Education

Indian Education Sector(IES)  is by far the largest capitalized space in India with $30bn of government spend (3.7% of GDP; at global average), and a large network of ~1m schools and 18,000 higher education institutes.But, a literacy rate…

Well, to talk about education being a pre-requisite for entrepreneurship we have enough real world examples that shout out loud that it aren't. The likes of Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and the list can go and on. But, lets face it -…

A PPP Model for schools is noble move by the HRD ministry which could actually help improve the overall education standard in India. The government has finally proposed the Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) in government school system. I…

One of the popular post on this blog has been the The top 25 Business Schools in India, which I had published back in 2007. As the list has been outdated now, I thought it would be a good time to publish the Top B-School & Professional…

I don't know if many would agree with me, but to me the recent changes in the education system by the CBSE are all directed towards ensuring that students are at ease when it comes to getting by their schooling as easily as possible.…

If you wanted any more proof that the economic scenario is geared for better days, this one is only going to reassure your hopes. Infosys- the IT bellwether has finally decided to hike pays coming this October. It is notable that…

It was in the making! With Indian Radio industry coming off age we needed some institute to make people aware of the Career opportunities which exists in radio Broadcasting Industry. In this exciting initiative, Radio One 94.3 FM, has…

Kapil Sibal seems to be a man on mission – His tenure as Education Minister is beckoning to bring about a sea-change in the way students are going to get education. After announcing and implementing the bold move of discarding…

Punjab made year 2009 the year of educational reforms. It is really funny because educational reforms, if and when they happen, would come after financial reforms. Though we got the order wrong, at least we have the reform mindset going and…

E-Learning space is slowly but surely arriving in India and it ain't coming easy. Amidst the age old master, student and classroom way of education prevalent in Indian subcontinent coupled with a very price sensitive target consumer,…

Note: This is a follow-up post of earlier post on Top 50 private engineering colleges in India In 2007 we had published the Outlook India survey of Top Government Engineering colleges and Top Private Engineering Colleges, but this time…

In 2007 we had published the Outlook India survey of Top Government Engineering colleges and Top Private Engineering Colleges, but this time around Outlook has skipped the survey. However, Mint has published a survey ranking Top 50…

For all the outsourcing rhetoric and Say no to Bangalore slogans, India Inc has added 300,000 jobs in the US. As per the India Brand Equity foundation study India Inc created 30000 jobs and contributed $105 billion to the US economy between…

If you are looking to change your job or get a new one in this challenging environment, you are not alone.  As unemployment rises in India and other parts of the world, finding a job has become a relatively tough proposition. But what…

Now here is something I think will be really a big win-win situation for employees as well as corporates.   If you have not understood what I am saying, here it is – IBM has announced a innovative partnership with Boston based…

The CAT exam which is used for admissions by most of the MBA institutes in India and most importantly IIM's is going online. This move was contemplated in 2008 but, it will be implemented from 2009. CAT 2009 will be a computer based test…

453 container ships or 11% of global ship capacity is lying idle. With the kind of job's being shipped overseas at least some of the ships can be put to use. The latest in the line of shipping jobs overseas to India is IBM. It plans to…

When it comes to cost cutting, the immediate measure any organization resort to is firing. Indian companies are not that fortunate. Part of it is culture and part of it is the Indian labor laws. Companies have to come up with innovative…

Okay... we have written about top Business Schools in India, but how about Top Business Schools in the world. So we decided to give you an overview of top 15, including the salaries that guys from these business schools draw. These…

Trak.in does get a lot of traffic on the post I published last year on India’s top Business Schools. That was a survey done by Outlook. However, from this year Zee Business has associated itself with Global firm Synovate to rank…