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CAREER IN IIT INDIA
Career in IIT India
The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), are an elite group of seven autonomous engineering and technology-oriented institutes of higher education established and declared as Institutes of National Importance by the Government of India. The IITs were created to train scientists and engineers, with the aim of developing a skilled workforce to support the economic and social development of India after independence in 1947. The students and alumni of IITs are colloquially referred to as IITians.
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History
Main article: History of Indian Institutes of Technology
The office of the Hijli Detention Camp (photographed September 1951) served as the first academic building of IIT Kharagpur
The history of the IIT system dates back to 1946 when Sir Jogendra Singh of the Viceroy's Executive Council set up a committee whose task was to consider the creation of Higher Technical Institutions for post-war industrial development in India. The 22-member committee, headed by Nalini Ranjan Sarkar, recommended the establishment of these institutions in various parts of India, with affiliated secondary institutions. The committee felt that such institutes should not only produce undergraduates, but researchers and academics. The institutes were expected to maintain high educational standards.
With these recommendations in view, the first Indian Institute of Technology was founded in May 1950 at the site of the Hijli Detention Camp in Kharagpur. On September 15, 1956, the Parliament of India passed the Indian Institute of Technology (Kharagpur) Act, declaring it as an Institute of National Importance. Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India, in the first convocation address of IIT Kharagpur in 1956 said:[11]
“
Here in the place of that Hijli Detention Camp stands the fine monument of India, representing India's urges, India's future in the making. This picture seems to me symbolical of the changes that are coming to India.
”
On the recommendations of the Sarkar Committee, four campuses were established at Mumbai (1958), Chennai (1959), Kanpur (1959), and Delhi (1961). The location of these campuses was chosen to be scattered throughout India to prevent regional imbalance.[12] The Indian Institutes of Technology Act was amended to reflect the addition of new IITs.[13] Student agitations in the state of Assam made Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi promise the creation of a new IIT in Assam. This led to a sixth campus at Guwahati under the Assam Accord in 1994. The University of Roorkee, India's oldest engineering college, was conferred IIT status in 2001.
Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) is a candidate to become an IIT.
Over the past few years, there have been a number of developments toward establishing new IITs. On October 1, 2003, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee announced plans to create more IITs "by upgrading existing academic institutions that have the necessary promise and potential".[14] Subsequent developments led to the formation of the S K Joshi Committee in November 2003 to guide the selection of the five institutions which would become the five new IITs.
Based on the initial recommendations of the Sarkar Committee, it was decided that further IITs should be spread throughout the country. When the government expressed its willingness to correct this regional imbalance, 16 states demanded IITs. Since the S K Joshi Committee prescribed strict guidelines for institutions aspiring to be IITs,[15] only seven colleges were selected for final consideration.[16] Plans are also reported to open IITs outside India, though not enough progress has been made in this regard.[17] The Indian Union Human Resources Development ministry has planned to set up three more Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) — one each in the states of Andhra Pradesh (Medak district), Bihar (Gaya), and Rajasthan. Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University has been in consideration.[citation needed]
Main article: History of Indian Institutes of Technology
The office of the Hijli Detention Camp (photographed September 1951) served as the first academic building of IIT Kharagpur
The history of the IIT system dates back to 1946 when Sir Jogendra Singh of the Viceroy's Executive Council set up a committee whose task was to consider the creation of Higher Technical Institutions for post-war industrial development in India. The 22-member committee, headed by Nalini Ranjan Sarkar, recommended the establishment of these institutions in various parts of India, with affiliated secondary institutions. The committee felt that such institutes should not only produce undergraduates, but researchers and academics. The institutes were expected to maintain high educational standards.
With these recommendations in view, the first Indian Institute of Technology was founded in May 1950 at the site of the Hijli Detention Camp in Kharagpur. On September 15, 1956, the Parliament of India passed the Indian Institute of Technology (Kharagpur) Act, declaring it as an Institute of National Importance. Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India, in the first convocation address of IIT Kharagpur in 1956 said:[11]
“
Here in the place of that Hijli Detention Camp stands the fine monument of India, representing India's urges, India's future in the making. This picture seems to me symbolical of the changes that are coming to India.
”
On the recommendations of the Sarkar Committee, four campuses were established at Mumbai (1958), Chennai (1959), Kanpur (1959), and Delhi (1961). The location of these campuses was chosen to be scattered throughout India to prevent regional imbalance.[12] The Indian Institutes of Technology Act was amended to reflect the addition of new IITs.[13] Student agitations in the state of Assam made Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi promise the creation of a new IIT in Assam. This led to a sixth campus at Guwahati under the Assam Accord in 1994. The University of Roorkee, India's oldest engineering college, was conferred IIT status in 2001.
Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) is a candidate to become an IIT.
Over the past few years, there have been a number of developments toward establishing new IITs. On October 1, 2003, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee announced plans to create more IITs "by upgrading existing academic institutions that have the necessary promise and potential".[14] Subsequent developments led to the formation of the S K Joshi Committee in November 2003 to guide the selection of the five institutions which would become the five new IITs.
Based on the initial recommendations of the Sarkar Committee, it was decided that further IITs should be spread throughout the country. When the government expressed its willingness to correct this regional imbalance, 16 states demanded IITs. Since the S K Joshi Committee prescribed strict guidelines for institutions aspiring to be IITs,[15] only seven colleges were selected for final consideration.[16] Plans are also reported to open IITs outside India, though not enough progress has been made in this regard.[17] The Indian Union Human Resources Development ministry has planned to set up three more Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) — one each in the states of Andhra Pradesh (Medak district), Bihar (Gaya), and Rajasthan. Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University has been in consideration.[citation needed]
Thursday, December 13, 2007
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, BOMBAYIndian Institute of Technology Bombay is India’s one of the top centres of academic excellence. The IIT Bombay was established to strengthen the nation by creating global strengths in engineering, science and technology, to build technologies for national development. The institute offers undergraduate, postgraduate and Ph.D Programmes in major disciplines like Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering & Materials Science and Physics.Jobs in IIT BombayAll vacancies, academic as well as non-academic, are advertised in the IIT Bombay official website recruitment section. IIT requests candidates to not send resumes or queries directly to the webmaster, but directed to download application forms, and apply along with application fees in the form of demand draft to designated officers/Registrar. INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, DELHIIIT Delhi is an autonomous organization created under the Indian Institute of Technology Act, 1963. The Institute is providing teaching, research and training in various engineering, science and technology domains, such as Applied Mechanics, Biochemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Humanities & Social Sciences, Management Studies, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Physics and Textile Technology. The IIT Delhi's industrial R&D Unit has been set up to provide sponsored research, consultancy and other related research activities. IIT Delhi develops technologies for agriculture and agro industry, biochemical, biotechnology, chemical engineering, civil engineering and construction, computer science and engineering, electrical, electronics and allied, industrial chemical, instrumentation, mechanical, metallurgical, medical and pharmaceutical industries.Careers in IIT DelhiIIT Delhi offers employment opportunities to qualified academic professionals to Indian nationals, persons of Indian origin, and overseas citizens of India with exceptional brilliance with an established track record in teaching and research for positions of Assistant Professor in various academic departments. INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KHARAGPURThe IIT Kharagpur was set up to promote technical education, research and technology in the northeastern part of India. The Institute was envisaged in the model of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with a number of institutions affiliated to it. IIT Kharagpur Departments, centres and schools of Studies are equipped with modern teaching techniques and excellent faculty members who impart quality teaching to the top brains. The Institute is famous among the IITs of India for academic and research facilities like VSLI lab, Advanced Technology Centre, Computer & Informatics Centre, Central Research Facility, Centre for Theoretical Studies, Central Workshop and Instruments Service, Central Library, Kalpana Chawla Space Technology Cell and Media lab Asia. The Research and Development facilities are established centres for technology development, sponsored research projects, industrial consultancy, etc. in most specialized disciplines. Faculty Careers at IIT Kharagpur Academic Staff Vacancies at IIT Kharagpur The IIT Kharagpur offers employment opportunities to Indian nationals possessing excellent academic background and committed to quality teaching and potential for carrying out research for faculty positions at the level of Assistant Professor. INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MADRAS, MADRASThe IIT Madras was established with an academic vision to achieve dynamic equilibrium with its social, ecological and economic environment and to strive for excellence in education, research and technical services to the nation. The Institute is one among the foremost institutes of national importance in higher technology education, basic and applied research. The IIT Madras has a faculty of international repute, excellent technical and supporting staff and a brilliant student community who have all contributed to the pre-eminence of the IIT. The Insititute's departments and centres provide academic activities including teaching, research and industrial consultancy. Faculty Openings at IIT MadrasThe IIT Madras recruits to fill its academic faculty positions usually once every year, in the grade of Assistant Professors. Opportunities are open for Indian Nationals with excellent academic record, independent, high quality research and commitment to teaching at the entry level, i.e., Assistant Professors from among candidates with Ph.D Degree. INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, GUWAHATIIIT Guwahati, the sixth member of the IIT fraternity, was established in 1994. The IIT Guwahati has eleven departments covering most major engineering and science subjects and offers undergraduate, postgraduate and Ph.D programmes. The Institute has departments such as Biotechnology, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science & Engg, Design, Electronics & Communication, Humanities, Mathematics, Mechanical engineering and Physics.Faculty PositionsIIT Guwahati offers faculty job openings in various specializations, applications are to reach the institute by 15 days prior to the commencement of each academic session. The qualification requirement is Ph.D for Assistant Professors and above.
The changes:
JEE will continue to be the admission test but a first class or equivalent in the Class XII board exam is a must. Relaxation of 5% for SC/ST students.
JEE format will change: it will now have short write-ups on various topics followed by objective questions on the write-up. This would test comprehension as well as analytical skills.
JEE will be only one test: existing preliminary screening test will be done away with.
Students can take JEE in the year in which they graduate from Class XII and the following year. Those who join any IIT cannot take JEE again. HRD officials said the new process will be reviewed after next year. Said Sanjay G Dhande, Director IIT Kanpur: "The new system is an attempt to see how best we can make the selection...It may not be the final word but is an attempt to ensure that the best of talent is selected."
The human resources development minister, who officiates as the chairman of the IIT council , has approved the changes suggested by the IIT standing committee. The new format IIT-JEE will be a single objective-type examination. It will include a short write-up on a topic in physics, chemistry or even mathematics, followed by objective questions based on the write-up. This will test the comprehension, as well as analytical ability of students.
Since .00, the IIT-JEE is conducted in two parts . the screening test eliminates nearly 90% of the candidates, while the main examination selects nearly 4,000 students. Nearly 2 lakh candidates appear for the screening test; of these, only 20,000 appear for the main examination. According to a senior HRD official, .The change in the IIT exam is part of the ministry.s overall strategy to reduce exam stress..
In an attempt to re-introduce a degree of seriousness about the school-leaving exam (class XII boards), students will now have to secure at least 60% marks to qualify to appear for the JEE, with SC/ST students getting a 5% relaxation.
This may spell doom for coaching towns like Kota, where students are put through rigorous training for the IIT-JEE examination, while the school-leaving exam is treated as a mere formality.
It has also been suggested that a student be allowed to appear for the JEE in the year that he/she has appeared for board examination and once more the next year.
In other words, each aspirant gets a maximum of two attempts at making it through to the IIT. However, those who get through one of the seven IITs will not be allowed to appear for the JEE again. Often students re-appear for the JEE in order to improve their scores in a bid to gain admission in a course or an IIT with better reputation. The procedure will be reviewed after JEE .06.
In order to reduce the stress associated with preparing for the IIT-JEE, as well as curtail the over-dependence on coaching schools, the IIT standing committee had suggested simplifying the syllabus. The standing committee felt that such a move will help give credit to the school system, as well as enhance the credibility of the Board examination.
A final view on this is yet to be taken. Surendra Prasad, deputy director at IIT Delhi, told ET, .Details will only be worked out after the meeting of IIT directors and chairmen on the 17th.. According to a senior ministry official, .The issue of syllabus for the exam has been left to the IITs to work out..
A special task force headed by Idi Chandy, ex-JEE chairman, was constituted by directors of the seven IITs to evaluate the entrance examination process. The recommendations were deliberated upon by the standing committee of the IIT council in July, chaired by CNR Rao and comprising directors of all the IITs.
JEE will continue to be the admission test but a first class or equivalent in the Class XII board exam is a must. Relaxation of 5% for SC/ST students.
JEE format will change: it will now have short write-ups on various topics followed by objective questions on the write-up. This would test comprehension as well as analytical skills.
JEE will be only one test: existing preliminary screening test will be done away with.
Students can take JEE in the year in which they graduate from Class XII and the following year. Those who join any IIT cannot take JEE again. HRD officials said the new process will be reviewed after next year. Said Sanjay G Dhande, Director IIT Kanpur: "The new system is an attempt to see how best we can make the selection...It may not be the final word but is an attempt to ensure that the best of talent is selected."
The human resources development minister, who officiates as the chairman of the IIT council , has approved the changes suggested by the IIT standing committee. The new format IIT-JEE will be a single objective-type examination. It will include a short write-up on a topic in physics, chemistry or even mathematics, followed by objective questions based on the write-up. This will test the comprehension, as well as analytical ability of students.
Since .00, the IIT-JEE is conducted in two parts . the screening test eliminates nearly 90% of the candidates, while the main examination selects nearly 4,000 students. Nearly 2 lakh candidates appear for the screening test; of these, only 20,000 appear for the main examination. According to a senior HRD official, .The change in the IIT exam is part of the ministry.s overall strategy to reduce exam stress..
In an attempt to re-introduce a degree of seriousness about the school-leaving exam (class XII boards), students will now have to secure at least 60% marks to qualify to appear for the JEE, with SC/ST students getting a 5% relaxation.
This may spell doom for coaching towns like Kota, where students are put through rigorous training for the IIT-JEE examination, while the school-leaving exam is treated as a mere formality.
It has also been suggested that a student be allowed to appear for the JEE in the year that he/she has appeared for board examination and once more the next year.
In other words, each aspirant gets a maximum of two attempts at making it through to the IIT. However, those who get through one of the seven IITs will not be allowed to appear for the JEE again. Often students re-appear for the JEE in order to improve their scores in a bid to gain admission in a course or an IIT with better reputation. The procedure will be reviewed after JEE .06.
In order to reduce the stress associated with preparing for the IIT-JEE, as well as curtail the over-dependence on coaching schools, the IIT standing committee had suggested simplifying the syllabus. The standing committee felt that such a move will help give credit to the school system, as well as enhance the credibility of the Board examination.
A final view on this is yet to be taken. Surendra Prasad, deputy director at IIT Delhi, told ET, .Details will only be worked out after the meeting of IIT directors and chairmen on the 17th.. According to a senior ministry official, .The issue of syllabus for the exam has been left to the IITs to work out..
A special task force headed by Idi Chandy, ex-JEE chairman, was constituted by directors of the seven IITs to evaluate the entrance examination process. The recommendations were deliberated upon by the standing committee of the IIT council in July, chaired by CNR Rao and comprising directors of all the IITs.
IIT JEE CHANGESNew!!! September 12, 2005Government announced major changes in the Join Entrance Examination (JEE) for IITs and other participating institutes on 12th September, 2005. These changes will be in in effect from next year (2006).
Only Students who secure first class (60%) or equivalent in the plus two examination will be eligible for admission to the IITs. However there will be a relaxation of 5% for SC/ST students.
Unlike the present two tier examination (screening and mains), JEE will be a single objective type examination, which could include short write-ups on various topics followed by objective questions based on write-ups.
The number of attempts has also been brought down to two. Students would be allowed to take the JEE in the year they pass the 12th standard examination and the following year only.
Students seeking IIT admissions from next year on cannot ignore their Class XII exams_a first class in the board exam (at least 60%) is the new eligibility for IIT admissions. Only two JEE attempts will be allowed and anyone who joins an IIT can't take the examination again to aim for A higher rank.
These are among the key changes in the IIT admission process after a review by a task force headed by Idi Chandy, ex-JEE chairman. Its suggestions were accepted by the IIT Council Standing Committee chaired by C N R Rao and comprising all IIT Directors
Only Students who secure first class (60%) or equivalent in the plus two examination will be eligible for admission to the IITs. However there will be a relaxation of 5% for SC/ST students.
Unlike the present two tier examination (screening and mains), JEE will be a single objective type examination, which could include short write-ups on various topics followed by objective questions based on write-ups.
The number of attempts has also been brought down to two. Students would be allowed to take the JEE in the year they pass the 12th standard examination and the following year only.
Students seeking IIT admissions from next year on cannot ignore their Class XII exams_a first class in the board exam (at least 60%) is the new eligibility for IIT admissions. Only two JEE attempts will be allowed and anyone who joins an IIT can't take the examination again to aim for A higher rank.
These are among the key changes in the IIT admission process after a review by a task force headed by Idi Chandy, ex-JEE chairman. Its suggestions were accepted by the IIT Council Standing Committee chaired by C N R Rao and comprising all IIT Directors
IIT JEEIndian Institute of Technology, Joint Entrance Examination
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) conduct a Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) every year for the admission to its B-Tech and other courses offered at the IIT Mumbai, IIT Kanpur, IIT Delhi, IIT Chennai, IIT Kharakpur, IIT Guwahati, IIT Roorkee, IT Varanasi and ISM Dhanbad.
IIT JEE 2007 - Notice!
IIT JEE 2007 will see further simplification of the examination. Instead of three papers on physics, chemistry and maths, the IIT JEE to be held on 8th April 2007 will have just only two papers with all 3 subjects combined. Each paper will be of 3 hour duration. IIT JEE 2007 will be single stage Objective type to test comprehension and analytical Abilities of the candidates
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) conduct a Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) every year for the admission to its B-Tech and other courses offered at the IIT Mumbai, IIT Kanpur, IIT Delhi, IIT Chennai, IIT Kharakpur, IIT Guwahati, IIT Roorkee, IT Varanasi and ISM Dhanbad.
IIT JEE 2007 - Notice!
IIT JEE 2007 will see further simplification of the examination. Instead of three papers on physics, chemistry and maths, the IIT JEE to be held on 8th April 2007 will have just only two papers with all 3 subjects combined. Each paper will be of 3 hour duration. IIT JEE 2007 will be single stage Objective type to test comprehension and analytical Abilities of the candidates
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