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VNIT Nagpur: Why to Join It and Why to Avoid It?

The National Insitutite of Technology, Nagpur or VNIT Nagpur is one of the first six Regional Engineering Colleges in the country.  It was given the status of a National Institute of Technology (NIT) in 2007.  The NIT Nagpur campus is spread over a total area of 215 acres. The institution offers the following streams in […]

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

The National Institute of Technology, Goa is one of the ten institutions granted NIT status in 2010.  Like the rest of the NITs, it has been granted the status of an Institution of National importance.  The first batch of students was admitted in 2010-11, which means that the first batch of engineers will pass out […]

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

Established in 1961, National Institute of Technology Calicut or NIT-C was known as Calicut Regional Engineering College/ CREC, until 2002. The college is among the very few institutions in the country to host a Supercomputer of its own. NITC was ranked 5 by the India Today Best Engineering colleges 2012. In rankings limited to government institutes, NITC was ranked 18 by […]

Angry Sachin Fans Ask “Who is Maria Sharapova!”

Have you checked Maria Sharapova’s Fan page on Facebook? If the answer is no, then you are missing out on a juicy piece of patriotism! Apparently Maria Sharapova had revealed that she doesn’t know who Sachin Tendulkar is. But she doesn’t need to worry, we all have decided to enlighten her. So her Facebook wall […]

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

One of the top NITs in India, NIT Warangal is the only NIT considered to be at par with the IITs. It is consistently ranked among the Top engineering colleges of India. National Institute of Technology, Warangal or NIT-W was the first among the regional engineering colleges in India and has carved its niche as […]

Post- Mortem of Orkut’s Demise: Suicide or Murder?

Orkut! The name rings a bell, doesn’t it? The golden times when you were exposed to the bare private chats happening on the walls of your friends! Oh, we could spend hours reading those. And albums? We could check out any random albums. And dating with strangers? We could add so many interesting people with […]

Inspirational Movies for Teachers! Which One Would You Gift Yours?

I remember when I was in school, during an Annual Day function, a chief guest asked the students, “Who amongst you all want to become a teacher?” Only one hand was raised. The chief guest called that boy on stage and told everyone, “He is that sun who will illuminate a thousand of stars like […]

CBSE Extends Deadline for Class 12 Marks Confirmation

Over 12 lakh aspirants who appeared for the JEE Main 2014 have been waiting for the release of the all-India rankings by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will have to wait a little longer for the results to be announced.  The CBSE has extended the deadline for confirmation of the Class 12 marks […]

Open letter for changes in the rules and regulation systems in NITs

Amidst in the huge number of cases on favoritism and corruption that is existing in several National Institute of Technology(s), a letter has been written by one of the former NIT students to Smriti Irani. In this open letter to the HRD Ministry, NIT, she asked for stringent action against those responsible for the downfall […]