Essar Group's Aegis Ltd is eyeing to set up its second management institute in Kolkata. Discussions are on with the State IT Minister, Mr Debesh Das, for allotment of land in Rajarhat.Aegis currently has one such institute offering diploma course ..

After a “satisfactory” meeting with Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Sunday, the protesting students of College of Agriculture, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), have announced that they will defer their strike till Februa ..

While the city still awaits a solution on the stray dog menace that has turned fatal for many, the country's top management school has already geared up to manage the issue within its campus.The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) w ..

Punjab University (PU), one of the oldest universities in the country that is Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's alma mater, is organising its first university-level alumni meet Saturday.Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra will deliver the inaugur ..

The DoNER ministry will fund a short-term course for junior engineers in Assam government departments to check erosion.DoNER minister B.K. Handique today told The Telegraph that his ministry has tied up with IIT Guwahati to run a special three-month  ..

It was a reality check for Delhi University administration on Wednesday when over 1,000 students from across colleges and departments voiced their concern over absentee teachers. The students also raised the problem of inadequate infrastructure and s ..

The Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) will downsize its governing board from 25 to 15 members. The new board will also be empowered to appoint the institute's director.These changes have been approved by the union ministry of human ..

It seems Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) students will have to wait more before their campus becomes WiFi enabled.The authorities had earlier announced that they would make the campus WiFi enabled in 2010, but at present, only the university lib ..

Teachers at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) have expressed their reservation over a new performance appraisal scheme as per the recommendations of a committee, appointed by the Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry.The issue was r ..

Bangalore University (BU) has come up with a vision document for 2020, which has many measures to improve academic atmosphere. One such important measure is to convert existing departments into schools and initiate inter-disciplinary collaborative re ..

The United States has assured India of providing 'fair solution' to Indian students affected by the closer of California-based Tri-Valley University, which has been accused of a massive visa fraud.The under-secretary of state for political af ..

Himanshu Rewani of IIM Kolkata has the Traders Trophy India 2011, which is  part of the globally renowned competition Traders Trophy Worldwide, arranged by Oxyor.The 2011 Traders Trophy India event was presented by Religare Capital Market in par ..

IIMs across the country have reported up to a 25% increase in salaries offered to experienced professionals this year. The highest salary in the lateral placements process so far this year is Rs 70 lakh ($150,000), offered to a student at the Indian  ..

Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) will approach its board next month to seek approval for its foray into education. The corporation is likely to get into this activity through a separate entity.Speaking to TOI, Renu Karnad, MD, said that ..

Colleges offering PG Diploma in Management (PGDM) courses have decided to approach the Supreme Court against the AICTE move to put a cap on the fee. According to the new AICTE rules introduced earlier this month, colleges which run autonomous PGDM co ..

Students and faculty members of business schools from across the globe will compete to showcase their case writing skills at an event organised by the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad ( IIM-A). The event called International Case Masters (IC ..

The lateral placements at IIM-Calcutta are a huge success this year. After a dull phase of almost two years, offers have jumped a record 60% surge, Mitra Joshi and Sweta Sriram report.Students and faculty at IIM-Calcutta are jumping with joy due to a ..

Students of post graduate diploma for business management (PGDBM) at the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM-C) have received over 200 offers during lateral placements that took place in January and are slated to continue through February.& ..

The IIM's new centre here would commence operations from the academic year starting June."Already the process of recruiting expert faculty members has started. We have received an overwhelming response and as many 365 applications have been  ..

MBA and EMBA programmes – business degrees for working executives – have been proliferating rapidly in China, mirroring the country’s economic growth.According to Phil Wang, associate director of international exchange and public re ..