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IIT placements 2024 fact check: Are IIT BTech placements dropping?
1 week, 5 days ago

IIT placements 2024 fact check: Are IIT BTech placements dropping?

The Hindu  

For the last few months, stories in the media have flagged an apparent downturn in BTech placements at IITs, causing anxiety not only among IIT aspirants but also those who want to pursue engineering in general, since IIT placements set a benchmark for other engineering colleges in India. In order to understand the ground realities and issues thereof, placement reports …

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IIT-B placement season kicks off with ₹2.2-cr offer
3 weeks, 2 days ago

IIT-B placement season kicks off with ₹2.2-cr offer

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The first phase of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay’s placement season commenced on Sunday with a record-breaking offer worth ₹2.2 crore from Da Vinci Derivatives, a fintech trading company. Da Vinci Derivatives also featured among companies which made 258 pre-placement offers to IIT-B students this year, consistent with last year’s figures. IIT-B placement season kicks off with ₹ …

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Students fined for ‘derogatory’ play will get chance to appeal: IIT-B director
6 months ago

Students fined for ‘derogatory’ play will get chance to appeal: IIT-B director

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Days after the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay decided to fine eight students who staged a controversial play based on the Ramayana up to ₹1.2 lakh, the university’s director clarified on Thursday that the students can appeal the decision. Described as a feminist interpretation of the Ramayana, the play sparked protests from a section of students who said it …

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UCEED Round 2 Seat Allotment Result 2024 Released at uceed.iitb.ac.in, Steps ro Download
7 months, 1 week ago

UCEED Round 2 Seat Allotment Result 2024 Released at uceed.iitb.ac.in, Steps ro Download

News 18  

The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay issued the Round 2 seat allotment result of the Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design 2024 counselling. Candidates will have to enter their login credentials to access the UCEED 2024 Round 2 seat allotment result. UCEED 2024 Round 2 Seat Allotment Result: Steps To Download Step 1: Go to the UCEED 2024 portal at …

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IIT-B sets up recharge zone for stressed students
1 year ago

IIT-B sets up recharge zone for stressed students

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Considering the number of students seeking help from inhouse counsellors during the placement season, the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay’s Student Wellness Centre has set up a ‘Recharge Zone’ at the Powai campus. IIT-B sets up recharge zone for stressed students “We see a lot of mood swings among students on campus during placements. To de-stress students, we decided …

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IIT-B students make Anand Mahindra ‘proud’ with ‘world’s first foldable diamond frame e-bike’
1 year, 2 months ago

IIT-B students make Anand Mahindra ‘proud’ with ‘world’s first foldable diamond frame e-bike’

Hindustan Times  

Anand Mahindra took to X to share a few pictures of himself assembling and riding a bike around his office compound. Alongside the pictures, the industrialist lauded the students for creating the ‘world’s first foldable diamond frame e-bike’. “A bunch of IIT Bombay guys have made us proud again,” wrote Anand Mahindra while sharing a few pictures of himself assembling …

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IIT-B distances itself from mess council’s exclusive veg tables decision
1 year, 2 months ago

IIT-B distances itself from mess council’s exclusive veg tables decision

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: After courting controversy over exclusive vegetarian tables for students on campus, the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay administration has distanced itself from the mess council’s decision to earmark tables in hostels 12, 13 and 14. HT Image In an email sent to students on Thursday, the dean of student affairs clarified that the student council is an elected decision-making …

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IIT-B removes ‘vegetarian only’ posters from canteen
1 year, 4 months ago

IIT-B removes ‘vegetarian only’ posters from canteen

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay administration has taken swift measures to rectify a divisive situation on campus by removing posters that proclaimed “Vegetarian only are allowed to sit here” put up by a few students within the canteen premises. IIT-B removes ‘vegetarian only’ posters from canteen This move came in response to an outcry from the student body, …

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IIT-B Dalit student’s death: NCSC ‘satisfied’ with inquiry
1 year, 6 months ago

IIT-B Dalit student’s death: NCSC ‘satisfied’ with inquiry

The Hindu  

Two days after the Mumbai Police filed a chargesheet in the suicide of IIT-Bombay student Darshan Solanki, accusing his batchmate, Arman Iqbal Khatri, of abetment, the National Commission for Scheduled Castes on June 1 closed its investigation into the matter. Acknowledging the probe by the police as outlined in the chargesheet, the NCSC on June 1 decided to close its …

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IIT-B students voice against paying for opting out of mess food
1 year, 8 months ago

IIT-B students voice against paying for opting out of mess food

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Several students from the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay have raised their voices against a system where they have to pay to opt out of the institute’s mess food facility. In light of the recent increase in the current mess cost, the students’ group – Ambedkar Periyar Phule Study Circle IIT-B – has demanded the elimination of this ‘non-messing’ fee …

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Darshan Solanki suicide case: SIT records statements of two IIT-B students
1 year, 8 months ago

Darshan Solanki suicide case: SIT records statements of two IIT-B students

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Special Investigation Team on Monday questioned two IIT-B students, including one whose name was mentioned in the purported suicide note left behind by Darshan Solanki, 18. A senior crime branch officer said that the student named in the “suicide note” said in his statement that Solanki was very scared after the fight with him though he had said …

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IIT-B Dalit student’s death | Police find ‘suicide note’, says FIR being registered in case
1 year, 8 months ago

IIT-B Dalit student’s death | Police find ‘suicide note’, says FIR being registered in case

The Hindu  

The Mumbai Police, which is investigating the alleged death of an 18-year-old Dalit student Darshan Solanki by suicide inside the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, campus, on Monday said they had found a note purportedly written by the victim, blaming one of his classmates for this drastic step. In addition, another officer said that while they were still looking into …

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IIT-B says results of caste surveys useful ‘qualitatively’, ‘harder to interpret quantitatively’
1 year, 9 months ago

IIT-B says results of caste surveys useful ‘qualitatively’, ‘harder to interpret quantitatively’

The Hindu  

Days after The Hindu reported on internal surveys conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, which revealed widespread caste-discrimination and mental health issues faced by the SC and ST students, the institute in a statement on Tuesday said that the results of the survey were “although very useful qualitatively, are harder to interpret quantitatively”. The institute’s statement said, “Since the …

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Most SC/ST students at IIT-B wary of mentioning caste on campus: Report
1 year, 9 months ago

Most SC/ST students at IIT-B wary of mentioning caste on campus: Report

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: According to a draft report of a survey conducted by IIT Bombay’s SC-ST student cell last year, nearly one-third of the 388 SC/ST students said that they did not feel comfortable openly discussing their caste identity on campus. “The number maps how hostile, insensitive and unsafe a place IIT Bombay is for SC/ST students,” notes the draft report, adding …

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The Kota-quota hierarchy at IIT
1 year, 10 months ago

The Kota-quota hierarchy at IIT

The Hindu  

Trigger warning: the following article contains potentially distressing material; please avoid reading if you feel disturbed by suicide For a couple of fleeting hours on February 20 under Mumbai’s hot sun, the banner #JusticeForDarshanSolanki was held high. ” Another joined in: “We are the ones being discriminated against through the reservation system.” Subtle segregation A few weeks after Solanki’s death, …

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IIT-B Modifying Under-graduate Curriculum to 'reduce stress' on Students
1 year, 10 months ago

IIT-B Modifying Under-graduate Curriculum to 'reduce stress' on Students

News 18  

In a major announcement a week after the death of a Dalit student on its campus, IIT-Bombay said that it is working out changes in the under-graduate curriculum starting from the 2022 batch, here on Saturday. IIT-B Director Prof. Subhasis Chaudhuri said the changes are being affected to make the UG curriculum ‘more relevant and motivating’ to the students, besides …

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Parliamentary SC/ST committee to discuss IIT-B suicide
1 year, 10 months ago

Parliamentary SC/ST committee to discuss IIT-B suicide

Hindustan Times  

The parliamentary standing committee for the welfare of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes has called a meeting on February 22 to discuss the recent suicide of 18-year-old Darshan Solanki at IIT-Bombay. After students demanded that the names of those in the inquiry committee be announced, IIT-B director Subhasis Chaudhuri issued a note on Saturday which said that the institute had …

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Dalit student’s death | IIT-B knew depth of issue and yet said discrimination not an issue, says APPSC
1 year, 10 months ago

Dalit student’s death | IIT-B knew depth of issue and yet said discrimination not an issue, says APPSC

The Hindu  

A day after the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay admitted to having conducted two surveys in 2022 promising to end caste discrimination and “culture of exclusion”, the APPSC, a student body of the campus, said on Friday, “The institute already knew the depth of the issue and yet they keep saying there were only few complaints of caste discrimination. Every …

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After Suicide in IIT-B, Former UGC Chief Demands Mandatory Civic Learning Course
1 year, 10 months ago

After Suicide in IIT-B, Former UGC Chief Demands Mandatory Civic Learning Course

The Quint  

The death of Darshan Solanki, a first-year BTech student at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, has reignited discussions around caste discrimination and harassment on campus. Sukhdeo Thorat, economist and former chairperson of the University Grants Commission, said that the higher educational institutions have not shown much initiative in addressing the discrimination faced by lower caste students on campus. In …

Days after Mohali MMS scandal, IIT-B employee caught 'filming' inside girls' washroom
2 years, 3 months ago

Days after Mohali MMS scandal, IIT-B employee caught 'filming' inside girls' washroom

Firstpost  

It is alleged 21-year-old Pintu Garia climbed a duct pipe of IIT-Bombay hostel to sneak a peep inside the girls’ washroom on Sunday night. He was caught red-handed Mumbai: Just days after the Chandigarh University MMS scandal rocked educational institutions, girl students of IIT-Bombay have alleged that a canteen worker had filmed them while they were in washroom. It is …

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As students demand roll back of hike, IIT-B reduces mess fee
2 years, 4 months ago

As students demand roll back of hike, IIT-B reduces mess fee

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai A day before postgraduate students of the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay plan to start their hunger strike against a recently introduced fee hike, the administration announced a reduction in semester mess advance fee. However, students have called this move ‘correction of fees’ and not a reduction, and have clarified that they will still participate in the hunger strike …

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90 active Covid-19 cases on IIT-B campus
3 years, 8 months ago

90 active Covid-19 cases on IIT-B campus

India Today  

There are about 3000 students and with 90 active cases, the IIT Bombay administration put strict measures in place to control the Covid-19 cases. The IIT Bombay administration has asked residents to strictly adhere to Covid-19 safety norms including wearing masks while outside, have also introduced stricter travel restrictions within and outside the campus. Source of Covid-19 infection in IIT …

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