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BAPTISM BY FIRE • THE AGNIPATH RECRUITMENT SCHEME IS A BOLD AND BRAVE IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME. IT WILL MAKE THE FORCES YOUNGER AND CUT THE FLAB. BUT THE ANGST IT HAS SPAWNED IS A WARNING TO THE MODI GOVERNMENT THAT SUCCESS HINGES ON ADDRESSING KEY STAKEHOLDER CONCERNS
ABHIRAM KUMAR, 20; VIKAS KUMAR, 21 • Matriculate; Intermediate Hulasganj, Jehanabad; Kudwa, Gaya
AMIT KUMAR, 20 • BA, with biosciences in senior secondary Kaman, Bharatpur
MAHIPAL SINGH RATHORE, 20 • Class XII pass, pursuing graduation From Jaitaran in Pali district
BACK TO THE CAMPUS • LIKE MUCH ELSE, COVID HAS CHANGED EDUCATION FOR EVER. HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR THIS NEW FUTURE?
NO.1 BEST OF THE BEST
HALL OF FAME • THE TOPPERS ACROSS 14 CATEGORIES OVER THE YEARS
How the Colleges were Ranked
CUET, A Test of Learning, Not Memory
The Art of Learning • A REGULAR FEEDBACK MECHANISM HELPS HINDU COLLEGE KEEP AN EYE ON THE NEEDS OF THEIR STUDENTS AND GIVE THEM EXPOSURE BEYOND THE GENERAL CURRICULUM
Chemistry of Success • THE PANDEMIC SQUEEZE SPURS INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, WITH A DIGITAL TWIST
The Sum Total of Excellence • A CULTURE OF HOLISTIC AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY LEARNING HAS SEEN THE SHRI RAM COLLEGE OF COMMERCE CARVE A NICHE OF ITS OWN
A Perfect Prescription • NEITHER THE PANDEMIC NOR THE LOCKDOWNS CAME IN THE WAY OF THE INSTITUTE’S UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO ITS PRINCIPLES
Reason to Smile • STRESS OF INDIVIDUALS AT A TIME THE NATION’S ENERGIES WERE SINGULARLY DEVOTED TO FIGHTING THE PANDEMIC. IT HAS BEEN A VALUABLE LESSON GOING INTO THE FUTURE
Wired To Innovate • A HUB OF RESEARCH AND THE START-UP CULTURE, IIT DELHI MAINTAINS ITS EXCELLENCE THROUGH NEW CENTRES OF STUDY
Building Blocks • STUDENTS’ EXPOSURE TO A CONSTANTLY EVOLVING LEARNING PROCESS DRIVES DAP, IIT ROORKEE’S SUCCESS
Raising the Bar • CONTINUING TO SET THE STANDARD FOR LEGAL EDUCATION, NLSIU IS ADDING A NEW COURSE THIS YEAR AND GOING AHEAD WITH ITS AMBITIOUS EXPANSION PLAN
The News Nursery • MULTIDIMENSIONAL TRAINING, FOCUS ON PRACTICAL LEARNING AND REGULAR INDUSTRY EXPOSURE MAKE IIMC STUDENTS SOUGHT AFTER BY MEDIA HOUSES
The Secret Sauce • IT’S THE CULTURE OF GOING BEYOND THE ORDINARY THAT MAKES IHM PUSA STAND OUT
Master Class • THE CULTURE OF START-UPS, INCUBATORS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IS FOSTERED AND STUDENTS PREPARED FOR THE CORPORATE WORLD AT THE COLLEGE THAT TOPS THE BBA LIST
Cracking the Code • THE CONSTANT COLLABORATION WITH THE IT INDUSTRY ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS AND A FAST-TRACK CONCEPT FOR STUDENTS HELPED CHRIST UNIVERSITY STAY ON TOP
A Higher Calling • AT TISS, THE PANDEMIC BROUGHT NO PAUSE IN THE PURSUIT OF INNOVATIVE TEACHING METHODOLOGIES. IN FACT, IT LED TO MORE INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS
Loading with Style • NIFT DELHI TEACHES ITS STUDENTS TO THINK AND CREATE DIFFERENTLY WITHIN A PRAGMATIC FRAME
THE COMPLETE RESULTS
INDIA QUEUES UP FOR THE WORLD CUP • At the Qatar World Cup this year, India will be represented by its football-loving fans
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