Articles in IIT Jodhpur
IIT Delhi Director V Ramgopal Rao recently inaugurated a 100-kilowatt capacity solar power plant at the University of Kota (UoK). The solar power plant which is located on the roof of the academic block of the university has been set up at a cost of around Rs 79.49 lakhs including Rs 24 lakhs from government […]
The bandwagon and hype of IIT placements tend to have an adverse impact on placements in local engineering institutes. In our previous article (PART 1) we explored several factors that drive this hype and how they mould public perceptions. But to what extent do these factors manipulate the careers of non-IIT engineering graduates? Are engineering […]
GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) committee has added Gorakhpur as a new test centre in its tentative list of 184 examination cities. These 185 examination cities are divided on the basis of the eight Zonal GATE offices, which includes the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, IIT Delhi, […]
The decision to conduct the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) in foreign countries was taken in the meeting of the IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) council. The primary motive driving this decision was to increase the number of foreign students in IITs. GATE 2017 will be conducted in Ethiopia, Singapore, the UAE, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. […]
The baton to conduct the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced 2017 has been passed on from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati to IIT Madras. JEE Advanced is the gateway to secure admission in India’s premier engineering institutes. An official from IIT Guwahati, organising institute for JEE Advanced 2016, confirmed the development. The official […]
18 students from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT-R) who were expelled earlier this month have been readmitted. This decision was taken by the institute’s Senate yesterday, August 11. The meeting which was held yesterday, went on for about five hours starting at 4 pm last evening. The students were initially expelled on […]
The death of a 26-year-old research scholar of IIT Kanpur Alok Pandey, four days ago, caused a huge turmoil in the institute campus. After students protested for over two days and held their Director, Prof. Indranil Manna, hostage for a night, IIT Kanpur buckled to the students demands. Alok had complained of severe chest […]
Alok Kumar Pandey, a PhD student in the Material Sciences programme at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT-K) died yesterday, August 8, alleged due to medical negligence. This incident has shocked the student community of IIT-K. Students held a protest in the campus today demanding a probe into the incident. A meeting between […]
The Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (IIT-H) hosted its 5th annual convocation on Saturday, August 6, at its permanent campus where the institute crossed a milestone of awarding 449 degrees out of which nearly 49% were research students. AS Kiran Kumar, Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) graced the event as the chief guest […]
Doing away with the western convocation robes, the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (IIT-H) for the first time has decided a dress code for the fifth convocation, which is scheduled to be held on August 6. Until last year, IIT-H students were allowed to dress up in clothes of their choice and […]