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'Ban gaye tum IITian?': How a call at a pani puri stall changed this Bihar student’s life forever
September 07, 2026 11:28 am
Mechanical Engineering student Priyanshu Kumar shares his journey from Darbhanga and JEE preparation to IIT Guwahati, friendships, and campus life.
Life in an IIT | Why this IIT Guwahati student says don’t study after dinner
August 18, 2026 11:07 am
Aryan Sandeep Gupta is a final-year BTech student in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence at IIT Guwahati. He appeared for JEE Main and JEE Advanced in 2023, securing rank 2617 in JEE Main.
IIT Ropar awards 761 degrees at 15th convocation; highlights new 'flexible' UG curriculum
August 08, 2026 10:27 am
On the research front, IIT Ropar said it is currently executing 616 sponsored research projects and around 1,130 industrial consultancy projects. The IIT also reported new defence collaborations, including two projects by the Army Technology Board and an MoU with the Indian Air Force.
IIT Madras awards 3,518 degrees; Zanzibar's campus MTech batch records 100% placements
July 18, 2026 9:46 am
The institute said the inaugural MTech graduating batch from the Zanzibar campus recorded 100% placements, with students joining organisations such as SuperDoll, Zantel, and Airtel.
IIT Kanpur Placements: CSE records 97% placement, but this non-tech department achieves 100%
June 26, 2026 6:27 pm
At the department level, Humanities and Social Sciences recorded a 100 per cent placement rate, the highest among all departments. Among major engineering disciplines, Computer Science and Engineering led with a placement rate of 97 per cent, followed by Electrical Engineering at 92 per cent.
The shift in IIT placements: Ranks vs skills in the age of AI
June 23, 2026 2:14 pm
What are engineering jobs that AI cannot do? Jobs that require skill with both computers and hands, travel to jobsites, human presence, unexpected connections between ideas, and situations where data is unavailable or confidential. These, more than entrance-exam ranks and offer-withdrawing recruiters, need thinking about
IIT Mandi awards degrees to 643 students in its 14th Convocation
June 22, 2026 9:32 am
This year's ceremony marked a major milestone for the institute as it witnessed the graduation of the largest-ever BTech batch in IIT Mandi's history. A total of 321 undergraduate students received their degrees.
IIT Madras Placements: 2,196 job offers, 538 students opt for higher studies, 76 launch startups
June 18, 2026 10:09 am
Computer Science and Engineering posted the highest participation rate at 99.53 per cent, followed by Electrical Engineering (97.86 per cent) and Management Studies (96.90 per cent). Nine departments in the IIT recorded above-90 per cent career placement results.
IITs plan two-year programme to groom faculty for directorship positions
January 13, 2026 9:17 am
Officials said the government is examining the proposal and may also involve the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) in designing or supporting the programme.
Who is Edward Nathan Varghese? IIT Hyderabad student bags institute’s highest-ever placement package at Rs 2.5 crore
January 02, 2026 1:07 pm
The offer was made by Netherlands-based global trading firm Optiver to Edward Nathan Varghese, a final-year Computer Science and Engineering student at IIT Hyderabad.
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