Resettlement of 12,000 families living on banks of Sabarmati Riverfront cost Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation about Rs 1,200 crore
'I have realised that if we want to make a difference in global ranking, there has to be movement in a few dimensions, but it is a bit beyond us.' Outgoing IIM-A director Ashish Nanda discusses his tenure at the revered institute with Vinay Umarji.
An alumnus of IIM-A from the 1983 batch, Nanda was a Robert Braucher Professor of Practice at Harvard Law School and later a Harvard Business School faculty member, before he took charge on September 2, 2013.
The e-commerce firm recruited 18 post graduate students.
Uncertainty in the economy leads to fewer offers this year.
To meet this week on representation to HRD ministry for degree granting power, autonomy.
I have no hesitation to say that the cultural milieu is different, said chairman R Seshasayee in a rare media interaction.
IIM-Trichy has seen a dip in the number of offers per recruiter. IIM-Udaipur is yet to place 20 of its 144 students.
The defence and aerospace sectors have seen at least over Rs 10,000 crore worth of MoUs being signed during the summit.
Core sectors like manufacturing were the second largest recruiters at the newer IITs.
'Smart' Gandhinagar is now wired to the future, becomes India's first smart city; launches citywide WiFi services, smart streetlights, speed and face recognition surveillance.
Schools adopt international curriculum, that requires increased number of non-classroom experiences.
The Taiwanese maker is adopting a model of setting up smartphone assembly lines in multiple cities across India.
The number of offers per recruiter has come down by anywhere between 10 and 20 per cent at different IITs.
Public sector firms presented interesting offers on Day Zero placements at the IITs.
In the third of a six-part series, Business Standard travels through diamond and textile units in Surat to assess the impact of demonetisation.
For the first time, an Indian university has made it to the top 15 of the Times Higher Education University Rankings.
'Over the next two to three years, hiring will come down further.' 'You will see the industry intake of freshers go down to 150,000 from the current 200,000.'
The highest domestic package, however, fell 10 per cent
To further ensure employability of students, IITs are encouraging students to positively accept more number of pre-placement offers and not wait till final placement season