(Image for representational purpose only) The whole of India is still reeling from the effects of demonetisation, and the case is no different at Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). Along with the worries associated with a challenging curriculum, students have to face extreme inconvenience while withdrawing funds for their day-to-day expenses. Rakesh Patel, a student […]

The Arjuna Group, a Non-Government Organisation (NGO) formed by group of IITians, organised the 9th ‘Parivartan’, for coaching students in Kota. This motivational programme gave students suggestions on improving concentration and will power for success. The guest speaker of the day, Amal M. Das is the author of the group’s first publication, ‘Art of Concentration’ […]

This is a cricket ground at IIT Kanpur at 5.30 pm! Students from 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are participating in the 51 Inter IIT Sports meet at IIT Kanpur (IIT-K) from December 12 to 19, 2016. And students from IIT-M who are  to participate in the cricket event reached IIT-K on December 9, […]

Due to inclement weather conditions caused by cyclone Vardah in Chennai, the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) PG, that was supposed to take place today, has been deferred to December 16. The test will take place in the morning session at all the six test centres across the city. The candidates will be able […]

Prof Pradipta Banerji from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IIT-R), recently finished his term as the Director, and is currently at IIT Bombay, in the Civil Engineering department. In a candid interview with IIT-R’s student news body, Prof Banerji expressed his views about the institute, and his idea of how the institute should be. […]

The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT-K), is hosting the 51st Inter-IIT Sports Meet from December 12 to 19, 2016. The games will officially begin from today, December 12, in the presence of KK Sharma, Delhi’s Chief Secretary, and former IAS officer; Devendra Jhajharia, Paralympic Javelin thrower, only Indian to win two Paralympic gold medals; and […]

​ After launching several initiatives for checking stress among coaching students in Kota, Dr Ravi Kumar Surpur, District Collector of Kota has come up with a motivational booklet titled, ‘Why this Kolaveri Di..’ for the coaching students of Kota. With 16 coaching students suicides in coaching capital city of Kota this year so far, the […]

A committee lead by the District Collector and formed by state government of Rajasthan for checking stress among coaching students in Kota has decided to hire services of Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS). The aim of this research is to identify and suggest measures to check stress among coaching students in Kota. The Kota […]

Engineering aspirants can now remove discrepancies in uploaded images for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2017. This option is available on the official JEE Main portal (www.jeemain.nic.in) to candidates who have already filled the application form. ​ Candidates are required to upload a recent passport size photograph and a scanned signature. These images have […]

“Online gaming is like a religion in the institute, we spend all our savings in the name of gaming,” a member of the multiplayer gaming community at the Indian Institute of Bombay (IIT-B) expressed. On an average, these gamers spend about eight to nine hours of their night in front of a laptop, with headphones […]