"Google Hires Three Students from IIT-Madras at an Annual Package of Rs 92 Lakh"
IIT-Madras is hogging the limelight after its three proud students have successfully secured lucrative job offers at Internet giant Google. The three students, Guru Prakash, Santosh Kumar N, and Kavin Karthik, are believed to have grabbed the highest salary packages ever offered to any students in the recent history of the institution. According to the […]
DTU tops engineering colleges survey by Outlook in placements
New Delhi: The academic session 2013-14 has been quite rewarding for the students of the Delhi Technological University (DTU). More than 40 companies have already visited the University so far and 265 pre-placement offers have been made to DTU students. Hence, DTU ranked #1 in the Best Colleges of Engineering survey by Outlook topping prominent […]
BITS Pilani campuses collaborate to allow knowledge transfer in real-time
New Delhi: Birla Institute of Technology & Sciences (BITS) Pilani has four campuses – at Pilani, Goa, Hyderabad and Dubai. To make administration and pedagogy better across all the campuses, it has implemented a comprehensive Cisco collaboration solution that offers facilities of high-definition video conferencing and immersive tele-presence. Such collaboration solutions help BITS Pilani to […]
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 […]