New Delhi: In the backdrop of government's announcement to hold a common entrance test for undergraduate programmes in IITs under a new format, the Faculty federation of the institutes on Thursday alleged the new pattern would erode the autonomy of the elite institutions. "As far as holding the test is concerned, the new format will erode the autonomous status enjoyed by IITs," said President of Faculty Federation of IIT-Delhi, Sanjeev...
11:55 PM, May 31, 2012
New Delhi: 'Save Ganga' activist GD Aggarwal, also known as Swamy Gyan Swarup Sanand, has been shifted to AIIMS from Benaras hospital after his condition deteriorated. Swarup Sanand has been on fast for the past 10 days against dams being built on the Ganga. Aggarwal, who is a former IIT faculty, has refused administration of intravenous drugs till the government acts on the river issue. ...
03:45 PM, Mar 19, 2012
New Delhi: Around 35 per cent of teaching posts are lying vacant in 15 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) with 212 faculty members taking early retirement in the last decade, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Friday. "Approximately 35 per cent of the teaching posts are presently vacant in 15 IITs... a total of 212 faculty members have taken early retirement during the last decade," Minister of State for Human...
06:44 PM, Dec 02, 2011
New Delhi: Anna Hazare is an unlikely icon. But the frail 74-year-old in a Gandhi topi has captured India's mindspace, awakening images of integrity and the power of the common man. Future Brands MD and CEO Santosh Desai said, "Brands have woken up to the fact that consumers are not just consumers but they also have a stake in society and in the politics of the day. They have woken...
08:59 AM, Aug 25, 2011
New Delhi: Union Minister of Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal on Thursday questioned Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh's comment on the quality of the faculty of IIT and IIM. Defending the IIT faculty, Sibal said, "25 per cent of the IIT faculties are the students of IIT. Surely 25 per cent students who are world class students are world class teachers". Jairam Ramesh on May 23 kicked up a controversy claiming...
03:34 PM, May 26, 2011
Sougata Ray dean and acting director IIM Kolkata said Ramesh is no one to judge IIT and IIM's faculty. ...
07:06 PM, May 24, 2011
New Delhi: The IIMs continue their undisputed rule as the B school kings of India but this year, Delhi's Faculty of Management Studies managed to beat them as far as placements go. IIM Ahmedabad has topped CNBC-TV 18's annual B - School list. Following it 3 more IIMs - Bangalore, Calcutta and Lucknow. Gurgaon based MDI comes in fifth followed by XLRI Jamshedpur, National institute of Industrial Engineering Mumbai, FMS...
08:35 AM, Apr 14, 2011
They wanted an independent identity in the electoral rolls. ...
09:09 PM, Nov 12, 2009
Faculty was on fast on September 24 to oppose a HRD Ministry directive. ...
01:54 PM, Oct 01, 2009
HRD Ministry has made it clear that it won't accept the faculty's demands. ...
09:25 AM, Sep 24, 2009
Decision to go on fast taken at meeting of IIT faculty in Kolkata on Monday. ...
05:46 PM, Sep 21, 2009
They feel other demands for enhanced allowances have been overlooked. ...
11:27 AM, Sep 21, 2009
HRD ministry informed the IIT council that their demands have been met. ...
06:16 PM, Jan 28, 2009
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