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Student's corner

Is the concept of summer sabbaticals for faculty at industry a good idea?

We expect Xavier varsity campus to be ready by Dec: Paul Fernandes

Interview with Director, XIM, Bhubaneswar

Scholarships worth $70k up for grabs in Toefl

IIT, engineering faculties to go for summer classes at companies

Panel suggests step to boost industry-academia interface; MHRD to fund scheme

University of Cincinnati announces accelerated IT-MBA course

Course allows Indian students to earn a bachelor's degree in IT while concurrently earning their MBA

IIMs seek liberty to elect directors

Government interference seen taking sheen off IIMs

Saïd B-school goes online way

The B-school wants to deliver more content online, to students and alumni; aims to launch courses online

IIT-Gn bags $500k grant from US firm for fire safety research

The grant has been offered to develop fire engineering laboratory and other fire safety research and education initiatives

School education abroad catches the fancy of Indian parents

Alumni lift mood at B-school placements

Several management institutes have seen their former students coming back as recruiters during slowdown time

Employability evaluation catches up

Students and colleges are taking steps to ensure they join the workforce immediately after graduation

GlobalNxt University to offer new courses online

The new courses to include undergraduate, post-graduate and doctorate programmes, to be offered online

Most IIMs vote for umbrella body

Move for council to be discussed with HRD ministry on April 1

Students' corner

Engg students prefer IT, Google most wanted employer: Nielsen

There is also a resurgence of interest in core sectors like power and energy that has been observed which is also a good indicator for the economy

BITS Pilani deploys Cisco's new virtual lecture facility

To benefit 11,000 students and 700 teachers with access to business leaders and guest lecturers around the globe

NIIT offers 10-week course in social media marketing

The advanced program focuses on practical ways to learn from case studies, industry real life examples, assignments with a very hands-on approach

IIM-B announces admissions to the 10th batch of PGPPM

Meant for candidates from both government, non-govt sectors

Engineering graduates look at the GATE to state-run companies

About 1,700 jobs are up for grabs at 15 PSUs, which would recruit through GATE

Selective B-school grads prolong placements

Management institutes extend campus hiring season as students prefer to wait for their dream jobs