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Digital avatars to 'mixed reality' tech: IITs' convocation during Covid-19

Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are merging real and digital to ensure they do not miss their convocation ceremonies because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

96% candidates appear for JEE Advanced 2020 amid strict precautions

While 160,831 candidates registered for the JEE Advanced after qualifying the JEE Main, the total number of registered candidates, who paid their registration fees, stood at 155,511

India slaps fresh curbs on visas, universities to stem Chinese influence

With the exception of Mandarin language courses, tie-ups with Chinese institutions are likely to be discontinued

JEE, NEET exams to be conducted in September as scheduled: Officials

In a statement, the ministry's National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts these exams, said over 640,000 candidates have downloaded their admit cards for the engineering entrance exam, JEE-Main

After dissent from locals, Goa govt tweaks IIT campus plan to save temples

After protests from locals to save their temples from being included in the proposed IIT campus in North Goa, the state has decided to exempt 45,000 square metres of land parcel

'Harvard Hyderabad': The future of US higher education could be in India

Universities that open significant branches in India could become among the very best in the world, argues Tyler Cowen.

Four Indian education institutes make it to QS Next 100 under 50 rankings

IIT Guwahati top ranked among Indian institutes under fifty years of age

BS READS: Drone operators unite, lend a helping hand in coronavirus fight

In the era of social-distancing, flying objects will take ahead the battle against Covid-19. Here are the start-ups making this possible

IIT Guwahati collaborates with Hester Biosciences for Covid-19 vaccine

The institute expects the coronavirus vaccine to be ready for animal studies by the end of this year

No tuition fee hike in IITs, IIITs for academic year 2020-21: HRD minister

"On similar lines, I have requested the IIITs run in the public-private partnership mode not to increase the tuition fee for the coming academic year for any of their courses," the HRD minister added.

Help stranded students, juniors: IITs appeal to alumni in foreign countries

Several IIT students, who were on semester exchange, internships and short term projects in various countries, are stranded due to lockdown restrictions

From ventilators to testing kits, IITs step up to fight Covid-19 outbreak

IIT Guwahati, which is set to get a Technology Innovation Hub at the campus, has developed a mask in line with World Health Organization guidelines, and plans to 3D print about 100 of these

With knowledge as a weapon, IITs join the fight against coronavirus

A team of innovators from IIT Kanpur's incubator company Nocca Robotics have developed a ventilator prototype, currently in the testing phase

IIMs, IITs form consortium to promote entrepreneurship through research

The network will also create a strategic bridge between stakeholders, strengthen the ecosystem and synthesise the knowledge that is in silos among different groups

IITs & IIMs launches new consortium to support entrepreneurs, innovation

The new venture is named as 'Innovation-Venturing and Entrepreneurship in India Network (iVEIN)

Premier institutes stay away from Citizenship Act unrest 'officially'

Students and faculty at IITs and IIMs, however, come out in personal capacity against police crackdown on students

Second day of IIT placements: International offers continue to pour in

Earlier on day one, Microsoft had emerged as top recruiter, making the highest international annual CTC of $164,000 or Rs 1.17 cr, followed by Uber at $143,000 or Rs 1.02 cr at IITs

Air pollution: President Kovind sure that IITs, NITs will find a solution

The president said that after the government's efforts to improve India's ranking on the Ease of Doing Business Index, the aim is now to improve the Ease of Living for all citizens

India's multiple asymmetries

Till the current self-created economic slowdown ends, we can safely wallow in India's greatness in a mythical golden age when we apparently knew all about nuclear weapons and plastic surgery

TechM to set up hubs for global BPO ops, artificial intelligence in Odisha

Company enters into an agreement with Idco to start operations for its proposed BPO, and an MoU with BPUT and CET for a centre of excellence in artificial intelligence and machine learning