The Workplace
BTech Courses: While govt policy has led to a rash of new tech courses in AI, ML and data science, opinion is divided on their long-term value, employment prospects
Against a 45 lakh target, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana certifies only 19 lakh; MSDE blames Skill India approval delays for poor performance; panel tells govt to upload placement data
The GCC ecosystem in the country is growing rapidly, driven by a diverse talent pool, high digital literacy, cost advantages, and the involvement of many industries including IT, AI/ML, and data engineering,
Nageswaran was addressing the Columbia India Summit 2025 hosted by the Deepak and Neera Raj Centre on Indian Economic Policies at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University.
V Anantha Nageswaran addresses Columbia India Summit 2025 hosted by the Deepak and Neera Raj Centre on Indian Economic Policies at Columbia University.
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh claims that going by available data from the 364th report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, one-fifth of students from the IITs and other institutes are not getting placements.
The Supreme Court has invalidated the appointment of 25,753 teachers and other staff in West Bengal government-run and -aided schools.
The initiative was formalised through an agreement that aims to equip ITI trainees with essential employability skills, including communication, adaptability, teamwork, critical thinking, and workplace etiquette, making them job-ready.
AIIMS Delhi reveals that it had advertised 172 posts of assistant professors in 2019, but only 110 candidates joined.
The protest started while Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman was presenting updates and long-term plans for the Copilot AI assistant, with Bill Gates and former CEO Steve Ballmer in the audience.
