The Global Research Pulse report by @SpringerNature makes for very encouraging reading. India’s research ecosystem has been expanding quietly but steadily. @IndiaDST @PrinSciAdvGoI ANRF India @karandi65 https://t.co/ZCTLhgO1Xv

Difference between a good institute and a great institute often lies in the strength of its alumni and the leaders who have shaped its journey over the years. I had the pleasure of meeting both since yesterday and felt their warmth in every moment. 𝗕𝗜𝗧𝗦 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗶 hosted

Economically Weaker Section (EWS) candidates take PG med courses with Rs 1 crore fees Where the limit is 1 lakh for fee waivers in IITs, I have seen certificates issued by offcials with Rs. 99,999 income. Govt must investigate such frauds and take strict action against everyone

Everyone carries their own burdens in ways we may never fully see. A little kindness does not cost anything, yet it can change the course of someone’s day or even life, in ways you may not even know. In the end, what stays with people is how you made them feel. Let's practice

It gives me great pleasure to announce that registrations are now open for 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝟐𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩. Organized by 𝐀𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐲𝐚 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐚 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐲

FAST India invites you to a panel on scaling research translation in India. Join this crucial conversation shaping the future of deep-tech innovation in India. 🗓️ 27 Nov | 🕔 5–6 PM Register: https://t.co/17gfyP8u36

If you are in or near @iitdelhi, please join for this keynote today by me on "Reinventing Indian Higher Educational Institutions: Strategic Pathways to Vikasit Bharat" at 4:45 PM in the R&I Park, IIT Delhi.

𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝’𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 The explosive detection work in India was started by some of us as a project funded by the @PrinSciAdvGoI at @iitbombay. It was carried forward using

Ivy League or India, universities need public funding for innovation -

The trigger for my article in The Times of India (@TOIIndiaNews) today is the following opening paragraph in the article. The trigger for my article is the opening paragraph in the article.. "When Trump recently cut federal research funding, the tremors were felt even in

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 from BITS Pilani Digital In today’s hyperconnected world, every application faces a rising wave of threats. Attackers

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The Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani community has been a significant success factor for OnFinance AI: - We raised our first round through a BITSian referral. - 80% of our paid clients have been acquired by approaching BITSians working in those companies or

Idk what pulls us all together, but the BITSian circuit is something else. Grateful every day 🫡❤️ 1st investment - in BITSian Deal flow - from BITSians Operators I lean on for DD - BITSians Seniors I call for advice - BITSians My Diwali parties - full of BITSians Colleagues who

Some of the new initiatives at BITS Pilani as covered by The @EconomicTimes. https://t.co/wI4ni0ZUs4

When a #Grammy Nomination Breaks Out on Stage at 𝐁𝐈𝐓𝐒 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐢 What are the chances of academics sharing a stage with a two-time #GrammyAward winner at the very moment news breaks that he has received his third Grammy nomination? Probably one in a billion. And that is

My reflections on @ESTIC2025 - The Emerging Science and Technology International Conference (ESTIC) held during November 3-5, 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. ESTIC was an extraordinary event. Twelve ministries of the Government of India came together, with the @IndiaDST and

A recent study (shared below) reminded me that 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧. Over the years, I have supervised 53 PhD students, and I can say with

𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐈𝐓𝐒 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐢'𝐬 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭: 𝐀 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐮𝐬𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞 For Indian higher education institutions to become truly world class, it is imperative to build deep, reciprocal, and diverse international

Ten years of #NIRF data as analysed by @KPMGIndia (full report is available at the link below) now offers a rare longitudinal view of how Indian higher educational institutions are performing. Keeping aside the integrity issues, this is indeed a positive trend for higher