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Shortage of 36.5 % faculty in IITs, but Smiti Irani has Answers for All!

On Monday, the central government said 36.5 % and 40.8 % of teaching positions were vacant in the nation’s 16 IITs and 30 NITs respectively. Smriti Irani, the Human Resource Development Minister said, “There are 36.5 % and 40.8 % vacancy in teaching positions in 16 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and 30 National Institutes […]

85 IIT Aspirants Denied Seats

Shortlisted for IIT admissions, 85 students were denied seats because they did not qualify in the top 20 percentile of their respective boards. This figure has been arrived at after the first and second counseling rounds and is likely to go up after the third round of counseling. The rejection comes in the wake of […]

Why Do JEE (Advanced) Toppers prefer Computer Science & Engineering from IITs?

You would have noticed that inspite of the lack of availability of seats, Computer Science and Engineering is still the most popular option at most IITs.  Although Chemical Engineering also holds a position of pride in the top engineering courses, most students aim for Computer Science and Engineering after their JEE Mains. When we try […]

A Bad Experience is Often Not a Bad Experience-The True Story of an IITian

I was a student at IIT Kharagpur when I received an interview call from Siemens, my first interview call. The interview was scheduled for 30th March, 1971 in the company’s office in Baroda (Vadodara). Needless to say I was naturally thrilled. I booked my travel by the Howrah- Bombay Mail passing through Kharagpur. Once I […]

1630 IITians Together Can Create an Economic Value of Rs.16, 000 crores!

This is a piece from the speech of Pawan Goenka, the Head of Automotive & Farm Equipment sector of M&M, as was addressing students who graduated from IIT Madras this year- Knowledge and talent to create accessible technology will lead to shared value resulting in affordable, sustainable, and inclusive growth, said Goenka, the Executive Director […]

JEE Advanced 2014-Toppers Preferred Computer Science Branch at IIT-Indore

Computer science branch at the Indian Institute of Technology, Indore has become the most sought after branch among the JEE Advanced 2014 toppers. A significant increase in the enrolment in computer science branch at IIT-Indore has been noticed among the top rank holders in the IIT-JEE. These toppers preferred IIT-Indore over the new IITs, including […]