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IIT Kharagpur wants students to run to mommy. ‘Campus Mothers’ is regression not innovation

By soliciting the active participation of women as ‘Campus Mothers’, the initiative is likely to exclude men from this important initiative.

Road to expansion clear, but 3rd-gen IITs are caught in loop of low enrolment & falling placements

RTI data accessed & reviewed by ThePrint shows 5 IITs set up in 2015-16 in Palakkad, Bhilai, Jammu, Dharwad & Tirupati face challenges even as Centre plans administrative, academic expansion.

Older IITs hit hard as House panel flags ‘unusual decline’ in placements between 2021 & 2024

Revealing that half of 23 IITs saw average drop of 10 percentage points in placements, parliamentary panel has urged dept of higher education to take measures to enhance employability.

Legal fight has made Dalit student battle-hardened. ‘Ready for anything at IIT Dhanbad’

Muzaffarnagar's Atul Kumar had to go through Jharkhand and Madras high courts and the Supreme Court for his admission to IIT Dhanbad, after missing the deadline to pay Rs 17,500 fee by mere seconds.

Bullied for being Dalit—reservation alone isn’t a fix for a brewing mental health crisis

India's existing mental health system lacks a cultural understanding of caste and is insensitive to Dalit experiences. Also, many Dalits don't have the capital for long-term therapy.

IIT-Madras retains India’s ‘top institute’ tag in govt ranking for fifth year in a row

The institute aced the 'overall' category of the India Rankings 2023, released under the National Institutional Ranking Framework, Monday.

How IITs & other top science institutes are trying to boost mental health on campus

In IIT-D workshop, top public and private technical colleges discussed their best practices, challenges & way ahead to improve mental health grievance redressal mechanisms on campus.

Why Calcutta HC directed body of IIT Kharagpur student, found dead in 2022, to be exhumed for 2nd post-mortem

Direction is based on findings of court-appointed forensic expert, who submitted a preliminary report Tuesday, highlighting gaps in first post-mortem.

‘Tyranny’ of coaching centers have made IITs victims of rote learning, says Narayana Murthy

At the Infosys 2022 Prize Ceremony, Infosys founder and billionaire delivered his lecture on challenges that lie ahead for India’s upcoming researchers.

‘Need well-rounded professionals’ — why IITs, IIMs & IIITs are giving humanities a new thrust

IITs, IIITs, IIMs are giving unprecedented thrust to social sciences & humanities. Focus is on producing 'well-rounded professionals' instead of churning out just plain graduates.

On Camera

In Great Game for Kabul, India plays a patient hand. Multi-alignment to compartmentalisation

Pakistan’s reported air strikes on Kabul last night, coinciding with Acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s visit to India, seem intended to send...

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.