IIT-Delhi: News
10 Apr 2023
DelhiKnow why IIT Delhi students are protesting over mess fees
Numerous students of the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) have launched a protest over an alleged hike in the mess fees at the prestigious institute.
17 Feb 2023
COVID-19IIT Delhi develops new COVID-19 vaccine using immune cells
Researchers from IIT Delhi have developed a "nano-vaccine" for COVID-19, which has yielded promising results in animal studies.
18 Jan 2023
DelhiDelhi: PhD student dead, friend injured in hit-and-run case
A research student lost his life, and another got injured after a car hit them on Tuesday night near IIT-Delhi, according to the news outlet India Today.
08 Aug 2022
IIT MadrasIIT Madras records highest number of job offers and packages
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has received a record number of job offers during campus placements this academic year.
02 Jul 2022
DelhiMaking Industry-ready: Delhi government engages IIT experts for school curriculum
Delhi government school will soon be taught a curriculum designed by experts from IIT Delhi.
21 Jul 2020
iOSIIT-Delhi students have introduced a replacement for CamScanner
Ever since India imposed a ban on 59 Chinese applications, internet users have been on a hunt for replacements of popular banned services like TikTok.
02 Dec 2019
MicrosoftIIT-Delhi witnesses record high placement offers on Day 1
The final placement season at IIT-Delhi is off to a great start as the institute witnessed the highest ever number of offers on the first day.
22 Sep 2019
West BengalMeet the five youngest IAS officers in the country
The Civil Services Examination (CSE) conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is one of the most challenging competitive exams in the country.
19 Aug 2019
India#CareerBytes: How to make corrections to GATE-2020 online application form?
The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is one of the most competitive exams for engineering graduates in the country.
16 Jun 2019
IndiaThis IIT-Delhi start-up offers pollution fix for just Rs. 10
With 22 of the world's 30 most polluted cities in India, it is one of the most polluted countries. The national capital itself is so polluted, that breathing in Delhi is just the same as smoking 15-20 cigarettes a day.
13 Jun 2019
IIT RoorkeeIIT-Roorkee to declare #JEEAdvanced results on June 14: Details here
The fate of lakhs of students aspiring to join the premier engineering colleges, Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), will be decided on Friday.
02 Jun 2019
West BengalMeet the five youngest IAS officers in the country
The Civil Services Examination (CSE) conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is one of the most challenging competitive exams in the country.
03 May 2019
India5 brilliant innovations by IITians you should know about
India's premier engineering institutes, the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), are globally recognized as centers of academic excellence in the fields of science and technology.
29 Jan 2019
Prakash JavadekarThis year, IITs could introduce 5% EWS reservation; IIMs unsure
The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are likely to implement the recently announced 10% quota for economically weak sections (EWS) of the general category in a gradual manner.
17 Jan 2019
3D PrintingThis IIT-Delhi team helps blind students 'see' diagrams using 3D-printing
We all believe in education for all, but even today, visually impaired students are not getting the education they really deserve.
12 Jan 2019
Maruti SuzukiIIT-Delhi twins who cracked CAT 2018 share their success story
While the Common Admission Test (CAT), every year, produces exemplary success stories, it's perhaps special when two people, born on the same day and at the same time, make it to the elite 99-percentile club.
06 Jan 2019
IndiaThis IIT-Delhi student is offering low-cost smart home solutions
Home automation is an emerging market in India, and has a long way to go before it can become mainstream.
02 Jan 2019
ChandigarhIIT-Delhi alumnus, IAS topper scores 171/170 at Harvard University
Ever heard of the phrase scoring 11 out of 10?
02 Jan 2019
Indian ArmySiachen Soldiers won't have to wait 90-days for a bath
Soldiers deployed in Siachen glacier may soon be able to bathe during their three-month posting, courtesy waterless hygiene products.
03 Dec 2018
EducationIISc-Bangalore, IIT-Bombay rank among world's top 200 engineering, tech universities
IISc-Bangalore has been ranked among the top 100 universities in the world in the subject category 'Engineering and Technology' in 2019 Times Higher Education rankings.
30 Nov 2018
South KoreaWhere are all the JEE toppers (2009-13) now?
Joint Entrance Examination-Advanced (earlier IIT-JEE), one of the world's toughest exams, is the gateway for admission into the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technologies.
12 Nov 2018
IndiaTwitter CEO visits India, set to host townhall meet
Today, Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and CEO of Twitter, will be hosting a townhall meet in India.
06 Nov 2018
FacebookTired of pollution? Try IITian Prateek Sharma's Rs. 10 'Nasofilters'
Air quality in Delhi and many parts of north India has hit dismal levels, and is expected to get even worse with winter setting in and Diwali just a day away.
03 Nov 2018
EducationIIT-Delhi slashes fees for foreign students by up to 96%
On Friday, IIT-Delhi announced that it had decided to slash tuition fees for foreign students.
25 Oct 2018
AsiaQS rankings Asia: IIT-Bombay named as top Indian institute
Having secured the 33rd position, IIT-Bombay has been ranked as the top Indian educational institute in the latest QS rankings for Asian universities, which was released on Wednesday.
21 Oct 2018
IndiaIIT-Delhi students propose using 'cow dung logs' for funerals
In a bid to combat air pollution and reduce deforestation, a group of 40 students from IIT-Delhi have come up with an alternative to using wooden logs for cremations.
29 Sep 2018
Delhi High CourtIIT-FIITJEE row: DMRC covers up FIITJEE logo at metro station
In the latest development in the row between IIT-Delhi and coaching institute FIITJEE, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has temporarily covered all mentions of FIITJEE's name at the IIT-Delhi metro station, till the time an issue pertaining to the size of a disclaimer is solved.
26 Aug 2018
Hindustan TimesIIT-Delhi students are coaching engineering aspirants, details here
In a bid to help engineering aspirants from low income families, some IIT-Delhi students are providing free coaching to students who cannot afford to spend fortunes on established coaching centers.
21 Aug 2018
KeralaKerala floods: Experts say flood damages could have been reduced
Kerala has been ravaged by floods since August 8, leading to 357 people losing their lives, and over Rs. 20,000cr worth of property being damaged.
16 Aug 2018
Ministry of Human Resource DevelopmentIIT Delhi and Bombay to independently decide hiring, courses, fees?
The HRD Ministry is reportedly considering freeing IIT-Delhi and IIT-Bombay from the IIT Council's control. The move would allow these two IITs complete autonomy in administration insofar as hiring, courses, and fees are concerned.
24 Jul 2018
EducationIIT-Delhi to establish PhD start-up incubators; targets to incubate 20-ideas
Buoyed by "Institution of Eminence" (IoE) status, the IIT-Delhi has set to establish a Ph.D. start-up incubator, work on which is likely to begin this month.
05 Jul 2018
IndiaEricsson launches innovation center in IIT-Delhi as 5G era dawns
While 5G technology is set to see its global debut sometime later this year in the US, India will have to wait a while before it's 5G-capable.
04 Jul 2018
IndiaEricsson sets up India's first 5G innovation lab at IIT-Delhi
Giving Narendra Modi's 5G dream a big push, Swedish Telecommunications Company Ericsson has set up India's first 5G innovation lab at IIT-Delhi.
13 Jun 2018
FIITJEENaming metro station 'FIITJEE-IIT' is misleading: HRD backs IIT-Delhi
Lending support to IIT-Delhi, the HRD ministry has asked the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) to intervene in its ongoing metro station naming row.
12 Jun 2018
Delhi High Court#FIITJEEMetroStationRow: HRD-Ministry writes to MoHUA over metro-station's name outside IIT-Delhi
The HRD Ministry has written to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, seeking its intervention in the ongoing row over the name of a metro station outside the IIT-Delhi's campus.
07 Jun 2018
IndiaQS-Rankings: IITs, IISc among top-200, 24 Indian institutes in list
Three Indian institutes have made it to the top-200 in the QS World University Rankings 2019, with IIT-Bombay jumping 17 places to displace IIT-Delhi as the topper.
27 May 2018
FIITJEEIIT-Delhi doesn't want FIITJEE's name on metro station. Here's why
For the first time, the Magenta Line brings IIT-Delhi on the metro map with a station named after it.
11 May 2018
Delhi Metro Rail CorporationToxic fumes from Delhi's open drains corroding metro infrastructure
Delhi's pollution is not only affecting people, but also metro infrastructure, especially those stations that are situated near open drains.
19 Apr 2018
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)IIT-Delhi's Open House: Water-less bathing, innovative healthcare solutions and more
The 14th edition of IIT-Delhi's Open House is all set to begin on April 21, and this time, the elite technology institute has several eco-friendly and healthcare solutions to showcase.
14 Apr 2018
West BengalIIT-Delhi student found hanging in hostel, blames sexual assault
A 21-year-old IIT-Delhi student was founding hanging from the ceiling fan in his hostel room. The deceased, Gopal Maloo from West Bengal, who was a first year Masters student in Chemistry at IIT-Delhi, left behind a suicide note.