QS LEAP now offers free CAT prep for all, will be launched tomorrow in India
Mumbai: There are nearly 3,400 seats available for all 20 Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) where more than two lakh candidates will compete through Common Admission Test (CAT) 2016 to grab the seats. So, 17.1 seats are available for 1,000 candidates. On this backdrop, the coaching institutes are mushrooming for providing CAT preparation materials and […]
Read More →India’s nine most viewed and influential HR Leaders on LinkedIn: LinkedIn Power Profiles 2016
Mumbai: Linkedin is the world’s largest professional network with more than 450 million members. This powerful professional network has announced the linkedIn Power Profiles 2016 list for India that reflects the most viewed and influential Human Resources Professionals on LinkedIn in India for 2016. The list features nine Senior human resources leaders in India: Prabir […]
Read More →Ministry of Skill Development launches #BeSkilledBeIndependent on occasion of Independence Day
New Delhi: The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has launched a special social media campaign #BeSkilledBeIndependent on the occasion of India’s 70th year of independence. On the theme of ‘skills enable independence’, Union Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (I/C) Mr Rajiv Pratap Rudy has shared an inspiring video message. The Ministry of Skill […]
Read More →IIT Bombay celebrates its 54th Convocation and awards record number of PhD degrees
Mumbai: It was a proud moment for Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay). The 54th Convocation of IIT Bombay was held yesterday (13 August 2016) on the campus while 2515 students were awarded the degrees on successful completion of their academic programmes. Dr. Rajendra Singh, Chairman, Tarun Bharat Sangh and winner of Stockholm Water […]
Read More →Tech distractions via smartphones at workplace restricting productivity: CareerBuilder
By Rudra Narayan Sahoo, Chicago/Mumbai: It may be true that personal technology helps workers in many ways. On the other hand, in many cases it is having negative impact on productivity. Tech distractions are emerging as a new spoiler in workplace. Distractions at workplace originating from personal lives/personal technologies such as smart phone, social media […]
Read More →Startup India Rocks, a global startup competition, is touring 20 cities in India
Pune: Startup India Rocks, Scaale’s global startup competition, is progressing across 20 cities in India where companies are competing to get the winner prize, funding, mentors and connection with corporates. Winners of each participating city’s Pitch2CBA will be evaluated by a global jury, providing international exposure to 100+ investors on site. City Tour of Startup […]
Read More →o9 Solutions, a US-based cloud decision management solutions company, takes big moves to expand in India
Bangalore: o9 Solutions, an Indian entrepreneurs-led US-based technological solutions provider, has chalked out an ambitious plan to expand its operations in India by empowering more Indian companies with its innovative Cloud-based Decision Management Solutions for Enterprise Management Processes. Since its operations in India in 2015, this tech company has already signed the contracts with major […]
Read More →India is the second largest market for LinkedIn with 37 million members
Mumbai: India is one of the fastest growing markets for LinkedIn as India retains its spot as the second largest market in member base terms, after the US, and the largest market in APAC. LinkedIn, yesterday (10 August 2016), celebrated crossing the 100-million member mark in the Asia Pacific region (APAC), with its total member […]
Read More →Neeyamo’s Global Payroll System wins yet another accolade – Innovation in HR Technology
Chennai: Neeyamo’s Global Payroll Solution, PayNComp, was declared the winner of the award for exhibiting Innovation in HR Technology by HRO Today at the HRO Today Forum APAC, 2016. The HRO Today Awards ceremony was held at the HRO Today Forum APAC on June 15, 2016 in Singapore. PayNComp, a distinctive product designed and built […]
Read More →Union Cabinet approves Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill 2016 that seeks to increase maternity benefit from 12 weeks to 26 weeks
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi today (10 August 2016), has approved the amendments to the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 by introducing the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 in the Parliament. Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill 2016 seeks to increase Maternity Benefit from 12 weeks to 26 weeks for […]
Read More →TO THE NEW organizes GeekCombat, a hackathon on Smarter India theme
New Delhi: TO THE NEW, a digital technology company, organized GeekCombat, a 2-day hackathon at their Noida office last week. The hackathon was co-sponsored by CarDekho, Daffodil Software and #fame. The theme of hackathon was Smarter India and the platform was served as a collaborative platform to learn and network. The first edition of GeekCombat […]
Read More →TimesJobs rebranding campaign gets further leg up as it launches Career Enhancement Officer (CEO)
Mumbai: Competition and innovation are the latest buzzwords in the very specialized recruitment portal space. With some many players spanning from big giants to startups, the job portal landscape in India has become overcrowded. Here, innovation and technological advancements can only give competitive advantage to job portals. Now, TimesJobs, one of India’s leading job portals, […]
Read More →NHAI collaborates with IIT Kharagpur for research on paneled cement concrete pavements for highways
New Delhi: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with IIT Kharagpur for research project on Laboratory and Field investigations on Paneled Cement Concrete Pavements for Highways. NHAI in collaboration with IIT Kharagpur will promote to develop a technology to construct Panelled Cement Concrete (Pre-fabricated in a small panel size) […]
Read More →Next Big Thing in India: Digital learning market will grow at 30% to $5.7bn by 2020
Bangalore: The next big thing in the Indian education sector is the online professional education market. Big opportunities are emerging in this space as the online professional education market in India is expected to grow at a CAGR of 30% to reach US$5.7bn by 2020. Currently, the online professional education market size in India is […]
Read More →Talentedge partners with Jack Welch Management Institute to launch executive certificate programme on leadership development in India
New Delhi: Talentedge, India’s leading digital Ed-Tech firm, has partnered with the Jack Welch Management Institute (JWMI), one of the fastest-growing online educational institutions in the United States, to offer Executive Certificate Programme in Leadership and Strategic Management to working professionals in India. Through this collaboration, Talentedge and JWMI aim to provide participants an opportunity […]
Read More →Randstad acquires online recruitment giant Monster in an all cash deal
Amsterdam/Mumbai: In a major development in human resources and recruitment services industry, Randstad Holding, a leading human resources services provider, will acquire Monster Worldwide, a global leader in connecting jobs and people. Both the company have today (09 August 2016) announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which Randstad will acquire Monster. As per […]
Read More →Massive recruitment drive by Bank of Maharashtra: 1,315 posts under various positions
Pune: Bank of Maharashtra, one of the leading public sector banks, has 1,896 branches in 29 states. The total business of the bank is Rs 2,50,000 cr. The bank is on recruitment drive now as it has released job advertisements for 1,315 posts for various officers and clerks under multiple positions. The various positions and […]
Read More →Finance Minister calls for Indian Higher Education Institutions to break into world rankings
New Delhi: O. P. Jindal Global University (JGU) held its 5th annual convocation at the Siri Fort Auditorium in Delhi yesterday (08-08-2016). Delivering the convocation address, Finance Minister Mr Arun Jaitley said that though numerically India has large number of higher educational institutions, but none of them emerge in the global ratings. India must now […]
Read More →Northwest Executive Education and University of Chicago Booth School of Business Executive Education launch accelerated development program in India
New Delhi: Northwest Executive Education has partnered with University of Chicago Booth School of Business Executive Education to launch a program for senior executives in the Indian sub-continent, The Chicago Booth Accelerated Development Program India (Chicago Booth ADP – India). This 10-month course offers significant exposure to key business concepts and strategies with three academic […]
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