Despite the economic slowdown, students are still being lured by the IT sector for its MNC culture, opportunities to work with technically sound professionals and cutting edge technology, and growth opportunities. This is furthered by the fact that many of the top companies with huge turnovers hail from the IT sector.

IT industry still attracts students

Business Standard

India Inc has ignored the equal treatment approach to reward its top performers with handsome pay hikes.

Shyamal Majumdar: Talent at a premium

Amul, owned and marketed by Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), has been ranked as the numero uno dairy product in Asia Pacific region in a consumer survey carried out by Media Magazine published from Hong Kong and Singapore.

Amul figures in top 100 brands in Asia Pacific

In what should come as a huge respite for Common Admission Test (CAT) candidates, the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) have hinted that the registration fee for the computer-based test this academic year will not be as high as similar tests like GMAT (Graduate Management Aptitude Test, for admission to business schools overseas).

Computerised CAT to cost less than Rs 2,000

The slowdown in the economy has resulted in several jobs shrinking and the companies are going slow in recruiting. But there are jobs for the MBA graduates, particularly in sales, FMCG, telecom and consulting areas among others.

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Seven years after becoming the first Tata company to make a major global acquisition (Tetley), Tata Tea is now aiming to become a global leader in the $160 billion &lsquo;good for you&rsquo; beverage market.

Tata Tea's new brew

The impact of recession on gender isses, gender responsive budgeting, women entrepreneurship and gender policies with its legal aspects were a few subjects discussed at the Gender Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity (GEDI) seminar hosted by the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) at its campus today.

IIMA discusses gender issues

The Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (IIT-H) &mdash; one of the new IITs set up last year &mdash; is planning to design courses with a lot of interplay between various streams. It will establish schools or departments and bring three or more domains under one umbrella, according to UB Desai, the new director who took charge last week. He was earlier a faculty member at IIT Bombay.

IIT-Hyderabad to design inter-disciplinary courses

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has set up a committee to look into the matter of regulating the fees and admissions in the 125 deemed universities. The commission, according to its Chairman Professor Sukhdeo Thorat, gets the maximum complaints in these two areas.

UGC plans curbs on admissions, fees in deemed universities

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, in her speech, mentioned about developing a &ldquo;brain gain&rdquo; policy to attract talent from all over the world into the 14 universities proposed in the 11th plan to position them as &ldquo;Innovation Universities&rdquo;.

Draft bill for new varsities sent to HRD ministry

The slowing economy has taken a toll on the number of students placed and profile of companies visiting the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K), campus since January this year. Around 21 per cent of its students are yet to be placed this year.

IIT-K salaries, offers take a hit; 21% students yet to be placed

The 20 new Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) may come up with larger investment from the private sector and could introduce performance-based salary package for teachers to ensure quality, if a proposal of National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) in this regard is accepted by the government.

Twenty new IIITs likely to come up with larger private investment

Press Trust of India

A bank that gives power to the people. A soap that makes a country healthy. Tea that gets people to vote. Hmmm.

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With claims of being up to three times faster than the existing Apple iPhone 3G, the latest iPhone 3GS (where &lsquo;S&rsquo; stands for speed) is all set to debut on June 19 in the US markets.

Apple: iPhone gets speedier

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