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IIT Bombay tops 2020 QS India University Rankings

IIT Bombay has topped the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) India University Rankings 2020. The QS has ranked the higher education institutions in India on the basis eight parameters of...

October 24, 2019

Jawaharlal Nehru University inks an agreement with IIT-Delhi

The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has inked an agreement with IIT-Delhi for cooperation in research, education and technology developments in science and other disciplines. This collaboration will also...

September 27, 2019

UGC recommendes 20 institutions for Institutes of Eminence (IoE)

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has recommended the grant of the Institute of Eminence (IoE) status to 20 institutions such as IITs Madras and Kharagpur, Delhi University, University...

August 3, 2019

IIT Bombay becomes India’s best institute in QS World University ranking 2020

Twenty-three Indian Institutions have been ranked among the best global universities in the latest 2020 QS World University ranking. In it, IIT Bombay has become India’s best institute...

June 19, 2019

IIT Kanpur ties up with e-Governance Services India Limited to upscale Unnat Bharat Abhiyan

Common Service Centre’s (CSC) e-Governance Services India Limited has tied up with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Kanpur to upscale ‘Unnat Bharat Abhiyan’, which is an initiative of the...

May 6, 2019

IIT-Madras ranked as ‘Best Educational Institution’ in 2019 National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)

The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-Madras) has been ranked as the top institute in the overall category in the latest edition of National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2019...

April 10, 2019

India and Afghanistan collaborates to boost digital online education

The Ministry of Human Resource Development has signed a MoU with the Ministry of Higher Education of Afghanistan to boost Digital Education Initiatives which will include programs built...

March 19, 2019

Madras High Court rules against negative marking in competitive examinations

In a huge relief to a number of students who fail to qualify to enter into prestigious institutions like IITs due to negative marking, the Madras High Court...

February 6, 2019

IIT Hyderabad to launch India’s first B.Tech course in Artificial Intelligence

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad will launch India’s first full-fledged B.Tech (Bachelors of Technology) programme in Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the academic year 2019-20. The course...

January 19, 2019

Cloud seeding project of IIT Kanpur approved by Union Government to induce artificial rain to clear Delhi air

The Union Ministry of Environment has recently approved a project led by scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur to induce artificial rain via cloud seeding...

November 21, 2018

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