Technology institutes gear up for global competition

By Alya Mishra. The prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology, or IITs, have vowed to no longer sit in the wings but to promote themselves nationally and globally. This follows complaints by the government and academics that the institutions' excellence is not being recognised in international university rankings.
India has 16 IITs – seven established in the past five years – that are regarded as ‘institutions of national importance’. Although each is an autonomous institution, admission is via a ferociously competitive common entrance examination, which ensures that only top brains make it into the IITs. More...