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Things to try out this summer break!

There is a sufficient amount of research which shows that taking a break is good for everyone. It stimulates creativity and productivity and the absence of a break can lead to stress and exhaustion. No doubt that the great Archimedes, who was given the task of measuring the volume of an oddly-shaped crown, had his […]

Happy news for Jammu and Kashmir from the Union budget

This year’s Union budget for Jammu and Kashmir announced the 500 crore rupee package for rebuilding the lives of Kashmiri migrants. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, while presenting the Budget for 2014-15, said that a reservation of Rs 500 crore will be made to provide support to Kashmiri migrants for “rebuilding their lives”. The issue of […]

Leisure Trip becomes the Last Trip for IIT Kanpur Student

Who heads to picnic thinking that he would never come back? None of us. But such a mishap happened to an IIT-Kanpur 3rd year undergraduate, who was on a pleasure trip to Lonavala. He was killed and one of his friend was wounded, when the two wheeler they were travelling hit a the road divider […]

Srinidhi tops in All India JEE (Main) 2014

Finally the wait for 12.5 lakh engineering aspirants got over with the announcement of All India rankings of the JEE Main 2014 on July 8 by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). Srinidhi Prabhu, a student of Narayana PU College at CV Raman Nagar in Bangalore has bagged the first rank in the JEE […]

NIT Tiruchirappalli: Why to Join It and Why to Avoid It?

  One of the top NITs in India, NIT Tiruchirappalli is consistently ranked among the top engineering colleges of India. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli or NIT Trichy as it is popularly known was the first among the regional engineering colleges in India and has carved its niche as an Institute of National Importance. Most […]

Is IIT-Kanpur Losing Its Charm?

The results of the JEE-Advanced 2014  have been declared recently and students along with their parents are eagerly making the preference for favourite IITs in India. According to the reports of Rediff.com, IIT Kanpur which usually enjoys the top most position among all the IITs is struggling to keep up with the charm. Among the top […]

Top Engineering Colleges that Offer You Best Hostels in India

After grueling preparation for engineering entrance exams, we finally secure a seat at a reasonably good engineering college, where we have to stay for at least four years to be able to get our coveted B.Tech degree. Here, we have dug our ex-Titians to find out which of the IITs, NITs and top engineering colleges […]