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DST has established 100 TBIs in IITs and IIMs; a fellowship program for Entrepreneurs on the card under NIDHI startup drive

By   /  September 6, 2016  /  #Alert, #Top News, Startup News  /  Comments Off on DST has established 100 TBIs in IITs and IIMs; a fellowship program for Entrepreneurs on the card under NIDHI startup drive

New Delhi: The Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, has already established more than 100 Technology Business Incubators (TBIs) in premier academic and R & D institutions including Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and other institutions. Each of these incubator is focused […]

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BW BusinessWorld HR Excellence Awards 2016 on 4 October, invites nominations

By   /  September 6, 2016  /  #Alert, #Top News, HR Guru, HR Zone  /  Comments Off on BW BusinessWorld HR Excellence Awards 2016 on 4 October, invites nominations

Mumbai: BW BusinessWorld now presents its second edition of HR Excellence Awards 2016. The Award ceremony and conference will be held on 4 October 2016 in Mumbai. Now BW BusinessWorld invites nominations from HR Professionals and Business organizations for various categories of the Awards. Maintaining employee engagement, succession planning, talent management, managing redundancies, growth and […]

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A student from Manipal Institute of Technology bags GE Global Innovation Second Prize

By   /  September 6, 2016  /  #Alert, #Top News, Education, Event  /  Comments Off on A student from Manipal Institute of Technology bags GE Global Innovation Second Prize

Bangalore:  Tanusha Goswami, a third year Electronics and Communication student of Manipal Institute of Technology  (Manipal University) won the second prize at the GE contest for global universities called, ‘The Unimpossible Missions: University Edition’ held in April 2016. The global competition received over 575 entries from over 375 institutions and 35 countries. Three winners were […]

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“There is no greater joy than building something from scratch”: BMU New Batch Orientation Programme

By   /  September 6, 2016  /  #Alert, #Top News, Education  /  Comments Off on “There is no greater joy than building something from scratch”: BMU New Batch Orientation Programme

Manesar, Haryana: “There is no greater joy than building something from scratch. Create opportunities and grab opportunities. If you do what you really love, the sky is the limit. Once you figure out what it is you are most interested in, you will make it,” said Mr Deep Kalra, Group CEO, MakeMyTrip at the BML […]

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Exclusive: The World’s Top Twenty Universities ranked by QS World University Rankings 2016-17

By   /  September 6, 2016  /  #Alert, #Top News, Education, Global News  /  Comments Off on Exclusive: The World’s Top Twenty Universities ranked by QS World University Rankings 2016-17

London/Mumbai: The QS World University Rankings 2016-17 edition is released globally today. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is rated as the world’s best university for the fifth consecutive year. While Stanford University features at second rank, Harvard University stands third position globally.  US institutions hold all top-three places for the first time since the inaugural […]

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QS World University Rankings 2016-17: IISC Bangalore slips to 152 while IIT Madras improves position

By   /  September 6, 2016  /  #Alert, #Top News, Career Corner, Education  /  Comments Off on QS World University Rankings 2016-17: IISC Bangalore slips to 152 while IIT Madras improves position

London/Mumbai: The thirteenth edition of the QS World University Rankings, compiled by global higher education think tank QS Quacquarelli Symonds, has today confirmed Indian Institute of Science (IISC) Bangalore remains India’s highest-ranked institution, but drops out of the top 150. It is now ranked 152 compared to 147 last year.  At global levels, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) […]

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346 teachers were presented the National Teachers’ Award-2015 by the President

By   /  September 5, 2016  /  #Alert, #Top News, Education  /  Comments Off on 346 teachers were presented the National Teachers’ Award-2015 by the President

New Delhi: The President of India Mr Pranab Mukherjee presented National Awards to meritorious teachers from across the country at a function held at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi today (September 5, 2016) on the occasion of Teachers’ Day. The President congratulated the distinguished teachers who had been bestowed with the prestigious National Teachers Awards […]

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Asia’s largest B-Plan competition Eureka! 2016 organized by IIT Bombay is back with a bang

By   /  September 5, 2016  /  #Alert, #Top News, Education, Startup News  /  Comments Off on Asia’s largest B-Plan competition Eureka! 2016 organized by IIT Bombay is back with a bang

Mumbai:  Eureka! is an international Business plan competition organized by the Entrepreneurship Cell of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay. Eureka! is Asia’s largest Business Model competition accredited independently by CNN and Thomson Reuters. The competition seeks to provide a platform for potential ideas and early stage start-ups to evaluate their plan in the risk- […]

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Ministry of HRD kickstarts NIRF-India Rankings 2017 process

By   /  September 4, 2016  /  #Alert, #Top News, Education  /  Comments Off on Ministry of HRD kickstarts NIRF-India Rankings 2017 process

New Delhi: The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) has initiated the process for India Rankings 2017, the second edition of this annual exercise. The registration process will start on September 1, 2016 and will end on 30th September 2016, as per the notification of Ministry of Human Resource Development Govt. of India. The notification said […]

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Exclusive: Hyderabad-based HR Services company Husys Consulting will launch IPO on 9 September 2016

By   /  September 4, 2016  /  #Alert, #Top News, HR Zone, Startup News  /  Comments Off on Exclusive: Hyderabad-based HR Services company Husys Consulting will launch IPO on 9 September 2016

By Rudra Narayan Sahoo, Hyderabad:  This year’s September 9th appears to be D-Day for Husys Consulting Ltd, Hyderabad based HR services, HR consulting and HR technology company. Husys Consulting will launch IPO on 9 September 2016 (Friday). Husys is all set to offer its equity to Public through its maiden IPO on National Stock Exchange […]

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DST in association with IIT Bombay-SINE aims to support 500 startups under NIDHI-PRAYAS programme in the next five years

By   /  September 3, 2016  /  #Alert, #Top News, Startup News  /  Comments Off on DST in association with IIT Bombay-SINE aims to support 500 startups under NIDHI-PRAYAS programme in the next five years

Mumbai: The Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, in collaboration with  Indian Institute of Technology Bombay’s Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE), has taken initiatives for converting ideas and innovations (knowledge-based and technology-driven) into successful startups under NIDHI-PRAYAS Program. National Initiative for Developing and Harnessing Innovations (NIDHI) is an umbrella program conceived […]

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Reading and writing skills declining among children: Vice President at Factors of Poor Learning Conf

By   /  September 3, 2016  /  #Alert, #Top News, Education  /  Comments Off on Reading and writing skills declining among children: Vice President at Factors of Poor Learning Conf

New Delhi:  Enrolment in elementary education has increased while there has been a decline in the education outcomes, with abilities in reading, writing and other comprehensive skills deteriorating among children between the ages of 6 and 14. According to the ASER 2014 Report, only a fourth of all children in standard III could read a […]

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Job Fair for Divyangjan will be inaugurated by Social Justice & Empowerment Minister on 7 September 2016

By   /  September 2, 2016  /  #Alert, #Top News, Career Corner, Skill  /  Comments Off on Job Fair for Divyangjan will be inaugurated by Social Justice & Empowerment Minister on 7 September 2016

New Delhi: National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC) is organizing a Job Fair for Divyangjan, dedicated for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) on 7 September 2016 at Vocational Rehabilitation Centre for Handicapped (VRCH), New Delhi.   Mr Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment will inaugurate the Job Fair. The Job Fair for Divyangjan […]

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GATE 2017: Submission of online application has started from 01 September 2016

By   /  September 2, 2016  /  #Alert, #Top News, Education, Global News  /  Comments Off on GATE 2017: Submission of online application has started from 01 September 2016

New Delhi:  GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS) website has opened for enrollment, application filling, application submission from September 1, 2016 (Thursday). As per the notification of GATE 2017, the last date for submission of online application through website is October 4, 2016 (Tuesday) while last date for request for change in the choice of […]

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A total of 241 students receive degrees at 5th Convocation Ceremony of IIT Bhubaneswar

By   /  September 2, 2016  /  #Alert, #Top News, Education  /  Comments Off on A total of 241 students receive degrees at 5th Convocation Ceremony of IIT Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: The 5th Convocation Ceremony of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar was held on 30 August 2016 at its campus.  Prof. Surendra Prasad, Chairman of the National Board of Accreditation and former Director of IIT Delhi was the chief guest and delivered the convocation address. On this ceremonious occasion, 110 B.Tech., 55 M.Tech., 69 […]

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SPJIMR launches a management programme for women aspiring to return to the workforce

By   /  September 2, 2016  /  #Alert, #Top News, Career Corner, Education  /  Comments Off on SPJIMR launches a management programme for women aspiring to return to the workforce

Mumbai:  Amid lower representation of women in the mid and high level managerial positions in the cooperate world, diversity and inclusive policy is losing its shine. To achieve gender-balance mix, qualified women who wish to return to work after a career break needs right support and inspiring work environment. The S P Jain Institute of […]

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Ten million jobs will be created by Blue economy, a sunrise sector: Union Shipping & Transport Minister

By   /  September 1, 2016  /  #Alert, #Top News, Conferences  /  Comments Off on Ten million jobs will be created by Blue economy, a sunrise sector: Union Shipping & Transport Minister

Singapore/New Delhi:  The Union Government’s ambitious Sagarmala program has identified 173 projects entailing huge investment of $60 billion (around Rs 4 lakh crore) by 2020, which will create 10 million of jobs. With a coastline of 7500 km and 1200 island territories, India is and always has been a maritime nation, said Union Shipping & […]

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Exclusive: Quikr launches Dazzlr, a talent discovery platform for film industry professionals and artists

By   /  September 1, 2016  /  #Alert, #Top News, Career Corner, HR Zone  /  Comments Off on Exclusive: Quikr launches Dazzlr, a talent discovery platform for film industry professionals and artists

Bangalore/Mumbai: Quikr, India’s No. 1 cross category classifieds business, today announced the launch of Dazzlr, a talent discovery platform that brings together Actors, Casting Professionals, Directors and Producers. Available on both Android and iOS, Dazzlr is aimed at organizing casting and talent discovery that will address the needs of the film industry in India and […]

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Government provides financial incentives to employers to engage apprentices under National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme

By   /  September 1, 2016  /  #Alert, #Top News, Skill  /  Comments Off on Government provides financial incentives to employers to engage apprentices under National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme

New Delhi: National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme, one of the biggest game changers in the skill landscape in India, has been notified by the Government of India today (01 September 2016). It is for the first time a scheme has been notified to offer financial incentives to employers to engage apprentices.  This move is expected to […]

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Ed-tech is the next big thing in the startup story in India

By   /  September 1, 2016  /  #Alert, #Top News, Education, Startup News  /  Comments Off on Ed-tech is the next big thing in the startup story in India

Mumbai: Ed-tech is an emerging sector in the startup space in India. With more than half of the population in India are below 25 years of age and growing penetration of internet in India, the online education is one of the compelling sectors. As per simplilearn and technopack study, the market size of online professional […]

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