IIT AND KOTA

IIT-Bombay continues to be the top choice for the best of the young brains in the country. The institute has retained its position as the most sought-after IIT in the country, with Delhi and Chennai coming a distant second and third. A number of factors have been responsible for this, ranging from importance given to streams over geography, from placement records to newer short-term courses on offer, tell students. Of the top 100 rankers in JEE-Advanced 2014, almost all have opted for IIT-B computer science as their first choice. But 58 were allotted seats at IIT-B in computer science in the first round, followed by Delhi, where 36 of the top 100 have been admitted (see box). While 58 of the top 100 rankers joined IIT-B, the number has fallen a bit, compared to 67 in 2013. Thirty-six students were allotted seats at IIT-D, as opposed to last year's 29. IIT-B director Devang Khakhar said he was happy that 44 of the top 50 rankers have opted for the Powai institute. "Students ma...

OPENING AND CLOSING RANKS FOR VARIOUS COURSES : JEE (Advanced) – 2013 GE (CML) OBC SC ST BRANCH OPEN CLOSE OPEN CLOSE OPEN CLOSE OPEN CLOSE 4-year B.Tech. Course Aerospace Engineering 1521 2451 500 1078 363 477 225 286 Chemical Engineering 1227 2336 424 1298 416 758 344 445 Civil Engineering 1471 2759 537 1018 258 513 146 211 Computer Science and Engineering 63 212 52 102 17 48 23 26 Electrical Engineering 91 612 75 271 68 175 9 73 Engineering Physics 100 2048 964 1543 28 871 569 589 Mechanical Engineering 54 1002 155 407 56 215 42 115 Metallurgical and Materials Engineering 2632 3487 1630 1998 837 990 543 625 Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering 3274 3850 1318 1699 691 1207 181 645 5-year B.Tech. + M.Tech. Dual Degree Course Aerospace Engineering 2520 2989 725 1256 628 628 193 193 Aerospace Engineering with M.Tech. in Applied Mechanics with specializations in Biomedical Engineering 2822 3075 1400 1489 668 668 383 383 Biological Eng...

Changing branches midway through the course has become the norm of many IITians. IITs also are on consonance with this immerging trend to help their students' persue studies in the stream of their choice, reported a daily. Dean, academics, IIT-Madras, K. Ramamurthy said that 10 per cent of the total number of students in a steam are allowed to shift branches. Linear ranking system of students based on their performance has made the competition so steep that the students are allotted branches in institutes based on their scores. Irrespective of the norms followed, the branches are left with vacancies because of students leaving. Therefore, to make use of the vacancies, IIT Madras has allowed the students to change branch if they want so. The students are approved to shift branches based on their performance in the first year. IIT-Kanpur is trending one step forward. It not only allows its students to shift branches, it allows them to shift even after two years. Students at...

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras  invites applications for M.Tech Scholarships for students pursuing their Master of Technology program offered in various disciplines for academic session 2014. Scholarship Details: Financial assistance in the form of Half-Time Teaching Assistantship (HTTA) at the rate of Rs 8, 000 pm (tenable for a maximum period of 24 months) will be awarded to Indian nationals doing the M.Tech programs, subject to institute rules. HTTA students are required to assist the department for 8 hours of work per week related to academic activities of the department such as laboratory demonstration, tutorials, evaluation of assignments, test papers, seminars, research projects etc.  Eligibility:  Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in Engineering/Technology/Architecture from educational institutions approved by AICTE/Government. How to apply:  Candidates can apply online by visiting its official website http://mtechadm.iit...

IIT Madras with the idea of empowering the youth to identify technology gaps in public policies, has introduced a Centre for Technology and Policy (CTaP) at its campus. This move will enable the youth to contribute to critical decisions in the country in areas like food, health, telecom and education. The newly opened center at the institute may also introduce a full programme on public policy in the next three to five years. A separate staff will work for the research center. Two senior fellow researchers have already been hired of which one has taken up the role of senior mentor informed Prof V R Muraleedharan, head of CTaP. The institute is yet to take grants from URD ministry and is funding the center by its own at present. The institute will work on research papers and reports on public policies. Many professors in the institute have already been doing projects in areas like telecom, power and housing which have implications for public policy mentioned Prof Muraleedharan. ...

Patience , confidence and intelligent thinking made  IIT-Madras  the  champions  at 'ET In Campus Quiz 2014' held at VIT University's Chennai campus on Wednesday.  More than180 teams participated in the quiz conducted by the Economic Times in association with VIT Business School in Chennai. Knocking out the other teams in the Chennai leg of the quiz, Institute for Financial Management and Research emerged as the first runner-up, followed by SSN College of Engineering.  After the preliminary rounds, six teams, including Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College, Easwari Engineering College, and VIT University, made it to the finals.  Lloyd Saldanha from Grey Caps India Pvt Ltd was the Quiz Master for the day. He made the session livelier by keeping the audience in loop with his interesting questions.  The winners were presented a trophy and prizes by G V Selvam, vice-president of VIT University, Chennai. P R Ramesh, associated general manager (RMD) ...