President Murmu expresses concern over student suicides and dropoutsPresident Droupadi Murmu has urged educational institutions to provide a stress-free and "learner-centric" environment to minimize suicide,...
11 Jul, 2023, 12.44 AM IST
All is not well with India's elite higher education institutionsPressure to keep up with performance, intense competition, debts - including of the non-tuition kind - has led to many cases of stress and ...
24 Apr, 2023, 11.15 PM IST
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...
11 Dec, 2019, 11.41 AM IST
Over 7,000 exit BTech in IITs in last 5 yrs, lose coveted tagThis staggering dropout statistic was revealed by the Ministry of HRD in the Lok Sabha recently while making a statement on top engineering...
09 Dec, 2019, 12.00 PM IST
IIT-M projects aim to reduce dropouts, improve learningResearchers are working on projects that use AI to detect and improve learning patterns.
26 Nov, 2019, 12.44 PM IST
IITs plan master’s makeover to arrest high attrition rateAt IITs in Ropar, Roorkee and Kanpur, one in five students enrolled for MTech dropped out this year.
09 Oct, 2019, 11.46 AM IST
Dropout in IIT's M.Tech over 50%, fee hike surgical strike on uninterested students: IIT-Delhi headThe IIT Council led by Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' had on Friday approved a proposal to hike the fee of the masters progr...
29 Sep, 2019, 04.42 PM IST
MTech fees at IITs to rise by up to 900%As of now, admission and tuition fees for an MTech course at IITs range between Rs 5,000- 10,000 per semester.
28 Sep, 2019, 06.14 PM IST
Why do students leave IITs, IIMs?As for the 13 IIMs, the number of students who left their courses mid-way was 104. Four students dropped out of IIM-B in 2015-16; this numb...
16 Aug, 2016, 03.30 PM IST
Inshorts moving to marketplace model: Azhar Iqubal, CEOInshorts, formerly known as News in Shorts, is working on personalisation of content as per user interests and working out a revenue-sharin...
09 May, 2016, 11.14 AM IST
Know how academic break in colleges like IIT, NIT is helping students pursue their entrepreneurial dreamsProspective unicorns like Ola Cabs, Practo, Oyo Rooms, Freecharge and Housing. com, among several others, have encouraged students to start...
03 Mar, 2016, 11.51 AM IST
Narayana Murthy flays coaching culture for the fall of brand IITMurthy said coaching classes are hurting the prestige of the brand IIT as these flourishing money-spinners are helping students only crack ...
10 Aug, 2015, 10.05 PM IST
How depression, cultural mismatch are becoming a part of IIT, NIT syllabiOnce students secure admission into the IITs, many steadily go downhill, fighting demons such as poor self esteem, a heavy study load and a...
07 Aug, 2015, 04.54 AM IST
Over 4,400 students dropout of IITs, NITs in three yearsOf the NITs, there were 717 dropouts in 2014-15, lower than 785 seen in the year-ago period. In 2012-13, the dropout numbers stood at 850.
05 Aug, 2015, 04.13 PM IST
With good coach, he can come backRahul Yadav, 26, an IIT dropout and one of India's youngest and most visible CEOs, took note of his sacking by the Housing.com board on Wed...
02 Jul, 2015, 11.45 AM IST
As the west lionises its successful dropouts, why does India revere toppers?In no other country - not even China, possibly - is success so determined by marks and ranks, and nowhere does so much hinge on it.
21 May, 2012, 08.26 AM IST
- IIT faculty likely to be exempt from quota
After resisting reservation in faculty for more than a year, IITs are likely to be exempted from it.
29 Jan, 2009, 06.55 AM IST