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Limited availability of choice MTech specialisation and narrow scope of internships and placements a key reason for dwindling numbers

‘Limited specialisations, scarce internships’: IIT Council on why fewer engineers pursue MTech

January 10, 2026 9:33 am

The IIT Council noted that a key factor discouraging BTech graduates from pursuing MTech degrees in India is the limited availability of relevant, contemporary specialisations, coupled with the restricted scope for meaningful industry exposure within existing programmes.

G20 Education Group: IIT Council agrees with Association of American Universities for joint global institute

IIT Council, Association of American Universities sign MoU to set up Indo-US Global Challenges Institute

September 10, 2023 9:32 am

The partnership is in line with the priority set by the G20 Education Working Group under the Indian presidency.

IITs to discuss fee hike, mental health, measures to stem student suicides at council meet

April 19, 2023 8:47 am

Also on the table are topics including the “need for a common entrance” for all Centrally Funded Technical Institutes, which was resisted by the IITs in the past, especially when the UPA government had proposed it in 2012.

Offshore IITs should offer programmes in data science, AI, robotics, mining: Education ministry report

August 26, 2022 4:45 pm

The report, which is being considered by the Centre, also suggested a varied admission criteria, small student intake, flexible faculty contracts, and options for Indian IIT students to study abroad

UGC doesn’t get it

September 03, 2014 8:13 am

It needs to learn from the IITs, not impose its outdated norms.

'Paying power' a factor in global rankings,allege IIT directors

September 30, 2013 1:18 am

With Indias premier technology institutes lagging behind on global rankings,the issue was discussed at the meeting chaired by HRD minister Pallam Raju.

IITs may change fee payment policy

August 25, 2013 12:39 pm

Fee revenue at present constitutes just 7-10 per cent of total non-plan expenditure of an IIT.

IIM-A opposes govts idea of umbrella body

March 24, 2013 3:55 am

Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) has opposed the proposed legislation to bring IIMs under one umbrella body,saying it would curtail its autonomy.

IIT panel likely to recommend raising tuition fee of UG prog

November 01, 2012 10:01 pm

IIT Council which meets in Mumbai on November 5 is expected to recommend raising tuition fee of undergraduate programme from Rs 50,000 to Rs 90,000

IIT-K okays common entrance exam as interim step

July 29, 2012 6:07 am

The Indian Institute of Technology - Kanpur has decided to go ahead with the common entrance test across the country for all IITs,NIITs and IIITs as an interim measure for JEE 2013.