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My previous article, suggesting that it is folly to increase the number of IITs without enough competent teachers to teach, has started the biggest (though not the most furious) debate I have noticed so far in response to any of my articles. The debate emerged as a response to my .....

IITs secret for selection

MUMBAI: The mystery surrounding the selection process that the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) follow has been revealed for the batch of 2008. The 3.2 lakh students who will take the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) on Sunday can now have a fair idea of how their scores will be evaluated, .....

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The IITs (Indian Institutes of Technology) are opposed to reservation in the recruitment of faculty members and sought to be exempted as they were institutes of national importance. IIT-Guwahati director Prof Gautam Barua told reporters here today that the IITs for the last 36 years had .....

IIT heads meet to discuss vacant seats

Chiefs of IITs across the country met in New Delhi on Wednesday to decide on how to fill up the vacant seats reserved for SC and ST candidates. "A few seats for SC/ST candidates are lying vacant in the six new IITs. A final decision will be taken at the .....

Six new IITs resolve vacant seats issue

Aug. 13: The six new Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) that have begun functioning from this academic year (2008-09) have finally been able to resolve the issue of "vacant" seats that were meant to be filled with SC/ST candidates. The matter was resolved after the Joint Admission Board (JAB) of .....

Government to set up eight new IITs

While prominent alumni of the seven Indian Institutes of Technology are drawing up a blueprint to set up a new IIT, the government itself has announced plans for more IITs in the coming years to bridge existing gaps in technical education. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in August this year unveiled .....

CNR Rao bats for change in IIT entrance exam

Taking strong objection to the manner in which the IITs select candidates every year, CNR Rao, chairman, Scientific Advisory Council of the Prime Minister, today emphasised the need for reducing the burden on students. The concept of examination has killed the spirit of innovation among students. Every year, IITs conduct entrance .....

Starting trouble for new IITs

The government had announced that it would start six new IITs by July this year. But three of them at Rajasthan, Andhra and Bihar are facing starting trouble and three more are still on paper. With a tight deadline of less than two months, there is still nothing on-ground regarding .....

Proposal for IIT in Syrian capital to get delayed

New Delhi: With six new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) set to come up this year, the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry has said that Syria's dream of an IIT on its soil will have to wait for some time. "The Government already has the huge task of setting .....

The IITs opposed to the opening of this new year

New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) The seven existing Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) - prestigious in the world, the institutions of excellence - had protested against the opening of three more IITs this year, but the government was preceded by itself. "We said that the (Human Resources Development), the ministry .....

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