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Mobile internet suspended in NIT Faridabad ahead of RRTS corridor demolition drive

Mobile internet suspended in NIT Faridabad ahead of RRTS corridor demolition drive

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Mobile internet, dongle and bulk SMS services in NIT Faridabad and adjoining areas were suspended for nearly 22 hours, from 12:30 am to 10 pm on Saturday, as a precautionary measure ahead of a demolition drive being carried out to clear land for the upcoming Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor, police said. Both religious structures were demolished in the drive launched post-midnight amid intense security deployment, officers added. (X) Police officers said that a temple and a mosque were among the structures slated for demolition, due to which the decision was taken to suspend internet and bulk SMS services, excluding banking and mobile recharge services. Both religious structures were demolished in the drive launched post-midnight amid intense security deployment, officers added. According to the officers, police had intelligence input that anti-social elements may attempt to create unrest and disturb public peace and tranquillity. Officers said that, additionally, there was a clear potential for disruption of public utilities, damage to public assets and amenities, and disturbance of public law and order in the NIT Zone …

Four suicides in 2 months: NIT Kurukshetra tells students to leave hostels

Four suicides in 2 months: NIT Kurukshetra tells students to leave hostels

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The National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Kurukshetra on Saturday transferred two professors for alleged negligence regarding recent suicides and asked students to vacate hostels by Sunday. The institute has reported four suicide cases in the last two months, with three occurring in April only. (HT File) The move follows a suicide attempt by a 19-year-old student on late Friday night. According to police, the first-year student of computer science went to the fifth floor of her hostel at about 11.30 pm and tried to jump, but was stopped by fellow hostellers. Before the attempt, the Maharashtra native posted a message in a WhatsApp group, stating that her life had no purpose and hinted at ending it. The woman was counselled by the NIT administration and was admitted to a local hospital. She is currently stable and under medical care, authorities said. The institute has reported four suicide cases in the last two months, with three occurring in April only. On Thursday, a 20-year-old second-year student was found dead in her hostel room, sparking protests …

JEE Main Results 2026: Before you plan your NIT choices, check these new BTech courses | Education News

JEE Main Results 2026: Before you plan your NIT choices, check these new BTech courses | Education News

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The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced that the JEE Main 2026 Session 2 result will be declared by April 20, 2026, on the official website — jeemain.nta.nic.in. As a result, the All India Rank (AIR) will be finalised for candidates by combining the best scores from the January and April sessions. Many students who fail to make the cut to JEE Advanced rely on NIT admissions. For most students, the choice-filling exercise comes down to the same set of branches they have known for years — Computer Science, Electronics, and Electrical. However, over the last three years, several NITs have introduced some new undergraduate programmes. A student who does not know about them will miss them in the choice-filling list and may end up leaving a seat that might suit them better. This article lists some of the new BTech programmes introduced at some of the NITs. JEE Main Rank Predictor 2026: Check Here Here is what each of these programmes involves, drawn from the departments and academic pages of the respective NITs. S.No. …

NIT Rourkela develops low-cost AI Robot that can talk, understand emotions; patent secured

NIT Rourkela develops low-cost AI Robot that can talk, understand emotions; patent secured

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Researchers at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela have developed an indigenous AI-powered social robot that can communicate with humans in a natural and human-like manner. The institute has secured a patent for the innovation, which combines speech, gesture, emotion recognition and artificial intelligence on a single, cost-effective platform. The robot is designed to understand everyday language, follow spoken commands, answer questions and hold real-time conversations, going beyond fixed or pre-programmed responses. It uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) to analyse user inputs and generate natural-sounding replies. NIT Rourkela has received Patent No. 574589 for the system. The research findings have also been published in the international journal Computers and Electrical Engineering by Elsevier. The paper was co-authored by Dr Anup Nandy, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Dr Asim Kumar Naskar, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering, along with research scholar Sougatamoy Biswas and MTech graduate Rahul Saw. One of the key features of the robot is its ability to recognise human emotions. By analysing facial expressions, the system can …

Bodies Of Three NIT Silchar Students Recovered From Waterfall In Assam’s Dima Hasao | India News

Bodies Of Three NIT Silchar Students Recovered From Waterfall In Assam’s Dima Hasao | India News

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Last Updated:November 09, 2025, 22:15 IST Three studenst from NIT Silchar drowned at a waterfall near Harangajao in Dima Hasao. Bodies recovered by SDRF, post-mortem at Haflong. The incident occurred when five people went to take a bath in the Ganga at Nifra village in the Vindhyachal area. (Representative image) The bodies of three National Institute of Technology (NIT) Silchar students, who had gone missing, were recovered from a waterfall in Assam’s Dima Hasao district on Sunday. The deceased have been identified as Sarva Kritika (20), Sauhard Rai (20) and Radhika Kumari (19). According to the police, Kritika and Rai were residents of Uttar Pradesh, while Radhika was from Bihar. Reportedly, the students, who had gone for an outing on Saturday morning, reportedly fell into a waterfall near Harangajao village. Officials said that while one student’s body was recovered on Saturday evening, the remaining two were found around 12:30 pm on Sunday. Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Farukh Ahmed of Dima Hasao said they received information about an accident at Harangajao on Saturday afternoon, following …

J&K colleges to see fewer admissions in upcoming season due to attack: Analysts

J&K colleges to see fewer admissions in upcoming season due to attack: Analysts

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Education analysts caution that the recent attacks in Kashmir’s Pahalgam will hit a number of students who plan to take admission in Jammu and Kashmir’s top institutes such as IIM Jammu, IIT Jammu, NIT Srinagar, etc., in the coming years. “It (the attack) is definitely bad news for admissions in institutions in the region.  People might look for alternatives to institutions in Jammu and Kashmir, because as parents, the first concern would be the safety and wellbeing of their children. All education institutes in Jammu should be worried,” said Narayanan Ramaswamy, partner and head of education and skill development practice at consulting firm KPMG in India. “Having said that, a swift and definitive action by the Government with visible measures to assuage security concerns will go a long way in positioning J&K institutions as potential destinations,” Ramaswamy added. Also read: Giorgia Meloni and Emmanuel Macron speak to PM Modi, express support in fight against terror Faculty members at the institutions in the valley are assuring that campuses are secure and functioning as usual. “We are …

NIT Hamirpur final-year student dies by suicide, investigation underway

NIT Hamirpur final-year student dies by suicide, investigation underway

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The student, a native of Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh and enrolled in a dual degree programme at the prestigious Himachal Pradesh institute, was found hanging from a ceiling fan in his hostel room on Sunday evening. In a shocking incident, a final-year student of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Hamirpur allegedly committed suicide. As per the police, the deceased has been identified as Ayansh Sharma, who hailed from Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district. He was enrolled in a dual degree programme at the premier institute in Himachal Pradesh. He was found hanging from a ceiling fan in his hostel room on Sunday evening, they said. Fellow students informed the NIT authority and the matter was reported to the police. Hamirpur Superintendent of Police Bhagat Singh Thakur said the incident is being probed. The student’s family has been informed, police said.  NIT Patna student found hanging in hostel Last year in September, a student had committed suicide in the girls hostel in the under-construction NIT campus located at Sikandarpur in Bihta, adjacent to the capital …

Row erupts as NIT professor who lauded Godse appointed dean | Latest News India

Row erupts as NIT professor who lauded Godse appointed dean | Latest News India

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Feb 27, 2025 06:58 AM IST The appointment of a mechanical engineering professor, who was booked last year for praising Nathuram Godse on social media, as one of the deans of National Institute of Technology, Calicut The appointment of a mechanical engineering professor, who was booked last year for praising Nathuram Godse on social media, as one of the deans of National Institute of Technology, Calicut, has sparked a row with the Congress opposing her elevation. Godse had assassinated Mahatma Gandhi in 1948. Shaija Andavan attracted widespread censure especially from the Left parties and the Congress over her comments praising Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse. (HT Photo) Shaija Andavan was recently appointed as the dean of planning and development at the institute and is set to take charge on March 7. Last year, Andavan courted controversy after she commented, “Proud of Godse for saving India”, below a social media post of a lawyer. However, she later deleted it. The comment attracted widespread censure especially from the Left parties and the Congress. Based on a complaint …

Private universities headed to IITs to hire faculty

Private universities headed to IITs to hire faculty

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A clutch of private universities has registered as recruiters for master’s and doctorate degree holders from IITs to teach mathematics, chemistry and physics to their students, placement executives and students told Mint. The median compensation offered is ₹12-15 lakh a year, on a par with the median pay offered by companies hiring from older IITs. “The universities are usually looking at master’s and PhD students who will help the universities up their international rankings,” said Suchindra Kumar, partner and leader-education, PwC India. “IITs have one of the best research ecosystem in the country, which can help private universities in enhancing their research and peer perception,” he said, adding that a positive brand image of IITs helps them draw more students and faculty. IITs are the country’s most-sought-after technology institutes. Lakhs of students every year attempt to be among the 17,760 candidates selected for courses at the 23 IITs. And companies line up to hire the best graduates passing out from these institutes.  Also read | Raising funds for education in budget may solve employment issues …

AI, algo trading companies set to steal the show at IIT placements

AI, algo trading companies set to steal the show at IIT placements

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With the AI excitement sweeping over the technology landscape, interest in conventional roles such as product manager and regular engineers appears to have ebbed. According to placement executives at the IITs, some of the top demands are for experts in cognitive science, data scientists, quantitative strategists and developers, and AI-focused developers, researchers and application engineers. The race for AI talent stands out in a curious job description from Palo Alto-based Turing: The candidate must be able to frame a multiple-choice question paper that Google and ChatGPT can’t solve. The successful candidate could join with the option to work from home, a student who saw the job description said. “We are excited about the talent from IITs,” said an executive from US-based Abacus AI, which is looking to hire during the IIT placements. “We think these engineers can completely take AI to the next level and create AI agents and engineers that, in turn, can create applied AI systems,” the official said. The Abacus executive did not address the planned compensation, but students in two of …