News for 'The Institution of Engineering and Technology'

Want original thinkers? Discourage rote learning, says AICTE chairman

Want original thinkers? Discourage rote learning, says AICTE chairman

Rediff.com3 May 2018

"The need of the hour in Indian education system is to create the awareness around academic integrity" said Prof Anil Sahasrabudhe, chairman, All India Council for Technical Education.

Fewer jobs, flat salary blues for techies in campus hiring

Fewer jobs, flat salary blues for techies in campus hiring

Rediff.com19 Oct 2016

'Over the next two to three years, hiring will come down further.' 'You will see the industry intake of freshers go down to 150,000 from the current 200,000.'

New robot to handle hazardous work

New robot to handle hazardous work

Rediff.com18 Aug 2005

Why are Indian B-schools shutting down?

Why are Indian B-schools shutting down?

Rediff.com23 May 2018

The number of management colleges has dropped from 3,609 in 2014-15 to 3,264 in 2017-18.

What India's IT firms are looking for in prospective employees

What India's IT firms are looking for in prospective employees

Rediff.com30 May 2017

AI, cloud computing, data analytics are a few areas companies are looking for proficiency in

JEE Mains 2020: What students said after exams

JEE Mains 2020: What students said after exams

Rediff.com2 Sep 2020

'Initially I was fearing that I may come in contact with the virus but when I reached the centre I gained confidence'

Tips to STAND OUT in the job market

Tips to STAND OUT in the job market

Rediff.com30 Mar 2012

In an online chat with Get Ahead reader Shekhar Sanyal, Country Head, Institution of Engineering and Technology for India discussed career opportunities for fresh engineers. He also gave them advice on how they could make an impression in the job market.

VNIT announces MTech programmes

VNIT announces MTech programmes

Rediff.com11 Jun 2008

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (Nagpur) opens admissions to its full-time MTech programmes for 2008-10.

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! :-)

Student counselling for careers in avionics

Student counselling for careers in avionics

Rediff.com13 Jun 2008

The Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology is organising Student Counselling for admission to its courses.

IIT B-schools lack IIM allure

IIT B-schools lack IIM allure

Rediff.com26 Mar 2008

Despite being the leader in technical education in the country, IITs are still regarded less than first grade when it comes to providing business education. Even as they work to create a pool of technical experts with good management skills, the most coveted engineering institutes of the country -- the Indian Institutes of Technology -- are not the first choice for management programmes.

Your IT job at risk? Here's a survival guide

Your IT job at risk? Here's a survival guide

Rediff.com21 Mar 2017

Software employees can opt for company-run programmes, online courses, boot camps to upgrade skills.

The Girl Who Flew Across The World

The Girl Who Flew Across The World

Rediff.com18 Aug 2022

'I've always wanted to be a pilot; setting records is the icing on the cake.'

6 professors awarded Infosys Prize 2019 for science and research

6 professors awarded Infosys Prize 2019 for science and research

Rediff.com7 Nov 2019

The annual award includes a pure gold medal, a citation and a prize purse worth $ 100,000 or its equivalent in the Indian rupees.

Jamia Milia Islamia among top 10 universities in India

Jamia Milia Islamia among top 10 universities in India

Rediff.com12 Jun 2020

It is the first time that the JMI has been placed among the top 10 universities in the (HRD) Ministry's National Institutional Ranking Framework rankings.

IIT-Bombay to set up campus in Gujarat

IIT-Bombay to set up campus in Gujarat

Rediff.com26 Jul 2006

Gujarat is all set to get a satellite campus of the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay.\n

How India's handset makers are planning a comeback

How India's handset makers are planning a comeback

Rediff.com30 Oct 2020

At least two of them - Lava and Micromax - are arming themselves against the Chinese rivals which made them insignificant in the local market over the past few years.

An IITian takes charge of the telecom ministry

An IITian takes charge of the telecom ministry

Rediff.com7 Jul 2016

Manoj Sinha, earlier minister of state for railways, will be tasked to conduct the auction and deal with issues like net neutrality.

US presidential award for 3 Indian American scientists

US presidential award for 3 Indian American scientists

Rediff.com24 Jul 2012

United States President Barack Obama has named three Indian American scientists among 96 researchers as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers.

Dear Mayank: It's my first job. Please help!

Dear Mayank: It's my first job. Please help!

Rediff.com10 Mar 2021

HR guru Mayank Rautela has some suggestions.

PG programmes at NIT-Durgapur

PG programmes at NIT-Durgapur

Rediff.com17 Apr 2007

National Institute of Technology, Durgapur invites applications to its various MTech courses for the session 2007-2008.

School celebrates Pichai's appointment

School celebrates Pichai's appointment

Rediff.com12 Aug 2015

During assembly in the morning students held up posters.

India-born Arvind Krishna elected CEO of IBM

India-born Arvind Krishna elected CEO of IBM

Rediff.com31 Jan 2020

Krishna's appointment as head of the global IT giant adds to the growing list of Indian-origin executives at the helm of some of the biggest multinational companies. Krishna joins the club that includes Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga, PepsiCo's former CEO Indra Nooyi and Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen.

Hari Bhartia is new CII president

Hari Bhartia is new CII president

Rediff.com12 May 2010

B Muthuraman, vice chairman, Tata Steel, has been elected as the vice president of CII.

How Tech Is Tackling Knotty HR Problems

How Tech Is Tackling Knotty HR Problems

Rediff.com2 Mar 2022

Tech is also being used to stem resignations, which have recorded a rise amid COVID-19.

Indian IT firms lift lid on hiring

Indian IT firms lift lid on hiring

Rediff.com13 Oct 2009

IT companies hire an average of 50 students each from engineering campuses and 20 students from management institutes. Headhunters confirm that many of the IT companies have given them mandates for hiring over the next couple of quarters. "We have seen an uptick in the hiring patterns among the IT firms. We ourselves have received good mandates from firms like Infosys and others.

A young engineer from BITS is helping farmers in remote villages of MP

A young engineer from BITS is helping farmers in remote villages of MP

Rediff.com15 Jun 2015

Parth Gupta quit a good corporate job to work for the welfare of farmers in rural Madhya Pradesh.

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.

Park Group plans aerospace academy

Park Group plans aerospace academy

Rediff.com16 Jan 2006

The Park Group of Institutions has tied up with Link Aero Technologies of Malaysia and Groupe Aviation of Bangalore to set up an aviation and aerospace academy of higher engineering in Coimbatore, at an outlay of $10 million.\n\n

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.

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).

Facebook offers Rs 1.34 crore to Allahabad student

Facebook offers Rs 1.34 crore to Allahabad student

Rediff.com29 Mar 2012

Social networking giant Facebook has hired an engineering student here for a fat annual pay package of Rs 1.34 crore, one of the biggest offers made to alumnus of any technical institution of the country.

IIT exam row resolved; advance test from 2013

IIT exam row resolved; advance test from 2013

Rediff.com28 Jun 2012

The decision was taken at a meeting of the IIT Council by representatives from the government and directors of 16 institutes held on June 27.

All pending IIT petitions transferred to Supreme Court

All pending IIT petitions transferred to Supreme Court

Rediff.com25 Jul 2013

Reacting to a petition filed by the organising chairman of Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) (advanced) 2013, IIT-Delhi, the Supreme Court ordered the transfer of all petitions related to the IIT admissions that were pending in the Andhra Pradesh High Court to itself.

DRDO fights Covid, without ignoring defence research

DRDO fights Covid, without ignoring defence research

Rediff.com22 May 2021

As remarkable as DRDO's contribution in containing and treating COVID-19 has been, its success over the last 15 months has been in its primary role of developing conventional defence equipment and technologies.

6 states move SC seeking review of order on NEET, JEE

6 states move SC seeking review of order on NEET, JEE

Rediff.com29 Aug 2020

The review plea has been filed by ministers from West Bengal (Moloy Ghatak), Jharkhand (Rameshwar Oraon), Rajasthan (Raghu Sharma), Chhattisgarh (Amarjeet Bhagat), Punjab (B S Sidhu) and Maharashtra (Uday Ravindra Sawant).

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.

'Few Indians do world-class research in India'

'Few Indians do world-class research in India'

Rediff.com7 Oct 2008

Romesh Wadhwani, founder of the Symphony Technology Group and the Wadhwani Foundation, which promotes the National Entrepreneurship Network, says our best scientists and researchers do not do their research in India because of the many obstacles they face; from the lack of focus on research to lack of equipment and supplies.

B K Birla, a doyen of Indian industry is no more

B K Birla, a doyen of Indian industry is no more

Rediff.com3 Jul 2019

Birla was the chairman of Century Textiles and Industries and had been active in business since the age of 15. He was instrumental in a slew of business initiatives, starting with his stint as the chairman of Kesoram Industries.