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WINNING RECIPE
Nothing beats the high derived from being one's own boss and to see one's idea blossom into a thriving venture. No wonder then that entrepreneurship is the road that is being taken by many of the "zesty, full of ideas and dreams" professionals these days. This week we bring you the success story of two IITians who have scripted a winning recipe by launching a food portal. Zomato.com, the brainchild of Deepinder Goyal and Pankaj Chaddah, basically lets one have one's favourite food virtually before having it literally and is one of the largest food portals in India with over three lakh monthly users in just three years of its launch. The two enthusiastic IIT Delhi graduates are among the select band of youngsters who have dared to follow their dreams and resisted the cushy comforts of a regular job to be on their own. Deepinder and Pankaj share their experiences with J&C: From IIT to a regular job to your own venture, how did you steer your career on these different paths? Deepinder: "I always wanted to do something on my own. Not that it is easier to do, but it is much more challenging than working in a big company setup. I gave my first shot to a startup right after graduating from IIT Delhi in 2005 when I experimented with the online food delivery model, but realising that India was not yet ready, I left this venture and joined Bain & Company, one of the largest management consulting firms, where I stayed for around four years before quitting the job to focus full time on Zomato. I only quit when we could see a concrete revenue model emerging out of Zomato, and am today very proud of the decision that I took at that moment. Pankaj: Till I was working with Bain & Company, I was pretty much following the natural path laid out for an IIT passout. While still at Bain, Deepinder and I started Zomato (then known as Foodiebay.com) and worked on it simultaneously with our jobs for a year-and-a-half. By the end of this period we had expanded to three cities, had revenues trickling in, and had way too much work in both our jobs. So we knew it was time to call quits on one of them. We agreed that our backgrounds allowed us to take a plunge into the rough waters as we would always be able to get a job as good as the one we were planning to leave. Having lasted almost two years and growing well, we had to give what we started a fair chance at growing big, and today are thankful of the decision we took. What made you launch this online food guide? Deepinder & Pankaj: Back in 2008, when we were working at Bain, we used to notice queues in front of the menu stack file at the office cafeteria. The office had a large number of bachelors and they rarely used to get home cooked food and always used to order in from restaurants. We just initially made it simple for them and put scanned copies of these menu cards online to help everyone order food without leaving their desks. We got great feedback and then took it from there and within 2-3 months we aggregated information for 1200 restaurants across NCR and created Zomato.com (then Foodiebay.com). What were the challenges that you faced initially and how you dealt with those? Pankaj: Funds, good team and reluctance of merchants to spend on online marketing were the main challenges we faced in the initial days. We were bootstrapping and pumping our salaries and savings into the venture so we had to resort to the cheapest resources and marketing methods. This also affected our affordability of a good team. Initially, merchants felt online means cheap and ineffective by definition, and print means costly and effective. This is still a myth in some minds, but thanks to the growth seen in this industry people are now much more open to spending money to target people online and we are seeing brilliant B2B traction. One's own start up or a regular job, which is a better option? Deepinder: Both these options are good. It depends on what stage of your lifecycle you are at. If you are feeling confident about starting up, you should give it a shot. However, you should always prepare for Murphy's Golden Rule - "If something can go wrong, it will". If you think you can work around Murphy, you are ready for a startup. Pankaj: I'd say that starting up something for the sake of entrepreneurship is not a great idea. You need to have proof of the concept for not only convincing an investor, but also to convince yourself and your family before you decide to start up something full time. If you think what you are going to start up is a great concept, the market needs it and you are the right person to execute it, only then should you decide to take the plunge. What scope do you see in this field? Deepinder: We've just started. Only 2 per cent of the restaurant industry is with the organised sector. And the overall restaurant industry size in India is worth $65 billion. That is huge, so things can only get better for us from here. What are your future plans? Deepinder & Pankaj: We plan to take Zomato to more than just the 10 cities we are present in for now. Goa and Lucknow are on the cards. We right now answer the query "where should I eat today?", we are slowly moving to the cater to the question "what should I do today?". We will be rolling out a whole new set of products on all the available platforms within the next three to six months. What advice will you give to students who are on the threshold of a career? Deepinder: The way my career has shaped out, I would suggest that people who have the "take the risk" appetite for starting up, should work in a startup environment for a couple of years before venturing out on their own. This will help them get hands on experience of various aspects of running a startup and prevent them from making some very obvious mistakes which most first timers make. Pankaj: I would advice them to gain as much professionalism as possible from their campus jobs if they join one (I feel that lacks a lot nowadays) and always be open to starting up themselves. Having a great idea doesn't mean you can execute it rightly. So make sure you talk to the right people who keep challenging you, analyse the industry well and have a great pitch in place to convince the people who matter (including family - they are the only ones who will support you if you go broke!) before you take the plunge.
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Career Hotline
Prospects in public health
Q. I am a student of B.Sc Nursing (third year). I want to know something about the MPH (Masters in Public Health) and MBA in Public health courses in India and abroad. What are the career prospects in these fields? Are nursing students eligible for these courses? — Chhavi
Madaan, Kurukshetra Some of the major public health concerns are chronic diseases, toxic wastes, health problems of the impoverished and disadvantaged, new infectious diseases, health of infants, mothers and senior citizens etc. The acute shortage of public health professionals further compounds the problem. There is a worrisome dearth of trained healthcare professionals in preventive and social medicine in the country to address these issues. Leading business groups and philanthropic organisations, including the Melinda Gates Foundation, Ranbaxy-Fortis Healthcare group and a few others have joined hands with the government to set up public health schools on the lines of leading public health institutions in the world (e.g. National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine, US) with a corpus of over Rs 100 crore under the aegis of the Public Health Foundation of India, Delhi. The public and private sector is coming together to breathe life into the ailing public health system and this should bring a host of opportunities both in terms of teaching at these new public health schools as well as working with the government and NGOs for providing healthcare facilities to the people. You may find some further inputs on the website of the Public Health Foundation of India's website: www.phfi.org The Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi offers a Master's Programme in Public Health (MPH). The programme is funded by the WHO and offered by the National Institute of Communicable Disease, New Delhi. All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Kolkata (affiliated to the West Bengal University of Health Sciences) (www.wbuhs.org) offers a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health (2-yr)A flagship course under the M/o Health & Family Welfare, GoI Check out their websites for eligibility conditions and other details.
Help in choosing subjects
Q. I have taken admission in B.A. in Punjabi University. I am double-minded about selecting my subjects. I had decided to go with geography and economics along with two compulsory subjects English and Punjabi. And I am confused about the remaining one subject. As I want to do I.P.S or P.C.S, I want to be perfect in two subjects. I have already decided about one subject, which is geography, but for the second subject I want to have your advice. I am good in theory rather than in practical subjects. I want to study a subject like geography, because if I fail to get into IPS, I will have the option of doing MSc geography. So I want to play safe. Please suggest the appropriate option. I shall be very thankful to you. — Harman Bhullar Moreover, all subjects, including economics, can be pursued at the postgraduate level. In fact, economics goes well with geography. And the two even coalesce in a field called economic geography which studies the location, distribution and spatial organisation of economic activities across the world. It further incorporates the Geography of Agriculture, Geography of Industry, Geography of International Trade, Geography of Resources, Geography of Transport & Communication etc. But all this is at a much higher level. As for the present, give equal attention to all the subjects in your course. And don't confine yourself to your textbooks. Read around the subject-exploring all the dimensions. Who knows what else might catch your fancy by the time you graduate!
Admission in medical for NRIs
Q. I am a Nigerian student presently studying in Class IX in a boarding school in Himachal Pradesh. I would like to know if I am eligible to take the All India (CBSE) Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Entrance Exam. Please advise. — Nuboi Onke A. The CBSE guidelines are very clear on this issue. Only Indian nationals are eligible to appear for the All-India (CBSE) Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Entrance Examination. However, there's no cause for despair. All private medical institutions have a provision for enrolling NRI and foreign students on a dollar-paying basis. Up to15 per cent seats are reserved for NRIs/foreign students in private medical colleges. Of course, the fees are somewhat hefty as compared to the regular full-paying fees for Indian nationals - five times that of the payment seats. Besides, NRI and foreign students are exempted from taking the admission test and are admitted on the basis of marks scored in the qualifying 10+2 or equivalent exam. However, the Supreme Court in an earlier ruling reiterated the point that you have to be a genuine NRI to take admission under the NRI quota in Indian medical colleges. As the fees for the NRI quota is high, medical colleges were seen bypassing the rule and admitting local Indians under the NRI quota seats as long as they got an NRI sponsorship and paid in foreign currency.
Getting into Army
Q. I am a student of third year of BA in Delhi University. While I don't come from an armed forces background, of late I have been seriously contemplating a career in the Army. Am I even eligible? And if so, please tell me the exam details and pattern to join the Indian Army? — Amrish Jaiswal For someone with your academic background and subject combination, the entry route into the Indian Army would be through the Combined Defense Services Examination (CDSE). The UPSC conducts this CDSE twice a year - in February and August/September - to admit cadets to the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun, and the Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai. CDSE also admits cadets to the Navy or Air Force - for which you require either a BSc (Physics/Maths) or a BE/BTech. The eligibility criteria and the pattern of the exam is as follows: For IMA: Unmarried males with Bachelor's degree in any discipline. For OTA (SSC course):
Married or unmarried males with Bachelor's degree in any discipline. Selection is on the basis of an objective type written exam followed by SSB tests and interview for those who qualify the written exam. The intelligence and personality tests essentially cover outdoor, group and psychological activities. The written exam is held at various centres all over the country and consists of three papers for admission to IMA, Naval and Air Force Academy. The examination for OTA consists of only the first two papers. Paper 1 tests your English. Paper II tests your general knowledge of current events and general science. Also includes questions on geography and history of India. Paper III tests your knowledge of elementary mathematics, arithmetic, algebra, trigonometry, geometry, mensuration and statistics. You can take the GK and Math papers in English or Hindi. Each paper is of 2-hour duration and carries 100 marks. There is negative marking for wrong answers. Upon clearing the written tests you'll be called for the next stage of the selection process, which is conducted by Service Selection Board. The SSB tests evaluate your potential and aptitude in terms of reasoning, intelligence, communication skills, courage, initiative, confidence, responsibility, social adaptability, decision making and organisational ability ("officer-like qualities"). The tests call for average intelligence and are conducted at designated army selection
centres. The writer is a noted career expert and director, Career Guidance India (CARING). Please send in your queries with your full name, complete address and academic qualifications to:
The Editor, Jobs and Careers, The Tribune, Sector 29, Chandigarh-160030, or at careers @tribunemail.com
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North India’s first basic science programme
The Basic Science programme (B.S) is available in physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics stream. Sharda University has plans to launch BS programme for computer science as well. After the completion of the course students can go abroad for further researches in their respective field and that too without pursuing a post graduation course. This programme will give them an opportunity to learn a lot of things by product development research. Speaking on the occasion, Prof. Jagdeesh, Vice-Chancellor, Sharda University said, “BS programme is going to be a stepping stone towards a bright future of our students. The programme has been launched to give a scientific approach to our students.”
University of Southampton's Faculty of Humanities has come up with a new MA/MSc in Archaeological Survey and Landscape programme for the academic year 2011-12. The study of archaeological landscapes and the use of survey methods is one of the most fundamental areas of research within the discipline of archaeology. The programme is designed to teach postgraduate students a range of skills and approaches to the practice of field archaeology, with a particular emphasis on the significance of archaeological monuments and materials in their landscape context. The course is being introduced due to a perceived demand in both commercial and academic archaeology for skilled practitioners and researchers in archaeological fieldwork. In particular, students will learn a number of vocational survey skills, the theory and practical applications behind them as well as the theoretical and practical implications of archaeological survey on the archaeological landscape and historic environment. The programme consists of six modules, covering the main aspects of archaeological survey; archaeological survey and recording (including survey of the built environment), archaeological geophysics, and archaeological field evaluation. In addition students will take modules in Core Computing and Geographical Information Systems, and the Research Skills module. The final component of the course is formed by a dissertation for which students will be expected to work on a research topic that combines various methods of evaluation and survey. The survey projects include research on the landscape of the South Downs, and the survey and excavation at Portus, Rome's ancient port, carried out in collaboration with the British School at Rome. Students on the MA/MSc are fully involved in fieldwork and data processing on these projects. The archaeological research component of the course will provide the opportunity for graduates to work in active archaeological research, or to continue their academic career to undertake a research degree. The start date of the programme is September 29 and the applications will be accepted till the commencement of the programme. The candidates with first or upper second-class honors degree or equivalent can apply for the programme. For further information, please visit http://www.southampton.ac.uk/archaeology. — TNS
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MoU signed
The Modern Institute of Engineering & Technology (MIET) has signed an MoU with Cambridge ESOL and Aspire Human Capital Management for opening the first Cambridge Test Preparation Centre in India for its students. Students enrolled in MIET’s engineering and MBA courses will now be able to get world-class training and get better options through enhanced employability skills. As per the agreement, MIET will be recognised as Cambridge ESOL Exam Preparation Centre under this MoU. Also, over 600 MIET students will receive extensive training in the area of employability training. Cambridge ESOL will assess all the students at the end of this programme. — TNS
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mechatronics
Originally, mechatronics just included the combination of mechanical and electronics engineering; hence the word is only a portmanteau of mechanical and electronics. However, as technical systems have become more and more complex the word has been "updated" to include more technical areas.
Expanding horizons
A mechatronics engineer unites the principles of mechanics, electronics, and computing to generate simpler, more economical and reliable systems. Mechatronics is centered on mechanics, electronics, computing, control engineering, molecular engineering (from nanochemistry and biology), and optical engineering, which, combined, make possible the generation of simpler, more economical, reliable and versatile systems. An industrial robot is a prime example of a mechatronics system; it includes aspects of electronics, mechanics, and computing to do its day-to-day jobs. Engineering cybernetics deals with the question of control engineering of mechatronic systems. It is used to control or regulate such a system. Through collaboration, the mechatronic modules perform the production goals and inherit flexible and agile manufacturing properties in the production scheme. Modern production equipment consists of mechatronic modules that are integrated according to a control architecture. The methods for achieving a technical effect are described by control algorithms, which might or might not utilise formal methods in their design. Mechatronics may also be referred to as the new language of the automobile, diagnostic, reliability, and control system techniques, computer aided and integrated manufacturing systems, computer-aided design, engineering and manufacturing systems, packaging, microcontrollers, and mobile applications. As a result of more intensive use of state-of-the-art and latest technologies in manufacturing, designing and creating better applications of technologies, the demand for mechatronics graduates is far higher than the availability. These vast areas of application make the discipline very lucrative.
Getting in
Plus II or equivalent for an undergraduate course in mechatronics. The student will also have to compulsorily hail from a science background with more than average marks to get admission to a good institute. There are also masters and PhD courses in mechatronics. To be eligible for masters in mechatronics, a student will have to have a bachelor's degree in engineering.
Courses
Since mechatronics is a combination of electronical, control, mechanical and systems design engineering, a course in the discipline will throw light on the other disciplines that go into the making of mechatronics. A course in mechatronics focuses on the application as well as the theoretical perspectives associated with the related branches of engineering. The course, be it an undergraduate course, a masters programme or a PhD makes students familiar with circuits, motors, controls, microprocessors, software, hardware, third-party applications, etc.
Opportunities
Graduates with a degree in mechatronics find it much easier to land a good job as the field is gaining more importance now. They are much sought after now because of their knowledge and experience in design, implementation and control of machines and management systems. Graduates can work in automobiles, manufacturing, gas and oil, mining, transport, defense, robotics, aerospace and aviation. Mechatronics students are hired by the international and national robotic companies for example National Robotics Corporation Hyderabad. An engineer with good marks and knowledge to back him/her up can always land a job in a company of repute and with an enviable salary. The writer is Vice-Chancellor,
Shobhit University.
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Industry-academia mismatch Building bridges Prabhat Katiyar When Rakesh Kapoor joined his first job in an MNC, he had every reason to feel confident. After all, an engineering degree with excellent grades was sure to take him places. However, this illusion was soon over for this mechanical engineer who found himself out of place and out of depth in his occupation. Reason: In engineering procurement and construction industry, his core area of expertise was not enough as smooth functioning here needed inter-dependency on other discipline engineering deliverables. Rakesh Kapoor’s illusion with his first class engineering grades is not a case in isolation. Every year thousands of engineering recruits find themselves in the same dilemma. Most of the engineering curriculum in India fails to give a holistic understanding of integration of different engineering disciplines. Such education also fails to meet the demands of the industry and only leads to an industry-academia mismatch. What Aamir Khan said so pithily in the movie 3 Idiots is actually a harsh reality of the engineering education in India. Well, this demand-supply mismatch has led to some academicians and industry veterans explore the idea of innovation in engineering education. One such innovation is the idea of “Project Engineering”. The idea has been conceptualised to harness the talent of students into non-linear mode and provide knowledge of other discipline deliverables and inter-dependency. It talks about the practical co-relation of various engineering disciplines in a real life scenario. The concept has been pioneered by Subhendu Moulik after 18 years of practical and academic experience at the national and international level in Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) industry. He says that for the benefit of engineering education, a new subject called “Project Engineering” should be introduced in the existing egineering curriculum. He has launched a world-wide campaign in this regard and has found success in Thailand. The discussions are going on with engineering institutions in the US, UK, China and India. Moulik is a mechanical engineering graduate and chartered engineer. He is a member of the Institute of Engineers and Project Management Institute and has authored a book – Basics of Multidiscipline Project Engineering also. “When I was in India and visited Dr. S.S. Mantha (Chairman - All India Council of Technical Education) and had a meeting on introducing project engineering in engineering curriculum. Dr. Mantha agreed that it is an important subject. He has assured to forward my presentation to his review committee for recommendation to all government colleges,” says Moulik. Project engineering is nothing but the integration of all the different aspects of an EPC (Engineering, Procurement & Construction) project, where all the engineering disciplines work in tandem. Even though engineering education has started realising its importance, nothing much has been done except organising summer projects. This casual approach towards a multi-disciplinary field and practical engineering education often makes the graduates a mismatch in the industry. What makes project engineering worth its weight in gold in the industry is the fact that this added knowledge can save a project additional expenditure. For instance, in every project about 1-2 per cent of project value is spent additionally due to rework in engineering, procurement or construction. This additional expenditure is a result of rework that basically originates from lack of understanding of project engineering knowledge. A comprehensive look at the industry suggests that worldwide projects taken together, this additional project revenue loss runs into hundreds of million dollars. The concept has also been acknowledged by the Royal Academy of Engineering London and the Asian Institute of Engineering, Bangkok.
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ACCEPT GAFFES
“It is common wisdom that failure is inevitable, especially when innovating. If you want people to take risks and try new things, failure must be an option. But few organisations have actually created cultures that accept gaffes. To show your support for failure, encourage your people to make the most of their blunders. Try adopting a “forgive but not forget” approach. Forgive honest mistakes, but make sure employees learn from past failures so they don’t repeat them.” — Adapted from Forgive and Remember: How a Good Boss Responds to Mistakes by Robert I. Sutton.
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Finding the Perfect match
Psychometric tests are effective tools for HR to find the right manpower, writes D.C. Sharma Studies have revealed that productivity in certain organisations always go on low ebb due to some misfit employees whom the companies go on engaging on account of their faulty recruitment process. The entry of misfit employees to these organisations is simply unavoidable since they tend to carry on with the traditional modes of selection in respect of their employees. The selection is usually done on the basis of a candidate's subject knowledge. What the HR managers fail to realise is that psychometric tests are the best in order to go deep into a candidate's psyche, and thus screen out the misfit employees. A misfit employee is the one who can't gel with the work culture of an organisation. His personality traits, emotional quotient, and over all nature may not be right for a particular workplace. As the demands of each position and organisation are different so the person who is unfit for one organisation may be perfectly suited for another one. Working as a misfit employee he may pretend or pose or he may oppose but he can never be productive and constructive. Even trying to turn such an employee into a "yes man employee" would not turn him into a "worthwhile" worker as that would stifle his productivity further. A properly selected employee not only just does his job but he excels in whatever job he is assigned. He learns everything with great interest and keeps his eyes and ears open. He takes a keen interest in being productive and does his level best to prove his value and worth to his company. Dr John Gray says, "Anything that makes one feel good is always going to be drawing in more." The accuracy of traditional modes of selection is not more than 64 per cent. Research has revealed that the accuracy of the psychometric tests is 86 per cent. Most HR managers, however, avoid conducting psychometric tests as these are time consuming while the traditional methods of selection save a lot of time. But they fail to realise how the latter prove much more fruitful in the long run. Thus, in their effort to save time they select misfit employees who "pose" to be worthy initially but soon prove to be otherwise for the organisation. Psychometric tests are designed to produce a qualitative assessment of a candidate's personality, disposition, propensity, interests, reasoning ability and much more. Thus a careful analysis can make the behaviour of a candidate crystal clear. Psychometric tests involve the following tests: Ability tests focus on questions of what a candidate can do when he is at his very best. Intelligence tests reveal his overall capacity for learning and problem solving. Personality tests assess underlying thought processes, emotional sates and behavioural patterns. Aptitude tests reveal ability to learn specific skill in specific situations. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and PF 16 are the most common and reliable psychometric tests being used by some leading organisations while making recruitments. Both these tests help giving an initial screening test for recruiting candidates. Both these tests help in getting a deeper understanding of a candidate's psyche. To avoid any sort of copying in the examination hall, the introduction of ABCD series is a useful plan. It has been established that psychometric tests not only give an insight into a candidate's personality traits and behaviour patterns, but also unravel his talents and potential. Since such characteristics about a candidate must be in the knowledge of an HR manager for future reports, the necessity of such psychometric tests must not be ignored at any cost. To prefer the traditional methods of recruitments and ignore the psychometric tests for recruitment certainly involves risk and responsibility of a serious nature. The question arises if such psychometric tests can solve all problems of an HR Manager! The HR Managers who are practical planners always try such psychometric tests for recruitment. To make the system foolproof, it is better to apply such psychometric tests on the tried and tested employees and then apply the same on the fresh recruits. As the reliability scale of such psychometric tests is 86 per cent, leading organisations have benefited a lot by making use of these tests as these tests have helped them to keep misfit employees at bay. (The writer is a psychologist and a career expert)
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Happiness @ work
Little Ganesh, who was standing guard while his mother Parvati was bathing, knew that Shiva was Parvati’s husband. How can I fight my father, he thought. In two minds, he decided to only follow Parvati’s instructions. Men worship the gods who worship Me, said Krishna in the Gita. “These gods give these visionless persons impermanent things while those who are devoted to Me get moksha.” Tired of proving his innocence and capability before ordinary men, Nanak declared, “I have had enough of worldly jobs.” He plunged into the Bain river and remained there for three days. When he emerged, he announced, “There is no Hindu, no Muslim.” A guru was born. When Emperor Akbar, who was having a dish made of brinjals, praised the veggie, wise Birbal too joined in. As the emperor’s stomach got upset, he criticised brinjals. To Akbar’s surprise, Birbal too followed suit. When asked about his changing stance, Birbal said, “I have been employed by the Emperor and not by brinjals.” Once Krishnadevaraya of Vijaynagar got angry with his jester Tenali Raman. “Don’t show me your face again,” the king said. Next morning, Raman came donning a pot over his face. “It is impossible to keep you away from me,” said the king laughing. Karna served too many masters. To please Indra, he gave him his impenetrable armour and divine earrings. To please Kunti, he promised to not to kill Yudhisthira, Bhima, Nakula and Sahedeva. Due to his hatred for Bhishma, he didn’t take part in the war under the grandsire’s command. As a result, he didn’t do justice to his friend and benefactor Duryodhana. While both brothers Dara Shukoh and Aurangzeb failed to recapture the fortress at Kandhahar from the Persians, Dara was given a welcome at Shahjahanabad on December 26, 1653, because he was Emperor’s favourite. Aurangzeb was chided and sent to Deccan as Viceroy. Akbar didn’t get along well with his son Jahangir (Salim) and wanted Jahangir’s son Khusrau to be crowned after Akbar’s death, but when Jahangir ascended the throne, he imprisoned and blinded Khusrau. Even too many bosses can spoil the broth! — Sai R. Vaidyanathan The writer can be contacted at
svaidyanathan@tribunemail.com
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Productive workouts
A new Swedish study has suggested that reducing work hours for exercise may increase employees' productivity. For the study, researchers Ulrica von Thiele Schwarz, Ph.D., and Henna Hasson, Ph.D., of Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, divided the employees into three groups.
One group of employees participated in the mandatory exercise programme of 2.5 hours a week during regular work hours. The second group received the same reduction in work hours, but did not participate in an exercise programme. The third group worked regular hours with no exercise programme. The researchers found that employees assigned to the exercise programme showed significant increases in self-rated measures of productivity, felt more productive at work and had a reduced rate of work absences due to illness. The results suggest that reducing work hours for exercise or other health promotion might lead to increased productivity. The study appears in the August Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
— ANI
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Data courtesy Naukri.com
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Project engineering
A. Sadly, India has one of the highest disease burdens in the world, which in the long term, can prove to be a major stumbling block to our country's economic development.
A. I don't think that you should make the 'safety' factor your guiding force as far as choosing subjects at the BA (or any other level for that matter). Instead, choose a subject that really interests you and which can leave other options open besides IPS and PCS.
A. The Indian Armed Forces is always on the lookout for bright, motivated youngsters to join their ranks what with the increased demands in the light of the prevailing security scenario.
Sharda University recently launched a four- year Basic Science programme. This is the first time that such a course has been launched in North India. So far this course is only available in South India in IISc, Bangalore and at few IITs of the country.
Mechatronics is a multi-disciplinary field of engineering, that is to say it rejects splitting engineering into separate disciplines. It is a combination of mechanical, electronics, computer, software, control and systems design engineering in order to design, and manufacture useful products.
A junior may have many bosses above him and all with different views. So it is vital that he caters to the demands of only the boss who matters. The Ravenshaw Collegiate School in Cuttack had nationalist Beni Madhav Das as headmaster. Children there learnt the native language and wore Indian dresses. When 12-year-old Subhas Chandra Bose, who was a student there, decided to hold a students’ fast on the first anniversary of Khudiram Bose’s martyrdom, the headmaster joined them. For this, Beni was transferred to Bengal.