The Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry has asked the Indian Institute of Technologies to come with an action plan to improve the global ranking. The government has been concerned with few Indian academic institutions finding a place in the global lists.

As the Union Cabinet has approved 10 percent EWS quota on Jan 7, this year, the centrally-funded educational institutions in India has decided to collectively add close to 1.2 lakh seats in the new academic session starting July. Also, the IITs, IIMs, central universities and NITs will add 95,000 next year to implement the 10 per cent quota for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS).

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad is all set to launch a full-fledged B Tech program in Artificial Intelligence (AI) from the coming academic year (2019-2020). The institute says that with the introduction of Al course, it has become the first Indian educational institution to offer a full-fledged B Tech programme in AI. Recently, IIT-Hyd has been tagged as third institute globally after US-based Carnegie Mellon University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

The Indian Institutes of Management has announced the results of CAT 2018. Though the board has mentioned to change the format of the Combined Admission Test (CAT) to enrol students from diverse backgrounds, 10 engineers secured 100 percentile in the exam. The news has been officially released by the IIM Calcutta who has conducted the CAT 2018.

The Ministry of Union Human Resource Development and the Department of Science and Technology (DST) are inviting researchers for Impacting Research Innovation and Technology (IMPRINT) IIC fellowship. As per the notification, the last date to register for IMPRINT is January 21, 2019. Interested candidates can apply at imprint-india.org. The applications are invited in two categories, regular and consortium mode.

Indeed a proud moment for Indians! Respected mathematician and founder of Super 30 will be awarded with global education award on November 8 by ‘Malabar Gold & Diamonds’, flagship company of Malabar Group, a leading Indian business conglomerate. HE will be honoured for his “pioneering” contributions to the field of education and illuminating the lives of many talented students.

Indeed a biggest contribution in the medicine industry! Students of the reputed Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) of Delhi have developed a cheaper and effective medicine for neutralizing the toxic effect of a snake poison.

The Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Rights (RGSOIPL) in IIT Kharagpur has developed a one-semester inter-disciplinary course titled "Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Law", that aims to provoke a rethink on the modes of societal governance and law by using the new era hybrid sociology, according to a statement on Tuesday.

The Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur will organize Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. (JAM), 2019 on February 10 for diverse courses including Biological Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Geology and Mathematical Statistics papers. If you are interested to pursue your higher education in the reputed institute of India, then take a look at the important details of IIT JAM 2019 exam, mentioned below

IIT-PAL lectures will now be available on the 'Swayam' platform and can be accessed on mobile phones anytime, the Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Monday.