Alumni gives 1.5 crore to Fund IIT- M’s Pet Satellite Project
CHENNAI: Thanks to one of its alumni, IIT Madras pet satellite project got Rs.150 lakh boost! This Rs.3 crore nano- satellite is to carry out research on high energy radiation belts in the upper atmosphere. It is to be completed by the end of 2015 and launched by ISRO. The little one foot cube satellite […]
80- 20 Assessment Format – A Boon or a Bane?
In 2014, lakhs of HSC students who had appeared for the board exam had a reason to rejoice. The newly introduced 80- 20 assessment format helped a record 90.03 % of them clear the examinations. Anyways that is not likely to be a good news for the upcoming future batches! The future batches hoping to […]
Rs 20 lakh each for 21 students who were denied MBBS seats
According to the sources, the Supreme Court has ordered the state government to pay a compensation of Rs. 20 lakhs each to the 21 medical aspirants who couldn’t take admission in MBBS despite having the required scores due to the college authority. Reportedly in 2012, these 21 eligible candidates couldn’t secure a seat in MBBS […]
Schools Abroad to make Students watch Modi’s Address on Teacher’s Day
All set for the Teachers’ Day event today, Indian schools in the Kingdom which are affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) have students listen to a recorded address of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. With the day now being named ‘Gurustav’, the annual Teachers’ Day celebrated by Indian students and teachers […]
15 Students Placed on the first day of Placements at NIT Jamshedpur
The placement season for 2013-14 started at NIT Jamshedpur on Saturday. The very first day of placements got job offers to 15 students of the institute by Mu sigma. Mu Sigma which is a leading business analyst company, recruited six students from civil engineering branch, four from metallurgy stream, two from electronics discipline and one […]
Why CBSE wants the Mobile Numbers and Mail Ids of all CBSE School Students?
NEW DELHI:  It’s controversial. The Central Board of Secondary Education or CBSE has issued a circular which is asking schools affiliated to it to provide mobile numbers and e-mail address to students from class IX to XII. This circular has created topsy-turvy in all the CBSE schools! CBSE said the move is aimed at making use […]
Dear IITs, Make Way for Women Scientists, Says Smriti Irani!
NEW DELHI: Now is the time for a big change which the IITs have never seen. IITs, which were predominantly male dominated, are going to witness some change in the track! Come on everybody, Ms. Smriti Irani can make fair decision too! Jokes apart, Ms. Irani has now nominated two women scientists named Tessy Thomas […]
IITs have lost their Vision
The prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology were founded nearly five decades ago with the objective to provide technological leadership to a new and growing India. The question of whether they provided technological leadership to India or not is still debatable. This is due to the fact that their large numbers of (under)graduate students have migrated […]
