IIT-Bhubaneswar signs MoU with Dr. Dash Foundation (DDF), USA for research`

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bhubaneswar

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bhubaneswar has signed MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Dr. Dash Foundation (DDF), Minneapolis, USA for carrying research and development in the field of Probiotics and Pharmaceutical products.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bhubaneswar is very much interested in pursuing cutting edge research in Bio-Sciences, Bio-Engineering and related technologies.

IIT, Bhubaneswar will be setting up SK Dash Center of Excellence of Bio-Sciences and Engineering and Technology.

Dr. Dash Foundation was started in 1979 by Dr S K Dash for research in the field of probiotics. Dr S K Dash has received several awards globally.

IIT Kharagpur plans to offer MBBS courses

IIT Kharagpur is planning to offer Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) courses. IIT Kharagpur will be the first IIT to venture into medical education. The Institute has allocated 3 acres land for the 400-bedded super-speciality hospital named as Dr B C Roy Institute of Medical Science & Research. This institute will be ready by the end of 2017. The hospital will also work on biomedical, clinical and translational research. Drug design and delivery will be other key research areas to which the hospital will contribute.

IIT Guwahati rated amoung the best young universities in the world

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) at Guwahati has been rated amoung top 100 young universities in the world. Young universities are those which were established in within last 50 years. This report has been published by Britain-based Times Higher Education and Thomson Reuters. According to report, IIT Guwwahati is ranked 87. Recently there has been news where India's premeir institution - IITs were struggling to get better ranked. IIT Guwahait is the only Indian institution in the list.

IITs to increase fees by 80% in 2013

Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) is all set to increase the yearly fees by 80% for undergraduate courses. The fees will be increased to RS 90,000 annually from Rs 50,000. The final decision will be taken by the IIT Council on Monday. This hike was recommended by IIT Standing Committee. A government panel has recommended to increase the fees to Rs 2 - 2.5 lacs yearly. HRD Ministry has supported the idea to increase the fees of IITs to match those of Indian Institute of Management (IIMs). IIMs presently charge around 3 times that of IITs.

IIT Kanpur to hold its own entrance in 2013

In a clear case of revolt against Kapil Sibal's decision to merge IIT Joint Entrance Exam (IIT-JEE) with All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE), Indian Institute of (IIT) Kanpur has announced that it will conduct its own entrance exam in 2013. "The recent IIT Council proposal on admissions to IITs is academically and methodically unsound and in violation of the Institutes of Technology Act (1961) and IIT Kanpur Ordinances (Ordinance 3.2 (Admissions)," said the IIT Kanpur committee members.

IITs staff strength to be increased to 16,000 by 2020

In a bid to enhance the autonomy of the IIT system, IITs will also be increasing the faculty strength from around 4000 presently to 16000 by 2020 enabling the creation of a large pool of high quality faculty and researchers to meet the demands of a nation in high trajectory growth.