Biotech startup StrainX Bioworks raises $13 million from Prime Venture, Leo Capital, othersStrainX Bioworks, a synthetic biology and precision fermentation startup, has raised $13 million to advance its biotechnology platform. The...
25 May, 2026, 10.58 AM 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
Meet Dashrath Singh: Ex-Army man from Rajasthan who earned 138 degrees from IGNOU after retirementDashrath Singh, a former Army officer, has achieved an incredible academic feat. After 16 years of service, he pursued relentless learning,...
12 Apr, 2026, 03.12 PM IST
US visa policies make it harder for startups to hire foreign born PhDs: Cornell studyThis study investigated differences between 2,324 foreign and US PhDs from US research universities.
07 Aug, 2019, 01.52 PM IST
IIT Kharagpur to ensure higher number of PHDs in future"They will work on their own in the lab, conceive ideas and work on it," the director, who was accompanied by other faculty members at the ...
07 Aug, 2017, 05.45 PM IST
2,515 students receive degrees from IIT-Bombay; PhDs at record highA total of 101 PhDs were awarded during the interim convocation held in March, making it the highest number of PhDs being awarded in the hi...
14 Aug, 2016, 03.48 PM IST
Government to fund scholars for post-doctoral research in IndiaIn a bid to prevent brain drain, the government has embarked upon a scheme to fund pure science scholars, who have completed their PhDs.
28 Mar, 2016, 03.49 PM IST
IIT-B students take average of 6 years to complete PhDsResearchers take an average of six years to complete their PhDs at IIT-Bombay, according to data from 1990 onwards, compiled by the institu...
10 Nov, 2015, 11.11 AM IST
IIT Kharagpur goes internationalThe IIT is also adding an international component to its courses by offering micro specialisations with a foreign collaborator.
05 Nov, 2014, 03.40 PM IST
Watch out, MBAs! Now, PhDs are after your jobsIn what has come across as a recent trend, more and more doctoral graduates have begun to pursue careers outside of academia.
06 May, 2014, 06.37 AM IST
Number of PhDs increased by 49.27 % in last 3 yrs: Shashi TharoorDismissing suggestion that students lack interest to take up research activities, the Union Government today said that the PhDs awarded has...
07 Aug, 2013, 05.59 PM IST
India far behind US in number of computer science PhDs: MicrosoftThe number of Phd graduates in computer science was very small compared to the number of students graduating with bachelors and masters deg...
24 Jan, 2013, 08.27 PM IST
Global companies hiring PhDs for captive centres in India: ExpertsGlobal MNCs are increasingly hiring candidates with PhDs for their captive operations in India, experts have said.
09 Dec, 2012, 02.35 PM IST
Where are the PhDs? Private sector must hire top maths & science talentThe government can start new colleges and universities to accommodate returning PhDs, but the main effort has to come from the private sect...
07 Feb, 2012, 08.30 AM IST
- Bangalore based Valuemart bags $4.5 mn from UAE
Valuemart Info Technologies Limited, a Bangalore-based software development and BPO company, has bagged a USD 4.5 million contract to devel...
10 May, 2010, 03.34 PM IST
- TCS to hire PhDs from IITs without interviews
In a bid to encourage research, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Sunday said that it would hire computer science PhDs from the Indian Ins...
21 Dec, 2008, 11.51 PM IST
- India beats UK in number of science PhDs
India has pipped the UK, a biotech power, and left far behind electronics giants South Korea and Taiwan in the number of science doctorates...
22 Jun, 2008, 11.07 AM IST