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Thursday, March 28, 2024
TopicIIT council

Topic: IIT council

4 yrs after govt told IITs to devise system to fire non-performers, there’s little progress

Many IITs claim to have an appraisal process in place, but say nothing about specific policies to terminate services of non-performers. Two say they have no such policy in place yet.

Will IITs become post-graduate-only? IIT Council to discuss on 21 August

The idea came up as a way to curb the billion-dollar private coaching industry that has grown up around the IIT entrance exam, JEE.

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Tejas Mk-1A carries out maiden flight but delivery to IAF delayed. Here’s why

According to contract for 73 Tejas Mk-1A and 10 trainer aircraft, inked on 1 February 2021, the first Tejas was to be delivered within three years of signing the deal — February 2024.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.