Shiksha Cafe News- February 2010
Government To De-Recognize 44 Universities Of Deemed Status
The central government told the Supreme Court that it is all set to deprive 44 universities of the their special " deemed university" status as they were being managed as family businesses rather than institutions of academic excellence. This submission was made to a bench of Justice, Mr. Dalveer Bhandari and Justice, Mr. Mukundkam Sharma, during the hearing of a 2006 lawsuit, questioning the misuse of the deemed university status by mushrooming educational shops. Solicitor General Mr. Gopal Subramanium also told the bench that the government, however, has decided to let these universities slip back to become affiliated colleges of their original universities. According to the affidavit, most of the 44 deemed universities, failing to maintain their high standard of academic excellence, were offering post-graduate and undergraduate courses that are "fragmented with concocted nomenclatures" and seats were "disproportionately" increased beyond the actual intake capacity.
Source: http://www.newkerala.com
CAT Will Be An All-Year On Demand Examination From Now
Considering the technical glitches that disturbed many CAT aspirants during the exam, the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) have decided to conduct the exam all through the year. Under this, students can take the exam all over the year, on any day and they will be allowed to take the exam numerable times. Mr. Satish Deodhar, CAT co-ordinator at the IIM-Ahmedabad, said, "The implementation requires us to develop a huge data bank. But once that is done, students would be allowed to take the entrance throughout the year." According to IIM sources, the idea to hold the CAT throughout the year was mooted for 2009 but due to the shortage of questions with management schools, the process could not be initiated.
Source: http://indiasearchassistant.com/
Number Of Indian Student Visa Applications To Australia Declines
Australia is keeping a record of foreign and Indian students applying for visas. The government of Australia has informed that the number of Indian student visa applications has fallen by almost 50% after the recent attacks. Deputy Prime Minister of the country, Mrs. Julia Gillard said, "Obviously we are going to track the number of students coming to this country, including Indian students, as we are moving into the new academic year." This drop is due to the physical assault on Indian students in the country.
Source: http://beta.thehindu.com/
TCS Thinking To Hire 8,300 Trainees In Near Future
A senior official of the company announced that,"Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is planning to hire 8,300 trainees and around 3,000 laterals or experienced persons in the fourth quarter of this fiscal. "TCS' Vice-President and Head, Global Human Resources, Mr. Ajoyendra Mukherjee informed that ''We have already employed 8,703 trainees in the third quarter and expect to add 8,300 more trainees in the fourth quarter. We have also hired 3,000 laterals in the third quarter and given the growth we may continue to hire in the fourth quarter as well.''
Source: http://beta.thehindu.com/
ISB Student Gets Rs. 40 Lakh Offer In Placement Session
Hyderabad-based Indian School of Business (ISB) has rapid start this season placement session. Citi Group has offered an analyst investment banker's position with so far the highest offer of Rs 40 lakh per annum, followed by a Rs 33-lakh offer by Parthenon Group, a consulting firm. This year the numbers of students are more as against 440 last year. Senior director, Career Advancement Services, Mr. V K Menon said, "Consulting looks robust, along with investment banking, finance and health care," Giving more information on this issue Mr. Menon added, "Going by the positive trend which we have seen at the pre-placement talks, we expect placements to be good. It depends on how the offers 
are made."
Source: www.business-standard.com
Dream Of 5,000 Aspiring Students To Take MBA-CET Shattered
A first class degree in graduation through correspondence, will not help to appear for the state-level common entrance test for the much sought after MBA course. In a recent notification issued by the Directorate of technical Education (DTE), only those students, who have done graduation with a full-time degree, will be able to appear for the CET test to be conducted on February 21. The last minute announcement has crushed the hopes of as many as 5,000 aspirants. "The notification has come without warning. Further making eligibility criteria tougher, only those candidates who have passed with a minimum of 50% can now appear in the test, as against the 45% requirement in 2009. A source in the DTE said that the decision was taken at a meeting held in December. "The eligibility criteria were changed mainly to uplift the standard of candidates.
Source: http://www.dnaindia.com/
