FM Nirmala Sitharaman bullish on gems & jewellery sector opening new skilled job opportunitiesA significant grant supports lab-grown diamond research at IIT Madras. The Finance Minister inaugurated a new jewellery institute in Udupi....
Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates Gems and Jewellery Institute campus in UdupiUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the Indian Institute of Gems and Jewellery in Udupi. The centre provides professional...
From campus to career: The push to make Indian graduates job-readyIndia's higher education system faces an employability gap, with many graduates lacking job-ready skills. Vivekananda Global University (VG...
Couldn’t crack IIT-JEE, but won Nobel Prize: This Tambram scientist proved that single sheet of paper can’t decide your futureVenkatraman Ramakrishnan’s journey shows that failing the IIT JEE is not the end of the road. After not clearing the prestigious entrance e...
IIT Council approves setting up task force for adapting curriculum, pedagogy in age of AIThe IIT Council convened after two years, deciding to form a task force to adapt curriculum with AI advancements. Discussions centered on c...
IIT Council to meet after 2 years: Credit transfer among IITs, accreditation, JEE reforms on agendaThe IIT Council is set to convene after two years to address critical issues, including credit sharing among IITs under the National Credit...
IIT council discusses mental health issues of studentsA decision to the effect was taken at the IIT Council meeting in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday. Faculty advisors have also been suggested for ever...
IITs should have zero tolerance for discrimination, provide all support to students: Dharmendra PradhanAt a meeting of the IIT Council, the apex coordination body of all the 23 premier engineering colleges, Pradhan also said students of the i...
HRD Ministry defers decision to hike MTech fee in IITsWhile the ministry had, in September, announced the decision of the IIT Council that it will implement the fee hike, the issue will again b...
IIT Council may junk JEE advancedA radical new idea for revamping IIT education is set to be discussed at the August 21st IIT Council meeting.
IIT council approves student intake of 1 Lakh by 2020The Council has given a go ahead for an Aptitude Test to be conducted on trial basis for students at Class 11 to assess their inclination a...
Plan to raise number of IIT intakes to 1 lakh by 2020The IIT council will consider a proposal according to which 30,000 additional non-resident students will be allowed to study in these insti...
Women scientists enter IIT councilHRD ministry has nominated two women scientists Tessy Thomas and Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath to the IIT council, the apex body of 16 IITs.
IIT-UGC standoff set to reaches IIT CouncilIt is learnt that HRD minister has agreed to the idea and the meeting of the council is tentatively scheduled for October 1.
IIT panel recommends 80% hike in tuition fee for undergraduate courseThe Standing Committee of the IIT Council recommended an 80% hike, or Rs 40,000, in annual tuition fees for the IIT undergraduate programme.
- 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 ...
- 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...