US companies give IITs a miss this year
New Delhi: Last year, the US visa issues had created problems for techies graduating from IITs who were hired by the US companies like Facebook and Twitter. Microsoft, Google, Oracle and Schlumberger also cite fewer vacancies to fill this year because of economy slowdown and a drop in attrition rate. They will hire students for […]
Odisha to accept AIPMT scores; no state-level entrance test for MBBS and BDS courses
New Delhi: Last year when the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) conducted the National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test (NEET UG), Odisha had used it for admission to its undergraduate medical and dental courses. 15% of students were selected from the national NEET UG merit list while 85% students were selected from the state merit lists. But […]
Top 5 Tips to crack AIPMT
The Supreme Court has struck down the National (NEET) as ‘illegal’. Hence, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has revived its All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT) for screening students for the undergraduate MBBS and BDS courses by the medical and dental colleges run by the Central government and to 15% seats in medical […]
To retain faculty, IITs offering jobs to their spouses
New Delhi: The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are finally experimenting with latest HR trends and strategies to attract and retain good faculty. One of the steps they have taken is to help their spouses find suitable jobs, according to their qualifications and the number of hours they can commit to work, inside and outside […]
UAE and Gulf students to frame national policy for CBSE schools in India
New Delhi: To make its policies on values, gender issues and well-being more relevant to students, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to involve more than 1,000 students from UAE and Gulf to participate in developing its national policy framework. It will hold its first summit National Summit for the purpose in […]
IIT BHU alumni raise more than one crore for various projects
New Delhi: Recently, 3rd edition of the IIT BHU Global Alumni Meet was organised which was attended by more than 300 people. The theme for the meet was ‘A Journey of Excellence at IIT BHU’. The Chief Guest was Prof. A. K. Kapoor from the IIT BHU while the keynote speaker was S. P. Shukla, […]
IIT Madras made engineering interesting for school students
New Delhi: In a unique initiative, the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) started ‘Shaastra Sparsh’ that inspires high school students in and around Chennai to explore beyond what they study in text books. The name of the event comes from ‘Shaastra’ the annual technical festival of IIT-M. This year, the theme of the event […]
IIT-Kharagpur looking for participants across India for its Spring Fest
New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur is gearing up for the 55th edition of its annual social and cultural festival – Spring Fest 2014. Scheduled to be held from January 23 to January 26, 2014, Spring Fest will include more than 80 events across seven genres which provide students with a platform […]
JEE aspirants need more CBSE facilitation centres
New Delhi: From this year, the application process for the JEE Main 2014 has gone completely online. Since the JEE Main exam is the only gateway to the IITs, NITs, IITs and other CFTIs, lakhs of students are going to register for it. To help them, CBSE has set up facilitation centres across India that […]
IIT Kanpur rejoices as CNR Rao receives Bharat Ratna
New Delhi: IIT Kanpur rejoices as CNR Rao received the Bharat Ratna award – the highest civilian award in India, along with cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. An ex-faculty member of IIT-K, CNR Rao is an eminent scientist who is known for promoting advanced research and opening up nano-technology centres in India. CNR Rao served as the […]