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IIT Council To Review 122 Per Cent Fee Hike Introduced By MHRD
IIT Council will meet in Mumbai on April 28 to review the decision taken by MHRD for increasing the tuition fee. The apex bodies of all the IITs would meet to take a decision about the 122 per cent hike in tuition fee and awarding financial concessions to special category students taken by MHRD when it was led by Smriti Irani.
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Indian Institutes of Technology May Soon Decide Their Own Fee Structure
Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) may soon be allowed to set their own fee structure without consulting the apex council governing the prestigious institution.
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Why IIT, Harvard Graduate Jayant Sinha Lost Finance Ministry
Smriti Irani's transfer from the prestigious Education ministry to the low-profile Textile department became the main headline of Tuesday night's big cabinet reshuffle, but the exit of Jayant Sinha, an IIT graduate and Harvard MBA, from the Finance Ministry too is seen as a major development.
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Government To Come Up With IIT Preparation App, Portal To Aid Aspirants
Aiming to combat the "menace" of coaching, the HRD ministry is coming up with a mobile app and portal containing free lectures from IIT faculty on various subjects and previous years' question papers of entrance tests to these prestigious engineering institutions.
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Education Minister Smriti Irani Makes Surprise Visit To IIT Hostel
A surprise visit by HRD minister Smriti Irani of IIT Delhi hostels found that students were grappling with peak season heat without proper arrangements after which the institute's administration allowed coolers in rooms and promised to install air-conditioning in common areas.
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'Declare Javascript Anti-National': Sanskrit in IIT Plan Mocked, Criticised
Union Minister Smriti Irani's "request" to IITs or Indian Institutes of Technology to teach Sanskrit has provoked sharp reactions from opposition parties.
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IITs Have Been Asked To Teach Sanskrit: Smriti Irani
IITs have been asked to teach Sanskrit language for facilitating study of science and technology as reflected in its literature, Lok Sabha was told today.
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The Best IIT And IIM Are... Government Releases Rankings
IIT Madras has been picked India's best engineering college - followed by IIT Mumbai and IIT Kharagpur - by Smriti Irani's Human Resource Development Ministry.
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63 Students Failed In IITs In Last Session: Union Minister Smriti Irani
Sixty-three students failed to secure the prescribed minimum grade in six Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) during 2014-15 session, Lok Sabha was informed today.
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India Enters Guinness Records For 'World's Largest Practical Science Lesson'
India has earned a place in the coveted Guinness Book of World Records by conducting the 'worlds largest practical science lesson'.
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After Smriti Irani's 'Impropriety' Charge, Anil Kakodkar's Rejoinder
Noted nuclear scientist and former chairman of IIT Bombay has refuted Union minister Smriti Irani's claim that he had illegally attempted to push in his candidate for the post of an IIT director and the incident lay at the bottom of his controversial resignation.
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Anil Kakodkar Tried to Illegally Appoint His Nominee in IIT: Smriti Irani to NDTV
Union minister Smriti Irani today broke her silence on the controversial resignation of Anil Kakodkar from the IIT-Bombay's board of governors, indicating that it followed his attempt to bend the rules during the selection of IIT directors. Mr Kakodkar, she said, had "felt slighted" when it was pointed out.
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Smriti Irani Asks IITians to Utilise 'Start Up & Stand Up' Scheme
Exhorting IITians to take advantage of the "Start Up India, Stand Up India" scheme, Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani today said qualified engineers need to take up entrepreneurship on the basis of innovative ideas acquired in the premier institute.
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Education Ministry Has Urged IITs, NITs to Refund Acceptance Fee, Says Smriti Irani
In a major relief for students, IITs and NITs may refund the acceptance fee after deducting minimal processing charges in case a student does not get admission in a preferred course, government said in Lok Sabha today.
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Over 4,400 Students Dropped Out of IITs, National Institutes of Technology in 3 Years
Over 4,400 students dropped out of IITs and NITs in the last three years due to various reasons including "academic stress", the government said today and assured that corrective actions have been initiated.
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IIT Council To Review 122 Per Cent Fee Hike Introduced By MHRD
IIT Council will meet in Mumbai on April 28 to review the decision taken by MHRD for increasing the tuition fee. The apex bodies of all the IITs would meet to take a decision about the 122 per cent hike in tuition fee and awarding financial concessions to special category students taken by MHRD when it was led by Smriti Irani.
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Indian Institutes of Technology May Soon Decide Their Own Fee Structure
Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) may soon be allowed to set their own fee structure without consulting the apex council governing the prestigious institution.
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Why IIT, Harvard Graduate Jayant Sinha Lost Finance Ministry
Smriti Irani's transfer from the prestigious Education ministry to the low-profile Textile department became the main headline of Tuesday night's big cabinet reshuffle, but the exit of Jayant Sinha, an IIT graduate and Harvard MBA, from the Finance Ministry too is seen as a major development.
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Government To Come Up With IIT Preparation App, Portal To Aid Aspirants
Aiming to combat the "menace" of coaching, the HRD ministry is coming up with a mobile app and portal containing free lectures from IIT faculty on various subjects and previous years' question papers of entrance tests to these prestigious engineering institutions.
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Education Minister Smriti Irani Makes Surprise Visit To IIT Hostel
A surprise visit by HRD minister Smriti Irani of IIT Delhi hostels found that students were grappling with peak season heat without proper arrangements after which the institute's administration allowed coolers in rooms and promised to install air-conditioning in common areas.
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'Declare Javascript Anti-National': Sanskrit in IIT Plan Mocked, Criticised
Union Minister Smriti Irani's "request" to IITs or Indian Institutes of Technology to teach Sanskrit has provoked sharp reactions from opposition parties.
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IITs Have Been Asked To Teach Sanskrit: Smriti Irani
IITs have been asked to teach Sanskrit language for facilitating study of science and technology as reflected in its literature, Lok Sabha was told today.
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The Best IIT And IIM Are... Government Releases Rankings
IIT Madras has been picked India's best engineering college - followed by IIT Mumbai and IIT Kharagpur - by Smriti Irani's Human Resource Development Ministry.
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63 Students Failed In IITs In Last Session: Union Minister Smriti Irani
Sixty-three students failed to secure the prescribed minimum grade in six Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) during 2014-15 session, Lok Sabha was informed today.
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India Enters Guinness Records For 'World's Largest Practical Science Lesson'
India has earned a place in the coveted Guinness Book of World Records by conducting the 'worlds largest practical science lesson'.
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After Smriti Irani's 'Impropriety' Charge, Anil Kakodkar's Rejoinder
Noted nuclear scientist and former chairman of IIT Bombay has refuted Union minister Smriti Irani's claim that he had illegally attempted to push in his candidate for the post of an IIT director and the incident lay at the bottom of his controversial resignation.
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Anil Kakodkar Tried to Illegally Appoint His Nominee in IIT: Smriti Irani to NDTV
Union minister Smriti Irani today broke her silence on the controversial resignation of Anil Kakodkar from the IIT-Bombay's board of governors, indicating that it followed his attempt to bend the rules during the selection of IIT directors. Mr Kakodkar, she said, had "felt slighted" when it was pointed out.
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Smriti Irani Asks IITians to Utilise 'Start Up & Stand Up' Scheme
Exhorting IITians to take advantage of the "Start Up India, Stand Up India" scheme, Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani today said qualified engineers need to take up entrepreneurship on the basis of innovative ideas acquired in the premier institute.
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Education Ministry Has Urged IITs, NITs to Refund Acceptance Fee, Says Smriti Irani
In a major relief for students, IITs and NITs may refund the acceptance fee after deducting minimal processing charges in case a student does not get admission in a preferred course, government said in Lok Sabha today.
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Over 4,400 Students Dropped Out of IITs, National Institutes of Technology in 3 Years
Over 4,400 students dropped out of IITs and NITs in the last three years due to various reasons including "academic stress", the government said today and assured that corrective actions have been initiated.
