M. Siva Teja of IIT-Bombay Found Dead in Vishakhapatnam
The decomposed body of a 26 year old IIT-Bombay’s student, M. Siva Teja, who had gone missing from his campus last week, was found on Saturday at a lodge in Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. His dead body was recovered from the bathroom of one of the lodge rooms with his head wrapped in polythene taped at […]
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Are IIMs Corrupting IITians & Engineers from the Field of their Specialization?
We all know how CAT toppers are mostly engineers. In CAT 2012, 9 out of 10 100-percentilers were engineers, including 5 IITians. CAT 2013 results only confirmed the stereotype. This year, all the eight CAT toppers (100-percentilers) are engineers, including two IITians and a BITSian. Engineering + MBA has become a power combination in the […]
CBSE students from Saudi Arabia may be offered concession in Attendance, says Joshi
New Delhi: Recently, the 26th Annual Conference of Principals of CBSE-affiliated schools in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries took place in New Delhi. Inaugurated by Salman Khursheed, Union Minister for Foreign Affairs, it took place over four days. The event was hosted by the Saudi Chapter of CBSE affiliated Schools in the Gulf and […]
Powai, a Mumbai Suburb, Turns New Start-Up Hub In India
New Delhi: Mumbai is the financial capital of India. It is not surprising then that Powai, one of its eastern suburb, has turned into the new start-up hub of India because of relatively low rent. Housing more than 50 startups, it is India’s new business hotspot and is seeing mushrooming of upmarket pubs and restaurants […]
CBSE Prepares Disaster Exam Schedules for Engineering Aspirants!
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is one of the most widely accepted education boards of India. Besides school education, the CBSE also conducts All India Pre-Medical (or Pre-Dental) Test (AIPMT) and JEE Main examination (which is basically the new name for All India Engineering Entrance Exam or AIEEE). Surprisingly, despite being conducted by […]
Andhra Pradesh Defeats Other States in CAT, 2013
After performing exceptionally well in all national level tests in engineering and medical courses, Andhra Pradesh has once again proved its mettle in education with three of its students scoring perfect 100 percentile in CAT, 2013. This is the first such achievement marked by Andhra Pradesh. Only 8 students from across India have scored perfect […]
IIT-Mardras Professor Ravindra Gettu Honored by Karumuttu T. Kannan
IIT-Madras professor Ravindra Gettu (Civil Engineering) has been recently awarded for his wholehearted contribution for the restoration of the Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple’s tank. The honor was done by Karumuttu T. Kannan, the ‘Thakkar’ of the Meenakshi Temple, and P. Jayaraman, Joint Commissioner of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR & CE) Department and Executive Officer […]
IIT-Madras Set to Launch Satellite in Space to Pre-Empt Quakes
A project to pre-empt quakes by sending a satellite to space, which was initiated by IIT–Madrassome 4 years ago, has now gained a full momentum with 150 more students joining in the initiative. The project now aims to speed up the process of building the satellite under the guidance of engineers at the Indian Space […]
IIT-Bombay 64 batch announces “FundasClear scholarship†Scheme
The first 1964 IIT-Bombay batch through IIT-JEE celebrated its Golden Jubilee reunion on Thursday amid fun and frolic. Alumni settled in India and abroad turned up for this Golden Jubilee Celebration in a large number. “Of the 100 alumni of the class of 1964, nearly 40 were on campus with their families and guests to […]