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Indian Express
4 days ago
- Business
- Indian Express
BITS Pilani, USC Viterbi to offer dual degree, research initiatives
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani) has entered into an academic partnership with the University of Southern California's (USC) Viterbi School of Engineering. The MoU is aimed at advancing research, education, and global collaboration. JEE Advanced 2025: Meet A Rajeshwari, first TN tribal student to secure admission to IIT The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), was formalised on Thursday, June 5 at the USC's Olin Hall of Engineering. The MoU will facilitate for a series of joint initiatives between the two institutions. What domains will it be covered under the partnership? Under the agreement, BITS Pilani and USC Viterbi will collaborate across key areas such as artificial intelligence, data science, quantum computing, and sustainable engineering. The partnership will include joint research projects, faculty and student exchanges, and the launch of an integrated degree program. 'This partnership with USC Viterbi School of Engineering represents a significant step forward in our mission to provide global opportunities for our students and faculty,' said Prof Ramgopal Rao, Group Vice Chancellor, BITS Pilani. 'By combining the strengths of both institutions, we aim to foster innovation, enhance learning experiences, and contribute meaningfully to the advancement of education and research.' IITM Pravartak invites applications for online AR, VR & salesforce B2C Commerce cloud programmes Echoing the sentiment, Yannis C Yortsos, Dean of USC Viterbi, stated, 'This partnership with BITS Pilani exemplifies our commitment to building global alliances that advance research and innovation.' MoU will fastrack admission for MS degree at USC BITS Pilani students enrolled in undergraduate engineering programs will have the opportunity to pursue an accelerated pathway to a Master of Science (MS) degree at USC. After completing three years of their BE program, select students will be eligible for early admission to USC's MS program, beginning graduate-level coursework while completing their undergraduate degree. BITS Pilani, admits students primarily through its own entrance test, BITSAT. In addition, a limited number of seats are offered through the international student admissions route and board topper scheme, allowing meritorious students direct admission without JEE. BITSAT 2025: Notification, Exam Dates, Application Form and more USC students, faculty to take part in exchange programmes under MoU Additionally, the partnership includes a short-term exchange program where USC students will spend two weeks at BITS Pilani campuses, participating in both academic sessions and cultural immersion. Faculty members from both sides will engage in teaching and collaborative research through reciprocal visits and joint seminars.
Indian Express
4 days ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
JEE Advanced Results 2025: Meet A Rajeshwari, first TN tribal student to secure admission to IIT
This year, 22.7% of female candidates qualified JEE Advanced, marking the highest pass percentage for girls in recent years. A Rajeshwari — a tribal student from Tamil Nadu — made it to IIT. Rajeshwari will become the first student from the government tribal residential school to secure admission to an IIT. According to some reports, she will try to get into IIT Madras or IIT Bombay. JEE Advanced Rank Predictor | JEE Advanced Result Live | AIR 1 Rajit Gupta | AIR 2 Saksham Jindal | AIR 4 Parth Vartak | AIR 5 Ujjwal Kesari | AIR 7 Sahil Deo | JEE Main Female Topper | JEE Advanced Topper List | JoSAA Counselling Explained The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT-K) released the results for the Joint Entrance Examination-Advanced on June 2. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday said the state government would bear the entire higher education expenditure of the 17-year-old tribal girl. Stalin said it would be a true pride for the IIT when 'more daughters like Rajeshwari' join the institution. 'Our Dravidian model government will continuously work for that,' he said in a social media post. The chief minister said he saluted Rajeshwari, a student of the Government Tribal Residential School, for her achievement, for realising the education dream of her father, who passed away last year. Though she lost her father, she realised his dream of pursuing and realising education goals. AIADMK top leader, former Chief Minister, Edappadi K Palaniswami, greeted the girl on her accomplishment. Rajeshwari hails from Karumandurai village in the Kalvarayan hills near Salem and belongs to the ST community. She has cleared the JEE and is set to join the IIT. Out of 41,337 girls who appeared for the highly competitive national-level exam, 9,404 cleared the test. This indicates an increase in the number of girls qualifying for the IITs, a promising shift since 2018 when the female supernumerary seat scheme was introduced to address low and stagnant female representation in the prestigious institute. Under the scheme, additional seats were created exclusively for girl students, with a target of reaching 20% enrolment within five years. In 2018, the pass percentage of girls in JEE-Advanced was 13.47%. It increased to 16.11% in 2019, and peaked at 19.98% in 2021 until now With inputs from PTI
New Indian Express
4 days ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Chief Minister Stalin announces full support for tribal girl's education after JEE Advanced success
CHENNAI: Congratulating A Rajeshwari, a Malayali tribal girl from Karumandurai, a village in the Kalvarayan Hills, who secured an all-India rank of 417 under the Scheduled Tribe category in JEE Advanced, Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday announced that the state will bear the entire expenses for her higher studies. TNIE was the first to report the story The CM, in a post on his X handle, said, 'I salute Rajeshwari, a student of the government residential school, for realising her father's dream even after his death. More girls like Rajeshwari joining the IIT will be a real source of pride for the institution. The DMK government will continue to work towards that.' The state has been taking care of education expenses of government school students joining premier institutions like IITs since 2003. The government has also allocated Rs 50 crore for the Kalloori Kanavu scheme in this year's budget to send 2,000 government school students from TN to premier institutions. With the closing ST rank of the last tribal girl student to get admitted to IIT-Madras in 2024 being 1,691, officials are confident that Rajeshwari will certainly get an IIT seat. AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami and DMDK and AMMK leaders congratulated Rajeshwari on her achievement.
New Indian Express
5 days ago
- General
- New Indian Express
Tribal girl from TN's Kalvarayan Hills makes it to IIT, realises late father's dream
CHENNAI: When A Rajeshwari, a tribal girl, walks on the hallowed corridors of an Indian Institute of Technology soon, she will be living her own dream, and one her father held close to his heart till he succumbed to cancer a year ago. A Aundi, her dad who belonged to the Malayali (Scheduled Tribe) community of Karumandurai, a village located 65km from Salem in the Kalvarayan Hills with a 90% tribal population, could study only up to Class 8 due to poverty and seasonal migration. Determined that his four children should have a different future, Aundi took up tailoring and toiled hard to provide them with a stable education, ably supported by his wife Kavitha. He succeeded in making his first two children undergraduates, which in itself is no mean feat. If he had not died in 2024, Aundi would have not only witnessed the proudest moment of his life but also the beginning of a transformation in the lives of his family as his third child Rajeshwari will make history by becoming the first tribal student from a Government Tribal Residential School run by the state government to enter into an IIT, most likely IIT-Madras. The girl from Government Tribal Residential Higher Secondary School in Karumandurai, has secured an all-India rank of 417 under the Scheduled Tribes category in the JEE Advanced results published on Monday.
