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Increase in fad for IITB, Mumbai's top scorers in JEE-Main exam now aim for IIT Bombay

MANY of the city’s high scorers in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE-Main), who are eligible for JEE (Advanced) for admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), have their eyes set on IIT Bombay. The reasons, according to the aspirants, range from campus life and flexible curriculum to faculty, location in the country’s financial hub and placements.

B.Tech students at IIT-B to study Biology next year

From the coming academic year, all first-year BTech students at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) will have to take compulsory courses in Biology and Physics, in a set of academic revisions passed by the institute’s senate (academic decision-making body) on Tuesday, geared towards producing more well-rounded engineers.

Ready to supply next Aakash tablet at Rs 2500 apiece: Datawind

After completing supply of 1 lakh units of Aakash tablets to IIT Bombay for Rs 2,263 apiece, Datawind today said it is ready to provide the next version of the device at a tentative price of Rs 2,500 apiece.

Alumni honour for IIT-B's Padma-winning teacher

The Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay recently celebrated the bestowing of the Padma Shri on one of their very own. The Union home ministry recently announced the selection of Professor Deepak B Phatak from computer science and engineering department, as a Padma Shri awardee in the science and engineering field for 2013.

IIT Kharagpur alumni to meet in Mumbai; to contribute to society

They form a formidable alumni from an institution that is revered by all those inclined towards science and technology. On April 20, ex-graduates from IIT Kharagpur will be meeting in Mumbai to chalk out plans on how they can given back to society.

MTNL To Deploy Routers Developed By IIT-Bombay

At a ceremony held at IIT Bombay, MTNL and ECIL signed a MOU to deploy indigenous CESRs in 8 sites across Mumbai. This is perhaps the first occasion where a carrier-class technology developed at an academic institution finds way to a tier-1 provider in India in the transport network.

Anil Kakodar at Westing-IIT Bombay Nuclear Engineering Leadership Lecture Series

Anil Kakodkar an eminent nuclear scientist and former chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of India was delivering the inaugural speech on Westinghouse-IIT Bombay: nuclear engineering leadership lecture series. His lecture was titled “atoms for prosperity: India’s nuclear energy growth opportunities and challenges”

Fresh leopard sightings at IIT campus, students get advisory

“Do not rear livestock such as cows, goat and fowls, as they attract leopards,” says a security advisory sent out to the students at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay after fresh leopard sightings earlier this week.

IIT's solar-powered home seeks its place in the sun

Painting lessons, masonry work, plumbing, wiring, cooking and all that goes into constructing a house and building a home is what a pretty large team from the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay is learning to do. The team will not only construct its mansion and live in it, but also host soirees. The party is not in Powai, but the romantic Chateau de Versailles in Paris.

IIT Bombay faculty seek removal of mobile tower

FACULTY members from the biosciences and bioengineering department of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay have written to the institute authorities, requesting them to remove a cellphone tower opposite their labs. As a pre-emptive measure, they have installed "shielding mechanisms" in their laboratories and offices.

IIT-B launches lab at Vidyalankar College

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay today announced the launch of its e-Yantra Lab set-up initiative (eLSI) - a nationwide vision to enable and empower engineering education in the country through creating facilities and producing mentors.

Navy officer sends lewd texts, fired

The navy said the woman, an alumnus of IIT Bombay, had leveled baseless allegations against senior officers and their wives, who tried to resolve the couple’s problems.

IIT Bombay joins anti-Sri Lanka protests after IIT Madras

IIT Bombay students have now joined anti-Sri Lanka protests after their counterparts at IIT Madras, that have swelled to unprecedented proportions in Tamil Nadu. A section of students from IIT Bombay observed a hunger strike through the day on Wednesday in condemnation of war crimes committed by Sri Lanka and genocide of Tamils.

IIT-B alumni, doctors develop pocket-sized disease detector at Biosense Technologies

It is this gap that the group of five friends - Abhishek Sen, Yogesh Patil, Myshkin Ingawale, Aman Midha and Darshan Nayak- sought to bridge when they founded Biosense in 2008. Sen, 27, and Patil, 28, both medical doctors and alumni of IIT Bombay initially observed the problem of anaemia in a village called Parol in Thane district of Maharashtra, during a medical posting there.

IIT-Bombay and Washington University co-opt Industry

Collaborations between academic institutions — on various corporate and social mandates — can become more dynamic with inputs from industry. IIT Bombay and Washington University in St Louis, in the US, are currently engaged in as many as 25 different projects, ranging from clean and renewable energy, to strengthening the economic prosperity of a country by reaching out to its weakest communities.

PAF- God Hota Hai!

Yes, this is what you hear when you first ask a senior what is PAF. And truly, PAF is GOD! The Performing Arts Festival, more popularly known as PAF, is an annual event and the biggest inter-hostel cultural competition here at IITB. Every year, three or four hostels are grouped together by a random draw by the Cultural Affairs Body and for the next 1 month or more, there is an intense competitive atmosphere in the air that even the end semester exams struggle to bring!

The big IIT dream

What makes the IITs different? Why is there a clamour for getting into these institutes of technology? Why do companies prefer to hire from IIT? Let’s find out!

GATE 2013 results: Student from TN tops

The result of all-India examination was announced on March 15 by IIT-Bombay, the organising institute for GATE 2013. Approximately 16159 candidates appeared for the examination.

Sparsh Nephrocare: Low cost quality healthcare a reality

According to the National Kidney Foundation of India says high cost of care forces patients in smaller cities to drop out of renal care programmes. So, Gaurav Porwal, Saurav Panda and Rajeev Sindhi founded 'Sparsh Nephrocare' to address the needs of patients in tier II and tier III cities.

APJ Abdul Kalam for education that promotes entrepreneurship - at IIT Bombay

Former president APJ Abdul Kalam Monday said there was a need for creating an educational system that highlighted the importance of entrepreneurship.