Your D.O.S.T – We are all ears!
Not everyday is a great day. There are times when we feel extremely low and de-motivated. Nothing makes sense and utter confusion surrounds us. At such times you need someone who can lend their ears and listen to you with a non-judgmental mindset. We at YourDOST aim to provide the same to you. The idea […]
IITian Sundar Pichai is the new CEO of Google
Sundar Pichai, 43, a native of Chennai and the alumnus of IIT Kharagpur has been appointed the new CEO of Google by the company’s founders Larry Page and Sergei Brin. Google has re-structured itself and a mother company has been created called Alphanet which will take care of all its sub-companies that are not related […]
4 New IITs mean 7% more IIT seats for JEE Advanced 2015 qualifiers
IIT Chhatisgarh, Goa, Palakkad, and Tirupathi are all ready to admit students from this year. It means that the number of IIT seats is all set to rise from 9,784 in 2014 to 10,500 in 2015 – about 7% more than last year. Seat matrix at these respect IITs are: IIT Goa and IIT […]
IIT Super Guys: Red Hot Tech Entrepreneurs in India are mostly IITians
Most of the technology startups in India have been founded by IIT alumni. In fact, as many as 5 of the 7 tech startups to enter the ‘Unicorn’ club (valued over $1 billion of 6,400 crore rupees) have been founded by IITians. Some of the most notable upcoming tech entrepreneurs in the country (who are […]
Do IITians have higher chances of cracking IAS, IPS or IFS exams?
The issue of engineers graduating from premier institutes turning to government and administrative jobs has always been looked down upon. Yet, more and more IITians apply for these exams every year – and crack it too. For years now, the proportion of engineers cracking the IAS exam has been quite high. Here are some glowing […]
Bharat Ratna A P J Abdul Kalam can ‘never’ pass away!
Most people ‘pass away’ when they die. They are like the blink of an eye on the Earth – at one moment, they are here and in the other moment, they are gone. They just disappear. Few people close to them may carry their memories in their hearts and some more may think about them […]
IIT Paradox: High Industry Recognition but Low World Ranking
In 2003, Bill Gates delivered the keynote speech in an IIT alumni meet at California where he described IIT as a ‘world class institute’, a ‘unique institution’ and an ‘incredible institution’. He even said that ‘IIT is a world treasure’. About 40 of every 100 people employed at the famous Silicon Valley are IITians. Almost […]
5 Reasons to Buy Self Study Packages from AskIITians
We know that JEE and AIPMT coaching industry runs into crores these days. That’s because lakhs of students trying to get to a small number of seats available in the premier engineering and medical institutes of India, look for some extra help to clear their doubts and resolve their queries. There are quite a few […]
IIT Patna campus to be inaugurated on July 25 by PM Modi
New Delhi: The brand new campus of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) at Patna is all set to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 25, 2015. Established in 2008, IIT Patna is currently operating from its temporary campus at the Navin Government Polytechnic in Patliputra colony in Patna. IIT Patna’s permanent […]
IIT Bombay top choice for Top 100 rank holders in JEE Advanced 2015
New Delhi: As many as 65 of the Top 100 rank holders in JEE Advanced 2015 have chosen as IIT Bombay as their most preferred IIT. Last year too, IIT-B at Powai was right at the top of list of most preferred IITs by the top 100 rank holders in the IIT entrance exam. […]