Figuring out 2016: Ten numbers that defined how careers shaped in India15% drop in number of offers per company (on an average) this year at leading IITs in the first phase of placements
31 Dec, 2016, 05.39 PM IST
Union Cabinet gives approval to five new IITsFive new IITs will come up at Tirupati, Palakkad, Dharwar, Bhilai, Goa and Jammu while ISM Dhanbad will also be upgraded to an IIT.
25 May, 2016, 05.34 PM IST
Cabinet approves six new IITsSix new IITs will be set up in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Chhatisgarh, Goa, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala and Karnataka.
03 Dec, 2015, 12.45 AM IST
IITs were formed on the lines of Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyJust before India's independence, it was realized that technology would play an important role in the country's development and so the IIT ...
30 Mar, 2015, 11.19 AM IST
Structural revamp at IIT KharagpurWhile it has consistently been at the top among Indian institutes, IIT-Kgp lags behind its global and Asian peers in rankings.
19 Nov, 2014, 11.44 AM IST
- Some IIM Directors meet on draft regulation bill
Amid growing opposition to a proposed legislation to bring the IIMs under an overarching body, directors of a few of these institutes met h...
01 Feb, 2013, 10.37 PM IST
Government ready to soften stand to end IIT stalemateThe HRD ministry's willingness to tweak the common entrance system comes on the heels of the decision by two IIT senates - Delhi and Kanpur...
26 Jun, 2012, 07.19 AM IST
- HRD ministry calls for special IIT Council meet on June 27 to fix admission row
After IIT - Kanpur and Delhi rejected new common entrance examination, HRD ministry has called for a special meeting of the IIT Council on ...
23 Jun, 2012, 03.26 AM IST
- IIT faculty to meet PM Manmohan Singh to object new common entrance examination
A group comprising members of the All India IIT Faculty Federation and Alumni Association will be meeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on ...
14 Jun, 2012, 08.22 AM IST
Kapil Sibal rules out rollback of common exam, no intent to impact IIT system’s autonomyEven as members of the IIT faculty and alumni continue to protest over the common entrance exam, Sibal virtually ruled out a rollback.
13 Jun, 2012, 08.42 AM IST
- Common test: IIT-Kanpur to go it alone, IIT-Delhi likely to follow suit
"In all likelihood, IIT-Delhi Senate seems to be geared up to follow the suit of IIT-Kanpur Senate," IIT Delhi alumni president Somnath Bha...
09 Jun, 2012, 04.21 PM IST
- IIT Kanpur's separate entrance announcement puts at loggerheads with Sibal led IIT Council
Friday’s resolution puts the IIT Kanpur faculty, who comprise the Senate, on collision course with the IIT Council, which is headed by huma...
09 Jun, 2012, 07.49 AM IST
IIT Kanpur defies Kapil Sibal, to conduct its own entrance testRejecting HRD minister Kapil Sibal's 'one-nation one-test' proposal, IIT-Kanpur decided to conduct its own entrance exam from next year.
09 Jun, 2012, 02.06 AM IST
- New IITs yet to get govt approval, students in a spot
Hundreds of students entered the new Indian Institutes of Technology, set up in 2008 expecting a bright future for themselves.
29 Feb, 2012, 05.54 AM IST
- Arjun again: Moots law to control IIMs
The government is working on a law that would seriously limit the financial freedom enjoyed by IIMs.
23 May, 2007, 11.16 AM IST
- Law to curb fiscal freedom of IIMs soon
The government is working on a law that would limit the financial freedom enjoyed by the IIMs.
23 May, 2007, 12.00 AM IST
- IITs' global focus grows dim
While the IITs may tie up with international universities, they have decided to go slow on their global plans.
29 Jun, 2006, 12.00 AM IST