them, honoring active volunteers with medals and certificates, and organizing talks and workshops to help students to understand the beauty of science and engineering. IEEE PIT SB is one SB that is passionate about making a difference through IEEE.
