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Despite hiring slowdown, top IIT students receive offers worth over Rs 1 cr

The highest pre-placement offer (PPO) at IIT Guwahati stood at Rs 1.10 crore as five students received offers above Rs 1 crore

Top 10 epicenters make 80% of total cybercrime in India, says report

The study, released by the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur-incubated Future Crime Research Foundation, revealed alarming trends - especially pertaining to financial frauds

IIT Mandi punishes students for ragging incident; suspends 10 for 6 months

Some of the punished students have appealed to the institute for a reconsideration of the punishment, sources said

Tata Steel CEO TV Narendran new chairperson of IIT-Kharagpur's board

Tata Steel Ltd's CEO and MD TV Narendran was appointed the new chairperson of the board of governors of IIT-Kharagpur, a statement said. IIT-Kharagpur director VK Tewari said that as a man beholding technical and industrial supremacy, Narendran understands the needs of the society and the practical implications of industry-academia amalgamation with a technical institution. "We welcome TV Narendran as the new chairperson of the Board of Governors of IIT Kharagpur," he said. "We look forward to his able guidance, constructive ideations and supportive encouragement in reshaping this institute for its future aspirations," he added. Narendran has over 34 years of experience in the mining and metals industry, the statement said, adding that he is a mechanical engineer from NIT-Trichy and an MBA from IIM-Calcutta.

Kota pressure cooker: No friends, every aspirant a competitor, say experts

There are no friends but only competitors in the country's coaching capital popularly known as "Kota factory", say students and experts as the government struggles to keep a check on the spate of suicides among engineering and medical aspirants. Authorities say 20 students preparing for competitive exams in Kota have ended their lives so far in 2023 -- highest for any year. Last year, the figure was 15. Battling with packed schedules, cut-throat competition, constant pressure to do better, burden of parents' expectations and homesickness, students say they often find themselves alone with no one to talk to and share their feelings with. Experts warn that parents also see friendships as potential distractions for their wards and discourage them to make friends when they are here for coaching. "There is no concept of friendship here...there are only competitors. Every student sitting next to you is seen as an additional burden to fight with. Unlike schools and colleges, nobody shares

IIT-Madras is set to begin registration for JAM 2023 exam on September 5

IIT-Madras will soon conduct the JAM 2024 admission test; registration begins on 5 September and the deadline for registration is 13 October. The exam is set to be held on February 11, 2024

Blackstone alum doubles down on Drone startups after 600% IdeaForge return

BotLab was established in 2016 at the technology business incubator unit at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Indian researchers develop low-cost mobile pollution monitoring tech

They have developed a low-cost mobile air pollution monitoring framework in which, pollution sensors mounted on public vehicles can dynamically monitor the air quality

UP govt hires IIT, IIM graduates to smoothen investments in the state

These professionals will be called "Udyami Mitra" (Hindi for 'friends of entrepreneurs') and be posted in each district of the state as well as at the headquarters

IIT Indore develops low-cost camera in collaboration with Nasa, Caltech

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore in collaboration with the NASA-Caltech from the US and Sweden's University of Gothenburg has developed a low-cost camera setup which can provide multispectral imaging of four chemical species in a flame using single DSLR camera. Using only a single DSLR camera, it can simultaneously capture multiple spectral three-dimensional images of four chemical species in a flame, whereas earlier scientific imaging required a complex system with four cameras, said Devendra Deshmukh, professor with the IIT Indore's Department of Mechanical Engineering. It would come in handy for the study of combustion of fuels which in turn can lead to improvement in combustion engines to make them more efficient and reduce carbon emissions, researchers believe. The picture of the four chemical species present in a flame can be clicked together in complete detail with this smart camera, a professor of IIT Indore involved in the research told PTI. Deshmukh said th

IIT-M to develop tech to upcycle paddy waste for making supercapacitors

The technology will provide an additional source of income to farmers, help reduce stubble burning in North India

PM inaugurates permanent campus of Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the permanent campus of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Dharwad here. The foundation stone for the institute was also laid by him in February 2019. Developed at a cost of over Rs 850 crores, the institute currently offers 4-year B.Tech. programs, inter-disciplinary 5-year BS-MS program, M.Tech. and Ph.D. programs. IIT Dharwad is an Institute of national importance established by the Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India in 2016, under the mentorship of IIT Bombay. Academic activities at IIT Dharwad commenced in July 2016 in the transit campus, located in Water and Land Management Institute (WALMI) next to the Dharwad Bench of Karnataka High Court, here. IIT Dharwad has progressed steadily and currently there are 856 students, 73 faculty members who have more than 400 publications, R&D Sponsored projects worth Rs 30 crores and 32 MoUs to their collective credit. The permanent campus is located in Dharwad, on a ...

IIT-Kanpur preparing organic 'laddoos'; supporting 150 farmer families

The Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur is now making its presence felt in the dessert business by giving a healthy twist to our quintessential sweet -- laddoos

Encourage research and innovation: President to educational institutions

President Droupadi Murmu on Monday urged educational institutions to encourage research and innovation while also expressing hope that some students would become good teachers or professors. Today, India has the third-largest start-up ecosystem in the world, Murmu said during her address at the 10th convocation of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University here. All educational institutions, especially universities and technical institutes, should take full advantage of this ecosystem and encourage research and innovation among the students, she said. The President said their efforts would be an important contribution to making India a leading nation in innovation and technology. She also called for education to be connected with the favourable environment for investment and business created by the Global Investors Summit in Uttar Pradesh. "Our universities should develop themselves into a centre where new research is done for public welfare, a hub of the fourth Industrial Revolution,

Union ministers test 'BharOS' operating system developed by IIT-Madras

Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Ashwini Vaishnaw successfully tested "BharOS", an indigenous operating system developed by IIT Madras, on Tuesday. "Poor people of the country will be the main beneficiary of a strong, indigenous, dependable and self-reliant digital infrastructure. 'BharOS' is a successful step towards data privacy," Pradhan said. BharOS was developed by JandK Operations Private Limited (JandKops), which has been incubated at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras. The system can be installed on commercial off-the-shelf handsets. BharOS services are currently being provided to organisations that have stringent privacy and security requirements and whose users handle sensitive information that requires confidential communications on restricted apps on mobiles. Such users require access to private cloud services through private 5G networks. BharOS comes with no default apps. This means that users are not forced to use apps that they may not be familiar

IIT Madras generates power from sea waves, aims to go commercial by 2024

Innovation may help India achieve climate change-related goal of generating 500 Gw of renewable energy by 2030

Day 1: IIT Guwahati bags highest foreign job offer of Rs 2.4 crore

A total of 25 offers with pay packages in excess of Rs one crore per annum were extended at the end of Session 1.1 on Day One of the recruitment process at IIT Madras

Bureau of Indian Standards signs MoU with 6 engineering institutes

Institutes will set up 'BIS Standardisation Chair Professor' as part of agreement

IIT Madras launches electric racing car; mulls driverless vehicle by 2025

The racing car will be featured at student-led formula championships like Formula Bharat in India in January and Formula Student Germany next August

7 Indian universities on Global Employability University Ranking, IIT-D top

Seven Indian universities featured on the list released by the Times Higher Education