The institute's Post Graduate Programme had announced the option last year. Four students from the programme are interested in starting on their own, of which, two have confirmed their unavailability for placements, which are set to begin in by January end. Also, nearly 10-15 students have shown interest in joining start-up companies.
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology's School of Rural Management at Bhubaneshwar, is quietly making plans to outdo the institute it was modelled on.
Bhanjibhai Mathukiya's invention will benefit poor farmers deprived of the motorised tiller.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (Trai) decision to stop issuing new licences for district-level operators or category 'C' players has effectively shut the door on smaller Internet service providers (ISPs) interested in setting up shop. Those who have moved on to category 'B' or state-level operations, too, are feeling the heat as they have to compete with the likes of Reliance, Bharti Airtel, BSNL, VSNL and Sify.
What this means is that crucial and accurate data about the city like dwelling units, roads, power, infrastructure, telecommunications, water distribution, sewage disposal, educational institutes, public health units, tourism centres, religious places, transport junctions etc will now be available to the government at any given time.
Nancy Barry, president of NBA Enterprise Solutions to Poverty and former president of Women's World Banking, is set to have an Ahmedabad connection.
Three years back, an MBA in petroleum studies from Dubai or Singapore was enough for a candidate to automatically enter the higher echelons of management at an oil and gas company, considering people with such a specialised degree was a rarity in India.
They say degree or diploma doesn't make a difference anymore.
For long, the Gujarat government has been hard-selling the sea of business opportunities that its 1,600-km long coastline offers.
The Nandigram fracas is taking a toll on placements at the oldest Indian Institute of Management (IIM), in Kolkata, with top-notch recruiters like Goldman Sachs deciding not to visit the campus this year for summer placements.
Under him, IIM-A went from having 12 partner institutions for student exchange programmes to 50 by 2006-07. The icing on the cake was the one-year programme for management executives, and students in this batch got the highest salaries offered that year, right from the first batch itself.
Initiative to cover fuel cells, bio-fuels and energy storage techniques.
As part of its initiatives to work with Indian law enforcement organisations towards creating more awareness on cyber crimes, Nasscom is in talks with Maharashtra Director of Prosecution to train 40 prosecutors every month.
Even as the human resource development ministry downplays allegations of interference in the selection of IIM directors, IIM insiders say a democratic selection procedure will depend on the chairpersons of the IIM boards.
Insurance officials say that diamond traders this year are well prepared to face the floods, with most of them opting for insurance cover.
As part of its initiatives to work with the Indian law enforcement organisations towards creating more awareness on cyber crimes, Nasscom is in talks with the Maharashtra director of prosecution to train 40 prosecutors every month.
A number of Indian B-schools have decided to establish offshore campuses, and the Middle East nations and Singapore are clearly emerging as the favourite destinations.
The Indian Institute of Management - Bangalore's Memorandum of Association - which has been undergoing modifications to allow the institute to set up a campus in Singapore
Web site plans to come out with trends, sector-specific studies.
Close to 300 dealers and resellers from Ahmedabad, 300 from Surat, 150 from Vadodara, 75 from Vapi, 75 from Ankleshwar-Bharuch and 50 from Navsari have pledged support to SITA.
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