9th of December (A Quick Glimpse)
From today, askIITians is launching a new section – Quick News. Here, you can read the gist of all the latest news and notifications in the relevant sections. Don’t forget to bookmark this page for daily updates. Placement News  Facebook offers Rs 2-crore pay package to Aastha from IIT BombayA 3rd-year Computer Science student […]
AIIMS Student Commits Suicide: Is AIIMS Going the IIT Way?
On December 7, 2014, a 20-year old Nursing student called Pallavi Grover from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) committed suicide. She was in the third year of her course had recently failed in one of her practical examinations. Also, Pallavi was not on good terms with hostel superintendent and other staff members. Depressed, […]
Oracle offers over Rs 2 crore, picks up students from IITs
New Delhi: Oracle has pushed up the high salary packages offered to IITians to a new height by offering a compensation of Rs 2.03 crore to a passing-out student from the Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (IIT-BHU). This is certainly a new feather in the cap of the current placement season (ongoing) at […]
Exam Study Tips: The Topper’s Guide to Success
At askIITians, almost all the faculty members, guides and experts have first-hand experience of cracking some of the most reputed entrance exams of India (especially IIT JEE). They have also been in the coaching or online coaching industry for ages. Their Engineering instincts complement their understanding of students’ psychology and best methods of exam preparation. […]
More Jobs, Higher Salaries for IIT Students This Year
New Delhi: Placement season at the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) began on December 1, 2014. The initial days have pinned hopes higher for IIT passing-out students. There has been an increase of at least 15 to 20% in number of jobs on offer, 30% increase in global job offers and 10 to 20% increase […]
IIT Boy Received a Salary of Over a Crore? What Will You Get?
If you think parental pressure and peer pressure to crack IIT JEE is too much, check with the IITians during the placement season. The moment an IITian lands a dream annual package of over a crore, the media goes into frenzy. All the parents of the IITians (and non-IITians) whose wards are final-year B.Tech students […]
New at IITs? Must know these commonly used lingos
Hostel life has its own fun for everyone, and when it comes to the top most educational institutions of the country, people normally have a view that there must be only study going on all over. Well, to be honest, the students in these top institutions have some of the weirdest way of lifestyle. They […]
HRD ministry and Smriti Irani at it, again!!
The HRD ministry led by Ms. Smriti Irani, former TV soap actress, turned MP has been in the limelight for quite some time now and here they are, yet again, arguing about what should be cooked in kitchens and what not. Yes, you read it right! Concerned authorities of the IITs and IIMs have been […]
Ragging in India: An Overview
College life is one of the most important stage of life for any student, as they not only learn but they also start grooming in the real form. Many students enjoy their college life, but as per several surveys done most of the students find their first year of the college a tough one, as […]
JEE Online and JEE Offline: A Complete Overview
For admissions into various engineering institutes across the country, CBSE conducts the JEE (Joint Entrance Exam) every year in both online and offline modes. Many students get confuse while choosing the mode of exam, thinking of the difficulty level of the paper, feasibility of the exam, time duration and several other aspects.Keeping these crucial factors in mind we have […]