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IIT KGP placed 1500 plus students on the seventh day (i.e December 7, 2021) of its placement drive which surpassed all the previous years' total placement figures. (Photo: PTI/File)

IIT Kharagpur gets more than 1,600 placement offers, highest salary Rs 2.4 crore

The highest offer of Rs 2.4 crore was made to a student while 22 other students got offers in the CTC range of Rs 0.9-2.4 crore

12 Dec 2021 12:48 PM

IIT-Madras develops eco-friendly alternative to seawalls

The unavailability of boulders is the major challenge in going ahead with that technology.

11 Feb 2020 2:34 AM

Calling Faiz Ahmed 'anti-Hindu' is absurd and funny, says Javed Akhtar

Earlier on Thursday, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has set up a committee to look into the issue.

02 Jan 2020 5:27 PM

A 35-year-old man, along with his wife and elderly mother, was found hanging in their house inside the IIT campus in South Delhi on Friday night. The man used to work as a senior lab assistant at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. (Photo: File/Representational)

3 of family found hanging at home in Delhi IIT campus

The couple got married in February earlier this year. It was a second marriage for both of them and they had no children, police said.

28 Jul 2019 3:39 AM

‘Tribals can help boost wildlife conservation’

Wildlife and human populations have peacefully and sustainably coexisted.

18 Jun 2019 3:18 AM

The new climate change study is significant because it has produced India's first vulnerability map.

Assam least prepared for climate change among Himalayan states

Livelihood and survival of communities in Himalayan states are going to be threatened, warns a study by Indian Institute of Technology.

10 Jun 2019 2:38 AM

For the fourth consecutive year, the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, has emerged as the top ranking university.. (Photo: File)

Seven IITs, JNU, BHU in HRD’s 2019 list of top 10 institutes

Delhi University’s Miranda House was ranked the best among colleges. St Stephen’s College was ranked 4th.

09 Apr 2019 1:11 AM

Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), which delivered its 100th warship, a Landing Craft Utility (L-56), to the Indian Navy on Saturday, is going to incorporate Artificial Intelligence (AI) in its shipbuilding mechanism.

GRSE delivers 100th warship to Indian Navy

The state-run defence shipyard has tied up with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT).

31 Mar 2019 2:59 AM

Loss of daylight during working hours (for the country runs on one time zone) is also the prime concern of the students’ fraternity of IIT-G that is trying to build public opinion on the issue during TEDx, an event of the institute, on February 10.

IIT-G students for separate N-E time zone

The organisers of the event have roped in renowned author Arup Kumar Dutta, who had also campaigned on the issue for long.

09 Feb 2019 2:24 AM

Senior mgmt dissecting reason for IIT rank slip

Meanwhile, IIT-B students have mixed reactions to the rankings.

29 Sep 2018 2:24 AM

IIT-Delhi students develop cheaper drug for snake bites

The estimated number of snake bites around the world is as high as 1.84 resulting in death of more than 1 million people every year.

12 Sep 2018 6:18 AM

Students at the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) here have produced what could be a cheaper and more effective solution for neutralizing the toxic effect of a snake venom.

IIT Delhi students develop cheaper drug for curing snake bites

The research has been done in collaboration with San Jose University, US.

11 Sep 2018 3:41 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI/File)

IIT-B students write to Prime Minister, express concern over education, jobs

Several post-graduate students have decided to boycott the convocation ceremony.

11 Aug 2018 2:32 AM

Indian Institute of Technology (Photo: PTI/File)

MG Motors, IIT-Delhi tie-up for in-car child safety app

Moreover, the app will also alert users if the car is driven beyond a pre-defined route map.

31 Jul 2018 6:24 AM

President Ram Nath Kovind with West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee during the 64th Annual Convocation of IIT Kharagpur in West Midnapore district on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

‘No. of female students in IITs distressingly low’

The President observed, “This cannot go on. We need to do something about these numbers.

21 Jul 2018 6:29 AM

Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B)

IIT-B finds way to multitask while travelling

As per the findings, “Doing nothing was the most preferred travel time used by commuters in 40.5 per cent of the trips.

06 May 2018 3:26 AM

Prof Chetan Solanki is awarded `10 lakh for the ground-breaking and revolutionary innovation.

IIT-B sends cooking for a SIX

A team from IIT’s Mumbai campus Invents prize-winning solar chulha that can cook three full meals for a family of five from the comfort of the home.

29 Apr 2018 12:27 AM

Earlier in March, a student of IIT-Roorkee also committed suicide in his hostel room by hanging himself from the ceiling fan.

IIT student commits suicide in hostel room

According to reports, the deceased had attempted suicide earlier on April 10, 2018, by consuming sleeping pills but failed.

14 Apr 2018 5:58 AM

While undergraduates do participate in this conference, it is rare for an undergraduate student to top the presentation category while competing with senior researchers and faculty. (Photo: Facebook)

IIT Kharagpur student wins prestigious award at energy conference in Paris

The student was awarded the 'Best (Oral) Presentation Certificate' in the 'Clean and Green Energy' conference.

21 Feb 2018 12:03 PM

PETA wants IIT-B to ban meat, dairy

The students frowned upon the PETA’s letter as they felt one’s diet should be a matter of choice.

09 Feb 2018 4:16 AM

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