02 May, 2016
Lawman and the sea
After completing his bachelor’s degree from the University of Mumbai in 1989, Shrikant Hathi wasn’t sure of his future. But...
03 March, 2014
Opportunities available for students interested in...
What opportunities does the Anthropological Survey of India (AnSI) offer to students of anthropology? We have mainly three kinds of anthr...
03 March, 2014
Town planner - City artists
Abook called City Room by Arthur Gelb, a vivid narrative on how town planning can make a city socially and economically viable, that he ...
03 March, 2014
Have a 'truthful' resume
Stretching dates of past employment to exaggerating about professional and educational qualifications are some of the common lies resort...
02 May, 2016
44 mn students to enter higher education in next 1...
India’s higher education enrolment will move up to 44 million from the current 14 million in a decade, the Central gover...
02 May, 2016
Marine logistics - Toilers of the sea
Ankur Bhardwaj, 21, chose marine logistics as his career not just because he wanted to connect with the rest of the world but also beca...
03 March, 2014
Education consultant - Study mates
A provincial government in a Western country wants to admit more students from India but is hamstrung by the sheer diversity among local e...
02 May, 2016
Admissions on for IIM, Indore
ADMISSIONS Indian Institute of Management, Indore Admissions are on for the fellow programme in management for the 2011 sessi...
02 May, 2016
MIS professional - Connecting the dots
Mohammad Amir, an MIS (management information systems) professional, in a popular insurance company, does the number crunching to calcu...
03 March, 2014
Go after your passion
Early daysI attended Loktak Christian Model School and later St Xavier’s (and Adimjati School) in Manipur. I was neither too good at...
03 March, 2014
Lifeline to the nation
She would have been a lecturer had she not joined the Indian Railways (IR). An MCom from the Delhi School of Economics and a BEd from Cent...
02 May, 2016
Baby steps to a career in defence
How does the (NCC) prepare students for a better career? NCC prepares youngsters to lead a disciplined life and provides an environme...
22 January, 2015
You can get an IIM degree while in the army
The biggest challenges in the Armed forces? The biggest challenge is to live up to the expectations of the subordinates and troops as...
02 May, 2016
Aircraft maintenance engineer - Fit for flight
Before an aircraft takes off, it requires certification from licenced maintenance engineers vouching for its technical and physical per...
11 March, 2014
A positive attitude is a must for success
What are the responsibilities of an F&B manager? A food & beverage (F&B) manager of a hotel is similar to a head of a...
03 March, 2014
Human resources - An insight
Abhay Valsangkar provides guidance and support to corporate functions such as human resources, information technology, legal and security....
03 March, 2014
Make children media literate
The media’s effect has been studied extensively in the past few decades. It has been established that the media has a significant im...
03 March, 2014
Hard work has no substitute
Q1) Can you tell us about your early life? What did you learn in childhood that has helped you shape your career? I was very clear about w...
11 March, 2014
Make judicious education choices
I interviewed Victoria Romero, director of admissions, Claremont McKenna College, Los Angeles during her visit to New Delhi last week...
03 March, 2014
I learned to fall in love with my subjects
I had a few cousins who’d studied in the US and they were a huge influence on and inspiration for me. My mother is a professor and d...