'Corporations that were recruiting 15 or 20 [students] have reduced the number to two or three.'
From aura-scanning to lessons in spirituality, this year's MBA students had their fair tryst with learning and fun while being inducted into the school.
The government's plan to set up four new Indian Institutes of Management may not materialise this year due to bottlenecks which include land acquisition problems and shortage of faculty.The Ministry of Human Resource Development had stated its intention to establish seven new IIMs. Four of the premier institutes were to be set up in Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu), Ranchi (Jharkhand), Raipur (Chhattishargh) and Rohtak (Haryana) in 2009-10.
The Union Cabinet today approved the establishment and operationalisation of IIM at Jammu from the academic year 2016-17.
Manish Kumar who achieved a high percentile of 99.43 in CAT 2013 and secured admission in IIM Raipur tells us how he succeeded in cracking the test.
The government has decided to establish four new IITs and six IIMs in various states besides upgrading some of the state universities to the status of central universities. While the new IITs would be located in Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Punjab, the IIMs would come up in Tamil Nadu, J&K, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand and Haryana. For this state governments had to offer adequate land at suitable locations and at free of cost with infrastructure & connectivity.
Many top B-schools attach more value now to academic record, bachelor's degree marks, work experience, performance in the personal interview, as well as gender and academic diversity -- resulting in a decline of the weighting to the CAT score.
The 34-year-old student of Indian Institute of Management Raipur who is also the mother of four children tells us how she deftly manages both academics and family affairs.
In order to popularise brand Aam Aadmi Party and its leader Arvind Kejriwal, a private firm is planning to come up with AAP jhadu (broom) and mineral water, along with other merchandise.
'Our network somehow saves 3,000 lives every year, but there's so much more to do, as every death due to shortage of blood is easily avoidable.'
The PM said the programme will be designed to suit Indian conditions and focus would be on ensuring benefits for the youth from the lowest strata of the society.
'Agriculture has been given the wrong kind of attention.' 'More innovations are needed for the sector to be successful,' says Devi Murthy of Kamal Kisan.
Admittedly, EVMs too have a UID number and any convergence of data can make the secret ballot system a party of history, warns Dr Gopal Krishna in the 5th part of his series against Aadhaar.
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