In a first-of-its-kind career-oriented podcast from any IIT Faculty Member, IIT Madras Prof. Mahesh Panchagnula has started a podcast to demystify Careers in Science & Technology

The weekly podcast seeks to bridge the gap between academic aspirations & real-world opportunities for students by offering Multilingual Access, Expert Interviews & Student Q&As

Titled ‘Prof. Mahesh Podcast. Future. Simplyfied’, it aims to inform students and parents of the exciting prospects in various disciplines and aims to simplify career choices in science, engineering, and technology fields.

The Podcast would be available on Spotify, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, among platforms. Supported by IIT Madras Global (the Office of Global Engagement at IIT Madras), the podcast seeks to give young people hoping to make a career in science reliable guidance.

Addressing a Press Conference in the campus today (8th May 2025) to mark the Podcast launch, Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, said, “We want to create pathways for bright students to be able to go into any discipline and make a difference to society by following their passion.”

Congratulating Prof. Mahesh Panchagnula on the podcast launch, V. Kamakoti added, “Prof. Mahesh has been a fountainhead of ideas for the Institute. This latest venture spearheaded by him will fix the information asymmetry problem in the country, where parents and students are making decisions without fully realizing the career potential in each discipline.”

Panchagnula added,“I want to take the stress out of career decision-making and help students, parents, and well-wishers make informed, confident choices. It is time to cut through misinformation and ensure that credible information is available to all stakeholders about different paths in science and engineering, especially in a growing country like India.”

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