TopicNIT

Topic: NIT

IITs tell govt it’s difficult to offer degrees in regional language, NITs more open to idea

Kritika Sharma - 26 March, 2021

Under its new National Education Policy, the government has been pushing for courses in mother tongue. AICTE has already given go-ahead to its affiliates.

Why 1,500 IIT, NIT graduates helping govt improve education in India now face job loss

Kritika Sharma - 24 February, 2021

The 1,500 graduates were recruited as faculty in 18 states and one UT in 2018 as part of a World Bank-funded central government scheme.

IITs, NITs to offer engineering courses in mother tongue, IIT-BHU to begin with Hindi

Kritika Sharma - 26 November, 2020

Education ministry releases statement saying engineering courses in mother tongue will be an option in some colleges, beginning 2021-22 academic session.

Class 12 score no bar for NIT admissions this year as govt scraps 75% eligibility criterion

Kritika Sharma - 23 July, 2020

Apart from clearing JEE Mains, students only need a passing certificate for Class 12, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank announced Thursday.

NIT Srinagar students protest against 17 Dec exam date, say shutdown left course incomplete

Azaan Javaid - 8 December, 2019

Two groups of students even had a scuffle amid the protests, but management has told them a final decision on exams hasn’t been taken yet.

From next year, NIT students to get direct admission for PhD in IIT Delhi

Kritika Sharma - 1 November, 2019

NIT students will have to score a CGPA of 8 by the end of their third year to sit for an interview at IIT-Delhi.

NIT-Kurukshetra orders students not to gate-crash weddings, threatens disciplinary action

Kritika Sharma - 20 March, 2019

NIT-Kurukshetra issued a circular on 16 March, describing such behaviour as 'unethical and immoral’.

For new IITs, govt sets some ground rules — no swimming pool, food court with public money

Neelam Pandey - 11 October, 2018

New rules say IITs and centrally-funded institutes like NITs must have “smart” classrooms, hostels should have LAN and Wi-Fi facilities.

IITs, IIMs, NITs have just 3% of total students but get 50% of government funds

Kritika Sharma - 30 July, 2018

The remaining 97% of students attend 865 educational institutes in the country and get less than half the government funds.

IITs to hold special counseling to ensure seats are not left vacant

Kritika Sharma - 13 June, 2018

There is an increase in the number of seats at IITs this year, from 10,988 last year to 11,279, as a result of an HRD ministry directive to allocate 14 per cent supernumerary seats for girls.

12 Page 1 of 2

On Camera

YourTurn

Guidelines for YourTurn submissions

ThePrint Team - 28 May, 2021

Opinion

Power, party, dignity, father’s legacy — what all Uddhav Thackeray is losing in Maharashtra

Seshadri Chari - 1 July, 2022

The BJP’s move to place Eknath Shinde in the CM’s chair eclipses political veteran Sharad Pawar as the kingmaker of Maharashtra. The party has paid NCP chief back in his own coin.