IITian struggles for job after getting laid off, wonders if MBBS would have been a better choice: 'At least doctors can earn something'An IIT graduate expressed jealousy towards the medical field, citing AI's impact on IT job security and his own layoff. He highlighted doct...
03 Jun, 2026, 05.36 PM IST
upGrad appoints former JioStar executive Mukesh Mundra as CFOupGrad announced the appointment of Mukesh Mundra as its new Chief Financial Officer. Based in Mumbai, Mundra will oversee the company's fi...
26 May, 2026, 12.15 PM IST
Unacademy’s test prep CEO Sumit Jain quits ahead of upGrad acquisitionSumit Jain has stepped down from his role in Unacademy, ahead of a potential merger with upGrad Education. Jain, who joined Unacademy in 20...
19 May, 2026, 02.09 PM IST
IIT Grad leaves ₹28 LPA high-paying job for startup dream, invests ₹10–12 lakh and opens up about the reality no one talks aboutAn IIT graduate, earning Rs 28 LPA, left his job to build a startup, only to find India's ecosystem heavily reliant on connections rather t...
24 Apr, 2026, 02.34 PM IST
IIT graduate applying to Ivy League asks for offer letter without job, Knot Dating CEO says 'degrees don’t fix character'An IIT graduate applying to the IVY League, currently unemployed, asked for an offer letter from Jasveer Singh, co-founder and CEO of Knot ...
21 Apr, 2026, 01.03 PM IST
Old is new at IIT-B: IIT Bombay students engineer a return to core career pathsA survey at IIT Bombay highlighted a renewed interest in core engineering roles among students, balanced with opportunities in tech. Many g...
08 Aug, 2024, 06.31 PM IST
IIT graduates feel pay pinch as top offers dry upCompensation for graduates from top 10 engineering institutes, of which eight are IITs, as ranked by the National Institutional Ranking Fra...
10 Jul, 2024, 06.22 AM IST
UpGrad appoints Ankur Nyati as president of ‘study abroad’ segmentNyati has worked for more than two decades across domains like manufacturing, retail, e-commerce, and education. He has held leadership pos...
07 Feb, 2024, 06.33 PM IST
Higher education firm upGrad goes bullish on small town IndiaCo-founded by entrepreneur Ronnie Screwvala, Kumar and Phalgun Kompalli in 2015, upGrad has achieved an annual revenue run rate (ARR) of $1...
31 May, 2021, 03.19 PM IST
Screwvala's upGrad in final negotiations to raise up to $150 millionupGrad entered the test preparation market earlier this week with the acquisition of Bengaluru-based The Gate Academy. It plans to invest o...
27 Nov, 2020, 11.04 AM IST
Why only IITs & IIMs? Some startups believe exceptional talent resides in lesser known institutions tooA few startups believe that the best people may not just be at IITs and IIMs but in other institutions as well, which may be in other parts...
13 Sep, 2015, 10.38 AM IST
- IIT grads trade books for cockpit
'The taste of life you get while flying over the Himalayas or the Ladakh ranges, isn’t something you can pay for. So it takes that little b...
11 Feb, 2011, 09.20 AM IST
- IITians refuse to join firms offering bonds
Gentlemen don't prefer bonds. When it comes to most IITians, agreements that tie them down to an organization are a definite no.
08 Dec, 2010, 11.03 AM IST
- IIT-M grads prefer old economy to new
The romance with information technology seems to be fading for budding engineers.
17 Apr, 2008, 02.01 PM IST
- Not IT, manufacturing lures IIT-M graduates
. The best techies from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, have shifted their attention to the manufacturing sector, which is toda...
16 Apr, 2008, 01.54 PM IST
- Architects map fortune on realty boom
The corporatisation of the realty sector has come as a windfall for young architectural grads who are reaping the dividends of an unprecede...
11 Feb, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- For IITians today, home is where the moolah is
‘One leg of an IITian is in India , the other in Air India’ went a popular wisecrack of the late 1980s and early ‘90s. No longer, however. ...
05 Jan, 2007, 08.34 AM IST