Accused IIM-A faculty gets relie from Guj HC

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 6, 2012, 19:27

A faculty at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, accused of plagiarism and academic misdemeanour got some relief from the Gujarat High Court.

35% faculty posts in IITs lying vacant: Govt

Last Updated: Friday, December 2, 2011, 22:09

About 35 percent of teachers` posts are currently lying vacant in 15 IITs and efforts are on to look for eligible candidates for these positions.

Allow varsities to hire foreign faculty: Montek

Last Updated: Friday, November 11, 2011, 19:26

The Plan panel on Friday supported changing laws to allow varsities to hire foreign faculty.

BSP stall passage of IIIT bill over faculty quota

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 7, 2011, 19:02

Demanding reservation for SCs/STs and OBCs in the faculty of the country`s top institutions, BSP on Wednesday stalled passage of a bill in Rajya Sabha, which seeks to upgrade IIIT, Kancheepuram to institute of national importance.

Jamia`s law faculty is one of country`s top five

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 14, 2011, 15:43

The Jamia Millia Islamia`s (JMI) law faculty has been ranked at the fifth position among top 25 law colleges of the country in a nationwide survey, an official said Tuesday.

Ramesh plays down IIT remarks, recalls long ties

Last Updated: Friday, May 27, 2011, 17:45

Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh Friday tried to play down the controversy he had sparked through his remarks on the IIT-IIM faculty, saying he has long association with the premier institutions.

Rajasthan medical faculty defer strike after state`s assurance

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 1, 2011, 18:03

Medical services in some hospitals in Rajasthan were briefly affected as around 1,300 faculty and doctors of six medical colleges.

Indian universities must have faculty for Thinking

Last Updated: Thursday, December 9, 2010, 20:14

Indian Universities must have a separate faculty for `Thinking` and it should be taught as a distinct subject, a leading world authority in developing creative thinking techniques and tools said on Thursday.

Retirement age of faculty docters to be raised: Azad

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 24, 2010, 22:15

The Centre is considering raising the retirement age of faculty doctors of medical colleges from 65 to 70 years, Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Wednesday said.

Faculty crunch: IITs want foreign teachers

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 8, 2010, 18:21

Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) have mooted a proposal for hiring foreign nationals as permanent faculty members.

IIT-Gandhinagar begins to rope in faculty from overseas

Last Updated: Monday, August 30, 2010, 20:48

Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar (IIT-GN) today said that it has begun to rope in faculty from overseas in order to raise the teaching standards and improve quality of research output.

Obama-Singh Initiative to be used for developing faculty

Last Updated: Friday, June 4, 2010, 18:19

A Knowledge Initiative between the US and India, which was announced during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh`s visit to the US last year, will be used for developing faculty for select institutions like new IITs.