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AIPMT 2014 to be held on May 4

New Delhi: The All India Pre-Medical Test or AIPMT 2014 has been scheduled on May 4, 2014 – less than six months away. It is a national level entrance examination to screen candidates for admission to MBBS and BDS courses offered by several medical colleges across India. 15% of the total seats in all government […]

Now an app by engineering students to find blood donors quickly!

New Delhi: Five engineering and architecture students have come up with an app which is not only quite useful but can be a lifesaver in time of need. Called Bloodline, it helps you find blood donors within half an hour of placing your request. Until now, people call up friends, place request on social media […]

Physical challenges could not stop Naresh from going to IIT!

New Delhi: Naga Naresh Karutura is a living proof that what Roger Crawford said was true – ‘Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional’.  Physically disabled Naresh has no legs. His parents are illiterate. He came from a low-income family background. And yet, today, he has graduated from IIT Madras as a […]

Foundation Programme a ‘hit’ at IIT Gandhinagar

  New Delhi: IIT Gandhinagar students are quite upbeat about its 35-day Foundation Programme. Besides the excitement of getting into one of the IITs and its distinguishable environment, they see the programme as an opportunity to re-discover themselves. The Foundation Programme (FP) at IIT Gandhinagar covers a variety of activities aimed at helping students to […]

Are you eligible for IIT JEE 2014?

New Delhi: If you are preparing for IIT JEE 2014, it is important to know the rules related to IIT JEE eligibility criteria and admission procedure. All of us already know that candidates who are in the Top 1,50,000 rank holders in JEE Main (including all categories) are eligible for JEE Advanced next year. The […]

WBJEE 2014 may use biometric system to deter impersonation

New Delhi: The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination or WBJEE 2014 may use high-tech biometric system to deter impersonation incidents. Ideated by the WBJEE Chairman Bhaskar Gupta, the biometric system project was launched in 2012 originally. However, shortage of time and unavailability of vendors made it difficult to implement the project successfully. This time, however, […]

IIT Bombay ranks amongst the most employable universities in the world!

New Delhi:  In the Global Employability Ranking 2013 conducted by RH Emerging, IIT Bombay has featured as one of best universities in the world for employability of its graduates. In all, three Indian educational institutions made their way to the list – the other two being Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and Indian School of […]

BITS Pilani movers and shakers rock India and the world!

New Delhi: In the last five decades, BITS Pilani has produced some of the most prominent leaders of leading corporations, politicians, high ranking government employees and big names in academics, arts, NGOs and investment firms. These include the likes of Sabeer Bhatia, founder of Hotmail; Prithviraj Chavan, Chief Minister of Maharashtra; Vivek Paul, former vice […]