Rajeev Kumar

Introduction

Rajeev Kumar is a former Professor of Computer Science at IIT Kharagpur, IIT Kanpur, BITS Pilani, and JNU, and a former scientist at DRDO and DST. With over 45 years of experience in academia, R&D, and industry, he has contributed to...Read More

Articles by Rajeev Kumar

Student suicides: IITs need an early-warning systemSubscriber Only

Sep 19, 2026 17:30 IST

The need is to shift from responding to distress after it becomes visible to recognising...

Sat, Sep 19, 2026

India produces too many engineers. An Expert Explains why it needs better onesSubscriber Only

Aug 17, 2026 18:52 IST

The question now is whether the engineering education system is prepared for an era in which GenAI...

Mon, Aug 17, 2026

Thousands of government schools shut: The one scenario where this could be a good thingSubscriber Only

Aug 04, 2026 17:50 IST

The Congress has flagged a NITI Aayog report showing 94,000 government schools were shut over the...

Wed, Aug 05, 2026

Why NTA charges students to challenge its answer key, when IITs and UPSC don’t: Expert ExplainsSubscriber Only

Jul 19, 2026 17:40 IST

Following Re-NEET 2026, the NTA has allowed candidates to challenge provisional answer keys and...

Sun, Jul 19, 2026

Expert Explains | Why India’s engineering education needs a reset in the AI eraSubscriber Only

Jul 08, 2026 06:36 IST

Although engineering education is expected to power the country’s AI revolution, it is steadily...

Mon, Aug 10, 2026

Expert Explains | What is normalisation of scores, and why it works in JEE but might not in NEETSubscriber Only

May 26, 2026 16:31 IST

As NEET moves toward CBT, rankings may depend on statistical normalisation instead of directly...

Wed, May 27, 2026

Expert Explains | Why Computer-Based Testing may not solve NEET’s paper leak problemSubscriber Only

May 21, 2026 19:22 IST

As NEET is among India’s highest-stakes examinations, such anomalies drew national attention,...

Sat, May 23, 2026

AI in top colleges: Is it helping students or adding to stress? A professor explainsSubscriber Only

Apr 30, 2026 17:24 IST

GenAI tools can work as 24×7 tutors at students’ fingertips, but can still end up worsening...

Mon, May 04, 2026

What we must do to combat ragging in our collegesSubscriber Only

Feb 23, 2025 12:20 IST

What truly matters is integration and collective action to build a compassionate educational system...

Sun, Feb 23, 2025

Behind the NEET 2024 fiasco: Move from ‘select few’ to ‘appease all’Subscriber Only

Jun 15, 2024 16:02 IST

Despite the fiasco and the need for improvements, NTA deserves credit for transparency and quick...

Thu, Jun 20, 2024

Tackling the ‘left-behind syndrome’: Student suicides cannot be addressed without talking about young people’s isolationSubscriber Only

Sep 12, 2023 17:00 IST

Suicide rates may be reduced if no student feels left out. Prioritising inclusion and support is...

Tue, Sep 12, 2023

Student suicides: Despite complaint mechanisms in place in higher educational institutions, many suffer in silenceSubscriber Only

Mar 16, 2023 16:54 IST

Keeping parents in the loop about their childrens’ performance, early detection, remedial...

Thu, Mar 16, 2023

Cause,coaxing,chaos and a rallySubscriber Only

Apr 22, 2010 00:54 IST

Fighting the heat and dust,lakhs of Bharatiya Janata Party supporters gathered at the Ramlila...

Thu, Apr 22, 2010

‘Education the way to empowerment of women’Subscriber Only

Apr 15, 2010 02:29 IST

Minister of State for Human Resource Development D Purandeswari raised questions on the modern...

Thu, Apr 15, 2010

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