CBSE to cut 25% syllabi for kids till Class 8
New Delhi: Manish Sisodia, Education Minister of Delhi, has recently announced that addressing the concern of parents and children about heavy school bags, Delhi government and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is working to cut 25% syllabi for kids till Class 8. Delhi government schools follow the CBSE curriculum and the cut will […]
Hanjala, who had to struggle to pay his school fee, is now in IIT Delhi
Hanjala Shafi, a boy from Begu Sarai district of Bihar, is in the second year of IIT Delhi today. His story may not be rags-to-riches story yet but it is still inspirational for those who want to fulfill their dreams of being an IITian. Hanjala’s father works at a shoe shop and earns less than […]
Two IIT Roorkee Professors arrested for collapse of bridge in Tehri
New Delhi: In 2012, an under-construction bridge that was being built over River Alaknanda at Chauras in Tehri district collapsed. 8 people were killed in the incident – including a Junior Engineer. The design of the bridge had been prepared by the two IIT Roorkee professors. Owners of the two construction companies involved in building […]
No need for IIT entrance exam in local languages: Madras High Court
New Delhi: A bench of Madras High Court (which had Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice T S Sivagnanam as its members) has dismissed the petition which sought IIT entrance exam to be conducted in vernacular or regional languages. The petitioner R Ovia wanted the Central Government and other concerned authorities to make provisions […]
BITS Pilani Dubai Convocation Ceremony: 375 students were awarded Degrees
New Delhi: In the 12th Convocation Ceremony held at BITS Pilani Dubai campus on September 6, 2015, 375 undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD stuents were awarded their degrees. The degrees were awarded to students who graduated from the following disciplines: Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, Design Engineering, Electrical and Electronics, Electronics and Communication, Electronics and Instrumentation […]
7 Student Startups that make IIT Kanpur proud
Kanpur may not have an airport yet but flights of student entrepreneurs of IIT Kanpur seem to have taken off quite well. Here are 7 fabulous startups from here that seem quite promising: Vegley: Founded by Shivank Garg, this startup focuses on selling carbide-free mangoes. Carbide is one of the most common ingredients used to […]
Gaurav bags highest salary package at IIT Indore worth Rs 1.7 crore
New IITs have always been seen doubted and griped about. IIT Indore, which flagged off in 2009, has proved itself with hitting the nail in its third placement report. Gaurav Agarwal, a final year student of B.Tech (Computer Science) at IIT-I, has been hired as a software engineer by Google at a salary package of […]
Girls inching up their way to the IITs
In 2014, 8% IIT qualifiers were girls. This year, the number of girls accepted by IITs has increased by 40, which means that 9% of students accepted by IITs in the current batch are girls. In total, 9,974 students have been allotted seats at all the 18 IITs in the first joint seat allocation process […]
Ragging at IIT: Sundar Pichai shares his experience
The Nehru Hall of Residence at IIT Kharagpur has more than its fair share of super-achievers today, including Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Magsaysay award winner social entrepreneur Harish Hande and the new Google CEO – Sundar Pichai. In 1989, when Pichai entered IIT KGP, ragging was still in vogue. Sundar or ‘Sundi’ (as he […]
Entrepreneurship at IIT Bombay: Incubates service-based startup
IIT Bombay graduates have founded websites like Ola Cabs, Flipkart and Housing.com but at their time the institute’s Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE) used to focus on just product based startups. The service-based startups or consumer-based startups were not entertained. However, recently, SINE has changed its selection criteria – incubating Purple Squirrel (which intends […]