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10 ARTICLES
What do the early placement trends at IITs tell us?
Unlike last year, top-tier engineering colleges can expect to see a lot more companies (many of them startups) coming to campus.
08 Dec 2024
Explained: Why aren’t IIT graduates getting hired from campus?
Passing one of the toughest exams in the world to get into an IIT is no longer enough.
20 Oct 2024
Is college worth it?
While the answer is a resounding yes for fields like medicine and law, there are many new fields where a college degree isn’t necessary or even relevant.
27 Sept 2024
Delhi floods and the art of sleeping at the wheel
Even as the national capital continues to be battered by heavy rains year after year, long-term efforts to chart out a drainage plan remain too little, too late.
20 Jul 2023
JEE is letting the IITs down
Critics of the entrance exam for India’s top engineering colleges say it measures neither interest nor aptitude of students. They are now calling for an overhaul.
24 Jun 2023
The great Indian rat race
There’s intense competition in entrance exams like the IIT-JEE and NEET, and those of the UPSC and SSC. We crunch the numbers to find out what’s in store for India’s youth.
23 Jul 2022
Why do new IITs and NITs zero in on eco-sensitive land for their campuses?
Many of the institutes that have opened since 2008 have picked vulnerable locations for their vast campuses, sparking controversy and running into delays.
22 Jun 2022
How IGNOU is letting its students down
Delayed delivery of course material, exams rescheduled at short notice and next to no communication with students have become hallmarks of India’s flagship distance education university.
20 May 2022
