How can India compete with US Ivy League universities?

There is concern in India over the latest rankings of the world's best universities - not one Indian institution appears in the top 100, or even the top 200.

The fact has not escaped the attention of Indian students, many of whom head for the US each year to pursue their studies.

So what can be done to stop the brain drain? Source

How to job search using social media

Today Social media is the fast growing medium for jobseekers. Both jobseekers and employers are using social media sites to get jobs and recruit employees.

With Facebook, you can also create your own webpage, as is the case with LinkedIn and Twitter. With LinkedIn, jobseekers should create their CV in a paper format and then map that data out onto their LinkedIn profile.

“Put up a photograph and list out, in detail, the bullet points of your responsibilities. Go so far as creating a PowerPoint presentation, giving a portfolio around some aspect of your work. Start quickly connecting. I strongly suggest joining groups within your profession and to start debating in some of the discussions.”

IT professionals for the mid-west, advises people to look at the LinkedIn profile of a company if they are going for an interview with them. IT professional looking for work should have a LinkedIn account, as more and more employers are using it to source top talent. Facebook and Twitter are used by employers as a form of reference, but also they are advertising their jobs on Twitter.

Skype and webinars are playing key role in getting the jobs. We're finding that there's a lot more interviews being set up via Skype. It's making the process move quite quickly.

MBA campus recruitments

MBA students are getting good jobs with attractive packages in campus recruitments at various business schools. 

MBA campus recruitments got boom again

India Inc is hiring

Indian Companies are planning to hire at a robust pace in the next three months. A survey says public administration, education and services sectors are expected to see strong recruitment trends.

Globally, India is the most optimistic in terms of recruitment intentions for the fourth quarter, after China and Taiwan, according to staffing services firm Manpower's Employment Outlook Survey released on Tuesday.

"The job market remains robust in India as a result of strong domestic growth and recovery from key global markets. But employers in other countries are reporting strong hiring forecasts as well," Manpower India's managing director Sanjay Pandit told PTI.

India's net employment outlook -- an indicator of employers' hiring intentions -- stood at 38 per cent on a seasonally adjusted basis for the next three months. For the third quarter, the outlook stood a little higher at 41 per cent.

The outlook fell slightly for the next three months as recruitment activities are relatively less in this period, mainly on account of festival season, Pandit noted.

For the fourth quarter, China has the highest outlook of 47 per cent and is followed by Taiwan (40 per cent). Interestingly, for the 2010 third quarter, India was the most optimistic when it came to hiring intentions.

Of the total of 36 countries surveyed by Manpower, 28 showed positive hiring trends for the next three months. As many as 5,395 employers in India participated in the survey.

In terms of sectors in India, public administration and education has the highest net employment outlook of 45 per cent, followed by services (40 per cent) and finance, insurance and real estate (34 per cent).

According to the report, transportation and utilities, and wholesale and retail trade sectors, each have an outlook of 22 per cent. "Once you combine strong domestic hiring along with improved international opportunities, we see one of the best scenarios that Indian job-seekers could have imagined," he said.

With an employment outlook of 41 per cent, employers in the South have strong hiring plans for the fourth quarter of this year. Northern region has an outlook of 37 per cent, followed by East (36 per cent) and West (32 per cent).

Going by the survey, the weakest hiring plans for the upcoming quarter were reported from Greece, Italy, Czech Republic, Spain and Ireland.

Education Loan Subsidy Scheme in India

Central Scheme to provide Interest Subsidy for the period of moratorium on educational loans taken by students from economically weaker sections from schedule banks under the educational loan scheme of the Indian Banks Association.

The Central Scheme to provide interest Subsidy (CSIS) for the period of moratorium on educational loans taken by students from economically weaker sections from schedule banks under the educational loan scheme of the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) was circulated by this Ministry to all scheduled member banks of the IBA vide this Ministry’s letter of even number dated 25.05.2010, a copy of which is also available on this Ministry’s website at www.education.nic.in. The Scheme is based solely on income criteria and not social background. Modalities of implementation of the Scheme of Interest Subsidy are inbuilt in the Scheme as circulated by this Ministry vide its letter of even number dated 25.05.2010.

A copy of the presentation made by Canara Bank is enclosed. For further details and related issues regarding procedure for implementation of the interest loan subsidy scheme and reimbursement of claims under the Scheme as well as monitoring of the Scheme, you are requested to kindly contact Shri G.M Narsareddy , General Manager or Shri M.A Nayagam, Asstt General Manager. Canara Bank, Head office, 112, Jayachanarajendra Road, Bangalore- 560 002.

As regards the issue of the list of recognised/approved courses/institutions to Banks it is clarified that a fresh list is not necessary since the banks are already sanctioning education loans through the IBA education loan Scheme. Banks may follow the list maintained by them under the IBA Loan Scheme and in case of doubt the Association of Indian Universities or MHRD could be approached.

The Scheme covers interest subsidy in respect of student loans to professional and technical courses which would enable the student to repay the loan advanced by banks after the moratorium either through self-employment or private/public/government employment. The scheme is effective from the academic year 2009-10 and that loans disbursed in 2009-10 would be covered under the scheme The scheme is an on-going scheme and the banks should claim reimbursement of the interest subsidy component for the period during which the scheme is operation from the Canara Bank, which is the nodal bank for this Ministry. However, interest subsidy should be claimed under the scheme only if subsidy was not being claimed by Banks against any other State Government Scheme in case, some State Governments were simultaneously offering a similar scheme of interest subsidy.

All banks are also requested to monitor the benefits accruing to different categories of loanees under this Scheme. For better statistical reference and collation of data, information pertaining to beneficiaries in respect of the categories to which they belong, namely, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Minorities, Other Backward Classes, and Others: alongwith sub-classification in terms of gender, differently-abled/ persons with disabilities as well as the disciplines/programmes of study, year of enrolment and programmes as also the specialisation of study, institutions, locations, State-wise and Bank-wise, may be maintained.

A Press Release issued by this Ministry is enclosed for information. When an eligible student approaches the bank to seek the benefit of the Scheme of Interest Subsidy, a voluntary disclosure could be obtained from the student/parent with regard to the above statistical requirements (as far as possible) and the same could then be furnished to Canara Bank at the time of availing the claims. All banks are requested to kindly furnish claim statements in the prescribed format ( as designed by Canara Bank) to the Canara Bank which in turn would submit the consolidated claims of the Banks to the Ministry.

courtesy: http://www.education.nic.in/eduloancanara.pdf                        

Indian Universities List

For the List of Top Universities, deemed universities and other institutions in India visit the following links:

http://www.educationinfoindia.com/Universities/states.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_universities_in_India

http://www.indiaedu.com/universities/

http://www.4icu.org/in/indian-universities.htm

http://www.indiaeduinfo.co.in/state/colmain.html

 

Tech Firms to Hire Back Ex-Employees

India Software giant Infosys Technologies Ltd. has started a program to hire back its former employees. The program, called Green Channel, will help India's second-largest software exporter by sales to reduce the time spent on training new employees.

With staff resignations inching closer to pre-recession levels, Indian outsourcers are now looking at innovative ways to maintain a regular supply of talent to meet the soaring demand for outsourcing services, triggered by a spike in global technology spending.

India's largest software services exporter by sales TCS--is also open to hiring back former employees, but doesn't have any program in place, said a company spokeswoman.

On other hand, MphasiS Ltd. too has initiated program called "homecoming" to welcome back its old employees who have left the company in the last 18 months.

Top Universities in India

The top universities in India are premier centers for higher learning best known for their world class education facilities and experienced faculty members. State Universities, Private Universities, Deemed Universities, Central Universities, Open Universities, National Institutes of Importance and Agricultural Universities are the various kinds of universities operating in India.

The reputed and prestigious universities in India are entrusted with the duty of producing citizens who would make the country feel proud.

The responsibility of the universities has increased with the boom in the economy as the demand for skilled and qualified professionals in every field of work has also increased to a great extent. Higher education plays a crucial role in the development of manpower for meeting the growing demands of the industries and corporate sector.

A list of some top Universities in India- -

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Powai, Mumbai 400076, Maharashtra, India
Phone: (+91) 022-25722545
Website:www.iitb.ac.in/

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110 016.
FAX: (91) 011-2658 2037, (91) 011-2658 2277
Email:webmaster@admin.iitd.ac.in
Website: www.iitb.ac.in/

Indian Institute of Technology Madras
I.I.T Post Office
Chennai-600 036
Fax: 91-044-2257 0509
Website: www.iitb.ac.in/

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Phone: +91 512 2597889
Fax: +91 512 2590260
Email: infocell@iitk.ac.in
Website: www.iitb.ac.in/

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Kharagpur - 721302 India
Ph: +91-3222-255221
FAX : +91-3222-255303.
Website: www.iitb.ac.in/

Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi 110067
Phones: +91-11-26717676, 26717557
Fax: 26717601
Website: www.iitb.ac.in/