Kerala schools to use new technology to teach English

• The project aims to enhance and enrich English learning of students in an enjoyable atmosphere effectively making use of technology in schools in Kerala
• The books, including in audio and video formats, will be available to all students in four levels

FMS Delhi MBA student bags ₹58 lakh salary offer during campus placement

• FMS Delhi students bagged an average salary package of over ₹25 lakh
• Recruiters included the likes of Amazon, Google and Microsoft

11 Indian universities in top 100 for emerging economies

• The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), ranked 16th, is India’s top-ranked institution followed by the Indian Institute of Technologies (IITs)
• A total of 56 Indian universities appear in the full ranking of a total of 533 universities across emerging economies of the world

At 93, CI Subramanian finishes his masters from IGNOU

• In the last six years, his routine revolved around getting up at 5 am and immersing himself in books
• Sivasubramanian received his masters' degree in public administration at the convocation and his zest for knowledge was praised by HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank

CBSE Class 12 sample papers: Delhi HC dismisses plea on error, imposes fine

• The Delhi High Court dismissed a petition seeking rectification of errors in CBSE Class 12 accountancy sample question papers
• The petitioner, named Ravinder Nath dubey, has been teaching accountancy for the past 26 years

Consulting, financials lead recruiters as older IIMs end campus placements

• The apprehension of B-schools, including IIM-A, was not unfounded as India’s economic growth of 4.5% in the September quarter is a six-year low
• IIM-C said consulting firms were the largest recruiters with 31% of the total offers

IIM Bangalore bags 518 job offers for 428 students

• Key IT recruiters who made 38 offers include Microsoft IDC, Tata Consulting Service, Razorpay and and Sprinklr
• IIM-B did not disclose its salary details.

Weak job market nixes government plan for setting up IIM at Telangana

• Since 2014, the National Democratic Alliance government has established seven new IIMs
• Officials said there has been demand for more funds from the newly established IIMs

IIM Calcutta average annual package at ₹28 lakh this placement season

• IIM Calcutta said 136 firms offered 492 jobs to its 439 students in the outgoing batch
• The salary of top 10% and best quartile averaged at an all-time high of ₹54.5 lakh and ₹41.8 lakh, respectively

Board exams 2020: UP govt launches toll-free helpline numbers

• The helpline numbers will remain active from 8 am to 8 pm.
• Students can dial helpline numbers - 1800-180-5310 and 1800-180-5312 for their queries

Focus on education yields rich dividends

• The AAP government has built 16,000 classrooms, and also trained hundreds of teachers
• AAP is working to establish an education board for Delhi, and has announced a sports university as well

Edtech startup Classplus raises $2.5 mn from Blume Ventures, Sequoia

• Classplus enables coaching centres to take their brick-and-mortar setup online
• The Noida-based firm has raised funds in a pre-Series A round

Govt plans to ease rules on foreign investment in education sector

• Govt may allow foreign education players to repatriate a portion of their income in India instead of requiring them to plough back all their earnings into their Indian operations
• Centre to frame rules to ease both fund flow to India and institutional collaboration and how a foreign educational player investing in India will be allowed to take back some money they make here

Entry-level IT salaries soar as firms step up hiring of fresh graduates

• Between 2017 and 2019, entry-level salaries grew by 15%, compared with the mid-level salary base that saw an 11% rise
• Infosys hired 12,000 employees in the December quarter, including 7,000 freshers

XLRI students get an average salary of ₹24.3 lakh per annum in 2020

• KPMG and Pricewaterhouse Coopers made the highest number of offers among the regular recruiter
• Rise in the median salary offered to the 2020 batch rises to ₹23 lakhs per annum from ₹21 lakhs per annum in 2019

CFA exams will soon be digital, have fewer questions and a new schedule

• From next year, CFA exam will be administered electronically four times a year, with 25% fewer questions
• The new changes affect only CFA exam’s first level

IIT-Bombay asks students not to indulge in anti-national activities

• IIT-B’s notice comes at a time a student from the JNU has been charged with sedation for his ‘divisive’ speech at AMU during an anti-CAA program
• No posters or leaflets/pamphlets distribution allowed in the hostel without permission from the respective hostel council, says IIT-B

B-school final placements off to a strong start, average pay up 15%

• Top B-schools said the average salary offer was up by 7% to 15% from the last placement season
• IIM Kozhikode’s average package rose from ₹20.6 lakh per annum in 2019 to ₹23.08 lakh

IIM Kozhikode registers 100% placements in five days; mean salary up by 12%

• IIM Kozhikode has also claimed an average 12 per cent increase in salary offered by companies over that of last year
• The mean salary increased from 20.6 LPA to 23.08 LPA while the median increased from 18.5 LPA to 20.8 LPA as compared to last year

IIM Calcutta in top 50 global MBA ranking

• The IIM is at number three position in the country among the four Indian business schools that listed in the rankings
• The position has been advanced by seven ranks this year