IT bigwigs betting big on Nilekani and Bala driving change

IT bigwigs betting big on Nilekani and Bala driving change

Captains of $100 billion IT industry are placing their bets on former Infoscians Nandan Nilekani and V Balakrishnan in this Lok Sabha polls, expecting them to lead a change in political landscape and work towards job creation and economic growth. Nandan Nilekani and V Balakrishnan. Agencies While Infosys co-founder and former CEO Nilekani is fighting […]

Christ University, Bangalore

Christ University, Bangalore

Location: Christ University, a landmark in itself doesn’t require much help reaching. Still for newbies in Bangalore, it is located near Bangalore Dairy off Marigowda Road and not too far from the famous Forum Mall on Hosur Road in South-Central Bangalore. BMTC buses provide good connectivity to the area but a handful of the students […]

University Visveswaraya College of Engineering (UVCE), KR Circle

University Visveswaraya College of Engineering (UVCE), KR Circle

Location: University Visveswaraya College of Engineering (UVCE) is located at KR Circle right in the heart of Bangalore. Its fabulous location is unmatched and incomparable to any other Engineering College in Bangalore. The number of BMTC buses plying close to the college would perhaps only be second to Majestic (KG Bus Stand). Absolutely no problems […]

The Oxford College of Engineering (TOCE), Bommanahalli

The Oxford College of Engineering (TOCE), Bommanahalli

Location: The Oxford College of Engineering (TOCE) is located on Hosur Main Road near an area called Bommanahalli in the South-Eastern region of Bangalore. It is quite far from the centre of city and it takes a lot more time to travel due to traffic, however reaching there is easy by BMTC buses. 360, 600 […]

HC upholds admission of over 1k BDS students

HC upholds admission of over 1k BDS students

In a major relief to more than 1,000 students admitted to BDS courses in various private dental colleges against the management quota, the Karnataka high court on Thursday quashed the communication issued by the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) in June last year. The university had refused to approve their admissions for the […]

Why more women in India give GMAT a skip

Why more women in India give GMAT a skip

Too few women are applying for the GMAT examination in India for pursuing courses like masters in finance, accountancy or an MBA, according to data shared exclusively with ET by Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), administrator of the GMAT test. The number of GMAT women test takers in India has risen by a mere 2% […]

One-year Moratorium on New Engineering Colleges

One-year Moratorium on New Engineering Colleges

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has decided not to allow any new engineering college to start in the academic year 2014-15 and has also barred institutes from increasing intake in existing courses. This has come as a shocker for students as there is no clarity about the fee structure and seat sharing between private engineering […]

Law firms snap up graduates with plum offers

Law firms snap up graduates with plum offers

Placement season is set to dawn on the country’s premier law school, the National Law School of India University, and if the pre-placement trend is anything to go by, the going is good for law grads. While the main placement drive is scheduled for the coming week, some lucky young ones have already settled happily […]

Slap Fest at Reva Group of Educational Institutions

Slap Fest at Reva Group of Educational Institutions

The students of Reva Group of Educational Institutions went berserk when Raghu Ram of  Roadies fame visited thier campus for their techno-cultural fest revamp ’14. It wasn’t a surprise that Raghu’s series of Roadies style tasks planned for the students saw the maximum turn-out. Several students showed interest in participating and took these challenges sportingly. […]

3 Bangalore projects win Nasa prize

3 Bangalore projects win Nasa prize

Space City Bangalore, home to Isro and other aerospace organizations, has some reason to celebrate. Three projects by students of a school in K R Puram in East Bangalore have bagged prizes in Nasa’s Space Settlement Contest-2014. Of these, one project — ‘NEA ZOI’ — by two class eight kids Ayush Basavesh and R Jyothi […]