Anand Kumar denounces present JEE system for favoring rich students
New Delhi: Anand Kumar, founder of Super 30 in Patna, Bihar denounces the present education system in India as favoring the rich. It said that prevailing system of screening students by the Joint Entrance Examinations (JEE) is inefficient and fails to promote students with natural talent and creativity. He said that the two-tier IIT JEE […]
After ‘3 Idiots’ based on life at IITs, now a movie on Super 30
New Delhi: Anand Kumar, the founder of Super 30, is a celebrity in his own right. An eminent mathematician, Anand was born in Patna, Bihar to a post office clerk who could not afford private schooling for his children. He secured admission in Cambridge University but could not afford to go there. In 1992, he […]
Percentiles for Class 12 board exams to be calculated on the basis of 5 subjects only
New Delhi: The Council of Boards of School Education (COBSE) has declared that all school boards across India will calculate percentile for Class 12 exams on the basis of five subjects for the last four years – 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. This will help in finding out whether a student waiting to appear for […]
Campus placements at VIT saw a major hiring by IT firms
New Delhi: Despite all the hype about slowdown in the economy and cut down in hiring by major IT firms, engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu saw quite a successful placement season. Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) topped the placement chart with 3,934 offers by major IT firms about 330 more than last year. Accenture gave […]
Sachin mania hits schools; Moharram holiday proved a boon for many
The topic of the conversation was whether the battling legend will be able to score a century in his 200th test match. That did not happen. Sachin Tendulkar fell short of the century with only 74 runs in his kitty. At the Wankhede stadium, it was a full house too. The tickets of the match […]
Sachin – Our Ideal Role Model
An era comprising nearly a quarter of a century ends with the retirement of Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar. The ‘Fab Four’ of Indian cricket is now history. If the absence of Ganguly, Dravid and Laxman was palpable, the realization that Sachin will not feature in the Indian team anymore could take much longer to sink in. […]
500 IIT Delhi and DU students campaigning for AAP and Kejriwal
New Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal, an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur, and his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is garnering enormous support from IIT Delhi (IIT-D) students. About 500 students from IIT-D and even Delhi Uiversity (DU) are actively involved in its campaigning. They are promoting party by going door-to-door as well as online on social media and […]
IIT Delhi lists pollutants affecting Golden Temple
New Delhi: Taking cognizance of the letter written by the Gursewak Singh to the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the court had asked the Punjab government to investigate whether it was true that the pollution in and around the Golden Temple in Amritsar is affecting the golden plates of its domes. Thus, the Punjab Pollution […]
BITSian Sarathbabu, son of an idli-seller, launched Foodking Catering Service
New Delhi: Sarathbabu’s life is an inspiration for many. 27-year old Sarathbabu was born and brought up at a slum in Madipakkam in Chennai. He was one of the five siblings. His mother worked three jobs to make the ends meet. She would sell idlis in the morning, worked for the mid-day meal scheme in […]
“Kaashâ€â€A Love Story of an IITianâ€Â
When Askiitians approached me for my success story, I began to gauge myself based on what I had achieved in my life. Was it enough to be successful? I asked myself repeatedly. My answer was negative. Being an IITian did not mean I was successful. So I cordially refused them to do this story on […]