IIT : Indian Institute of Technology

Pages (1) : [1]

 

Experiential learning will help make better engineers

Experiential learning will help make better engineers

In India, there has always been a huge chasm between the industry requirements and University Learning. Engineering students after their graduation find themselves at sea when confronted with real time requirements of the industry. Though armed with the best theoretical knowledge of their subjects, the inability to relate the theoretical concepts to real world situations undermines their value in the market.

National Instruments (NI), touts Experiential Learning as the next best approach to bridge the gulf between industry requirements and university learning and help engineering students iron out their deficiencies and lessen their gestation period in corporate environment.

NI, provider of measurement and automation solutions, has been pushing the concept of Virtual Instrumentation, a platform that enables experiential learning. The concept has been adopted in more than 400 colleges teaching different engineering subjects both in India and abroad. IIT Kanpur, IIT Powai, IIT Kanpur, VIT Vellore and BITS Pilani being the notable ones in India .

More : ciol.com

Related News from IIT

OBC quota SC order impacts IIT aspirants

OBC quota SC order impacts IIT aspirants The IIT entrance exam may be just a few days away but with the Supreme Court staying the OBC quota implementation this year, hundreds of students banking on these seats are suddenly caught off guard. Rahul Kumar was banking on the reservation for OBC students for an IIT seat. Rahul moved from Darbhanga to Delhi where he could get better coaching. But after the Supreme Court's decision, he can no longer take a chance at writing the exam as he has already used one of the two shots given to a candidate. More : ndtv.com

Gilbert Hill Is On Shaky Ground

Situated close to Bhavans college in Andheri (west), Gilbert Hill is a rare and unique volcanic structure that is now in the danger of collapsing because of haphazard growth of buildings around it. On Tuesday morning, when another deluge hit Mumbai, large boulders of black basalt came crashing down from the top of the 200-foot-high hill, much to the shock and dismay of locals. Fortunately, no one was hurt as people were indoors due to the downpour. A resident who witnessed the incident said: There was a loud noise as boulders came crashing down during the rains. The earth

It all began on a cold January night

It all began on a cold January night Two men step out from the train into the cold. A lone man waits near a bookstore on the platform. Smiles are exchanged and a bundle wrapped in newspapers changes hands. In a flash, the duo is back on board the Kushi Nagar Express. Their visitor has melted into the night. Forty hours later, the train chugs into Lok Manya Tilak Railway Terminus. A team from the Mumbai Crime Branch is waiting. The duo is caught and the packet seized. Sleuths unravelling the plot of Tuesdays serial blasts on Mumbais lifeline invariably go back

Udaipur sets sail on Mission IIT

Udaipur sets sail on Mission IIT It has the making of a Beijings or a Londons tireless effort to host the Olympic games. It is only that Udaipur is campaigning for a much modest reward for the city — an IIT. The trouble the City of Lakes is taking is, however, not modest in any way. Almost everybody — from students to businessmen and the politicians, too — has joined hands to bring the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) here. There are rallies and public meetings, and there are representations and letter-writing in Udaipurs full-fledged Mission IIT. With the Centre having

IIT-K alumni hope UP will be better

IIT-K alumni hope UP will be better Talking about Uttar Pradesh, and especially about Kanpur, makes J N Gupta, Financial Controller at Ocean Oil (UK) Limited in London very sad. Reason: The poor pace of development here and his attachment to the city where he was born and brought up. In an e-mail to The Indian Express, IIT-Kanpur alumnus Gupta expressed his concern. He said if not the best but Uttar Pradesh was definitely among the top five states of the country in the seventees. After that, UP has seen a unidirectional graph in all respects except crime, which has risen

Cellsman: At ease with shampoos & DVDs too

Cellsman: At ease with shampoos & DVDs too No one was surprised when Finland-based Nokia chose D Shivakumar to head their business in India. For the 45-year-old Shivakumar the challenge was to make a greater success of an already successful brand - a tough legacy to live up to. But most felt Shivakumar would deliver: in corporate circles he is perceived as someone who thrives on challenges, and a marketeer who sees brands through the eye of the consumer. Besides, being a gentleman, many had the best wishes for him. Increasing market share is not easy, when you already command close to 80%.

Power Cuts:Life Cant Get Any Worse

The areas badly hit by power cuts included Defence Colony, GK-I and II, CR Park, Malviya Nagar, Gulmohar Park, Safdarjung Enclave, IIT, Uday Park, Green Park, Jangpura, Vikaspuri, Patparganj, Mayur Vihar Phase I and II, Ashok Nagar, Rohini, Pitampura, Civil Lines, Model Town, New Rajinder Nagar and Old Rajinder Nagar. Water supply was affected in many areas with pumps not working and even inverters and generators groaned under strain. Children returned home from school in the searing heat only to walk into virtual ovens. At many intersections, traffic lights were on the blink, sparking heated exchanges between commuters and endangering

We cant be a 21st century power with a 19th century mindset

We cant be a 21st century power with a 19th century mindset Sam Pitroda, 66, is based in Chicago, Illinois, and is chairman and CEO of World-Tel Ltd, an International Telecommunications Union initiative. Hes also the chairman and ounder of Sevend High-Technology, and runs the non-profit Foundation for Revitalization of Local Health Traditions in India. He holds more than 50 patents and has lectured extensively on telecom, technology, and development in all parts of the world. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recruited him to head the National Knowledge Commission. Excerpts of an exclusive interview with Sujeet Rajan in New York: • India

New exam format worries IIT aspirants

New exam format worries IIT aspirants The clock is ticking for IIT aspirants. And the changed pattern of the IIT-Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) this year is the key to glory for the students who have been burning the midnight oil for months on end. In fact, aspirants have expressed their apprehensions on whether the new pattern for the exam, scheduled for Sunday, will make their entry into the countrys premier engineering institutes any easier. This years JEE will involve two exams instead of the earlier three which tested a student on three primary subjects - Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics - in three

Infosys comes first and all of us accept this

Infosys comes first and all of us accept this S Kris Gopalakrishnan is president, chief operating officer and member of the board of IT major Infosys Technologies Ltd. He is one of the founders of Infosys and plays a key role in defining the company strategy and in using technology and innovation continuously to maintain its leadership of the industry. He began his career with Patni Computer Systems (PCS), Mumbai as a software engineer in 1979. In 1981, Kris, along with N R Narayana Murthy and five others, founded Infosys Technologies Limited. The initial years of his responsibility at Infosys included