Education News: Top newsmakers of the week- NEET, DU admissions, THE rankings, IITs and more

A lot happened this week in the education sector, NMC announced the academic session for the incoming MBBS students. The NEET PG counselling process for two states are underway. THE rankings were announced and six IITs boycotted it. Delhi University added a new feature on the dashboard for undergraduate students to check tentative ranks. Here’s […]

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IIT JAM 2023: Registration deadline extended; check how to apply

IIT JAM 2023: The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati today extended the registration deadline for Joint Admission test for Masters, 2023 till October 14. Interested candidates can apply at the official website– jam.iitg.ac.in. For the year 2023, JAM is being organised by Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati. The JAM 2023 examination will be held on […]

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IIT Delhi set for curriculum revamp for all courses, says new Director

In an interview, Banerjee said the knowledge and technology landscape is rapidly changing and the curriculum has to match up the pace, and therefore IIT-Delhi has formed a panel for the curriculum review for all courses. From being engineering institutions to becoming full-fledged universities, IITs have evolved over the years, he said. “We are going […]

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IIT Jodhpur’s School of Liberal Arts launches Centre of Excellence on Arts and Digital Immersion

The School of Liberal Arts at Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur has launched the Centre of Excellence on Arts and Digital Immersion. It is a first of its kind initiative by any IIT and one of the firsts in the country. The Centre would explore the intersection of art and digital technology and bring academics, […]

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IIT Guwahati incubates 42 start-ups to promote entrepreneurial ecosystem

The Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati’ s Technology Incubation Centre (TIC) has incubated 42 start-ups that will work in different sectors such as robotics, IT, water, oil sector, biotechnology, Machine Learning, IoT, renewable energy, home automation, and logistics. These start-ups have been incubated by the incubation centre that aims to provide space for new entrepreneurs […]

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JEE-Advanced: No test centres outside country; clarity awaited on number of seats

This year, there are 300 foreign nationals who have registered for the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE)-Advanced, to be held on August 28. But there are no test centres outside India. All foreign candidates will have to come to India to appear for JEE-Advanced, which is a single-window entrance test to bag a seat in prestigious […]

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Thomas Biju Cheeramvelil is Kerala topper in JEE (main)

Thomas Biju Cheeramvelil, the top rank holder from Kerala in the JEE (main) examination, is jubilant at his hard work for the past two years paying off. A student of Vishwa Prakash Central School at Thirumala in the capital, he scored 99.99 in the JEE examination conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). He has […]

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IIT-Madras launches new ‘out of the box thinking’ course for school, college students

The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT Madras) is launching a course on ‘Out of the Box Thinking’ from July 2022. In its  first-of-its-kind initiative, the institute is aiming to reach out to nearly one million school and college students, as well as working professionals and researchers. This new course will be held online on […]

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IIT Bombay sees 100% rise in students availing counselling

THE NUMBER of students availing counselling services at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay doubled in the academic year 2021-22 as compared to the previous academic year, according to data compiled by the institute’s Student Wellness Centre (SWC). While 310 students availed counselling in academic year 2020-21, the number jumped to 626 in academic […]

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