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Kshitij 2010: IIT Kharagpur's annual fest

Kshitij 2010: IIT Kharagpur's annual fest

Rediff.com29 Dec 2009

: Kshitij 2010 will be conducted from January 28 to January 31 at IIT Kharagpur.

Tata Institute warns students against protesting Ram temple consecration

Tata Institute warns students against protesting Ram temple consecration

Rediff.com21 Jan 2024

The student union of TISS denied that any protest is being organised.

IIT-Madras research park by 2007

IIT-Madras research park by 2007

Rediff.com24 Apr 2006

IIT-Madras on Monday signed an agreement with Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd for joint research in design of boilers and other engineering areas, even as it said its Rs 100-crore (Rs 1 billion) Research Park would be ready by February 2007.

Autonomy of IITs will remain intact: PM to Federation

Autonomy of IITs will remain intact: PM to Federation

Rediff.com15 Jun 2012

The federation has contended that the common entrance test for admission to the undergraduate programme to the IITs and other Centrally-funded institutes will undermine the autonomous status enjoyed by the IITs.

India's 3rd Covid wave likely to peak on Jan 23: IIT prof

India's 3rd Covid wave likely to peak on Jan 23: IIT prof

Rediff.com19 Jan 2022

Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata have already reached their peak in case numbers in the past seven days, said Manindra Agrawal, a professor at IIT Kanpur and one of the researchers associated with the Sutra Covid model.

IIT Roorkee to develop IT park

IIT Roorkee to develop IT park

Rediff.com6 Sep 2006

Third Covid wave in India may peak in early Feb: IIT-Kanpur study

Third Covid wave in India may peak in early Feb: IIT-Kanpur study

Rediff.com24 Dec 2021

The third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India may peak by February 3, 2022, claims a modelling study by researchers at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.

System-on-chip: IIT achieves breakthrough

System-on-chip: IIT achieves breakthrough

Rediff.com22 Apr 2009

IIT Bombay and Infineon Technologies on Wednesday said they had jointly achieved a major breakthrough in integration of high voltage functionality for advanced CMOS technologies.

IIT faculty hunger strike unfortunate: Joshi

IIT faculty hunger strike unfortunate: Joshi

Rediff.com24 Sep 2009

Over 1,500 teachers of the elite institutes have gone on a hunger strike today as the HRD ministry has not responded to their demands, including withdrawal of 40 per cent cap on promotion of professors to senior grade.

Sibal asks IITs to include medicine, law

Sibal asks IITs to include medicine, law

Rediff.com1 Jul 2009

Seeking to take forward reforms in education, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal on Wednesday asked the IITs to expand into new areas like medicine and law and evolve a framework in this regard.

Do we need more IITs?

Do we need more IITs?

Rediff.com17 Oct 2003

Will the creation of more IITs -- which have spawned some of the best brains in the world -- add to India's technological prowess? Or will they dilute their exclusiveness?

Centre places Jio Institute, yet to be opened, on par with IITs, IISc

Centre places Jio Institute, yet to be opened, on par with IITs, IISc

Rediff.com10 Jul 2018

The UGC defended Jio Institute's inclusion on the grounds that it was selected under rules for greenfield institutions. According to officials, 11 such institutions had applied for the IoE tag and Jio was selected from among them.

Delhi govt plans artificial rain to curb air pollution

Delhi govt plans artificial rain to curb air pollution

Rediff.com8 Nov 2023

IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said that inducing artificial rain can only be attempted when there are clouds or moisture available.

New IITs: A report card

New IITs: A report card

Rediff.com27 Dec 2005

IIT JEE:  Chemistry model papers solved!

IIT JEE: Chemistry model papers solved!

Rediff.com15 Mar 2010

SmartLearn presents video tutorials on how to crack the Chemistry section of IIT JEE 2010.

Is brand IIT your destination?

Is brand IIT your destination?

Rediff.com28 Jun 2006

IIT meet: A star-studded affair

IIT meet: A star-studded affair

Rediff.com16 Oct 2009

The 7th global conference with the theme, entreprenurship and innovation in a global economy, took place from October 9 to October 11. The graduates from the Indian Institute of Technology are spread across the globe but nowhere have they made as much name and and impact as in the US.

IIT prof among new members on NSE board

IIT prof among new members on NSE board

Rediff.com27 Feb 2020

Naved Masood, former secretary in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Sebi board member; TV Mohandas Pai, chairman of Manipal Global Education and Dinesh Kanabar, CEO, Dhruva Advisors have ceded their position on the NSE board following end of their tenure.

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'

Is IIT Kanpur losing its charm to Delhi and Mumbai?

Is IIT Kanpur losing its charm to Delhi and Mumbai?

Rediff.com7 Jul 2014

Among the first 100 candidates who cleared the IIT-JEE this year, only two successful candidates have chosen Kanpur.

First the IITs, now IAS & Olympiads

First the IITs, now IAS & Olympiads

Rediff.com7 Jul 2009

After achieving 100-per cent success for two consecutive years, the founder of the revolutionary 'Super-30' concept for training economically backward students to crack the IIT selection process, wants his model to be replicated in other streams of education.

Last minute tips to crack IIT-JEE Advanced

Last minute tips to crack IIT-JEE Advanced

Rediff.com14 May 2018

Steer clear of new concepts. Attempt more mocks and sample papers.

Selection of IIT directors is like 'running a lottery': Kakodkar

Selection of IIT directors is like 'running a lottery': Kakodkar

Rediff.com22 May 2015

Breaking his silence, Chairman of Bombay Indian Institute of Technology board of governors Anil Kakodkar on Friday said he had resigned because he did not want to be part of the selection process of IIT directors which was "too casual" and "running a lottery".

IIT-Indore student bags Rs 1.7 crore package from Google

IIT-Indore student bags Rs 1.7 crore package from Google

Rediff.com15 Dec 2014

A 21-year-old B Tech student of IIT Indore has bagged a job with Google at an annual salary package of Rs 1.7 crore, one of the highest packages offered by the US-based internet giant during campus placements at the premier institutes.

Soon a satellite to pre-empt earthquakes, courtesy IIT-Madras

Soon a satellite to pre-empt earthquakes, courtesy IIT-Madras

Rediff.com22 Apr 2015

IIT-M plans to meet the next milestone of its earth satellite project by the end of this year.

Nobel laureate Ramakrishnan failed IIT test

Nobel laureate Ramakrishnan failed IIT test

Rediff.com5 Jan 2010

Venkataraman Ramakrishnan won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2009 but decades ago, he failed to clear the entrance tests for both the IITs and a reputed medical college. At a public lecture at the Indian Institute of Science campus in Bengaluru, he recalled his journey from Baroda, where he went to school and college, before moving to Ohio University for his PhD. He shifted to Baroda from Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu when he was three.

Modi-Kejriwal battle splits IIT Varanasi

Modi-Kejriwal battle splits IIT Varanasi

Rediff.com28 Mar 2014

The fight between Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal and BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for supremacy in this temple town has divided students of IIT, Varanasi into two camps who will campaign for their chosen candidate in their own ways.

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.

Pan-IIT: Idea is to inspire more people

Pan-IIT: Idea is to inspire more people

Rediff.com9 Dec 2008

Chat with Ram Krishnan on the Pan-IIT 2008 event.

What were Shankar, Eshaan, Loy, Farhan doing at IIT-K?

What were Shankar, Eshaan, Loy, Farhan doing at IIT-K?

Rediff.com7 Apr 2018

Reader Faran Shakeel sends us a picture.

'IIT alumni's success is phenomenal, but. . .'

'IIT alumni's success is phenomenal, but. . .'

Rediff.com21 May 2005

Sudhakar V Shenoy, founder, chairman and CEO, Information Management Consultants, Inc, says 'if we do not pull up the next generation, we would have failed.'

New IIT for Kerala soon: Chandy

New IIT for Kerala soon: Chandy

Rediff.com28 Mar 2005

The Centre has agreed to consider the Kerala government's request for establishing an Indian Institute of Technology centre in the state, Chief Minister, Oommen Chandy told the assembly on Monday.

IDEAZ '08: The PAN IIT Business Idea Challenge

IDEAZ '08: The PAN IIT Business Idea Challenge

Rediff.com21 Aug 2008

E-Cell IIT Bombay's 'The Pan IIT Business Ideas Challenge' where brains across all the IITs come together in a clash of ideas. It's about an idea for an enterprise at its inception. Ideas of products, services, innovations, changes that very possibly are the trends of tomorrow.

It won't be easy for start-ups to hire from IITs

It won't be easy for start-ups to hire from IITs

Rediff.com13 Aug 2015

Being a start-up backed by marquee funds will no longer be enough to seek a placement slot at the Indian Institutes of Technology.

IITs need to take more foreign students: S Ramadorai

IITs need to take more foreign students: S Ramadorai

Rediff.com29 Oct 2012

As India is largely a technology importer, Ramadorai said the trend needs to be reversed with the close interaction IITs and Indian industry.

Sanskritising the IITs

Sanskritising the IITs

Rediff.com9 Mar 2004

Abhishek's dad is a NREGA worker. He's now in IIT

Abhishek's dad is a NREGA worker. He's now in IIT

Rediff.com4 Oct 2016

'Whenever I felt like giving up, I'd think about my father.' 'I think about all the hardships he'd undergone to put me in a good school and give me the best of coaching.'

IIT Kanpur develops anti-hacking system

IIT Kanpur develops anti-hacking system

Rediff.com23 Feb 2009

Pravin Bhagwat, a member of the team which developed the technology, said that after the Ahmedabad bomb blasts where terrorists hacked the wi-fi system of an American in Mumbai, security agencies did not think of securing government and business organisations where a large number of wi-fi systems were installed. A terror e-mail claiming responsibility for the Ahmedabad bomb blasts was sent to some private new channels on July 27 from US national Haywood's computer.

IITs offer Modi lifeline to save Ganga

IITs offer Modi lifeline to save Ganga

Rediff.com17 Apr 2015

A report submitted by the consortium of seven Indian Institutes of Technology on way to rejuvenate the Ganga river is at heart of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious plan to restore the glory of the river.

Alert: Management at IIT Kharagpur

Alert: Management at IIT Kharagpur

Rediff.com26 Mar 2004

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