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(Chronicle note: We publish this news item so that it can help our students to apply to Canadian Universities and institutes for research and training.)
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/iit-undergrads-impress-canadian-varsities-38705
Indo Asian News Service, Updated: July 21, 2010 10:14 IST
Vancouver: Over a hundred Indian undergraduate students, who are in Canada on summer internships with various universities, have impressed their hosts with their research and innovative skills.
The 105 bright students, mostly from eight IITs, are taking part in three-month research projects in computer science, engineering, mathematics and business at 14 Canadian universities.
They are here under the Globalink internship programme instituted by the Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS) - a Canadian research network that links industry and international students with Canadian universities.
The aim of the internship programme is to woo undergraduate Indian students to come to Canada for their graduate studies.
"We had 17 Indian students at the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser Universities here in Vancouver and the University of Victoria in Victoria last year. The programme was very successful, and we decided to raise the number to 105 this year. The students were very satisfied,'' Megan Mercer, director for MITACS Globalink, told IANS.
Of these students, 49 have been assigned to the same three universities in Vancouver and Victoria - the capital city of British Columbia province where Indians constitute about seven percent of the provincial population of 4.4 million.
While Deepak Krishnamurthy is with Simon Fraser University on a project to produce a fuel cell that will fit in the palm of your hand, Avirishu Verma is with the University of Victoria researchers who are looking at ways to help software engineers use social media to write code together. Kashyap Jataprolu is at the University of British Columbia here doing research on new technology that will relay wireless communications flawlessly despite interference from rain, fog or snow.
"Through this international partnership, we are helping to develop the skilled scientists and technologists needed by both our countries, while forging new research links with one of the world's most dynamic economies,'' said Iain Black, provincial minister of small business, technology and economic development, welcoming the Indian students.
"Indeed, our pilot Globalink programme was so successful that this year we have tripled the number of top science and engineering students coming here from India to work with BC (British Columbia) researchers,'' he said.
Added Arvind Gupta, scientific director of MITACS, "We need to put BC (British Columbia Province) on the radar of the tens of thousands of future entrepreneurs and scientists from India who travel abroad to countries like the US or UK for graduate studies every year.
"Our message to international students is that Canada has world-class universities that provide superior education and innovative collaborative research opportunities as well as world-class companies interested in working with these students to help commercialize their ideas into the new products of tomorrow.''
About 85 per cent of the undergraduates who were here last year under the Globalink programme say they are interested in coming back to Canada for their graduate studies, according to MITACS which also plans to send Canadian students to India for research work.
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Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems
Since 1999, MITACS has played a leadership role in linking businesses, government and not-for-profits with over 50 of Canada’s universities to develop cutting-edge tools to support the growth of our knowledge-based economy. Through the Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) program, MITACS funds mathematical sciences research projects throughout the country, focusing on five key economic sectors: biomedical & health; environment & natural resources; information processing; risk & finance; and communication, networks & security. However, our programs also focus on developing the up-and-coming generation of Canadian researchers through skills training & entrepreneur workshops, technical training events, graduate and post-doctoral internships and math outreach activities. Through our graduate and post-doctoral internship program, MITACS has expanded its mandate to lead the country in the creation of internships in all industry sectors and academic disciplines. Whether in engineering, psychology, business, or medicine, MITACS Accelerate is Canada’s premiere program offering students the opportunity to apply their research to real-world issues. MITACS has a proven track record of supporting leading research, while connecting Canadian businesses and organizations to the next generation of skilled workers. We help businesses and organizations access advanced university expertise so that they can develop the products of tomorrow today. At MITACS we’re building Canada’s knowledge economy, one research collaboration at a time. MITACS: Making research count |
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Opening and Closing Ranks JEE 2010
http://piratecoders.co.cc/iitjee/ranks.html
The List is compiled by Abhay Rana- B. Tech IIT-Roorkie (P&I)
The site has amazing IIT-JEE admission statistics which are not yet available anywhere. Following is the selected list of some of the major branches with 4 yr B. Tech. programs. Ranks are shown for General category students only. For complete details (including admission statistics for all branches at all institutes and categories) please visit the link above.
As usual, the Chronicle will publish the complete admission statistics with analysis in August issue.
2010 IIT-JEE admission at IT-BHU-some selected statistics
B. Tech. 4 yr-program-Admission year 2010-11
Opening and closing ranks for GE category students
Branch code | Branch | Students admitted | Opening rank | Closing rank |
V007 | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING | 58 | 3385 | 4225 |
V009 | CIVIL ENGINEERING | 39 | 3317 | 4087 |
V010 | COMPUTER ENGINEERING | 29 | 1558 | 2684 |
V011 | ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING | 37 | 1720 | 3270 |
V013 | ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING | 37 | 2388 | 3116 |
V024 | MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | 45 | 2519 | 3483 |
According to the link http://piratecoders.co.cc/iitjee/results.html of the same website, the IIT-JEE topper of our institute for this year is AKASH ANAND with JEE rank of 1558 in General Category. He is joining 4 yr B. Tech. course in Computer Engineering.
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