exclusive programme
StackRouteTM, an NIIT initiative to produce the world’s best full-stack programmers, has received overwhelming response from startups and IT companies alike, leading to over-subscription of the 1st batch that commences in October 2015 in Bangalore.
It is a pioneering initiative from NIIT that aims to create multi-skilled and multi-disciplinary programmers who can become key members of high-performance teams in top notch product engineering companies, startups, and IT firms. It is a specialised programme offering, that takes a group of talented programmers screened through a rigorous selection process and turns them into high performance full-stack programmers.
PRE-OWNED BOOKS FOR sale
iMusti.com, a digital entertainment platform for music, books and movies introduced a repertoire of foreign educational books to enhance learning in India. Customers searching for pre-owned textbooks will find some of the most popular titles available in subjects spanning all academic subjects and across all major academic publishers. The aim is to promote quality content by bringing some of the best foreign books for users.
Commenting on this Samir Khandwala, founder-CEO of iMusti Inc, said: “We are happy to bring this novel concept that includes some of the best collections covering various genres.”
placement drive at gniot
Greater Noida Institute of Technology (GNIOT) witnessed a successful placement drive at its campus. The placements were for students of B Tech. Thirty-two students were selected and the highest package offered is Rs4.25 lakh per annum and average package gone to Rs2.68 lakh per annum. The mode for placement was online examination, group discussion followed by interview.
The whole week was engaged with placement procedures. Students were also explained about opportunities and benefits of working in multinational companies.
Speaking on the occasion Rohit Garg, director, GNIOT, said: “We organise such recruitment programmes with the motive of providing a head start in students’ careers in the areas of Engineering. Excellent placement for the current batch students once again proves that we are the most favoured talent hunting ground.”
celebration at ryan international
The Ryan International Group of Institutions had yet another reason to celebrate as 47 of its schools were ranked among the best schools in the country in the recent well-known C-fore survey by the Education World. The Ryan Global School, Mumbai secured its place among the top 10 schools in the Best International Day Schools category.
Many schools of the Ryan group have ranked in the top 5 of cities. Schools matched all the 14 parameters laid down by the surveyors. It was indeed a proud moment for Ryan Pinto, CEO and Snehal Pinto, director, Ryan International Group of Institutions to receive the awards on behalf of the group during the award ceremony held on September 26, 2015 in New Delhi.
Speaking on the occasion, Ryan Pinto said: “We thank our lord Jesus for His mighty blessings. We are grateful to Dr AF Pinto, chairman and Grace Pinto, MD for their vision for the group.
CUP and VSI sign MOU
Cambridge University Press (CUP) India has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Vidyanta Skills Institute (VSI), a National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) partner to develop content that raises the bar in English language learning and training.
As a part of the MOU, Cambridge University Press and Vidyanta Skills will together develop content for nursing training syllabus; provide skills training in State Government Secondary schools; working towards moving the IElTS band of nurses to 7.0 from 6.5.
Speaking on the partnership, Ratnesh Kumar Jha, MD, CUP), South Asia, said: “English is the language of the world, hence the quality of English that we use needs to be of global-best standards. We aim to develop English as a life skill which would help the youth from diverse sectors prepares to get job-ready not just for India but globally as well.”
teach-skills seminar
Amity University organised a seminar for the students of management in the university campus. The seminar was conducted to teach the skills to the students which will be helpful for them to build their career.
Anuja Kapur (criminal psychologist and social worker) shared her experience with the students. The faculty members of the management course attended the seminar which was headed by Neelam Saxena.
The seminar was commenced by the speech of Neelam Saxena followed by some tips for these students to groom their careers. The occasion was witnessed with some of the renowned name in their field. College alumni Mrinal Rakheja was also present and shared his thoughts.
Speaking at the seminar Kapur said: “Management students are the assets of the country. That is why discipline should be there in every student’s life. We should carry an attitude towards life and how can we maximise our resources to achieve better results which will help in the development and the growth of not only of an individual, company but also for the whole nation.”