gradCapital launches second fund, sized at $6 millionThe VC fund on Friday said it will offer a standard cheque of $40,000 (Rs 33 lakh) at 4% equity in companies set up by students.
01 Sep, 2023, 02.50 PM IST
BITS Pilani launches PhD Program to create Deep Tech VenturesThe program will include courses in entrepreneurship, incubation program, funding for building a solution or product and access to BITS alu...
19 Aug, 2023, 12.14 PM IST
Spacetech startup Pixxel to make satellites for Indian Air ForceThe grant will equip Pixxel to develop small satellites of up to 150 kilograms for electro-optical, infrared, synthetic aperture radar and ...
25 Jul, 2023, 08.04 PM IST
HDFC Bank eyes to become go-to bank for startupsOfficials said the bank now has dedicated "SmartUp" zones in 70 branches in 30 cities across India.
25 Feb, 2020, 04.49 PM IST
IIT Madras disappointed over not granted IoE status; writes to HRD MinisterWhile the ministry will grant Rs 1,000 crore funds to the three public institutions in the next five years, the private institutes will not...
24 Oct, 2018, 05.00 PM IST
Government says only Letter of Intent issued to Jio InstituteTo a query on whether the HRD Ministry would reconsider the decision with regard to Jio Institute, Prakash Javadekar said it has "nothing t...
30 Jul, 2018, 01.54 PM IST
Institute of Eminence: Govt notifies status for five institutions, leaves out BITS PilaniThe government was swift to offer an explanation over its move, stating that Jio Institute was provided the tag under 'Greenfield category'.
25 Jul, 2018, 11.57 AM IST
Government in Ambani's pocket: Arvind Kejriwal on Jio institute rowThe HRD Ministry had yesterday clarified that the tag was conditional and it would get only a letter of intent for now.
11 Jul, 2018, 05.47 PM IST
UGC asks 123 deemed-to-be varsities to drop ‘university’ from namesFailure to do so will invite necessary action against the deemed to be university in accordance with the UGC (lnstitutions Deemed to be Uni...
13 Nov, 2017, 10.30 AM IST
BITS-Pilani targets increasing UG intake to 1,040 by 2018Sarkar said the BITs-Pilani has also entered into agreements with several universities for research and other academic collaborations.
21 Aug, 2016, 02.18 PM IST
19 ISB students bag PhD offers from highly ranked foreign universitiesThis year, ISB students have secured admission to prestigious institutions across the United States, Europe and Southeast Asia.
29 Jul, 2016, 11.30 AM IST
BITS-Pilani goes to Delhi High Court over UGC order; Harish Salve to lead institute’s legal fightUGC shot off notices to 10 of India’s best-known institutes asking them to ‘immediately’ shut down their allegedly ‘unauthorised’ off-campu...
22 Dec, 2015, 12.29 PM IST
UGC to revisit order on closure of off-campus centres of TIFR, BITS Pilani, BIT Mesra & HBNIThe vice chancellors of many of the deemed universities met UGC officials and the secretary of the HRD ministry to explain their position a...
16 Dec, 2015, 03.00 AM IST
UGC asks 10 institutes including NMIMS, TIFR and BITS Pilani to shut off-campus centresUGC has directed ten institutions to immediately shut down their off-campus centres, saying these are 'unauthorised' and have been set up a...
16 Nov, 2015, 11.51 AM IST
Accenture awards research grants to 4 Indian institutions -- IIT-B, IIT-C, BITS, IISIIT Bombay, IIT Chennai, BITS Pilani and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore were awarded grants to promote R&D collaboration and innova...
07 Jul, 2015, 06.57 PM IST
Accenture awards 11 research grants to top universities around the worldAccenture has awarded 11 research grants to top universities to significantly broaden relationships between Accenture’s R&D groups and lead...
07 Jul, 2015, 03.40 PM IST
- Affirmative action, BITS style
Premier deemed university Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS) of Pilani doesn’t offer quotas to SC, ST and OBC candidates, but c...
30 Jun, 2008, 02.44 AM IST