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Dr. Purandeswari, the Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development
Purandeswari stresses on ties among Indian Ocean littoral states
By A Staff Reporter
D. Purandeswari, the Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development, has called for enhancing cooperation among the Indian Ocean littoral states and consolidating the initiatives proposed by the member states since its inception. She was addressing the Council of Ministers Conference of the IOR-ARC (Indian Ocean Rim- Association for Regional Cooperation) as the leader of the Indian delegation at Sana’a in the Republic of Yemen, recently.

HRD ministry finalises scheme for interest subsidy for education loans
By A Staff Reporter

The Ministry of Human Resource Development has finalized the modalities for implementation of a new Central Scheme to provide full interest subsidy during the period of moratorium on educational loans for students belonging to economically weaker sections (with parental family income from all sources of less than Rs.4.5 lakh annually) from scheduled banks under the Educational Loan Scheme of the Indian Banks’
Reforms in education sector to have high impact: Planning Commission
By C Jayanthi

Even as the government grapples over the problem of educational reforms, and is considering tabling the Higher Education and Research Bill, 2010, in Parliament, it is looking at achieving critical mass in the field of education, and skill development.
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Child prodigy Tathagat becomes youngest IIT faculty
By A Staff Reporter
Dr. Tathagat Avatar Tulsi, a Patna-born child prodigy, becomes the youngest professor at Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay at the age of 22. He is set to join as an assistant professor in the Department of Physics from next week. He had completed his high school at the age of nine, earned his BSc degree at 10 and M.Sc at the age of 12. At the age of 21, Tulsi completed his doctorate in Quantum Computing from Indian Institute of Science.
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SAVITA MBA 4th SEM
After completing my graduation life was about to turn aimless for me. My father is an insurance agent and his earnings are not enough to take care of whole family.
 
ARNOLA R. MARAK BBA 3rd SEM
I completed my schooling from my village's government school but the day when I got my score sheet the life stopped as there was no prospect of higher education for me.

Looking at the option of quantitative financing
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By Kavita Singh
In my last article, I explored what a MSc in Finance is and how different programs have different focus areas and can lead to different types of careers. Specifically I discussed how it would be imperative to sure that you pick a 'quantitative' finance program if what you ultimately what to do is become a 'quant'.
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The author is the CEO of FutureWorks Consulting
Sibal moots merging of PMT and AIEEE exams at state ministers’ meet
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By a Staff Reporter
The Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Mr Kapil Sibal has said that the ministry is considering the merging of the CBSE conducted Common Pre Medical Test and the All India Engineering Entrance Exam (AIEEE) so that students are saved the bother of sitting for the two separate exams.
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SURVEY BOARD
Are Entrance Test Boon for Students
  
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CVC threatens legal action against NTPC, BHEL
By A Staff Reporter
The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) will initiate necessary legal action against officials of BHEL and NTPC allegedly involved in accepting bribe from California-based companies to reward them big contacts for power projects, involving cost of between Rs. 3, 000 and Rs. 4,000 crore, says Chief Technical Examiner, CVC Mr. V. Ramachandran.

Delivering his key note address at the ASSOCHAM organised ‘International Summit on Government Procurement – Enhancing Transparency, Efficiency and Accountability in the Capital recently,

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