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Will tweak methodology, says Times Higher Education after IITs continue boycott of rankings

Six IITs have snubbed the THE’s widely observed university list, citing lack of transparency in its ranking procedure.

IIT, dogfights, internship at Godrej—the humble beginnings of Nrupender Rao’s great life

In ‘Forging Mettle: Nrupender Rao and the Pennar Story,’ Pavan C. Lall traces the remarkable entrepreneurial journey of business mogul Nrupender Rao.

MNC jobs, fat salaries — after IITs, IIMs, lesser-known pvt colleges are acing placement game

With offers of Rs 40 lakh and above as starting salaries, students from such colleges are getting placed in top companies. Industry experts say firms today put 'skills over pedigree'.

All about MBA admission from Top B-schools in 2023

With the ever-growing urbanization and digitalization, the demand for MBA graduates is quite high. It is expected to even increase further because of the enormous returns that students get in terms of a high salary package.

IIT Guwahati researchers create edible coating to boost shelf life of fruits, vegetables

The layer, made primarily from micro-algae extract, can be directly coated on the vegetable or even morphed into a vegetable storage pouch.

NTA exam centres for IITs, AIIMS set to go global. Next wave in Indian education

From wresting the ICS exam from the UK to Delhi to the rise of IITs, India has come a long way. There's no stopping now.

Just how tough is JEE Advanced? Data shows 90% IIT aspirants got half the questions wrong in 2021

JEE Advanced is a ‘test of elimination’ for the IITs, touted as one of the hardest undergraduate entrance exams in the world. New data highlights how tough the questions are.

IISc, India’s lone science gem that keeps topping global rankings, leaving IITs, IIMs behind

For 113-year-old IISc, it’s a story of scientific rigour, academic excellence, a unique mix of the two, and competing with the advantage enjoyed by similar institutions & universities in the West.

India’s interdisciplinary R&D future is here—IIT Kanpur’s new medical school is the first step

Silos of excellence were important in the early years of Independent India, but not anymore. It's all about the interplay between disciplines now.

Land for a ‘Pakistani IIT’ is now a Bakra Mandi

Information Technology University’s former vice-chancellor Umar Saif tweeted an image of the land allotted in 2013 'to build a little MIT for Pakistan’.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.