Govt, IIT row over entrance test resolved
The row between government and IITs over entrance test was resolved on Wednesday with a compromise agreement being reached over holding the common exams from next year.
Under the new format, an adva
Handicapped boy moves HC against denial of admission by IIT
A physically challenged student on Monday approached the Delhi High Court accusing the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi of denying him admission on an allegedly discriminatory and arbitrary
IIT directors discuss on compromise formula
Ahead of next week's meeting called by the government on the single entrance exam row, IIT directors on Saturday discussed a compromise formula, which include a proposal to take top 20-30 students bas
IIT-Delhi too decides to hold own entrance
Rejecting HRD Minister Kapil Sibal's single entrance test proposal, IIT-Delhi on Thursday decided to conduct its own entrance exam from next year, following in the footsteps of IIT-Kanpur.
The decisi
Government likely to accept some of the demands of IIT faculty
Giving in to the IIT faculty and alumni, the government is understood to be considering accepting some of their demands like not taking plus-two board results into account for preparing the merit list
Bombay campus emerges favourite among top 100 IIT qualifiers
Going by the first round of counselling for seat allocation in IITs this year, the Mumbai campus has emerged as the favourite among the top 100 qualifiers and computer science and engineering programm
Autonomy of IITs will remain intact, says Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday gave an assurance that the autonomy of IITs will be maintained, a federation opposing the proposed common entrance to these institutes said after meeting him an
Students ready to take up CET
With the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, Delhi and Kharagpur opposing the HRD ministry’s move to do away with the AIEEE, IIT-JEE and change the exam format to a single common entrance t
Sibal ready to address objections raised by IITs
Maintaining that the move to have 'One nation One test' is in the best interest of the students and parents, Human Resources Development Minister Kapil Sibal has offered to address the objections bein
No intent to infringe on the autonomy of IIT: Sibal
Rejecting criticism and virtually ruling out going back on the new proposal, the Union Human Resources Development Minister Kapil Sibal on Monday said the government has no intent to impinge on the au