IIT students ask government to provide them girlfriends

Kharagpur. Male students of IITscollege?” Ritesh argued, “I have found out about the college fees of many ‘normal universities in India and they are ridiculously low. Then why are we being targeted even though we have to go through various hardships as compared to a non-engineering graduate?” Not just the male students, even the female students of IITs agree that they should be compensated for spending four prime years of their life in an environment that is anything but ‘normal. The girl students too want a boyfriend who can appreciate the color...

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IITs go extra mile to draw top-class faculty; offer start-up grants of Rs 1 cr E

MUMBAI|KOLKATA: Last month, when IIT Kanpur opened its overseas office in New York - the first of its kind across any IIT- fund-raising was one of the drivers behind the move. The other was faculty hiring. Nearly 60% of the institute's faculty comes from North America, and the NYC office will be involved in reaching out to such potential candidates, encouraging them to apply and help address their concerns. It shows just how seriously the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are taking their hiring efforts. From start-up grants that can go up...

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IIT Delhi to develop low-cost healthcare

NEW DELHI: India's premier medical college and hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, got a new director on Friday with the appointment of Dr MC Misra. Till now, Misra was the head of the institute's trauma centre. Dr Misra (61) is known as a leading surgeon and is also credited with developing the AIIMS Trauma centre into a model of care for emergency services in the country. Speaking to TOI soon after taking over as the AIIMS director, Misra said, "My aim will be to make AIIMS more patient- friendly. Computerization of patient records,...

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Rendezvous, IIT Delhi

http://www.rendezvous-iitd.com/ Rendezvous is the annual cultural festival of IIT Delhi; an amalgamation of art, activities and attraction...

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Hoobastank @ Rendezvous'13, IIT Delhi

'The Reason' sensation, HOOBASTANK, is returning back to India, giving you another 'reason' to attend Rendezvous this year. Continuing the legacy of international headliners @ IITD, from Malefice in '09, Textures in '10 to Cypher16 last year, and Hoobastank is cherry on pie this year. The Band best-known for songs such as "The Reason", "Crawling in the Dark" and "If I were you" and their 2012 album, 'Fight or Flight', plays at Rendezvous'13 to promote their discography, and obviously to make nerdy geeks and junta to head bang all through the night. The...

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DRDO's hiring drive takes a hit due budget cuts

BANGALORE: Hiring of about 350 scientists and engineers by state-run Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has been delayed by the austerity measures of the Union finance ministry, a senior official said. "Though the (350) posts have been cleared by the prime minister's office (PMO), recruitment has been put on hold due to a cut in budgetary allocation for us this fiscal year (2013-14 ) by the finance ministry," DRDO recruitment and assessment centre chairman DN Reddy said on the sidelines of a conference here. Admitting that the...

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