At present there are less than 1,000 practicing patent professionals in the country. According to a National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) report 33% of the IP demand is coming from the knowledge process outsourcing (KPO) sector and as per a McKinsey report in the next three years the market demand would be [...]

COMMUNICATIONS:

NRAI SCHOOL OF MASS COMMUNICATION, NEW DELHI
Last date for submission of applications is january 31, 2008
SUBJECT: The NRAI School of Mass Communication invites applications for admission to its three-year bachelors degree course in mass communication (advertisement, journalism+GDMC), two-year masters in mass communication (advertisement, journalism+ GDMC), three-year course in management and cutting technology, three-year BBA (bachelors [...]

These tips will help you to be the master of your schedule :
Every schedule reflects its maker’s unique set of priorities and responsibilities. No two people have precisely the same idea about what constitutes perfect time management. The final determinant is whether your relationship with time is a happy one that enables you to meet [...]

They certainly don’t look for burnouts and marriage break-ups
Talking heads on the idiot box and conference junkies have a subject they turn to again and again — the empowerment of women. In the HR arena, the so-called glass ceiling seems to be reflected everywhere. A single Indra Nooyi making it to the top [...]

In love with the mouse? Institute of Career Studies suggests a course for all you computer geeks out there:

The Department of Computer Science, (PUCSD) University of Pune, aims at providing quality education in computer science. Apart from teaching postgraduate students, the faculty is also involved in research, consultancy and development programmes.
PUCSD takes care [...]

Fine Arts Department, Jamia Millia Islamia University:
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Want to paint the whole town red? Or carve a niche for yourself in the world of art? Or, better still, be an art critic and learn the nuances of how lines, colours and shapes merge to produce a Picasso? Head straight for the fine arts department of the [...]

TUNE IN TO THE LATEST FROM THE WORLD OF EDUCATION
Queen’s University has tied up with the Bengal Engineering and Science University to develop future research leaders. V. Kumara Swamy reports
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Students of Bengal Engineering and Science College at Shibpur (top) can now do a summer programme at Queen’s University, Belfast
Students in select departments of the Bengal [...]

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT A COURSE OF YOUR CHOICE:
If you want to be in the medical profession and have a keen desire to help patients with mental health problems, then psychiatry offers a challenging and stimulating career. Psychiatry deals with mental, emotional and behavioural disorders.
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A psychiatrist’s job profile essentially involves assessment, diagnosis and [...]

The private security business in India is getting bigger and bigger, says V. Kumara Swamy :
We have certain set notions when it comes to jobs. For example, we inevitably presume that a job in a private security agency would be that of a poorly paid security guard. Few realise the industry is a lot bigger [...]

It’s the time when most B-school students are caught up in a whirlwind of activities - multiple applications and interviews - and campuses eagerly await judgement day, when students finally learn whether the blood and sweat of the past two years, and the gamble that started it all - their enrolment and investment in a [...]