The preceding academic year has seen a flurry of activities on part of Abhigyan Abhikaushalam Students’ Forum in varied spectra of fields. The forum aims in coalescence of knowledge and skills. Knowledge is incomplete in itself, unless it is complemented by skills. This forum aims in providing the right kind of knowledge to the students and development of skills. The forum also aims to inculcate in the students the spirit of excellence in every field. Innovation of ideas is an integral part of the forum. The forum exists to invite innovative ideas to uplift the life of the students. Since the start of the odd semester, the forum has sought to further its' objectives of knowledge development and knowledge sharing and in the process has been extensively engaged in organizing and conducting a number of events that have been hugely successful and have got unprecedented response from the student fraternity. Though still being in its' infancy, the forum was able to acknowledge the needs of the students in IIITM and tried to cater to them in the best possible manner.

The Abhigyan Abhikaushalam Students’ Forum has been laboriously engaged in organizing a variety of formal and informal events. activities like HIQs were organized prominently as they act as a catalyst to evolve and nurture knowledge and know how. Being in a ever changing world with technology galloping at a pace never seen before in history, HIQs with their concept of peer to peer learning have proved to be specially useful in techno- managerial knowledge sharing. The HIQs undertaken include some in relatively sought after fields like Cryptography, Linux, Flash etc. Another major initiative undertaken was the hardware workshop conducted for IPG first year. It aimed at giving an on hand exposure of computer hardware through peer to peer learning. The forum also tried to provide platform for students to prove their mettle. This was done by conducting several competitions like Programming Contest, Design Contest and others. These competitions also aimed to test the competence in many important fields and provide them a look at where they stand. A students' life does not comprises only of academic part. It exists vast beyond that. The forum also focused its' energies provide a peep into the non-academic life of a student and give a much needed impetus to it. Various informal activities like Paricharcha(Group Discussion), Bitz Quiz, Vaad Vivad were also conducted. The forum also introduced the informal students' magazine, Pragyanki. We also aim to take more such initiatives in future to provide a fuller and more meaningful chapter to the lives of students' here in IIITM.