Iit Kharagpur Clashes

At least six labourers were injured when a clash broke out between construction workers inside the IIT campus in Kharagpur in West Midnapur district today, police said.

The clash between Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal and the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) has intensified over the new one test format instituted by Mr Sibal for engineering schools across the country. A day after IIT Kanpur's decision to hold its own entrance exam and endorse it, IIT Kharagpur's director has also backe...

At least six labourers were injured when a clash broke out between construction workers inside the IIT campus in Kharagpur in West Midnapur district today, police said.

The clash between Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal and the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) has intensified over the new one test format instituted by Mr Sibal for engineering schools across the country. A day after IIT Kanpur's decision to hold its own entrance exam and endorse it, IIT Kharagpur's director has also backe...