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JEE Advanced on July 3, 75% criteria not applicable this year, Education Minister announces

Education | Jan 07, 2021, 06:47 PM IST

Union education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' on Thursday announced the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced 2021 examination date and the eligibility criteria for admission into Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) today.

IIT-Kanpur introduces indegenous fashionable masks to fight Covid-19

India | Sep 21, 2020, 10:52 PM IST

Masks have become a precautionary measure for saving lives during the ongoing corona pandemic.

IIT-Goa biggest investment in state in last 10 years: Minister

India | Jun 26, 2020, 04:54 PM IST

Amid opposition to an upcoming IIT campus in North Goa's Guleli village from the local residents, state Industries Minister Vishwajit Rane on Friday said that the elite technology institute represented the biggest investment in Goa over the last 10 years.

Among top global universities, IIT Bombay is ranked 172nd in 2021 global ranking, followed by IISc-B

IIT Bombay is India's highest ranked institute, followed by IISc Bangalore, IIT Delhi

Education | Jun 10, 2020, 09:24 AM IST

QS World University Rankings: Among top global universities, IIT Bombay is ranked 172nd in 2021 global ranking, followed by IISc-Bangalore, IIT-Delhi, IIT-Madras, IIT-Kharagpur, IIT-Kanpur, IIT-Roorkee, IIT-Guwahati, Delhi University and IIT-Hyderabad.

The Indian Institute of Technology here is going to set up a space technology cell in collaboration

IIT Delhi to set up space technology cell in collaboration with ISRO

India | Nov 01, 2019, 07:32 PM IST

"IIT Delhi and ISRO will jointly set up ISRO Space Technology Cell at IIT Delhi. The cell will work for carrying out focused research projects in the space technology domain with specific deliverables. It is also proposed that IIT Delhi as an Institute becomes academic partner of ISRO in research areas for example Artificial Intelligence (AI), nanotechnology, functional textiles, smart manufacturing or any area of joint interest," Rao told reporters

IIT aspirants protest against 900% fee hike in M.Tech courses

India | Oct 04, 2019, 11:31 PM IST

Demanding a rollback of the fee hike, IIT aspirants on Friday held a protest at Jantar Mantar here to protest against the 900 per cent hike in fees for M.Tech courses announced by the council of IITs last week.

IIT-Madras students come up with 'emergency ration' packets for distribution during quakes, floods

India | Jul 19, 2019, 04:42 PM IST

Students at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) have come up with "emergency ration" packets to be distributed during disaster relief operations at the time of floods and earthquakes and can also be consumed immediately or be left for microgreens to grow for later usage.

IIT Bombay is India's top institute in QS World University Ranking

Education | Jun 19, 2019, 08:40 AM IST

Indian Institute of Bombay (IIT) Bombay has emerged as India's top university, rising to the tenth position in the 2019 QS World University Ranking.

36 per cent teachers' posts vacant at eight IITs, says HRD Ministry in response to RTI query

Education | Dec 02, 2018, 05:38 PM IST

The IITs of Mumbai (IIT Bombay), Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Chennai (IIT Madras), Roorkee and Varanasi currently have 65,824 students, but only 4,049 teachers against 6,318 approved posts.

IIT-Kanpur student commits suicide by hanging self; exact cause of death yet to be ascertained

India | Apr 19, 2018, 09:47 AM IST

Police identified the victim as Bheem Singh, a third-year student of Ph.D, said Senior Superintendent of Police Akhilesh Kumar.

IIT Alumni nominated at key position by Obama

World | May 09, 2015, 01:12 PM IST

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama has nominated an IIT alumnus to his advisory commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs).Obama on Friday announced the nomination of Sanjita Pradhan, an MBA from the Indian Institute of Technology,

IIT's Mauritius campus to start from November

World | Sep 26, 2014, 09:27 AM IST

Port Louis: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi will start its overseas campus in Mauritius from November.IIT-Delhi is setting-up an International Institute of Technology Research Academy (IITRA) in the island nation. The new institute is

Solar power-driven portable cold storage to prevent food wastage

India | Sep 20, 2014, 01:29 PM IST

Kolkata: In a pioneering step aimed at zero food wastage, a group of Indian engineers have designed a solar powered, portable micro cold storage system for small farmers that will help them store agricultural produce

IITs, others to develop technologies for rural development

India | Sep 12, 2014, 07:19 AM IST

New Delhi: A network of IITs and other institutes will evolve appropriate technologies for rural development under the 'Unnat Bharat Abhiyan' scheme, it was announced Thursday.The venture is coordinated by the Indian Institute of Technology

Leopard enters IIT campus

India | Jul 23, 2014, 04:16 PM IST

Mumbai: A leopard was today spotted in the campus of Indian Institute of Technology here and the officials claimed that it is still present in the premises. “A leopard has been sighted this morning in

10 Indian institutions in top 100 Asian university rankings

World | Feb 15, 2015, 02:55 PM IST

London: India has made dramatic improvement in an annual Asian universities ranking, with 10 educational institutions figuring in the top 100 list released here today.The Times Higher Education (THE) magazine's "Asia University Rankings-2014" named India

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