Posts Tagged ‘ Premier Institutes ’

IIMs to have closer cooperation in admissions, may set up an IIM University

At the all IIM council meet headed by Kapil Sibal, union minister of human resource development, and attended by the directors of 12 IIMs, Minister of State for HRD Dr D Purandeshwari and key administrative officials of the ministry, several important decisions were agreed upon. The IIM Council comprising IIM Directors, the HRD Minister...

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26 student suicides in 3 years at premier institutes

Between 2008 and 2011, IITs, IIMs and National Institutes of Technology (NITs) together reported 26 student suicides; 16 of these at IITs alone and seven at NITs. This Friday, IIT Kanpur saw the fifth suicide in the last three years; the 10th in its entire history. After scribbling a telling note – “I am...

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