IIT Bombay has, over the last decade, generated Rs 200 crore (Rs 2 billion), only via donations from its alumni.
...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).
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.
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.
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.
Institutions have been employing suitable strategies to attract and retain quality faculty
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.
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.
'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?'
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.
An excerpt from The Game Changers, a book by IIT-Kharagpur students that outlines the life and times of 20 most successful IITians.
With 2,269 vacancies, the IITs currently have one teacher for every 16 students.
The faculty of the Indian Institutes of Technology may be the most sought by the industry for consultancy work, but instead of getting paid for the job, they sometimes end up spending from their own pockets.
The placement season has brought in positive cheer for students at the IIT Kharagpur this year.
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.
IIT K opens admissions for it Masters programmes.
IIT-Bombay, IIT-Delhi, IISc-Bangalore are among top 200 in prestigious QS global rankings 2020.
IITs anticipate COVID-19 restrictions to impact international offers being extended by global recruiters.
Even as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addressed the 57th Annual Convocation and Launching of Diamond Jubilee of IIT, Kharagpur on Monday, some IIT students and others held a demonstration near the campus of the premier technical institute here in support of Anna Hazare's movement hours.
West Bengal government on Friday said it has roped in Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, to prepare a vision document and roadmap for effective implementation of e-governance schemes.
This was decided at a meeting of the professors held at IIT, Kharagpur, in Kolkata on Monday, a spokesman of the Faculty Council of the IITs said.
Internet networking company Cisco Systems on Monday announced the expansion of its IP converged network to IIT Kharagpur.
The Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay is the top Indian institute as per the Quacquarelli Symonds Graduate Employability Rankings 2022.
A three-member expert committee has recommended to the Union human resource development ministry, upgrading Banaras Hindu University's Information Technology Institute into a full-fledged Indian Institute of Technology.
Twelve universities from India feature in the top 100 of QS Rankings by Subject 2021.
Given the tonnes of sewage and filth that have accumulated in the Ganga over the years, this may seem to be a drop in the ocean.
For the first time, the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), Bombay and Delhi were ranked among QS top 50 engineering colleges in the world.
With the number of start-ups reaching the unicorn level falling drastically in 2023, the Hurun Unicorn Index said it has demoted eight gazelles - start-ups that were founded in 2000 and have the potential to go to unicorn in three years - to cheetahs.
The relaxation in the eligibility criterion pertaining to class 12 marks will be offered this year too, Nishank said.
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, which is placed 33rd this year.
'As one of his oldest teachers, my message to Sundar would be: Please try to connect at least 20 per cent of Indians to the Internet.'
Kharagpur IIT-ians, who have several firsts to their credit, have come out with a 10-point agenda to transform India into an economic power with 10-12 per cent annual growth.
'...but subjecting our heritage to rigorous evidence-based understanding.'
The photograph, a vintage, slightly sepia-toned one, shows a bunch of boys playing Holi. All the boys have colour in their hair and are seen dancing on a street even as one of them uses an empty bucket to thrash out a drum beat.
On the last day of the competition, Yash Vardhan and Shreya Agrawal bagged three gold medals each.
Among these, IIT Madras and IIT Gandhinagar run structured programmes where applications are invited from candidates outside campus.Vinay Umarji reports
Day 1 saw Microsoft make the highest number of offers while Intel emerged as one of the top recruiters on Day 2.
The decision to introduce vastu shastra as a part of the architecture curriculum at IIT-Kharagpur has polarised architects in the country. Nikita Puri reports.
