NEW DELHI: At his age, boys are just stepping into the fantasy world of Hogwarts and beginning to identify with the Wimpy Kid, but Reuben Paul has his eyes on the rain — the green code rain of The Matrix. The third-grader is already an accomplished hacker, app developer, cybersecurity expert and, not surprisingly, CEO…
The world’s largest professional network, Linkedin, launched Linkedin Placements on Wednesday, aimed at making graduating students across India easily find their first job. “Our conversations with students, placement officers and recruiters involved in campus recruitment point to an unmet need for efficiency and effectiveness,” said Ganesan Venakatasubramanian, head, engineering, Linkedin India in a statement on…
The department of education will start an online portal that would ensure transparency in the transfers of employees and put an end to the menace of corruption. According to a report in Press Trust of India (PTI), Minister of State for Education, Priya Sethi said, “To promote transparency and plug the menace of corruption in…
China is set to provide free senior high school education to more poor students to further escalate school enrolments, the media reported on Tuesday. Vice president of the National Institute of Education Sciences Zeng Tianshan pointed out that China’s senior high school enrolment rate is still lower than that in developed countries, China.org reported. “The…
The first reaction to electric scooters is usually that they might be good from the environmental standpoint, but aren’t as efficient as petrol-powered ones. But two IIT Madras graduates, Tarun Mehta and Swapnil Jain, are all set to change that perception. Ather Energy, the Bengaluru-based startup they founded in 2013, is making, “the best scooter…
In a South Asian environment, every parent hopes that their child becomes an engineer, a doctor or a lawyer. If they do become an engineer, it’s typically followed up by an MBA. Yet, there are institutions in India such as St. Stephen’s in New Delhi and St. Xavier’s in Mumbai that have higher cut-offs for…
Digital Education solves some very pressing problems facing the Indian education system today. Digital classrooms offer the same world-class education for every individual student, regardless of background or financial ability. They also allow school administrators to achieve scale leading to better utilization and service fulfilment. Gone are the days when a student aspired to be…
At times during the first Loudoun County Public School Challenge at the National Conference Center on Thursday, it was hard to separate the innovative technology ideas of professionals from those of students. While professionals took their turn explaining technology and application advancements in their field, Loudoun County students turned some professional heads with their technology…
Annie Ostojic is a student who is shaping the future with her idea for a kitchen innovation. After more than two years of working to improve the design of traditional microwave ovens, on Oct. 6, she won a $25,000 educational award for her “overall scientific skills and her ability to work with others” while unveiling…
Exams are extremely stressful events in life, and the only way to deal with them satisfactorily is to be well prepared. The preparation time and level varies from one exam to the other. With ideal preparation and timely training, one can learn to make the most out of whatever time is available for preparation. EARLY…
