Who is Gurtej Sandhu, the IIT Delhi engineer who beat Thomas Edison in US patent count, sparks brain drain debate onlineGurtej Sandhu, an IIT Delhi alumnus, is now the seventh most prolific inventor in US history. He has amassed over 1,300 patents, surpassing...
23 May, 2026, 10.41 PM IST
As India's R&D faces funding & talent crunch, Niti panel suggests 50+ fixesIndia's research and development spending lags behind global leaders. A Niti Aayog report highlights funding issues and bureaucratic delays...
21 May, 2026, 01.03 AM IST
Who are R Balasubramaniam and Joram Aniya, new NITI Aayog members?The Centre has appointed R Balasubramaniam and Joram Aniya as full-time members of NITI Aayog, taking the total number of such members to s...
02 May, 2026, 10.49 PM IST
Who is Parag Agrawal? This Indian-American CEO, fired by Elon Musk, is now leading a Rs 16,000 crore companyParag Agarwal has raised $100 million for his new AI startup called Parallel Web Systems and the worth of the company is around Rs 19,020 c...
01 May, 2026, 02.34 PM IST
IIT PhDs now in demand as corporates seek top talent for high-end R&D rolesR&D jobs: It is the result of the institutes boosting in-house R&D to develop innovative and competitive products, said professors at the I...
06 Feb, 2026, 12.18 AM IST
IITs to revamp curriculum for MTech, PhD courses; rethink education system for AI advancementsPrestigious Indian Institutes of Technology are set to overhaul their MTech and PhD programs. This move aims to enhance opportunities and a...
07 Jan, 2026, 03.48 PM IST
IIT Kharagpur & University of Manchester launch dual award PhD programmeWhile IIT Kharagpur has already established similar programmes with universities in Australia, New Zealand and Canada, this is the first ti...
19 Mar, 2021, 01.32 PM IST
IIT Delhi, NIT Srinagar sign MoU for academic and research collaborationThe MoU will cover collaborative research works, joint supervision of PhD students, joint workshops and seminars. With this, students from ...
25 Dec, 2020, 02.04 PM IST
PhD placements at IITs looking upBut many companies give PhD recruitments a miss because of lack of specialised roles: IITs
07 May, 2019, 09.15 AM IST
IITs see surge in number of doctoral degreesThe rise in the number of researchers is also a result of the expanded focus on research at top IITs.
04 Mar, 2019, 11.24 PM IST
IITs shift focus to driving industry-sponsored researchThe move is aimed at increasing research collaboration and funding from industry to up to 50 per cent of total research requirement, from 1...
26 Sep, 2017, 01.47 PM IST
To fill IIT faculty gaps, PhD entry for BTechs?A ministry official said the larger idea is to solve the problem of faculty crunch in IITs. He said it is ironical that despite around 2,00...
22 Aug, 2016, 11.14 AM IST
IITs hike PhD enrollments to target global university rankingsMainly funded by its network of alumni, IIT Kharagpur plans to send more than 300 students on international summer and winter programmes an...
05 Jun, 2015, 03.39 AM IST
IIT Madras talks joint PhDs with US universities; move to improve profile of studentsThe IITs are now in the middle of a paradigm shift as they try to morph from world-class teaching institutions to world-class research cent...
28 Jan, 2013, 06.13 AM IST
Soon, study at NIT, graduate from an IITIn a watershed decision, the board of IIT directors has decided to permit National Institute of Technology (NIT) students to complete their...
04 Jan, 2013, 10.00 AM IST
At IITs, engineers walk away with higher pay cheques than senior PhDsIt's the stubborn irony that marks the end of campus life: graduating 21-year-old engineers walk away with higher pay cheques than their se...
12 Dec, 2012, 03.14 PM IST
Research at IISc, rake in the moolahWith companies like Google, IBM and Microsoft now preferring to have a research lab in Bangalore, there is a spurt in the number of student...
22 Nov, 2011, 10.06 AM IST