Nearly 2,000 students from the State will enter the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) this year, which is nearly 30 per cent of the 6,000 odd seats, including the new IITs coming up from this year.
The All India first rank in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category was bagged by Rapolu Nikhil Simha while first in the State in the open category is the all India 7th ranker Ch. Dinesh. Both the students belong to Sri Chaitanya institutions. The all India 8th ranker and second in the State M. Praneeth comes from the Chukka Ramaiah institute.
Interestingly, among the 2,000 students likely to get into IITs from the State come from Narayana institutions (1,078 students), Sri Chaitanya institutions (733 students) and Ramaiah institute (118 students). A few other institutes like Delta Educational Academy, FIIT-JEE and Krishna Murthy Academy contributed some students to the total.
Growing awareness among parents and the performance of senior students in the IIT coupled with the craze for IIT education in the State are said to be the reasons for the stupendous performance. Changes in the Intermediate curriculum taking it closer to CBSE syllabus is another reason.
Moreover, during the last two years corporate colleges have designed special curriculum for IIT coaching and that seems to have also contributed to the higher success rate, given the massive increase in number of successful candidates from both Narayana and Sri Chaitanya.
B.S. Rao, Chairman of Sri Chaitanya, agreed that the academic plans and introduction of students to the changing patterns have really helped while P. Narayana of Narayana institutions said if the Intermediate syllabus is further modified, State students could bag 50 per cent of the IIT seats.
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Friday, May 30, 2008
Mumbai boy tops IIT-JEE 2008
Results of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) 2008 for admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology were declared on Friday. Shitikanth from the Bombay zone is the All-India topper in the prestigious examination.
Of the 3,11,258 candidates who appeared in the examination conducted on April 13, 8,652 candidates have been declared qualified to seek admission in the 6,872 seats in IITs at Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Mumbai, Roorkee and some proposed new IITs, Institute of Technology-Banaras Hindu University and Indian School of Mines University, Dhanbad.
“Consequent to the government of India issuing notification for the setting up of eight new IITs in the 11th Plan, admissions to three more new IITs in Punjab, Gujarat and Orissa, other than at Hyderabad, Patna and Rajasthan, for the academic session 2008-09 are likely to be made through JEE-2008,” said an official release.
One of the important features of this year’s result is that reservation for the Other Backward Classes has been implemented and a separate list for such candidates has been declared.
From the Delhi zone, 51, 373 candidates appeared in the exam and 1, 549 qualified for admission. Nikhil Garg has topped the Delhi zone with an All-India sixth rank.
This year 78,159 girls appeared for the JEE 2008 and 840 of them were able to crack it. The number of girl candidates qualifying the exam has increased by 43 per cent since last year.
N. Vasuki from the Madras zone has topped the list of girl candidates, having secured an All-India 14th rank.
This year, 72,116 OBC candidates appeared in JEE, of which 1,134 have qualified.
Of the 28,393 candidates from the Scheduled Castes, 690 have qualified, whereas of the 8,514 examinees from the Scheduled Tribes’ category, 159 have cleared it.
Twenty candidates with certified physical disabilities will be granted admission with relaxed norms.
The examination was conducted at more than 600 centres across the country. For the first time, a JEE centre had been opened outside India at Dubai.
Of the 3,11,258 candidates who appeared in the examination conducted on April 13, 8,652 candidates have been declared qualified to seek admission in the 6,872 seats in IITs at Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Mumbai, Roorkee and some proposed new IITs, Institute of Technology-Banaras Hindu University and Indian School of Mines University, Dhanbad.
“Consequent to the government of India issuing notification for the setting up of eight new IITs in the 11th Plan, admissions to three more new IITs in Punjab, Gujarat and Orissa, other than at Hyderabad, Patna and Rajasthan, for the academic session 2008-09 are likely to be made through JEE-2008,” said an official release.
One of the important features of this year’s result is that reservation for the Other Backward Classes has been implemented and a separate list for such candidates has been declared.
From the Delhi zone, 51, 373 candidates appeared in the exam and 1, 549 qualified for admission. Nikhil Garg has topped the Delhi zone with an All-India sixth rank.
This year 78,159 girls appeared for the JEE 2008 and 840 of them were able to crack it. The number of girl candidates qualifying the exam has increased by 43 per cent since last year.
N. Vasuki from the Madras zone has topped the list of girl candidates, having secured an All-India 14th rank.
This year, 72,116 OBC candidates appeared in JEE, of which 1,134 have qualified.
Of the 28,393 candidates from the Scheduled Castes, 690 have qualified, whereas of the 8,514 examinees from the Scheduled Tribes’ category, 159 have cleared it.
Twenty candidates with certified physical disabilities will be granted admission with relaxed norms.
The examination was conducted at more than 600 centres across the country. For the first time, a JEE centre had been opened outside India at Dubai.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Duke may push talent search
With its three-week summer studies program for Grades 7-10 running successfully at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), Durham-based Duke University is mulling to expand its Talent Identification Programme (TIP) in India.
Through TIP, Duke University identifies academically talented students through centralised tests and offers them challenging and innovative educational programs and conducts research on the nature of such talent.
Launched in 1980 in the US, TIP was recently introduced through its collaboration with IIM-A in India, the only other country to feature the programme. Already a week into the program, which comprises 34 students selected from 13 schools in four cities including Ahmedabad, Delhi, Bangalore and Hyderabad, Duke has already begun evaluating options for expanding TIP in India.
"We are evaluating possibilities of introducing either e-studies or distant learning courses for students belonging to grades 8-12. While the current program is being sponsored by Duke in association with IIM-A, next year we might go for fee-based programs or corporate sponsored programs," said Martha Putallaz, executive director, Duke TIP.
Through e-studies, the university intends to conduct common educational programs for students from different countries like the US and India through video conferencing and online studies.
The university may also go for student exchange programs if need be, added Putallaz. Under the current Summer studies program, students are trained in Java-based video gaming and engineering problem-solving by faculties from Duke University at IIM-A which are derived from the graduate-level curriculum.
Through TIP, Duke University identifies academically talented students through centralised tests and offers them challenging and innovative educational programs and conducts research on the nature of such talent.
Launched in 1980 in the US, TIP was recently introduced through its collaboration with IIM-A in India, the only other country to feature the programme. Already a week into the program, which comprises 34 students selected from 13 schools in four cities including Ahmedabad, Delhi, Bangalore and Hyderabad, Duke has already begun evaluating options for expanding TIP in India.
"We are evaluating possibilities of introducing either e-studies or distant learning courses for students belonging to grades 8-12. While the current program is being sponsored by Duke in association with IIM-A, next year we might go for fee-based programs or corporate sponsored programs," said Martha Putallaz, executive director, Duke TIP.
Through e-studies, the university intends to conduct common educational programs for students from different countries like the US and India through video conferencing and online studies.
The university may also go for student exchange programs if need be, added Putallaz. Under the current Summer studies program, students are trained in Java-based video gaming and engineering problem-solving by faculties from Duke University at IIM-A which are derived from the graduate-level curriculum.
Banaras Hindu University set to get IIT tag
Almost 40 years after it first mooted the idea of getting converted into an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), the Institute of Technology at Banaras Hindu University (IT-BHU), Varanasi, is now ready to don the IIT tag. The Ministry of Human Resource Development as part of the Eleventh Five-Year Plan has allowed IT-BHU to be converted into an IIT.
While IT-BHU is excited about the development, the biggest advantage, it says, will be the financial and social benefits post conversion. Says SN Upadhyay, director, IT-BHU, "The institute will have funding and brand image similar to that of the IITs. It will have financial, academic and administrative autonomy similar to them."
An IIT status is crucial for the institute as it expects to receive more funding from the government from the next academic year. Currently the institute receives about Rs 50 crores per year and will be entitled to a grant of Rs 110 crore per year apart from Rs 30-50 crore towards research funding. The institute is also said to receive funding towards improvement of its infrastructure.
An IIT status will also help the institute attract good number of quality students with better IIT-JEE ranks. Says Upadhyay, "The academic standards of our college have always been at par with the IITs. With this official recognition, we will be able to attract better students and quality faculty too. This in turn will help us attract better companies on campus for placements."
The conversion will take around a year with the government modifying the BHU Act 1915 in Parliament.
While IT-BHU is excited about the development, the biggest advantage, it says, will be the financial and social benefits post conversion. Says SN Upadhyay, director, IT-BHU, "The institute will have funding and brand image similar to that of the IITs. It will have financial, academic and administrative autonomy similar to them."
An IIT status is crucial for the institute as it expects to receive more funding from the government from the next academic year. Currently the institute receives about Rs 50 crores per year and will be entitled to a grant of Rs 110 crore per year apart from Rs 30-50 crore towards research funding. The institute is also said to receive funding towards improvement of its infrastructure.
An IIT status will also help the institute attract good number of quality students with better IIT-JEE ranks. Says Upadhyay, "The academic standards of our college have always been at par with the IITs. With this official recognition, we will be able to attract better students and quality faculty too. This in turn will help us attract better companies on campus for placements."
The conversion will take around a year with the government modifying the BHU Act 1915 in Parliament.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Talent crunch forces India Inc to offer 15% salary hikes
PAYBACK
Top performers in terms of salary increases
(Figures in %)
Sectors 2007 2008
Real estate & infrastructure 28-29 25.0
Telecommunications 17.2 17.6
Oil & gas exploration, energy 19.0 17.5
Hospitality, restaurants 15.4 17.1
Banking & fin services 12.9 16.9
Manufacturing 14.2 14.4
IT-enabled services 11-12 14.0
Despite the slowdown and turmoil in financial markets, private sector employees have received or can look forward to an average salary increase of 15 per cent this year, roughly the same as the year before but lower in real terms because of the inflation rate, which is ruling at 8 per cent.
Still, this is better than most markets – 5.5 per cent in the US and 8 per cent in China, for instance – mainly thanks to the talent crunch and rapid growth in many sectors.
"Given the slowdown, companies are being cautious. Average increases will be 7 to15 per cent though top performers will still get 25 to 30 per cent, '' said K. Sudarshan, managing partner (India) for executive search firm EMA Partners International.
HR firm Hewitt Associates, however, estimates average salaries in India rose 15.2 across sectors for 2008-09 in line with the increases last year (15.1 per cent) and better than the year before (14.4 per cent) despite slowdown in many sectors.
Top performers in terms of salary increases
(Figures in %)
Sectors 2007 2008
Real estate & infrastructure 28-29 25.0
Telecommunications 17.2 17.6
Oil & gas exploration, energy 19.0 17.5
Hospitality, restaurants 15.4 17.1
Banking & fin services 12.9 16.9
Manufacturing 14.2 14.4
IT-enabled services 11-12 14.0
Despite the slowdown and turmoil in financial markets, private sector employees have received or can look forward to an average salary increase of 15 per cent this year, roughly the same as the year before but lower in real terms because of the inflation rate, which is ruling at 8 per cent.
Still, this is better than most markets – 5.5 per cent in the US and 8 per cent in China, for instance – mainly thanks to the talent crunch and rapid growth in many sectors.
"Given the slowdown, companies are being cautious. Average increases will be 7 to15 per cent though top performers will still get 25 to 30 per cent, '' said K. Sudarshan, managing partner (India) for executive search firm EMA Partners International.
HR firm Hewitt Associates, however, estimates average salaries in India rose 15.2 across sectors for 2008-09 in line with the increases last year (15.1 per cent) and better than the year before (14.4 per cent) despite slowdown in many sectors.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Firms increase role on B - School campus
Companies come up with new ways to increase their involvement in B-schools to make sure they are able to interact first-hand with potential employees.
Gone are the days when corporate involvement in management schools was restricted to providing internships, and sponsoring cultural festivals and research chairs.
The race to hire the best students during final placements is leading more companies to get into major collaborations with educational institutions. Be it setting up news terminals on the campus, opening research wings or developing joint education programmes, companies are more than eager to contribute funds for industry-academia partnerships.
Leading the pack is Citi Group which has decided to commit around Rs 6.3 crore to the Indian School of Business (ISB) Hyderabad to promote financial inclusion for small investors and enterprises.
Citi Foundation will provide the grant to ISB's Centre for Analytical Finance (CAF) over a period of three years. CAF will undertake projects on a range of subjects in the financial domain and formulate recommendations to support regulators, practitioners, academics and other opinion leaders to implement financial development in the country.
"With this research programme, our longstanding relationship with ISB will be further strengthened. CAF is uniquely positioned to undertake this project as it has prior experience of doing quality work in this and other related areas," said Sanjay Nayar, CEO Citi India.
The rationale behind the corporate world's eagerness to partner with management schools is simple. Along with first-hand interaction with students, who could be potential employees, the companies can also access research data compiled by institute faculty members and students.
BS Sahay, director, IMT Ghaziabad, said: "These collaborations are part of research, training and consultancy. IMT has collaborations with companies in the private and public sector including Hankel, Transport Corporation of India, Moser Bear, HPCL and ONGC. Our forte is to create, impart and disseminate knowledge through applied research, which can be directly used by not just the company, but also the particular industry."
JP Morgan, which hires a significant number of students each year from Indian campuses, became the first company to sponsor a news terminal for an educational institute. This was in the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A).
The terminal provides real time and historical data for about five million securities covering equities, bonds, currencies, derivatives and commodities from around the world to help students prepare term papers, assignments and project courses.
Larry O'Donnell, chief, human resources India, JP Morgan, said that this was part of the company's endeavour to create a partnership early and not just during recruitment.
The company has hired students from the IIMs at Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Calcutta as well as other top institutes like XLRI Jamshedpur. The firm is looking at sponsoring lecture series, internship programmes and other activities for institutes in India.
SAP has decided to support IIM Bangalore's Centre for Enterprise Resource Planning, where IIM-B's faculty would collaborate with SAP in the creation, sharing and dissemination of knowledge. SAP and IIM-B's plan includes conducting industry-specific national and international conferences, workshops, and roundtable discussions. Special focus will be given to working with government (Central, State and Local) ministries and departments in the field of e-governance.
Microsoft India has been organising a competition called the ‘Imagine Cup' for students across Indian campuses to come out with innovative technologies. At the end of the event, the company looks at promising students for recruitment and is also open to funding feasible innovations from students. Likewise, Sun Microsystems has collaborated with Gujarat-based Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DAIICT) to form a club, which aims at promoting Sun's technologies in the campus.
Companies like Reliance, NIIT and Accenture among others have launched online education programmes with top management schools like Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI) Jamshedpur, IIM-A, IIM-C and ISB.
Gone are the days when corporate involvement in management schools was restricted to providing internships, and sponsoring cultural festivals and research chairs.
The race to hire the best students during final placements is leading more companies to get into major collaborations with educational institutions. Be it setting up news terminals on the campus, opening research wings or developing joint education programmes, companies are more than eager to contribute funds for industry-academia partnerships.
Leading the pack is Citi Group which has decided to commit around Rs 6.3 crore to the Indian School of Business (ISB) Hyderabad to promote financial inclusion for small investors and enterprises.
Citi Foundation will provide the grant to ISB's Centre for Analytical Finance (CAF) over a period of three years. CAF will undertake projects on a range of subjects in the financial domain and formulate recommendations to support regulators, practitioners, academics and other opinion leaders to implement financial development in the country.
"With this research programme, our longstanding relationship with ISB will be further strengthened. CAF is uniquely positioned to undertake this project as it has prior experience of doing quality work in this and other related areas," said Sanjay Nayar, CEO Citi India.
The rationale behind the corporate world's eagerness to partner with management schools is simple. Along with first-hand interaction with students, who could be potential employees, the companies can also access research data compiled by institute faculty members and students.
BS Sahay, director, IMT Ghaziabad, said: "These collaborations are part of research, training and consultancy. IMT has collaborations with companies in the private and public sector including Hankel, Transport Corporation of India, Moser Bear, HPCL and ONGC. Our forte is to create, impart and disseminate knowledge through applied research, which can be directly used by not just the company, but also the particular industry."
JP Morgan, which hires a significant number of students each year from Indian campuses, became the first company to sponsor a news terminal for an educational institute. This was in the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A).
The terminal provides real time and historical data for about five million securities covering equities, bonds, currencies, derivatives and commodities from around the world to help students prepare term papers, assignments and project courses.
Larry O'Donnell, chief, human resources India, JP Morgan, said that this was part of the company's endeavour to create a partnership early and not just during recruitment.
The company has hired students from the IIMs at Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Calcutta as well as other top institutes like XLRI Jamshedpur. The firm is looking at sponsoring lecture series, internship programmes and other activities for institutes in India.
SAP has decided to support IIM Bangalore's Centre for Enterprise Resource Planning, where IIM-B's faculty would collaborate with SAP in the creation, sharing and dissemination of knowledge. SAP and IIM-B's plan includes conducting industry-specific national and international conferences, workshops, and roundtable discussions. Special focus will be given to working with government (Central, State and Local) ministries and departments in the field of e-governance.
Microsoft India has been organising a competition called the ‘Imagine Cup' for students across Indian campuses to come out with innovative technologies. At the end of the event, the company looks at promising students for recruitment and is also open to funding feasible innovations from students. Likewise, Sun Microsystems has collaborated with Gujarat-based Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DAIICT) to form a club, which aims at promoting Sun's technologies in the campus.
Companies like Reliance, NIIT and Accenture among others have launched online education programmes with top management schools like Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI) Jamshedpur, IIM-A, IIM-C and ISB.
It`s about execution WHAT THEY DON'T TEACH YOU AT B-SCHOOL
Let me start with what I did learn at B-school. The most important were the financial tools. As an entrepreneur, understanding finance is extremely important as it impacts everything around us.
Second, it taught me how to think as a business person — in B-school you are exposed to so many case studies, profit and loss statements, balance sheets and strategic decisions based on that information, that you automatically start thinking of everything around you as a business.
Another important lesson is that on valuations. Sure, MBAs are theoretical at times — but it is in theory that you develop a deep understanding of the subject.
What you don't learn is equally important. As a business leader, building, motivating and carrying a team are many a times most important. This includes identifying talent, attracting talent and getting the most out of people.
The real world also involves making quick decisions based on imperfect data and you have to develop and trust your instinct. When you sit in an MBA class and analyse case studies of companies that have revenues that run into several hundred million dollars, you tend to get comfortable with those number and underestimate the value of good execution — thinking and discussing strategy is easy — the real challenging part is the execution.
Add to that the risk factor. How does risk impact decisions versus purely imaginary risk? In the real world, you develop instincts for this and you carve out your way of doing things which works for you. This cannot be taught in business school, but what can be created is a simulation of a more realistic decision-making environment.
Also, I think business schools need to move beyond the data-intensive paper case studies to visual cases through videos and interviews describing the situations more vividly and realistically.
For an entrepreneur, it is all about the idea and good execution — B-schools should try and add skills in their students through some practical experiences and lessons in superior execution and in establishing methodologies on identifying ideas that can provide value to customers and hence make a business successful.
Second, it taught me how to think as a business person — in B-school you are exposed to so many case studies, profit and loss statements, balance sheets and strategic decisions based on that information, that you automatically start thinking of everything around you as a business.
Another important lesson is that on valuations. Sure, MBAs are theoretical at times — but it is in theory that you develop a deep understanding of the subject.
What you don't learn is equally important. As a business leader, building, motivating and carrying a team are many a times most important. This includes identifying talent, attracting talent and getting the most out of people.
The real world also involves making quick decisions based on imperfect data and you have to develop and trust your instinct. When you sit in an MBA class and analyse case studies of companies that have revenues that run into several hundred million dollars, you tend to get comfortable with those number and underestimate the value of good execution — thinking and discussing strategy is easy — the real challenging part is the execution.
Add to that the risk factor. How does risk impact decisions versus purely imaginary risk? In the real world, you develop instincts for this and you carve out your way of doing things which works for you. This cannot be taught in business school, but what can be created is a simulation of a more realistic decision-making environment.
Also, I think business schools need to move beyond the data-intensive paper case studies to visual cases through videos and interviews describing the situations more vividly and realistically.
For an entrepreneur, it is all about the idea and good execution — B-schools should try and add skills in their students through some practical experiences and lessons in superior execution and in establishing methodologies on identifying ideas that can provide value to customers and hence make a business successful.
Monday, May 19, 2008
Singapore: An emerging destination for Indian students
ing to position itself as the destination of choice for Indian students. The country wants Indian students to enrol in its institutes, from the higher secondary or the junior college level onwards.
Singapore is basing its pitch on its geographical proximity to India, professional education that provides excellent job opportunities, the business and trade environment of Singapore and its cosmopolitan culture.
The government of Singapore is promoting its various higher secondary colleges and institutions across Indian metros and other large cities. Over three years, the number of Indian students opting for studies in Singapore has surged. One of the reasons has been that more Indian families have been settling in Singapore.
A delegation of Singapore-based educational institutions visited India's educational hub Pune, recently. The group interacted with schools, colleges and a large number of students to promote Singapore as an education hub.
Singapore is basing its pitch on its geographical proximity to India, professional education that provides excellent job opportunities, the business and trade environment of Singapore and its cosmopolitan culture.
The government of Singapore is promoting its various higher secondary colleges and institutions across Indian metros and other large cities. Over three years, the number of Indian students opting for studies in Singapore has surged. One of the reasons has been that more Indian families have been settling in Singapore.
A delegation of Singapore-based educational institutions visited India's educational hub Pune, recently. The group interacted with schools, colleges and a large number of students to promote Singapore as an education hub.
Canada relaxes work permit rules
For students aspiring to take up post graduate studies at Canada and getting a work permit subsequently, there is good news. International students will now be able to obtain an open work permit under the Post-Graduation Work Permit Programme, with no restrictions on the type of employment and no requirement for a job offer.
The duration of the work permit has also been extended to three years across the country. Earlier, the programme allowed international students to work either for a year or for two years, depending on location. The move comes as major incentive for Indian students, especially those who have started looking beyond the UK, US and Australia for education.
A spokesperson for the Canadian High Commission said that 5,700 Indian students were studying in Canada till last year.
"The increased flexibility offered by the expanded programme will benefit graduates and employers. It will help international students get important work experience while responding to Canada's labour market needs," said the spokesperson.
The duration of the work permit has also been extended to three years across the country. Earlier, the programme allowed international students to work either for a year or for two years, depending on location. The move comes as major incentive for Indian students, especially those who have started looking beyond the UK, US and Australia for education.
A spokesperson for the Canadian High Commission said that 5,700 Indian students were studying in Canada till last year.
"The increased flexibility offered by the expanded programme will benefit graduates and employers. It will help international students get important work experience while responding to Canada's labour market needs," said the spokesperson.
Friday, May 16, 2008
IIM-C Interviews held, results put on hold
The Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta conducted interviews for Other Backward Class (OBC) category students as scheduled on Thursday but decided to hold the results in abeyance.
This follows the stay granted by the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday on the memorandum issued by the Union Human Resource Development Ministry according reservation to IIM aspirants belonging to the OBC segment in the postgraduate courses in the central institutes of higher learning.
Chairman of admissions in the institute, Subrata Mitra, said 20 interviews were conducted during the first-half of the day at the Joka Campus.
The candidates were told to sign an undertaking which said they understood the backdrop in which the interviews were taking place and that the entire process may become null and void depending on the apex court’s ruling and the subsequent instructions from the Ministry.
Mr. Mitra said all the IIMs have been in touch with one another and had decided to evolve their own process of conducting the admission process this year, in view of the exceptional situation that had arisen after the HRD memorandum.
On fears of legal hurdles delaying this year’s admissions, he said the academic calendar of the IIMs were fixed and he hoped that the classes would commence from mid-June as scheduled.
This follows the stay granted by the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday on the memorandum issued by the Union Human Resource Development Ministry according reservation to IIM aspirants belonging to the OBC segment in the postgraduate courses in the central institutes of higher learning.
Chairman of admissions in the institute, Subrata Mitra, said 20 interviews were conducted during the first-half of the day at the Joka Campus.
The candidates were told to sign an undertaking which said they understood the backdrop in which the interviews were taking place and that the entire process may become null and void depending on the apex court’s ruling and the subsequent instructions from the Ministry.
Mr. Mitra said all the IIMs have been in touch with one another and had decided to evolve their own process of conducting the admission process this year, in view of the exceptional situation that had arisen after the HRD memorandum.
On fears of legal hurdles delaying this year’s admissions, he said the academic calendar of the IIMs were fixed and he hoped that the classes would commence from mid-June as scheduled.
OBC quota: SC clears roadblocks for admissions in PG courses
Roadblocks for admission of OBC candidates in post-graduate courses including in IIMs and IITs were on Friday cleared by the Supreme Court which lifted the Calcutta High Court order staying implementation of the 27 per cent quota for them in Central educational institutions.
The apex court described the High Court's ex-parte interim order as "strange" and said "no court can sit over its judgement".
"We cannot allow Calcutta High Court order to operate," a Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan said and emphasised that "where is the question of stay when the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act, 2006 has been upheld".
"Can the Calcutta High Court sit over the order of the Supreme Court," the Bench, also comprising Justices H K Sema and P P Naolekar, said after Solicitor General G E Vahanvati questioned the legality of the High Court order which was delivered without taking into account that the quota law was upheld by the apex court on April 10.
However, it said admissions will be provisional subject to the final outcome in the matter before it as those opposing the government memorandum for implementation of the quota in post-graduate courses have contended that the majority verdict of five-judge bench has set a benchmark that a graduate cannot be considered educationally backward.
The court stayed all proceedings relating to OBC quota that are pending in the High Courts of Delhi, Calcutta and Bombay and issued notices to those petitioners, including Delhi-based Youth for Equality, on the Centre's petition seeking transfer of those matters to the apex court.
The apex court described the High Court's ex-parte interim order as "strange" and said "no court can sit over its judgement".
"We cannot allow Calcutta High Court order to operate," a Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan said and emphasised that "where is the question of stay when the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act, 2006 has been upheld".
"Can the Calcutta High Court sit over the order of the Supreme Court," the Bench, also comprising Justices H K Sema and P P Naolekar, said after Solicitor General G E Vahanvati questioned the legality of the High Court order which was delivered without taking into account that the quota law was upheld by the apex court on April 10.
However, it said admissions will be provisional subject to the final outcome in the matter before it as those opposing the government memorandum for implementation of the quota in post-graduate courses have contended that the majority verdict of five-judge bench has set a benchmark that a graduate cannot be considered educationally backward.
The court stayed all proceedings relating to OBC quota that are pending in the High Courts of Delhi, Calcutta and Bombay and issued notices to those petitioners, including Delhi-based Youth for Equality, on the Centre's petition seeking transfer of those matters to the apex court.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Science and Engg Board to promote research
In an effort to boost basic scientific research, the Government today decided to set up a Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB).
The Board will seek to enhance the level of basic research and also impart necessary autonomy, flexibility and speed in shaping research and delivery of funds to researchers.
This was decided at a meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Briefing reporters, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said the Board will be a high-level empowered body with necessary administrative and financial autonomy chaired by Secretary of Department of Science and Technology.
The Board can sanction individual projects up to Rs 75 crore with the approval of the Ministry of Science and Technology. He said that on policy matters, the Board will receive necessary guidance from an Oversight Committee chaired by a scientist of international repute.
The need for having such a body was felt in view of rapid changes in the basic scientific research at the global level with increasing competition every day, he said.
A Science and Engineering Research Bill will be introduced in Parliament and the Board will be constituted under the Act, he said.
The Cabinet also approved a Planning Commission proposal to set up a Coodinated Mechanism for skill development encompassing different public and private initiatives, Chidambaram said.
He said while the ministries and various departments would continue to be responsible for the skill development programmes under them, the National Skill Development Corporation will take care of the skill development in the private sector.
The Finance Minister said coordinated action would aim at creating a pool of skilled personnel in appropriate numbers with adequate skills in line with the employment requirements across the country.
The Board will seek to enhance the level of basic research and also impart necessary autonomy, flexibility and speed in shaping research and delivery of funds to researchers.
This was decided at a meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Briefing reporters, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said the Board will be a high-level empowered body with necessary administrative and financial autonomy chaired by Secretary of Department of Science and Technology.
The Board can sanction individual projects up to Rs 75 crore with the approval of the Ministry of Science and Technology. He said that on policy matters, the Board will receive necessary guidance from an Oversight Committee chaired by a scientist of international repute.
The need for having such a body was felt in view of rapid changes in the basic scientific research at the global level with increasing competition every day, he said.
A Science and Engineering Research Bill will be introduced in Parliament and the Board will be constituted under the Act, he said.
The Cabinet also approved a Planning Commission proposal to set up a Coodinated Mechanism for skill development encompassing different public and private initiatives, Chidambaram said.
He said while the ministries and various departments would continue to be responsible for the skill development programmes under them, the National Skill Development Corporation will take care of the skill development in the private sector.
The Finance Minister said coordinated action would aim at creating a pool of skilled personnel in appropriate numbers with adequate skills in line with the employment requirements across the country.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
IIMC interviews stayed
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday stayed a memorandum by the Union Human Resource Development Ministry granting reservation for candidates belonging to the other backward classes (OBC) in postgraduate courses in Central institutions of higher learning.
The court also restrained the holding of interviews of OBC candidates for admission to the postgraduate courses in the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIMC) scheduled for Thursday.
Justice Maharaj Sinha, in an interim order, granted the stay following a petition by Sayan Guha, a candidate of the general category, challenging the HRD Ministry’s office memorandum as well as the interview called by the IIM-C. The matter will be taken up for hearing on June 9. The IIM-C had scheduled the special interview of OBC candidates pursuant to the Ministry’s memorandum.
Mr Guha’s counsel submitted before the court that the HRD Ministry’s office memorandum and subsequent reservation clause were in violation of the April 10 Supreme Court order on reservation for OBC candidates that had also set a yardstick for such quotas in Central higher educational institutions.
They submitted that while the apex court had observed that graduates would not be considered for reservation in the postgraduate courses, the HRD Ministry had violated the order and issued an office memorandum to the effect that OBC students would get reservation in postgraduate courses.
The court also restrained the holding of interviews of OBC candidates for admission to the postgraduate courses in the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIMC) scheduled for Thursday.
Justice Maharaj Sinha, in an interim order, granted the stay following a petition by Sayan Guha, a candidate of the general category, challenging the HRD Ministry’s office memorandum as well as the interview called by the IIM-C. The matter will be taken up for hearing on June 9. The IIM-C had scheduled the special interview of OBC candidates pursuant to the Ministry’s memorandum.
Mr Guha’s counsel submitted before the court that the HRD Ministry’s office memorandum and subsequent reservation clause were in violation of the April 10 Supreme Court order on reservation for OBC candidates that had also set a yardstick for such quotas in Central higher educational institutions.
They submitted that while the apex court had observed that graduates would not be considered for reservation in the postgraduate courses, the HRD Ministry had violated the order and issued an office memorandum to the effect that OBC students would get reservation in postgraduate courses.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
VCs, IIT heads to brief Arjun on quota
Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh has called a meeting of the heads of all Central educational institutions here for Wednesday to discuss their preparedness for implementing reservation for the Other Backward Classes from the coming academic year.
Vice-Chancellors of all Central universities and directors of the Indian Institutes of Technology and the Indian Institutes of Management are expected to attend.
The heads of the institutions will brief the Minister on their plans for the first year, including the increase in seats to factor in OBC reservation and an equal number of general category students, faculty availability and an assessment of additional funds required.
As per the Ministry’s directive — issued on April 20 in the wake of the Supreme Court order upholding the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act, 2006 — every institution can plan its own schedule provided 27 per cent reservation for the OBCs is in place within three years and there is no reduction in the share of general category seats.
Also, the institutions can fix the reservation criteria in keeping with their standards, but the cut-off should be such that a sufficient number of eligible OBC candidates are available as per “the directions/observations of the court in this regard.”
Vice-Chancellors of all Central universities and directors of the Indian Institutes of Technology and the Indian Institutes of Management are expected to attend.
The heads of the institutions will brief the Minister on their plans for the first year, including the increase in seats to factor in OBC reservation and an equal number of general category students, faculty availability and an assessment of additional funds required.
As per the Ministry’s directive — issued on April 20 in the wake of the Supreme Court order upholding the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act, 2006 — every institution can plan its own schedule provided 27 per cent reservation for the OBCs is in place within three years and there is no reduction in the share of general category seats.
Also, the institutions can fix the reservation criteria in keeping with their standards, but the cut-off should be such that a sufficient number of eligible OBC candidates are available as per “the directions/observations of the court in this regard.”
Monday, May 12, 2008
IBM and ISB enter into research partnership
IBM India and the Indian School of Business (ISB) announced the signing of Open Collaborative Research agreement in Asia aimed at improving the competitiveness of the services sector in the region.
This research will support companies to redesign their project management structure, reduce attrition, and also help the high performance groups to move up the value chain. The research to be led by the Centre for Global Logistics and Manufacturing Strategies at the ISB and the Indian Research laboratory at IBM India, will focus on Indian companies to begin with and later extend to Asian companies.
This research will support companies to redesign their project management structure, reduce attrition, and also help the high performance groups to move up the value chain. The research to be led by the Centre for Global Logistics and Manufacturing Strategies at the ISB and the Indian Research laboratory at IBM India, will focus on Indian companies to begin with and later extend to Asian companies.
Thursday, May 8, 2008
IIM-B earmarks Rs 1.5 crore for poor students
The Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIM-B) has set aside a sum of Rs 1.5 crore for assistance to the students who are facing difficulty in getting admitted into the institute this year.
In the academic year 2007-08, IIM-B had disbursed Rs 91 lakh towards assistance for the needy students. "Keeping in mind the increase in fees for the entering batch, the amount budgeted for financial aid this year has been revised to Rs 1.5 crore," it said in a statement.
The financial assistance by IIM-B is in addition to bank loans that the students can also avail of. "The objective of IIM-B's financial aid policy is to ensure that no student is deprived of education at the institute for financial reasons," it added.
The eligibility criteria to avail of financial assistance in the ongoing year has been revised to include those students with an annual household income of Rs 3,00,000 (from previous year's Rs 2,00,000).
A student seeking this assistance needs to fill in a form detailing information like annual household income, savings, assets, and outstanding loans.
The quantum of the financial assistance to be awarded to a candidate is decided based on his/her financial needs, which is determined during an interview with a panel comprising two faculty members.
In case a student is facing difficulty in making the initial payment to secure admission, he/she can send the application ahead of time, according to IIM-B.
Banks including SBI, SBM, Andhra Bank, and Allahabad Bank also provide loans to students for getting admission into IIM-B.
In the academic year 2007-08, IIM-B had disbursed Rs 91 lakh towards assistance for the needy students. "Keeping in mind the increase in fees for the entering batch, the amount budgeted for financial aid this year has been revised to Rs 1.5 crore," it said in a statement.
The financial assistance by IIM-B is in addition to bank loans that the students can also avail of. "The objective of IIM-B's financial aid policy is to ensure that no student is deprived of education at the institute for financial reasons," it added.
The eligibility criteria to avail of financial assistance in the ongoing year has been revised to include those students with an annual household income of Rs 3,00,000 (from previous year's Rs 2,00,000).
A student seeking this assistance needs to fill in a form detailing information like annual household income, savings, assets, and outstanding loans.
The quantum of the financial assistance to be awarded to a candidate is decided based on his/her financial needs, which is determined during an interview with a panel comprising two faculty members.
In case a student is facing difficulty in making the initial payment to secure admission, he/she can send the application ahead of time, according to IIM-B.
Banks including SBI, SBM, Andhra Bank, and Allahabad Bank also provide loans to students for getting admission into IIM-B.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Top IIM-A case studies to go online, bear a price tag
They have shaped careers and reformed businesses. Now, the tomes of traditional wisdom are out for everyone, albeit with a tag. Case studies, an important ingredient of the curriculum of the post-graduate management programme (PGPM) of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A), will serve as a new source of income for the institute.
Accumulated over four decades of the existence of the institute, these case studies will be put up for sale to other B-schools, corporates and individuals, on the lines of Harvard Business School (HBS) where they are not just another pedagogical tool but also an important source of revenue.
The institute has collected over 2,500 case studies over all these years, written either by the faculty members or sourced from top global B-schools. They contribute to more than 60% of PGPM curriculum at IIM-A. To begin with, the institute will put up 300 most popular case studies online, each bearing different price tag for different categories of customers. The institute is in the process of ascertaining the price.
“Our curriculum, based on the model of Harvard B-School, banks heavily on case studies. More than 60% of PGPM syllabus constitutes of case studies, on the lines of global B-schools like Harvard, London Business School and University of Texas at Austin, etc,” said IIM-A faculty Arvind Sahay.
Accumulated over four decades of the existence of the institute, these case studies will be put up for sale to other B-schools, corporates and individuals, on the lines of Harvard Business School (HBS) where they are not just another pedagogical tool but also an important source of revenue.
The institute has collected over 2,500 case studies over all these years, written either by the faculty members or sourced from top global B-schools. They contribute to more than 60% of PGPM curriculum at IIM-A. To begin with, the institute will put up 300 most popular case studies online, each bearing different price tag for different categories of customers. The institute is in the process of ascertaining the price.
“Our curriculum, based on the model of Harvard B-School, banks heavily on case studies. More than 60% of PGPM syllabus constitutes of case studies, on the lines of global B-schools like Harvard, London Business School and University of Texas at Austin, etc,” said IIM-A faculty Arvind Sahay.
Nuts and bolts WHAT THEY DON`T TEACH YOU AT B-SCHOOL
Most of us step out of B-school with a spirit to conquer the world. As a fresh graduate, the only thing on my mind was to outshine my compatriots. B-schools teach you to be focused and fiercely competitive, but organisations don't need people who are forever aggressive.
Successful managers don't think just about their own success, but also that of the organisation. A high degree of "interdependence" among employees thus becomes imperative. We often see those successful at their jobs help others succeed without factoring in "what's in it for me".
Businesses are built and grown on well thought out partnerships. A friend once said "the world is small, round and, to top it all, it revolves". This means that a professional needs to build bridges and ensure two-way communication — be it within the organisation, with service providers or suppliers, or even competition.
Efficient managers are those who can get the right work out of people, keep them happy, motivate them consistently, and help them whenever it is required. Such inter-personal skills cannot be taught in a classroom. They can only be learnt on the job.
Case studies analysed at B-schools hardly take into account the human angle. In a case study, it is assumed that every one listens to you, but in an organisation, you may have to live with decisions which cannot be contradicted. Taking cognisance of such forces is not taught at B-school.
Any problem can be solved in a case study because of well-laid-out concepts and situations. But in real life, we may be exposed to blank situations which are open-ended, and where nothing is defined. What works is not the technical or analytical skills, but simple nuts and bolts stuff.
Successful managers don't think just about their own success, but also that of the organisation. A high degree of "interdependence" among employees thus becomes imperative. We often see those successful at their jobs help others succeed without factoring in "what's in it for me".
Businesses are built and grown on well thought out partnerships. A friend once said "the world is small, round and, to top it all, it revolves". This means that a professional needs to build bridges and ensure two-way communication — be it within the organisation, with service providers or suppliers, or even competition.
Efficient managers are those who can get the right work out of people, keep them happy, motivate them consistently, and help them whenever it is required. Such inter-personal skills cannot be taught in a classroom. They can only be learnt on the job.
Case studies analysed at B-schools hardly take into account the human angle. In a case study, it is assumed that every one listens to you, but in an organisation, you may have to live with decisions which cannot be contradicted. Taking cognisance of such forces is not taught at B-school.
Any problem can be solved in a case study because of well-laid-out concepts and situations. But in real life, we may be exposed to blank situations which are open-ended, and where nothing is defined. What works is not the technical or analytical skills, but simple nuts and bolts stuff.
Monday, May 5, 2008
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode Criteria for short listing for admissions 2008
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
Criteria for short listing for admissions 2008
Section-I Section-II Section-III Total
General (percentile) 92 92 92 98
OBC 75 75 75 90
SC 60 60 60 80
ST 50 50 50 70
PWD1 50 50 50 70
PWD2 10 10 10 15
PWD3 60 60 60 80
Note: Based on cut off given above, candidates are short listed in the first stage. In the second
stage a weight of 90 % is given to CAT percentage and 10% weight for work experience. Then
from the total of both weight of CAT and weight of work experience, candidates are ranked and
called for GDPI as under:
GENERAL 1246
OBC 254
SC 289
ST 155
PWD1 19
PWD2 13
PWD3 19
Total 1995
Criteria for short listing for admissions 2008
Section-I Section-II Section-III Total
General (percentile) 92 92 92 98
OBC 75 75 75 90
SC 60 60 60 80
ST 50 50 50 70
PWD1 50 50 50 70
PWD2 10 10 10 15
PWD3 60 60 60 80
Note: Based on cut off given above, candidates are short listed in the first stage. In the second
stage a weight of 90 % is given to CAT percentage and 10% weight for work experience. Then
from the total of both weight of CAT and weight of work experience, candidates are ranked and
called for GDPI as under:
GENERAL 1246
OBC 254
SC 289
ST 155
PWD1 19
PWD2 13
PWD3 19
Total 1995
IIMC Cut-offs GD and PI
CATEGORY SECTION 1 SECTION 2 SECTION 3 TOTAL
% Score Percentile % Score Percentile % Score Percentile % Score Percentile
Score Score Score Score
OPEN 31.00 95.02 46.88 95.07 27.00 94.70 38.00 98.96
SC 20.00 85.27 23.96 65.69 11.00 66.10 21.00 85.12
ST 20.00 85.27 20.00 58.65 10.00 62.02 19.32 81.85
PWD 20.00 85.27 20.00 58.65 10.00 62.02 17.97 78.83
OBC 24.00 89.85 39.58 89.53 22.00 89.80 35.00 98.14
% Score Percentile % Score Percentile % Score Percentile % Score Percentile
Score Score Score Score
OPEN 31.00 95.02 46.88 95.07 27.00 94.70 38.00 98.96
SC 20.00 85.27 23.96 65.69 11.00 66.10 21.00 85.12
ST 20.00 85.27 20.00 58.65 10.00 62.02 19.32 81.85
PWD 20.00 85.27 20.00 58.65 10.00 62.02 17.97 78.83
OBC 24.00 89.85 39.58 89.53 22.00 89.80 35.00 98.14
Test Registration Number of 80 Waitlisted Candidates for PGP 2008-10 at IIMB
CAT Test Registration Number of the 80 candidates who have been waitlisted by IIMB - 50 in general
category, 16 in SC category, 7 in ST category and 7 in PWD category. Waitlisted candidates can check
their waitlist status with waitlist rank in their category on the admissions page of the IIMB website.
These candidates have also been couriered letters on May 1, 2008 stating their waitlist rank.
CAT TR_NO 5290250 8110565
4110101 5430289 8130182
4510880 5430322 8130617
4530946 5440662 8131110
4540227 5460033 8140742
4550300 5470920 8170615
4551140 5471385 9260068
4570106 5510965 9260900
4610121 5520392 9350716
4620282 5660171 9381054
4661558 5660581 9420147
4661931 5780169 9650026
4673843 5800008 9650084
5110013 5800048
5110937 6130938
5111801 6131052
5120403 6150273
5121536 6271925
5130065 6281413
5130786 6420394
5160086 6540774
5180951 6550705
5190529 6620985
5191097 6630242
5200501 6630344
5200892 6680085
5240562 6740548
5240809 6750080
5240914 6751825
5241201 6760330
5250157 7151186
5250409 7220159
5260374 7470644
5280082 8110546
category, 16 in SC category, 7 in ST category and 7 in PWD category. Waitlisted candidates can check
their waitlist status with waitlist rank in their category on the admissions page of the IIMB website.
These candidates have also been couriered letters on May 1, 2008 stating their waitlist rank.
CAT TR_NO 5290250 8110565
4110101 5430289 8130182
4510880 5430322 8130617
4530946 5440662 8131110
4540227 5460033 8140742
4550300 5470920 8170615
4551140 5471385 9260068
4570106 5510965 9260900
4610121 5520392 9350716
4620282 5660171 9381054
4661558 5660581 9420147
4661931 5780169 9650026
4673843 5800008 9650084
5110013 5800048
5110937 6130938
5111801 6131052
5120403 6150273
5121536 6271925
5130065 6281413
5130786 6420394
5160086 6540774
5180951 6550705
5190529 6620985
5191097 6630242
5200501 6630344
5200892 6680085
5240562 6740548
5240809 6750080
5240914 6751825
5241201 6760330
5250157 7151186
5250409 7220159
5260374 7470644
5280082 8110546
Test Registration Number of 25 OBC Candidates Offered Provisional Admission in PGP 2008-10 at IIMB
The following 25 OBC candidates have been made provisional admission offers subject to their providing
documentary proof that they do not belong to the “creamy layer” of OBC as defined by the Government of
India. Any attempt to provide false information in this regard will result in cancellation of the offer. The
provisional admission offer will be void for these 25 OBC candidates if they belong to the “creamy layer”.
CAT TR_NO
4540744
4610130
5190383
5200808
5220455
5230609
5250954
5420022
5430394
5430667
5450563
5460765
5520280
5640197
6710259
7361962
7430063
8110948
8121020
8140206
8140464
8160268
8170180
9260536
9540578
documentary proof that they do not belong to the “creamy layer” of OBC as defined by the Government of
India. Any attempt to provide false information in this regard will result in cancellation of the offer. The
provisional admission offer will be void for these 25 OBC candidates if they belong to the “creamy layer”.
CAT TR_NO
4540744
4610130
5190383
5200808
5220455
5230609
5250954
5420022
5430394
5430667
5450563
5460765
5520280
5640197
6710259
7361962
7430063
8110948
8121020
8140206
8140464
8160268
8170180
9260536
9540578
Test Registration Number of 300 Candidates Offered Admission at IIMB PGP 2008-10
CAT TR_NO 4610371 5130306
4110229 4620776 5130474
4120555 4661051 5130554
4140281 4661847 5130606
4170654 4670327 5130944
4200212 4670823 5140009
4210412 4671142 5140146
4310585 4673413 5150333
4310995 4710651 5150382
4311065 4740528 5150386
4410097 4740559 5150534
4510937 4740758 5150624
4510992 4760447 5150785
4530179 4760903 5160333
4540083 5110236 5160341
4540553 5110858 5160491
4540649 5111429 5170322
4540894 5111844 5170407
4550067 5112235 5170606
4550535 5112310 5170608
4550786 5112322 5170754
4550952 5112364 5180284
4551798 5112467 5180413
4560163 5120164 5180417
4560194 5120903 5190004
4560366 5120948 5190104
4570690 5121094 5190482
4580833 5121228 5190509
4590179 5121590 5190562
4590666 5121657 5210152
4600008 5121689 5210175
4600144 5121696 5210812
4600231 5130063 5210921
4600737 5210957
5130067
5220037 5450317 6630711
5220225 5450544 6700210
5220297 5450549 6700342
5220309 5450745 6710155
5230176 5460577 6710371
5230379 5470148 6710445
5230387 5470482 6730365
5240208 5471284 6740148
5240463 5480240 6740177
5240495 5480469 6750069
5240720 5480756 6750818
5240788 5520838 6751453
5241059 5620612 6751489
5241278 5650012 6760251
5250008 5660373 6760444
5250143 5660530 6760976
5250241 5680364 6840270
5250410 5700301 6920406
5250484 5760077 7110432
5250522 5760122 7210108
5250572 5770501 7210329
5260244 6210716 7210355
5260380 6220439 7210379
5260569 6230149 7210983
5260664 6230616 7220304
5260777 6260511 7221165
5260786 6290619 7230008
5260895 6290844 7240396
5270181 6530197 7340520
5280142 6530434 7420345
5280346 6540578 7420517
5280365 6550463 7430616
5280469 6550494 7460191
5280926 6560173 7470186
5281161 6620209 7500237
5281196 6620263 7500289
5290183 6621029 8110009
5290213 6630511 8110138
5440641 6630652 8110574
8111144 8420380 9330474
8111373 8420783 9340556
8111736 8450159 9350316
8111856 8450478 9360809
8120471 9130241 9370228
8120728 9130580 9390393
8121052 9130637 9400153
8121184 9140165 9400225
8131139 9140202 9400502
8131144 9140513 9420153
8140586 9140648 9420870
8150289 9180173 9430112
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8151107 9200169 9450095
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8161319 9240746 9530256
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8171095 9300737 9650348
8310514 9310177
8321804 9320144
4110229 4620776 5130474
4120555 4661051 5130554
4140281 4661847 5130606
4170654 4670327 5130944
4200212 4670823 5140009
4210412 4671142 5140146
4310585 4673413 5150333
4310995 4710651 5150382
4311065 4740528 5150386
4410097 4740559 5150534
4510937 4740758 5150624
4510992 4760447 5150785
4530179 4760903 5160333
4540083 5110236 5160341
4540553 5110858 5160491
4540649 5111429 5170322
4540894 5111844 5170407
4550067 5112235 5170606
4550535 5112310 5170608
4550786 5112322 5170754
4550952 5112364 5180284
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5130067
5220037 5450317 6630711
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5220309 5450745 6710155
5230176 5460577 6710371
5230379 5470148 6710445
5230387 5470482 6730365
5240208 5471284 6740148
5240463 5480240 6740177
5240495 5480469 6750069
5240720 5480756 6750818
5240788 5520838 6751453
5241059 5620612 6751489
5241278 5650012 6760251
5250008 5660373 6760444
5250143 5660530 6760976
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5250410 5700301 6920406
5250484 5760077 7110432
5250522 5760122 7210108
5250572 5770501 7210329
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5260569 6230149 7210983
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5260895 6290844 7240396
5270181 6530197 7340520
5280142 6530434 7420345
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5280365 6550463 7430616
5280469 6550494 7460191
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5290213 6630511 8110138
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8161319 9240746 9530256
8161491 9280006 9550028
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8170414 9281146 9650013
8171095 9300737 9650348
8310514 9310177
8321804 9320144
Accenture Management Development Academy launched
Global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company Accenture and the Hyderabad-based Indian School of Business (ISB) have launched Accenture Management Development Academy (AMDA), an online, classroom and on-the-job training programme designed to develop and nurture leaders from Accenture's mid-level management in India.
AMDA will offer 18-24-month programmes for the first three levels of the Accenture's middle management in India; team lead, associate manager and manager.
ISB's Centre for Executive Education and the Centre for IT and Networked Economies (CITNE) have partnered Accenture to develop the curriculum for the academy. The curriculum for each programme covers strategic and tactical aspects of management and has been designed to enable Accenture employees to develop a strong foundation in key delivery management skills as they work on career advancement.
AMDA will offer 18-24-month programmes for the first three levels of the Accenture's middle management in India; team lead, associate manager and manager.
ISB's Centre for Executive Education and the Centre for IT and Networked Economies (CITNE) have partnered Accenture to develop the curriculum for the academy. The curriculum for each programme covers strategic and tactical aspects of management and has been designed to enable Accenture employees to develop a strong foundation in key delivery management skills as they work on career advancement.
Admissions at IIMs still provisional for OBCs
Creamy layer' causes confusion.
The long wait for candidates aspiring to enter the premier Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) may have ended on May 1 with the institutes releasing the final admission list, but the admission process is far from over.
Such is the chaos caused by the ‘creamy layer' clause that some of the IIMs are looking at organising a fresh round of interviews to create a larger pool of Other Backward Classes (OBC) candidates from the non-creamy layer background.
While most of the IIMs had interviewed sufficient number of OBC candidates around February, the Supreme Court ruling about not including the ‘creamy layer' has meant that admission for OBC candidates is still ‘provisional'. OBC students who have made the cut to the final admission list will now have to produce a certificate confirming their OBC status by May 19.
The long wait for candidates aspiring to enter the premier Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) may have ended on May 1 with the institutes releasing the final admission list, but the admission process is far from over.
Such is the chaos caused by the ‘creamy layer' clause that some of the IIMs are looking at organising a fresh round of interviews to create a larger pool of Other Backward Classes (OBC) candidates from the non-creamy layer background.
While most of the IIMs had interviewed sufficient number of OBC candidates around February, the Supreme Court ruling about not including the ‘creamy layer' has meant that admission for OBC candidates is still ‘provisional'. OBC students who have made the cut to the final admission list will now have to produce a certificate confirming their OBC status by May 19.
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