General admission test
FIITJEE will conduct the General Admission Test on April 3 for all students going to Classes VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI and XII and aspiring for success in JEE Advanced & Main, Olympiads, KVPY, XII Boards, NTSE and junior Science Olympiad.
It will also conduct the test on the March 27 exclusively for students going to Class XII. The emphasis on one-year classroom programme will enable students to imbibe the fundamental concepts of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics and on sharpening their analytical skills and parallel thinking process, making them capable of creatively resolving complex and tricky problems by mere application of basic concepts for a quantum jump in their performance in JEE (Main & Advanced).
Recruitment drive
Xavient Information Systems has announced its plans to recruit 1,000 plus employees in India in 2016, for its Noida and Bengaluru centre, to cater to its global clientele. The recruitment drive represents a reaffirmation of the company’s long-term commitment to its business operations in India. The recruitment will be done across all verticals.
Arshad Majeed, executive VP, Xavient Information Systems said: “For any IT service company, the delivery centre is the backbone of the business. The right-set of talent pool, cost advantages, lingual understanding, friendly trade laws and comfortable market entry helps the company in many ways. India has been a significant market for us in delivering the best IT solutions and consulting services to our clients.”
Manav sthali’s bright star
Manav Sthali School recently honoured Vikram Bhatnagar, a Double Trap Shooter and alumnus of Manav Sthali School, for winning Gold in the All India GV Mavlankar Shooting Championships in the 300 metre Prone Open Sight Rifle Event played on March 13, 2016. Bhatnagar was rated amongst the Top 10 Double Trap shooters in the world in July 2010, and is now on the Athletes Grievance Committee of the National Rifle Association of India.
A dedicated professional, with a ‘never compromise on perfection’ dictum: Self-sufficient, confident and assertive he has done his parents, his alma mater and the country proud.
Addressing skill gap
AasaanJobs.com, a recruitment portal for entry level jobs, launches Hunarr to build on job seekers’ skill sets. Hunarr, a marketplace that connects training providers to training seekers, is aimed at addressing the prevailing skill gap between what’s available and what the job seekers are looking at. The idea is to address a skills gap between ‘what exists’ and ‘what’s desired’ by new-age employers.
The mission of the portal is to recommend training avenues that help entry level workers find fulfilling jobs and companies to get proficient employees. The platform was founded in October 2015 and is based out of Mumbai.
Talking about the intention behind launching Hunarr, Dinesh Goel, Co-Founder & CEO of Aasaanjobs said, “We aim to raise the standard of skilling and training in the recruitment sector. The idea is to achieve it through a scalable tech product where course information offered by training institutes will enlist the skills taught, the level of proficiency and other pertinent details.”
Hunarr has an extensive list of courses to hone fresh talent in basic computers, accounting, soft skills, IT, vocational training and the like.
Education UK Alumni awards
The British Council recently honoured the achievements of Indian alumni who studied at a UK university within the last 10 years and who could articulate the impact of their UK education on their professional success. Awards were given out in three categories—Professional Achievement Award, Entrepreneurial Award and the Social Impact Award.
The Education UK Alumni Awards 2016 were presented at an alumni gala which was attended by distinguished guests like lord Jeffrey Mountevans, lord Mayor of City of london, and Baroness Amos, director of the School of Oriental and African Studies.
Rob lynes, director, British Council India said: “For us, it is heartening to see alumni create a positive impact in their home countries and communities. Indian students have been studying in the UK for over 100 years, and 1.6 lakh students have studied in the country over the last 10 years. They represent not just the benefits and successes that a UK education can provide but also inspire others to follow a similar path. Encouraging mutuality in the student mobility between UK and India, we launched Generation UK-India programme to support up to 25,000 UK students to come to India by 2020.”
MDP programme on Cost Management
leading academics, industry insiders and experts in the field of management came together at leading management institute IMS Noida to discuss the latest issues afflicting the industry and solutions towards better cost management strategies that can keep organisations competitive and profitable.
The experts at the three-day Management Development Programme (MDP) highlight the importance of striking a balance between cost and quality. The event focused on the subject of Strategic Cost Management that pertains to the economics of reducing costs without compromising on quality and delivery. Another session was on recapitulation of the management cases discussed on activity based costing and cost volume profit analysis of the first day. Exhaustive cases relating to these aspects were taken up by Professor Rajendra Patel, former World Bank expert and faculty at IIM Ahmedabad. Prof Patel interacted with the PGDM students and motivated them towards attaining their career goals successfully by sharing his personal experiences with them.