Explained: Why are IITs resisting quotas for teaching posts?
Despite being centrally-run educational institutions, why and how have the IITs resisted offering quotas across teaching posts? We explain. Written by Ritika Chopra , Edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 23, 2020 12:24:33 pm
The Mahatma Gandhi Library, IIT Roorkee. At present, the 23 IITs reserve posts while recruiting faculty at the entry-level of Assistant Professor. (Express Photo: Tashi Tobgyal)
A government committee
recently reiterated a longstanding demand of the IITs exemption from implementing reservation in faculty positions. Despite being centrally-run educational institutions, why and how have the IITs resisted offering quotas across teaching posts? We explain:
On National Mathematics Day, list of scholarship for students who wish to study math
National Mathematics Day 2020: These scholarships/ fellowships are meant for both junior research and postdoctoral levels. Find out which one suits you the best. Updated: December 22, 2020 3:31:51 pm
List of scholarships/ fellowships on Maths. Representational image/ gettyimages.in
National Mathematics Day 2020: National Mathematics Day is celebrated on December 22 to commemorate the birth anniversary of India’s mathematical genius Srinivasa Ramanujan. For the budding mathematicians of the country, who want to pursue the field but are unable to continue their higher education due to lack of funds, here is a list of institutes and organisations which offer scholarships and fellowships for students aspiring to make a career in mathematics.
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It s time Mumbai became an independent railway zone - Maximum City must get more vocal for local (trains), writes Anil Singh
A Mumbaikar spends anywhere between half-an-hour to four hours a day in the local train, as compared to the world average commuting time of 80 minutes. Yet, road projects are every governmentâs priority. Mumbaiâs coastal road, which will be used largely by the elite, has a budget of Rs 13,000 crore. The monorail is a white elephant which cost Rs 2,700 crore and incurs a loss of Rs 10 lakh a day.
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Dr Pankaj Joshi, provost, Charusat University in Changa
VADODARA: Noted astrophysicist and cosmologist, Dr Pankaj Joshi, has been elected as a Fellow of the prestigous The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS).
President of TWAS, professor Mohammed H A Hassan wrote to Joshi about his election on December 15. Joshi is currently serving as the provost of Charusat University in Changa, Anand.
TWAS, based in Italy, has been working on how developing countries can address challenges like hunger, disease and poverty by strengthening science and engineering.
Joshi, who has also been a senior professor at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), will be inducted in a ceremony to be held during the next general meeting of TWAS.