The second year of MTech is packed with internship, first stage of thesis, final presentation. The curriculum changed from our batch. Before, internship didn't carry much weight. Now, marks are added and a report must be submitted.

My topic started as Numerical Modelling of Slope using Barcelona Basic Model. I gave my presentation on this. Then it changed to Numerical Modelling of Unsaturated Soil Slope. Unsaturated means soil with three phases air, water, and solid. For this, understanding the Soil Water Characteristics Curve (SWCC) is necessary. Why it changed? I don't know. I once asked Sushant Rahul sir, a PhD student under my supervisor. He said it's not easy, takes a lot of time and it's a PhD-level topic.

For internship, ma'am gave me options of companies in India. Internship was for one month. Finding a room, managing everything in India for just one month, that was difficult. I rejected those options. I requested her to let me join my previous company named Geotech Solutions International Pvt. Ltd. (GSI), where I had already worked. Ma'am said, if it's related to slope and Geotech, then okay, and keep updating her.

Internship certificate, Date when I started my Internship and end. 

Internship Report

In this project I worked, the slide made by ma'am to present in Ministry of India


I flew to Kathmandu with Sameer Nepal. The flight was at 4 PM from New Delhi. Before going, I talked to Dr. Ranjan Dahal sir (Director of GSI) and Sunam sir (Managing Director). They agreed. The day after I arrived, I went to the office. They gave me a project in Kathmandu. I did analysis and design of an MSE wall. It was fun meeting colleagues again at GSI. I completed the work and gave a presentation there, as Ranjan sir required. I came back, showed all my work, and ma'am was impressed. It was the presentation of Stage I and internship. That day, ma'am stood up and praised me in front of all professors. "Well done, Vivek. You did nice." That was more than a grade for me.