‘90% of life is...': CEO’s LinkedIn post on luck, privilege, and merit sparks heated social media debateBreathe Well-being CEO Rohan Verma's LinkedIn post ignited a debate on privilege, merit, and luck. Verma argued that circumstances beyond c...
21 Dec, 2025, 10.27 PM IST
Can hard work beat generational wealth? Man compares life of IIT graduate vs lower-tier college pass-outA Reddit post has sparked a wider debate on whether hard work and elite education can truly outweigh generational wealth in India. By compa...
21 Dec, 2025, 10.08 PM IST
Is IIM tag losing value? No job offers for 1 in 6 Trichy students, says educator. And cost?An RTI query has revealed that 59 students from IIM Trichy's 2024 batch were left unplaced, accounting for nearly 15% of the cohort. Educat...
12 Jun, 2025, 11.01 AM IST
IIM student earning Rs 3.5 lakh per month during internship. As netizens debate, a CA says 'IITs, IIMs are tougher than Harvard to crack'A social media post by personal branding expert Sakshi Jain has ignited a debate about the value of degrees from top Indian institutions li...
22 Apr, 2025, 10.48 AM IST
IIT-B graduate who grew up in slum is now a Google techie in Switzerland. How important are IITs?Ashok Talpatra’s journey from a slum to becoming a Staff Software Engineer at Google in Zurich highlights the transformative power of educa...
18 Mar, 2025, 02.21 AM IST
IIT graduates criticized as 'insufferable' and 'elitist' by woman in viral post.'I have not seen one normal IITian...'A woman's harsh criticism of IIT graduates, calling them "insufferable" and "elitist," has sparked a heated debate on social media. While s...
27 Jan, 2025, 07.06 PM IST
'IITians will always look down on you': Angry techie advises non-IIT graduates to leave India for a respectful careerAn engineer on Reddit suggested Tier 2 and 3 college graduates leave India for a respectful life. He claimed IIT graduates look down on non...
03 Jan, 2025, 10.17 AM IST
BJP's swipe at Rahul Gandhi: He could not contest from Amethi but speaking of forming govtSome prominent citizens, including a former Supreme Court judge, had recently written to Modi and Gandhi, urging them to engage in a public...
11 May, 2024, 01.53 PM IST
Studying the sea: India prepares to dive deep with manned craftIndia will join an elite group of nations sending man underwater in a craft. At present, only China, US, Russia, France and Japan have cond...
05 Aug, 2017, 04.09 PM IST
Freedom of expression debate fuelled by elites: Shashi Shekhar Vempati, CEO, Prasar BharatiVempatti’s appointment is in line with the PM Narendra Modi's attempt to appoint young technocrats and professionals in important positions.
14 Jun, 2017, 10.26 AM IST
This is why India started its own university ranking systemMHRD’s recently-released rankings of India’s top institutions largely mirrors similar international studies. The next challenge? More local...
13 Apr, 2017, 01.01 AM IST
View: What out-of-control Delhi University colleges can learn from uncool IITsThe IITs kept us in the grind. We had over 40 class tests, quizzes and mid-term tests every semester, all of which counted towards our grad...
05 Mar, 2017, 12.32 PM IST
Should there be space for more seats at IITs?When IIT results come out, around two lakh students will know whether they are among the 10,000-odd who have made it to the 23 coveted inst...
12 Jun, 2016, 12.07 PM IST
- Indian universities look abroad for success at home
Foreign universities may soon be able to set up in India but some of their Indian counterparts are looking in the other direction — to bett...
21 May, 2010, 11.23 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
- Corporates welcome SC reservation stay
India Inc has welcomed the SC stay on 27% reservation for OBCs in elite educational institutions.
30 Mar, 2007, 01.07 AM IST
- Corporates welcome SC stay
Corporate India has welcomed the Supreme Court stay on the central legislation providing for 27% reservation for OBCs in elite educational ...
30 Mar, 2007, 12.04 AM IST