An Indian student often wonders whether there is more to career than engineering and to educational institutes than IITs because Indian parents are obsessed with engineering. Majority of them perceive a good career to be synonymous with engineering. To them everything- money, prestige, luxury comes with it. That is why they nag their children to [...]
USA is the abode of quality educational institutions. The knowledge economy and superpower invests a lot of money on education. That is why it has some of the world’s finest technical institutes and colleges. Here we provide you with a list of top ten engineering colleges and institutes along with their details. 1. Massachusetts Institute [...]
Getting the right combination of branch and college is a dream-come-true for engineering aspirants. However, most of the times, the twin elements refuse to fit in together and students have to make do with either the branch or the institute. For some branch is more important than the institute while some give priority to the [...]
Everyone knows Narayan Murthy as the man behind the most talked about name in the IT industry-INFOSYS. However, very few know that before the great industrialist embarked on his phenomenal journey as an entrepreneur, he had met with failure in the form of Softronics in 1976; his maiden entrepreneurial venture. Still, he carried on with [...]
Engineering entrance tests keep the students on tenterhooks till they get admission in a college/institute. Once the results are out it is admission time and it is the time when you have to decide your branch. Now only two situations are possible. Either you choose your branch or your branch will choose you. Well, this [...]
India produces the largest number of engineering graduates in the world. Indian engineering students have made their mark in MNCs (Multi National Corporations) as well as research organizations. Not only this, their intelligence and competence has also helped Indian companies get an entry into the Fortune 500 list. Everyone acknowledges their merit and it is [...]
A career in engineering is generally equated with a glamorous life in the corporate sector these days and rightly so because it is what the youth is attracted to. This does not mean that other career options are not glamorous or rewarding. One such avenue is the defence forces. The Indian Army, Navy and the [...]
Engineering is the most sought after career option for students in India. The glamour associated with the degree and the lure of package ensuing towards the completion of the degree draws most of them towards it. There are very few who take it up as career because of interest or passion. Therefore, there is a [...]
There is good news for IIT-JEE aspirants as the number of IITs has increased in the last few years. The government has come up with eight new IITs. The decision to establish new IITs along with IIMs and Central Universities was taken in 2008. The first IIT to become operational in this category was IIT-Bhubneshwar. [...]
The Indian Oil Corporation offers scholarships to the meritorious students who wish to pursue engineering for the entire period of four years. PURPOSE The aim of the scholarship is to provide financial assistance to the students who are economically not sound. ABOUT the PROGRAMME Under the scholarship the students are provided a monthly assistance [...]