I have completed Diploma in Electrical and Electronics Engineering. Besides BE and BTech, what are the programmes available for better placements in MNCs?
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BE and BTech are the natural progression for any engineering Diploma holder. Besides, if you have completed Diploma recently make efforts for campus placements, as many organisations are recruiting Diploma holders for various positions. The organisations also provide an opportunity to their employees for higher studies through University connect programmes. This will be the best opportunity, as one can continue with the job and also earn a degree of repute. The corporates have tied up with various Technology and Business Management Institutes/Universities to support the employees. The Work Integrated Learning Programs (WILP) of BITS, Pilani (Deemed to be University under the UGC Act of 1956) (www.bits-pilani.ac.in) is one of the best and one that genuinely integrates organisational learning with the academic world, besides a globally recognised certification. Connect Dean, WILP Division, BITS – Pilani, Vidya Vihar Campus, Pilani-333031, Rajasthan. Ph: 01596-515216. Email: info@wilp.bits-pilani.ac.in
Please list institutes in Bengaluru that conduct Business Analytics course in the Finance and Accounting domain.
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One of the well-received programmes in the domain of Business Analytics is the Post-Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics, jointly organised by the Indian Institute of Management Kolkata (IIMK) (www.iimcal.ac.in) through NIIT-Imperia (www.niitimperia.com). It is a good opportunity to the employed and those being initiated into the corporate world; as most of the face-to-face interaction with the faculty is on weekends. Besides foundation course study, case study analysis and a project the course covers Information Management in Analytics; Statistical Inference; Applications of Analytics in Business Function; and Application of Analytics in Business Verticals, to mention a few. For more details, you should contact the Admission Counsellor, NIIT-Imperia, 1st Floor, 74/2, Sanjana Plaza, Elephant Rock Road, Jayanagar, 3rd Block, Bengaluru-560011. Ph/Mobile: 30041291/96865 28379.
I am a BTech qualified engineer, working for a software company. I love the subject of History and want to pursue a teaching career. I am aware my objective sounds a little absurd; but is it possible? I am planning for a distance education programme; please suggest a good college.
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You can pursue the two-year MA History programme at the following Universities:
School of Social Sciences (SOSS), IGNOU (www.ignou.ac.in): Contact: SOSS, Maidan Garhi, IGNOU, New Delhi-110068. Ph: 011-29534336. Email: soss@ignou.ac.in
The programme has the following papers/course: Year 1: Ancient and Medieval Societies; Modern World; Historiography; Political Structures in India. Year 2: History of Indian Economy; Evolution of Social Structures in India through the Ages; History of Ecology and Environment: India; Western Political Thought; Social and Political thought in Modern India.
Directorate of Distance Education (DDE), Madurai Kamaraj University (www.mkudde.org), Palkalai Nagar, Madurai, Tamil Nadu. Ph: 0452-2458471.
The following are the papers: Year 1: Historiography and Historical Methods; Freedom Struggle and Constitutional Development in India (1773-1950); History of Europe (1789-1919); International Relations (1914-1973). Year 2: History of Tamil Nadu (upto 1936); History of Russia (1854-1964); History of USA (1776-1945); History of China and Japan since 1840.
Directorate of Correspondence Courses, Mangalore University (www.dcc.mangaloreuniversity.ac.in), Mangalagangothri. Mangalore. Ph: 0824-287824. Email: doorashikshana@managaloreuniversity.ac.in
The University offers the following papers/courses: Year 1: Early History of India (upto AD 700); Medieval India (700 to 1700); Freedom Movement in India; Colonialism and Nationalism in Modern Asia; History of Western Civilization (1648 to present). Year 2: Historiography and Historical Methods; State and Society in Early India; History of West Asia since 1900; Karnataka under the Hoysalas; Karnataka (1565 to 1956).
Other Universities too offer MA History in the distance mode. You will have to decide based on the papers/courses of study that the University has to offer and the ones you would like to pursue.
I have completed BE in Electrical and Electronics with an aggregate of 58%. Please suggest certification programmes that I can pursue to get employed in core electrical companies.
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The BE qualification itself will help you to make it to the core electrical companies viz., the Public Sector Undertakings and other private players in the market. However, in your personal interest you can have a look at the MOOC programmes (www.mooc-list.com/tags/electronic) that will have relevance to your area of study and specialisation.
I have completed my graduation in BCom and planning to pursue CA. Please suggest if my option is right.
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Chartered Accountant (CA) programme is the natural progression for a Commerce graduate, based on which you will be able to get adequate employment opportunities. Once you complete CA you can pursue MBA with a specialisation in Finance, which will get you to the managerial aspects and also catapult you to the domain of consulting based on your experience.
I have completed BTech in Mechanical Engineering from Kozhikode and currently employed with the Railways. I want to pursue MTech through the distance mode. Hence, please help me with the list of institutes/university where I can pursue the same.
Midhun R.
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The MTech and BTech through distance mode are facing legal issues on account of the statutory bodies having taken a stand on the veracity of delivering technology programmes through distance or correspondence mode. The University Grants Commission (UGC), All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), and Distance Education Bureau (DEB) (earlier Distance Education Council) are making efforts to ensure unscrupulous elements do not misguide the learners; the courts in India are also in agreement with this opinion. Hence, you will not find many takers considering the factors of recognition are not as yet available for the programmes. The BITS, Pilani approach of Work Integrated Learning Programmes (WILP) is the finest of approaches to attain an academic programme through means that commensurate with the statutory academic bodies of India.
Can you provide me information about job opportunities including salary packages for those who have completed their MTech from IIT?
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Packages for MTech graduates are considered based on the area of specialisation and the job opportunities that an organisation has to offer. In your case you have not specified the specialisation. If the candidate is a MTech in IT or computer related area, the company may immediately not prefer a master degree holder, but then where there are opportunities there have been recruitments, with good placement in the hierarchy, rather than as freshers; and salary that is commensurate with a person who would have put in 4 to 6 years of experience.
If the specialisation is in a rare domain, then the stakes are much higher. Besides, if the individual has pursued MTech following some years of experience after completing BTech, the recruitment teams will view the same differently and will fix hierarchy and salaries as commensurate.
In some cases the recruitment teams scout for prospects with MTech and PhD for specific projects or job design; hence, one needs to watch out to ensure a good job prospect based on the post-graduation qualification.
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