Training a person for 16 weeks (4 months) in the US costs something like $50,000 (around Rs 21.25 lakh). However, the education system is much better in the US. So we provide short-term training courses of about 15 days for new recruits there
'What we need is right skilling, re-skilling and up-skilling.'
The reforms proposed for the monster examinations, JEE and NEET, which take several students' lives every year don't go far enough.
Overseas education consultant NNS Chandra offers advice.
'We are trying to empower teachers in the entire country because online teaching is very, very, complicated.'
People with merit are valued; not just degrees from prestigious institutions, Google CEO tells students at his old college.
Taher Poonawala, 20, a student of IIT-Madras from Mumbai reveals his study secrets.
The Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana offers fellowships for school and college students interested in a career in research.
A breakthrough will come from what we teach and how, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
It is the first time that the JMI has been placed among the top 10 universities in the (HRD) Ministry's National Institutional Ranking Framework rankings.
Words of advice from Atul Chauhan, Chancellor, Amity University.
'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.'
"We sponsor faculty awards, sabbatical grants, student fellowships, workshops and internships," said IBM India Research Lab Director Dr Daniel Dias.
By 2030 India will be among top three countries in science and technology: PM
The Wright State University College of Engineering and Computer Science unveiled its new Krishan and Vicky Joshi Research Centre.
Rediff readers tell us what their first salary means to them.
According to India Skills Report 2019, Andhra Pradesh offers equal space to both male and female workers.
Son of a Madurai farmer, Dr Vijayaragavan Vishwanathan has built a unique device for agriculture that can save water as well as electricity. Ironically, Vijay got support for his project from different international bodies but is still looking to get support from Indian government organisations when the product was specifically made for India.
A coalition of over 150 US-based academicians back Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Silicon Valley next week and counter refute 130 US-based South Asian academics who oppose the Modi visit and his Digital India initiative.
'Initially I was fearing that I may come in contact with the virus but when I reached the centre I gained confidence'
'The Indian Navy has sufficient combat power in areas of interest to India that can quickly scale up operations if the need arises.' 'This includes all the choke points leading into the Indian Ocean as also areas within.'
'What is the need to postpone the exam?'
Convergence of online and offline is the new mantra which is changing the education map of the country.
Collegepond.com, a career guidance company responds to student queries on international admissions.
Battling inclement weather, ITBP teams flew low in helicopters and spotted six stranded trekkers near Chanderkheni pass at an altitude of 12,000 feet and evacuated them to safety, Hans Raj, Deputy Commissioner, Kullu, said.
Software employees can opt for company-run programmes, online courses, boot camps to upgrade skills.
'And because she was very close to Indira Gandhi, she was close to me.' 'Sonia is a wonderful person'
A pilot project to test the quality and durability of plastic roads, especially during the rainy season, is being undertaken, a top official of the highways department said.
The government was considering the report of the S K Joshi Committee to constitute an expert group to assess the suitability of transforming seven institutions to the level of Indian Institutes of Technology
Highlighting the role of MSMEs in enhancing exports and helping the country achieve self reliance, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said India does not need to import from China. "Already in automobile sector, in many sectors now, in agriculture, automobiles, everywhere, we have already found the solutions. Now we don't need to import from China," said the minister. He observed that India was exporting a lot of items instead of importing them.
'We teach our kids the 3 R's -- reading, writing, and arithmetic -- so that they can be successful. It's time the fourth R joined that list: Programming. My vision is to expose every student to computer science and show them that coding IS fun and applicable to their daily lives.' Just 15, Swetha Prabakaran, founder and CEO of Everybody Code Now!, a non-profit working to empower the next generation of youth to become engineers, scientists and entrepreneurs, is already a White House Champion of Change for teaching hundreds of students how to code.
Reacting to a petition filed by the organising chairman of Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) (advanced) 2013, IIT-Delhi, the Supreme Court ordered the transfer of all petitions related to the IIT admissions that were pending in the Andhra Pradesh High Court to itself.
Smart India Hackathon 2017 saw them build computer programmes or smartphone applications for 598 problems identified by different government departments.
Interestingly, the survey found that 70 per cent of the founders had experience working at multinational companies before starting on their own.
Will Covid-19 permanently change higher education, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
