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5 IITs among Top 20 BRICS Universities by QS University Rankings

New Delhi: QS University Rankings has announced dedicated rankings for BRICS region for the first time. BRICS region includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. There are 40 universities from China, 19 universities from Russia, 17 universities from Brazil, 16 universities from India and 8 universities in South Africa in the Top 100 BRICS […]

IIT Kharagpur Alumna Pledged $1 Million at IIT 2013 Global Conference

New Delhi: Ruma Acharya-Deysarkar is an Indian American entrepreneur who has founded Grounded Technology in Texas. The company now employs 50 people and works in area of Construction and Environmental Science. At the IIT 2013 Global Conference in Houston, she has pledged to donate $1 million to her alma mater, along with her husband Asoke […]

13-year old Satyam has cracked IIT JEE twice!

New Delhi: 13-year old Satyam Kumar is not just another teenager who idolizes Albert Einstein. He is another achiever from Bihar. Satyam has already cracked the Indian Institutes of Technology Joint Entrance Exam (IIT JEE) – one of the most competitive entrance exams in the world – twice. Last year, he became the youngest IITian at […]

Chartered Accountancy student hacks into IT returns account of Anil Ambani!

New Delhi: ‘Curiosity killed the cat’ as a niece of the owner of the a leading tax consultancy firm – Manoj Daga & Company – was caught for hacking the e-account of Anil Ambani at the Income Tax website. Daughter of a senior banker, she was snooping Ambani’s IT returns details and keeping an eye […]

How to strike a balance between your love life and the JEE!

So, dude planning to take the JEE? The phone rings and you have goosebumps on your skin? Why? Just because your girlfriend is sure to scold you for ignoring her! What happened? Sounds similar or is it exactly what you are facing? Congratulations friend. You are suffering from “Mi-gf-graine”, where “gf” is symbolic and silent. […]

VIT ahead of most IITs in research, aspires to grow as big as MIT

New Delhi: Vellore Institute of Technology, VIT for short, has been in news for several reasons this year – from announcing a science contest for school-level children next year to joining hands with biotech firms for research and development. It created a new record in September this year when over 2,000 B.Tech students at VIT […]

Hawk’s Eye View of IIT JEE Past Year Papers

An engineering aspirant, especially those who want to join the IITs, must have a good grip on Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. A look at the performance of candidates who appeared for JEE Advanced 2013 revealed that many candidates also faced problem in managing time properly and left many Maths problems unsolved, even though Maths section […]