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After the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), it is now the turn of the existing Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) to mentor the newer ones. However, they are likely to have a limited role in mentoring the new ones due to shortage of resources like faculty, staff and other operational requirements.

IIMs face many hurdles in mentoring newer ones

With Delhi set to host the Commonwealth games in 2010, the Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management, Shillong (RGIIM-S) is leaving no stone unturned to explore the fast-growing sports management sector.

IIM-Shillong's sports prog from Oct

UK-based Imperial College is looking at India, Singapore, China and UAE to expand its footprint and attract more students for international education.

UK's Imperial College keen to set up campus in India

Keeping in mind the panic created by swine flu and its adverse impact on academic activities across the country, the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), is preparing recommendations to be issued to various schools and colleges in the country. Once ready, the management institute, which has witnessed four cases of swine flu on its campus, will submit the recommendations to the state and central governments for further dissemination to academic institutes.

IIM-A guides schools, academia to fight swine flu

* Infosys Technologies to inaugurate its second global education centre (GEC II) at the company&rsquo;s Mysore campus. Congress president Sonia Gandhi will be the chief guest of the programme.

Two-day Nasscom meet on global economy

Week one of registration for the Common Admission Test (CAT) has kept the premier Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and Prometric &mdash; the company that will conduct the exam online this year &mdash; on their toes. Following several technical glitches in the first few days, the IIMs have decided to introduce a 10-day window for candidates to edit their forms before submitting them to the institute.

IIMs give 10 days to edit CAT applications

Unlike the premier Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), where around 15 per cent of students have already received pre-placement offers (PPOs) till date, the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) perceive the flow of PPOs this year to be &ldquo;very slow&rdquo;.

Companies yet to warm up to IITs

If pre-placement offers (PPOs) of last year were indicators of tough times lying ahead for the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), this year they seem to bring good tidings. PPOs, which are placement offers made before the first day of placement in a campus, seem to be showing signs of resurgence in the economy as well.

Companies yet to warm up to IITs, while IIMs continue to witness buoyancy

Prometric Testing Private Limited (Prometric India) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Prometric Inc which provides testing and assessment services. In 2009, the company was awarded a contract by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) to conduct the Common Admission Test (CAT) for entry into top management schools in India.

'Ours is a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract with the IIMs'

The Ministry of Human Resource Development&rsquo;s austerity plans for the educational institutions to cut wasteful expenditure related to setting up of infrastructure, conducting seminars, travel and purchase of books, among others, has received a mixed response from the country&rsquo;s premier institutions namely the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs). &ldquo;These circulars are not required as we are already practising these measures. The ministry has issued the directive and we will have to see what expenses can be cut and to what extent,&rdquo; said IIM-Ahmedabad Director Samir Barua. The institute has a world class library with resources that are expensive. &ldquo;We need to maintain databases and subscriptions for journals,books etc. The subscription prices go up every year because if the dollar depreciates, then the rupee becomes more costly,&rdquo; he added.

MHRD's austerity measures get mixed response

Education services provider Manipal Education has joined hands with vocational training firm City &amp; Guilds to form a joint venture (JV) called Manipal City &amp; Guilds Skills Training that will provide its offerings under the name &lsquo;IndiaSkills&rsquo;. Manipal Education holds 51 per cent in the JV and the rest 49 per cent is held by City &amp; Guilds.

Manipal Education and City & Guilds form JV to launch IndiaSkills

Technical education got a big boost in North-East with Centre approving the setting up of five new National Institutes of Technology (NIT) in the region. The new NITs will come up in Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim, in addition to Goa, Pudducherry, Delhi and Uttrakhand, an official press release stated. The setting up of these new NITs will start in 2009-10 with the formation of their respective societies, constitution of their Board of Governors etc.

Five new NITs to be established in North-East

Many international institutions and governments are keen on offering scholarships to Indian students this year.

Bailing out recession-hit overseas aspirants

On the back of the global economic slowdown most management institutes last year, had to take steps like extending their final placement week by a few days and inviting more companies to campus to ensure better work opportunities to their students. This year, while the apprehension remains over how the summer and final placements could pan out, B-schools simultaneously see rays of hope.

B-schools on experimental mode for smoother placements

The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has indicated that it may allow the premier Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) to set up campuses in foreign countries once they improve their faculty positions.

IITs, IIMs may camp on foreign shores, indicates HRD

In January-May this year, the sector increased its spending on print by 9% to stay on top with 19% of the pie.

Education is biggest advertiser in print

Since its inception in 1984 as a national level school of excellence in management science by the Government of India, IIM-Lucknow (IIM-L) has today grown into one of the topmost global management schools. Devi Singh, who is serving a second term as IIM-L&rsquo;s director, shares a few glorious moments and some obstacles faced by IIM-L during its 25-year journey. In an interview with Chitra Unnithan, he explains his stance on quality management education.

'We plan to train policy makers and maybe MPs'

Hyderabad-based Indian School of Business (ISB), seeing a growth of almost 25 per cent in its admissions for the one-year management programme this year, is now focussing on increasing the number of information sessions with prospective students.

Live info-sessions for ISB probables

Two day summit titled &ldquo;The Rising Tide&rdquo; presented by Chemicals materials &amp; Food practice of Frost &amp; Sullivan, at the Intercontinental The Lalit, Mumbai. at 9.20 a.m.

Sreedharan to be the chief guest at IIT-B convocation

In a setback to the country&rsquo;s 14 open universities, the University Grants Commission, or UGC, has barred them from conducting research programmes, namely PhD and MPhil.

No PhD, MPhil at open universities, says UGC

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