News for 'Madras Institute of Technology'

Google to spend $75 mn on women-led Indian startups

Google to spend $75 mn on women-led Indian startups

Rediff.com19 Dec 2022

Google is building voice and text search for over 100 Indian languages and will spend $75 million to support women-led startups in the country, said its CEO Sundar Pichai at the start of his visit to India - a nation that he saw as a big export economy. India, he said, will be a big export economy and it needs to create a balance between safeguarding citizens and enabling companies to innovate with its framework. Pichai first met Telecom and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and spoke at a Google for India 2022 event before calling on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Wow! It's raining job offers at the IITs this year

Wow! It's raining job offers at the IITs this year

Rediff.com28 Dec 2017

A total of 211 companies issued 763 offers to the students in the first phase which is the highest number of placement among any IITs across the country in this year.

IIT placements: Rs 1 crore-plus annual packages for grads

IIT placements: Rs 1 crore-plus annual packages for grads

Rediff.com1 Dec 2017

IT, e-commerce firms to raise the bar in recruitment, packages.

Edtech giant Byju's CBO Prathyusha Agarwal, two senior executives quit

Edtech giant Byju's CBO Prathyusha Agarwal, two senior executives quit

Rediff.com30 Aug 2023

Three senior executives have resigned from Byju's at a time when the most valuable edtech company has been trying to address challenges such as due diligence issues, legal battles with lenders, challenges in raising fresh capital, and a markdown in its valuation by investors. Prathyusha Agarwal, the chief business officer of Byju's, has quit, according to sources. They said Himanshu Bajaj, business head of Byju's tuition centres, and Mukut Deepak, business head for Class 4 to 10, have also moved on.

Know where your college stands in terms of performance

Know where your college stands in terms of performance

Rediff.com7 Jun 2017

Find out the ranking of various institutions based on MHRD's national institutional ranking framework.

Will Renaming India Change Our Lives?

Will Renaming India Change Our Lives?

Rediff.com26 Oct 2023

Debates on changing the name of India to Bharat continue to spark a crisis of identity without answering moot questions that stare us in the face. Ramesh Menon asks a few of those questions that do not have easy answers.

Jagadesh Kumar, whose term as JNU VC saw controversies, is new UGC chairman

Jagadesh Kumar, whose term as JNU VC saw controversies, is new UGC chairman

Rediff.com4 Feb 2022

JNU vice chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar, whose tenure was marred by controversies, has been appointed as chairman of the University Grants Commission.

2024 polls: BJP sets 60-seat target in South India

2024 polls: BJP sets 60-seat target in South India

Rediff.com1 Jan 2023

According to the party sources, the preparations are in full swing and seasoned BJP workers are being deployed on more than 50 seats.

At 1.39 crore, is this IITs' highest job offer this year?

At 1.39 crore, is this IITs' highest job offer this year?

Rediff.com3 Dec 2020

The likes of Microsoft and Cohesity have offered crore plus salaries to some students.

He wants to replace notebooks with tablets in schools

He wants to replace notebooks with tablets in schools

Rediff.com18 Jun 2013

30-year-old V Subramanian aims to revolutionise the education space with his new venture.

Sivan K named new ISRO chairman

Sivan K named new ISRO chairman

Rediff.com10 Jan 2018

The announcement comes two days ahead of the proposed historic launch of the ISRO's 100th satellite along with 30 others in a single mission from Sriharikota.

IIT-M suicide: HC suggests transfer of probe to CBI

IIT-M suicide: HC suggests transfer of probe to CBI

Rediff.com14 Dec 2019

The court took note of the suicides at IIT-Madras since 2006 and advised the institute to provide periodic counselling to students.

The best colleges in India for medicine, engineering, MBA

The best colleges in India for medicine, engineering, MBA

Rediff.com4 Apr 2018

The Ministry of Human Resource Development has released its ranking of national institutes for 2018.

Have you applied for JEE?

Have you applied for JEE?

Rediff.com24 Dec 2004

You need to take the JEE if you are looking for admission to undergraduate courses at the IITs.

Quiet Doesn't Flow The Cauvery

Quiet Doesn't Flow The Cauvery

Rediff.com18 Sep 2023

Today, with the Lok Sabha polls only months away, any inter-state dispute over the Cauvery water dispute has the potential to take more political turns than otherwise, predicts N Sathiya Moorthy.

Why this university's marks scam must worry you

Why this university's marks scam must worry you

Rediff.com6 Sep 2018

If a students fails an examination, first s/he applies for revaluation. The student then approaches 'brokers', either from among the teachers or outside the university. A student pays Rs 10,000 for the broker's assistance, which ensures that marks will be upwardly revised in the revalution.

Big Tech Is Rushing To Train AI In Local Languages

Big Tech Is Rushing To Train AI In Local Languages

Rediff.com21 Feb 2023

Indian mobile and Web consumers speak in 30 languages and around 1,600 dialects.

Placements: How IITs got the numbers this year

Placements: How IITs got the numbers this year

Rediff.com1 Jan 2018

This year, campuses placed most number of students in the first phase compared to past few years.

IIT placements: Will Microsoft offer Rs 1.2 crore salary this year too?

IIT placements: Will Microsoft offer Rs 1.2 crore salary this year too?

Rediff.com2 Dec 2020

IITs anticipate COVID-19 restrictions to impact international offers being extended by global recruiters.

DD official suspended over PM's speech?

DD official suspended over PM's speech?

Rediff.com2 Oct 2019

The prime minister had addressed the India Singapore Hackathon 2019 and the 56th Concvocation of IIT, Madras.

Oracle makes highest offer of Rs 93 lakh at IIT-Guwahati

Oracle makes highest offer of Rs 93 lakh at IIT-Guwahati

Rediff.com2 Dec 2016

Public sector firms presented interesting offers on Day Zero placements at the IITs.

Consortia of 7 IITs, ParisTech sign MoU

Consortia of 7 IITs, ParisTech sign MoU

Rediff.com7 Dec 2010

The seven IITs are Kharagpur, Bombay, Madras, Kanpur, Delhi, Guwahati and Roorkee and the consortium is headed by IIT Bombay director Devang Khakhar.

QS University Rankings 2016: IISc, 4 IITs among Asia's top 50

QS University Rankings 2016: IISc, 4 IITs among Asia's top 50

Rediff.com14 Jun 2016

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, which is placed 33rd this year.

TN girl who took NEET fight to SC commits suicide

TN girl who took NEET fight to SC commits suicide

Rediff.com1 Sep 2017

Anitha was reportedly upset after it became known that Tamil Nadu will not be exempted from the ambit of National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test.

NITTTR's MTech and ME degrees

NITTTR's MTech and ME degrees

Rediff.com12 Aug 2008

The National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research invites applications for Master of Technology in Human Resource Development (MTech HRD) and Master of Engineering Education (ME Ed).

Former president A P J Abdul Kalam passes away

Former president A P J Abdul Kalam passes away

Rediff.com27 Jul 2015

Former president A P J Abdul Kalam was admitted to a hospital in Shillong following a sudden illness on Monday.

Get ready for Indian Army's new uniform on Jan 15

Get ready for Indian Army's new uniform on Jan 15

Rediff.com13 Jan 2022

Like most army combat uniforms, this one has been designed to serve two requirements: First, protection against harsh climatic conditions, including extreme heat and cold. Second, the need to provide soldiers' outfits with field camouflage, so as to increase his battlefield survivability.

Alert: IIT-JEE 2010 details announced

Alert: IIT-JEE 2010 details announced

Rediff.com3 Nov 2009

Applications are invited for IIT Joint Entrance Examination 2010 for admission to undergraduate programmes at Indian Institutes of Technologies located at Bhubaneswar, Bombay (Mumbai), Delhi, Gandhinagar, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras (Chennai), Mandi, Patna, Punjab, Rajasthan and Roorkee

The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

Rediff.com24 Jun 2023

The dinner Jill Biden and her husband US President Joe Biden hosted for Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, June 22, at the White House brought together, Indians and Americans from so many firmaments.

5 SUPER COOL courses you should pursue in 2020

5 SUPER COOL courses you should pursue in 2020

Rediff.com19 Dec 2019

Did you know that ethical hackers earn anything between Rs 800 to Rs 1,000 per hour?

And the best Indian university is...

And the best Indian university is...

Rediff.com3 Apr 2017

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore has been ranked at the top in the annual national rankings released by the HRD ministry.

IIT results: Hyderabad boy tops IIT-JEE 2011

IIT results: Hyderabad boy tops IIT-JEE 2011

Rediff.com25 May 2011

Announcing the results, Director of IIT Kanpur Prof Sanjay Govind Dhande said that IIT Madras zone aspirant Immadi Purudhavi Tej topped the prestigious examination followed by Shubham Mehta of IIT Bombay zone who got the second rank.

NRIs: Pop Nationalism To Identity Supremacy

NRIs: Pop Nationalism To Identity Supremacy

Rediff.com21 Oct 2023

Brand India's societal divisions and distortions have remained as much relevant in 'liberal' America and Europe as it still is in the structurally stratified Indian society of the 21st century, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

Job Offers: 2nd Gen IITs score big

Job Offers: 2nd Gen IITs score big

Rediff.com14 Dec 2020

Some of the second-generation IITs have seen more job offers from the start of the first phase of final placements to date than compared to the previous year.

Leadership prog for execs

Leadership prog for execs

Rediff.com12 Jun 2007

IIM-IITK invites applications to the Post Graduate Programme for Executives for Visionary Leadership in Manufacturing.

IISc, IIT-M, IIM-A top HRD ministry ranking

IISc, IIT-M, IIM-A top HRD ministry ranking

Rediff.com3 Apr 2018

In the university category, IISc stood first, followed by JNU and BHU.

IIT-ians' boon for kids with cerebral palsy

IIT-ians' boon for kids with cerebral palsy

Rediff.com25 Sep 2010

Ajit Narayan and his IIT-Madras colleagues at Invention Labs have created a device that lends voice to children with cerebral palsy!

It's raining placements at IITs this year

It's raining placements at IITs this year

Rediff.com2 Dec 2015

Oracle, Google and Microsoft offered plum international offers to students at leading IITs in the country.

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.

This IIT student cracked the perfect GRE score

This IIT student cracked the perfect GRE score

Rediff.com24 Oct 2019

Taher Poonawala, 20, a student of IIT-Madras from Mumbai reveals his study secrets.