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CAT 2018: Registration begins August 8

CAT 2018: Registration begins August 8

Rediff.com30 Jul 2018

September 19, 2018 is the last date to apply for the Common Admission Test to be held November 25, 2018.

'If he was in India, Einstein wouldn't have got out of school'

'If he was in India, Einstein wouldn't have got out of school'

Rediff.com24 Mar 2023

'Most students find it difficult to cope with the way they are expected to learn at the IITs.' 'So, all the students face the same stress.' 'But those students who are mentally weak are more affected.'

JNU, HCU among top 5 Indian universities

JNU, HCU among top 5 Indian universities

Rediff.com4 Apr 2016

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) has released a list of top Indian universities across categories.

IIM-Kolkata buys time

IIM-Kolkata buys time

Rediff.com27 Mar 2004

31 IIM-Kolkata students seek Trinamool internship

31 IIM-Kolkata students seek Trinamool internship

Rediff.com17 Feb 2014

Students of the elite Indian Institute of Management in Kolkata are vying for an internship with the ruling Trinamool Congress to be a part of the party's Lok Sabha war-room.

CAT 2017: Aspirants find data interpretation, logical reasoning tough

CAT 2017: Aspirants find data interpretation, logical reasoning tough

Rediff.com27 Nov 2017

Familiar models of questions were absent and every set had 'unfamiliar' written all over it.

Indian startups raised $42 billion in 2021

Indian startups raised $42 billion in 2021

Rediff.com13 Jan 2022

Indian startups have raised $42 billion in 2021, up from $11.5 billion in the previous year, a report by Orios Venture Partners said. The report titled 'The Indian Tech Unicorn Report 2021' said India saw 46 unicorns (companies with $1 billion valuations) in 2021 alone, more than doubling the total number of unicorns to 90. These include ShareChat, Cred, Meesho, Nazara, Moglix, MPL, Grofers (now Blinkit), upGrad, Mamaearth, GlobalBees, Acko, Spinny and others. India - with 90 unicorns - is the third-largest unicorn hub behind the US (487) and China (301), and ahead of the UK (39).

Mould entrepreneurs young: IIM-B

Mould entrepreneurs young: IIM-B

Rediff.com29 Oct 2008

IIM-B study says efforts at varsity level are ineffective unless adequate grounding of the discipline has been laid at the primary level.

Gold consumption highest among Indian middle-income group

Gold consumption highest among Indian middle-income group

Rediff.com12 Apr 2022

Consumption of gold is the highest among middle-income households - those with annual income between Rs 2 lakh and Rs 10 lakh - who account for an average of 56 per cent of gold sales over the last five years, according to a nationwide survey conducted by India Gold Policy Centre (IGPC) at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A). "Per capita consumption is highest among the rich, but total volume still rests with the middle-income group. "With increasing income, there is an increasing propensity to consume gold, although the share of gold in the portfolio does not increase with the same proportion of income," the survey report says.

HDFC Bank aims to become go-to bank for start-ups

HDFC Bank aims to become go-to bank for start-ups

Rediff.com25 Feb 2020

Close to 9,000 start-ups are currently banking with HDFC Bank and it has the bank now dedicated SmartUp zones in 70 branches in 30 cities across India.

IIM-B placement season takes off

IIM-B placement season takes off

Rediff.com3 Nov 2011

Based on the response from recruiters participating in pre-placement activity as well as summer internships, the institute said placement is back.

Distance MBA programmes at IIMS

Distance MBA programmes at IIMS

Rediff.com14 May 2008

Distance MBA programmes at the Indian Institute of Management Studies.

IIM-A defends fee hike

IIM-A defends fee hike

Rediff.com7 May 2008

The efforts of IIMA to defend its steep hike in the fee structure comes in the backdrop of a Parliamentary panel taking exception to the fee hike and suggested that the IIMs should wait for the report of the Bhargava committee, set up to review functioning of the Institutes. Under the unique arrangement, students who belong to families with annual income levels of upto Rs 100,000, could complete the two-year post graduate programme beginning next month.

Sudden rise of online higher education

Sudden rise of online higher education

Rediff.com4 Aug 2020

Will Covid-19 permanently change higher education, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

India sees sharp rise in cyber attacks as internet base continues to widen

India sees sharp rise in cyber attacks as internet base continues to widen

Rediff.com15 Aug 2022

Even as India's internet base continues to widen, with the country set to have over 900 internet users by 2025, a parallel rise in cyber threats has become a matter of huge concern. Experts say that the sudden surge in digital adoption left little time to develop a cybersecurity backbone for the country. This has put large amounts of data at risk.

Bomb hoax at IIM Bangalore, campus evacuated

Bomb hoax at IIM Bangalore, campus evacuated

Rediff.com23 May 2013

A telephone call about a bomb being planted in the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore on Thursday created panic with the staff and the students being evacuated from the building but it turned out to be hoax.

Why Indian MBAs don't have jobs yet

Why Indian MBAs don't have jobs yet

Rediff.com7 Mar 2017

Uncertainty in the economy leads to fewer offers this year.

IIM meet endorses contract farming

IIM meet endorses contract farming

Rediff.com12 Aug 2007

Experts drawn from different parts of the country and abroad were of the view that the current boost to the agri-business through entry of large business houses would eventually benefit the farmer in a big way.

B School Curricula: Time for A Reset?

B School Curricula: Time for A Reset?

Rediff.com21 Sep 2021

... As the world swings from 'financialisation' to 'artificial intelligence', asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

Fellowship programmes at IIM-K

Fellowship programmes at IIM-K

Rediff.com14 Feb 2007

Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode invites applications for a its doctoral programme, Fellow Programme in Management.

Run business schools like businesses

Run business schools like businesses

Rediff.com2 Dec 2019

The one-size-fits-all approach adopted by the AICTE is not suitable for regulating business schools in India, argues Asish K Bhattacharyya.

Think finance, think IIM Calcutta

Think finance, think IIM Calcutta

Rediff.com13 Nov 2006

Figures sourced from the IIMC placement cell say that 32 top investment banks and consultants are recruiting for summer jobs this year. They have already signed up most of the batch.

Why Raghuram Rajan Raced At RBI

Why Raghuram Rajan Raced At RBI

Rediff.com13 Jan 2023

The speed at which he led the central bank in different areas -- ranging from internal reorganisation to inflation fighting, stabilising the currency, taking on rogue corporations, cleaning up bank balance sheets, and opening the sector -- makes one believe that Rajan knew he had only three years to do his job. A fascinating excerpt from Tamal Bandyopadhyay's MUST-READ Roller Coaster: An Affair with Banking.

India Wants World's Money, But Not World's Modernity

India Wants World's Money, But Not World's Modernity

Rediff.com14 Oct 2022

A bit of economic reforms stalled and decisions delayed -- what Narayana Murthy spoke of -- don't hurt if a country's compassionate and inclusive social fabric has survived intact; if the country is happy, observes Shyam G Menon.

AIMS-2006 at IIM-Kozhikode

AIMS-2006 at IIM-Kozhikode

Rediff.com10 Aug 2006

The Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, invites industry delegates and management students to attend its annual IT Management seminar, AIMS 2006.

Farm laws: Centre to take states route

Farm laws: Centre to take states route

Rediff.com29 Nov 2021

'As far as contract farming is concerned, we already have a model Act and states will be encouraged to adopt them.'

Doctoral programmes at IIM-Ahmedabad

Doctoral programmes at IIM-Ahmedabad

Rediff.com24 Jul 2006

The Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad invites applications for its Fellow Programme in Management.

Make Your Network Your Net Worth

Make Your Network Your Net Worth

Rediff.com15 Nov 2022

'Who you know today will determine who you know tomorrow.' 'Becoming an expert in your domain will incentivise others to have you in their networks.' 'And the more diverse your network, the better it is.' An enlightening excerpt from Ambi Parmeswaran's All The World's A Stage: A Personal Branding Story.

'What IIM did not teach me...'

'What IIM did not teach me...'

Rediff.com13 Apr 2010

Satya Narayana R is Founder, Career Launcher, shares some career gyaan.

IIM planning 20% fee hike

IIM planning 20% fee hike

Rediff.com20 Mar 2006

Kalam favours IIMs going abroad

Kalam favours IIMs going abroad

Rediff.com31 Jan 2006

IIM-K presents Backwaters 2006

IIM-K presents Backwaters 2006

Rediff.com20 Jan 2006

The Indian Institute of Management-Kozhikode hosts their annual management and cultural festival, Backwaters 2006.

IIMs can go abroad, if...

IIMs can go abroad, if...

Rediff.com18 Jan 2006

In an apparent softening of his stand, Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh on Wednesday said the prestigious Indian Institutes of Management

Only Ambedkar, Bhagat Singh's photos in Delhi govt offices: Kejriwal

Only Ambedkar, Bhagat Singh's photos in Delhi govt offices: Kejriwal

Rediff.com25 Jan 2022

"The Delhi government will function on the principles of these two freedom fighters," Kejriwal said.

IITs, IIMs face 25% faculty shortage

IITs, IIMs face 25% faculty shortage

Rediff.com2 Dec 2009

The centrally-funded technical Institutions, including IITs and IIMs, are suffering due to about 25 per cent shortage of faculty, the Lok Sabha was told on Wednesday.

Join an IIM. Here's how

Join an IIM. Here's how

Rediff.com29 Sep 2005

Three CAT toppers share their strategies and experiences.

How Madhabi Puri Buch Is Changing Sebi

How Madhabi Puri Buch Is Changing Sebi

Rediff.com20 Jun 2022

Industry players credit Sebi's first woman chairperson with putting special emphasis on cyber security, use of tech and data, areas where Sebi is trying to 'stay ahead of the curve'.

In Sebi's Fire: Vivek & Roopa Kudva

In Sebi's Fire: Vivek & Roopa Kudva

Rediff.com23 Jun 2021

After Chanda and Deepak Kochchar, the Kudvas are the second power couple in the financial world to come under the regulatory glare.

Dad Things Every Indian Will Relate To

Dad Things Every Indian Will Relate To

Rediff.com17 Jun 2022

Most Indian fathers still want their children to study at the IITs and IIMs and draw a six-figure salary.

'Care': The Secret of Good Parenting

'Care': The Secret of Good Parenting

Rediff.com28 Oct 2022

Care comes from a place of 'What is good for my child's development?' Care is a long-term view of the child's flourishing in life. Care is a sacred activity and it begins at home.