Indian Institutes of Technology
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The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are a network of engineering and technology institutions in India. Established in 1950, they are under the purview of the Ministry of Education of the Indian Government and are governed by the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961. The Act refers to them as Institutes of National Importance and lays down their powers, duties, and framework for governance as the country's premier institutions in the field of technology. 23 IITs currently fall under the tenor of this act. Each IIT operates autonomously and is linked to others through a common council called the IIT Council, which oversees their administration. The Minister of Education of India is the ex officio chairperson of the IIT Council. According to data obtained through Right to Information (RTI) applications, approximately 38% of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) graduates from the class of 2024 have not secured job placements. This is the highest percentage in the past three years, with a steady increase from 19% in 2021 and 21% in 2022.
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IIT student found dead in hostel room in GuwahatiIndiaTimes - Published | |
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IITs are teaching English so that lectures aren't lost in translationIIT-Jammu identified students who were weak in English and started language classes. The issue was discussed at an IIT directors' forum where extra measures for smooth transition were agreed upon...IndiaTimes - Published | Sword of honour for farmer's son at IMA passing out paradeGaurav Yadav from Alwar, Rajasthan, won the Sword of Honour and Gold Medal at the Indian Military Academy (IMA) passing out parade. He sought inspiration from his brother Vineet Kumar, an Army Naik...IndiaTimes - Published |
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4 IITs in south shine in gender ratio as girls make up 26% of new entrantsThe Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad zone has achieved the best gender ratio among all IIT campuses, with 26% of young women joining this year. This zone, which includes Andhra Pradesh,..IndiaTimes - Published | IIT forms fact-finding panel to look into 'inflammatory' talkIndiaTimes - Published |
IIT faculty's 58 papers retracted in 17 yearsA monitoring agency has reported that faculty members at India's premier Indian Institutes of Technology have retracted scores of research papers over the past two decades due to concerns about author..IndiaTimes - Published | IIT Madras Zanzibar campus inauguratedThe President of Zanzibar, Hussein Ali Mwinyi, has inaugurated the first-ever international campus of an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Chennai. The campus, called IIT Madras Zanzibar, has..IndiaTimes - Published |
Airbus and IIT Kanpur sign MoU to boost Indian aerospace talentAirbus and the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) have signed an MoU to promote collaboration in developing education programmes for the Indian aerospace sector. The partnership will..IndiaTimes - Published | Kota student hangs self in UP's BalliaA 20-year-old student preparing for IIT in Rajasthan's Kota allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his native place here, police said. Roshan Verma was sleeping with his..IndiaTimes - Published |
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Who is Shivranjani Tiwari, MBBS graduate, IIT engineer's daughter, walked 1000 km to meet Dhirendra Shastri?Shivranjani Tiwari, who has earned her MBBS and identifies as Shastri's top devotee, wishes to see Dhirendra Shastri in the oppressively hot weather.DNA - Published | Meet IPS Nitin Agarwal, IIT alumnus, appointed new Director General of BSF, check his salary and perksNitin Agarwal is an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer who will lead to Border Security Force (BSF) as new Director General.DNA - Published |
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