IIT-Kanpur to help Kanpur Development Authority leverage blockchain tech

IIT-Kanpur to help Kanpur Development Authority leverage blockchain tech

The Kanpur Development Authority (KDA) is all set to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IIT-Kanpur on Monday to explore opportunities in blockchain technology and to onboard the institution as its “knowledge partner”. “With efforts by KDA vice president Arvind Singh, KDA is set to become the first development authority to use blockchain technology. […]

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Students of IIT Bombay hold two-day virtual conclave to help aspirants choose courses in IITs

Students of IIT Bombay hold two-day virtual conclave to help aspirants choose courses in IITs

With just a week left for the declaration of the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Advanced results, students of IIT Bombay have arranged a two-day (September 3-4) virtual ed-conclave where a panel of professors from IITs across India will help aspirants make informed choices on which engineering branch to choose and from which IIT. Students at […]

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M.Tech students at IIT-Delhi protest against hike in fees

M.Tech students at IIT-Delhi protest against hike in fees

M.Tech students at IIT-Delhi are protesting a hike in fees, which they claimed was more than double, for their programmes this academic session. This is currently under review by institute authorities. According to institute officials, the current fee had been decided by the institute’s board and was implemented in January 2022. “On the request from […]

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IIT-Gandhinagar to train 100 economically weaker students in leadership and communication skills

IIT-Gandhinagar to train 100 economically weaker students in leadership and communication skills

Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IIT-GN) has joined hands with Dakshana, a not-for-profit organisation, and Ruyintan Mehta, an entrepreneur, and philanthropist, to start a “IITGN–Dakshana Leadership Programme” to train 100 academically outstanding but economically underprivileged students, predominantly from rural India, in essential skills of leadership, critical thinking, and communication. The training will be from September […]

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IIT Madras alumni launch website to bridge communication gap with aspirants

IIT Madras alumni launch website to bridge communication gap with aspirants

The alumni of Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) have launched ‘AskIITM.com’ to bridge the gap between IIT aspirants and alumni. Now, aspirants who have queries related to IITs can visit the website — askiitm.com — and ask their questions from the alumni, who have lived the IIT life. This website has been launched to […]

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Offshore IITs should offer programmes in data science, Artificial Intelligence, robotics, mining: Education ministry report

Offshore IITs should offer programmes in data science, Artificial Intelligence, robotics, mining: Education ministry report

The proposed offshore IIT campuses should offer undergraduate degree programs in data science, Artificial Intelligence, robotics, mining and energy, an Education ministry report noted, among other recommendations. As per the report, which is being considered by the Centre, the prospective courses have been decided based on feedback from Indian embassies abroad, which reached out to […]

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Data Science, Electric Transportation, Design and more: List of new programmes launched by IITs this year

Data Science, Electric Transportation, Design and more: List of new programmes launched by IITs this year

Several new courses have been introduced by branches of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) across the country. From BSc in Programming and Data Science at IIT-Madras and M. Tech in Electric Transportation at IIT-Mandi to M. Tech in Electric Mobility and MS(R) in Transportation Safety and Injury Prevention at IIT-Delhi, students can choose from […]

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IIT Patna to launch six new programmes; JEE score not required

IIT Patna to launch six new programmes; JEE score not required

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Patna is launching six unique academic programmes that would not require the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) score. Interested candidates will be able to apply for these programmes at the official website of IIT Patna — iitp.ac.in. These new programmes are being launched in compliance to NEP-2020 framework with focus […]

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Strike completes 4 days; UG students steer clear of fee hike protest at IIT

Strike completes 4 days; UG students steer clear of fee hike protest at IIT

While the focus continues to remain on protesting students of Post Graduate (PG) and PhD courses, those in Under Graduate (UG) courses have stayed away so far even though the fee hike is applicable to them as well. There is no protest by UG students whose tuition fee, which is the biggest component under the […]

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Over 4,500 faculty  vacancies in IITs across country, govt data shows

Over 4,500 faculty vacancies in IITs across country, govt data shows

There are 4,596 faculty vacancies in IITs, the government told the Rajya Sabha in response to a question by BJP MP C M Ramesh. Meanwhile, responding to CPM MP A A Rahim, the government said since September 2021, 18 IITs recruited 286 teachers. In Bhubaneswar, Bhilai and Roorkee IITs, recruitment is in ‘abeyance’, while on […]

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