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Facebook recruiting IITians via Skype – Bumper placements back again…
Another round of placements has begun at engineering colleges across the country. Another opportunity for the likes of TCS, Wipro, Infosys and other Indian technology majors to hire in droves. Another instance when more than 60%-70% of the…
5 Tips for Group Discussion in B-schools
Here is post for students. It is a known fact that competition among the students for MBA and other top B-school programs is growing at a breakneck speed with increasing number of students aiming for post-graduation courses. Only few…
Chinese pip Indians for Foreign Studies in US!
It is a known fact that China has burst onto the trading scene in America and that the trade relation between both the countries has developed substantially over the last couple of decades. But, when it comes to education, every 6th…
Tatas Donate Rs. 220 crore to the Harvard… Justified?
This morning my eyes popped with disbelief when I read the news of the Tata Group donating a whooping $50 million to America’s Harvard Business School (HBS). This is by far the largest gift ever from a non-US donor to this prestigious…
IITs for medicine – Atrocious thinking by our politicians!!!!
The Indian Institutes of Technology have since long been the barometer of technological development in our country. However I or many of my fellow readers may disagree to this fact but the truth is that for the world they have been the most…
Indian B-Schools sensitizing students with social issues
Doctors spend some 5 years taking MBBS exams and then they have to take practical training for another 1 year in a public health institution before they get a degree and start practicing elsewhere. On the other hand, top B-School students…
Executive or Part–time MBAs more popular than full–time MBA? [Statistics]
The effects of the recession are still being felt across the world. Unemployment rates are still high, inflation is a big problem, there are various problems in different sectors across the world – the downturn is still playing a lot in our…
Students building their own satellites – Fantastic emerging trend in India!
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has played a big role in the development of space technology in India. Vikram Sarabhai and Homi Bhabha are regarded as the two pioneers of space research in India. A large number of satellite…
The un-promotion of the techie tribe…
This article is a follow-up to the post we published earlier - IT Sector : Why Promotions Are A Function Of Experience Rather Than Skill/Expertise? Famous Indian Fetish – Management roles I have had experiences to represent my…
IT Sector : Why Promotions Are A Function Of Experience Rather Than Skill/Expertise?
At the cost of generalizing, I would say most of the folks working in the IT Sector (Corporate) would be able to relate to the title. If not, I shall present opinions from my standpoint and hope for a healthy discussion. Now again, I am no…
IBM – The darkhorse in the Indian IT sector!
It is common knowledge that the IT sector is the largest employer of human capital in the country. TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Mahindra Satyam and Cognizant together employ more than 10 lakh people across the world. But as usual, their highest…
MPs Asking for a 5-fold Salary hike – Do they deserve it? [debate]
How do you see a job proposition with the prospects of a salary hike not more than once In a decade? Possibly, your heart will go out for such under-paid employees, isn’t it? But, what if I say that some of these people are none other…
Single entrance Test for MBBS from 2011 – A blessing for the students!
India is the most competitive country in the world in terms of students appearing for various national exams. The number of students to seats ratio; be it in engineering, medicine or MBA can go from 5:1 to sometimes 15:1. Some of the mind…
Top 30 Distance Learning Colleges in India
We have been regularly featuring Top colleges articles on trak.in for a long time. They are quite popular with our readers. Here is another list for people who are interested in pursuing distance learning education. Careers360, an Indian…
B–Schools across the country in the fast lane to create a virtual presence!
Despite a lot of advancement of technology, only about 60 million people across the country have Internet access. But the silver lining among this is that 72% of this population are school and college students and youngsters in the age…
Gujarat Bans Use of Mobile Phones in Schools and Colleges – Step in Right Direction…
While I was studying in school, mobile phones were not so popular - or for that matter highly unaffordable then – for the student communities to take them in school or colleges. However, the pace of mobile revolution that we’ve witnessed…
Aspiring to Work in India? – You Need to have minimum salary of 11 Lakh to get Indian work…
Just a couple of days back we had a highly debatable topic from Ankit on whether Indian outsourcing is a real threat to America in terms of job losses - And, indeed, he had some intriguing supporting data to back his views on the topic.…
Fake Rent Receipts may land you in soup!
I am sure all of us have done this one time or the other, especially employees to either save taxes / or for submitting it to the Employer for reimbursement of House Rent Allowance, or HRA. Although, to be entitled for HRA, the…
Top Indian Colleges for all streams 2010
The College admission season is at its peak – and like we have been doing for past 3 years, this year as well, we are putting together list of top colleges in India in various streams for 2010.
Here are some of the previous top college…
What salary do MBA’s from Premier Business Schools in India get?
This is a question that I get asked quite often – We normally hear only the ones who get highest salaries, but most of us do not know what is the average salary that a MBA should look at (if he/she has passed from premier Business School)…