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Management lessons from the football field
Career Hotline
admission scene in jalandhar
New avenues
Smart strategy: How to get over a bad appraisal
Be in control of your career goals
cubicle trends
Your desk job is making you fat
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Management lessons from the football field
It’s FIFA World Cup time. The fever, the mania has gripped everyone with teams competing with each other. Football is at its zenith. No other single sporting event unites so many fans and keeps the world glued as football does. And as always, there are lessons to be learnt from this biggest extravaganza of the sporting world. Here are some that our management gurus and CEOs can pick from FIFA:
Celebrate diversity Handling and celebrating diversity and actually thriving on it is the lesson number one to be picked up from teams participating in FIFA. The teams are pitted against one another yet the common platform that brings them all together celebrates healthy competition and diversity. There is diversity within the team too. Each team consists of 11 players. The game requires a balancing act between offence and defence and the tilt towards one at any given point will have a strong impact on the outcome. Adaptability Flexibility in the face of change and resilience in the face of confusion are non-negotiable. Get out of your comfort zone and adapt to any challenges that come your way. In the World Cup just like the corporate world, the team that prevails is the one that can adapt to unexpected problems. Netherlands’ adaptability has it primed for greatness in Brazil. In its match against Chile, it wasn't the most compelling match. It was a stellar show of playing to circumstances and opponent; a demonstration of credentials. You need not be in leadership to be a leader There is a race in the organisations to be in the leadership position. We all crave for it and the more we crave, the more it eludes us. To be a hero, you need not always be bestowed with a fancy title. What sets you apart is an art of seeing the invisible and taking decisions in the blink of an eyelid. The corporate rooms are like playfields. And that manages to affect the folks on the field. Take the winning header by John Brooks' goal for Team USA in the game against Ghana. Brooks was a substitute, he might not have been a star player, but he proved to be a saviour for the Americans in the 86th minute. You never know when your claim to limelight might come, but when it does, be ready to shoot — straight from the gut. Be a dream team In the globalised world, there is an increasing emphasis on teamwork and creating teams that win. The synergy of the team needs to come from a shared commitment to the advancement of an idea or project. Then, the innings become winnings. The teams that are woven by the skeins of cohesiveness script history. The cohesiveness is noticed by fans and then it becomes a virtuous cycle. The fans, in turn, cement the teams. In the game between USA and Portugal, there was enough to laugh and cry about, so much so, that it was a ratings hit for ESPN surpassing all previous ratings. Time management It may sound clichéd but every second counts. Time is such a hard pressed resource that each one of us is playing catch with it. There is a constant struggle to do 'more with less' and manage time. Procrastination is nothing but undervaluing time. It only took Clint Dempsey 30 seconds to change the game for Team USA. The US coach Howard instantly put his hands on his head and sighed."If only the game had ended about 30 seconds earlier". Corporates value managers who value time. Remember 'Life never gives you a second chance'. This is the essence of FIFA — never giving up and as Alfred Lord Tennyson rightly said, "drink life to the lees". — The writer is a Punjab-based career consultant Be your own self If you want to do well in life — just be yourself and be positive. Do not worry about victory; defeat; or the end result, but just be yourself. This is what FIFA or any game for that matter teaches us. If you just be your own self, you will actually improve your chances of winning. This is because when you think about the end result and not the moment, some of your concentration on the moment is used up by thinking about the end result. Tim Howard, the US goal keeper, sums up the very idea of being yourself and positive till the last moment when he says, "Realistically we've given ourselves every chance to advance, so we're optimistic. We're pretty much right where we wanted to be when we started this whole process. We wanted to be going into the last game feeling like we have a chance, and we do." Coordination within the team This is amply reflected in the way teams work their strategies in the World Cup. The game is all about communication and co-ordination. Just as 11 goalies cannot win a soccer game, an individual can not beat a team. But without the goalkeeper, the team is left with a vulnerable gap. Fill that gap, anticipate problems and you'll leave an impression so great that the competition will be scared of your next move — for instance USA's second goal in the game against Portugal. SWOT analysis FIFA lesson number four is to be realistic in assessment. As over-estimating your opponent team can be just as dangerous as under-estimating it. This is because it's possible that you pay too much respect to your opponent and assume that they will read most or everything that you attempt and counter it. This can lead to you understatement of self-belief and lukewarm performances that might not give your team winning results. Playing too safe can cost you in matches that you could have won. Same is the case with organisations and teams. It is better to have an accurate assessment of the competitors' strengths and weaknesses. Innovation and creativity Managements need to focus on innovation and out-of-the-box thinking. “Innovate or perish” is so very true for organisations and individuals. Each country has its own unique style of play, with inherent strengths and weaknesses. For example, Spain’s team is known for its unique style, based on short, quick passes that move the ball up the field. The essence of their style is the combination of creativity, action and innovation. The creative style gains them the attention and respect of their fans and they look for excitement in the matches. Spain commands the international soccer team with the highest market value.
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Route to joining the police force
Pervin Malhotra email your queries to careers@tribunemail.com Q.I have just cleared my Class XII examsination. I want to become SSP Rank police officer, what is the process for it and which course should I opt for in college? — balpreet singh
Eligibility: Graduation. Age: 21-30 years as on August 1, of the year of taking the exam. The examination is held at various test centres (as decided by the UPSC) across the country. For further details, log on to www.upsc.gov.in which carries the full details in case you miss the notification in the press. When you join the IPS as a fresh officer you are appointed as an Asst Commissioner of Police or Asst Superintendent of Police (ASP) in a sub division comprising 3-4 police stations. Each state and union territory of India has its own separate police force. After that with experience and accomplishment you will rise to the rank of Superintendent of Police (SP), Senior Superintendent of Police, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Inspector General of Police (IGP), Additional Director General of Police (Addl. DGP), and finally, the Director General of Police (DGP) who is the head of the police force in each state. The DGP represents the highest rung in the police hierarchy. You have not mentioned the stream you had in Class XII. In any case the UPSC exam can be taken by graduates in any stream.
How can I do IRS?
Q. Could you please give me some information on the Indian Revenue Service and how I can join it? —
Naman Arora
A.The Indian Revenue Service is a part of the Group A services of the Government of India. The IRS deals with matters relating to direct and indirect taxes i.e. income tax, wealth tax, gift tax, and expenditure tax. Officers of this service handle problems of tax evasion and tax arrears. Appointment to the IRS is through merit in the Civil Services Exam. Successful candidates undergo training as probationers at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie and the National Academy of Direct Taxes, Nagpur. Probationers are then appointed as Assistant Commissioners of Income Tax. It may take you about 8-9 years to get promoted from the Junior Administration grade to the Sr Administration grade.
MCom vs MBA?
Q.What are my career options if I pursue MCom instead of MBA after completing BCom? —
Shagun Anand
After completing your MCom, the main avenues open to you are in teaching, accounting and audit, finance, and banking. By adding a BEd to your MCom you are eligible to teach at the Plus II level. Once you clear the NET exam, you can even teach in colleges and universities. MCom graduates can find suitable employment in financial research and analysis, taxation, stock market, insurance and financial planning and advisory, banking, financial services sales/executives with all kinds of product and service providers. Also, jobs in accounting, financial operations and documentation as well as in KPOs are available. You can sit for general competitive entrance exams such as the Civil Services, State Selection Commission of each state. Your MCom qualification also allows you to appear for the selection exams of the Income Tax, Customs and Excise Departments, Comptroller and Auditor General, Bank Probationary Officers.
What are the career prospects after PG in Public Admn?
A.An MA in Public Administration will give you the option of going into teaching at the school or college level (for teaching in a college, you will have to clear the UGC-NET exam). You could also explore research jobs in institutions focusing on political and social issues e.g. IDSA, CPR (Centre for Policy Research), CSSR (Centre for Social Science Research) or other think tanks such as USI or NGOs like NFI (National Foundation of India) among others. Public Administration is a favourite among Civil Services Exam aspirants (in combination with geography, law, sociology etc). If you make it to the coveted Indian Administrative Service (IAS), you can put your theoretical knowledge of the subject into practice.
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Eyeing the off-beat route
New courses have been introduced to meet growing demands of the industry and the corporate sector Aparna Banerji
Most of these courses are B Vocational ones. While for some the syllabus is yet to be decided, queries are already pouring in and these new courses are in great demand. Almost all the colleges in the district have started the Bachelor’s in Vocation course, which shall be available as one-year (diploma) course, two-year (advance diploma) or three-year (degree) course. The community college courses, on the other hand, are two-year courses which offer exit points after six months or two years and can be pursued alongside the regular BA course. HMV College is the only college in the district that has started this scheme. Elsewhere, it is also available at the Kamla Nehru College, Phagwara. While four colleges in the city have introduced B.Voc courses, two have also introduced post graduate courses from this year. Prem Chand Markanda SD College for women has introduced innovative MSc. capsule course in collaboration with three streams — commerce, economics and computer science. The college has also introduced cosmetology as one of the subjects. Meanwhile, the Apeejay College has introduced MA in English. Streams introduced in other colleges include: Apeejay College of Fine Arts, Jalandhar Course: Theatre and stage craft and sound technology (B Vocational) Number of seats: 20 seats each Advantages: Theatre and stage craft will promote theatre/dramatic art in the region and will make it more popular amongst the youth. The course curriculum focuses mainly on the literary and performance part. This specialisation will fill the gap by offering practical knowledge about stage craft also. Students opting for this course will be able to get into acting (Theatre, TV & films), direction, set designing, make-up/costume designing, production designing, stage managing, theatre technician. Technical advancement in the field of sound and music recording plus the recent growth of music as well as film industry in Punjab has increased the demand for qualified sound recordists and music composers who have the technical knowledge of electronic music production. The specialisation offers the students practical knowledge about sound recording, mixing and editing as well as sound studio management, electronic music production, music composition and arrangement and post production. Sound technology can promote prospects for jobs like director of audiography, music composer/arranger, sound recordist, sound designing, professional singer/musician, programme executive in radio/private FM channels, etc. Fee: Rs 9,000 per semester Principal’s word We had felt a need for introducing a specialised course in performing arts and the new technology associated with this area. A course in Theatre and Sound Art was in demand in the city and thus this new course will surely address the
growing need for artistic expression among interested youngsters. We have also kept the number of seats at 20 as it is practical-oriented course and equal and undivided attention should be given to each
student. Kamla Nehru College, Phagwara
Number of seats: 50 each for the B vocation courses and 50 for the beauty and wellness course. Advantages: Students opting for journalism and mass communication course can opt for print and broadcast media courses at PG levels. The fashion technology course opens the doors to the fashion industry for the students. They can opt for profession in print or electronic media or public relations or open their own fashion studio, boutique or even be hired as a designer or for an industry job. Deadline: While July 7, the deadline set by the Guru Nanak Dev University, is the tentative one for admission to these courses in various colleges, usually admission tends to go on till the end of July and in some cases (as witnessed last year) as well, into August. The relaxation of the deadline or more admissions by colleges depends upon the filling of seats and number of queries for admissions. Principal’s word It has a been a long felt necessity to align higher education with the emerging needs of the economy in order to ensure that graduates have adequate knowledge and skills for employment and entrepreneurship. While students’ employability will surely increase after these courses, our tie-ups with industry will ensure that they get jobs quickly after finishing the course. For example for the beauty and wellness course we have a tie up with
Matrix. HMV College, Jalandhar Courses: Web Technology and Multimedia (B. Voc), Fashion Apparel Designing (FAD) (undergraduate advanced diploma under Community College Scheme) Number of seats: FAD (50 seats), Web Technology and Multimedia (50) — total 100. Advantages: The web tech course will provide a thorough knowledge of web development with designing. Students will be trained to handle the designing part of a web page as well as to handle it technically on a networking basis. The programming part of the syllabi will make them proficient in web development while the software part will make them improve the look of the web page and increase the market value of the product. Fee: Yet to be decided. Principal’s word The college has got a chance to start two B vocational courses and one advanced diploma under the Community College Scheme. These courses are industry-collaborative courses with focus on specialised skills and job opportunities the aim of the courses is to provide professional approach with specialised skills to regular subjects as these are based on industrial trends and concepts. After completing the degrees students will be job ready. The community college scheme course can also be pursued along with
BA. Lyallpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar Course name: Software and printing technology (B Vocational) Number of seats: 40 (B Vocational) Advantages: Proficiency for industrial as well as freelance jobs requiring expertise in software and printing technology. Students won’t have to look outside the city for getting first-hand knowledge of the various printing techniques. Fee: Rs 8,000 per semester Principal’s word We are feeling privileged to bag a special course from the IGC. It is for the first time that grants in vocational courses have been extended and it is very encouraging for students. While earlier courses dealing with only hardware were okayed, this course on printing technology will be very advantageous for the students. The course curriculum will include practical training in this field which will increase the job prospects of the
students. Doaba College, Jalandhar Course: Financial Market Management and Modern Office Practices (B. Vocational) Number of Seats: 30 seats for each batch (total 60) Advantages: Given the spread of the local industry and corporate sector, hundreds of jobs are being created each year. The course on financial marketing and expertise will equip the students to be ready for the job opportunities being created in the financial markets. Fee: Rs 8,000 per semester Principal’s word The students in the region who felt the need for such courses in the region as well as those willing to go outside the state after pursuing degrees with financial expertise will be facilitated by this new course. Expert faculty will also be specially hired for these
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New avenues
While hospitals are the ultimate calling for nurses, the concept of homecare services is another area that ensures promising careers for nurses. Homecare services is turning out to be a new professional arena to enhance Getting in: Most of the nurses who provide homecare need a minimum experience of two years in a hospital or nursing home. In some leading organisations before the nurses are finally hired as homecare takers, they are made to undergo a six-week homecare training course. This course consists of a two-week nurse refresher course; one-week course for each homecare training and IT training; and a two-week course where in they are made to pay shadow visits to patients’ home while assisting trained nurses. At the end of the scenario-based training, a competency check is performed. Professional growth: Apart from the training, nurses opting for homecare get exposed to all kinds of patients ranging from those suffering from cancer (oncology), heart (cardiology), orthopedics, critical care, bariatric, post-operative, mother and child care to elderly care, home pulmonolgy, infertility, home dialysis and diabetic (VAC dressing). Such a vast exposure expands their learning curve and they gain insight into dealing with patients with varied ailments. They later on have the choice to choose specialisation depending upon their choice of field. This cements their career prospects as well. They also get more opportunity to take decisions as unlike in hospitals the doctors are not always present with them. So, all decisions that have to be taken in the event of any problem are taken solely by the homecare nurse. When such a situation is dealt with successfully, the outcome is increased self confidence. It sharpens their decision-making as well as clinical skills. Financial prospects: Remuneration in this segment is very good. The salary is better than what is offered elsewhere. If there is any overtime, nurses are compensated for it monetarily. On employee and patient referrals too, they are rewarded. Also, those having extra qualifications get extra incentives on the basis of every extra degree or diploma. Besides, there is a policy in place for permanent promotions. Hierarchy wise, nurses can become nursing director and they can even get elevated to the level of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) due to the availability of cross-sectional opportunities.
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Smart strategy: How to get over a bad appraisal
Here are five ways to raise your game after a bad appraisal: 1.Get constructive feedback: The rationale of investing time and effort in a performance review is defeated if the person providing feedback shares ambiguous pointers to work on. Do not hesitate to seek clarity on projects, goals, deliverables or tasks that you have worked on. There are times when you may feel that you gave your best to completing the task, but it may not meet the expectations of your reporting manager. In this case, it is critical to seek crystal clear feedback that helps you assess your weaknesses and how you can improve. Once you identify the problem, a solution that you can adopt to better your performance, is not very far off. 2.Listen first: Contrary to popular belief, it is as tough for a manager to criticise an employee’s performance as it is hard for an employee to hear the same. It is important for an employee to acknowledge that as a team leader, your reporting manager understands the bigger perspective and might want to make a point that will only work be to your benefit in the future. Give them the attention required so that they know that you are willing to look at seeing how to use the feedback as aa positive outcome by consciously working on the advice given. 3.Manage your reactions: As human beings if things do not follow the path that we have chartered for ourselves according to our expectations, we can tend to react, and in fact, even over-react to the situation. When disappointment sets in, it is important to remain calm and reflect on what your reporting manager is telling you without getting defensive. Absorb the feedback, try to imbibe the reasoning behind the criticism so as to respond with understanding that there’s a problem. An individual’s attitude should showcase openness to constructive opinion and focus on addressing it. In order to avoid making hasty or out-of-character remarks, it is sensible to avoid reacting without reflecting at all times. 4.Create an approach to address the feedback: To move forward post your appraisal meeting, instead of getting disheartened by the negative views that may be presented by your manager, you need to reflect on these and develop an approach to address your reporting manager’s feedback and appraisal comments with specific actions. To take conclusive action on the areas that you need to improve upon, ensure your approach is discussed with the individual who shared the feedback and translate this into specific objectives and goals. The fact that you’re willing to invest time and effort to act on the feedback positively in itself demonstrates professionalism, an openness to learning and improvement — and can engage your reporting manager to seed and nurture ideas with you as to what you should do in the immediate time frame to enhance your efficiency and effectiveness. 5.Ensure periodic dialogue: Post your appraisal meeting, you must ensure that you reach out and seek a dialogue to track your performance and the impact of the approach you have adopted more regularly than just once or twice in ayear. You must ‘recast your role as the CEO’ of your own career and your contributions rather than leave this to your reporting manager. Moreover, it is most important for you to build a personal network of career counselors who you can access as experts in the areas of work you do so they can guide you when you have questions or need a different perspective as you raise your game. Find the time to reflect yourself on a regular basis, possibly weekly, as you are the best judge to identify the areas where you are not seeing the progress you need to make and take immediate actions to improve immediately. In my view in the journey of managing one’s career, it is always better to ensure you know where you are going, the milestones you need to pass to get there, the obstacles you may see or the errors you may make in navigating towards your goal, what you can do to mitigate these so you reach your destination as planned. Thomas A. Edison once said “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time”. I have found my school motto to ‘Never Give In’ a good tenet to work by. — The writer is Chief Human
Resource Officer
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Be in control of your career goals
Now, a bit of activity does happen in most of the companies, career plans are created at the start of the year and are then put on the back burner till the year-end or the next formal performance appraisal. If your company has a plan for you, get up and use this cheat sheet to check if you are in control of your career or not? Is your career plan still relevant? The world economy is undergoing major changes and global cycles are shorter and deeper, it may make sense to validate some of your goals against the economic reality, industry needs and your current job responsibility. Don’t get me wrong, it does not mean changing the goals every six months; however course correction is beneficial. The trick is to keep your career plans relevant and they should reflect the skills and capabilities that you want / need to build in a world that is constantly changing. Dara Khosrowshahi CEO of Expedia says – “Look for the right opportunities, stay flexible, have some idea of what direction you are headed in, but don’t lock into a long-term direction because chances are that the world will change up on you. ” Do you have a new manager? Does it incorporate recent developmental feedback? You may have gained new insights into your working style that helps you to see your strengths and limitations holistically. In case the recent feedback is important for you to grow in your career, make sure you incorporate it in the career development plan. Prepare in advance for any career related discussion If you fail to plan then you actually plan to fail. Most of the employees feel that they are in control of their career plans and walk in unprepared for the career review meeting with their managers. As a result, the discussions are generally vague with a lot of feel good factor and no solid action. Knowing your manager very well cannot be the excuse for not having prepared for the meeting. Make optimum usage of resources at hand Make sure that your career plan balances current performance expectation with future career aspiration and pushes you to build on your strengths. Both time and money are scarce resources in the modern corporate world. Take time to review your manager’s coaching efforts to date, and see if they are aligned with your career development plan. If you wish to make changes to your development plan, you should be prepared to discuss how your manager can chip in. Like it or not, there will be resources, which you would desperately need to do your job well and get ahead in career, there are high chances that you may never get them, maybe due to the economic factors or your manager’s unstated constraints. Make the best use of what’s readily available and not what you continue to fight for. Successful people make a career out of what they have on hand and seldom squander energy on what they cannot have. You are responsible for proactively ensuring that your career development is in line with your own career aspirations and more than anything, it will keep you employable in the long term. — The writer is an HR and strategy consultant for start-up ventures and owner of www.humanresourcesblog.in Is the Career plan achievable in the time frame set by you? What is the fun in setting goals that are not achievable in a set time in spite of burning midnight oil and sacrificing personal time Take a tough look at the timelines; you can increase the pace over a period of time. My advice would be to start slow and build momentum along the way; a great career is marathon and not a sprint race. Experts advise that it’s best to optimise career plans for the next one to two years instead of the next five or 10.
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Spend time with boss to feel more inspired!
The study, by a leadership training and research company headquartered in Atlanta, found that spending more time with their direct supervisor each week could benefit employees. The research was based on surveys of 32,410 US and Canadian executives, managers and employees. Researchers found that the optimal amount of time to spend with a manager is six hours a week. However, fewer than 30 per cent of workers spend that much time with their boss, and fewer than 50 per cent of workers interact with their supervisor for even three hours each week. The research discovered that workers who do spend six hours each week interacting with their direct leader are 29 per cent more inspired, 30 per cent more engaged, 16 per cent more innovative and 15 per cent more intrinsically motivated than those who spend only one hour per week with their boss. Inspiration was measured by the number of employees who said working for their company inspires them to give their best effort, while engagement was determined by the number of workers who would recommend their employer as a great company to work for. In addition, innovation was measured by the number of workers who said they keep generating new ideas each week that help the organisation improve, Business News Daily reported. The study by the company Leadership IQ also found that too much time spent with the boss can have a negative effect. When employees spend more than six hours per week interacting with their leader, it reduces inspiration, engagement and motivation. The only exception to this finding was in innovation, which spiked between 11 and 15 hours, and again at more than 20 hours. — PTI
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Your desk job is making you fat
If you have gained extra waistline, do not get enough sunlight for your bones and strain your eyes in front of a computer screen, you have all reasons to complain about your desk job.
Over 50 per cent of employees who are deskbound said in a latest survey that they do not get enough physical activity. Also, staring at a computer screen for most of the day and being stuck inside are the biggest disadvantages of having a desk job. Nearly half of employees surveyed gained weight in their current position compared to 30 per cent of workers in non-desk jobs. “Overall, 58 per cent of workers in desk jobs categorise themselves as overweight compared to 51 percent of their peers in non-desk jobs,” said the survey from a leading job portal CareerBuilder.— IANS
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Happiness @ work
Some people just won’t learn. Team leaders, instead of wasting their energies on them, should concentrate on bettering conditions for the good members of the team.
When Malayaketu, the rival leader, charged Rakshas with betrayal, he defended himself by saying that the writing in the letter wasn’t his. Thinking that it was useless to show reason to a close-minded person, he simply walked out of the camp. That was the opportunity Chanakya was waiting for. He persuaded Rakshas to become the Chief Minister of Chandragupta Maurya. When social reformer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar wrote a book advocating widow remarriage, “scholars” demanded that the book be burnt and acquaintances started avoiding him. When he showed his critics that “Parasharasamhita” by sage Parashara supported his view, they thought he might have inserted these lines. So he started a signature campaign on the issue. But his rivals got more supporters for their viewpoint. When he realised that “arguing with such men was useless”, he approached the Governor General’s Council. On November 17, 1855, the Bill validating widow remarriage was passed. When Bhairon Nath, Tantrik Gorak Nath’s disciple, saw Vaishnavi Devi, he was blinded with lust. First, he tried wooing her with clothes, flowers and jewellery. Then, he warned her, “Be my wife or I’ll carry you away by force.” As her heart was set on Lord Rama, she decided to escape Bhairon’s attention. With her suitor in hot pursuit, she arrived at Ban Ganga where she created a spring to quench her thirst. On her way, she reached Charan Paduka where her feet sank and created an impression on the soft soil. Finally, she entered Adh Kunwari cave and spent nine months meditating there. But Bhairon wasn’t going to give up so easily. As she came out of the cave, he began following her again. He has summoned his own death, thought Vaishnavi and turned into Kali and beheaded him. Roman Governor Pilate ordered that Jesus be crucified “for preaching revolution to the crowds and proclaiming himself King”. When he was nailed to the cross, the Pharisees mocked Jesus. They said, “If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross” and “He saved others, but he cannot save himself”. So Jesus Christ prayed for them, “Father, forgive them. They do not know what they are doing.” The shadow of the whip is enough to move a horse. Stop wasting your breath on a donkey, boss. — Sai R. Vaidyanathan The writer can be contacted at svaidyanathan@tribunemail.com
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Campus Notes
In a first of its kind move, the university has started displaying the detailed marksheet (DMC) of every student on its website on the day the result will be declared to ensure that students get to know their marks in each subject individually. This will enable the students to find out their marks and decide about re-evaluation.
Controller Examination of the university Dr Pawan Kumar Singla said most of the universities take almost a week to send the detailed marks to students and because of this the students did not get sufficient time to analyse their result and apply for re-evaluation.
Oxford recognition for Prof Gurnam Singh
Dr Gurnam Singh is among the chosen scholars selected for this prestigious presentation dedicated to the noted Sikh Studies scholar Prof Harbans Singh.
Paper presentation
Dr Meenkashi Sharma, Prof in Education and Director of Women’s Studies Centre of the university presented a research paper in International Conference recently in Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She spoke about the attributes of female college students who were gifted in visual and performing arts. She highlighted the vocational interests, life skills and social economic status of women who participated in different events and were either commended or recommended in the youth festivals held by Punjabi University, Patiala. — Contributed by Gagan K. Teja
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Course Cruising
The course: The 4-term programme is being conducted in India and IUM with a six-month compulsory industry internship. This course provides an intense know-how of luxury business management subjects enabling students to face and solve different issues of strategic planning, buying, merchandising, marketing strategies, brand management and more. Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree in any field from a recognised university. How to apply: Online. Deadline: July,2014 Check out:www.icbs.edu.in Media courses IMCS Media School Affiliated to Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication invites applications for bachelor’s, PG diploma and master’s courses in journalism and mass communication Eligibility: Graduation in any stream for master’s and PG diploma course and Plus II for the bachelor’s course. Admission criteria: Entrance examination and interviews How to apply: Prospectus and form can be obtained from the institute or from the website on payment of
Rs 250 or by sending a DD in favour of IMCS payable at New Delhi Deadline: July 5, 2014 Check out: www.imcsindia.com HP varsity entrance test for BAMS /BHMS courses An All-India combined entrance test (MCQ) for admission to BAMS & BHMS courses in RG Govt. PG Ayurvedic College, Paprola, (Kangra) and Solan Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital (Pvt), Kumarhati, (Solan), respectively, will be held on July13, 2014 at Dharamsala, Hamirpur, Mandi and Shimla Examination Centres for which online application forms from the eligible candidates are invited through HP University Website www.hpuniv.in / www.hpuniv.nic.in. How to apply: The schedule for filing online application form for this entrance test will be till July 3, 2014. Online applications are to be submitted at http://apps.indiaresults.com/hp/hp-university/bams-bhms-form-2014-15/Login.aspx Eligibility: for BAMS: The candidates should have passed Plus II from HP Board of School Education or its equivalent examination from any recognised Board /University established by law in India with 50 per cent aggregate marks in physics, chemistry and biology (40% marks in case of SC/ST/OBC). for BHMS: The candidates should have passed Plus II from HP Board of School Education or its equivalent examination from any recognised board/ University with physics, biology, chemistry and English as Elective Subjects. The candidate should have attained the age of 17 years and must not have completed 25 years of age as on December 31, 2014. Check out: http://hpuniv.nic.in/pdf/BAMS14.pdf PhD in agri-related fields Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences SHIATS, Allahabad, invites applications from interested candidates for admission tofull-time PhD programmes - July 2014 Session in the following departments: Electrical Engineering; Pharmaceutical Science; Medical Laboratory Technology; Public Health; Business Management; Agro - Forestry; Agronomy; Forensic Science. How to apply: Online Application Forms and Prospectus are available through website www.shiats.edu.in. Duly completed application form should be submitted to the office of Dean, Post Graduate Studies along with a Demand Draft of ~1200 in favour of the ‘Registrar, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences, Allahabad’. Last date for submissions of application form: July 10, 2014 Entrance Test: July 19, 2014. (On university campus) Declaration of Entrance Test Result: July 22, 2014 Interviews: July 25, 2014 Check out: shiatsmail.edu.in
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Scholarship Roundup
Eligibility: The scholarships are open to overseas domicile applicants who hold the School of Engineering at the University of Warwick as their firm/first choice Number: 4 from South Asia Duration: The scholarship will be paid in term two of study. Details: Each scholarship is valued at 4,000 GBP. How to apply: The mode of applying is online. To apply for a Warwick Engineering Scholarship, answer the following in no more than 500 words: As part of the next generation of engineers, choose one common global challenge and suggest some innovative ways in which you will tackle the problem. Deadline: July 31, 2014. Check out: www2.warwick.ac.uk PhD scholarships Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University (RKMVU) is offering PhD Scholarship in the field of Agricultural Biotechnology, Agriculture and Rural Development, School of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physical Education and Environment and Disaster Management. Eligibility: Candidates enjoying UGC/CSIR Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) or any other Fellowship from Government source (like eligibility for INSPIRE) may apply.
How to apply: The mode of applying is by post. Deadline: July 17, 2014. Check out: http: www.rkmvu.ac.in UTS President’s Scholarship in Australia University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) is offering President’s Scholarship for international student to pursue master’s by research and doctoral programmes. Study Subject(s): Scholarship is awarded to learn any of the courses at University of Technology, Sydney (UTS). Eligibility: To be eligible for a UTSP, a student must:
Details: The UTSP covers general living expenses for a period of two years for a Research Master’s degree or three years for a Research Doctorate degree. In 2014 the amount of this scholarship is A$25,392 per annum and is indexed annually. The UTSP scholarship is not transferable to another institution. Duration: President’s Scholarship is awarded for two years for a Research Master’s degree or three years for a Research Doctorate degree. How to apply: Students should submit the UTS International Higher Degree Research Application Form for both the degree and scholarship(s) through UTS: International by the advertised deadline.
Deadline: August 20, 2014. Check out: http://www.gradschool.uts.edu.au
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News Board
The master’s course in Information Systems Security at Sheffield Hallam University is one of its kind in the world to include BSI accredited ISO27001 lead auditor certification. While sharing his experience and excitement, Aditya Damodaran, who has recently completed his studies in B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering from Christ University, Bangalore said: “This is a fantastic opportunity to learn more about a branch of computer science that I find very interesting.” Catholic Syrian Bank collaborates with Manipal Global to train its officers Catholic Syrian Bank (CSB), a leading bank from Kerala, has collaborated with Manipal Global Education Services for a residential training programme in Bangalore for its 240 newly recruited Probationary Officers (POs). This is part of CSB’s organisational transformation plan to get their new recruits professionally trained to ensure that these officers are equipped with the required banking knowledge, client management skills, and are productive from the time they take up their roles. All the new recruits are Probationary Officers (POs) appointed at grade 1. These Probationary Officers are going to be posted either as second officers or as marketing officers in branches and verticals across India. These POs are expected to move to grade 2 within three years. Manipal Global has launched several such joint initiatives with leading banks and financial institutions offering learning solutions to over 24 of the top Indian banks and financial institutions. With a focus on developing necessary competencies and building domain knowledge, our solutions fulfil the human capital needs of the banking and financial sectors to enhance productivity of banks by transforming their human capital. — TNS
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Fortnightly Quiz 467
2. In which year was the Panchsheel agreement signed between India and China? 3. When is the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking observed? 4. How many years ago did the World War I begin? 5. What is the rank of Panjab University in the globally recognised Times Higher Education’s Asia rankings? 6. Name the two routes taken by pilgrims to reach the holy Amarnath shrine in Jammu and Kashmir. 7. In which state is the Larji dam situated? 8. What is the full form of GAIL? 9. Name the woman Indian shuttler who recently won the Australian Super Series title. 10. To which country does the footballer Luiz Suarez belong? —Tarun Sharma Winners of quiz 466: The first prize by draw of lots goes to Maanvesh Jindal, Class X-A, Roll No. 17, Model Public Senior Sec. School, adjoining Public College, Samana; Second: Hitesh; Class X-G; OP Jindal Modern School, Hisar; Pin Code - 125005 Third: Tanvi Khatri; class V-A; Shri Baba Mastnath Public School; Rohtak; Pin Code - 124001 Answers to quiz 466: Mumbai; Sumitra Mahajan; Vishal Sikka; Reuven Rivlin; Mahendra Singh Dhoni; Brazil; Fuleco, the Armadillo; Spain; Mark Craig; Rafael Nadal Cash awards of Rs 400, 300 and 200 are given to the first, second and third prize winners, respectively. These are sent at the school address. Note: Kindly mention the pincode of your place on the letter/postcard to facilitate the delivery of the prize money. Answers can also be sent at
quiz@tribunemail.com
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It’s FIFA World Cup time. The fever, the mania has gripped everyone with teams competing with each other. Football is at its zenith. No other single sporting event unites so many fans and keeps the world glued as football does. And as always, there are lessons to be learnt from this biggest extravaganza of the sporting world. Here are some that our management gurus and CEOs can pick from FIFA:
With the world shrinking into a 'flat ball', to borrow from Friedman, and organisations expanding their footprint across the globe, there is an increasing need for organisations to be understanding towards other cultures. A singular facet that the corporates seem to be struggling with at present is how to make teams respect one another and celebrate diversity. Organisations are spending truckloads of resources on providing trainings on celebrating and embracing diversity in both inter and intra teams. 
Communication is the key to success. It is imperative that there is a fluidity of communication between all the tiers of the organisation and there is seamless coordination between them.
Teams need to do a regular SWOT analysis. It is imperative to know your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats and work accordingly. If each individual in a team focuses on excelling at his specific expertise and completes all of the key appointed tasks while optimising the team's support, there would be synergy and success will be inevitable for the whole team and project. In the same way be aware of the weaknesses too. Also remember, the threats and opportunities come from outside. Embrace threats from your competitors as chances for sustainable competitive advantage in disguise. 
A.To become an IPS officer, you need to take the competitive Civil Services Examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). This exam comprises three stages: Preliminary (Objective-type) Exam, Main (Written) Exam and the Interview. You have to clear all the three stages and secure a good rank at the same time to make it to this service. For the IPS you will also have to clear an additional physical test.
A.While an MBA is a professional, job-oriented PG programme, a Master’s degree in Commerce or MCom is academic and theoretical in its content and approach.
Q.After completing my BA with political science as an elective subject, I am thinking of doing my master’s in public administration. Please tell me about the career prospects after completion of the course. —
Varun
Seeing the growing demand of students for courses in various fields and trend of opting for specialised courses in off-beat subjects, various colleges in Jalandhar have introduced several new courses from this session to offer a variety of options for students. Web technology and multimedia, theatre and stage craft, sound technology, financial market management and modern office practices, software and printing technologywill be some of the courses making a debut in various colleges from the 2014-15 session.
Courses: Journalism and Mass Communication and Fashion Technology (B. Vocation), Beauty and Wellness (undergraduate advanced diploma under Community College Scheme) 
As professionals we aspire for excellence and strive with a sense of purpose to give our best at workplace and ensure we contribute positively to the organisation, team and people we work with — but sometimes the stretch leaves the outcomes wanting. This can lead to a poor performance review and feedback that can negatively affect each one of us — some of us will get worried, some of us will get demotivated, while many others are taken by surprise!
“Relax — It will all work out, my company loves me” simply isn’t true for anyone’s career. We have to make things work for ourselves, trying to adopt a positive outlook towards your career without any preparation can backfire badly leaving you high and dry.
In case you have a new manager it may be better to run your career plan with him/her, make sure that your bosses know that the current plan has been set in consultation with your old manager. Once you wake them from the slumber, It’s always good to align their thoughts and review the plan progress quarterly.
Employees who spend six hours with their boss each week are more inspired, engaged and innovative, a new study has found.
A spy of Chanakya, adviser of Emperor Chandragupta Maurya, had got his hands on a ring of Rakshas, Nanda’s Chief Minister and a member of the rival camp. Chanakya planted a letter that showed that Rakshas had betrayed his side and put a seal of Rakshas’ ring on it.
The Founder professor and head of Gurmat Sangeet Chair and department of Gurmat Sangeet Dr Gurnam Singh from Punjabi University has got recognition in The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies as his research paper on Sikh music has been published by The Oxford University Press. In his paper, Dr Singh has elaborated on the Sikh music tradition that this Sikh sacred music is an art of spiritual communication through the medium of devotional singing of scriptural hymns. In the second part, he has dwelt at length on the development of Sikh music commenced with Guru Nanak and continued his successors.
Luxury Connect, a boutique consulting organisation has identified the skill gap and surging need of the luxury industry, to set up India’s first and only Luxury B School – Luxury Connect Business School (LCBS) will be offering PG Diploma in Luxury Management from the 2014 session. In affiliation with the ‘International University of Monaco’, the programme is designed for students to understand not just the nuances of handling luxury in India, but also to achieve an international perspective.
Applications are invited for Engineering scholarships available for students from the Great China, South East Asia and South Asia to pursue undergraduate degree at University of Warwick. The scholarships are available for the following courses: Automotive Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Engineering Business Management, General Engineering, Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.
Aditya Damodaran won the ‘Capture the Hacker’contest organised by Sheffield Hallam University, UK. This was an ethical computer hacking competition that was launched sometime in March 2014 in two separate events held in Bangalore and Delhi. The winner will get a full-fee scholarship to study MSc Information Systems Security course at the university campus in the UK in the September 2014 session.
1. In which district of Himachal Pradesh is Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) that was recently granted the Unesco World Heritage status situated?
