[ad_1] — Harshit Tomar My interest in the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) didn’t start very early. Back in school in my hometown, Delhi, I only knew vaguely that IIT was something prestigious. It was after interacting with a few IIT alumni and seeing some of my classmates prepare for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) […]
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[ad_1] The Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT Hyderabad) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Army Training Command, Shimla to establish a Centre of Excellence (CoE). The CoE is titled VIGRAHA (Virtual, Intelligent, Ground-breaking Research in AR/VR and High-tech Applications for Indian Army). The Army Training Command is represented by the Simulator […]
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[ad_1] Despite the introduction of supernumerary seats to boost gender diversity, the representation of women in the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) has remained largely stagnant over the past six years, hovering around 20 per cent of total admissions, as per Joint Implementation Committee (JIC) data shared by the JEE Advanced exam organising institutes. The […]
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[ad_1] As many as 28 students of Tamil Nadu government-run schools have joined the IIT Madras under the IIT4Everyone (Anaivarukkum IIT) initiative, state School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi informed on Thursday. The move reflected the quality of education in the state-run schools and also the determination of the underprivileged students to pursue higher education […]
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[ad_1] In the final round of seat allotment at the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), the number of seats allotted surpassed the sanctioned capacity in a few premier institutes, the Joint Implementation Committee (JIC) report reveals. According to official figures, while the total sanctioned intake across 23 IITs stood at 18,160, the actual seats allotted […]
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[ad_1] The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) remains the most preferred institute for JEE Advanced toppers, while IIT Delhi remains second in attracting a significant share of top 100 rankers this year. However, IIT-Madras, which is the top-ranking engineering institute in the country as per the NIRF, has only six students under the […]
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[ad_1] I am from Gurur, Balod, Chhattisgarh. My early schooling was in Hindi medium, but on my parents’ advice, I switched to English medium in Class 11 at Model English Higher Secondary School, Dhamtari. That change felt challenging at the time, but it became a stepping stone to bigger dreams. My first real inspiration to […]
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[ad_1] I first heard about IIT when my cousin, who is four years older than I, secured a seat in the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi). At that time, I didn’t really know much about IITs. When I asked my father, he told me that IITs are the best colleges in India, and […]
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[ad_1] My motivation to attempt the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) came from watching my father and uncle, who are both incredibly passionate about their work. I wanted to have a goal to strive for, too, and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) became that dream. Two teachers, Gaurav Sir and Prabhat Sir, played a pivotal […]
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[ad_1] The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has launched a new School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship to build a ‘world-class ecosystem’ to establish deep-tech start-ups. The new school aims to institutionalise the institute’s growing entrepreneurial ecosystem and position IIT Madras among the leading entrepreneurial universities worldwide, an official statement issued in this regard […]
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