Rs 1 cr package for more than 12 IIT Kanpur students

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 17:13

More than twelve students at the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur here have bagged a package of Rs 1 crore or more during an ongoing placement drive.

Delhi HC rejects IIT`s plea against Subramanian Swamy

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 20:13

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday rejected IIT, Delhi`s plea to dismiss Subramanian Swamy`s civil suit claiming that the institute owes him more than Rs 70 lakhs for the services he rendered during his tenure there as an Assistant Professor between 1972 and 1991.

`Textbooks need to rewritten to present science properly`

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 00:50

IIT-Kharagpur director Partha Pratim Chakrabarty stressed the need to rewrite text books so as to impart a deep knowledge of science, technology and society.

Ex-IITian pledges USD 1 million for IIT Kharagpur

Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 08:51

An eminent Indian-American entrepreneur and a IIT Kharagpur passout has pledged USD 1 million for setting up a Center for Petroleum Engineering at her alma mater.

UK official backs Indian stand on carbon emissions cuts

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 21:06

Stating that developing countries like India were right in asking for a differentiated treatment on cutting down of carbon footprint, a top British official today said negotiators should be more "pragmatic" and help find consensus by 2015.

Missing IIT student was seeking peace in Haridwar

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 15:18

The IIT student, who allegedly went missing from the campus after he failed to clear a group discussion as part of placement process, went to Haridwar for "finding peace" and has returned to the campus.

Two IIT Kanpur students get Rs 1.20 cr package

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 22:46

Two students of Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur got Rs 1.20 cr package during the ongoing placement drive.

IIT student dies of heart attack

Last Updated: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 16:49

A 23-year-old MTech student of IIT Kanpur has allegedly died of heart attack, police said here on Sunday.

Education system in India is rich oriented: Anand Kumar

Last Updated: Sunday, November 17, 2013, 18:26

Describing the education system in the country as `rich-oriented`, founder of Patna-based `Super 30` Anand Kumar strongly advocated that the Joint Entrance Examinations (JEE) of professional institutions should be based on natural talent and creativity rather than the prevailing system.

HRD Ministry okays IIT, IIM, 3 central universities for Seemandhra

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 20:52

HRD Ministry has given its nod for an IIT, an IIM and three central universities among other institutes for the Seemandhra region.

Govt developing safety device for women, senior citizens

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 18:28

The government is developing a personal safety device which could be used to trigger alarm and send signals to pre-identified phone numbers in case of emergency.