Over 56,000 candidates qualify in JEE (Advanced) 2026; Shubham Kumar and Arohi Deshpande are male and female toppersA total of 56,880 candidates qualified for JEE (Advanced) 2026, with Shubham Kumar and Arohi Deshpande securing the top ranks. IIT Roorkee ...
01 Jun, 2026, 12.01 PM IST
CBSE Results Portal glitches update: Government ropes in IIT Madras, IIT Kanpur experts and PSU banks to fix issuesCBSE portal glitches: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has directed IIT Madras and IIT Kanpur to assist CBSE in resolving techni...
25 May, 2026, 03.08 PM IST
The $138 bn buffer: India’s most visible export can rescue the rupeeIndia is considering a policy push to accelerate overseas deployment of skilled workers as part of a broader strategy to support the rupee ...
19 May, 2026, 02.27 PM IST
Global degrees on Indian soil sound like a great deal, until you read the fine printIndia is now hosting foreign university campuses, a significant shift from previous years. This move aims to keep Indian students in the co...
02 May, 2026, 02.30 PM IST
Enough with mythologies: India needs new state-sponsored AI entities to create essential strategic capabilityA new AI model called Mythos can find software flaws. Its restricted release raises concerns about misuse by hackers or foreign governments...
29 Apr, 2026, 11.20 PM IST
IIT Delhi admits 70 foreign national students for PhD programmeThe foreign students are entitled to scholarship just like any Indian student is entitled for the PhD programme at the IIT, V Ramgopal Rao,...
24 Jul, 2019, 04.45 PM IST
IIT Delhi launches PhD fellowship programme for foreign studentsIIT Delhi is targeting to enroll 500 foreign students to its International PhD Fellowship Programme over next 5 years.
12 Feb, 2019, 06.14 PM IST
IIT-Delhi to give full scholarship to international students for PhD coursesNo other IIT currently offers scholarships to students of foreign origin. Scholarships are restricted to only PhD students of Indian origin...
21 Jul, 2018, 07.10 AM IST
IITs' attempt to attract foreign students flops, only 222 applyThe move follows a decision to reserve 10% supernumerary seats for foreign students. At present, the 23 IITs, including ISM-Dhanbad, have a...
22 May, 2017, 12.04 PM IST
5 labs each in 7 IITs to be brought on a par with best in the worldAs for expansion of student strength to one lakh in IITs, directors said the bulk of expansion will take place in post-graduate and PhD.
21 Oct, 2016, 12.54 PM IST
Now, students from 9 countries can appear directly for JEE (advanced)In all international rankings one of the key parameters is international students and IITs lose out in a big way despite scoring well on ot...
22 Aug, 2016, 10.48 AM IST
New chapter at IITs: HRD Ministry allows foreign aspirants to take entrance examsHRD Minister Smriti Irani, who is also chairperson of the IIT Council, has cleared the proposal and her ministry has issued a memorandum to...
15 Jan, 2016, 01.32 AM IST
- IITs need to take more foreign students: S Ramadorai
"Clearly the IITs cannot be among top global institutions without a significant proportion of foreign students," Ramadorai said.
28 Oct, 2012, 04.13 PM IST
- Facing staff crunch, IITs propose hiring foreign faculty
Facing shortage of teaching staff in the wake of capacity augmentation, IITs have proposed to appoint foreign nationals to its faculty posi...
08 Sep, 2010, 06.51 PM IST
- IITs propose hiring foreign faculty
Facing shortage of teaching staff in the wake of capacity augmentation, IITs have proposed to appoint foreign its faculty.
08 Sep, 2010, 04.06 PM IST
- IITs to lure foreign students with reduced fee and aid
The first IIT Council meeting under the chairmanship of HRD minister Kapil Sibal on Monday is expected to frame a multi-pronged policy, inc...
19 Oct, 2009, 05.05 AM IST
- New policy soon to attract more overseas students to IITs
The first IIT Council meeting under the chairmanship of HRD Minister Kapil Sibal tomorrow is expected to frame a multi-pronged policy, incl...
18 Oct, 2009, 02.52 PM IST