The Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay has received its first ever anonymous donation of Rs 160 crore. The cheque has come from an alumnus who wishes to maintain complete privacy about his gift. The donation has come at a time when the institution has been hit by budget cuts and is taking loans from the Higher Education Financial Agency (HEFA) for expansion. The donated funds will go towards setting up a Green Energy and Sustainability Research hub (GESR) on campus.
#IIT #Bombay
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/iit-bombay-gets-rs-160-crore-from-anonymous-donor/articleshow/103035390.cms

In a step towards making the institute more inclusive in the wake of a first-year student, Darshan Solanki, died by suicide on campus, IIT-Bombay has asked its students to refrain from asking each other's JEE (Advanced) ranks or their GATE scores or any information that may reveal their caste or other related aspects. The guidelines urge students to bond with each other irrespective of their caste, religion or socio-economic status.
#bias #IIT #B #JEE
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/to-end-caste-bias-iit-bombay-says-dont-ask-mates-their-jee-ranks/articleshow/102255707.cms

In a step towards making the institute more inclusive in the wake of a first-year student, Darshan Solanki, died by suicide on campus, IIT-Bombay has asked its students to refrain from asking each other's JEE (Advanced) ranks or their GATE scores or any information that may reveal their caste or other related aspects. The guidelines urge students to bond with each other irrespective of their caste, religion or socio-economic status.
#bias #IIT #B #JEE
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/to-end-caste-bias-iit-bombay-says-dont-ask-mates-their-jee-ranks/articleshow/102255707.cms

Preeti Aghalyam, the first woman to become an #IIT director said that women were still a minority at the campuses. She said that despite constant efforts to improve the gender ratio on campuses, there was still a long way to go.

https://trib.al/WZsbcOr #press

Paving the way for an international campus, IIT-Delhi on Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the education ministry and Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK) to set up its campus in the UAE capital.
#IIT #Delhi #UAE
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/iit-delhi-seals-deal-to-set-up-campus-in-uae/articleshow/101791352.cms

The first #IIT campus outside India will be set up in #Tanzania. The move is in line with the #NEP2020
(Reports @Rezhasan & @Iftikharfariha)

Read more here: https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/first-iit-campus-outside-india-to-come-up-in-tanzania-s-zanzibar-101688624260560.html #press

The first #IIT campus outside India will come up in Tanzania's Zanzibar, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/news/first-iit-outside-india-will-be-in-tanzania-mea-101688627356316.html #press

The first #IIT campus to be set up outside India will be in Zanzibar, Tanzania

An MoU for setting up of campus of IIT Madras was signed between the Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India, IIT Madras and Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (MoEVT) Zanzibar-… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1676802831800741888 #press

The country-wide fight against spiralling cases of cybercrime is set to begin in Telangana and will consequently move to other states.
#IIT #K
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/iit-kanpur-develops-ai-backed-virtual-investigator-to-guide-indian-police-in-catching-and-convicting-cybercriminals-101687368531128.html

Marking 50 years of his association with the institute, Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani announced a donation of Rs 315 crore (US$ 38.5 million) to IIT-Bombay on Tuesday. Nilekani joined the institute in 1973 for a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. The endowment takes Nilekani's total contribution to Rs 400 crore adding up on his previous grant of Rs 85 crore, which was partly used to build hostel facilities.
#Nilekani #IIT #B #India
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/nilekani-gives-iit-b-315cr-highest-university-grant-in-india/articleshow/101146828.cms

#JustIn | Result of #IIT entrance exam #JEE-Advanced announced: Officials.

- PTI #press

#JEEAdvanced | Vavilala Chidvilas Reddy  who took the exam from the #IIT Hyderabad Zone has got #AIR1 with 341 out of 360 marks

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Consciousness is not a property of the brain but a fundamental aspect of reality that pervades everything. This is the radical claim of a new theory called integrated information theory (IIT), which aims to explain what consciousness is and how it emerges. The theory implies that even simple systems like atoms and electrons have some degree of consciousness and that we are part of a vast cosmic mind.

#Consciousness #IIT #Reality https://www.quantamagazine.org/what-is-the-nature-of-consciousness-20230531/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=drelihan%2Fmagazine%2FPsychology

#JEE (Advanced) '23: #IIT aspirants find Maths tough http://toi.in/oNvRZa/a24gk #press

Indian Institute of Technology (#IIT) will open its first-ever overseas campus in #Tanzania's #Zanzibar in October 2023 with a batch of 50 undergraduate students and 20 master's students.

https://trib.al/AXOHyP3 #press

Indian Institute of Technology (#IIT) will open its first-ever overseas campus in #Tanzania's #Zanzibar in October 2023 with a batch of 50 undergraduate students and 20 master's students.

https://trib.al/xzn0fPP #press

Indian Institute of Technology (#IIT) will open its first-ever overseas campus in #Tanzania's #Zanzibar in October 2023 with a batch of 50 undergraduate students and 20 master's students.

https://trib.al/1pS9sCV #press

Student suicides: #IIT-Madras launches wellness survey http://toi.in/CfVPLa/a24gk #press

Postdoc position in Bioinformatics - 3D chromatin architecture and non-codi @IITalk

Are you Interested in #3D genome architecture #epigenetics and #ncRNAs? come join us at #IIT as a #postdoctoral bioinformatician!

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I ricercatori dell'IIT di Genova hanno creato un seme robot biodegradabile ispirato al geranio sudafricano, che si muove autonomamente senza bisogno di batterie o impulsi, e può monitorare il suolo. Splendido lavoro tutto italiano.

#softrobot #robotica #iit #tecnologia #futuro #futuroprossimo #italianext

https://www.futuroprossimo.it/2023/04/i-seed-il-seme-robot-che-puo-cambiare-il-futuro-dellagricoltura/