For students, fun-filled activities in a classroom are more engaging than a teacher doing all the talking. Similarly, constructive activities to help grasp concepts are what they prefer to rote-learning. As a result, many schools are moving beyond blackboard teaching. They are now working towards inculcating ‘life skills’ in students by using a ‘child-centred’ approach [...]

You use your memory every moment, consciously or not, as you perceive the world and interpret it. It’s no small wonder that this part of your brain would fall prey to inefficiency and failure, given the busy pace of life and the constant barrage of information. But you can help fine-tune your memory with some [...]

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Fashion management is exactly what it sounds like — the management of everything fashionable. If you’ve always had a good eye for design and can’t pass a store display without thinking of 10 ways to improve it, you might want to step backstage. As a professional in fashion management, you go behind the [...]

Knowing the latest buzzwords gives one a cutting edge in an organisation.
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Do you regularly need a heads up (update) to figure out what people around you in the office are talking about? If you are in a particularly fertile environment, there could be a lot of blue sky thinking going on. The occasional inter-departmental liaison [...]

Singapore, also known as the commercial hub of the Asian region, is keen to promote itself as a cultural capital as well. “To promote the creative industries, it is important to nurture talent by imparting education in that particular field. Hence, Singapore government has established a number of creative schools,” said John G Conceicao, director, [...]

The results of the annual appraisal are in and you have been promoted. Congratulations! Here are some tips on how to be a good boss :-
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You have just been promoted. After being congratulated by your friends at work, you realise that you will now be supervising those same people. As you begin work on the [...]

The Indian Civil Services (ICS) has witnessed a sea change from the time it was conceptualised under the British Raj - from a service to preserve the East India Company’s rule, to a service for independent India. This change includes its operation, role definition and even the people that work for it.
Today, the service [...]

With just a few weeks left for the board exams, various online portals offer special assistance to students, be it counselling or even mock tests.
For instance, to help reduce exam stress and to improve performance among students appearing for the board exams, www.extramarks.com recently introduced revision packages in a virtual class format.
Elaborates Atul Kulshrestha, [...]

In order to assist eligible candidates in preparing for the group discussion/personal interview (GD/PI) process post CAT, the students of Indian Institute of Management, Indore (IIM-I) have started a mentorship forum specifically for those aspiring for a seat in IIM-I.
The forum will operate through the website www.iimindore360.com - the website developed and maintained by [...]

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 [...]