News for 'IIT'

IITs want to be accredited by statutory body

IITs want to be accredited by statutory body

Rediff.com13 Nov 2009

The IIT directors have told the government that they have no objection to accreditation of the institutes, but insisted that the accreditation agency should be a statutory and autonomous organisation.

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.

IIT-JEE: Only 2 papers this year

IIT-JEE: Only 2 papers this year

Rediff.com23 Mar 2007

The IIT has decided to restructure the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) to be held on April eight, and the test will now comprise two papers and not three as was the case last year.

3 IIT Kanpur students offered Rs 93 lakh package

3 IIT Kanpur students offered Rs 93 lakh package

Rediff.com4 Dec 2014

The Korean giant Samsung will be hiring them.

How to crack the IIT-JEE 2015

How to crack the IIT-JEE 2015

Rediff.com1 Dec 2014

Create a practical study plan. Read the questions cautiously. Use method of elimination.

Pan-IIT alumni against OBC quota

Pan-IIT alumni against OBC quota

Rediff.com16 Nov 2006

The organisation has written a letter to President Abdul Kalam and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying they are supportive of creating equal opportunity for all, but not in reservations.

Thomso Encore: IIT-Roorkee's annual fest

Thomso Encore: IIT-Roorkee's annual fest

Rediff.com23 Oct 2006

IIT Roorkee is organising its annual youth festival Thomso Encore 2006.

Now, IIT-Kharagpur offers a 'Make in India' course

Now, IIT-Kharagpur offers a 'Make in India' course

Rediff.com17 May 2015

A course on 'land acquisition, rehabilitation and environmental clearance of projects' is also being offered by IIT-Kharagpur.

Stand-off: Sibal to meet IIT faculty tomorrow

Stand-off: Sibal to meet IIT faculty tomorrow

Rediff.com1 Oct 2009

This comes against the backdrop of an ultimatum given by the IIT faculty to the HRD ministry for holding a joint meeting of ministry representatives and teachers before October one to resolve the issue.

'IIT education is a wonderful package'

'IIT education is a wonderful package'

Rediff.com8 Dec 2006

An interview with Kekoo Colah, executive director of Knight Frank (India) Pvt Ltd.

CBSE to announce IIT-JEE Main 2018 result on April 30

CBSE to announce IIT-JEE Main 2018 result on April 30

Rediff.com28 Apr 2018

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will announce the result for Paper I.

NEET paper leak: 'There must be a retest'

NEET paper leak: 'There must be a retest'

Rediff.com21 Jun 2024

'I do not think the scam is limited to 1,563 students. The number is too low to have caused such an inflation in the marks'

IIT Madras revs up for Saarang 2010

IIT Madras revs up for Saarang 2010

Rediff.com15 Jan 2010

Saarang 2010, the annual cultural festival of IIT Madras will be held at the IIT Madras campus between January 21-25.

IIT to come up near Hyderabad

IIT to come up near Hyderabad

Rediff.com27 Dec 2006

Andhra Pradesh now stands top in producing engineering graduates, compared with any other state in the country.

IIT coaching centres gear up to brace the new JEE

IIT coaching centres gear up to brace the new JEE

Rediff.com27 Oct 2011

Even as the official announcement of the new changes in the JEE exam is yet to be made, IIT coaching centres from across the country are already gearing up their strategies two months in advance.

IITs too make bad economic decisions: CAG

IITs too make bad economic decisions: CAG

Rediff.com27 Mar 2006

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.

Mumbai police records statements of Darshan Solanki's parents in Ahmedabad

Mumbai police records statements of Darshan Solanki's parents in Ahmedabad

Rediff.com16 Feb 2023

A three-member team from Powai police under whose jurisdiction the premier institute is located reached Solanki's home at Maninagar in Ahmedabad city in the morning, an official said.

Australian varsity, IIT-B in pact

Australian varsity, IIT-B in pact

Rediff.com7 Mar 2006

The Australian Monash University and Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai will set up the first Indo-Australian Research Institution at the Powai campus.

IIT alumni to improve ITIs, spur rural jobs

IIT alumni to improve ITIs, spur rural jobs

Rediff.com23 Dec 2008

The Indian Institute of Technology alumni is planning to create a new fund to support its various social projects. The projects are expected to create job opportunities for rural youth and transform India's Industrial Training Institutes.

IIT-M director appears before NCSC, asked to give fresh report

IIT-M director appears before NCSC, asked to give fresh report

Rediff.com8 Jun 2015

The National Commission for Scheduled Castes on Monday sought an additional report from the institution.

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.

8 'gazelles' demoted to 'cheetahs', 19 out of Hurun Unicorn Index 2023

8 'gazelles' demoted to 'cheetahs', 19 out of Hurun Unicorn Index 2023

Rediff.com28 Jun 2023

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.

Every IIT-ian has created 100 jobs: Survey

Every IIT-ian has created 100 jobs: Survey

Rediff.com11 Dec 2008

An Indian Institute of Technology survey says every IIT-ian has created 100 jobs and that every rupee spent on an IIT-ian has 'created an economic impact of Rs 50 at the global level, half of which is India's share'.

NVIDIA, IIT collaborate to develop supercomputer

NVIDIA, IIT collaborate to develop supercomputer

Rediff.com22 Dec 2012

Government has proposed major investments to upgrade the supercomputing infrastructure and develop a supercomputer.

Pay woes: IIT Madras faculty begins protest

Pay woes: IIT Madras faculty begins protest

Rediff.com6 Aug 2009

Around 450 members from IIT-M, besides the other seven IITs in the country, are resorting to the black badge protest. The association said on Wednesday that the present IIT pay-scales were neither commensurate with the required qualifications nor enough to attract fresh talent,even to well established IITs and that the faculty are 'frustrated with the inordinate delay' in implementing the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations.

IIT Topper: 'I watched a movie before the exam!'

IIT Topper: 'I watched a movie before the exam!'

Rediff.com30 May 2011

Prithvi Teja, the boy who topped the IIT-JEE this year reveals how he studied for the mother of all exams.

'IIT is about fundas'

'IIT is about fundas'

Rediff.com14 Dec 2006

IIT-ians share some common values -- even those from different IITs demonstrate these similarities. These are basically a down-to-earth approach, good work ethics and an application of our mind to problems and challenges.

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.

IIT researchers give up cushy jobs to join green revolution

IIT researchers give up cushy jobs to join green revolution

Rediff.com22 Apr 2015

Most of the land, in small fragments, was lying barren.

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.

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