Top engineering colleges hit the fund trail to boost research, infrastructureIndia's top engineering schools, including IITs and BITS Pilani, are actively fundraising from alumni, corporations and philanthropists. Th...
16 Dec, 2024, 06.48 AM IST
IIT Madras gets largest single donation of Rs 228 crore from alumnus Dr Krishna ChivukulaIIT Madras received a record donation of Rs. 228 Crore from alumnus Dr. Krishna Chivukula. The funds will support scholarships, research, a...
06 Aug, 2024, 08.48 PM IST
Prem Watsa donates $5 million to IIT-M’s brain research centreSudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre at IIT-M has developed a high-throughput histology pipeline that processes whole human brains into high-r...
18 Jun, 2024, 02.57 PM IST
IIT-Madras gets Rs 110 crore endowment from Sunil WadhwaniIndian Institute of Madras receives Rs 110 crore endowment from Mastech Digital and IGate founder Sunil Wadhwani for setting up the Wadhwan...
30 Jan, 2024, 03.37 PM IST
IITs step up efforts to raise donations from alumniIIT Delhi, which currently has a total endowment reserve of Rs 350 crore from its alumni, looks to add another Rs 250 crore in the next two...
20 Jan, 2024, 08.11 PM IST
Engineering colleges and B-schools see spike in funding from alumni“Till 2016-2017, the institute used to raise an average of Rs 1 crore per year. Now, it has gone up to Rs 32 crore in 2022-23. Funding has ...
14 Aug, 2023, 12.00 AM IST
IIT Madras fundraising soars to an all-time high of Rs 131 cr from alumni & corporates in FY22IIT Madras has raised a historic all-time high sum of Rs 131 crore from alumni, donors, and corporate firms during the financial year of 20...
16 May, 2022, 04.47 PM IST
IIT Madras fundraising soars to all-time high of Rs 131 cr in 2021-22The funds raised have been vital in supporting infrastructure development, scholarships, chair professorships, research, and initiatives.
16 May, 2022, 04.25 PM IST
IITs step up fundraising campaign to drive expansionThe IITs of Kanpur, Delhi, Madras, Bombay, Roorkee and Hyderabad, among others, are stepping up initiatives to engage with alumni, corporat...
24 Apr, 2022, 07.46 PM IST
IITs now turn more to alumni for fundingWith insufficient govt funding, institutes are setting up alumni development offices, forming alumni boards to reach out. From setting up a...
13 Jan, 2020, 12.38 PM IST
IIT Madras alumni donates Rs 1 crore for robotics research laboratory“Alumni have made a big difference to several of our research and teaching initiatives at IIT Madras. This interdisciplinary lab on robotic...
08 Jan, 2020, 04.20 PM IST
IIT-Delhi targets Rs 200 cr at fund launchIIT Delhi sets its sight on a Rs 200-crore endowment fund from its glorious genus of alumni including founders and co-founders of various c...
21 Oct, 2019, 07.51 AM IST
IIT alumni loosening up purse strings for alma materDonations to top five Indian Institutes of Technology may cross Rs 1,000 crore by the end of this financial year.
15 Jan, 2019, 07.57 AM IST
Mindtree partners IIT Madras for endowed faculty fellow position in Data Science, AIThrough this endowment, Mindtree will help accelerate the development of technology innovation in fields like AI, data analytics, and machi...
17 Sep, 2018, 05.31 PM IST
IIT Madras survey shows increase in preference to work in IndiaA recent survey among IIT-Madras alumni has revealed that the preference for working in India has gone up in recent batches.
24 Feb, 2016, 08.12 PM IST
IIT-Madras students' 'Nirmaan' to power ideas of entrepreneurial successCFI's motto is "Walk in with an idea, walk out with a product", right now the students build a prototype and leave it at that.
05 Jan, 2015, 11.29 AM IST
- Qualcomm ties up with IIT-M
Qualcomm, wireless chip developer, has established a chair in wireless technology at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.
05 Oct, 2006, 02.15 AM IST