Campus Digest

London, Dec 2: British engine maker Rolls-Royce said Thursday it was slashing 800 jobs worldwide in its marine business, where its order book is "very weak". The marine sector employs 4,800 people in 34 countries, with Norway the most significant with 1,900 workers. The division designs ships and systems, largely for the oil and gas market. Rolls said the job cuts would be made in 2017 in a bid to

Jaipur, Nov 15: Government will reintroduce compulsory class X board examination for CBSE schools from the 2017-18 academic year, Union HRD minister Prakash Javadekar said here on Monday. In an informal conversation with reporters after a meeting with the Rajasthan Education Minister, he informed about the decision to re-introduce class X board examination. Javadekar also said state governments

Kathmandu, Nov 4: Students from Nepal will be able to write entrance examinations of the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) here from next year to pursue graduate and post-graduate courses, President Pranab Mukherjee announced today. Addressing a seminar titled 'Nepal and India: Exploring New Vistas' organised by India Foundation and Neeti Anusandhan Pratishthan Nepal here, the

New Delhi, Oct 24: The government is set to ease the regulatory norms to make it easier for foreign faculty to be appointed in the IITs. According to official sources the HRD ministry has put forward a proposal to the Ministry of External Affairs and the Home Ministry to ensure the norms related to allowing foreign faculty are made easier. "The HRD ministry has proposed that norms related to

Mumbai, Sep 22: In a boost to the government's drive to make the country's higher education institutions world class, a record 31 Indian institutes have found a place in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2016-17. Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore has climbed to the highest position till date for an Indian institute, even as a place in the top 200 list continues to

New Delhi, Sep 17: Employers around the world are concerned about finding and retaining skilled talent with 34 per cent of employers in India saying talent shortage is a concern, while for China the figure stood at 47 per cent. According to PNB MetLife Employee Benefit Trends Study 2016, at least one-third of employers in six countries surveyed across developed and developing markets feared being

Sep 11: Newly qualified and young workers are being targeted by online job scammers, with victims losing up to £2,600 each in bogus admin fees and security checks. But most are unaware of the threat. Figures from SAFERjobs, a not-for-profit e-crime organisation, and job site CV-Library have revealed that students and graduates are at particular risk of those pretending to advertise and offer

Mumbai, Sep 9: As Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) gears up for another season of placements, the institute"s placement report from its last academic year indicates a reversal of some trends. Recruitment by the engineering and technology sector, which was on an upward trajectory since 2012-13, hit a plateau this year. Similarly, analytical firms, which had increased recruitments in

London, Sep 7: Seven Indian institutes have been listed in the top 400 educational institutions in the world by a UK survey which saw Cambridge slipping out of the top three global universities for the first time. According to "QS World University Rankings 2016" survey, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) hold on to the top spot, followed by two other American universities – Stanford at

Sep 2: It's been two years since India emerged as the world's fastest-growing major economy, but the rapid expansion has done little to improve the lot of Ashok Kumar. Parked up and sitting on the kerb, the 25-year-old truck driver is going nowhere fast. He is the sole breadwinner for the 13 people in his extended family and his monthly salary is stuck at $150 (Rs 10,000). With new, better-paid