Education group Amity University plans to expand its presence in the country and abroad by opening more campuses.

Amity University to expand in India, abroad

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The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have been in news for their public outcry regarding the disparity of salaries and the perceived injustice meted out to them by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD). However, Professor Surendra Prasad, Director of IIT Delhi told Kirtika Suneja in an interview that there are many issues in the education sector which need to be tackled.

&#39;We can't do without government funding&#39;

When the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) announced that the computer-based Common Admission Test (CAT) would be held over a period of 10 days, there was some apprehension on whether the difficulty level of the test paper would vary on different days of test. To assuage such fears, the IIMs and Prometric &mdash; the body conducting the test &mdash; are taking steps to ensure that each of the question papers in the 20 sessions of testing are of equal validity.

IIMs to conduct daily CAT scan for 10 days

When Sapna Agarwal graduated from the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B)&rsquo;s prestigious Post Graduate Programme (PGP) in 1993, IBM lapped her up. For the next 15 years, the self-confessed workaholic built her career with some of the best companies including IBM, Intel, Red Hat and EMC. In 2009, however, she gave it all up to join her alma mater IIM-B as head of career development services.

Dream jobs lure IIM alumni back to campuses

After more than a month-long protest and token fasting for a day to protest the (modified) Sixth Pay Commission package, the faculty members of premier Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) appear to have resigned to implement the new pay structure with a few tweaks.

IITs to accept new pay scheme after Council meet

Now the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), too, are seeing positive signs with a number of IT companies wanting to hire more students this year as compared to last year when placements got severely affected by the global slowdown.

Placements pick up at IITs

To avoid a repeat of the Common Admission Test (CAT) paper leak in 2003, the Indian Institutes of Management(IIMs), which conduct the exam usually, spend a tense few months to ensure there are no leaks and glitches. This time around, aided by technology and a professional examination conducting company, the IIMs are confident there will be no security breaches.

IIMs use biometrics to prevent CAT applicants from cheating

After a two-month long tussle with the union ministry of human resources (MHRD) over pay scales and autonomy issues, the All India IIT Faculty Federation (AIIITF) is looking forward to the IIT Council meeting to present some proposals which it believes &ldquo;will ensure that IITs keep excelling by attracting talented faculty into the system and preserve the culture of flexible cadre system that has contributed significantly to the success of IITs.

'Flexible cadre' issue to be raised at IIT Council meet

The issue of faculty salaries caused a lot of heartburn after the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) raised a pay hike demand with the HRD ministry. While the issue has been settled with the premier technology institutes, their management institutes chose not to pursue the matter. In an interview with Pradipta Mukherjee, IIM Calcutta director Shekhar Choudhuri says the institute is devising a model to evaluate &lsquo;exceptions&rsquo; &mdash; as suggested by Union HRD minister Kapil Sabil.

'We add five new faculty members every quarter'

Delhi-based premier management school Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) has recorded 100 per cent summer placements for the batch of 2011 comprising 142 MBA students and 63 MBA (Management of Services) students. Besides traditional recruiters like P&amp;G, HUL, Standard Chartered and HSBC, first-time recruiters like Nomura services, Lazard Ltd and JP Morgan Chase also picked up students.

FMS completes summer placement for MBA batch 2011

The CAT, which is administered by IIMs, is accepted as the qualifying exam by many other institutes other than IIMs. MAT is a relatively new test, administered by AIMA for other institutes. Though very few students in metropolitan cities appear for the MAT, most students in smaller towns try to adopt a combined strategy to crack both the CAT and MAT, in the hope of making it to at least one exam.

MAT beats CAT to become first computer-based test

The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) India and US universities are proposing to set up an India-US Education Council that will coordinate the bilateral relations in education between the two countries as many universities in America are keen to know India&rsquo;s road map for the education sector. The areas of collaboration that the two sides are looking at include research, distant education, vocational education, skill development, exchange of faculty, models of public-private partnership and also expertise for the setting up of universities.

MHRD mulls India-US Education Council

Encouraged by the positive response they received from the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) on opening up campuses on foreign shores, some of the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) have also started scouting for foreign collaborations.

IIMs sharpen focus on foreign partnerships

Professor Kuriakose Mamkoottam recently took over as the dean of Delhi&rsquo;s Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) from J K Mitra and has many plans for the premier management institute. He shared with Kirtika Suneja his vision for the faculty, students and his expectations from the industry.

'Course revision is important for students to diversify'

In a bid to expand its footprint in India and abroad, Hyderabad-based Triumphant Institute of Management Education (TIME), an education and test preparation institute, is currently evaluating proposals from some professional training institutes and schools for a possible acquisition.

TIME scouts for acquisitions

With 240,000 applicants Common Admission Test (CAT) preparing for the paperless examination to be scheduled between November 28 and December 7, the favourite date amongst masters of business administration (MBA) aspirants seems to be December 6, states a poll conducted by PaGaLGuY.com, an MBA resources website. As many as 1,821 voters (24 per cent) prefer to take the test on the date, which falls on the first Sunday of December, out of the total 7,635 voters in the poll that began in August this year.

December 6 preferred date for CAT 2009, says poll

With research becoming a clear focus area at all Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and with the 20-30 per cent growth in sponsored research, the premier technology institutes are now targeting a 10-30 per cent increase in PhD scholars.

IITs strategise for more PhD scholars

The Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Dubai is one of the few Indian business schools to have got an approval from the UAE&rsquo;s ministry of higher education and scientific research to offer an accredited MBA programme and executive education to companies operating in the UAE. IMT Dubai&rsquo;s director Farhad Rad &ndash; Serecht told Kirtika Suneja how the institute plans to remain different from other B-schools.

'International exposure makes IMT-Dubai different'

Chennai-based education company,Everonn Education, is planning to open around 25 business schools across the country in the next few years with an investment of around Rs 250 crore.

Everonn plans to open 25 B-schools

The University of Birmingham has opened its first overseas office in India that will focus on recruiting students besides building partnerships with Indian institutions and developing research collaborations.

University of Birmingham opens first overseas office in India

A clutch of trade talks and more

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