IIT Delhi for the first time decided to adopt the style of Ivy League universities to tap wealthy alumni for donations.

EDINBURGH (SCOTLAND): For the first time ever, the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi has decided to adopt the style of Ivy League universities to tap wealthy alumni for donations. The institute, which has consistently been India's top ranked entry in most of the recent world university rankings, is in the process of recruiting its first development officer whose only mandate will be to liaise with the illustrious alumni for raising funds. In an exclusive interview to Times of India, IIT Delhi director Professor R K Shevgaonkar said at present,...

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IIT Delhi Graduate Wins ACM Award for Breakthrough Cryptography Tech

Sanjam Garg, a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, has won the Doctoral Dissertation Award for 2013 for developing a technique to protect against cyber-attacks. He will receive the award presented by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and its $20,000 prize at the annual ACM awards banquet on June 21, in San Francisco. Financial sponsorship of the award is provided by Google . According to ACM , the innovator of breakthrough cryptography technology won the award for developing tools that enable the first secure solution...

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