IISERs Calling | The Accidental PhDs Episode 1

How did three people from three different countries end up together, connected by one institute in India? 🌍 In this inaugural episode of Accidental PhDs, Basil, Kartik, and Alok guide you through their shared journey, which began at IISER Kolkata. ✨ In this episode, we talk about: What are IISERs? Admission procedures Life as a student at IISER Kolkata: curriculum, labs, research, and campus life Internships, sports, cultural activities, and the unique IISER experience How IISER shaped our lives and led us to our PhD paths abroad 👨‍🔬 Hosts: Basil – from USA, now a PhD student in Cosmochemistry at the University of Chicago Alok – from Slovakia, now pursuing his PhD in Environmental Geochemistry at Comenius University Kartik – from Germany, now pursuing his PhD in Landscape Evolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education & IISER-specific #IISER #IISERKolkata #IndianScience #IAT #JEEMains #KVPY #ScienceEducation 🌍 Student Life & Research #StudentLife #CampusLife #PhDJourney #ResearchLife #GradSchool 🎙 Podcast & General Reach #AccidentalPhDs #Podcast #EducationPodcast #StudyInIndia #SciencePodcast #CollegeLife