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Indian IIT talent thrives in Japan's MIRAI-Setu programme as nations near 75th anniversary
As India and Japan approach 75 years of diplomatic ties in 2027, 40 IIT and IIIT students visited Japan under the "Foster System = MIRAI - Setu" programme. Immersed in Japanese universities and corporations, they developed strong industry insights, proposing innovative solutions for bilateral growth.
School Assembly News Headlines September 22: Top national, international, sports and business news
School Assembly News Headlines for September 22 bring students a roundup of major national, international, business and sports developments. Key updates include court proceedings, security alerts, railway checks, energy concerns, diplomatic developments, trade ties, corporate expansion, global airline rankings and India's performances at the Asian Games 2026. These headlines offer students a concise overview of important current affairs from India and across the world.
'Bihari kahan nahi hai bhai': He studied chemistry at IIT Kanpur, now plays cricket for Japan
India vs Japan T20 Cricket Match 2026: Meet Abhishek Anand, an accomplished IIT Kanpur alumnus who has taken his talent to Japan's cricket team. His journey began with his studies, eventually leading him to work in Japan. As excitement builds for the upcoming India-Japan cricket match, a video featuring Anand has caught the public's eye. However, he won't be playing, as he is not listed in Japan's squad for this momentous first-ever men's international match against India.
IIT PhDs now in demand as corporates seek top talent for high-end R&D roles
R&D jobs: It is the result of the institutes boosting in-house R&D to develop innovative and competitive products, said professors at the IITs including Kharagpur, Kanpur, Guwahati, Roorkee and BHU.
IIT Madras: More than 80% of BTech/dual degree students, 75% of master’s students placed
IIT Madras achieves over 80% placement for BTech and dual degree students, 75% for master’s students. 1,091 students placed in 256 companies during 2023-24 campus placements. Median salary Rs 19.6 lakh per annum, average salary Rs 22 lakh per annum. Institute encourages entrepreneurship to create more job opportunities.
IIT Guwahati strengthens international collaboration with universities in Canada and Japan
The partnerships were solidified during the Japan-NER Bioeconomic Technology Cooperation Symposium 2024 (JNBTCS-2024) hosted by IIT Guwahati.
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Record number of job offers at IIT Delhi this placement season
Students received 1250 job offers in the first 15 days; average salary up by 20%. Top five recruiters on the campus in terms of number of offers included EXL Analytics, Graviton Research Capital LLP, HCL Technologies, Jaguar Land Rover India Limited, Microsoft.
IIT Kharagpur students receive 130 job offers on Day 1 of recruitment drive
In addition, IIT Kharagpur students have bagged 276 Pre-Placement Offers (PPOs) out of 425 eight-weeks internship opportunities through online mode. Companies like Barclay, Goldman Sachs, Honeywell, Microsoft, MasterCard, Dr. Reddy, Tata Steel have offered more than 10 PPOs each.
Covid effect: Fat packages may not land in IIT campuses this year
Placement sources at six old IITs — Kharagpur, Kanpur, Roorkee, Madras, Bombay and BHU — told ET that these companies had not yet confirmed hiring for US roles and were as of now visiting for domestic roles. They may hire and train IIT grads in India now and move them later abroad once the Covid-19 situation improves.
Maruti Suzuki, IIT Guwahati, AOTS Japan join hands for promotion of tech education
Maruti Suzuki India on Wednesday said it has collaborated with IIT Guwahati (IITG), Association for Overseas Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Partnerships (AOTS), Japan and Suzuki Motor Corporation for promotion of technical education and training.
IITs see a surge in global offers for the class of 2020
International job offers for the Class of 2020 during final placements have jumped upwards by as much as 400%.
IIT Hyderabad to collaborate with Japanese Institutions for research in Earthquake Engineering
For earthquake engineering, the institute is collaborating with National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience, which has various branched in Japan and is headquartered in Tsukuba. The collaboration aims to establish a high-level cooperative framework for both institutions in earthquake engineering.
IITs see flood of early offers in slowdown season
Pre-placement offers at IITs — both old and new — including those at Mumbai, Kharagpur, Guwahati, Hyderabad and Gandhinagar for the class of 2020, have beaten last year’s corresponding numbers by 19-24%, according to institute placement cells. At some of these IITs, even more offers are expected in the coming week in the run-up to final placements.
IIT Guwahati has surpassed the target of female enrolment in undergraduate courses
A total number of 829 students were admitted to IIT Guwahati this year in B.Tech courses, out of which 153 are girls and 676 are boys as compared to 112 girls and 608 boys last year
International job offers shoot up in IITs
IITs including Delhi, Roorkee, Bombay and Hyderabad have reported a surge in international offers in the first couple of days of the final placements that started on December 1.
IIT-Delhi receives over 225 offers on Day 1 of placements
Intel has given out the maximum number of domestic offers to students at this campus so far while Samsung South Korea has given the maximum number of international pre-placement offers (PPOs)
IIT-Madras to set up Research Centre with Japanese cos, will lead foray into paperless manufacturing
The required documents and drawings are hyper linked and are locked with revision-control which ensures that employees use the latest, accurate information.
Asian varsities shop for IIT-B interns, Europe goes slow
In 2017-18, the US offered 49 students, the most that year, opportunities to complete their two-month-long internships.
Asian recruiters go big on tech talent and youth factor, beat US companies at IITs
Part of the reason Japanese companies are leading the charge may have something to do with the need to look overseas for young talent in light of its ageing population.
New US visa policy stalls IITians' dollar dreams, focus on EU, Japan, Singapore
While firms are trying their best to get IIT graduates on board as promised, many on campus are wary of US offers in the upcoming placement season.
IIT Bombay completes placements with average gross salary of Rs 11.41 lakh
Major recruiters on campus included Google, Goldman Sachs , Intel, Microsoft,, ONGC, Procter & Gamble, Samsung R&D, Texas Instruments, Tata Steel and Qualcomm.
Japanese company Cookpad queues up for Indian talent at IITs
Cookpad, which currently provides services in 15 languages across 57 countries, said it will be visiting IIT campuses at Delhi, Madras and Hyderabad.
Coal India largest recruiter at IIT-Kharagpur
With 31 job offers, Coal India was the largest recruiter at the IIT Kharagpur campus this season, officials said.
Tokyo University sponsors a Super 30 student for higher studies
Abhishek Gupta, son of a generator operator, was selected for International Program on Environmental Sciences at College of Arts and Sciences.
IIT Kharagpur goes international
The IIT is also adding an international component to its courses by offering micro specialisations with a foreign collaborator.
Joint project with Japan for IIT-Hyderabad gets CCEA nod
"The project would add value through collaborative interactions between academics and with the industry of Japan and (by) exchange of students and faculty.
'Super 30' students can now study at Tokyo University!
The pact was reached here during a meeting between Anand Kumar, the founder of Super 30, and Yoshino Hiroshi, Director, The University of Tokyo.
IIT Bhubaneswar, IIT Patna, IIT Gandhinagar lag behind older ones in placements, salaries
At new IITs, the top international offer so far has been from Japan-based Works Applications which has offered a gross salary of 35 lakh.
Facebook, Microsoft, Google come calling to IITs with fat pay packages
Facebook, Microsoft and Google landed at the Indian Institutes of Technology this year to pick the brightest brains to power their headquarters.
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