http://www.iitmumbai.org daily 1 2009-02-18T08:33:53Z http://www.iitmumbai.org/news/Current/iit-jee-2012-results-in-one-year-count-of Each year boys max out seats at the Indian Institutes of Technology. But the count of girls who secured JEE ranks has doubled to 2,886 since the last edition of the exam. Yet, the tech schools will on another front continue to be an unequal world: students from the IIT-Bombay zone (home to Kota) dominate the list of selected candidates. But the southern zone has bagged the credit for having eight of the top 20 rankers, most from Andhra Pradesh. No publisher ahirwar 2012-05-19T08:19:31Z News Item http://www.iitmumbai.org/news/Current/entrepreneurship-on-campus-sjmsom-students-who The grand purpose of ‘SAM Initiatives’, a marketing project by three class of 2012 students of Shailesh J Mehta School of Management (SJMSoM), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay was to provide a niche marketing platform for companies, whose target customers were college students. But what became a more noteworthy purpose of the marketing effort, was that exercise notebooks which initially cost Rs 70-90 were made available to students for a disruptive Rs 15 at the IIT campus. No publisher ahirwar 2012-05-19T08:13:47Z News Item http://www.iitmumbai.org/news/Current/iseet-fails-to-meet-the-test If things go as planned by the ministry of human resource development (MHRD), around this time next year, all engineering college aspirants in the country will be at daggers drawn over who really make the cut. No publisher ahirwar 2012-05-19T08:07:32Z News Item http://www.iitmumbai.org/news/Current/indian-american-millionaire-romesh-wadwani-pledges The archetypal Silicon Valley serial entrepreneur, having created and sold three companies in 30 years. But for the 65-year-old Romesh Wadhwani, his philanthropic foundation is as important as his companies, and he drives it with all the passion that he puts into his $2.5 billion Symphony Technology Group. No publisher ahirwar 2012-05-19T08:02:14Z News Item http://www.iitmumbai.org/news/Current/iit-b-re-designing-railways-platforms-coaches The Railways has decided to rope in the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B) to redesign its platforms and coaches. Sources say the Railways has already entered into a contract with the Industrial Design Centre (IDC) of the IIT and asked for unique designs for all its stations, not just in Maharashtra but for other states too. No publisher ahirwar 2012-05-19T07:54:43Z News Item http://www.iitmumbai.org/news/Current/finally-iit-tag-for-it-bhu The Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (IT-BHU) is set to enjoy the much-coveted IIT status from this year. No publisher ahirwar 2012-05-12T15:50:18Z News Item http://www.iitmumbai.org/news/Current/gopi-krishna-an-iit-bombay-alumnus-pursuing Business doesn’t need to be only for profits. It can be actually a platform to innovate new ideas, concepts that can make difference to people lives. Gopi Krishna, an IIT Mumbai alumnus, gave up his well paid job at Microsoft for a passion to do business that can actually make a difference to people’s lives. No publisher ahirwar 2012-05-11T08:18:39Z News Item http://www.iitmumbai.org/news/Current/iit-blueprint-for-mauritius The IIT has submitted a feasibility report to the Union HRD ministry detailing its plan to set up the centre that would focus on research in all branches of engineering that the institute is known for. The centre, which will cost $20 million (over Rs 105 crore), will collaborate with the University of Mauritius. No publisher ahirwar 2012-05-11T08:01:30Z News Item http://www.iitmumbai.org/news/Current/iit-b-students-score-low-on-happiness-survey The survey conducted by IIT-Bombay gives an example to the least amount of attention given to the mental health of future engineers. No publisher ahirwar 2012-05-11T07:50:53Z News Item http://www.iitmumbai.org/news/Current/iitb-will-get-barriers-to-shut-out-noise Professors and students at the IIT, Powai, will soon be able to have classes without traffic noise, thanks to a 1,500-metre noise barrier. Estimated to cost Rs 3.5 crore, the structures will be ready by the month-end. No publisher ahirwar 2012-05-11T07:39:58Z News Item http://www.iitmumbai.org/news/Current/iit-bombay-part-of-consortium-to-build-new-york IIT-Bombay will be part of a consortium of world class academic institutions that has been selected to set up an applied sciences campus in Brooklyn under an initiative to strengthen the city's global competitiveness in the field of science and engineering. No publisher ahirwar 2012-05-11T07:34:53Z News Item http://www.iitmumbai.org/news/Current/a-new-breed-of-master-debaters Pranay Bhatia, 22, was alien to the concept of parliamentary debating till his second year at the Indian Institute of Technology –Bombay (IIT-B), four years ago. Today, Bhatia, is one of the finest parliamentary debaters in the country, with wins at both national and international level tournaments. No publisher ahirwar 2012-05-11T07:29:07Z News Item http://www.iitmumbai.org/news/Current/iit-bombay-incubated-education-start-up-inopen IIT-Bombay incubated education start-up, InOpen Technologies, is working on a cloud version of its flagship product, Computer Masti Learning Systems. No publisher ahirwar 2012-05-11T06:28:10Z News Item http://www.iitmumbai.org/news/Current/iit-b-alumni-form-panel-to-moot-solutions-for-jee With many of its former students against the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) reforms proposed by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), the IIT Bombay Alumni Association (IITBAA) has now formed its own panel to come up with possible solutions and suggestions. The report is expected to be ready soon. No publisher ahirwar 2012-05-04T14:10:25Z News Item http://www.iitmumbai.org/news/Current/need-to-revisit-the-iit-system Addressing the students at IIT Bombay during last year’s TechFest, Nobel laureate professor Ven­katraman Ramakrishnan expressed his disappointment on really smart students including IITians joining finance and management and wasting their talent. No publisher ahirwar 2012-05-04T14:04:17Z News Item