Education

If you are an IT professional and in midst of a change of job or an appraisal, this report may be very beneficial for you. ZDNet Asia conducted an online survey between March 2011 and March 2012 to find salary packages of IT professionals…

Although more and more students in India are pursuing niche careers areas out of passion and interest, they are still looked upon as fads that sound fancy but don’t pay much. In fact, the reality about niche jobs in India is actually very…

Is HR's role centered around hiring staff? Is it just about arranging training facilities, making background checks, negotiating bonuses and conducting hiring procedures? Gone are the days when HR's role was limited only to hiring and…

While making your resume, have you ever experienced the temptation of adding a few extra digits to your previous remuneration package or a few personal skills that any HR person wouldn't be able to cross check? Well, according to…

It is a really sad state of affairs in the country at the moment so far as higher education is concerned. It is more of a chore, a must do something rather than pursuing your field of interest, or striving for academic excellence. The…

Company structures are attempting to become flatter, leaner and more transparent. No longer can companies afford to wash their hands off by letting junior incumbents 'mingle' with senior management by simply holding one annual event of…

Internal communication is a bridge that connects the management, its policies and philosophy to the employees, and vice versa. If you are a manager or a business owner looking to implement effective internal communication strategies, let's…

Employee expectations are a tricky thing to deal with. Too much will probably ruin a company's profitability while too less could result in high employee turnover. So how does a company or a manger manage employee expectations? Let's take a…

Those of you familiar with MBA textbooks, business coaching material and management babble already know that effective leadership styles can range from being Transformational, Visionary, Affiliative or Democratic amongst many other…

I am sure most of you must have read news one time or the other about the brutal punishments meted out to students in many schools in India. In my personal opinion, this is one of the worst ways to discipline a child. In most western…

Managing incompetent and annoying employees is every manager's worst nightmare. The reality is that no workplace is void of such employees who are a drag on the performance of their own teams and colleagues. If you are a manager or an…

In last few days there has been a talk about Datawind being the shown the door - Most of the online media sites covered this story. We also wrote about it citing NDTV & Livemint articles. However, the reality seems to be quite…

4 Indian business schools out of 6 in the list have finally made the mark amongst top 10 B-schools in the Asia-Pacific region, according to QS Global 200 Business Schools Report. IIM-Ahmedabad is ranked second, IIM-Bangalore is ranked…

If you've read out earlier feature which covered the top 10 Indian businesswomen last year, then you'll find this post to be more of an extension of the same. What are the qualities that what have gotten Indian women to the top spots of…

Studying medicine in India has always been in the news for some reason or the other – whether it is about increasing seats, common entrance tests being introduced, government packages being announced for medical colleges or what not. This…

Naukri has finally launched dedicated mobile apps for its Job search engine. Being the biggest Job site in India, they should have come up with these apps earlier - However, its better late than never :). From the looks of the apps they…

Social media learning, which is a significant component of the e-learning industry, is gradually being adopted in the Indian academia and corporate in a big way. 2012 will only see more inclusion of social media in e-learning systems across…

Looks like we now have an elite cousin of Aakash coming up - It is called “E-Tutor Tablet”. Many mainstream media newspaper including Times wrote about it saying it was yet another Government initiative. However, this initiative is anything…

If you thought that your ability to make money was only limited to the scope of your degree certificate, you couldn't be more wrong. Especially in an era when 'Googling' a query is more reliable than asking a friend! Take advantage of these…

The power of social media has still not been harnessed in Indian classrooms as much as it should be. Schools and educational institutions are busy banning Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms rather than seeing how they can be…