CBSE and Andhra Boards constitute around 73 percent of the successful candidates in IIT-JEE
IIT-JEE is considered to be one of the most sought after exams. Every year more than lakh students take the exam, of which only a handful qualify the same. The distribution of the students who realize their dream of making it to the top notch institutes has always been a dubious issue. Scrutiny has […]
AIPMT is back but with a twist
The restitution of the older All-India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT) in 2014 is like a fresh start for those eyeing the national level entrance test. Scheduled on May 4, 2014, AIPMT will be conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). Though National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) had taken over AIPMT last year, but the Supreme […]
The Best Student Award Goes to Nashik Boy
During a convocation ceremony in IIT-Powai (Mumbai), Saurabh Suryavanshi has been awarded the ‘Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma Gold Medal’ by the Vice-President of Tata Consultancy, S. Ramadorai. The award is given to the best students every year. The topper in M. Tech and AIEEE from IIT, the award was given to him for his research […]
Student Gets the IIT Degree after Death
In one of the uncommon tales of an eternal courage and success in the history of IITs and, probably, any other education institution in India, Akshay Dhoke, an IIT Bombay student, receives his engineering degree a year later, after succumbing to a rare form of blood cancer. Akshay, a Nagpur topper in class 10th and […]
‘Going back to AIPMT is a good move’
The NEET paper was more challenging than the older versions of AIPMT, say test-takers. Some praised the decision of a single entrance test for all the medical aspirants of the country, saying that it, in a way, unified the different states on the lines of higher education. Others backed NEET on the grounds of a […]
Three reasons why IIT Kanpur rocks!
IIT Kanpur was founded in 1959 and is one of the top six Indian Institutes of Technology. Here are the three reasons why IIT Kanpur has become a dream institution for many of the engineering aspirants:      Study at IIT Kanpur in Noida IIT Kanpur is soon opening up an extension centre in Noida to […]
IIT Bombay to make Aakash foolproof!
New Delhi: Aakash tablet was launched in February 2012 with much fanfare, only to prove a big embarrassment to the government. The previous two versions of Aakash tablet – Aakash and Aakash 2 – failed students in many ways. They were very slow, their touch screen didn’t work properly, and their battery got discharged every […]
IIT JEE 2013 results proved family background matters!
New Delhi: Analysis of the IIT JEE 2013 (now known as JEE Advanced) results prove the age-old belief is true – the family background significantly influences the success rate of candidates in a competitive entrance exam. Most of the students who cracked IIT JEE 2013 belonged to middle to high class, had graduate and postgraduate […]