Articles in IIT Mandi
The Pratham satellite team from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay was commemorated today, September 28, at the Governor of Maharashtra, Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao’s office. The team had received an invitation yesterday from the Governor’s office for a facilitation ceremony for the success of Pratham. IIT Bombay (IITB) Director, Prof Devang Khakkar, two professors of […]
Satellite Pratham, designed by IIT Bombay and launched on September 26 from Sriharihota, has sent a signal while passing over UK, today afternoon at approximately 3:40pm. A strong signal was received at the Ham University, UK, today, September 28, confirming the stability of the satellite.. According to the Pratham team at IIT Bombay (IITB), they […]
The Pratham satellite designed by IIT Bombay is currently orbiting the Earth, while teams in California, Paris, IIT Bombay and Atharva College (Malad) are awaiting signals from the satellite to confirm that it is operational. The satellite has passed through India twice since the launch yesterday morning, but the signal received from it was very […]
IIT Bombay’s first student satellite, Pratham to be tracked in India tonight, 26 September, 2016. The estimated time of Pratham orbiting over India is between 9 pm to 11 pm. The satellite was launched at 9.12 am on Monday at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It was […]
A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (IIT-H) developed a sanitary napkin with nanofibers for higher absorbing capacity for female menstruation. Commercially available sanitary napkins are made of Superabsorbent Polymers (SAP) that are petroleum-based products and therefore do not degrade readily in landfills and are also not eco-friendly. Several napkins […]
IIT Delhi Director V Ramgopal Rao recently inaugurated a 100-kilowatt capacity solar power plant at the University of Kota (UoK). The solar power plant which is located on the roof of the academic block of the university has been set up at a cost of around Rs 79.49 lakhs including Rs 24 lakhs from government […]
The bandwagon and hype of IIT placements tend to have an adverse impact on placements in local engineering institutes. In our previous article (PART 1) we explored several factors that drive this hype and how they mould public perceptions. But to what extent do these factors manipulate the careers of non-IIT engineering graduates? Are engineering […]
GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) committee has added Gorakhpur as a new test centre in its tentative list of 184 examination cities. These 185 examination cities are divided on the basis of the eight Zonal GATE offices, which includes the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, IIT Delhi, […]
The decision to conduct the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) in foreign countries was taken in the meeting of the IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) council. The primary motive driving this decision was to increase the number of foreign students in IITs. GATE 2017 will be conducted in Ethiopia, Singapore, the UAE, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. […]
The baton to conduct the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced 2017 has been passed on from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati to IIT Madras. JEE Advanced is the gateway to secure admission in India’s premier engineering institutes. An official from IIT Guwahati, organising institute for JEE Advanced 2016, confirmed the development. The official […]