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Career in Mathematics

India has a long and ancient mathematical tradition. The Sulvasutras, Vedic texts for the construction of ritual altars, contain a lot of geometrical results and constructions. These include a statement of the Pythagoras Theorem, an approximation to the value of ‘pi', and the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. India gave the world the decimal place value system, the modern way of writing numbers, and above all, the number ‘zero.' It boasts of mathematical schools like those of Aryabhata and Bhaskara. Much later, in the 15th century, came the flourishing School of Madhava in Kerala, which

The Impact of Social Media on Student Life

Today’s world is a global village. Everyone is connected to one another in this vast network generated by the Internet. As said by a philosopher of communication theory, “The new electronic independence re-creates the world in the image of a global village.” This electronic independence is inherently dependent upon the Internet. It illuminates the lives of thousands of people by spreading knowledge internationally, thereby making us global citizens.

In the past, the communicating and free sharing of thoughts among people were restricted by long distance, nationality and religion. But now, even these barriers cannot stop the flow of information and

Digital India –Empowering Citizens

In the current global scenario, strongly believing in Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (the whole world is one family) can usher the country into a new world of wisdom and knowledge where digital forces can help to bridge the gap between the elderly western world and the young eastern world of the future.

The growth of a country depends on the socioeconomic growth of its citizens. In today’s scenario, digital inclusion is the starting point for empowerment. While the digital technologies pervade day-to-day life of urban Indians, the rural India is still digitally illiterate. The rural India has a significant role to play

Digital India –New Entrepreneurial Opportunities

A good governing body requires a good communication platform to communicate with the stakeholder’s efficiently. Communicating with the citizens has been a big challenge for the government of India with widespread geography, massive population, and enormous linguistic & cultural diversity. The way of communication has changed a lot from postal and telegraph era to print and broadcasting media to the era of Digital Communication. The efficient way to communicate with the citizens of the world’s largest democracy with a population of 1.2 billion is only possible by connecting with everyone on a digital platform. Though India is considered as the

How Students Should Prioritise Their Workload

Despite what you might expect, course material is certainly not the most difficult part of school. Taken individually; the concepts, reading, papers, assignments, and tests are fairly straightforward. Of course, some subjects are more difficult than others, just as some tests require more preparation than others. But the true challenge that students face is time. Whether studying part-time or full, every student must juggle the obligations of their personal lives, their work, and their studies. If one could invest an endless amount of time in every academic task, university would be easy. But because they can’t, because deadlines and due

Implication of Digital India on Education

Speaking at the SAARC Summit in Nepal last November, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that “information technology has removed all barriers to quality education”. With the launch of Digital India, state governments and education practitioners have become increasingly interested in the potential of technology to address low learning levels in primary schools.

Behind Modi’s assertion is a theory that technology can solve fundamental problems with India’s education system. Digital India, Modi’s Rs 1 lakh crore schemes, seeks to provide free broadband Wi-Fi in all schools. But before promoting technology as the next big solution, decision-makers should consider how existing research

What Business Needs from Business Schools

Six Principles for B-schools Program Reform

Require more courses in the “people skills” that are vital to managing effectively. Emphasize the basic skills and tools needed for problem solving. Provide strong grounding in theories of economics, measurement, governance, psychology, human behavior, and leadership.

Design curricula so that students can learn by doing to apply multiple disciplines on the job. Encourage students to take electives outside the traditional core curriculum.
Create differentiated curricula and allow students to concentrate in specific industries.

Six Reforms
Students, schools, and businesses - as well as governments and the general public - would be better served

Promoting entrepreneurship in India

It's a known fact that India, today, is an emerging economy that is destined to achieve milestones, on various fronts, in the near future. However, for India, to acquire the status of a "developed" nation, it needs to create 100 million jobs, statistics point out!

Experts confirm, in an endeavour to achieve this mark, tapping the potential of the unemployed and exploring opportunities in the employment market, so that each and every person plays a crucial role in contributing towards the growth of the Indian economy is necessary. However, how can one create 100 million jobs? And the million-dollar question

Importance of Technology in Education

In the world that we currently live in, technology is a very vital factor. With each passing day a new software or gadget is being brought into the market that serves to improve our lives in one way or another and make it much easier and also to advance an already existing software or gadget. However, it is important to note that despite the fact that technology plays a big role in making our lives easier, it is not the only role it has.

Technology is increasingly growing its importance in the education sector. The more technology advances, the more

Importance of Education in Society

Education is not all about studying and getting good marks. It is really a means to discover new things which we don't know about and increase our knowledge. An educated person has the ability to differentiate between right and wrong or good and evil. It is the foremost responsibility of a society to educate its citizens.

Focus should be on women’s education because the knowledge and empowerment of one woman can bring about a change in a family and even the society as a whole. It is the uneducated and illiterate people who think women are not entitled to education.