IITs

What Is Behind The Job Crisis In India's Premier IITs? Is Artificial Intelligence (AI) A Factor?

Only 13,410 of the 21,500 students who registered for placements in 2024 have found employment; the remaining 38% are still looking. 

May 31, 2024, 17:29 PM IST

Pak-Based Hackers Target Indian Army, Education Sector In New Cyber Attack

The Pakistan-based group (dubbed as APT36) is using a malicious file titled "Revision of Officers posting policy" to lure the Indian Army into compromising their systems. The file is disguised as a legitimate document, but it contains embedded malware designed to exploit vulnerabilities, the team noted.

Jun 24, 2023, 12:46 PM IST

Salman Khan Bodyguard Shera - Popularity, Salary Comparison With IITs and IIMs

Indian Institute Of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) are popular education centres of India and known for higher packages. Gurmeet Singh Jolly, aka Shera, has been associated with Salman Khan for over 29 years. H  

Jun 09, 2023, 15:40 PM IST

Just 960 IIT Graduates Received Rs 50 Lakh and Above Annual Pay in 2022

IIT students from streams like computer science engineering, electronics and communication engineering, electrical and electronics, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and data science, secure the majority of job offers. 

Feb 08, 2023, 15:54 PM IST

Big update for budding engineers! THIS big multinational tech company to hire 1000 engineers from top IITs across India

These young engineers will join in 2023 and will work on new-age technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), deep learning, image processing, Internet of Things (IoT), connectivity, cloud, big data, business intelligence, predictive analysis, communication networks, system on a chip (SoC) and storage solutions.

Nov 30, 2022, 14:05 PM IST

IITs asked to come up with action plan to improve global ranking

Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank chaired the 53rd meeting of the Council of Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) at IIT-Delhi on Friday.

Sep 27, 2019, 21:58 PM IST

India announces 1,000 scholarships at IITs for students of ASEAN countries

With 1,000 PhD scholarships for ASEAN students in India's Indian Institutes of Technology or IITs, New Delhi on Monday formally announced it its largest capacity development initiative for ASEAN countries. The total budget outlay of the scholarship programme is Rs 300 crore and the first batch of ASEAN students will be admitted in January 2020.

Sep 16, 2019, 21:51 PM IST

Decline in budget outlays for IITs, IIMs

The outlay for the University Grants Commission (UGC) is Rs 4,600.66 in the budget, a decrease from Rs 4,722.75 crore in 2018-19

Feb 01, 2019, 21:41 PM IST

IITs to mentor nearby engineering colleges to raise quality

The Council of IITs also decided against any changes to the fee structure.

Aug 20, 2018, 22:30 PM IST

Only 6 Indian universities in top 400 of global rankings; perform better in engineering and management

The list is awash with IITs and IIMs, and features only one private Indian institution.

Mar 02, 2018, 14:13 PM IST

Not a single Indian University makes it to Times Higher Education top 200 list

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2018 has released its list, but not a single Indian institute has made it to the top 100.

Sep 06, 2017, 09:10 AM IST

GATE 2018: GOAPS process begins; apply at gate.iitg.ac.in or appsgate.iitg.ac.in

Candidates who are interested to apply for admission in post graduate courses in engineering at IITs, NITs and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) can register at gate.iitg.ac.in or appsgate.iitg.ac.in

Sep 01, 2017, 09:04 AM IST

BJP reacts to Owaisi's statement over Centre's directive to universities to host 'patriotic' rock bands

In a reply to All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi`s statement on directing the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and central universities to host rock bands that would sing patriotic songs on the campuses, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday said that people with extreme view point and insecurities tend to oppose anything that comes up in terms of national interest.

Aug 30, 2017, 07:01 AM IST

All AIIMS may have one governing council like IITs

The move comes after a high-powered committee, constituted to look at the governance structure of all new AIIMS, recommended evolving an umbrella organisation for framing common policies in terms of HR, recruitment, equipment procurement guidelines and administration in all institutes.

Jul 02, 2017, 12:49 PM IST

Haryana's Sarvesh Mehtani tops JEE Advanced exam

The gender ratio of the successful candidates stands at 43,318 boys and 7,137 girls (86 per cent boys and 14 per cent girls approximately).

Jun 11, 2017, 19:23 PM IST

IITs to develop knowledge hub for safety critical systems

A networked knowledge and research centre aimed at safety and reliability of electronics and hardware will be launched at IIT Kharagpur, a statement said on Thursday.

May 04, 2017, 18:36 PM IST

More girl students to get admission in IITs from 2018

Concerned over the fall in the number of girl students in IITs, a panel was formed last year to find ways to improve the situation in the institutes.

Apr 15, 2017, 22:32 PM IST

IITs to conduct entrance exams in Kathmandu: Pranab Mukherjee

"India is happy to help Nepal with its human resource development,” the president said. 

Nov 03, 2016, 21:31 PM IST