Education

Executive Assistant, which is a fancier and a more modern version for the term 'secretary' is an omnipresent job title that we've been seeing around us from time immemorial. But if we spare a second to see how indispensible the role of the…

Mathematics is not everyone's cup of tea, we reckon. If you think that you are good at mathematics and enjoy the subject, why not use this skill in carving a niche career path for yourself? Here are top 5 careers that you can pursue if you…

This is the era of niche, nano and super specializations. If that's the case, why should MBAs be left out? India still hasn’t included out-of-the-box, non conventional MBA specializations in its curriculums. But if you're planning to do…

In the recent past, all major IT service providers have embarked on new strategies to drive future growth as well as streamline operational costs. Infosys has had a major restructuring and new senior management have been inducted, Wipro…

This is a follow-up article on 5 reasons why you should not be pursuing an MBA! To do or not to do, is the question. Thousands of people across the globe are making a decision whether to pursue an MBA, or not, while we write this. Doing an…

We are in the midst of results & admission season and there is one question that most come across quite frequently from students – Should I or should I not opt for MBA – So we decided put across reasons that may help those on the fence!…

Its Jobs galore in India right now – With economy picking up in last few quarters – these are happy times for Job hunters. Infact, according to the survey conducted by Ma Foi Randstad, employees in India show the greatest intent to change…

Wipro fired its joint CEOs because its lagging behind peers, Infosys shares are down because of below expectation profits. Why are the Indian IT companies who were on an unstoppable growth march till yesterday are suddenly hitting…

Nasscom, the IT/ITES industry association has said that, Of the general pool of graduates across all streams only 25 per cent have employable skills. When we look specifically at tech graduates then only 35-40 per cent are readily…

A lot of companies create internal / external engagement platforms for employees and customers to suggest improvements, product recommendations. The trend is more common in technology industry with the one of the most notable example being…

Education is getting expensive – I am sure no one doubts that fact. Be it Government or Private Institute the fees are easily in Lakhs. Only a fraction of students can afford it and that too by taking Education loans. Getting admissions…

Despite having thousands of institutes across the nation in fields like engineering, medicine, commerce, arts etc. our country has trailed most of the developed nations in education since time immemorial. Whether its poor infrastructure,…

Is schooling now getting beyond pure academic lessons? Yes! Of course, being a bookworm will always earn you higher grades in your school’s annual report card. But, when it comes to the salutary highest grade, you need to show that extra…

Year 2010 has been a revolutionary one for the Indian education industry. The HRD ministry holds high ambitions for the industry to be taken at the global level to make it competitive and performance-oriented. In the year that passed by,…

Well, you can say it’s almost an about-turn! The US President Barack Obama has come up with a view which now urges US business groups to target burgeoning middle-class population of India and China to seek demand for their products and…

Infosys, Wipro and TCS pick up in such big numbers from engineering colleges that today for most people it is not a question of being proud getting into such organizations. But instead it is about landing that one particular job which would…

Everyone talks about the Right to Education Act these days. It seems to have become the most important policy decision for our government. Obviously it doesn’t have the power to overthrow a government like say talking about terrorism,…

You have heard of the Ivy League, haven’t you? These 8 institutions are some of the the most prestigious in the world. They are prestigious because of the difficulties in getting admission, the quality of their students, the curriculum, the…

India has emerged as the 2nd fast growing economy after China and has been at the forefront of emerging out of the recession at breakneck speed. The growth rate has jumped from 6.5 percent in 2009 to close to 9 percent this year. I just…

“Jobless growth” and “jobless recovery” are the words creating lot of tidings these days, but these words are not hollow, recent survey conducted by Labour Bureau (A research organization under the Ministry of Labour Employment) pretty much…