Indian Institute Of Technology

Dheeraj Saini (22) from Haryana, a final-year B.Tech student of electrical engineering, had not stepped out of his room no. 123 at Hostel-1.

IIT Roorkee revises PG curriculum in line with National Education Policy

In the new curriculum, the students will be mandatorily required to earn credits through laboratory and project work in an attempt to make learning interesting and problem-solving oriented

IIT Guwahati strengthens international collaboration with universities in Canada, Japan

These partnerships were solidified during the 3-day event, the ‘Japan-NER Bioeconomic Technology Cooperation Symposium 2024’ (JNBTCS-2024), being hosted by IIT Guwahati from March 3, 2024 to March 5.

In Charts | The declining popularity of engineering courses

According to the World Economic Forum, only one in five engineering graduates from India are employable.

IIT Madras to establish Rs 100 crore Innovation & Entrepreneurship fund

The premier city-based institute said it is also planning to ensure that at least five of its Centers of Excellence rank among the top three in the world in their respective fields.

IIT Kharagpur to set up institute in Malaysia

The IIT Director also said the institute had compiled a compendium of 75 innovations, wrought by its staff and researchers.

IIT Guwahati needs to nurture other institutes in North East: President Droupadi Murmu

President Droupadi Murmu was speaking after virtually inaugurating and laying the foundation stones for various central and state projects from the campus of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati.

India@75: It’s time to evaluate the IITs, one of independent India's proudest achievements

As India celebrates 75 years of independence, it’s also time to address two serious problems that the IIT system has been facing for many years now.

73 of India’s 100 unicorns have at least one founder from IIT

A majority of India’s 100 unicorns, most of which were crowned unicorns only over the last two years, have founders with an IIT background.

India to set up first IIT abroad in UAE under newly inked trade deal

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal held a bilateral meeting with a delegation from the UAE on February 18 and signed the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).

Samsung India grants scholarships to 544 Navodaya Vidyalaya students attending IITs, NITs

The selection of first-year applicants is based on their All India Rank (AIR) in JEE Main, however, to get renewal students are required to maintain a Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) or Cumulative Grade Point Average (CPGA) rating of 5 or above.

Womens Day 2021: Startups and VCs improving on gender parity but miles to go

In 2020, out of India’s top 150 funded startups, 16.7% had a female founder and co-founder, compared to 10% in 2017, according to Venture Intelligence

4-member panel to decide new site for IIT campus in Goa: CM Pramod Sawant

Bowing to public pressure, the Goa government last week announced that the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) campus, which was proposed to set up at Shel-Melaulim village in Sattari taluka of North Goa district, will be shifted to another part of the coastal state.

QS Asia University Rankings 2021 released: Three IITs in top 50, none in top 10

The three IITs that have made it to the top 50 in the QS Asia University Ranking 2021 are IIT Bombay (IIT-B), IIT Delhi (IIT-D), and IIT Madras (IIT-M). However, no Indian institute could make it to the top 10 of the QS list for 2021.

Travellers from Dubai, UK contributed maximum COVID-19 importations into India: IIT study

According to the research, which has been published in the Journal of Travel Medicine, COVID-19 got induced into Indian states mainly due to international travels.

Researchers at IIT-Hyderabad develop low-cost test kit that detects COVID-19 within 20 minutes

The team has conducted clinical trials and has sought approval from the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR).

Coronavirus impact | IITs to grade students based on past results, hold viva on video calls

IIT Kharagpur has planned to replace the end semester exam with other evaluation systems such as past performance, marks secured in mid-semester exams, assignments, and viva-voce.

Coronavirus impact | IITs, IIITs to not raise tuition fee for 2020-21 academic year: HRD Minister

The Centre has asked these institutes to continue levying the existing fees for all the courses they are offering for the academic year 2020-21.

Weak students in IITs can now exit in three years with a B.Sc in Engineering

An estimated 9 lakh students take each cycle of the JEE (main), which is held twice a year. Of them, only 13,500 get a seat in the premiere institutes

Nearly 2.5K students, mostly from reserved category, drop out of IITs in two years

1,171 of the total number of students who dropped out in the past two years belonged to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Class categories.

Stray cow walked into IIT-B classroom during a test

The incident occurred during a test on Saturday at one of the lecture halls on the first floor of the Lecture Hall Complex building, claimed one student.

IIT Madras students build robot that can detect cracks in railway tracks

The robot is equipped with ultrasonic and infrared sensors to collect data that is then sent to a micro-controller

Four Indian institutes of Technology among top 20 BRICS universities

The QS BRICS University Rankings 2018 feature 300 top universities from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. This year 65 Indian universities are on the list.

IIT placements start on a high note; 3 bag over Rs 1 cr paydays

The recruiters from day one of placement season included names like Microsoft India, Oracle India, Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse. It also included start-ups like Uber India

ReNew inks MoU with IIT Delhi to set up research facility

Under the MOU, ReNew Power and IITD will establish a Chair in the area of Renewable Energy and Storage with representatives from both the entities. The collaboration will jointly propose research and training programmes for representatives of both ReNew and IIT Delhi to lead or participate in.