Campus Digest

New Delhi, Aug 26: Employees with a monthly salary of over Rs 15,000 in their first jobs would no longer be able to contribute to the Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS) run by the provident fund department. The move is triggered by fears that the hike in the salary ceiling for statutory PF contributions to Rs 15,000 per month from Rs 6,500 per month, would have a major adverse impact on the Pension

Living a healthy life is essential for all, but living a wealthy life is everyone's dream. And which youngster wouldn't like to own all the comforts of life as early as in his mid 20's; the sooner the better. At this age, it's common for people to be in a dilemma regarding the area of expertise he should opt for and thus we present before you a list of jobs compiled by Muhammad Adeel Javaid (a

Aug 15: When the news came that Manjul Bhargava, a Canadian-American mathematician of Indian-origin, had won the Fields Medal known as the "Nobel" for mathematics, one of my colleagues, a mathematician himself, remarked, "The best thing his family did was leave India. This wouldn"t have been possible if he"d stayed here." All I could do in response was nod regretfully. The last time an India-based

Bangalore, Aug 11: Gaining educational knowledge is an essential part of our life. With growing globalization and a need to be on terms with global standards, the number of students going abroad for learning and gaining a foreign degree is drastically increasing, especially for a country like Germany. Following these developments there has also been a rise in student enrollment of more than 100

Jul 18: Two months ago, the class of 2014 left the gates of their beloved alma maters. Fortunately for them, there are some great-paying jobs they can pursue. With help from Payscale, the creator of the world's largest database of individual compensation profiles, containing more than 40 million today, Business Insider found 15 of the highest-paying jobs for young professionals with a bachelor's

New Delhi, Jul 9: India needs to unleash second generation labour reforms and capitalise on demographic advantage for creating new firms and jobs, a government document said on Wednesday. “It is imperative to use India"s unique demographic moment wisely and unleash the second generation reforms,” the Economic Survey for 2013-14 stated. The suggestion assumes significance as the employment growth

New Delhi: The first cut-off list of Delhi University for its undergraduate courses has for the third time touched the 100 per cent-mark with three rank outsider colleges this time putting the ceiling at maximum for admission to its B.Sc (Computer Science) course. After much delay due to the row over the controversial four-year undergraduate programme (FYUP), admissions to academic session 2014-15

Bangalore, Jun 28: Kannada Sahitya Parishat has invited applications for M. Phil (Kannada) course for 2014, recognised by the Kannada University, Hampi. Application forms can be obtained from the university by sending a demand draft towards application fee of Rs. 300 for general students, and Rs. 150 for Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe students on or before July 1. It can also be downloaded

New Delhi, Jun 22: Nearly three decades after the last such exercise was undertaken, the Modi government will formulate a new national education policy "reflecting the aspirations of India now and opportunities in the next decade", HRD minister Smriti Irani said in an exclusive interview, her first to the English media after assuming office. Irani said the new policy will be put together after

Bangalore, Jun 15: The precision associated with mathematics is not a virtue of the new Class X mathematics textbook of State Syllabus. Almost every chapter in the new textbook is riddled with errors. Mathematics teachers and officials in the State Education Department have spotted these mistakes. The revised textbook, which is supposed to conform to CBSE standards, has already been distributed to