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List of Important Dates and Steps to Apply for JEE Advanced, 2014

List of Important Dates and Steps to Apply for JEE Advanced, 2014

Engineering aspirasnt who have secured top 1.5 lakh ranks in JEE Mains will take JEE Advanced examination 2014 for admission in undergraduate courses at prestigious IITs and ISM Dhanbad. As registrations for JEE Advanced start from May 4th, 2014 to May 9th, 2014, candidates have only 5 days to apply for JEE Advanced 2014. Hence […]

Two IIT-Delhi Students behind the Incredible Success of allMemoirs

IIT-Delhi students, Mrigank Shekhar and Kush Srivastava, are riding high on their success and enjoying every attention coming their ways. With their product, allMemoirs, a mobile application, already crossing its product validation stage in less than a year, they believe that they have successfully served their purpose of discovering fashion hassle free, personalized, and fun. […]

Is BITSAT more competitive than IIT-JEE?

While cracking IIT JEE may be the dream goal of engineering aspirants, statistics reveal that BITSAT is the most competitive engineering exam in India. BITSAT is an online conducted by the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani to screen students for undergraduate engineering, technology and science programs in its campuses. IIT-JEE is now conducted […]

Has Brand IIT been stretched too much?

Suicides at IITs are in limelight these days. It is surprising that students who make it to the dream institutes for many in India since 1950s – Indian Institutes of Technology – give in to the ‘said’ academic pressure and stress. In 2012, a record 4,79,651 candidates had appeared for IIT Joint Entrance Exam, or […]

Hearing Impaired IITian develops an app for Visually Impaired People!

New Delhi: Dhruv Jain is an IITian and a trekker and had been a competitive swimmer when he was in school. This feisty 23-year old has long overcome his hearing impairment as an obstacle to his success. Now, his dream is to help other people with disabilities by making systems and devices that can enhance […]

IITs Rock but IITians have a Rock for Heart!

Every year, millions of Indians pay 2% CESS tax on their earnings, which goes directly for higher education. A large chunk of this tax (about Rs 2,000 crore) is allocated to IITs and NITs. Most certainly, these Indians have no clue how insensitive and apathetic IITians really are. Let me tell you about some real […]