IIT-Kharagpur looking for participants across India for its Spring Fest
New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur is gearing up for the 55th edition of its annual social and cultural festival – Spring Fest 2014. Scheduled to be…
JEE aspirants need more CBSE facilitation centres
New Delhi: From this year, the application process for the JEE Main 2014 has gone completely online. Since the JEE Main exam is the only gateway to the IITs, NITs,…
IIT Kanpur rejoices as CNR Rao receives Bharat Ratna
New Delhi: IIT Kanpur rejoices as CNR Rao received the Bharat Ratna award – the highest civilian award in India, along with cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. An ex-faculty member of IIT-K,…
Anand Kumar denounces present JEE system for favoring rich students
New Delhi: Anand Kumar, founder of Super 30 in Patna, Bihar denounces the present education system in India as favoring the rich. It said that prevailing system of screening students…
After ‘3 Idiots’ based on life at IITs, now a movie on Super 30
New Delhi: Anand Kumar, the founder of Super 30, is a celebrity in his own right. An eminent mathematician, Anand was born in Patna, Bihar to a post office clerk…
Percentiles for Class 12 board exams to be calculated on the basis of 5 subjects only
New Delhi: The Council of Boards of School Education (COBSE) has declared that all school boards across India will calculate percentile for Class 12 exams on the basis of five…
Campus placements at VIT saw a major hiring by IT firms
New Delhi: Despite all the hype about slowdown in the economy and cut down in hiring by major IT firms, engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu saw quite a successful placement…
The Back Bencher’s Tip to learn the Periodic Table
Mnemonics are easy-to-remember lines or phrases one can use to memorize things that are difficult to learn. In this article, you will find Hindi mnemonics – one each for one…
Sachin mania hits schools; Moharram holiday proved a boon for many
The topic of the conversation was whether the battling legend will be able to score a century in his 200th test match. That did not happen. Sachin Tendulkar fell short…
Sachin – Our Ideal Role Model
An era comprising nearly a quarter of a century ends with the retirement of Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar. The 'Fab Four' of Indian cricket is now history. If the absence of…