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Mgmt gyaan from CEO Lord Krishna

The Mahabharata is not about good and evil — instead, it teaches you that life is grey. Defining the grey is not easy because it is deeply rooted to the context. So, negotiate the grey. Spiritual discourse by a seer? No, words of wisdom for future global managers in an .....

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Now, IAS officers to take exam

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MoF against cess hike to fund higher education

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Centre for asphalt sceince at IIT-M

A Centre for Asphalt Science and Technology will come up at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras to cater to the industry needs and offer technical specifications on modified asphalt. The centre, scheduled to be operational from July 1, 2008, is being set up with financial support from the .....

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A five-member delegation from Royal Bhutan University on Thursday reached IIT Kanpur to seek its help in establishing a world class management institute in capital Thimpu. Besides developing the infrastructure of the institute and arranging for its faculty, IIT-K will also be designing the curriculum for its MBA course. The .....

IIM-B hikes annual fee to Rs 2 lakh

IIM-B hikes annual fee to Rs 2 lakh The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore on Tuesday decided to increase the fee for its two-year post-graduate management programmes from Rs 1.75 lakh per annum to Rs two lakh for the coming academic year. The IIMBs Board of Governors at a meeting, .....

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