Bangalore: Karnataka capital Bangalore boasts of being home to over two million graduates and diploma holders, but still cuts a sorry figure as only a few thousand of them care to vote to elect a representative to advocate their interests in the state legislature. The Karnataka legislature consists of two houses - the 225-member assembly and 75-member council. The council is made up of 25 members elected by the assembly,...
01:03 PM, Apr 30, 2012
New Delhi: Technology major IBM and software exporter Infosys have emerged as the most preferred employers for engineering and non-engineering graduates, respectively, says a survey. "IBM and Infosys have emerged as the most preferred employers by both engineering (BE/BTech) as well as non engineering graduate (BSc/BBA, BA, BCA) students," said the survey conducted by job portal Firstnaukri.com, focused on entry level hiring. According to the portal, both the companies are...
05:15 PM, Apr 24, 2012
Mumbai: The human resources circuit seems to be opening up to let in fresh(er) currents, and it is willing to pay for it. Lucrative job offers and high-salaried packages, traditionally the exclusive reserve of MBAs, engineers and post-graduates, are finding their way to graduates fresh out of colleges or still to give their final year exams. The annual salaries offered to some students of St Xavier's and HR college this...
12:18 PM, Feb 23, 2012
CHENNAI: A new private sector initiative named Passport to India will target American students - from high school to graduation - and offer them internships with companies and organisations in India, said Jennifer McIntyre, Consul General of the United States, Chennai. Speaking at an event organised by the Constituent Committee of City Chambers of Commerce on Friday, she said that the internships would range from three weeks to six months...
08:16 AM, Nov 26, 2011
New Delhi: Our legislators may have come under attack from supporters of Anna Hazare for their level of competence to frame laws, but the truth is that more than 80 per cent of MPs in Lok Sabha are graduates while over 30 per cent possess post-graduate and doctoral degrees. "Though our Constitution does not prescribe any formal qualification to contest elections, it is our experience that persons without some level...
08:36 PM, Aug 28, 2011
Ahmedabad: The international placement offers coming the way of Indian Institute of Management- Ahmedabad (IIM-A) graduates from consulting and banking firms have gone up this year, reflecting a better market sentiment overseas, the top business school said on Thursday. "Consulting firms like Oliver Wyman, Analysys Mason and Heidrick & Struggles made international offers this year, spanning across New York, Dubai and Singapore," an IIM-A report said without divulging numbers. IIM-A...
08:43 AM, Mar 25, 2011
Washington: For the second time in a week, President Barack Obama has pointed to the rise of India and China to ask Americans to produce more graduates to compete globally and regain its top status. "From Beijing to Bangalore from Seoul to Sao Paulo new industries and innovations are flourishing; our competition is growing fiercer," Obama told a crowd at the University of Texas at Austin on Monday. "We need...
12:59 PM, Aug 10, 2010
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