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Calcutta TelegraphSibal salvo on faculty quotaCalcutta Telegraph, IndiaNew Delhi, June 22: Human resource development minister Kapil Sibal has questioned the rationale behind faculty quotas at premier higher education institutions like the iits, iims and central universities, contending that teacher reservations are ...
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090623/jsp/frontpage/story_11146757.jsp
Calcutta TelegraphBrand classes for new IITs on blockCalcutta Telegraph, IndiaThe ministry plans to conduct the workshop for directors of all the new IITs at the IIT Delhi campus on June 26, top officials said. Similar workshops may be conducted later. The meet will also be attended by directors of the existing seven IITs — the ...
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090622/jsp/nation/story_11142163.jsp
Hindu Business LineThe politics of educationHindu Business Line, IndiaIf Harvard and Stanford are willing to admit an Indian student on the basis of the fees the student is willing to pay, why should the University of Delhi or the IIT Madras refuse admission to the same student? The fact is we are applying certain ...
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/06/22/stories/2009062250200800.htm
This September be ready to ROCK again with IIT Delhi cultural fest "Rendezvous"
World Sikh NewsLessons for Punjab from Oz attacksWorld Sikh News, CAIndia's seemingly tough to crack IIT-JEE system now provides 8000 seats. In 1988, this figure was 2000 and Indians crow a lot about this marked four times improvement. Just compare this to UCLA (25000 undergrad and 11000 postgrad), MIT (4172 undergrad, ...
http://worldsikhnews.com/17%20June%202009/Lessons%20for%20Punjab%20from%20Oz%20attacks.htm
OutlookIt's All There If You Know Where To LookOutlook, IndiaAnd non-IIT students push their teachers to improve after they see these videos. Similarly, teachers, when they witness the standard of debates in IIT lecture rooms, will encourage students to work harder," says Prof Kannan Moudgalya, who leads the ...
http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20090622&fname=MTech+changing+(F)&sid=1
OutlookSunforce For The WorkforceOutlook, India"We at IIT, Delhi, are also doing extensive research on renewable energy," says a senior professor. And then there's MNRE, which recently launched a technology incubation fund at IIM, Ahmedabad, to bridge the gap between the laboratory and the market. ...
http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20090622&fname=LEnergy+eng+(F)&sid=1
Business Standard'Pakistan doesn't mean what it says on terrorism'Business Standard, IndiaIit is said the new US government has an overwhelming pre-occupation with Pakistan and India is largely seen through the lens of disturbing events in Pakistan. Has Obama's vision re-hyphenated India and Pakistan? From whatever I have read and heard ...
http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/pakistan-doesnt-meanit-saysterrorism/360947/
Thaindian.comRed flags to saffron scarves - what next for Sudheendra KulkarniThaindian.com, ThailandThe 58-year-old IIT graduate-journalist-political backroom boy, who was close to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and played a vital role in LK Advani's prime ministerial campaign in the 2009 general election, has created a flutter in the ...
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/red-flags-to-saffron-scarves-what-next-for-sudheendra-kulkarni_100204190.html
Siliconindia.comRobo.in introduces robotics learning for childrenSiliconindia.com, IndiaBy siliconindia news bureau Bangalore: Robo.in, a venture of Thinklabs, founded by a team of alumnus from IIT Mumbai, has launched RoboCAMP in New Delhi. It is a summer camp offering robotic learning system in the field of educational robotics. ...
http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/Roboin_introduces_robotics_learning_for_children-nid-57991.html
Siliconindia.comIITians now queue up for defense jobsSiliconindia.com, IndiaThe tag of IIT does not give any weightage in this recruitment process. In another trend, 30 Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) were also recruited in 2008, of the 150 applicants. Most were to scientist D and E categories, some to science fields and ...
http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/IITians_now_queue_up_for_defense_jobs-nid-57970.html
News Line 365DRDO benefits from recessionNews Line 365, IndiaThe 10 college teams that have qualified for the competition are Amity School of Engineering & Technology, Noida; Delhi College of Engineering, New Delhi; Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai; National Institute of Technology (NIT), ...
http://www.newsline365.com/20094650/drdo-benefits-from-recession/
Calcutta TelegraphHigh cut-offs addCalcutta Telegraph, IndiaThe longest queues were at Delhi Public School, Bokaro, and Chinmaya Vidyalaya — the two schools that did extremely well in CBSE Class X and XII examinations, IIT entrance test and AIEEE. Both schools have options of direct admission. ...
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090609/jsp/jharkhand/story_11083625.jsp
The Money TimesFamed Google mentor found dead in swimming poolThe Money TimesMotwani, who was born in Jammu, grew up in Delhi and graduated from IIT Kanpur, did not know how to swim but was planning to take lessons, reported mercurynews.com, citing his friends. Though there was no official word about the cause of death, ...Professor Rajeev Motwani Telegraph.co.ukGoogle mentor dead in pool Calcutta TelegraphMentor to Google founders dies in 'swimming pool accident' Telegraph.co.ukall 272 news articles
http://www.themoneytimes.com/featured/20090608/famed-google-mentor-found-dead-swimming-pool-id-1071064.html
RediffMeet Simmarpal Singh, the Peanut Prince of Argentina!Rediff, IndiaTo make Olam a top three peanut player in Argentina, according to Ambassador [ Images ] Viswanathan, who had dinner with Singh and his IIT Delhi-educated wife, Harpreet Kaur. As for the turban-to-royalty scheme of the Argentinean golfers, Singh and his ...
http://business.rediff.com/report/2009/jun/08/meet-simmarpal-singh-the-peanut-prince-of-argentina.htm
CXOToday.comEfforts to Commercialize InnovationCXOToday.com, IndiaBy CXOtoday Staff IIT Bombay and IIT Delhi have recently joined hands with Intellectual Ventures, a US based intellectual venture company, and others like IIT Kharagpur, IIT Kanpur and IIT Guwahati are considering such offers. Not to be left behind, ...
http://www.cxotoday.com/India/News/Efforts_to_Commercialize_Innovation/551-102912-908.html
Calcutta TelegraphArjun posts under scanCalcutta Telegraph, IndiaNew Delhi, June 7: The UPA government is preparing to scrutinise controversial education appointments made under former human resource development minister Arjun Singh. Key appointments made under Arjun, especially during his last days in office, ...
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090608/jsp/nation/story_11078862.jsp
Calcutta TelegraphToppers eye exit optionCalcutta Telegraph, India“My first preference is CMC Vellore, followed by Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research in Pondicherry, and Maulana Azad Medical College in Delhi. Calcutta Medical College has a lower ranking,” said Anish. ...
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090605/jsp/calcutta/story_11058945.jsp
Business StandardMJ Antony: Catching up with scienceBusiness Standard, IndiaThe Madras High Court used a blog by a law student of IIT Kharagpur in its recent judgement in the TVS Motor-Bajaj Auto row over the patent for 'Flame' bike. The Supreme Court recently referred to Wikipedia in two of its judgements. ...
http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/m-j-antony-catching-upscience/359877/
The HinduAiming highThe Hindu, IndiaThe curriculum in the PPP model will be akin to that of the IIT model, with the faculty and students staying on campus. UG courses will be earmarked to these colleges, while the AU-C, which is also a residential university, will cater to the PG ...
http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/stories/20090619261209700.htm
Nhatky.inIIT-IIM As Member Of ParliamentNhatky.in, IndiaNEW DELHI: It is Indian education system's ultimate ticket to the corporate boardroom. According to one study, around 50% of all CEOs in India have those magic letters on their CVs — IIT-IIM. But for all their brilliance and achievement in the ...
http://www.nhatky.in/iit-iim-as-member-of-parliament-12336996
TelecomTigerCOAI announces new team as Executive Council for 2009-10TelecomTiger, IndiaStrengthening subscriber verification process, engaging with the Reserve Bank of India through the Mobile Banking Payment Forum for encouraging the use of mobile as a payment platform; working with the Centre of Excellence in Wireless Technology in IIT ...
http://www.telecomtiger.com/Wireless_fullstory.aspx?passfrom=Wireless&storyid=6252§ion=S216
India.comOpts for IITIndia.com, IndiaJain, however, has decided to take admission in IIT, Delhi, using his IIT-JEE merit list. "I was expecting the top position in AIEEE as I had done well in the test. It gives much pleasure by securing top positions in both the national level entrance ...AIEEE: State students sparkle HinduAIEEE results out, boys on the top Indian Expressall 42 news articles
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HinduAIEEE: State students sparkleHindu, IndiaHYDERABAD: The success story of State students in the IIT-JEE continued in the AIEEE results also with the fourth and sixth ranks at the national level being bagged by them. Gopi Sivakanth of Narayana institutions continued his good performance bagging ...AIEEE results out, boys on the top Indian ExpressOpts for IIT India.comall 42 news articles
http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/31/stories/2009053157420100.htm
AIEEE 2009 result announcedJaiBiharStudents qualifying the exam will be eligible for admission to National Institute of Technology (NIT), Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), ...and more »
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IIT, IIIT to be set up near AhmedabadDaily News & AnalysisSignificantly, the Centre had promised an IIIT for Gujarat, along with Indian Institute of Information Technology Academy. The academy was proposed to train ...and more »
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SINDH TODAYNortheast in the age of coalition politics: The touchstone of ...SINDH TODAY, PakistanIn Delhi's balancing act, at least two interesting figures from the Northeast were left out: one is Thokchom Meiyna, the gentle professor of mathematics from Manipur who has been winning elections back to back for the Congress and PD Rai, the first IIT ...
http://www.sindhtoday.net/news/1/15152.htm
Express ComputersOpen Source HardwareExpress Computers, IndiaWe have almost no human resources to support the hardware industry—of course we have institutes like IIT Kharagpur, IIT Delhi etc, but that is not enough to support such a large industry. For eg, if we look at software, there is a software training ...
http://www.expresscomputeronline.com/20090601/market01.shtml
Calcutta TelegraphSteel town as study hubCalcutta Telegraph, India... believed Bokaro was superior to Kota and was at par with Delhi, Indore, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai and Mumbai. According to Hemlata S. Mohan, the principal of DPS, Bokaro — as many as 136 of its students have got into IIT this year — students of ...
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090529/jsp/jharkhand/story_11034566.jsp
Calcutta TelegraphEduquest: A one-stop destination for career choicesCalcutta Telegraph, India“Not everybody can hope to get through IIT or medical colleges. There are many parents who are ready to pay for their children's education, but do not know where to go. Such fairs may help them,” conceded SS Razi, a senior member of Ranchi University's ...
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090529/jsp/jharkhand/story_11035227.jsp
Siliconindia.comMultipurpose Identity Cards to be issued to every Indian citizenSiliconindia.com, IndiaBy siliconindia news bureau New Delhi: Multipurpose National Identity Cards (MNIC) will be issued to every Indian Citizen by the year 2011, when the National Population Register will be ready, said the Union Home Minister P Chidambaram. ...Multi-purpose IDs for all citizens by 2011: PC Indian ExpressNational identity cards to be issued to all citizens: Chidambaram TopNewsall 45 news articles
http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/Multipurpose_Identity_Cards_to_be_issued_to_every_Indian_citizen-nid-57293.html
Daijiworld.com'One Need Not be Exceptional Genius to get through IAS' - Karthik ...Daijiworld.com, IndiaWe need to develop that culture of getting into the Civil Services, army and IIT's, he maintains. For IAS wannabes he suggests that they should go to Delhi and join a coaching institute and study with dedication and single minded devotion to reach the ...
http://www.daijiworld.com/chan/exclusive_arch.asp?ex_id=1082
Indian ExpressCBSE class X results: state records dip in pass percentageIndian Express, IndiaNow, I will appear for Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Exam (IIT JEE) and I have already started studying for it.” Khandawala's father is an anesthetist and his mother is an Ayurvedic doctor.
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/CBSE-class-X-results--state-records-dip-in-pass-percentage/466499/
mrigya performin scottish moors at the dogra hall, iit delhi...
NCOSS-09 Looks At Open Source Beyond Gnu/LinuxEFYTimes (press release)These papers are available as printed proceedings published by Allied Publishers, Delhi. Desktop or operating system is just a small part of the space ...and more »
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CXOToday.comSAP TERP 10 Certification LaunchedCXOToday.com, IndiaAdopted by over 30 prominent Indian educational institutions including XLRI Jamshedpur, IIM Kozhikode, IIM Indore, IIT Kanpur, Symbiosis Center for Management and Human Resource Development (SCMHRD) Pune, International Management Institute (IMI) Delhi, ...
http://www.cxotoday.com/India/News/SAP_TERP_10_Certification_Launched/551-102360-911.html
HinduFaridabad boy tops IIT JEEHindu, IndiaMr. Jain is from the IIT-Delhi zone. The second rank has been secured by Shubham Tulsiani from the IIT-Mumbai zone. The IIT-Chennai zone's Gopi Sivakanth bagged the third spot. A total of 3,84977 candidates sat for the examination conducted by seven ...2 city boys in IIT-JEE all-India top 10 Indian Express600 stars light up IIT talent hunt Calcutta TelegraphRaunaq brings laurel to Bhopal in IIT-JEE Central ChronicleIndian Express - Indian Expressall 152 news articles
http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/26/stories/2009052660561000.htm
Deccan HeraldChikkaballapur MLAs greet Veerappa MoilyDeccan Herald, IndiaMoily has promised to allot an IIT to the State within six months of he getting the portfolio, expressed Ramesh who said that former chief minister had plans to set up industries to solve the unemployment problem in the region. ...
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/4516/chikkaballapur-mlas-greet-veerappa-moily.html
Bihar TimesOne Minister Too Little: Rise And Fall Of Bihar's Bargaining PositionBihar Times, IndiaThey do not have even the nuisance value. Now much depends on the maneuvering skill of the chief minister, Nitish Kumar. But the establishment in Delhi is too thick-skinned to feel and too deaf to listen. Let us see how it works now.
http://bihartimes.com/Newsbihar/2009/May/Newsbihar23May5.html
Calcutta TelegraphIITs mull admission Round 2Calcutta Telegraph, IndiaThe move represents an admission by the IITs that the lure of the country's greatest engineering education brand may be fading, suggesting that students are increasingly choosing a course of their choice over the IIT tag. Confirming the move to The ...
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090522/jsp/frontpage/story_11004598.jsp
Business LineMeet, greet & start upBusiness Line, IndiaOn the first Sunday of each month, walk into the Open Coffee Club, currently held at the IIT-Madras campus, and you will come upon a group of young and aspiring as well as established entrepreneurs attired in casuals but engaged in a serious exchange ...
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/life/2009/05/22/stories/2009052250020100.htm
HinduScience, Obama and the new Indian GovernmentHindu, IndiaSix well-thought out and carefully planned Institutes of Science Education and Research have been created, two of which have already earned a name for themselves (and the others will soon follow suit) for their IIT-type curricular novelty and spread, ...
http://www.hindu.com/seta/2009/05/21/stories/2009052150031200.htm
HinduState students stand out in CBSE examinationHindu, IndiaThis is the reason why H. Rajagopal, a standard XII student from PS Senior Secondary School, is banking on cracking competitive exams such as AIEEE, IIT-JEE and BITSAT. According to him, CBSE students have an edge when it comes to these exams because ...
http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/21/stories/2009052157290100.htm
CXOToday.comYahoo! Appoints Arun Tadanki as MDCXOToday.com, India... be based out of Delhi and will report to Keith Nilsson, SVP, (emerging markets), Yahoo. Prior to joining Yahoo!, Arun was the president at Monster.com for the Asia-Pacific & Middle East region. He is a graduate from the IIT-Chennai and holds an MBA ...
http://www.cxotoday.com/India/News/Yahoo_Appoints_Arun_Tadanki_as_MD/551-102180-908.html
Indian ExpressTo fit more students, 756 trees faced the axe sans permit in IIT-DIndian Express, IndiaNeha Sinha The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, has just received permission from the Forest department to cut 16 trees for a “new hostel for OBC admissions”. On the face of it, that does not sound like much. But a Forest department investigation ...
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/To-fit-more-students--756-trees-faced-the-axe-sans-permit-in-IIT-D/462699/
香港新浪網八大東南亞路演招研究生香港新浪網, Hong Kong他舉例說﹕「在科技範疇方面，印度的Indian Institute of Technology Delhi（IIT）的質素可媲美北大、清華。」他指每所院校約有六七十個提名名額，交予研資局評審。 除了參與研資局的「巡迴路演」外，科大協理副校長（學術）龐鼎全表示，6月中起，科大教授往海外參加學術 ...
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Daijiworld.comChikkaballapur : Veerappa Moily Wins Amidst All OddsDaijiworld.com, India“Without the support of the caste, religion or any other kind of support the people here have still elected me and sent me to Delhi,” he said. “The only way I can repay this kindness where they elected me without expecting anything in return is by ...
http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=59961&n_tit=Chikkaballapur+%3A+Veerappa+Moily+Wins+Amidst+All+Odds+
Malaysia StarA good startMalaysia Star, MalaysiaBy KAREN CHAPMAN Five Malaysian public universities were ranked among the top 100 Asian institutions in a regional survey. RANKINGS seem an inevitable aspect of today's higher education scene in most parts of the world. And while there is much debate ...
http://thestar.com.my/education/story.asp?file=/2009/5/17/education/3911617&sec=education
Zee NewsHimachal Pradesh – Lok Sabha poll issuesZee News, IndiaThe Congress has tried to tackle the BJP's claim of Himachal being given a step-motherly treatment by the Centre, by listing out the projects sanctioned by the UPA government, including an IIT, Central University, ESI hospital and medical college, ...
http://www.zeenews.com/news521901.html
Calcutta TelegraphYoung MetroCalcutta Telegraph, India... Park at IIT Kharagpur. The venture is self-funded now, as the costs are limited to website development and data collection. Apart from Calcutta, information listings are available for Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad. ...
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090512/jsp/calcutta/story_10952036.jsp
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