Design drone & remote controlled aircraft and showcase robotics skills at IIT Bombay’s Techfest 2016-17
Mumbai: An international science and technology festival, where 165,000 people will attend and a students from 2500 colleges across India and over 500 overseas will participate, is coming in the December 2016 with the motto of promoting technology, scientific thinking and innovation. Born in 1998, Techfest, managed by students of IIT Bombay, has become Asia’s […]
Read More →TCS partners with IIM Ahmedabad to reimagine Vikram Sarabhai Library for the digital age
Ahmedabad: The Vikram Sarabhai Library located at IIM Ahmedabad will be restored and updgraded to a hub for a technology-driven learning environment with digital learning and collaboration. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organisation, yesterday (23 September 2016) announced its not-for-profit arm, TCS Foundation, has signed an agreement […]
Read More →Prime Minister to inaugurate CSIR Platinum Jubilee Celebrations on 26 September 2016
New Delhi: The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), the nation’s R & D organisation, will celebrate Platinum Jubilee function next week. CSIR Platinum Jubilee Celebrations would be inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India and President CSIR, Mr Narendra Modi in New Delhi on 26 September, 2016. Union Minister of Science & Technology […]
Read More →Prime Minister’s Research Scholarship scheme will be considered for IISERs research scholars
Mohali: Prime Minister’s Research Scholarship scheme will be considered for Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) on the same lines as for Indian Institute of technology (IITs) and Indian Institute of management (IIMs). The main objective of the fellowship is to encourage the best talents in the premier higher educational institutes to pursue […]
Read More →IIM Bangalore’s PGP team breaks into the finals of 2016 Global Business Challenge
Bengaluru: A team from Indian Institute Management (IIM) Bangalore named ‘The Eradicators’ comprising four students from the 2015-17 Post Graduate Programme (PGP) batch, under the mentorship of Dr. Arnab Mukherji, Chairperson, Center for Public Policy, have made it to the finals of the 2016 Global Business Challenge. The team will battle with 5 other teams […]
Read More →IIT Indore signs MoU with Space Applications Centre (ISRO), Ahmedabad
Indore: Centre of Astronomy, Indian Institute of Indore (IIT) Indore, has signed an MoU with Space Applications Centre (SAC), ISRO, Ahmedabad. This MoU allows Centre of Astronomy to receive two IRNSS receivers from SAC, ISRO, for Dr. Abhirup Datta and Prof. Hablani’s research works. The collaboration was done through an initiative by Dr. Abhirup Datta, […]
Read More →A student from IIT Patna invited to attend Google Summer of Code Mentor Summit next month
Patna: Mr. Sumit Asthana, a student of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Patna, has been invited to attend the Google Summer of Code Mentor Summit 2016 at Sunnyvale, California, USA from October 28-30, 2016. Mr Asthana is a student of 4th year B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) of IIT Patna. He has received […]
Read More →US loses crown, Europe a mixed bag, Asia stands out: Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2016-17
London/Mumbai: The biggest surprise in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2016-17, which was released yesterday (21 September 2016) globally, is the rise of the UK’s University of Oxford and fall of the US’ California Institute of Technology. Now, the US has lost its status as home of the world’s top university for the […]
Read More →IISC Bangalore improves, Asia including India gains in The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2016-17
London/Mumbai: Indian Institute of Science (IISC) Bangalore is the top ranked universities in India As per The Times Higher Education’s 13th edition of its World University Rankings. IISC Bangalore is also edging closer to the top 200, claiming a spot in the 201-250 band, its highest ever position. India has 31 universities in the newly expanded World […]
Read More →NIIT launches flagship training centre at Tongren Polytechnic College in China
New Delhi: NIIT, a global leader in skills and talent development, launched its Flagship Training Centre at Tongren Polytechnic College in China to develop a pool of next generation IT professionals in the field of Big Data and Analytics. Earlier in April 2016, NIIT entered into a strategic agreement with Guizhou province to help the […]
Read More →Australia at the top while Asia gains in the QS World’s best young universities
London/Mumbai: Which educational institutes are the world’s best universities under 50 years of age? These universities have the potential to disrupt, or indeed have already disrupted, the global elite. QS Quacquarelli Symonds, global higher education think tank, has now released a ranking of the world’s best universities under 50 years of age. Australia is the […]
Read More →Intake capacity of IIMs to be increased; IIMs to participate in developing 20 world class institutes in the country
Shillong: The intake capacity of Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) will be increased while Doctoral programmes will be expanded to address the issue of shortage of faculties in institutes. Further, IIMs will be forerunners in developing world class education system in the country. These are the key decisions taken during the meeting of Chairpersons and […]
Read More →Union Finance Minister inaugurates StartUp School at Lovely Professional University
Jalandhar: Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs Mr Arun Jaitley inaugurated startup school at Lovely Professional University (LPU) campus today (20 September 2016). Launching the Startup School Minister Jaitley & Governor of Punjab VP Singh Badnore rang the first bell of the first-of-its-kind incubation center. Addressing the students and staff members, Minister Jaitley talked […]
Read More →Samarthya organised Meet the Mentors, Train the Trainers session at XLRI
Jamsedpur: Students of XLRI, under the banner of Samarthya, a student body on campus organized the 2nd edition of ‘Meet the Mentors, Train the Trainers’ on 17 and 18 September, 2016 at their campus. Its purpose was to make teachers more attuned to youth psychology and their own self so as to help them mentor […]
Read More →Union HRD Minister launches PARAM-ISHAN supercomputer facility at IIT Guwahati
Guwahati: Union Human Resource Development Minister Mr Praksh Javadekar launched PARAM-ISHAN supercomputing facility at IIT, Guwahati today (19 September 2016). “It is a one of the glad moment to have fastest and most powerful computer in northeastern, eastern and southern regions” he said after launching the PARAM-ISHAN super computer. PARAM-ISHAN can be used in the […]
Read More →Brickwork Ratings launches placement reporting services for B-schools and engineering institutions
Exclusive, By Rudra Narayan Sahoo, Bengaluru: Much has been talked about employability factor in B-schools and engineering institutes in India. India produces over 17 lakh engineers and 5 lakh MBAs every year. Yet employability of majority of these students is low and they are unable to meet the benchmarked skills of Industry. To fix the […]
Read More →UpGrad and IIIT Bangalore collaborates with SocialCops for their data analytics program
Mumbai: UpGrad, the online education platform for working professionals and International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Bangalore have tied up with SocialCops for their Data Analytics program. SocialCops is a data intelligence company that leverages data and technology to bring the entire decision making process to one place – from collecting and merging to visualizing […]
Read More →Students from MIT and KMC win Hackabout 2016
Bangalore: A team comprising four students, two each from Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) and Kasturba Medical College (KMC) won the first prize in Hackabout 2016 and a cash award of Rs One lakh in the competition to design and prototype a solution to identified medical problems. The competition was organized by Philips and Manipal […]
Read More →Seven key trends and important points of Common Admission Test (CAT)
Mumbai: The submission of application for Common Admission Test (CAT) 2016, the most coveted national entrance for admission into India’s premier B-Schools including 20 Indian Institute of Management (IIMs), closes on 22 September 2016 (Thursday, 5 PM). CAT 2016 will be held on 4 December 2016 (Sunday). CAT 2016 notification stated that two sessions will […]
Read More →Scholarship/ fellowship shall not be denied due to non availability of Aadhaar Card: UGC
New Delhi: The University Grand Commission (UGC) has made it clear that eligible student shall not be denied scholarship/fellowship benefits due to non availability of Aadhaar Card. Although in earlier circular, the UGC had made Aadhaar Card mandatory for applying scholarship/fellowship benefits, now in an alternative for those students who don’t have Aadhaar Card, the […]
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