Tuesday 30 September 2014

ISRO to hire talent from premium institutes

According to an RTI application, only two percent of employees comes from the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) and National Institutes of Technology (NIT) to work at Indian Space Research Institute (ISRO).
With increasing development in satellite launch and interplanetary exploration, ISRO will soon be in need of talent from premium institutes. According to V Adimurthy, senior advisor of interplanetary mission at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, “This is not a trend that affects only ISRO. Other sectors like roadways and railways too don’t attract them, says Adimurthy, a pass out from IIT Kanpur.”
“ISRO’s centralised recruitment system doesn’t differentiate between an IIT graduate and those from another engineering colleges. They look for strength in fundamentals. It is essential to have people from different institutions,” added Adimurthy.
About ISRO:
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) the primary space agency of India. ISRO is amongst the largest government space agencies in the world. Its primary objective is to advance space technology and use its applications for national benefit. Recently ISRO has successfully launched a satellite into Mars’ orbit, making India the first country to succeed in entering Mars orbit in first attempt.

Stroud MP Neil Carmichael's weekly column: University Technical Colleges

AS manufacturing and engineering continues to perform extremely well – growing at the rate of 1.3 per cent per quarter – it is obviously right to focus on the employment opportunities it brings.
In the Stroud Valleys and Vale, 25 per cent of all jobs are in the sector and many of the new employment positions have been in this sector.
As Stroud Job Centre Plus has noted: “Stroud is a huge success story, especially for youth employment”, and it has celebrated the work experience programmes run by local businesses and local colleges. Manufacturing is particularly important in this respect, not least because wages are creeping up thus helping to tackle the effects of inflation.
In fact, manufacturing is so promising in terms of growth, there is an increasing shortage of many skills, especially in virtually all engineering disciplines. This is one reason why the Festival of Manufacturing and Engineering – “Festomane” – is so important.
It takes place during week beginning Monday November 24 with an exhibition in Stroud Leisure Centre. A key aim of Festomane is to link schools, colleges and businesses in order to bring engineering as a career to the attention of young people.
Next, we need a University Technical College (UTC) for 14 to 18 year olds to study engineering alongside the traditional schools subjects. A superb example of a UTC can be found in Sheffield where almost 600 pupils study for GCSEs and engineering qualifications. Pupils are obviously interested, motivated and stimulated by the lessons and first class teaching.
The striking thing about this and other UTCs is their popularity not only with pupils but also businesses. With business leaders actually in the college, giving advice on the curriculum to ensure it is relevant and up to date and providing equipment likely to be found in design centres and factories, there is a perfect interface between learning and job opportunities.
With excellent facilities becoming available in Berkeley with a centre already planned for energy and engineering training, a new UTC, specialising in advanced manufacturing, would have perfect synergy with our aspirations to further develop manufacturing in the Stroud Valleys and Vale. Let’s do it.

Private engg colleges fleece students, collect excess fees


COIMBATORE: The burden of a college education is no longer the tuition fees - it's the amounts collected under various other heads such as hostel, mess, building development, lab, books, transport, language training and more. The government may have regulated tuition fees, but colleges have found a way around the ceiling by finding other services for which they charge students. In the last three weeks, students of at least five engineering colleges in Coimbatore district have blocked traffic and held protests against collection of excessive fees by their institutions.

The tuition fee fixed by the Tamil Nadu government for private engineering colleges is Rs 40,000 for students admitted through single-window counseling and Rs 70,000 for students admitted through management quota. Experts said charges for facilities such as hostel, mess, transport and books should be standardized as they are common across all institutions.

"Hostels are supposed to provide similar facilities across all engineering colleges. Guidelines can be framed to fix the fees with options such as air-conditioning, attached toilets and single or shared accommodation," said J P Gandhi, an educational consultant from Salem.

Some colleges say this may not work as there are differences across the state. "In Thanjavur, there is water scarcity unlike Erode and Coimbatore where there is enough water. So, we buy water tankers for our students at Sastra University. This is more expensive than the regular water supply," said Vaidhyasubramaniam S, dean, planning and development, Sastra University, Thanjavur.

Many private engineering colleges in Chennai have made it mandatory for the students to use college transport and have food from the canteen/mess. "This is an additional cost on the students and a way for the management to collect more fees," Vaidhyasubramanaim said.

A private college principal said, "Chennai is a big city and with colleges in the outskirts of the city, using public transport is not viable for all students." And, with colleges beginning classes at 8am, students travelling from North Chennai to OMR will be leaving home early, the principal said.

Book fees are not regulated either. "The syllabus and examination pattern are the same. Fixing book fees for colleges under Anna University should be easy," Gandhi said. While autonomous engineering colleges under Anna University can prescribe their own syllabus, books are the same. "So, at least a range can be fixed for the autonomous colleges," Gandhi said.

According to a senior professor of a private engineering college in Coimbatore, "Fees collected for placement and training, language training, coaching and 'other' fees should be regulated." Most companies that visit campuses for placement are software and services companies. "With requirement being almost same among a set of companies, such fees can also have guidelines. Though the companies are different, the training is almost the same," the professor said.

A student from Maharaja Institute of Technology who protested against the management for excess fee collection last week said, "The management collects 'other fees', but does not give us the break up. It is our right to know what we are paying for."

A student from Nehru Institute of Engineering and Technology said, "The college issues receipt for Rs 40,000, but there is no receipt for the excess 20,000 collected."

"We fixed the regulations in 2012-13. We have not formally received compliants of excess fee. We can take action and frame norms only on the basis of complaints," said a member of the fee regulation committee.

Extra cash

- Only tuition fee is regulated for private engineering colleges - Rs 40,000 for students admitted through single-window counselling and Rs 70,000 for management quota

- Some colleges charge extra fees for transport and food

- Despite having same syllabus and examination pattern, colleges collect different book fees

- Placement training fees vary as different agencies organise the training programme

- Infrastructure development, building fees, laboratory development are paid by students

Poor response to engg courses worries state



BHOPAL: Directorate of technical education and Madhya Pradesh Universities Private Regulatory Commission will organize a "brainstorming" session at MP Council of Science and Technology ( MPCOST) on September 29 to discuss the reasons behind the sorry state of engineering institutes in the state.

Eleven engineering colleges in state failed to admit even a single student this session while 70 others witnessed less than 20% admission this year.

A report will be prepared after the exercise which would suggest modes and means to face this crisis.

Addressing a press conference here on Friday, director of technical education, Ashish Dongre said, "Condition of all 219 colleges is not bad. Around 11 colleges have failed to attract any student while in 70 other engineering colleges less than 20% took admission."

He said, "It is high time to think seriously about the issue. We need to sit and identify cause of the problem. Brainstorming session is an exercise in this direction."

He said colleges who are not able to run after "zero admission" can apply for shut down. "It is better to use the infrastructure for some other purpose as they know it won't be possible to run the show with this strength."

After private engineering colleges, technical colleges run by private universities in the state have been also cold shouldered by the students. As many as 4,000 seats remained vacant in engineering colleges run by 11 private varsities of the state. There are around 14,000 engineering seats in these colleges.

Chairman of Madhya Pradesh Private Universities Regulatory Commission, AK Pandey said, "Most of the states in the country are facing poor admission in engineering courses. The need is to motivate students."

In engineering, only 47,925 seats were filled against available 1 lakh seats while only 495 students took admissions against 6,000 MCA seats. Meanwhile, only 6,447 students took admission against available 10,500 seats in M Tech courses.

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    Ritwik Kumar Layek Ph.D. Texas A&M Univ. College Station


    Ritwik Kumar Layek 


    Ph.D. Texas A&M Univ. College Station

    Assistant Professor, Electronics & Electrical Communication Engineering


    Contact Addresses
    ResidenceVGH-214, IIT Campus, Kharagpur 721302
    Phone (office)+91 - 3222 - 281992
    Phone (residence)+91 - 3222 - 2xx (IIT Phone)
    emailritwik @ ece.iitkgp.ernet.in
    Personal web pagehttp://www.ecdept.iitkgp.ernet.in/index.php/home/faculty/ritwik


    Research Areas
    • Bacterial Motility
    • Whole Cell Modeling and Simulation
    • Control in Gene-Protein Regulatory System
    • Wide-Field Imaging and Cellular Dynamics
    • Inter-Cellular Interaction


    Awards & Honours
    • Open Competitive Grand Challenge Seed Grants (SGIGC), IIT Kharagpur (2014)


    Current Sponsored Projects
    • Project Title : Modulation in Bacterial Chemotaxis: A Systems Biology Approach
      Principal Investigator : Dr. Ritwik Kumar Layek
      Sponsor : SRIC, IIT Kharagpur
    • Project Title : Whole Cell Modeling and Simulation in Bacterium Escherichia Coli
      Principal Investigator : Dr. Ritwik Kumar Layek, Dr. Pralay Mitra
      Co-Principal-Investigators : Dr. M. K. Maiti (BioTech), Dr. J. Mukhopadhyay , Dr. A.K. Majumdar (CSE), Dr. P. K. Biswas (E&ECE)
      Sponsor : SRIC, IIT Kharagpur
    • Project Title : Multimodal and Multi-scale Imaging for early diagnosis and interventional management of oral pre-cancers and cancer
      Principal Investigator : Dr. Jyotirmoy Chatterjee
      Co-Principal-Investigators : Dr. R. R. Paul, Dr. A. K. Ray, Dr. M. Pal, Dr. P. Mitra, Dr. P. Mitra, Dr. R.K. Layek, Dr. D. Mukhop
      Sponsor : IIT Kharagpur


    Publications: 2012 - 2013
    • Towards Data Based Adaptive Control by A. Datta, R. Layek, H. Nounou, M. Nounou, N. Mohsenizadeh and S. P. Bhattacharyya Int. Jour. of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing-Spl Issue:Robust Adaptive Control27(1-2), 122-135 (2013)


    Publications: 2011 - 2012
    • Oxidative Stress Response Pathways: Modeling and Fault Analysis by S. Sridharan, R. Layek, A. Datta and J. Venkatraj BMC Genomics13(Suppl 6):S4(2012)
    • Fault Detection and Intervention in Biological Feedback Networks by R. Layek, A. Datta Journal of Biological Systems20(4), 441-458 (2012)


    Publications: 2010 - 2011
    • From Biological Pathways to Regulatory Networks by R. Layek, A. Datta and E. R. Dougherty Molecular BioSystems7, 843-851 (2011)
    • Cancer Therapy Design Based on Pathway Logic by R. Layek, A. Datta, M. Bittner and E. R. Dougherty Bioinformatics27(4), 548-555 (2011)


    Publications: 2009 - 2010
    • Adaptive Interventions in Probabilistic Boolean Networks by R. Layek, A. Datta and E. R. Dougherty Bioinformatics25, 2042-2048 (2009)

    MDRI’s Stem Cell Donation Drive at IIT Bombay


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    The Marrow Donor Registry of India (MDRI) was set up in 2002. Initially, they were unable to conduct a large number of drives could due to a dearth of funds, since the average cost MDRI bears per donor is around Rs. 8000. They had approached the government for financial support, but were told to concentrate on diseases like typhoid and malaria as cancer was not as huge a concern in India. The project then got funded by Mr. Ratan Tata. It’s a TATA initiative, under the chairmanship of Dr. Sunil Parekh. Donors began to get enrolled only by 2009. Today, their database is 20,000 strong.
    It is no more about a huge syringe inserted into the spine or some painful procedure, it is very similar to blood donation.

    “Technology and times have changed. Help us bust the myth about the process! It is no more about a huge syringe inserted into the spine or some painful procedure, it is very similar to blood donation. It is still confused with organ donation and there is very little awareness about the process”, said an organiser at the event.
    Dr. Praveen Clement, who was also present, added “We take peripheral blood. It is pumped to a stem cell harvester where the stem cells are removed. The blood is then pumped back into the donor’s body. 5 days prior to donation, the donor is given a subcutaneous injection so that stem cells are moved from the marrow into the blood. There are 16 principal characteristics that need to be matched. We take samples and record the characteristics in our database since stem-cells cannot be stored. The probability of finding a suitable donor is very low – about 1 in 10,000.
    It’s like taking a bucket of water from the ocean. My youngest donor is a one-year old child.
    We’re just taking a blood sample right now. If the donor’s sample matches, we call them up and then take out the stem cells. You never know when you might get lucky and get a chance to actually save a life. People stay on the database for 20-30 years and never get called.” We further asked him if the donor was taking any potential risk by getting enrolled. He mentioned that many donors had this concern and he had told them all the same thing – “It’s like taking a bucket of water from the ocean. My youngest donor is a one-year old child.”
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    A professor from IIT-B who suffered from leukaemia (blood cancer) backed the organisers. He was very lucky and his brother’s sample matched with his, since stem-cell transplant is the only way blood cancer can be cured. His wife told us that in the US, it’s no big deal. When 16 year-olds apply for their driving licenses, they register themselves with the Marrow Donor Registry. They do not need to ask their parents, they have more than 20 million people enrolled! The patient gets to interact with 3-4 potential donors and he actually has a choice.
    The process, however, does require an unfailing commitment from the donor. “You know, you cannot make lame excuses like you’re busy or out of town or something like that when there’s a life at stake. To ensure that the donors understand what they’re signing up for, we conduct drives only in educational institutions and corporate houses. Even so, a 40 year donor recently backed out at the last moment just because HIS parents asked him to”, she said. Dr. Clement added, “We do respect the parents’ opinion as well. But we ask the donors to at least give us a chance to explain to their parents once about the new procedures.”
    The donors too, seemed enthralled at the prospect of “getting lucky”. When asked about what drove them to register themselves, two freshmen said, “A friend of ours told us about this. We saw no harm. Since the probability of matching the 16 characteristics is so low, about 1 in 10,000, you never know at what point of time you can help save a life. You feel like a Super-Hero!”

    Now “DDA flat cracking” coaching centers open up in Kota

    Kota. After witnessing huge number of applications being filed for DDA’s housing scheme 2014 across India, many institutes have sprung up in Kota, Rajasthan claiming to offer “crash courses” and “refresher courses” on how to crack the scheme.
    “We feel competition here is thousand times more tougher than any IIT, IAS, or Medical exams in the country. Being able to get a flat among those 25000 odd flats on offer, is as good as topping the IIT-JEE exam, to put it in right perspective,” said a 24 years old man, who has decided to put his IIT aspirations on hold to set up a institute.
    With just few days remaining to apply for the scheme, many renowned coaching institutes too have decided to offer a crash course and discontinued all other courses for a while.
    Understanding the nuances of DDA housing scheme.
    Understanding the nuances of DDA housing scheme.
    “Helping students crack an IIT exam is not challenging anymore and doesn’t give me any kick,” argued a 35 year old Salman Khan fan and teacher at Bansal coaching institute, “I am sure I will be able to derive that kick by coaching people get a flat in DDA scheme.”
    But the Rajasthan state govt is confused whether to allow coaching institutes to go ahead with this course or not.
    “Kota is a very small city and cannot handle such large population. God forbid if even 30% of those who have applied turn up for the course it will be huge population explosion, which the city’s infrastructure is not prepared to handle,” explained the MLA of Kota.
    However many students preparing for IIT and other exams in Kota have welcomed the move.
    “I think it is payback time for me. All these years my parents taunted me and said I was good for nothing. Now let me see if they have it in them to crack a seat in this DDA,” said an 18 year old student as his parents enrolled themselves in one of those centers.
    Meanwhile quite a few who had bought the application forms are now contemplating selling them to a scrap dealer, instead of applying.
    “With so many people in the race, I think I have a better chance getting some real returns by selling it to a raddiwala,” argued a man.

    Super 30 founder Anand Kumar invited to speak at MIT and Harvard 29 Sep, 2014, 01.15PM IST17 comments |Post a Comment READ MORE ON » Super 30 | MIT Media Lab | MIT | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Indian Institute of Technology | IIT | Harvard University Best Stocks to Buy Now capitalaim.com/Free-Stock-Tips - Find Which are the Best Stocks to Invest and Make High Returns Free. Ads by Google The programme promotes global social justice through their unparallelled and effective leadership of innovative and sustainable education reform worldwide. The programme promotes global social justice through their unparallelled and effective leadership of innovative and sustainable education reform worldwide. ET SPECIAL:ET Special: All you want to know about Apple iPhone 6 NEW YORK: Indian mathematician and founder of Super 30, Anand Kumar, has been invited by the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University to speak on his globally acclaimed effort to mentor students from the underprivileged sections for admission to IIT. Kumar, who could not study at Cambridge University years ago due to acute financial constraints, will speak at MIT Media Lab, an interdisciplinary research laboratory, on September 30, a media release said. On October 1, he will speak at the International Education Policy programme of Harvard University. The programme promotes global social justice through their unparallelled and effective leadership of innovative and sustainable education reform worldwide, the statement said. Kumar's pioneering Super 30 initiative has captured the attention of global media for successfully mentoring students from underprivileged sections for Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) "I will talk about how the world can be a better place using inclusive education as a powerful tool to usher in psychological and societal change. What I have done in the last 14 years in the backwaters of my home state Bihar is a small initiative to provide the right opportunity to a bunch of talented and passionate students from the underprivileged sections, but the results have been astonishing," Kumar said. "It needs to be replicated on a larger scale, as education alone has the power to tackle all the world's problems," he said.



    The programme promotes global social justice through their unparallelled and effective leadership of innovative and sustainable education reform worldwide.
    The programme promotes global social justice through their unparallelled and effective leadership of innovative and sustainable education reform worldwide.
    NEW YORK: Indian mathematician and founder of Super 30, Anand Kumar, has been invited by the prestigiousMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University to speak on his globally acclaimed effort to mentor students from the underprivileged sections for admission to IIT.

    Kumar, who could not study at Cambridge University years ago due to acute financial constraints, will speak at MIT Media Lab, an interdisciplinary research laboratory, on September 30, a media release said.

    On October 1, he will speak at the International Education Policy programme of Harvard University.

    The programme promotes global social justice through their unparallelled and effective leadership of innovative and sustainable education reform worldwide, the statement said.

    Kumar's pioneering Super 30 initiative has captured the attention of global media for successfully mentoring students from underprivileged sections for Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)

    "I will talk about how the world can be a better place using inclusive education as a powerful tool to usher in psychological and societal change. What I have done in the last 14 years in the backwaters of my home state Bihar is a small initiative to provide the right opportunity to a bunch of talented and passionate students from the underprivileged sections, but the results have been astonishing," Kumar said.

    "It needs to be replicated on a larger scale, as education alone has the power to tackle all the world's problems," he said.

    Admissions oen for PhD Programs at IIT-Kharagpur



    Applications are invited for admission to Ph.D Programme (regular, sponsored and individual fellowship (i.e. CSIR/UGC/DBT/ICMR/INSPIRE categories) in all disciplines of Engineering, Technology, Science, Architecture & Regional Planning, Humanities & Social Sciences and Law.
    In the year 1956, the Parliament of India passed an act known as the Indian Institute of Technology (Kharagpur) Act declaring this institute as that of national importance.
    Eligibilty criteria:
    The candidates applying for this should have completed his graduation in Engineering / Technology / Architecture / M.Sc with 60 per cent (55 per cent for SC/ST) of marks from any of the recognised universities.
    Selection process:
    The selection of the candidates would be based on the written test score and personal interview conducted by the institute.
    How to apply
    Application Fee:
    A demand draft of Rs 500 and Rs 250 for SC/ST drawn in in favor of IIT Kharagpur, should be payable at Kharagpur, West Bengal.
    The interested candidates are required to fill in the online application form. The filled form along with the demand draft should be payable at Kharagpur, West Bengal.
    Important dates:
    Last date for the submission of application form is October 28, 2014.

    IIT Madras offers 2014 scholarship to Ph.D and M.S students, apply online



    IIT Madras, one of the foremost institute in technological education, is providing a golden opportunity to students for a scholarship. Scholars admitted to Ph.D. and M.S. programmes under regular scheme (fulltime) are eligible to apply for the 2015 research programme. IITM in its official research brochure has invited applications for financial assistance to applicants online for half-time Teaching/Research Assistantship (HTRA), before the last date.

    The assistance will be given in the following manner:
    For Ph.D
    • In engineering and management for those with Master's Degree in Engineering - Rs 18,000 pm for first two years and Rs 20,000 pm for next two years
    • In engineering for those admitted directly with B.E/B.Tech degrees with GATE/NET- Rs 16,000 pm for first two years and Rs 18,000 pm for next three years.
    • In Sciences/Humanities & Social Sciences Management - Rs 16,000 pm for first two years & Rs 18,000 pm for next three years.
    For M.S
    • In Engineering/Management - Rs 8,000 pm for first three years.
    Eligibility:
    For Ph.D
    • Candidates must possess a Master's degree in eligible discipline concerning the Ph.D applied for with a good academic record.
    • A valid GATE score or UGC/CSIR NET/NBHM or equivalent qualification in the relevant area tenable for the year of registration.
    For M.S
    • Candidates should have Bachelor's degree or equivalent in any professional discipline of minimum four-year duration or Master's degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline, with a good academic record.
    • A valid GATE score or UGC/CSIR NET/NBHM or equivalent qualification in the relevant area tenable for the year of registration.
    Selection Procedure: Interested candidates satisfying the eligibility criteria will be called for an interview or test as per the decision of the selection committee.
    How to Apply
    • Eligible candidates can apply online by filling the form in the prescribed manner.
    • An application fee is to be submitted with a payment of Rs 200 online and Rs 100 for SC/ST/physically challenged & women candidates (non-refundable).
    Important Dates: Last date to submit applications online is October 21, 2014. Date of interview/test - November 21- November 28, 2014. Selected candidates to join on January 6, 2015.

    IIT Patna Admissions in Ph.D courses Started



    Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Patna, has called for applications from eligible candidates for the Ph.D programme in the departments of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and also Mechanical Engineering. The enrolment would be done for the session of December 2014. Eligible and interested candidates must apply online on and before October 27, 2014; and the last date for receiving offline application forms is October 31, 2014.
    Eligibility for each course
     Ph.D in Engineering:
    • Candidates applying for this course, must have an M.Tech./M.E. degree in engineering/ technology, with a minimum Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) of 6.5 or 60 per cent marks
    •  Or a bachelor’s degree in engineering/ technology (from any Institute other than IITs) in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 8.0 or 75 per cent marks
    • Or bachelor’s degree from an IIT in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.0.
    • Or master’s degree in science in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.5 or 70 per cent.
    Ph.D in Science:
    • Candidates applying for this course must have an M. Phil.
    • Or master’s degree in science in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60 per cent of marks
    • Or bachelor’s degree in engineering/technology from an IIT in relevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.0.
    • Or bachelor’s degree in a related area in engineering/technology (from any Institute other than IITs/IISc) in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 8.0 or 75 per cent of marks.
    Ph.D in Humanities and Social Sciences:
    • Candidates applying for these courses must have an M. Phil.
    • Or master’s degree in Arts/Commerce/Science in a relevant area with a minimum of 55 per cent marks
    • Or equivalent
    • Or Master’s degree in Engineering/Technology/Design in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60 per cent marks
    • Or bachelor’s degree from IIT in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.0.
    • Or bachelor’s degree in engineering/technology (from any Institute other than IITs/IISc) in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.5 or 80 per cent marks.
    Eligibility Relaxation for candidates under SC /ST Categories
    Eligibility criteria would be relaxed by 5 per cent marks or 0.5 CPI for applicants under the reserved categories of SC/ST.
    Selection Procedure
    Candidates would be shortlisted for a written test or/ and personal interview based on their performance in GATE/NET, grades or marks in the qualifying examination.
    How to apply
     Interested and eligible candidates need to log on to the official website of the institute and apply through an online application form, available there. After completing the form, a final PDF would be generated which applicants need to send along with self-attested copies of mark sheets, certificates and other relevant documents and a demand draft for the application fee to the following address:
    The Assistant Registrar (Academics),
    Indian Institute of Technology,
    Patliputra Colony,
    Patna – 800 013
    Bihar.
    Important Dates
    Last Date for online applications: October 27, 2014
    Last Date for offline applications: October 31, 2014
    Candidates may click here to access the official website of IIT, Patna.