Engineering students brace for a tough placement season amid tech downturnThe Class of 2024 at tier-2 and -3 engineering colleges in India are facing a challenging year for campus hiring. IT/ITeS companies, which ...
18 Sep, 2023, 01.07 PM IST
A year of online classes, exams: COVID-19 prompts shift to 'new normal' in teaching & learningNo packing up of bags for first day at school, cancelled sports day or farewells, no shared lunches and massively increased screen time, ma...
24 Mar, 2021, 03.21 PM IST
Out of Work: Layoffs and furloughs across sectors have rendered thousands helplessBehind the staggering number of layoffs are individual stories of loss — of income, financial security, confidence and identity. To capture...
31 May, 2020, 10.27 AM IST
COVID-19: IITs to hold special placement drives for students affected by cancelled job offers"I have also asked all IIT directors to hold special placement drives for the students affected by cancelled job offers. The students to wh...
08 Apr, 2020, 06.30 PM IST
North East & Kashmir placements trip on unrest, clampdownLeading schools such as the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Shillong and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati are feeling...
17 Dec, 2019, 09.57 AM IST
Assembly elections, GST, high-profile cases mark 2017Two terrorists were killed by the army as it foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashm...
30 Dec, 2017, 04.53 PM IST
IITs up the ante, plan to blacklist firms that withdrew job offersThey have decided to blacklist about half-a-dozen firms that failed to honour their commitment, withdrew offers and left students in a lurc...
04 Jun, 2016, 02.40 PM IST
Startups magic fades at IIT placements as companies face funding issuesOnce the most sought-after for placements, some startups have started withdrawing job offers at IITs in Delhi, Mumbai, Roorkee and Guwahati.
09 May, 2016, 08.03 AM IST
Madras high court order leaves many IIT students 'hired-but-jobless'Hired but jobless students are living through insecurity each day as Madras HC passed an order restraining PSUs from hiring through campus ...
24 Aug, 2012, 02.41 PM IST
- Bhopal stretches Dow Chemical's London curtain
Dow is currently a target of Indo-British activist protests over its London Olympic sponsorship deal. The company may be in for tough times.
20 Nov, 2011, 03.58 AM IST
Class of 2008 gets job offers for 2010Grim job situation has claimed even '08 batch of management and engineering grads.
05 Apr, 2009, 06.34 AM IST
- IIT grads warm up to start-ups , NGOs
IIT graduates might soon turn teachers, social workers or join start-ups , for want of better career opportunities in an increasingly bleak...
28 Jan, 2009, 08.57 AM IST
- IIT graduates warm up to start-ups and NGOs
IIT graduates might soon turn teachers, social workers or join start-ups, for want of better career opportunities in an increasingly bleak ...
27 Jan, 2009, 07.52 PM IST
- Nissan, Chinese co queue up at IIT-M
Other new entrants on campus include Nissan-Renault, SoftJin Technologies, Safran Aerospace, Societe Generale and the American Bureau of Sh...
25 Dec, 2007, 10.20 AM IST