Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday expressed serious concern over rising student suicides in educational institutions, questioning the management of IIT Kharagpur and Sharda University over their handling of recent cases. A Bench comprising Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice R. Mahadevan, while hearing a suo motu … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, July 22 (IANS) A second-year electrical engineering student of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur was found dead on the campus under mysterious circumstances. The student, identified as Chandradip Pawar, was found dead on Monday night. This is the second incident of an in-campus death of a student … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of student suicides at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur (West Bengal) and Greater Noida’s Sharda University, asking whether the educational institutes promptly reported the incidents to the police for the registration of FIRs. A bench … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) The Maharashtra government on Monday signed an MoU with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in the presence of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to provide a Public Policy Certificate Course to the youth participating in the Chief Minister’s Fellowship Programme. The Chief Minister asserted that this … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, July 16 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Madras, on Wednesday, announced the launch of YD One — India’s lightest active wheelchair and also the country’s first indigenously developed precision-built monu-tube rigid-frame wheelchair. The YD One was launched in the IIT Madras campus on Wednesday in the presence of … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Mumbai, July 15 (IAN) Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday said IIT-Bombay-incubated startup – Advanced Renewable Tandem-Photovoltaics India (ART-PV India) has developed a 2-Terminal Monolithic Silicon/CdTe-Perovskite tandem solar cell with a conversion efficiency of 29.8 per cent, which is a game-changer for the country’s solar … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, June 19 (IANS) In a significant milestone for Indian higher education, the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has made its debut in the top 200 of the QS World University Rankings 2026, securing the 180th position globally. This marks a notable jump of 47 places from last … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) A record 54 Indian institutes have been featured in the QS World University Rankings 2026 released on Thursday, with the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) emerging as the country’s top-ranked institute. IIT Delhi’s global ranking has seen a significant jump from the earlier … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Guwahati, June 11 (IANS) There have been real and positive changes in the semiconductor and education sectors and the development of infrastructure in the Northeast since 2014, IIT Guwahati Director, Prof Devendra Jalihal, said. Speaking to IANS, on the completion of 11 years of the Modi government, Prof Jalihal noted … Read more