Decoding key features of INSPIRE fellowship programmes sponsored by Department of Science & Technology
New Delhi: Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE), one of the flagship schemes for nurturing talents in the science and technology field, is sponsored and managed by the Department of Science & Technology (DST). This innovative programme aims at building critical resource pool for strengthening and expanding the Science & Technology system in […]
Read More →UpGrad Learning Week during 13-19 Feb to provide 800 hours of free online learning courses
Mumbai: Ed tech and online major, UpGrad, announced yesterday (09 Feb 2017) the launch of ‘UpGrad Learning Week’ from 13 February – 19 February with an aim to upskill 10,000 professionals via free online courses for this one week only. The company said in a statement that the Rs 25 crore is being spent on […]
Read More →Demand for senior professionals surges in the first month of 2017: TimesJobs RecruiteX
Mumbai: Demand for senior professionals bucks the overall hiring trend in January 2017. Senior professionals saw increased demand in January 2017, even as the overall hiring momentum slowed down by 4% in January 2017. Professionals with over 20 years of experience have been seeing remarkable growth of about 10% since November 2016 reports the latest […]
Read More →There are 978 employment exchanges operating in the country
New Delhi: At present there are 978 employment exchanges are functioning in the country. The government is upgrading these exchanges. The National Career Service (NCS) project has a component of interlinking of employment exchanges and provides part funding of upto Rs 8 lakhs per exchange to States for their upgradation. Mr Bandaru Dattatreya, Minister of […]
Read More →IIT Roorkee invites applications for various PhD programmes for Autumn Semester 2017-18
Roorkee: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, a premier technological institute in India, invited applications from eligible candidates for various PhD programmes for Autumn Semester of the session 2017-18. PhD Programmes are available in all departments/centres including Institute Instrumentation Centre, Centre of Excellence in Transportation Systems, Centre of Excellence in Disaster Mitigation & Management and […]
Read More →Singapore emerges as champion at the Edition of Young Chef Olympiad 2017 held in India
New Delhi: Tham Jiajun Mathew from Sunrice Global Chef Academy, Singapore bagged the third edition of Young Chef Olympiad 2017 (YCO 2017), the largest culinary competition in the world. The competition, which saw participation from over 45 countries, was held in three rounds across Delhi, Bengaluru, Pune and Kolkata from 28 January 2017 to 2 […]
Read More →XLRI announces admission to PGDM programme 2017-20 for Working Executives & Business Owners
Jamshedpur: XLRI – Xavier School of Management announced admission to the Postgraduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) for Working Executives & Business Owners for the batch 2017 to 2020. This Three-Year Part-Time Weekend Program, approved by AICTE, imparts the rigor of a full-time programme through more than 900 hours of class room interactions. With course duration […]
Read More →CSIR –UGC test for JRF and NET will be held on 18 June 2017
New Delhi: The Council of Scientific and Industrial Relation (CSIR) has released official notification for conducting Joint CSIR-UGC Test on Sunday 18 June 2017 (Tentatively). This test aims at selecting candidates for awarding Junior Research Fellowships (JRF) NET and for determining eligibility for appointment of Lecturers (NET) in the subject areas falling under the faculty […]
Read More →FLAME University collaborates with Babson College to build and grow entrepreneurship education
Mumbai: FLAME University, the pioneer of interdisciplinary education in India, partners with Babson College, Massachusetts, United States to build and grow commitment in providing world-class entrepreneurship education. Babson College, a private business school in the United States, is a global authority in entrepreneurship education. It has consistently appeared on the U.S. News & World Report […]
Read More →Now Six FTII PG Diploma courses will be treated as Master’s Degree
New Delhi: In a significant achievement for Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) has granted permission for equating six PG Diploma Programmes of the Institute with Master’s Degree. The Masters equivalence will help a lot to students of FTII who can now leverage this attribute for higher […]
Read More →Waymark partners with CareerGuide.com to provide career guidance to students from North-East India
Kolkata: Waymark, a leading career guidance organization, has joined hands with CareerGuide.com to provide career counselling to the students in North East regions of the country. The company said in a press statement that the vision of the company is to reach out to the students in the region and groom them to become accomplished […]
Read More →Finale of KPIT Sparkle 2017, a design and development innovation contest, will be held during 18-19 Feb in Pune
Pune: KPIT Technologies, a global technology company specializing in IT consulting and product engineering, today announced that the grand finale of KPIT Sparkle 2017—an annual national design and development innovation contest— scheduled on 18 and 19 February 2017, at the Deccan College Ground in Pune. The national challenge has received 1,500 ideas from over 10,500 […]
Read More →SBI releases recruitment notification for 2626 Bank PO posts
Mumbai: Do you have ambition to pursue career in the PSU banks in the officer rank. Bank Probationary Officer post is the entry level positions among officer cadre positions offered to deserving candidates. State Bank of India (SBI), India’s largest Bank, has issued recruitment notification for hiring 2626 candidates under Bank PO positions. The window […]
Read More →Foreign Educational Institutions are not allowed to offer Dual Degree
New Delhi: Currently, there is no law which allows the entry and operation of foreign educational providers to set up their campuses and offer dual degree in India. However, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has notified the UGC (Promotion and Maintenance of Standards of Academic Collaboration between Indian and Foreign Educational Institutions) Regulations 2016, which […]
Read More →Out of 20 IIMs in India, 14 are running without their regular boss
New Delhi: Out of the 20 Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) in India, in 14 IIMs the posts of Directors are vacant. However, the Directors of the mentor IIMs are looking after the seven new IIMs (IIM Amritsar, IIM Sirmaur, IIM Bodh Gaya, IIM Sambalpur, IIM Nagpur, IIM Visakhapatnam and IIM Jammu), till the appointment […]
Read More →Dentsu Aegis Network collaborates with TimesPro to offer Post Graduate Diploma in Digital Marketing
New Delhi: Dentsu Aegis Network, one of India’s leading fully integrated advertising agencies, and Times Centre for Learning Ltd., under its brand TimesPro – an education initiative aimed at revolutionizing professional education, have collaborated to offer a ‘Post Graduate Diploma in Digital Marketing’ in Bengaluru, Mumbai and Delhi. A three-month full-time program focuses on the […]
Read More →Be alert for fake references! HR managers closely watching you
Mumbai: Fake references in the resumes submitted by job seekers appear to be taking heavy toll on the recruitment process. Sometimes, right candidates are unable to land in right position while sometimes recruiters are unable find fit candidates for the jobs. In this context, nearly 20-30% candidates mention fake references in their resumes, state HR […]
Read More →SRJNA inks pact with San Francisco based Tinkering Labs
Jaipur: SRJNA (Elation Edtech Pvt Ltd) has partnered with Tinkering Labs Inc of San Francisco, California of United States to distribute and support top-ranked tinkering kits to educational organizations in India. Elation Edtech will be the exclusive provider of the Tinkering Labs Electric Motors Catalyst, Electric Motors Booster Pack, and other products in India. “I […]
Read More →Four-member team of IIM Bangalore’s EPGP students wins first prize at IIM Lucknow’s entrepreneurship summit
Bengaluru: A four-member team of Executive Post Graduate Programme (EPGP) students, from Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore, has emerged as the winner at IIM Lucknow’s entrepreneurship summit ‘Ventura’. The team from IIM Bangalore beat 165 participating teams from 36 B-schools including IIMs, IITs and ISB, to win the finals of the competition, held from […]
Read More →Department of Science & Technology calls for applications from young scientists for SwarnaJayanti Fellowships 2016-17
New Delhi: The Department of Science & Technology (DST) has invited applications from eligible young scientists for SwarnaJayanti Fellowships 2016-17. The fellowship is open to scientists between 30 to 40 years of age as on December 31, 2016. This fellowship scheme aims at supporting young scientists to pursue research in frontier areas of science and […]
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