88% cracked IIT-JEE (Advanced) in their first attempt this year
New Delhi: IIT-JEE (Advanced) results 2014 have sprung a pleasant surprise for IIT entrance exam aspirants. As many as 88% candidates picked up by Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) this year managed to crack IIT-JEE entrance exam in their first IIT-JEE attempt. Data analysis of IIT-JEE 2014 qualifiers reveals: Number of attempts In 2005, only […]
JEE Advanced to go online in two years
In an attempt to take the prestigious Joint Engineering Examination (JEE) to the next level, quiet work has already begun by the Indian Institutes of Technology on a plan to take the JEE Advanced online by 2016-17. The institutes have agreed that JEE Advanced should go completely online by 2016 in a meeting held on […]
Deferred Placements by IITs to help Students Choose Entrepreneurship over a Career
With the graduating students finding their new love and passion in entrepreneurship, many IITs across the nation have decided to offer ‘deferred placements’ to students who would rather prefer to float a new business than sit for a job interview now. As the name suggests, deferred placements enable the students to defer their placements by […]
Engineers Don't Underestimate The Power Of CGPA
Once there were 2 engineers; named Ram and Shyam. They both were traveling through a dense forest when they came across a broad stream. They both were in dilemma of crossing the river and suddenly they decided to use their own skills and cleverness to cross the river. Ram while wandering, noticed a bridge made […]
Three Attempts for JEE Advanced May Not be Productive:Reveals Prof at IIT Kanpur
While the Centre may contemplate to allow three attempts to crack the JEE (advanced) examination, a study conducted by a professor at IIT Kanpur proves that it may not be very productive. The study reveals that the performance of students who took a drop of more than two years is generally weaker than that of […]
Get, Set, Go for the New IIMs and IITs from 2015!
The government seems to be in a great hurry to get the six new IIMs and five new IITs announced in the budget up and running. As per the communication sent by the HRD ministry to the governments of the 10 states where the proposed IIMs and IITs would come up, admissions are set to […]
Memorizing Formulae was Never So Easy!
Equations… formulae… huh, then name itself gives many of us nausea! I know some classmates of mine, who would just skip their lunchtime and prepare these formulae and try to memorize them. Then there were some who would try to learn them by heart! But does that help, learning formulae by heart? Unfortunately that is […]