The Tagore open air theatre at IIT Kharagpur was packed to its full capacity as 3500 IITians turned up to listen to their alumnus, Google CEO Sundar Pichai. For Pichai, it was an emotional homecoming, his first visit to his alma mater since he graduated from IIT Kharagpur in 1993. “The last time I was […]
The Ashok Mishra-headed Standing Committee of Indian Institute of Technology Council (SCIC), a group comprising of IIT directors and senior officials, has approved a threefold hike in annual fees, reported the Press Trust of India. The total annual fee would stand at Rs 3 lakh per annum from the existing Rs 90,000, after Education Minister […]
Newcastle University, UK, a major research-intensive university, located in Newcastle upon Tyne in the north-east of England, has tied-up with IIT-D on various research and education programmes. Several areas of mutual interest and research synergy have been identified and discussed by the two institutes. Though, initially focused on water resources the relationship has evolved with […]
The admission forms for IIT Joint Admission to Master of Science (IIT JAM) are now available online. The candidates must submit their application forms on or before April 20. They can do so by logging in using their JAM Online Application Processing System (JAPS) on the official JAM website, www.iitg.ac.in. This application procedure is open […]
As a part of the Union budget 2014 which was announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Rs 500 crore has been allotted for setting up five new Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) and four All India Institutes of Management Studies (AIIMS) across various states of the nation. The IITs […]
JAM 2014 results are out. This examination is conducted for the admission of M.Sc Programmes in IISc and in IITs. Candidates can now apply to these institutions based on the scores of JAM 2014. Eligible candidates can apply for the M.Sc , Ph.D programme online. Courses in IISc / IIT: 1. Biological Sciences (BL) Integrated […]