November 24th, 2008 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
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Chennai, Nov 24 (IANS) The alumni of the seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) now in senior positions in industry and government across the world have a total budgetary responsibility of $885 ...
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November 24th, 2008 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The faculty members and the alumni of the premier Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have expressed opposition to any plan to start medical courses in the institutions, ...
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November 23rd, 2008 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Concerned over a possible erosion in its brand name, scores of alumni of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) criticised the government for bringing in student reservation ...
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November 19th, 2008 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) They gave up plush jobs to jump into politics two years ago - something not too many Indian professionals do. The party that 20 alumni of the ...
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October 14th, 2008 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday held that the seats reserved for backward category students in the state-run higher educational institutions but left vacant due to their paucity must ...
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September 9th, 2008 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) The central health ministry has roped in three Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) to test tobacco products of their toxic contents and help the ministry in regulating ...
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August 26th, 2008 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) All the 13 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to exempt them from having to implement quota in their faculty, drawing parallels ...
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August 26th, 2008 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
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Guwahati, Aug 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today said that science and technology are going to be the centre points in tomorrows world and the focus should be on ...
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August 24th, 2008 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The Education sector must be provided with appropriate tax exemptions that would help it attract more investment, said an industry lobby report released Sunday. In its ...
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August 19th, 2008 - 9:46 am ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) The Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) and the Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) will help the government in implementing its flagship rural employment scheme.Besides the IITs and ...
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August 15th, 2008 - 9:19 am ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) A Skill Development Corp will be set up to train youths with active participation of the corporate sector, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced here Friday. "India will ...
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August 14th, 2008 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
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By Prashant K. Nanda
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) The 13 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) battling a severe faculty crunch are set to go on a global hunt to appoint "quality young ...
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August 13th, 2008 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) As many as 66 reserved seats are falling vacant in the six new Indian Institutes of Technology this year and all these will be accommodated during the ...
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August 12th, 2008 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Officials of the 13 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), including the six new, are meeting Wednesday to discuss how to fill up some of the reserved seats ...
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August 10th, 2008 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
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By Prashant K. Nanda
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Industry professionals who aspire to rub shoulders with students of the elite Indian Institutes of Technology and upgrade their skills now have a chance ...
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August 9th, 2008 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) have successfully implemented reservation for students of the Other Backward Classes (OBCs), while the ...
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August 8th, 2008 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
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Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Friday urged the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) to address the problems of the rural areas of the country by producing cutting edge solutions for ...
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August 8th, 2008 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
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By Prashant K. Nanda
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Quotas in the selection of Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) faculty are unlikely to be implemented this academic year as these premier tech-schools want ...
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August 4th, 2008 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The power sector should double its growth rate to gain power sufficiency, Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said here Monday. Shinde made his comments at the inauguration ...
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August 2nd, 2008 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi/Ahmedabad/Kanpur, Aug 2 (IANS) India Saturday opened two new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) as part of plans to add eight such institutes, though both will have to wait for a ...
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August 2nd, 2008 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) As plans to set up eight more Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) take off, the IIT Rajasthan was inaugurated Saturday by Minister of State for Higher Education ...
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July 24th, 2008 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
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By Prashant K. Nanda
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) As plans to set up eight more Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) get going, IIT Gandhinagar will open Aug 2 with three specialisation subjects ...
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July 22nd, 2008 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday reiterated his government's commitment to giving a major boost to higher education by setting up "world class" universities and quality institutions including ...
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July 17th, 2008 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) India's cabinet Thursday formally approved eight new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) to be set up across the country as world class engineering institutions at a total ...
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July 17th, 2008 - 4:20 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, July 17 (ANI): The Union Cabinet today approved the setting up of eight new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Orissa, Gujarat, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh ...
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July 13th, 2008 - 12:08 pm ICT by IANS
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Thiruvananthapuram, July 13 (IANS) Indian Railways is set to join the bandwagon of internet providers in Kerala with a special provision for those browsing education sites. The railways is providing broadband internet ...
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July 6th, 2008 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
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By Vaaruni Eashwar
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Science is science and humanities is humanities...But it does look like the twain have met - at least at the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology ...
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July 2nd, 2008 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Private academies that train students for entrance exams of the Indian Institutes of Technology and other prestigious engineering colleges mint Rs.100 billion ($2.30 billion) a year - ...
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June 25th, 2008 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
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Nagpur, June 25 (IANS) Even as there is talk about starting new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and increasing the number of seats in the existing ones, a move is afoot to ...
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June 20th, 2008 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) More than 92 percent of Other Backward Class (OBC) candidates who were called for counselling prior to admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) failed to ...
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