'Whatever you do, will be right': How a mother's advice helped a house painter's son achieved IIT JEE dream despite many financial challengesSagar, son of a house painter, achieved a remarkable feat by cracking the IIT JEE Advanced exam. He overcame challenges, including a shift ...
06 Jun, 2026, 02.47 PM IST
CBSE re-evaluation chaos leaves students racing against foreign admission deadlinesDelays in CBSE's re-evaluation and verification process are causing significant uncertainty for students aiming for foreign university admi...
06 Jun, 2026, 11.58 AM IST
JEE Mains Session 2 Result 2026 OUT: Check how to download scorecard, direct link, official website, cut offs, topper names and moreJEE Mains Session 2 Result 2026 Released: Candidates can check their scorecards and the final answer keys. Approximately 11.23 lakh student...
20 Apr, 2026, 09.29 PM IST
Son of NREGA labourer makes it to IIT-Delhi18-year-old Abhishake, resident of Chatrapura village in Etawa area of Kota district, is now a student of IIT-Delhi.
24 Sep, 2016, 05.38 PM IST
Narayana Murthy flays coaching culture for the fall of brand IITMurthy said coaching classes are hurting the prestige of the brand IIT as these flourishing money-spinners are helping students only crack ...
10 Aug, 2015, 10.05 PM IST
50 per cent of IIT entrants not from coaching classesIITs ask every student who takes the JEE, whether s/he prepared for the test "on his own or via other methods", which, covers all coaching ...
02 Oct, 2013, 11.11 AM IST
Sunday ET: 10 reasons why Kapil Sibal's IIT formula doesn't workThe proposal was announced by HRD ministry as a unilateral decision of the IIT Council against the advice and decisions of a majority of II...
17 Jun, 2012, 07.14 AM IST
- Now, attending school classes also important for IIT aspirants
It's almost decided now that at least 40% weightage will be given to class XII marks for admission to the 15 IITs as well as other engineer...
01 Feb, 2012, 03.21 PM IST
- IIT hopes brighten for those with good school grades
Performing well in school will become more important for IIT aspirants from 2013. It's almost decided now that at least 40% weightage will ...
01 Feb, 2012, 10.15 AM IST
- NR Narayana Murthy's comment stirs up debate among academicians
An entry into the coveted Indian Institutes of Technology got a snub on Monday from the Infosys chairman emeritus NR Narayana Murthy.
05 Oct, 2011, 02.18 AM IST
- It's time to change pattern of questions in IIT-JEE: Anand Kumar
Super30 founder Anand Kumar today described as "personal view" Infosys chairman emeritus N R Narayana Murthy's speech about the deteriorati...
04 Oct, 2011, 05.55 PM IST
- Coaching IIT-JEE aspirants to victory
What would IIT-JEE do without brilliantly tutored examinees?
28 May, 2011, 06.54 AM IST
- Brokers trade IIT-JEE toppers in race for credit
There is also a cottage industry that feeds off IIT coaching classes, one that deals with the buying and selling of top rankers at the join...
20 Feb, 2011, 05.42 AM IST
- Dream not over yet: Kota IIT classes spread out India-wide
The academy didn’t spend an ounce on brand-building ; all it mentioned in its pamphlets was that it came from Rajasthan’s coaching hub.
11 Apr, 2010, 10.48 AM IST
- IIT placement diktat: Coaching classes not allowed
IITGuwahati placement in-charge Saurabh Basu said the institute decided to ban coaching classes from participating in the campus placement ...
16 Jan, 2010, 10.56 AM IST
- 80% minimum in 12th boards for IIT aspirants :Sibal
Sibal wants more weightage to 12th boards for IIT aspirants.
19 Oct, 2009, 07.19 PM IST
- JEE fails to get the best: IIT dons
The IIT-Madras officials have called for radical changes in the JEE, saying that the coaching institutes were enabling many ordinary studen...
31 Jul, 2008, 09.55 AM IST