IIT heads’ selection process too casual, says scientist Anil Kakodkar"IITs are far too important to the country to have such a casual process for the appointment of its directors. It has to be dealt with seri...
24 Mar, 2015, 10.04 AM IST
Centre requests Anil Kakodkar to continue till his tenure ends on May 11The nuclear scientist had quit the post on March 12, apparently because of differences with the Ministry over selection of IIT directors.
19 Mar, 2015, 04.50 AM IST
Anil Kakodkar resigns as chairman of board of governors of IIT-BombayKakodkar's resignation came two months after IIT Delhi director R Shevgaonkar had stepped down from his post in December last year.
18 Mar, 2015, 12.29 PM IST
IIT panel recommends 80% hike in tuition fee for undergraduate courseThe Standing Committee of the IIT Council recommended an 80% hike, or Rs 40,000, in annual tuition fees for the IIT undergraduate programme.
06 Nov, 2012, 07.15 AM IST
IIT panel likely to recommend raising tuition fee of UG programmeThe standing committee of the IIT Council which meets in Mumbai on November 5 is expected to recommend raising tuition fee of undergraduate...
01 Nov, 2012, 09.15 PM IST
- IITs should encourage students to do research: Anil Kakodkar
Every student should have a choice of concurrent education in all learning domains, said eminent nuclear scientist Dr Anil Kakodkar.
28 Oct, 2012, 03.17 AM IST
- Kakodkar panel suggests exhaustive rejig in Indian Railways
Finding fault with the existing set-up, a high-level rail safety panel has suggested an exhaustive rejig of the railway organisation and di...
02 Mar, 2012, 03.53 PM IST
- Railway could go Air India way if money not pumped in: Trivedi
Trivedi said government should "prioritise" its focus while considering railways' financial condition as it adds to the GDP and directly af...
02 Mar, 2012, 03.53 PM IST
- Railways to double up production of new age LHB coaches
Railways have decided to double the production of new age LHB coaches keeping in mind their enhanced safety features.
24 Feb, 2012, 03.20 PM IST
- Indian Railways to Raise Rs 1 lakh crore to upgrade coaches, signals
Indian Railways is evaluating options to raise Rs 1,00,000 crore over the next five years to introduce new coaches and overhaul the signali...
18 Feb, 2012, 06.53 AM IST
- Good higher education needs better paid teachers & more research
Teaching and research must be integrated. Action at the higher education level alone will not improve the quality of our graduates.
10 Sep, 2011, 06.28 AM IST
- WikiLeaks: US found Kakodkar's successor pedantic, impatient
US found Kakodkar's replacement Sreekumar Banerjee as head of India's nuclear programme pedantic and impatient even though he appeared incl...
05 Sep, 2011, 09.56 AM IST
- Panel on IITs suggests steep fee hike,loan scheme for students
Proposing a steep hike in tuition fee for IIT courses, the Kakodkar Committee on the future of the premier institutes has suggested a 'spec...
15 May, 2011, 01.22 PM IST
- Anil Kakodkar committee stands by earlier recommendation, suggests substantial rise in IIT fees
HRD minister Kapil Sibal remained non-committal, and said the final decision would be taken by the IIT Council later.
13 May, 2011, 08.51 AM IST
- Prepare to pay more for IIT
Government mulls Kakodkar Panel’s proposal to raise fees for UG courses.
21 Jan, 2011, 06.29 AM IST
- P K Iyengar, Anil Kakodkar to depose on N-liability bill
Former Atomic Energy Chairmen P K Iyengar and Anil Kakodkar are among the experts who would depose before a Parliamentary panel examining t...
21 Jun, 2010, 09.58 PM IST
- Eyeing IIT? Score 80-85% in Class XII
Sibal hopes to curb the proliferation of coaching schools focused on JEE.
20 Oct, 2009, 03.31 AM IST