The mention of IIT-JEE triggers a volley of preparation tips and suggestions from experts and one tends to get confused and nervous. Reason: they are so many in number that one cannot follow all of them properly. Here, we provide you with some easy and simple tips that will make your ride easy. 1. Rather [...]
The AIEEE and IIT-JEE are two engineering entrance exams held every year in which lakhs of students appear. Since the competition is very tough, no one wants to take chances and it is not is not a bad idea at all to appear in both of them. However, knowing the differences between the two can [...]
The competition for seats in the IITs (Indian Institutes of Technology) is getting tougher day by day and if the words of Professor Viru “Virus” Shahastrabuddhe are to be believed, it has indeed become a race and a difficult one at that. Every year more and more sprinters jostle for space on the tracks to [...]
Question: Who’s the world’s richest Indian-born individual in terms of annual income? Laxmi Mittal did you say?Wrong! Arun Sarin (Source: IBN Live) it is. To the uninitiated, Sarin is the top executive of the world’s largest telecom company. If you’re wondering how he got there, read on. An alumnus of IIT Kharagpur, and University of [...]
Concentration is fixing the mind on an external object or an internal point. It can serve as an important differentiating factor in your IIT JEE or AIEEE results. Once a Sanskrit scholar approached Kabir and asked him “O Kabir, what are you doint now ?” “Kabir replied – Oh Pandit ! I am detaching the [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 Indian Space and Research Organisation has invited applications for the recruitment of Junior Research Fellows. Important dates Last date for applying online: 30/12/2011. Last date for sending print out of applications: 9/12/2012 ISRO Vacancy Details No of Posts: 08 Posts Name of the Posts: 1. Junior Research Fellow [Mechanical]: 01 Post 2. Junior Research [...]
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 Rhodes scholarship is a prestigious international graduate scholarship programme under which students get an opportunity to study at the world renowned Oxford University. History The scholarship was instituted in 1902 by the Rhodes Trust, under the terms and conditions of the will of Cecil Rhodes. It is funded by his estate. Initially the number [...]
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 [...]
The phenomenal success of Delhi Metro could create Metro Tech courses at IITs (Indian Institutes of Technology). The managing director of the body, E.Sreedharan has urged the IITs to do so in order to meet the demands of this budding field which has the potential to grow into an industry. The Delhi Metro is looking [...]
The IIT-JEE pattern is going to see changes from 2013. However, students will have to wait for some more time to get to know about the changes. The final shape of the new format will be decided only after the IIT council meets in the first week of January. According to reports, the council is [...]