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Smriti Irani lists IITs, IIMs in Every State! Where are We Heading To?

IITs and IIMs are most esteemed institutes of our country. These are reputed mainly because of the difficulty in getting admission to these colleges. Thus, in effect, only the cream of the cream go into these and come out as learned professionals. By increasing their count, we will only dilute their brand value and pour […]

Delhi University Rejects CBSE Appeal Over Marks Deduction

CBSE’s request to review its decision to deduct 2.5% from the aggregate marks of those contenders who had opted for Informatics Practices as an elective subject in their class XII has been rejected by the Delhi University. In an official statement released by DU, review on admission guidelines for the academic year 2014-15 is not […]

Unveiling an Average Indian CEO

With the Indian CEOs salaries inching to global standards, have you ever wondered who this average Indian CEO is?  The profile is typically male, aged 56 years with a degree from India’s premier institutes of the likes of IITs & IIMs. Business, mechanical engineering & finance being the most popular subjects studied by them; although […]

Dear Engineers, Dare to Pass This Test to Prove Yourselves?

Engineering is what every other parents wants their children to do. Needless to say what importance it holds in India! Engineers are treated with respect everywhere, social gatherings, family functions, friends’-meet. Engineering is so trendy these days that everybody wants to be an engineer. But, the word ‘engineer’, is greatly stereotyped. If there’s somebody in […]

Know the Courses and Seats available at IITs and ISM Dhanbad, before it’s too late!

JEE Advanced 2014 is now over and the toughest waiting time is on. JEE Advanced exam is the gateway to admissions at the Indian Institutes of Technology and at ISM Dhanbad, most prestigious engineering colleges of India. A total of 9, 784 seats are available across the various IITs and ISM Dhanbad as per JEE Advanced 2014. Below is […]

AIPMT Counselling 2014- The Comprehensive list of Participating Universities and States

A big wait is over for Medical aspirants! CBSE, the Central Board of Secondary Education has declared the result of All India Pre-Medical/ Pre-Dental Test, or AIPMT Result 2014. The exam was held on 4th May 2014. All the candidates, who have qualified the entrance exam, now have to further complete the formalities with the respective counselling authorities, […]

As private universities beat IITs in quantity of research papers, what say Ms.Irani?

  Barring Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore and a few IITs in the country, most universities and colleges are partial to teaching as compared to the orientation towards research and applications. But now, many self-financing institutions are making an effort to look towards the premier league of research. Scopus, the abstracting and indexing database, shows that VIT University, […]

IIT Kanpur developed the 2nd version of supercomputer

This is the second amazing and unbelievable supercomputer that has been created by the IIT Kanpur. As per the information revealed by the sources, this supercomputer has been made to pass through several tests before launching finally. The extensive testing has been conducted by the seasoned team which is headed by SC Srivastava, the deputy […]

DU’s Decision to Deduct Marks from the aggregate Marks of the students who opted for Informatics Practices is partial and biased: CBSE

“Delhi University has decided to deduct 2.5% from the aggregate marks of those contenders who had opted for Informatics Practices as an elective subject in their class XII, is completely ‘unfair’ and ‘discriminatory’ says” -“Central Board of Secondary Education” . The Central Board of Secondary Education wanted a review on the decision taken by the […]

HRD Minister Plans Retreat with IIT Directors in Meeting

Newly appointed Minister for Human Resource Development (HRD) Ms. Smriti Irani met six Directors of the Indian Institutes of Technology, in order to understand their problems.  The IIT Directors gave her a detailed report, and also gave a few suggestions regarding areas of improvement. The HRD minister has reportedly planned a retreat with the Directors, […]