<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>AI-Shala — Blog</title><description>Practical writing on assessment AI, GATE preparation, research craft and robotics from the AI-Shala team.</description><link>https://ai-shala.com/</link><language>en-IN</language><item><title>AI and robotics internships in India — how to actually get one</title><link>https://ai-shala.com/blog/ai-robotics-internships-in-india/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ai-shala.com/blog/ai-robotics-internships-in-india/</guid><description>What research and deeptech teams look for in intern applications, why most get rejected in thirty seconds, and what to build instead of another certificate.</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Careers</category><category>internships</category><category>careers</category><category>AI jobs</category><category>students</category><author>AI-Shala Team</author></item><item><title>Sim-to-real transfer — why your policy fails on hardware</title><link>https://ai-shala.com/blog/sim-to-real-transfer-why-policies-fail/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ai-shala.com/blog/sim-to-real-transfer-why-policies-fail/</guid><description>A policy that is perfect in simulation and useless in the lab is not a bug in your training. It is a specific, diagnosable gap. Here is how to find and close it.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Robotics</category><category>reinforcement learning</category><category>robotics</category><category>domain randomization</category><category>sim-to-real</category><author>AI-Shala Team</author></item><item><title>Publishing your first AI paper as an undergraduate</title><link>https://ai-shala.com/blog/publishing-your-first-ai-paper/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ai-shala.com/blog/publishing-your-first-ai-paper/</guid><description>What actually stands between a capable student and a first publication — and the order of operations that gets you from reading papers to submitting one.</description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Research</category><category>research</category><category>publishing</category><category>machine learning</category><category>PhD applications</category><author>AI-Shala Team</author></item><item><title>GATE CS preparation — the complete strategy</title><link>https://ai-shala.com/blog/gate-cs-preparation-complete-strategy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ai-shala.com/blog/gate-cs-preparation-complete-strategy/</guid><description>A realistic plan for GATE Computer Science, built around weightage, timed practice and error journals rather than finishing more lectures.</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>GATE Prep</category><category>GATE</category><category>GATE CS</category><category>exam strategy</category><category>computer science</category><author>AI-Shala Team</author></item><item><title>How to write an exam rubric an AI can actually apply</title><link>https://ai-shala.com/blog/how-to-write-a-rubric-ai-can-apply/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ai-shala.com/blog/how-to-write-a-rubric-ai-can-apply/</guid><description>Most rubrics are written for someone who already knows the subject. Making one explicit enough for a machine turns out to make it fairer for students too.</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Assessment AI</category><category>rubrics</category><category>assessment design</category><category>NEP 2020</category><category>moderation</category><author>AI-Shala Team</author></item><item><title>Why auto-grading fails, and co-grading works</title><link>https://ai-shala.com/blog/why-auto-grading-fails-and-co-grading-works/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ai-shala.com/blog/why-auto-grading-fails-and-co-grading-works/</guid><description>Fully automated grading keeps failing in higher education for reasons that have little to do with model accuracy. Here is what actually breaks, and the design that avoids it.</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Assessment AI</category><category>auto-grading</category><category>rubrics</category><category>human-in-the-loop</category><category>assessment</category><author>AI-Shala Team</author></item></channel></rss>