News for 'IIT Kharagpur'

Get an MBA from IIT-Kharagpur

Get an MBA from IIT-Kharagpur

Rediff.com12 Jan 2007

Vinod Gupta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, invites applications for admission to its two-year, full time, Master of Business Administration programme.

Google AI Bets Big On Indian Farms, Languages

Google AI Bets Big On Indian Farms, Languages

Rediff.com11 Jul 2025

Google says its AI models are being used across sectors in India, from improving maternal health programmes and streamlining patient-care to supporting agri-tech solutions and advancing the country's sovereign AI efforts.

UCLA shooting: IIT Kharagpur alumnus planned to kill another faculty member

UCLA shooting: IIT Kharagpur alumnus planned to kill another faculty member

Rediff.com3 Jun 2016

The Indian American gunman, who killed a University of California Los Angeles professor before killing himself, had also murdered his wife and planned to kill another faculty member, police said.

IIT faculties attack Kharagpur director for backing govt

IIT faculties attack Kharagpur director for backing govt

Rediff.com10 Jun 2012

The war within IITs over the Centre's 'one-nation one-test' proposal escalated on Sunday with faculties of all IITs attacking director of Kharagpur, Damodar Acharya, for his support to the government's move.

'Companies Will Be More Powerful Than Nations'

'Companies Will Be More Powerful Than Nations'

Rediff.com19 Aug 2025

'If you align your ambition with India's rise, the peak of your careers will unfold alongside the peak of India's power.'

Apply for PhD at the IIT-Kharagpur

Apply for PhD at the IIT-Kharagpur

Rediff.com3 Oct 2012

Read on to know more about how to apply for a PhD at the Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur and the programmes at the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani.

How Solving Mocks Helped JEE Toppers

How Solving Mocks Helped JEE Toppers

Rediff.com2 Jun 2025

Delhi Zone's Rajit Gupta scored 332 out of 360 marks to bag the top rank in the IIT Joint Entrance Exam (Advanced).

UCLA shooter Mainak Sarkar an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur

UCLA shooter Mainak Sarkar an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur

Rediff.com3 Jun 2016

The shooting prompted a complete lockdown of the campus and deployment of hundreds of police officers as well as federal agents.

IIT-Kgp revokes notice segregating veg, non-veg students

IIT-Kgp revokes notice segregating veg, non-veg students

Rediff.com12 Sep 2025

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur has withdrawn a notice that segregated seating arrangements in dining halls based on vegetarian and non-vegetarian food choices after criticism.

Shocking! 13,000 Student Suicides Annually

Shocking! 13,000 Student Suicides Annually

Rediff.com12 Sep 2025

...surpassing farmer suicides (11,000) in number. There is a 4 per cent annual increase in student suicides, double the national suicide rate (2 per cent).

IIT Madras, AIIMS Top NIRF List

IIT Madras, AIIMS Top NIRF List

Rediff.com13 Aug 2024

IIT Madras secured the top position out of the 10,885 institutes that took part in the NIRF's ninth edition.

IIT to soon produce doctors

IIT to soon produce doctors

Rediff.com22 Jun 2015

IIT Kharagpur set to be a one-stop-shop for all your parents' 'doctor-engineer' dreams! :-)

India Needs More Minds Like Suhas & Anjan

India Needs More Minds Like Suhas & Anjan

Rediff.com10 Jul 2025

These are 'hidden champions' of strategic research and innovation. They are worthy of emulation within Indian industry, and maybe even a Padma!, notes R Gopalakrishnan.

Campus Placements At IITs Getting Tough

Campus Placements At IITs Getting Tough

Rediff.com8 Jul 2024

Nearly 40 per cent of IITians sitting for placements in 2024 are yet to receive job offers, showing a doubling of the 'unplaced' in the last three years from 19 per cent in 2021-2022 to 38 per cent in 2023-2024.

Silent protest march by IIT faculty-alumni in Kolkata

Silent protest march by IIT faculty-alumni in Kolkata

Rediff.com20 Jul 2013

Over 400 faculty members and alumni went on a day's token hunger-strike at the IIT's Kharagpur campus on July 17 to press for their demand.

A family of IIT-ians!

A family of IIT-ians!

Rediff.com18 Aug 2006

Mumbai dabbawallahs charm IIT B-school

Mumbai dabbawallahs charm IIT B-school

Rediff.com16 Mar 2007

Students of the Vinod Gupta School of Management of IIT Kharagpur learnt the six-Sigma dabbawallah doctrine.

QS Rankings: 9 Indian Unis Make It To The Top 50

QS Rankings: 9 Indian Unis Make It To The Top 50

Rediff.com13 Mar 2025

Nine Indian universities and institutions have secured a place among the world's top 50 in the QS subject-wise rankings, with the Indian School of Mines (ISM) Dhanbad claiming the highest position at 20th globally for Engineering-Mineral and Mining. Despite the success, some top institutions, including three IITs, two IIMs and JNU, have experienced a drop in their rankings. The QS World University Rankings by Subject, in its 15th edition, highlight India's growing higher education ecosystem in terms of both size and quality.

IIT-Bombay inspires other IITs to move classes online

IIT-Bombay inspires other IITs to move classes online

Rediff.com29 Jun 2020

After IIT-Bombay, IITs at Madras, Kanpur and Kharagpur are evaluating options to move some or most of their courses online.

V Narayanan takes charge as ISRO chairman

V Narayanan takes charge as ISRO chairman

Rediff.com14 Jan 2025

Narayanan has a long and distinguished career at ISRO, having played a key role in several important missions, including Chandrayaan-2 and 3, and the Gaganyaan programme.

IIT to start intellectual property school

IIT to start intellectual property school

Rediff.com14 Dec 2005

IIT Kharagpur will start an institution on intellectual property laws to educate students on protection and exploitation of technological IP and it will known as Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Laws.

IT companies continue to reign at IITs

IT companies continue to reign at IITs

Rediff.com3 Dec 2009

On the second day of placements at the Indian Institutes of Technology, IIT Kharagpur saw IT biggies like Yahoo, Microsoft, and Adobe flock its campus, apart from companies like Amazon, JLLM, 3M and FICO.

IIT-KGP to offer short-term courses through video conferencing

IIT-KGP to offer short-term courses through video conferencing

Rediff.com24 Mar 2015

The modular courses of around ten hours will be conducted live through video conferencing at IIT Kharagpur campuses in Kolkata and Bhubaneswar.

Why I Approached The Supreme Court For An IIT Seat

Why I Approached The Supreme Court For An IIT Seat

Rediff.com26 Nov 2021

'IIT-Bombay is the most preferred institute for education in technology.' 'The environment is very good and I will be a good student and a better asset for the nation.'

IIT-KGP develops new male contraceptive

IIT-KGP develops new male contraceptive

Rediff.com28 Mar 2008

In what could be termed as a major innovation in the field of male contraception, the Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur (IIT-KGP) has invented a unique male contraceptive that can have a continued effect for 10 years. A single 60 mg injection can be effective for at least 10 years. A single dose, which may cost the manufacturer Rs 50, is expected to be marketed at close to Rs 200.

IIT-Madras is India's Top University

IIT-Madras is India's Top University

Rediff.com15 Jul 2022

Seven Indian Institutes of Technology -- IIT-Madras, IIT-Bombay, IIT-Delhi, IIT-Kanpur, IIT-Kharagpur, IIT-Roorkee and IIT-Guwahati -- figured in the top 10 in the overall rankings.

IIT placements: Where did the jobs go?

IIT placements: Where did the jobs go?

Rediff.com8 Dec 2016

The number of offers per recruiter has come down by anywhere between 10 and 20 per cent at different IITs.

IITs see highest pay packages

IITs see highest pay packages

Rediff.com18 Dec 2006

Having dominated the summer placement scene at IIMs, companies like McKinsey, Boston Consultancy Group and UBS showed up for the first time for placements at IIT Bombay.

IITs remain the big daddy of fund-raisers

IITs remain the big daddy of fund-raisers

Rediff.com14 Nov 2011

IIT Bombay has, over the last decade, generated Rs 200 crore (Rs 2 billion), only via donations from its alumni.

IITs advertise to fill faculty quota seats

IITs advertise to fill faculty quota seats

Rediff.com14 Dec 2009

The premier Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are gearing up to complete the implemention of the scheduled caste (SC), scheduled tribe (ST) and other backward classes (OBC) quota requirement for faculty positions from next year.

Huge vacancy of faculty in IITs, IIMs

Huge vacancy of faculty in IITs, IIMs

Rediff.com22 Apr 2010

Institutions have been employing suitable strategies to attract and retain quality faculty

IIT-KGP makes software to detect retinopathy

IIT-KGP makes software to detect retinopathy

Rediff.com28 Nov 2012

The disease, whose root cause is diabetes, can be detected as well as categorised by just scanning the retina and taking multiple frames of it, Chandan Chakrabarty of the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur said in Kolkata on Wednesday.

'Conducting JEE is critical': IIT directors

'Conducting JEE is critical': IIT directors

Rediff.com28 Aug 2020

'Further delay will do nothing other than the loss of a year and when there is loss of a year, think of next year you are having two first year batches.' 'Have the IIT system or similar institutions got the infrastructure to handle such a situation?'

IIM, IIT students turn mentors for aspirants

IIM, IIT students turn mentors for aspirants

Rediff.com11 Feb 2009

The programme is a free, student-driven initiative and independent of the admission process but is backed by the administration of these institutes. The programme is managed through either the institute website or a separate purpose-built website that matches the profile of mentors and aspirants based on the background and discipline.

Mamata seeks IIT help to boost Railways

Mamata seeks IIT help to boost Railways

Rediff.com10 Feb 2010

If necessary, she said, the Railways would provide scholarships. Banerjee, while inaugurating a railway reservation counter at Gariahat area, announced railway connectivity to Maoist-hit areas in West Midnapore and Purulia districts with introduction of two trains on February 13.

How this IITian became an anti-corruption crusader

How this IITian became an anti-corruption crusader

Rediff.com1 Feb 2012

An excerpt from The Game Changers, a book by IIT-Kharagpur students that outlines the life and times of 20 most successful IITians.

Faculty shortage worrisome at IITs

Faculty shortage worrisome at IITs

Rediff.com22 Dec 2018

With 2,269 vacancies, the IITs currently have one teacher for every 16 students.

World University Rankings: Non-IITs in Top 100

World University Rankings: Non-IITs in Top 100

Rediff.com11 Apr 2022

The Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences. The Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad. Vinay Umarji explains why these two universities have made India proud.