The students of the Indian Institute of Management-Lucknow (IIM-L) have donned a new role.
They are doubling up as mentors for undergraduate students from poor sections of society. An initiative called Disha has been launched by the institute’s social development cell, Bhavishya.
Disha, which started in August last year with a batch of just 34 students, aims to give career guidance to the youth. The team behind the programme hopes to take the number to 100 this year.
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Guardianship is a concept that has been necessary because of the rapidly changing needs of industry in the country, on the one hand, and an increase in the needs of industry, individuals willing to education. Pune has a rich bank of mentors, friends, philosophers and driving licence.
Those who are better than professional mentors. Not only his expertise, but also a willingness to transmission of knowledge and relevant skills. Also, they you that the gap between theory and classroom realities of the market place. Mentors aim skills development, the high-speed career.
Mr. Rajani Gupte director of the Symbiosis Institute of International Business
Harvard Business School (HBS) today unveiled HBS 2+2, a first-of-its-kind deferred MBA admissions program designed to reach qualified college students, especially those who may not typically consider business as a career path or business education as a future option.
This unique program will give undergraduates a guaranteed place in a future Harvard Business School MBA class, contingent upon their graduation from college and the successful completion of two years of approved work experience. Some of the worlds leading organizations such as Google and Teach for America have signed up as recruiting partners, receptive to hiring 2+2s for the work experience
Seniors-turned-entrepreneurs help students learn about the difficulties faced by international ventures.
Nishant Saxena, who passed out of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow, in 2000, is quitting a high profile job in one of India’s leading companies to start his own venture called Elements Akademia — a chain of vocational schools which has been conceptualised, funded and run by a group of IIM-Lucknow alumni.
Though this entrepreneurial trend has caught on well with Indian management students working abroad, the case of IIM-Lucknow alumni is a little different. These alumni who have now become entrepreneurs— are coming
Tis the season for graduate-school applications. Graduate school application deadlines are fast approaching. Even for juniors, now is a perfect time to start searching for a graduate school. The Career Center is a good place to start.
Its advisers suggest that students first decide whether graduate school is right for them. Does their career require further education after Drury?
The Web site www.petersons.com gives information about the schools that offer programs in about all areas of study. Students should consider location, size, and student/faculty ratio along with entrance qualifications, tuition and cost of living, and financial assistance.
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Revenue and EPS guidance for fiscal 2006 revised upwards
- Significant global business wins in FMCG, Retail, Auto and Insurance sector
- Dr. M. Rammohan Rao, Dean of Indian School of Business, joins Satyam's Board as Additional Director
HYDERABAD, India, July 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Satyam Computer Services Ltd. today announced the audited results of the company for the quarter ended June 30, 2005 (Q1).
Indian GAAP Consolidated
Revenue from software services stood at Rs. 1058.71 crore, up 9% sequentially and 35.7% compared to the same quarter last year. The revenue was significantly higher than the guidance of Rs. 1021 crore to 1025 crore. The revenue
Students of R.S.K. Higher Secondary School, Kailasapuram, attending a career guidance programme organised by Sree Balaji College of Hotel Managment and Catering Technology.
WITH A view to taking the technology of production of herbs and herbal products to rural folk, Srimad Andavan Arts and Science College has scheduled its two-day seminar, `Herbal Focus - 2005', for January 29 and 30.
The recognition accorded by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, to the Sri Renganatha Paduka Vidyalaya Trust, which manages the college, as a scientific and industrial organisation, has enabled the institution to undertake research projects and extend consultancy service.
It
A grim silence was packed According to the campus of a leading business schools - Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur, after a bout of alleged ragging second year students and harassment of some girls in early this week.
According to some sources, some second-year students ragging Freshers launched Tuesday evening, immediately after the orientation program in the possession in order to facilitate the management of succession to mingle with their elders. "After the program, some high-level students in a drunken state asked his juniors to climb onto the campus and forced them to do terrible things. One senior citizens even
Manish Porwal, Managing Director, India and South-West, Starcom MediaVest Group Vest, in his papers. Porwal continue its position until December 31, 2007.
When contacted Porwal refused to comment on the position where it next. Pending Nikhil Rangnekar, as general manager and director of the West and India, with effect from 1 December.
An emotional Porwal said: "I have my life at any time on Starcom, has received a lot of love, respect and guidance, and as a person and a professional. It makes me suffer, on the network, and I think that life to move on. "
Prior to his current role in
Columbia Business School announced today it has renamed its Office of MBA Career Services to the Career Management Center (CMC). The Center incorporates both MBA Career Management and Executive MBA (EMBA) Career Management to provide a wide range of career preparation, career education and advising opportunities available to full-time MBA students and EMBA students.
The renaming reflects the Schools recent restructuring of its career management offerings, undertaken to further its commitment to preparing students to make informed decisions as they navigate their early careers as well as equipping them with life-long career management
HONOR APRIL students and say, "Oh, it's time consideration. Well, in April, it is not ausraubend, testing and tension alone.
This is the time of year when students bid farewell to his pals. And farewell parties not before a word emotion. Indeed, it is difficult to separate out the spending ways of some of the best and beautiful years of life.
A group of juniors organized a great farewell for the final year students of the management of Sri Jayendra Saraswathy Maha Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science, a few days. There was also a photo of the session, followed by a
Pune, July 5: The second day Crossroads - organized by the Youth Forum Express - saw important personalities in various fields of vocational guidance. The program began with a presentation by Avinash Dharmadhikari, head, Chankya Mandal, spoke competitive examinations in civil and commercial services:''Civil Services is the only place where all the five main elements of life -- Power, money, security, status and an opportunity for the nation.''responsible for the Academic Career Launcher India Pvt Ltd, Chandrashekhar Singh, tried to dispel common myths:''People have a mentality that CAT is very difficult. This is not the way it should simply focuses
Applying to Graduate School
A graduate education gives you a chance to learn more about the things that interest you most and to develop your interests and skills into a full-time career. A graduate degree can influence how fast and how far you advance in your career. It can increase your earning power, enhance job satisfaction and the amount of responsibility you assume. A graduate degree can also give greater flexibility to change careers. To discuss graduate school options, contact the Career Center at (706) 542-3375.
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Recognizing a need for greater student support, Almeda University has reached out to students to help them through the process of achieving a degree online. This guidance has resulted in an impressive completion rate for students who begin online degree programs with Almeda University.
As online learning continues to grow in popularity, many students find themselves heavily invested in programs with little or no support from the institutions they are attending. Student isolation continues to be the main reason that many learners drop out of their chosen online degree program.
"We recognize that the flexibility of an online education
ACCESS MBA to be hosted in Amsterdam
ACCESS MBA will be held on 25 November 2006 at the Amsterdam Hilton. The event will give attendees the opportunity to take part in one-to-one meetings with the admissions directors of international business schools. ACCESS MBA represents a total of over 120 different MBA programmes across more than 22 countries in Europe and the Middle East, with India soon to be added to the list of participating nations.
One-to-one meetings give everyone more time, and are highly appreciated by the candidates, who then have the chance to evaluate the pertinence of their
Michael Dias saw an advertisement in the paper announcing the arrival of Air Hostess Academy in Calcutta. At The Telegraph Careergraph Live Career Fair last month, he signed up for a course in aviation and hospitality management. The former student of St Thomas Boys School is planning to tackle the year-long course along with a BA correspondence degree from Indira Gandhi National Open University and a part-time job.
Michael has company while choosing a career path off the beaten track. The road less travelled is now crowded with his peer group making the transition from school to college.
And dearth of choice