DU Admissions, JoSAA Counselling, NEET UG 2022, NTSE stalled, and more: Top education news last week

DU Admissions, JoSAA Counselling, NEET UG 2022, NTSE stalled, and more: Top education news last week

It was a busy week for the education sector as the admission season began in colleges for both, post graduate and under graduate courses. As the results of the debut edition of CUET, the admission process has changed than the previous years. Other than CUET, JoSAA counselling is also taking place and UGC NET exams […]

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IITs host ‘fresher’ workshops for senior students joining campus two years after admission

IITs host ‘fresher’ workshops for senior students joining campus two years after admission

Unlike every year, when the Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) conduct special sessions to introduce freshers into campus life, the premier tech schools this year are doing the same for their senior batches. With the pandemic disrupting campus life and batches admitted in 2020 and 2021 finishing most of their learning online, the IITs this […]

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JoSAA Counselling 2022: From course structure to research opportunities, IIT professor explains metallurgy and material sciences engineering

JoSAA Counselling 2022: From course structure to research opportunities, IIT professor explains metallurgy and material sciences engineering

JoSAA Counselling 2022: As part of its annual science and technology festival, Techfest, IIT Bombay organised a talk with Professor Parag Bhargava, an alumnus of the institute and a faculty member at the Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science department. Bhargava started off the session by explaining the importance of the discipline. “Work done by material […]

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JoSAA Counselling 2022: Here’s why you should opt for BTech at IIT Kanpur; professors explain

JoSAA Counselling 2022: Here’s why you should opt for BTech at IIT Kanpur; professors explain

IIT Kanpur held an ‘Open House’ session for JEE Advanced qualified candidates and their parents this week. The panel that addressed concerns and questions from students included institute director Professor Abhay Karandikar, dean of academic affairs Professor Shalabh and dean of student affairs Professor Siddhartha Panda, among others. Here are a few questions answered by the […]

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JoSAA Counselling 2022: Are IITs safe for women? Which engineering branch is suitable for girls? Professors answer FAQs by female aspirants

JoSAA Counselling 2022: Are IITs safe for women? Which engineering branch is suitable for girls? Professors answer FAQs by female aspirants

Mechanical engineering is not for women; don’t join an IIT, there are hardly any women there; be ready to face comments if you’re taking admission under the supernumerary quota for girls. If you are a woman aspiring to join the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), statements such as these may have caused confusion. With an […]

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JoSAA Counselling 2022: Should I study civil engineering? An IIT professor explains

JoSAA Counselling 2022: Should I study civil engineering? An IIT professor explains

During a recent interactive session organised by IIT Bombay this month, Professor DN Singh listed the advantages of studying civil engineering over other branches at an IIT. Here’s what the veteran IIT Bombay professor said: Why Civil Engineering  In 1982, I had asked my counsellor why I should choose civil engineering at IIT Kanpur over […]

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JoSAA Counselling 2022: IIT Bombay to hold special guidance session for all qualified female candidates

JoSAA Counselling 2022: IIT Bombay to hold special guidance session for all qualified female candidates

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay will hold a one-of-its-kind virtual counselling session for female candidates  – along with their parents – who have qualified the JEE (Advanced) exam in order to encourage them to not leave their IIT seats. Speaking to The Indian Express, Subhasis Chaudhuri, director, IIT Bombay, said, “Sometimes it has […]

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IIT JoSAA Counselling 2022: Dip in qualifying cut-off marks will not impact admissions, says IIT-Bombay director

IIT JoSAA Counselling 2022: Dip in qualifying cut-off marks will not impact admissions, says IIT-Bombay director

JoSAA Counselling 2022: Describing the fall in cut-off marks in the JEE Advanced results this year as “statistically insignificant”, IIT Bombay director, Professor Subhasis Chaudhuri told The Indian Express that the dip in performance “will not impact admissions.” IIT Bombay is the organising institute for JEE Advanced this year. The pass percentage has shown a […]

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