Articles in IIT Madras
PM Modi’s announcement about the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 did not drastically affect life at the IITs. The reason? Most students have already gone cashless, and the banks and ATMs being shut is least of their worries. Paytm, an online wallet system saves the burden of carrying cash at the Indian Institute […]
Students from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) are developing a satellite that will predict earthquakes from space. Akshay Gulati, Project head, started developing IITMSAT way back in 2009, while he was pursuing a five-year integrated M Tech from IIT-M. Gulati said, “IITMSAT took a long time to finish, just some minor fixes are […]
The closing ceremony of the 32nd Inter-IIT Aquatics Meet will be held this evening (October 5, 2016) at the host institute, the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT-K). IIT Madras is on the top of the medals and point tally with 10 medals, and 41 points, followed by IIT Delhi, with nine medals, and […]
The closing ceremony of the 32nd Inter-IIT Aquatics Meet will be held this evening (October 5, 2016) at the host institute, the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT-K). IIT Madras is on the top of the medals and point tally with 10 medals, and 41 points, followed by IIT Delhi, with nine medals, and […]
Two years ago, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed at the Madras High court prevented the PSUs from recruiting at the Indian Institute of Technology (IITs). This made way for the start-ups to not only take the priority position of ‘day zero’, but also score over the PSUs in terms of remuneration and work-culture. However, […]
The JEE Advanced 2017, conducted by IIT Madras, will be held on May 21, 2017. The date for the exam was confirmed in a meeting conducted yesterday, September 18, in Chennai. The meeting was attended by chairmen of JEE (A) from across IITs. Further, in accordance with an earlier directive from MHRD Head, Prakash Javadekar, the […]
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 recent IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) Council meeting with the Minister of Human Resource Development (MHRD) on August 23, 2016 led to many developments. One of these decisions was to allow students to stay off-campus to increase the intake of candidates across of all courses in the next four years. IITs are planning to increase […]
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 […]
The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) has declared opening and closing ranks for various undergraduate programs in Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). IIT Madras was ranked No.1 engineering college in India by Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) according to a ranking survey conducted in April this year. Following are the opening and closing ranks […]