They were India’s islands of excellence, set up in an infant country to prepare a generation for nation-building. Over time, they became notorious for their brain drain, and famous as CEO factories for multinational corporations. Yet, in recent years, various campuses of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have been in the news for a […]
Tag Archives: IITs
09
Nov
Nov
The Indian Institutes of Science (IISc) retained its spot as the highest-ranking Indian university in the 2023 edition of the Times Higher Education (THE) rankings. Meanwhile, major IITs including those in Delhi, Roorkee, Kanpur, Mumbai, and Kharagpur continued to boycott the rankings for 3rd year in a row citing issues of ‘transparency’ in the ranking […]
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Oct
Oct
For the third year running, most Indian IITs have refused to participate in the Times Higher Education (THE) rankings over fears of bias. The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has continued to be the best institution in India. The IISc is the best Indian institution overall, coming in at positions 251-300. The University of Oxford […]
12
Jan
Jan
The government has brought the IITs, IIMs, and other Institutions of National Importance (INIs) under the Academic Bank of Credit (ABC) framework, which allows students to pursue up to 50 percent of a course from institutions other than the one with which they are enrolled. The education ministry approved key amendments to the UGC (Establishment […]
20
Nov
Nov
For the first time since they were set up, IITs have placed advertisements for quota-based hiring of faculty members. The recruitment process, for which IITs had autonomy, has been changed at the behest of the Centre and new deadlines set. Since 2019, the education ministry (then called HRD ministry) has been pushing centrally funded higher […]
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Sep
Sep
Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is the country’s top-performing institute but is ranked in the 301-350 bracket. It is followed by IIT Ropar and the JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research. Both are in the 351-400 bracket. Overall, India is home to 35 of the world’s top 1,000 universities, its second-highest total ever in […]
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Feb
Feb
The fees for MTech courses in IITs will most likely not be hiked this year as the committee headed by the union education minister decided against it. The IIT council headed by Union Education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank is learned to have decided against giving nod to a proposal to hike fees for M Tech […]
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Feb
Feb
Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on Monday urged Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) to adopt the One IIT – One Thrust Area approach based on local needs. Pokhhriyal, who chaired the 54th Meeting of the Council of Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) today through online medium, asked IITs to develop Institute Development Plan as […]
11
Feb
Feb
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said his government is collaborating with the IITs in Kanpur and Delhi and environment think-tank TERI for real-time monitoring of pollution sources in the national capital. At a meeting between Kejriwal and experts from the IITs and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), it was decided that the […]
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Top Institutes Campuses Abroad and Other Government Initiates Plan To Open IITs
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Aug
Aug
The Ministry of Education has already started a discussion with top-notch Indian institutions such as IITs and others to set up the campuses of these institutions abroad. The central government of India wants to open the campuses of top-notch higher educational institutions like India Institutes of Technology (IITs) and other institutions abroad. The opening of […]