Education Headlines 19th November, 2010

IIMs Will Give More Importance To CAT Score For Admission This Year

Last year, after many technical glitches, the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) decided to drop the weightage of Common Admission Test (CAT) score for admission. But this year, as everything is going smooth and till now no error has been recorded, IIM decided to increase the weightage of CAT score for the admission. This year, most of the IIMs have already declared that more weightage will be given to CAT score and students' profile as well. Mr. Himanshu Rai, CAT-2010 convener, also a professor at IIM-Lucknow, said, "Last year, the weightage given to CAT scores was around 30%, this year we have increased it to 37.5%. We are fine-tuning our admission policies. We are looking for a diversified set of students' profiles, a mix of freshers and candidates with work experience." The admission process is divided into two phases. Phase-I includes the CAT score and academic profile of the candidate including X, XII and degree scores and second phase is divided for group discussion and personal interview. However, some institutes have given different weightage to different sections.

Source: 12th Nov., 2010, DNA India Compiled by www.shiksha.com

50-Plus Scholarships For Brilliant Indian Students

Eight Canadian Universities announced fifty-plus scholarships for top Indian Students valued at USD 4 million. Human Resource Development Ministry said that it includes a new Globalink Canada-India Graduate Fellowship for Indian students. This fellowship will be awarded to those Indian students who wish to pursue a Masters or PhD degree in Canada and have participated in MITACS Globalink 2010. MITACS- Mathematics Information Technology and Complex System-Globalink is an internship programme that links talented international undergraduate students with best researchers at Canadian universities.

Source: 10th Nov., 2010, New Kerala Compiled by www.shiksha.com

Indian Students Are Second Highest Among Global Students Studying In UK

Indian students are the second highest in number among those students who are studying in various universities of United Kingdom. British Council authorities reported that presently, more than 50,000 Indian students are pursuing their higher studies in UK and most of them are studying in London. The official also stated that the number of Indian students studying in United Kingdom is growing every year.

Source: 10th Nov., 2010, Headlines India Compiled by www.shiksha.com

Safety Measures Taken To Protect Indian Students In Australia

Australian Trade Commission official said that the country has taken all the necessary steps and measures for Indian students to provide them a safe and friendly atmosphere for studies. The Commission is also thinking to conduct road-shows across major cities in India to showcase Australian education. Mr. Peter Linford, senior trade commissioner-South Asia, Australian Trade Commission, said, "We are planning educational road-shows in 12 cities of India in late January next year. They will showcase the Australian educational system."

Source: 10th Nov. ,2010, Siliconindia Compiled by www.shiksha.com

IIM-C Students Received 100 Pre-Placement Offers On First Day

Students of Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM-C) received more than 100 pre-placements offers on its very first day. Most of the offers were from consulting, investment banking, private-equity and hedge funds. Consulting firms McKinsey & Co., Bain & Co., AT Kearney and Boston Consulting Group recruited more than 20 students. An official said, "A major turnaround was the rise in the number of finance offers compared to last year. Investment banks recruiting from the campus include Morgan Stanley, UBS, RBS, Barclays Capital, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Nomura, BoA Merril Lynch and Credit Suisse. Offers were made for offices across the globe, including New York, London, Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai and Africa. Citigroup and Standard Chartered also recruited for international offices."

Source: 11th Nov., 2010, Business Standard Compiled by www.shiksha.com

IIM-C Planning To Establish Another Campus

Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIM-C), the oldest IIM in the country is thinking of establish another campus. The institute has received proposals from state governments for setting up a new campus. Mr. Sougata Ray, dean, IIM-C, said that the authorities had, however, not decided if the campus would be an extension of the parent institution or a full-fledged campus. IIM-C has an academic collaboration with more than 48 institutes and is working on getting more on board. IIM-C's campus has been modeled on Massachussets Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management.

Source: 15th Nov., 2010, Business Standard Compiled by www.shiksha.com