'Rs 17 LPA not worth it': IIT Delhi graduate quits bank job, says 'can’t sell peace of mind for a salary package'A 24-year-old IIT Delhi graduate resigned from a high-paying banking job, citing a toxic work culture that eroded his health and peace of m...
16 Apr, 2026, 03.57 PM IST
IITian founder on his first failed startup: 'We got scared...and we failed'Harsh Pokharna, an IIT Kanpur alumnus, faced an early startup failure. His initial app idea was promising. Fear led him to join established...
24 Sep, 2025, 09.32 PM IST
Cracking code and capital: The 'it' factor of IITs and its imprint on India's startup sceneStartups founded by IIT alumni in India have secured a significant portion of funding over the past decade, attracting nearly half of the t...
20 Apr, 2025, 05.30 AM IST
IIT Kanpur graduate left a high-paying job to get rich fast. After struggle of 10 years, he is warning othersHarsh Pokharna's entrepreneurial journey showcased the challenges of leaving a high-paying job to build a startup. His experience at OkCred...
01 Mar, 2025, 11.10 AM IST
IIT Baba faces backlash for predicting India's loss against Pakistan. He reminds trolls, 'It's party time'India’s victory over Pakistan in the Champions Trophy led to widespread celebration, while social media ridiculed Abhay Singh, an IIT alum ...
24 Feb, 2025, 10.04 AM IST
Every second founder of a unicorn this year is an IITianEvery second founder of Indian startups that turned a unicorn this year is an alumnus of one of four oldest Indian Institutes of Technology...
15 Sep, 2021, 10.27 AM IST
Most unicorn founders this year are IITiansAs many as 30 of the 58 founders of these are engineering graduates from the IITs of Delhi, Bombay, Kharagpur or Kanpur, according to a stu...
14 Sep, 2021, 06.00 AM IST
Startups, e-commerce companies gun for IITians to boost firepowerThese companies are increasingly looking at engineers for roles in operations, marketing, business finance, procurement, etc.
12 Nov, 2015, 10.54 AM IST
IIT alumni discussing future of technology in US meetClose to 4000 people from various IITs, foreign universities and corporations are attending this event, the organisers said in a communique.
25 Jul, 2015, 03.06 PM IST
IIT graduates turning to start-ups with tech becoming basis of many emerging businessesThe venture, HyperVerge, has built solutions based on computer vision technology. It has big clients, and it has raised substantial funds f...
06 Feb, 2015, 11.35 AM IST
IITians drawn into Narendra Modi versus Arvind Kejriwal battlealumni of the IITs already form the heavy artillery in Narendra Modi's armoury as he draws political strategy to capture power in Delhi.
05 Jan, 2014, 03.55 PM IST
IITians in top 10 list of US startup foundersThe study places the IITs among the top 10 higher educational institutes in the world that have produced founders of US startups.
11 Dec, 2013, 08.45 AM IST
- 'N R Narayana Murthy's choice of words could have been gentler'
A day after Infosys chairman emeritus N R Narayana Murthy's remark on the falling standard of students in IITs, author and ex-IITian Chetan...
05 Oct, 2011, 11.31 AM IST
- Former Home Secretary GK Pillai to head venture cap fund for IIT, IIM graduates
Former Home Secretary GK Pillai has become the chairman of a first-of-its-kind venture capital fund that will focus exclusively on financin...
26 Aug, 2011, 12.26 AM IST
- IIT-M 'engineers' start-up recruitment calendar
It is a novel start for start-ups looking at hiring. IIT Madras (IIT-M) has bookmarked two days exclusively in its placement calendar for v...
22 Jan, 2010, 11.26 AM IST
- IITians created 2 crore jobs in 50 years: Study
IIT alumni hold senior positions across industries and govts. They are associated with incremental economic value creation of Rs 20 lakh cr...
25 Nov, 2008, 09.49 AM IST
- Women IITians join hands
Guess how Senator Hillary Clinton; GE CEO, Jeff Immelt; Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin; president of University of California Bob Dynes and Rajat ...
02 Jul, 2007, 07.00 AM IST