Indian Institutes of Technology Current Affairs, GK & News
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 academic reputation (30%), employer reputation (20%), faculty-student ratio (20%), staff with PhD (10%), papers per faculty (10%), citation per paper (5%), international faculty (2.5%) and international students ..
Topics: College and university rankings • Education in India • Engineering education in India • Indian Institute of Science • Indian Institute of Technology Bombay • Indian Institutes of Technology • Inter IIT Sports Meet • Nptel • Quacquarelli Symonds • States and union territories of India
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 facilitate access to each other’s libraries and central research facilities to intensify joint research projects and other related academic activities.
Topics: Delhi • Education in Delhi • Education in India • Indian Institute of Technology Delhi • Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur • Indian Institutes of Technology • Jawaharlal Nehru University • JNU • Universities and colleges in India
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 of Hyderabad, Amritha Vishwa Vidyapeetham and VIT. The recommendations are based on the reports of the Empowered Expert Committee (EEC) under the chairmanship of N Gopalaswami. The ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Government of India • Higher education in India • India • Indian Institutes of Technology • IOE • Ministry of Human Resource Development • N. Gopalaswami • University Grants Commission
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 & secured 152nd rank globally. IIT Delhi and Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore have also been figured in the top 200. Other Indian universities included in ..
Topics: Education in Delhi • Education in India • Indian Institute of Technology Bombay • Indian Institute of Technology Delhi • Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati • Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur • Indian Institutes of Technology • Inter IIT Sports Meet • Ministry of Human Resource Development • States and union territories of India • Universities and colleges in India
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 Ministry of HRD. It aims to find solutions to accelerate sustainable growth in rural India. Under the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, IIT-Kanpur has brought together 15 leading higher ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: All India Council for Technical Education • Education in India • Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai • Indian Institute of Technology Delhi • Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad • Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur • Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur • Indian Institutes of Technology • Kanpur • States and union territories of India • Universities and colleges in India
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 and is followed by Indian Institute of Science (IISc), IIT Delhi, IIT-Bombay, IIT-Kharagpur, IIT Kanpur, JNU, IIT-Roorkee, IIT-Guwahati and BHU. The NIRF is a Ministry of HRD ..
Topics: Education in India • Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi • Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad • Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar • Indian Institute of Technology Delhi • Indian Institute of Technology Indore • Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur • Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee • Indian Institutes of Technology • National Institutional Ranking Framework • States and union territories of India • Universities and colleges in India