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IIT Kanpur Placements: CSE records 97% placement, but this non-tech department achieves 100% | Education News

IIT Kanpur Placements: CSE records 97% placement, but this non-tech department achieves 100% | Education News

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4 min readNew DelhiJun 26, 2026 10:22 AM IST Around 80 per cent of students registered for placements at IIT Kanpur secured jobs during the 2024-25 placement season, with 1,225 of the 1,530 registered students placed as of May 18, 2025, according to the institute’s Students’ Placement Office (SPO). The placement data includes 200 pre-placement offers (PPOs) and 29 international offers, while a significant number of graduating students also chose higher studies and entrepreneurship over campus recruitment. Also Read | IIT Kanpur launches Bachelor of Cybersecurity programme The institute, in its annual report issued late last year, stated that more than 455 recruiters participated across the two phases of the placement drive, offering opportunities across sectors such as technology, consulting, finance, manufacturing, research and core engineering. The placement season began with Phase 1 in December 2024, during which 75 companies offered 115 job profiles on Day 1 alone, resulting in 595 offers, including PPOs, of which 533 were accepted by students. Read | IIT Kanpur hires teen cybersecurity researcher who exposed CBSE OSM flaws For …

IIT Bombay scientists find a new way to lower LDL cholesterol | Health and Wellness News

IIT Bombay scientists find a new way to lower LDL cholesterol | Health and Wellness News

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4 min readUpdated: Jun 19, 2026 07:24 AM IST For decades, scientists have tried to lower harmful fats in the blood by targeting enzymes, genes or receptors involved in fat metabolism. Researchers at IIT Bombay have now taken a strikingly different approach: preventing fat from reaching the point inside liver cells from where it is released into the bloodstream. Working with scientists at IISER (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research) Pune and IISER Kolkata, the team has developed a tiny peptide (a short chain of amino acids or the building blocks of life) called KTDP that interrupts the movement of fat inside liver cells. In laboratory-grown liver cells and zebrafish, this reduced the release of cholesterol and triglycerides into the bloodstream by nearly 50 per cent. The findings, published recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), are still at an early stage. The peptide has not been tested in humans. But researchers say the work opens an entirely new strategy for reducing the biggest risk factor of heart attacks, namely …

IIT Delhi leads Indian universities in QS World University Rankings 2027 ; IIT Bombay drops to 134th

IIT Delhi leads Indian universities in QS World University Rankings 2027 ; IIT Bombay drops to 134th

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The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, one of the ten IITs featured in the QS World University Sustainability Rankings 2027, has improved its standing in the latest edition of the rankings. IIT Delhi secured the 118th position globally, improving its ranking by 79 places over the past four years, according to the institute. While IIT Delhi climbed the rankings, IIT Bombay, which had previously topped the list among Indian institutions, slipped from 129th place to 134th. The institute had also dropped 11 positions in the previous edition of the rankings. MIT retains global lead Globally, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) retained the top position for the 15th consecutive year. It was followed by Stanford University, Imperial College London, the University of Oxford and Harvard University. IITs dominate India’s top 10 The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) continued to dominate the list of India’s top-ranked institutions. Besides IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay, IIT Madras was the only other Indian institution to feature among the world’s top 200 universities, improving its rank to 170 from …

46 international students receive MTech degrees at IIT Madras’ Zanzibar campus | Education News

46 international students receive MTech degrees at IIT Madras’ Zanzibar campus | Education News

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2 min readNew DelhiJun 11, 2026 03:14 PM IST The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) awarded degrees to 46 international students from 12 countries, with Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri presenting the degrees to the graduating cohort. The students, who graduated from the 2024 batch, received degrees across a range of postgraduate programmes, including MTech, I2MP MTech, MA, MSc, and JMP KU-IITM MTech. The ceremony was held on June 5 and forms part of the institute’s efforts to strengthen its global academic presence and international engagement. READ | IITs expand BTech options: New courses to look for during JoSAA Counselling According to a statement by IIT Madras, the graduating cohort represented 12 countries, namely Nepal, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda, Afghanistan, Rwanda, Liberia, Cameroon, the United States, and India. The institute said the diversity of the graduating class reflects its continued focus on internationalisation and attracting students from across the world for higher education and research programmes. The event was attended by IIT Madras Director V Kamakoti, Dean (Global Engagement) Preeti Aghalayam, faculty members, …

IIT Jammu, IIT Jodhpur launch new interdisciplinary programmes for 2026-27

IIT Jammu, IIT Jodhpur launch new interdisciplinary programmes for 2026-27

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3 min readNew DelhiJun 9, 2026 01:55 PM IST The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jammu has introduced a new BTech programme called Unified Engineering, designed for students who want to move beyond conventional single-discipline engineering pathways. The programme is open to JEE Advanced aspirants and offers a fully redesigned, hands-on curriculum that integrates multiple engineering domains. For more information, candidates can visit the official portal of IIT Jammu at iitjammu.ac.in. The programme emerges from a recognition that the lines between mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering are increasingly blurring as technology evolves. Rather than confining students to isolated departments, Unified Engineering is structured to help them connect ideas across disciplines and apply them to complex, real-world problems. For more information on the JoSAA counselling, students can visit the IE Education Portal. The curriculum is built around a Grand Challenge framework that emphasises teamwork, innovation, and real-world impact over traditional rote learning. Students will gain expertise in transformative domains including Artificial Intelligence, Intelligent Systems, Robotics, Smart Mobility, Electric Vehicles, and Sustainable Energy Technologies. Generative AI tools …

Will CBSE students get relief in IIT admission from 75% marks criteria? — All about JoSAA counselling via JEE Advanced

Will CBSE students get relief in IIT admission from 75% marks criteria? — All about JoSAA counselling via JEE Advanced

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The Indian Institute of Technology-Roorkee recently dropped an update on JoSAA 2026 counselling, declaring that CBSE students who do not currently meet the minimum Class 12 marks requirement for admission can still participate in the admission process. This implies that even those CBSE students who did not score minimum 75% marks in their Senior School Certificate Examination can also appear for the JEE Advanced admission process based on their rank. According to IIT-Roorkee, allotment of seats will based on candidates’ JEE rank. In the latest notice released on Friday, 6 June, IIT-Roorkee, which conducted the national engineering entrance exam this year, said, “For those students whose Class 12 (or equivalent) marks are less than 75 per cent (for general/OBC-NCL/GEN-EWS categories) or less than 65 per cent (for SC/ST/PwD categories), please note the following: You are eligible to fill in your choices at present and seats will be allocated to you based on your rank.” The post on X added, “You need to send the revised score card with at least 75% or 65% as per …

IIT Roorkee relaxes eligibility criteria for CBSE students, no need for 75% marks in Class 12 board exam

IIT Roorkee relaxes eligibility criteria for CBSE students, no need for 75% marks in Class 12 board exam

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The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee conducted the JEE Advanced examination this year for admission to renowned private and government institutes across the country, including 138 government funded institutes. This includes 23 IITs, IISc Bengaluru, 31 NITs, IIEST Shibpur, 26 IIITs and 56 Other-Government Funded Technical Institutes (Other-GFTIs). The JoSAA 2026 counseling process is currently underway with qualifying students preparing their preference lists and scouting for top engineering institutions across the country. Relaxing the admission criteria for admission to the IITs, IIT Roorkee in its latest update said that students who do not currently meet the Class 12 eligibility criterion of 75 per cent marks can also apply for admission to the institution of their choice. Students will be allotted seats based on their JEE rank. IIT Roorkee in a statement said, “For those students whose Class 12 (or equivalent) marks are less than 75% (for General/OBC-NCL/GEN-EWS categories) or less than 65% (for SC/ST/PwD categories), please note the following: You are eligible to fill in your choices at present and seats will be allocated …

No relaxation in 75% class 12 marks rule for IIT admissions, says Joint Admission Board

No relaxation in 75% class 12 marks rule for IIT admissions, says Joint Admission Board

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There will be no change in the minimum 75% marks criterion for admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) through JEE (Advanced) 2026, the Joint Admission Board (JAB) clarified on Thursday amid demands for one-time relaxation in Class 12 eligibility requirements. No change in IIT admission eligibility despite CBSE re-evaluation delays. (Santosh Kumar/ HT) The demands were made in the wake of growing concerns among students over the delay in re-evaluation process of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) exams after the introduction of On-Screen Marking (OSM) system this year. ALSO READ | IIT Roorkee refutes JEE Advanced data breach allegations, calls social media claims misleading Eligibility criteria cannot be lowered Responding to demands from students and parents amid delays in final CBSE results due to ongoing re-evaluation requests, JAB, chaired by IIT Roorkee director Kamal Kishore Pant, said the eligibility criteria cannot be lowered because candidates from 36 different school boards participate in the admission process. “No relaxation in marks as candidates from 36 different boards are participating. We published this criterion almost …

IIT Roorkee allows seat allocation even below 75%

IIT Roorkee allows seat allocation even below 75%

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3 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Jun 5, 2026 10:31 PM IST In a major relief for JEE Advanced 2026 qualifiers who are caught in the CBSE marking controversy, IIT Roorkee on Friday night announced that students who currently fall short of the mandatory Class 12 percentage requirement will still be allowed to participate in JoSAA counselling and receive seat allotments — provided they furnish a revised scorecard meeting the eligibility threshold by July 15, 2026. Read | IIT Roorkee refutes privacy violation claims affecting JEE Advanced 2026 students The announcement, made via IIT Roorkee’s official handle on X, addresses one of the most pressing anxieties among thousands of students who cleared JEE Advanced but risk losing their IIT seats solely because errors in CBSE’s On-Screen Marking system have left their Class 12 scores below the required cut-off. What is the IIT Roorkee data breach issue? “You are eligible to fill in your choices at present, and seats will be allocated to you based on your rank,” IIT Roorkee said, addressing affected students directly. “You need to …