On 13th February, Sunday, the city of Surat was gripped with unity for the 4th edition of India’s biggest night marathon. It was organised in order to raise funds for various causes such as, installation of CCTV cameras in the city, implementing clean India project and improving facilities in a cancer hospital in Surat. The […]

The Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology  has invited applications for the post of Project Fellow. The details of the vacancies are as follows: No. of vacancies: 01 Essential Qualifications: Candidates must possess an M.Sc in Biochemistry/ Biotechnology/Agricultural Sciences with first class academic record since S.S.C. Age limit: Candidates should not be more than 28 years […]

IIT Roorkee (IIT-R) has beefed up campus security post the arrest of two alleged terrorist from Haridwar. The Local Intelligence Unit (LIU) of the Uttarakhand Police, and a Quick Response Team (QRT) of the East Bengal Tiger Cantonment, stationed at Roorkee, are now involved in reviewing the security of the institute. But, despite these measures, […]

Wikipedia says the Indian Institute of Technology, Indore (IIT-I) has permanently closed. But can that be, considering that none of the IITs have ever closed to-date?  See the image below- The reality is that the institute has not closed but just moved to a different location, hence, technically it is not where Wikipedia said it was […]

1. Pakistan’s Parliament – World’s first to run entirely on solar power  (i) In a recent development, Pakistan’s parliament became the first in the world to run entirely on Solar power. (ii) Pakistan’s solar power venture is supported by its close ally China with a hefty funding of $55 million. (iii) Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif […]

The proposed library under construction will be inaugurated in June 2016 Which university or educational institute in India boasts of a four storey, exclusive library building, flush with carpeted floors, lounge corners and a coffee shop? One that flaunts a spiral staircase right in the centre of the building and huge glass windows on the […]

It has been an enjoyable and a special week at IIT Tirupati which proved that engineering degree at an IIT is not just about books and GPA. The week started off with the screening of ‘How to train your dragon’, as a part of the life skills course, to learn about innovation and creativity. Then […]

The buzz around entrepreneurship is everywhere. Startups make headlines every day; the Unicorns ($1bn valuation) are celebrated; Startup innovations are recognized. The government certainly has become very proactive – for the first time in India’s history, we have a separate ministry of entrepreneurship. Besides this, there was the Startup India campaign launched by the PM […]

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DISCLAIMER: The PI experience is a verbatim (exactly as it happened)and happens to be a long write up. CAT OA Score:98.48 Section 1: 98.55 Section 2: 98.22 Section 3: 91.91 Profile X:81.7 XII:88.8 Undergrad Major -B.TECH( CS) 72.3% Work-Ex (number of months):0 VENUE: MDI Gurgaon Slot: Afternoon ( We were made to sit in a […]