Topic: IIM
Panel scraps shortlist for top colleges of India, will assess all 114 applications again
Shortlist dropped as changed screening criteria was not being seen as ‘fair’ and prominent institutes were left out.
Former CEC N. Gopalaswami to head committee to choose India’s 20 ‘Institutes of Eminence’
Also on board- Harvard’s Prof Tarun Khanna, Houston Univ’s Renu Khator and former IIM Lucknow Director Pritam Singh.
After directors’ protest, IIM boards will now need two-thirds majority to remove them
Committee to frame the rules of the new IIM Act decides against granting the directors’ demand to give the govt a say in their removal.
‘Institutes of national importance’ running without chairperson
Boards of governors at 15 IIITs, four IIMs, nine IITs are headless as HRD ministry is sitting on appointment files.
On Camera
YourTurn
Quran says no one can limit others’ freedom. Udaipur killing violates Islam’s golden rule
Throughout history, Islamic scholars have uniformly agreed that respecting and obeying the law of the land is an essential aspect of faith.
RBI intervenes with multi-pronged strategy in battle against rupee fall
The Reserve Bank’s challenges include crashes in forward dollar premiums to rising open interest in futures that adds to pressure on the currency.
Defence
Almost 4,000 enrol for IAF’s Agnipath recruitment scheme on day 1 of online registrations
These registrations pertain to the Indian Air Force's Agniveer Vayu programme. The online portal for the first phase was opened at 10 am Friday, and will close on 5 July.
With Agnipath, Modi govt’s shock & awe doctrine may have misfired a vital reform, yet again
Modi govt's biggest flaw has been its disinclination to accept limitations of electoral majorities. This ruined land acquisition and farm reform, stalled labour codes.