IIT JEE 2013: Only Top 20 percentile will be able to make it

Till 2012 pattern IIT JEE aspirants have to attain at least Sixty % in the 12th boards but IIT has now put an end to their freedom of not taking the board exams seriously because as per the new proposed pattern for IIT, the eligibility is top twenty percentile in 12th board exams. Preliminary data of seven boards across India shows that the percentage required being in the top 20 will vary for different boards. According to the new pattern, IIT...

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This can change your life for good

Here’s a video interview of Will Smith , the actor, film producer and pop rapper which can really change your life, change your approach towards life for better. Watch the complete video and we are sure you will have feel motivated in every w...

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Some Common Myths about IIT

IIT-JEE aspirants often wonder things about their dream engineering institutions – the IITs. They discuss about them with their friends and family. However, in this process, like the classical game of Chinese Whispers, a lot of incorrect information is floated around that gets turned and twisted at every stage and in the end gets misguiding at once. Most aspirants believe these myths to be true, which could affect preparations and prove to be very...

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Top Engineering Colleges in the World

The list of top engineering schools in the world is dominated by California. Three of the top five institutions across the world hail from the Golden State, home of the global high-tech hub Silicon Valley. But the East Coast business powerhouse the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which boasts an $8 billion (£4.9 billion) endowment, remains an important player. It shares the top rank with last year's outright top dog, the California Institute...

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Top Engineering Colleges in Mumbai

Mumbai, the financial capital of India is known for some of the best engineering institutes in India. Students from both across the country as well as abroad come here to get the best education in engineering and technology. Top engineering colleges in Mumbai provide programmes at the under-graduate and post-graduate level in several streams, viz: civil engineering, mechanical engineering, computer engineering, chemical engineering, electronics and...

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Top Engineering Colleges in Pune

Education system in Pune is among the best in India and it has various schools of advance learning that are widely recognized as centers of excellence. Pune was called "The Oxford of the east" by Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister. The city attracts students from all across India and even from the different parts of the world. Pune, the fast growing software hub of Maharashtra is known for some of the best engineering colleges in India....

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Ahmedabad University gets AICTE nod for B.Tech programme

Students will now be able to study engineering courses Ahmedabad University (AU) and Navrachna University, Vadodara, as the AICTE has granted them approval to start undergraduate courses in engineering. Apart from these 2 universities, 3 colleges in the state have also got approval to start undergraduate courses in engineering. They are Pacific College of Engineering in Surat; SAL Engineering College in Ahmedabad; and Swaminarayan College of Engineering...

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AICTE announces free engineering education for students with upto R 4.5 lakh family income

New Delhi: All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has brought some relief for low-income parents who wish to educate their children. According to the new AICTE announcement, students will get free engineering education if their family income is upto Rs 4.5 lakh. Tuition fee waiver scheme is applicable only for B.E./B.Tech. courses in Self-Financing Engineering institutes and Self-Supporting courses in Government Aided Engineering Institutes. Seats...

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Zero in exam can still get you an engineering seat

They may have handed over blank papers but they have still qualified for admission into professional engineering courses in Andhra Pradesh. Unbelievable but true, as per officials. Twenty-two of 78 students who scored zero in the entrance exam this year will get admission in engineering courses as they belong to Scheduled Caste(SC) or Scheduled Tribe(ST) communities.According to officials in the education department, despite scoring zero in EAMCET...

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Karnataka: 15 Engineering institutes to get grants

The State Cabinet has decided to implement a Rs. 221-crore World Bank-aided project in 15 engineering institutes to enhance the quality of technical education and research. Addressing media persons on the decisions taken at a Cabinet meeting here on Friday, Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Vishweshwara Hegde Kageri said the 2nd phase of the Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQUIP) would be implemented in 15 private and...

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Kerala: Opposition walkout on private engineering institute’s issue

Thiruvananthapuram: CPI-M led LDF Opposition in Kerala on Friday staged a walkout dissatisfied with the govt. response to a High court order regarding effective steps to enhance the quality of education in private engineering institutes. Both Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and Education Minister P K Abdu Rabb assured the House that government would adhere to the court directions and take necessary measures to ensure that infrastructure and faculty...

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Mechanical Engineering: First choice for Diploma students

AHMEDABAD: Mechanical engineering appears to be the first choice of students seeking admission to diploma courses this year. Admission Committee for Professional Diploma Courses (ACPDC) said that in the first mock round of admissions, 82, 239 students out of the total 93,190 filled their choice. The total number of choices submitted was 35, 54596. The students have to fill in their choice of subjects and inst institutes in the mock round. They can...

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Maharashtra: 40,000 engineering seats likely to remain vacant

Getting an engineering seat in the state seems to be a cakewalk. For, this year too, up to 40,000 seats are likely to remain vacant in engineering colleges, defying the very purpose of an engineering entrance exam in the state. With more seats than the numbers of students, most engineering institutes will struggle to fill up their seats. Around 2.8 lakh students had appeared for the engineering stream (physics-chemistry-mathematics: PCM) in MHT-CET...

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Never be afraid of the unknown: Inspirational Talk

Ruchi Sanghvi, Facebook's first female engineer, decided early on to follow her intuition rather than let fear or convention dictate her decisions. From joining Facebook, to building Facebook Newsfeed, to quitting Facebook and embarking on her own startup, Sanghvi has continuously defied--and then surpassed--expectations. Her startup, Cove, was acquired soon after she gave this tal...

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UPSEE counseling at Institute of Engineering and Technology marred by mismanagement

LUCKNOW: Students and parents on Thursday were a troubled lot at the ongoing counseling of the state entrance examination held on 20 percent centralized seats. The counseling organized by Gautam Buddh Technical University (GBTU) was marred by mismanagement. At Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), students waited for their turns since morning only to know that they will be able to lock the seat on Friday only. "We waited since morning for...

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Top Engineering Colleges in Bangalore

Bangalore, the silicon valley of India is known for some of the finest engineering colleges in country. Students from both India as well as abroad come here to get the best education in engineering and technology. Top engineering colleges in Bangalore provide courses at the UG and PG level in different streams, viz: civil engineering, mechanical engineering, computer engineering, chemical engineering, electronics and communication engineering, Architecture,...

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Manufacturing industry boom, fuels demand for mechanical engineers

Rajasthan: The boom in the manufacturing sector both in the public and private domain has led to a sharp rise in number of takers for mechanical engineering programme. This core branch of engineering accounts for about 20% of the total seats in Rajasthan’s 154 engineering institutes and 34 private universities. The manufacturing sector's growing contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) over the years has fuelled the demand for the course...

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Calicut University: B.Tech in printing technology

Calicut University Institute of Engineering Technology is the only institute in Tamil Nadu which offers a B.Tech. programme in Printing Technology. B.Tech. course in Printing Technology offered by the Calicut University Institute of Engineering Technology (CUIET) remains unique by way of being one of the only 7 engineering colleges in the country giving an undergraduate programme in Printing Technology. Even at the diploma level, Printing Technology...

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Utkal University scraps engineering institute plan

The Utkal University authorities have confirmed that the plan to establish the Institute of Science and Technology, an engineering institute under the varsity, has been scrapped. The university had already brought out admission notice and started accepting application forms for B.Tech and M.Tech courses. The university authorities, however, declined to reveal the reasons for the decision. "There are certain issues. The engineering college plan did...

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Students should carefully select engineering colleges

Considering that technology is the religion of modern days, becoming an engineer is a dream of most students. However, of late, the field has lost its charm, thanks to increasing number of engineering colleges, dilution of eligibility criteria, lack of good faculty and hence overall degradation of quality. Last year, over 7,000 B.Tech. first year seats remained vacant in Nagpur University alone, while the first year result was a poor37.22 percent....

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Galgotia Student bags 5 million offer from US based firm

The placement season at Galgotias College of Engineering and Technology, Greater Noida, witnessed some top companies making a beeline for the campus students despite the prevailing sense of economic gloom. In a candid chat, Placement Head Ms. Manisha Choudhary explains how despite recessionary pressures, Galgotias students bagged big fat pay cheques from blue chip companies. Q. Does your experience with campus placements show that things are not...

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