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, reservation for specific sectors of the society etc. But in a
» continue readingAmerica has for long been critical of Indians taking up jobs meant to be theirs. So much so that Obama has always criticised companies who first offer jobs to Indians and then their own citizens. He has introduced measures like higher taxes for companies who have branches in India
» continue readingYou 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 highly qualified teaching staff and so much more. It
» continue readingIndia 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 spoke yesterday about how
» continue readingThe way India’s economy is going currently I am sure the 2009 pass outs of Engineering as well as MBA colleges would be cursing their stars. They had to suffer from low pay packages, not being recruited by many of the big names and neither having a chance of
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“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 justifies the buzz. With a view to study the overall employment-unemployment situation
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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 batch despite having no idea of computers will move to the
» continue readingHere 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 hundred candidates make it to the final list from lakh
» continue readingIt 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 international student enrolled in the US higher education
» continue readingAs some of the top companies around the world would tell you, the most important asset they have is their talent pool, their people, their associates. Unbeknownst to some of them, what they claim is indeed true. However, most often, the folks claiming that are merely providing lip service.
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