Campus Digest

Mumbai, Sep 22: In a boost to the government's drive to make the country's higher education institutions world class, a record 31 Indian institutes have found a place in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2016-17. Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore has climbed to the highest position till date for an Indian institute, even as a place in the top 200 list continues to

New Delhi, Sep 17: Employers around the world are concerned about finding and retaining skilled talent with 34 per cent of employers in India saying talent shortage is a concern, while for China the figure stood at 47 per cent. According to PNB MetLife Employee Benefit Trends Study 2016, at least one-third of employers in six countries surveyed across developed and developing markets feared being

Sep 11: Newly qualified and young workers are being targeted by online job scammers, with victims losing up to £2,600 each in bogus admin fees and security checks. But most are unaware of the threat. Figures from SAFERjobs, a not-for-profit e-crime organisation, and job site CV-Library have revealed that students and graduates are at particular risk of those pretending to advertise and offer

Mumbai, Sep 9: As Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) gears up for another season of placements, the institute"s placement report from its last academic year indicates a reversal of some trends. Recruitment by the engineering and technology sector, which was on an upward trajectory since 2012-13, hit a plateau this year. Similarly, analytical firms, which had increased recruitments in

London, Sep 7: Seven Indian institutes have been listed in the top 400 educational institutions in the world by a UK survey which saw Cambridge slipping out of the top three global universities for the first time. According to "QS World University Rankings 2016" survey, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) hold on to the top spot, followed by two other American universities – Stanford at

Sep 2: It's been two years since India emerged as the world's fastest-growing major economy, but the rapid expansion has done little to improve the lot of Ashok Kumar. Parked up and sitting on the kerb, the 25-year-old truck driver is going nowhere fast. He is the sole breadwinner for the 13 people in his extended family and his monthly salary is stuck at $150 (Rs 10,000). With new, better-paid

Mumbai, Aug 20: Asserting that education is fundamental to bringing social change in society, Human Resources Development (HRD) Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday said, the government is giving final touches to the New Education Policy, which will lay thrust on quality education for all. The minister said suggestions on the draft education policy are welcome and a deadline for comments on the

Aug 17: Cisco Systems Inc is laying off about 14,000 employees, representing nearly 20 percent of the network equipment maker's global workforce, technology news site CRN reported, citing sources close to the company. San Jose, California-based Cisco is expected to announce the cuts within the next few weeks, the report said, as the company transition from its hardware roots into a software

New Delhi, Aug 16: Infosys has said it will ramp-down about 3,000 jobs following Royal Bank of Scotland's decision to cancel the project to set up a separate bank in the UK. RBS announced last week that it will not pursue its plan to separate and list a new UK standalone bank, Williams & Glyn (W&G), for which Infosys was a key technology partner. "Infosys has been a W&G program technology partner

Singapore, Aug 11: The number of Indian students going overseas for under-graduate and post-graduate studies is expected to increase by 50 per cent over the next five years due to a manifold increase in their family incomes, a placement expert said here today. "We see, conservatively, a 50 per cent increase in Indian students going to the US and UK for under-grad and post-grad studies over the