Manmohan Singh has indicated that the ministry should await the finalisation of the XI Plan before deciding on locations for the new central Universities, IITs, IIMs, IIITs and IISERs, the PMO said in a recent communication to the HRD Ministry. The Prime Minister had said the location of these institutions should be determined in a manner which balances the desire for achieving a greater geographical spread with the potential synergies arising from co-location.
the government has proposed setting up 7 new IIMs, 8 IITs. GA columnist Rashmi Bansal disussed the merits and demerits of the move.
Indian Institutes of Management on Saturday ruled out taking a legal recourse against the drastic reduction in fees 'at the moment' but said all aspects of the government step will be discussed by the board of governors soon.
There is nothing more inspiring than the story of a boy born on the wrong side of the tracks making it big against all odds.
The board of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, will meet on April 3 to discuss the fee reduction issue in view of the Supreme Court on Friday disposing of the PIL filed in this regard, IIM-A Director Bakul Dholakia said Ahmedabad.
Gejo Sreenivasan, MBA expert with IMS, breaks down CAT 2007. He discussed the different sections, possible cut-offs and various MBA institutes.
Average domestic salaries at the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) are expected to be at least 20-30 per cent higher than those offered in 2009. They are likely to range between Rs 15 lakh and Rs 18 lakh (annual), sources indicated.
IIM-A has announced that along with delivering a lecture series on the turnaround of Bihar, Kumar will also preside over the closing ceremony of Confluence-2006, the institute's international business summit.
Gejo Srenivasan, MBA expert with IMS, discusses CAT issues immediately after yesterday's exam. He breaks down each section, gives percentile ranges for different schools and advises students on how to proceed from here.
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
Students who work in an NGO for a year, too, could get a part-waiver of their fees.
In the first part of last minute CAT 2011 preparation series, ARKS Srinivas, an alumnus of IIM Calcutta and ex-Director at T.I.M.E. Mumbai spoke about the mental strategy. In the second part, here, he shares tips and strategies to solving Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation sections. Read on
Overwhelmed by the honour of having been invited to lecture at IIM-A on Tuesday, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad announced the setting up of a 'Railway Chair' at the country's premier management institute.
The imposition of service tax on premier educational institutes like IIMs and IITs for placement charges they receive from companies is still a grey area as the interpretation of a relevant notification lay with jurisdictional commissioners.
The Lok Sabha contest in Thiruvananthapuram is shaping up to be a significant battle involving key candidates like Shashi Tharoor, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, and Panniyan Ravindran. This three-cornered fight highlights the political dynamics in Kerala's capital city, with each candidate bringing their own vision and promises for the region's development, notes Rajeev Srinivasan.
The Indian School of Business (ISB) Hyderabad, for instance, will hike the fee from Rs 13.65 lakh (Rs 1.365 million) to Rs 14 lakh (Rs 1.4 million) for its flagship one-year management programme.
Twenty-one students of Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode have bagged foreign job offers this year with the highest being $1.10 lakh (approx Rs 49.5 lakh) per annum.
rediffGURU Patrick Dsouza tells you how to optimise your preparation for the Common Admission Test scheduled on Sunday, November 26, 2023.
Amidst all the tension of the economic meltdown, Srijan Pal Singh took the call of letting go of an offer from a much sought-after consulting group and followed his instinct.
'When manufacturing or even services cannot generate the kind of employment they are looking for, they prefer to be unemployed rather than under-employed.'
Describing the DAD as the "guardian of defence finance", he emphasised the need to bolster the internal vigilance mechanism so that any suspicious activity can be detected and reviewed immediately.
The Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore has raised the annual fee for its post-graduate programme in management by Rs 75,000 to Rs 2.5 lakh.
'I remember that when I was about seven years old, a doctor saw me and told my family that I would only survive for six months and that the disease had no cure. But my mother never gave up. She would always say, 'My son is born to become a renowned wrestler'.'
T V Mohandas Pai, director, Human Resources and member of the Infosys board, is upfront and brutal -- whether it's taking potshots at hallowed institutions like the IITs or IIMs or rubbishing the unrealistic aspirations of today's generation.
There would be intake of 140 students in the Post Graduate Programme course in phase-I.
The 'Mann Ki Baat' programme is set to complete its 100th edition next Sunday, with the prime minister saying it was public support that led to the success of his monthly radio address.
'They have brought out a provision whereby the medium of education in the Hindi speaking states will be Hindi even in higher education institutions like IIT, IIM, etc.' 'Think about the students from the south who get admission in the IITs in Kanpur or Delhi or the IIMs in various places.'
The Indian Institute of Mangement-Ahmedabad will collaborate with Duke Corporate Education to develop and deliver custom corporate education programmes in India and West Asia.
Promoters, institutional investors have started increasing their holdings in domestic private sector companies.
Users jocularly wondered if the name of institutions such as the Indian Space Research Organisation, the Reserve Bank of India and the Board of Control for Cricket in India will be changed.
Pepperfry co-founder and CEO Ambareesh Murty passed away in Leh due to cardiac arrest, company co-founder and COO Ashish Shah said on Tuesday. Murty, 51 years, was also an angel investor. He recently announced completing 12 years at Pepperfry on his LinkedIn post.
With the first batch of IIM-A's PGPx (Post-graduate Programme for Executives) set to conclude its sessions on March 15 next year, the buzz on upcoming placements is in full swing.
