'Rationalised' science, math syllabi leave JEE, NEET aspirants with missing linksIn Class 12 Biology, chapters from reproduction in organisms to environmental issues and Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production have...
20 Apr, 2023, 12.04 AM IST
IIT Delhi rolls out IIT-PAL website to help students prepare for competitive examsIIT-PAL (IIT-Professor Assisted Learning) is an initiative of the Ministry of Education to provide free video lectures to students of class...
08 Feb, 2022, 01.36 PM IST
IITs, NITs to begin offering engineering courses in mother tongue from next year: Education Ministry"A seminal decision was made to start technical education, especially engineering courses, imparting education in mother tongue (and this) ...
27 Nov, 2020, 12.07 AM IST
IIT Kharagpur launches scholarship programme for SAARC studentsThe students will be required to explore the courses and research areas and identify experts at IIT Kharagpur as mentors.
19 Feb, 2019, 10.48 AM IST
In a first, AICTE gives credits for new tech coursesRecruiters are happy with the move as it would give them access to a larger talent pool from in areas like artificial intelligence & Intern...
16 Feb, 2018, 01.30 PM IST
31 National Institutes of Technology set to admit more womenThis follows a directive from the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) sent to NITs and the Indian Institute of Engineering Scienc...
03 Feb, 2018, 12.35 PM IST
To curb coaching menace, HRD to bring IIT preparation appHRD Minister Smriti Irani today said it has also been decided that the questions in the IIT-JEE entrance test would conform to class XII sy...
18 May, 2016, 06.09 PM IST
Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan moots introduction of 'save fuel' lessons in textbooks"I have written to the Ministry of Human Resource Development to make oil conservation part of syllabus in primary and secondary education,...
19 Jan, 2015, 10.07 PM IST
- ISM could be upgraded as IIT: Plan panel tells Government
Dhanbad-based Indian School of Mines (ISM) could be converted into an IIT while ensuring that its core competency is not diluted, the Plann...
14 Dec, 2012, 08.23 PM IST
IIT-Delhi accepts common test based on percentile rankingIIT-Delhi today accepted the common entrance test for admission to the undergraduate programme for 2013 based on percentile ranking.
03 Aug, 2012, 08.50 PM IST
IIT's new admission norms: More stress in store for aspirants?Many fear this figure will gradually inch up as competition for elusive IIT seats grows, adding to more stress on students.
29 Jun, 2012, 10.50 AM IST
- 'Super 30' founder Anand Kumar meets Kapil Sibal to discuss IIT reforms
Anand Kumar, who has won many accolades by getting over 300 students from marginalised classes an entry into the IITs, met Kapil Sibal to d...
25 Apr, 2012, 03.46 PM IST
- Panel suggests 70% weight for Class 12 marks in IIT entry
An HRD ministry panel has recommended 70% weightage to class XII marks and 30% for performance in an aptitude test to be conducted more tha...
24 Jun, 2010, 06.47 AM IST
- Education through entrance tests
Raising the standard of entrance exams for higher learning will result in improving the education and foundation of lakhs of students who c...
15 May, 2010, 04.49 AM IST
- No takers for new IITs during counselling
Several students said that students currently studying in the IITs advise the newcomers to select institutes over courses.Career recipes I ...
18 Jun, 2008, 09.51 PM IST
- IT sector still favourite of engineering graduates
Four out of the top five preferred cos were from IT. The top three cos in engineering campuses were TCS, Google, and Accenture. Top 10 anno...
29 May, 2008, 08.07 AM IST
- Hard nut IIT-JEE to have a soft shell
Good news for all IIT aspirants. The hard to crack entrance examination, IIT-JEE, is set to get simpler.
24 Mar, 2007, 02.09 AM IST