Who was Mark Mobius and why was the $40 billion India bull famous as ‘Indiana Jones of emerging markets’Mark Mobius, a renowned investor, passed away at 89. He was a global champion for emerging markets, especially India. Mobius saw opportunit...
16 Apr, 2026, 11.32 AM IST
IIT AIR 2, GATE topper, PhD holder, but became monk. A brilliant mind who gave up everything to serve society: 'Left lesser things for...'Shreesh Jadhav, an IIT Kanpur alumnus, chose service over a conventional career. After excelling in exams, he dedicated his life to educati...
01 Apr, 2026, 11.19 AM IST
US funding jitters cloud Indian research pipelinesStudy in US: Indian PhD aspirants and early-career researchers weigh rising uncertainty in America’s research ecosystem.
30 Jan, 2026, 10.28 PM IST
Trump restrictions on high-skill immigration could be made to spur India’s knowledge economyAs the US tightens its doors for Indian students pursuing opportunities, India finds a chance to shine. This shift encourages a reevaluatio...
24 Oct, 2025, 11.06 PM IST
Govt to support PhD fellows, graduates, postgraduates to create robust talent pool: MoS ITIn a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Jitin Prasada said India's AI strategy aims to position Ind...
08 Aug, 2025, 07.33 PM IST
No American grads on Meta’s top AI team, all 11 hires are immigrantsMeta's new Superintelligence Lab is powered by 11 AI researchers, all immigrants, hailing from countries like India, China, and the UK. The...
04 Jul, 2025, 04.15 PM IST
Trump's AI dreams could hit a wall with his immigration & H-1B visa restrictionsTrump's efforts to secure U.S. AI leadership may falter unless immigration policies are reformed to retain foreign-born talent. A study fou...
04 Feb, 2025, 02.52 PM IST
Indian PhD students denied visa to attend major conference in CanadaOf the four, three are from the Indian Institute of Science’s (IISc) Vision and AI Lab (VAL), including one from IIT-BHU currently internin...
29 May, 2023, 12.36 PM IST
PhD placements at IITs looking upBut many companies give PhD recruitments a miss because of lack of specialised roles: IITs
07 May, 2019, 09.15 AM IST
PhD holders from top foreign varsities eligible for direct recruitment as assistant professor: UGCEarlier, the candidates eligible for the post were required to have minimum 55 per cent marks in the Master's degree in concerned subject f...
28 Nov, 2018, 04.19 PM IST
- India, Canada to promote innovation through talent mobility
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was apprised of an agreement between India and Canada...
04 Apr, 2018, 11.02 PM IST
At Harvard, city scholars get to know what ails Indian researchWhile premier institutes in India do have funding, sometimes a lot of effort goes into setting up technical support before you get to do re...
11 Jan, 2017, 10.58 AM IST
Thales and IIT Bombay sign MoU to create jointly supervised IIT Bombay-CNRS PhD fellowship schemeThe students selected for the jointly supervised PhD fellowships will have a PhD supervisor in India and a co-supervisor in France.
25 Apr, 2016, 10.34 PM IST
IIT topper rejects top Microsoft job offer, opts for researchSikhar Patranabis passed out as the highest-ranked graduate this year. He is tipped to get the President of India Gold Medal.
12 Jun, 2015, 11.41 AM IST
President urges IITs to attract students for post graduate studies"Very few IIT graduates are pursuing specialised education leading to PhD. This will deprive us of talented specialised personnel," the Pre...
09 Nov, 2013, 04.09 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
- Career opportunity high for Maths students in IT, finance
Indian students who take keen interest in Mathematics in schools should be encouraged and nurtured as there is a huge demand and opportunit...
12 Aug, 2008, 04.43 PM IST