Govt said to have approved Rs7,000 crore fund for six new IIT campuses
The union cabinet is learnt to have approved funds worth Rs7,000 crore for the establishment of permanent campuses of six IITs across the country on Tuesday, people in the government aware of the development said. Click here to read more… Credit: livemint.com
IIT Hyderabad students say no to graduation gowns, wear Pochampalli capes
Instead of the regular black graduation gowns, students of IIT Hyderabad (IITH) at their recent convocation paid tributes to local weavers by wearing Pochampalli ‘capes’ made by them. Prof Deepak Mathew, head of the department of design at the institute, had, a few months ago, made the proposal that black graduation gowns be discarded for […]
The great Indian IIT dream: Why parents want children to be engineers
Kalu Sarai is not Kota. Or so people would like you to believe. This New Delhi neighbourhood has some obvious differences with the Rajasthan town that made its reputation as the country’s coaching hub for IIT and has recently been in news for a spate of student suicides. For one, even though Kalu Sarai attracts IIT aspirants […]
After fee hike, IIT students to get fully air-conditioned hostels
IIT students can look forward to some cool accommodation, as all new hostels will be centrally air-conditioned. The human resource ministry, which recently ordered a fee hike at Indian Institutes of Technology, planned to modernise hostels including air-conditioned common areas and stateof-the-art kitchens, sources said. At the country’s top engineering schools, which also enjoy a […]
Blue Skies, Mild Sunny Day Beckon IIT’s Far Flung Alumni for Camaraderie and a Picnic
By Jawahar Malhotra SUGAR LAND: The highly motivated, industrious and multi-talented expatriate alumni of the Indian Institute of Technology must have conceived of a magical dial to turn and tune in perfect weather for their annual picnic, held last Saturday afternoon at Lost Creek Park. With a playground and an inflatable hut to attract the little […]
Manoj Sinha, Minister of State for Railways at the 4th IIT BHU Alumni Meet
NAPERVILLE, IL: The IIT BHU Global Alumni Association recently held its fourth Global Alumni Meet at the Sheraton Lisle Hotel in Lisle, Illinois. Theme for the Meet was “The IIT BHU Journey of Excellence Continues…”. Over 200 people attended the Meet. At the opening, a lamp lighting ceremony was held with the portrait of Mahamana […]
