The core engineering firms are having a field day at the IITs’ (Indian Institutes of Technology) campus as students are skipping the hitherto most-sought-after jobs of the finance sector for core jobs. Reason: they offer job security and good pay. The current situation of the finance sector is not very upbeat and many are considering [...]
February may bring some good news for engineering aspirants as the dilemma over conducting a single entrance examination for admission into the engineering institutes may get over. According to reports, 2013 may earmark the entry of a single entrance test. The directors of the IITs, NITs and IIITs have been asked to give their feedback [...]
Brand IIT has maintained its value in the job market even in the face of dismal scenario that has engulfed the corporate sector. Recruiters from all segments and places are knocking at the doorsteps of IITs and hiring students at impressive packages. On the other hand, IIMs are facing a crunch of companies to get [...]
Just one more day and 2011 will become past. Every year is eventful and every event carries its own set of news value for every individual. 2011 was no different and brought some good and bad news for the engineering aspirants. Let us take a look at them. 1. AIEEE paper leak: The Largest entrance [...]
Two IT-BHU students are on their way to start an entrepreneurship club for school students. Varun Agrawal and Bhanu Swami, students of 3rd year, Electrical Engineering department at Institute of Technology are working on an idea to launch nation’s first-of-its-kind entrepreneurship club. The proposed club’s intention is to search and promote entrepreneurial skills of students [...]
The coming years may see the IITs producing batches that are specialised in teaching the engineering students. Notably, India is facing a shortage of faculty members in its engineering colleges and institutes. The government is also worried over the state of affairs. A few days back, the AICTE had announced that even B.Tech degree holders [...]
The efforts of the IIT council to address the disproportionate gender ratio at the institutes seems to have borne fruit as the number of female applicants has increased in the Bombay zone. In comparison to the last year the number of girl applicants has gone up by 25%. The Bombay zone includes Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, [...]
The CBSE has launched its mock online test for students who will appear in the AIEEE online test in 2012. The online test had generated many doubts among the students regarding the format and other details. Therefore, the board has launched the mock test to give students a chance to get acquainted with the new [...]
The number of students applying for IIT-JEE 2012 through the online mode has increased substantially. According to reports, this year, 75% of the 75,000 applicants have applied online compared to last year figure when 75% out of 85,000 had applied offline. This is the data from the Bombay zone. It includes Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, parts [...]
The IITs may get to see more girl students in their campuses if the IIT Council meeting to be held in the first week of January, gives nod to the provision of awarding separate ranks to girls. Notably, the meeting will also deliberate upon the the new format of IIT-JEE which asks for giving 50 [...]