Indian institute of technology

IIT-Delhi is hoping to spend ₹2,500 crore on research activities over a five year period. (Ramesh Pathania/Mint)

IIT-Delhi’s big target: $1 billion endowment fund

2 min read . 21 Oct 2019

IIT Kanpur's Deputy Director Professor Manindra Agrawal said the institute had a zero-tolerance policy against any such behaviour.

Kanpur IIT faculty member removed over charge of misconduct with foreign woman

1 min read . 10 Sep 2019

An agricopter designed by students of IIT Madras to eliminate manual spraying of pesticides. The device can also assess the crop health by using its multi-spectral imaging camera. (PTI )

IIT students develop 'Agricopter' to eliminate manual spraying of pesticides

1 min read . 23 Jul 2019

Opinion | Why can’t Rajat Gupta accept he is guilty of insider trading?

4 min read . 14 Jan 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik during the dedication of IIT Bhubaneswar campus to the nation.Photo:AP

PM Narendra Modi rolls out projects worth ₹14,500 crore in poll-bound Odisha

1 min read . 25 Dec 2018

The tuition fee for undergraduate foreign students has been slashed by 31% and that of doctorate students by more than 96%. Photo: Mint

IIT Delhi cuts tuition fee of international students drastically

2 min read . 03 Nov 2018

The HRD ministry and the IITs will meet PSU representatives soon to persuade them to hire before the admission session kicks in. Photo: Mint.

IITs want PSUs to hire before PG admissions

2 min read . 24 Aug 2018

The IIMs have been demanding parity with the IITs and even central universities, where the directors and vice chancellors can work until the age of 70 years.

Govt may increase retirement age of IIM directors, impose cap on age of chairmen

2 min read . 13 Aug 2018

IITs in Delhi and in Guwahati have assigned professors for visiting institutions and vetting the quality of courses they are offering. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

IITs to help govt monitor colleges, universities

2 min read . 02 Aug 2018

IITs targeting Asia to scout for students, EU and the US for faculties. Photo: Mint

To boost global rankings, IITs woo foreign students, faculty

2 min read . 25 Jul 2018

Abhijit Roy, CEO Berger Paints. The company is looking for opportunities among smaller paint makers in Russia that will cost less than ₹200 crore.

After World Cup deal, Berger scouts for assets in Russia

2 min read . 14 Jul 2018

According to the latest world university ranking by UK-based agency Quacquarelli Symonds, IIT-Bombay has a global ranking of 162, the best among Indian institutions, followed by IISc (170) and IIT-Delhi (172).

IISc, 2 IITs among 6 in govt’s ‘institutes of eminence’ list

2 min read . 10 Jul 2018

Govt to channelize a portion of education infra grants as loans via the Higher Education Funding Agency (HEFA).

Govt looks to turn some educational infra aid into loans

2 min read . 05 Jul 2018

IIT Delhi campus. This year, 18,138 students qualified the Joint Entrance Exam Advanced (JEE-Advanced) for entry into undergraduate courses at IITs, compared with the 50,455 students who had qualified last year. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

To fill up reserved seats, govt prods IITs to lower cut-off mark for admission

2 min read . 14 Jun 2018

To reach the goal the institutes need to fulfil multiple requirements like international students and faculty and research and innovation, says union minister Satya Pal Singh.

IITs should be among top hundred global institutions: Satya Pal Singh

1 min read . 19 Mar 2018

A total of Rs7,002.42 crore has been approved for IIT campuses in Tirupati, Palakkad, Dharwad, Jammu, Bhilai and Goa. Photo: Mint

Govt said to have approved Rs7,000 crore fund for six new IIT campuses

1 min read . 24 Oct 2017

“16 students have been suspended for three years and six others for one year,” IIT Kanpur deputy director Dr Manindra Agarwal said. (“16 students have been suspended for three years and six others for one year,” IIT Kanpur deputy director Dr Manindra Agarwal said.)

IIT Kanpur suspends 22 students over ragging

1 min read . 10 Oct 2017

The Joint Admission Test for MSc (JAM) 2018 will be conducted in two sessions – morning and afternoon – on a Sunday with the results being declared on 20 March 2018. Photo: Indranil Bhoumik/Mint

IIT JAM 2018 notification released, online registration begins on 5 September at jam.iitb.ac.in

1 min read . 29 Aug 2017

Out of the 15 lakh engineers that graduate every year, about 30% are women, suggest ing a possibility that more women may be graduating as engineers but not from IITs.

Why do fewer girls make it to IITs?

4 min read . 24 Aug 2017

A file photo of IIT Kharagpur. The monthly fellowship will be given for a period of five years, said an official. Photo: Indranil Bhoumik/Mint

Govt plans monthly fellowship of Rs70,000 for IIT, IISc researchers

1 min read . 19 Aug 2017