Odisha JEE 2014 aspirants can apply online in between Jan 31 and March 15

Report by Prachee Nayak, Bhubaneswar: Odisha Joint Entrance Exam (OJEE 2014) aspirants can apply online in between Jan 31 and March 15. The OJEE committee in a press release issued on Thursday stated that the students who wish to appear the test can apply online within the stipulated time frame. The joint examination would be held in the month of May, the release informed.

It should be noted that the OJEE is the qualifying entrance exam conducted for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the state. OJEE is conducted for admission to first year degree course in Engineering / Technology / Architecture / Pharmacy / Homeopathy / Ayurveda and Dual Degree course in Master’s degree in Applied Mathematics (MAM) & Master’s degree in Computer Application (MCA) and lateral admission to Second year Engineering / Technology / Pharmacy / Architecture / MCA and first year Master’s degree courses MCA, MBA, M.Tech, M.Pharm and M.Arch commencing in 2014.

It should be noted earlier, Odisha government had decided to scrap the OJEE by accepting JEE Main exam scores for admission to professional courses. The state private engineering colleges association members were opposed the move. Later the state government decided to continue with the OJEE entrance examination.

Salient Dates for OJEE-2014
http://www.odishajee.com/news_document/KEY_DATES-OJEE2014_6.pdf

1. Last date for fill-up of online Application : 15th
 March, 2014
 forms.
2. Date of download of Admit Card begins from : 20th April, 2014
3. Date of Examination : 11th May, 2014
4. Probable Date of Declaration of Result : 1st week of June, 2014

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IIT Kharagpur announced Admission Notification for MBA 2014-16

Vinod Gupta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur invited applications for admission to MBA programme for the year 2014-16. Eligible candidates can apply through online on or before 31 January 2014. The Vinod Gupta School of Management is a business school in India. It was established in 1993 at IIT Kharagpur and was the first management school to be set up within the IIT system.

Important Dates
• Opening Date of online Application Forms: 14 January 2014
• Closing Date of online Application Forms: 31 January 2014
• Last Date for receipt of application forms: 7 February 2014

Name of the Programme: MBA programme for the year 2014-16
Eligibility Criteria for Admission
• Bachelor degree in Engineering or Technology or Master Degree in Science or Economics or Commerce from a recognized Institution or University.
• Final year students are also eligible to apply.

Application Fee
General and NC-OBC candidates need to pay the fee of Rs.1500/- (Rs.750/- for SC/ST/DA) through Demand Draft drawn in favour of “IIT Kharagpur” payable at Kharagpur.

Selection Criteria
• Candidate’s selection for admission to the courses will be made on the basis of qualified in CAT 2013 Exam.
• Short-listed candidates will be called for: Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI).

How to Apply

• Eligible candidates can apply online through official Website.
• Print out of application receipt duly signed by the candidate, along with attested photocopies of proof of qualification, work experience, relevant professional certifications, and the requisite demand draft should be sent to the Assistant Registrar (PGS&R), Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur - 721 302.

TCS to be next CAT testing agency

by Lajwanti D'Souza in  Pagalguy

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Tata Consultancy Services has been appointed as the next CAT testing agency. While an official announcement is awaited, PaGaLGuY has came to know of it from confirmed sources.

From 2009 to 2013, it was Prometric Testing Private Limited (Prometric India) which partnered with the IIMs to deliver the CAT examination. The year 2009, was when the CAT exam went online.

A committee comprising of one member each from seven old IIMs (including a few directors) finalised on TCS after a series of meetings. Applications for the job were pouring in from August 2013 onwards and by December 2013, some six companies were shortlisted by the committee.

We tried asking the present CAT Convenor for more information but we were told that he was out of the country.

PTU Conducting Punjab Engineering Admission 2014: Basis is JEE Main 2014

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PTU is Conducting Punjab Engineering Admission 2014. JEE Main 2014 score is the basis for this examination along with Marks obtained in Class XII.

Punjab: In the state of Punjab, Department of Technical Education & Industrial Training has authorised to conduct the admission of various Engineering courses. JEE Main 2014 score is the base for Punjab Engineering Admission. Along with JEE Main 2014 score, Marks obtained in Class XII will also be considered for the admission of Punjab Engineering Admission. Basic eligibility criteria for the candidates who are interested to apply to do engineering courses in the state of Punjab is completion of 10+2 from Punjab state board or equivalent recognised board along with qualified marks in JEE Main 2014. There will be no special / separate examination to have admission in Punjab state.
In the state of Punjab, all self financing colleges, Government aided, Deemed Government, and Private Colleges are participating in this admission process. Along with these colleges, College of Agricultural Engineering & Technology of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana; Punjabi University of Patiala, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, and Punjab Technical University are participating for 2014 admission process.
Interested and eligible candidates need to apply for the admission using Roll Number of JEE Main 2014. Candidates need to apply at the website http://ptuadmissions.nic.in. After apply for the admission seats will be allotted to the candidates based on their preference and Merit Ranks. Counselling will be done in two rounds.
PTU Counselling 2014 fee has to be paid between May to end of June 2014. Online Registration for the counselling of 1^st Round will be in the first week of July 2014. Rank Preparation along with updation will also be done in the first week of July 2014. Results of PTU 2014 will be announced in the middle of July 2014. After the announcement of the results, candidates need to report at the allotted colleges / Institutes till second week of July 2014.
Online Registration for the counselling of 2^nd Round will be in the second week of July 2014. Rank Preparation along with updation will also be done in the second week of July 2014. Results of PTU 2014 will be announced in the middle of third week of July 2014. After the announcement of the results, candidates need to report at the allotted colleges / Institutes till end of July 2014.

UPSC Exam Notifications 2014 Schedule

Delhi: UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) is one of the many constitutional bodies in India. It is authorised to conduct Competitive examinations and interviews for the recruitment of services under Central Government and union Government. Examination time table for 2014 released.
IES / ISS Exam 2014: Notification will be issued on 8^th February 2014. Applications to be received on or before 10^th March 2014. Examination will be held on 24^th May 2014. This is 3 days examination.
NDA & NA Examination (I) 2014: Notification will issue on 21^st December 2014. Applications to be received on or before 20^th January 2014. Examination will be held on 20^th April 2014. This is 1day examination.
Geologists Examination 2014: Notification will be issued on 15^th February 2014. Applications to be received on or before 17^th March 2014. Examination will be held on 24^th May 2014. This is 3 days examination.
CISF AC (EXE) LDCE 2014: Notification will be issued on 1^st March 2014. Applications to be received on or before 31^st March 2014. Examination will be held on 01^st June 2014. This is 1 day examination.
Engineering Services Examination 2014: Notification on 15^th March 2014. Last date for Application: 14^th April 2014. Examination: 20^th June 2014. Duration: 3days.
Combined Medical Services Examination 2014:
Notification on 22^nd March 2014. Last date for Application: 21^st April 2014. Examination: 22^nd June 2014. Duration: 1day.
Reserved for UPSCRT Exam: Examination on 6^th July 2014. Duration: 1day.
Central Armed Police Forces (AC) Examination 2014: Notification on 4^th May 2014. Last date for Application: 5^th May 2014. Examination: 13^th July 2014. Duration: 1day.
Reserved for UPSC RT/ Exam: Examination: 17th August 2014. Duration: 1day
Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2014: Notification on 17^th May 2014. Last date for Application: 16^th June 2014. Examination: 24^th August 2014. Duration: 1day.
Indian Forest Service preliminary Examination 2014 through CS (P) Exam 2014: Notification on 17^th May 2014. Last date for Application: 16^th June 2014. Examination: 24^th August 2014. Duration: 1day.
NDA & NA Exam II 2014: Notification on 21^st June 2014. Last date for Application: 21^st July 2014. Examination: 28^th September 2014. Duration: 1day.
Reserved for UPSC RT/ Exam: Examination on 12^th October 2014. Duration: 1 day two tests.
CDS Exam II 2014: Notification on 19^th July 2014. Last date for Application: 18^th August 2014. Examination: 26^th October 2014. Duration: 1day.
Indian Forest Service (Main) Exam 2014: Examination will be held on 22^nd November 2014. Duration: 10days.
Civil Services (Main) Examination 2014: Examination will be held on 14^th December 2014. Duration: 5days.

SO/ Steno (GD – B/ GD- I) LTD DEPTTL Competitive Exam: Notification on 20^th September 2014. Last date for Application: 20^th October 2014. Examination: 27^th November 2014. Duration: 2day.

KLEU AIET 2014 Application from Jan 18, 2014

KLE University has announced online application from January 18, 2014. Interested candidates need to apply online for KLEU AIET 2014 applications. KLE University has announced KLEU AIET online applications for admissions to undergraduate medical courses for the academic year 2014.

Candidates are advised to use the upgraded internet browsers for accessing KLEU AIET 2014 online application form. KLEU AIET 2014 Exam shall be conducted for admissions to MBBS and BDS courses in the university.

Candidates will have to remit an application fee of Rupees Two Thousand Two Hundred only (Rs. 2200/-) online only.

Further after filling in the KLEU AIET 2014 online application form, the hard copy of the application form along with the necessary enclosures need to be sent to the address provided below by the registered post/speed post/courier on or before May 5, 2014.

Address:

The Registrar,

AIET 2014

KLE University

Nehru Nagar, Belgaum – 590010

Karnataka

Note: Candidates must note that only Online Applications and Online Payment are permissible. No other mode is applicable for KLEU AIET 2014 application form.

XAT Cut Off Percentile

Shortlist the B-Schools before they shortlist you. Predict your college with our XAT Pathfinder Tool

Click Here to Download XAT 2014 Score Card. You have to enter your XAT Registration number and Password to download Score Card.

 Here we bring you a list of top B-schools accepting XAT 2014 along with their cut off percentiles, Careers360 2014 Rank and Rating. It will also help you to prepare for the next round of selection which includes GD, PI and WAT. 

Note: The B-schools are arranged according to their Careers360 ranks allotted to them in the top B-School Survey 2014. The ranks of the B-schools which have been referred as 'Not Ranked' have not participated in the ranking or were not deemed eligible as per the Careers360 ranking eligibility criteria. For more details on the methodology, read this article of Careers360. Some B-schools do not have a particular cutoff score or percentile as they consider the candidate profile for shortlisting. For them, we have denoted the cutoff as Not Applicable (NA).

B-School	XAT Cutoff Percentile	Careers360 Rank	Careers360 Rating	Apply Now
Xavier Labour & Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur	PGDBM - 92.25, PGDM HR - 88	1	AAAA+
Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad	90	3	AAAA+	Click here
TAPMI, Manipal	86	5	AAAA	Click here
Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar (XIMB)	95	6	AAAA
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai	90	7	AAAA	Click here
Prin. LN Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Mumbai	85	13	AAAA	Click here
Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship (XIME), Bangalore	80	15	AAA+
Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad	50	16	AAA+	Click here
IFIM Business School, Bangalore	70	17	AAA+	Click here
Amity Business School, Noida	85	18	AAA+	Click here
Amrita School of Business	80	19	AAA+	Click here
Balaji Institute of Modern Management (BIMM), Pune	NA	20	AAA+	Click here
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow	60	21	AAA+	Click here
PSG Institute of Management (PSGIM), Coimbatore	75	23	AAA+	Click here
ITM Business School	NA	24	AAA+	Click here
Thiagarajar School of Management, Madurai	65	25	AAA+	Click here
School of Communication and Management Studies (SCMS), Cochin	60	26	AAA+
Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies (KIAMS), Harihar & Pune	60 + Profile based shortlisting	28 (KIAMS Harihar)	AAA+	Click here
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida	60	29	NA	Click here
Siva Sivani Institute of Management (SSIM), Secunderabad	80	42	NA	Click here
Galgotias Business School, Greater Noida	70	45	AAA+	Click here
Lovely Professional University (MBA), Phagwara	85	49	AAA
Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management (VJIM), Hyderabad	50	52	AA+	Click here
Indus Business Academy (IBA), Bangalore	NA	55	AA+	Click here
Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA), Chennai	90	Not Ranked	AAAA+	Click here
Xavier Institute of Social Service (XISS), Ranchi	85	Not Ranked	AAA+
Xavier Institute of Development Action and Studies, Jabalpur	80	Not Ranked	NA
Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Nagpur & Hyderabad	70	Not Ranked	NA	Click here
Acharya School of Management, Bangalore	60	Not Ranked	AA	Click here
Alliance School of Business, Bangalore	70	Not Ranked	AAA	Click here
MYRA School of Business, Mysore	80	Not Ranked	NA	Click here
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Usha & Lakshmi Mittal Institute of Management (BULMIM), New Delhi	80	Not Ranked	NA
Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH), Greater Noida	75	Not Ranked	AAA+
Goa Institute of Management	90	Not Ranked	AAAA
Institute for Financial Management & Research (IFMR), Chennai	85	Not Ranked	AAAA+
Mudra Institute of Communication Ahmedabad (MICA)	NA	Not Ranked	NA	Click here
SP Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai	85	Not Ranked	AAAA+
AIMS, Bangalore	60	Not Ranked	AAA+	Click here
Asia Pacific Institute of Management, New Delhi	50	Not Ranked	NA
KIIT School of Management, Bhubaneswar	85	Not Ranked	AAA
Balaji Institute of Management & HRD (BIMHRD), Pune	70	Not Ranked	AA
Dehradun Institute of Technology (MBA), Dehradun	50	Not Ranked	AA
SRM Institute of Management & Technology, Delhi-NCR Campus, Modinagar	60	Not Ranked	NA

Source: Respective B-School admission officials, websites and B-school reports.

However, there is a caveat. The cutoffs of the top B-schools accepting XAT scores is only an indication of the quality of students the institutes look for admitting. Apart from the cut offs there are various criteria for shortlisting and selection such as past academic records, work experience to name a few. Hence it cannot be guaranteed that obtaining the cut off percentile will ensure a call from the B-schools you have applied.

CLAT 2014 Co-Convener talks about NLU expectations

  By: Apratim Chatterjee Updated On: 20-Jan-2014, 11:21

 

CLAT 2014 is scheduled to be held on May 11, 2014. Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) is conducting CLAT 2014 which is a common entrance test for admission to various law courses in all 14 National Law Universities.  In this interview with Careers360, CLAT 2014 Co-Convener Dr. Thomas Mathew shares insights on CLAT exam and preparation strategy for law aspirants.  The CLAT Co-Convener says that cracking CLAT  depends on self practice, time management and belief in hard work.

 

Dr. Mathewalso talks on what is expected from law aspirants and advises them on CLAT exam preparation strategy.

Excerpts below:

Careers360: What made it to change the counselling procedure from offline to online in CLAT 2014?

Dr. Thomas Mathew: There had been no counselling after the declaration of the results of CLAT in past. Till now the students used to give the preferences before the test while filling the application form. This would often lead to change of the preferred NLUs by the candidate after the allotment of seats and this would cause problem of re-shuffling.

The reasons for going for online application form are as follows:

• Easy access to the application form by the candidates. Access of the form from home/nearby place (internet cafe etc.).
• Submission of the form within deadline. No delays.
• Editions in the form are possible before final submission. So chances of less error.

Careers360: How will the new counselling procedure help the aspirants?

Dr. Thomas Mathew: Candidates can prefer for the best suitable NLU of their choice based on the performance in the test.

• Chances of change of preferred NLU by the candidate will be minimal, so less chance of re-shuffling and hence lesser problems faced by the candidates at large.
• Entire admission process may get completed early.

Careers360: Please share your thoughts on the institute's expectations from the aspirants. What are the key qualities that you look for while taking admissions?

Dr. Thomas Mathew: After 12th it is totally a new field (which they have not studied till 12th) being opted by the candidates so candidates should have zeal to excel in the field of their interest and make a mark not only in India but worldwide. If there is zeal then a candidate who knows his strengths and weaknesses will know how to use their strengths effectively to succeed.

Careers360: Please share some suggestions on how an aspirant can improve himself/herself before taking admission in the NLUs?

Dr. Thomas Mathew: Candidates should list out their strengths and weaknesses. Later, they should work more to improve the weaknesses. The abilities that should be developed are that of research, finding facts from documents, effective way of listing the facts, improving vocabulary skills for better and effective way of representation.

Careers360: Besides academic activities, please throw some light on the other activities which make GNLU unique?

Dr. Thomas Mathew: Our stress at GNLU is on overall development of students and more importantly shaping them into a good human being who is there for the needs of society. In this regard, various cultural and co-curricular activities, sports activities, internal or external moots, social awareness programmes, blood donation camps etc are conducted at our institute.

Careers360: Please share the importance of industrial interaction for students pursuing graduation in law colleges.

Dr. Thomas Mathew: Theoretical study along with the practical exposure is the tool to yield results. So such exposures help in understanding the things from overall perspective.

Careers360: Please share the preparation strategy for CLAT 2014 when aspirants are just few months away from the coveted exam for Law.

Dr. Thomas Mathew: There is no set pattern for how to prepare for CLAT or any other exams. However, Aspirants should put their time and effort in preparing the subject that they consider them to be weak at. There are students who can get hold of a particular topic in less time than others. But it might be required for someone to invest more time and effort. Therefore, depending on their caliber they should plan their preparation.

Following are the five areas on which the CLAT is based:

• English Comprehension
• General Knowledge/Current Affairs
• Elementary Mathematics
• Legal Aptitude
• Logical Reasoning

Careers360: Please share your inputs on the scope of Law in current scenario?

Dr. Thomas Mathew: Law is an important measure for creating a disciplined and caring society, hence the scope is tremendous. Avenues need to be seen where the interest lies; especially with the constant developments taking place in the society.

Careers360: Please throw some light on the future prospects of law graduates.

Dr. Thomas Mathew: The possible future prospects of the law graduates are Judiciary, Law Firms, Advocacy/Litigation, Corporate Offices (Law Officers), NGOs, Civil servants (UPSC) and entrepreneurs.

Careers360: Please share your insights on the challenges an aspirant will have to face taking law as a career and how he/she can prepare to cope?

Dr. Thomas Mathew: With the ever changing and frequent developments taking place in society, either the laws do keep on getting amended or there is the requirement of amendments already or new ones need to be framed. So, an aspirant needs to keep self always updated of all the developments both in the legal field and otherwise so that he/she can contribute effectively. Those who become dormant will not be able to leave any mark.

Just 28% engineering seats available for merit students

Gauree MalkarnekarGauree Malkarnekar,TNN | Jan 17, 2014, 03.57 AM IST

PANAJI: With the state government raising the reservation quota for persons of other backward classes (OBC) to 27% from the earlier 19.5%, the additional seats during admissions to Goa's professional courses are most likely to be sourced from those available to the general category.

The biggest impact will be seen in engineering colleges, where only 28% of the seats will now be available to merit students of the general category after the quota for OBC, scheduled caste, scheduled tribe, ex-servicemen and other categories are added up.

The new enhancement in reservation for OBCs will mean that only 353 of the 1,230 engineering seats in Goa will be up for grabs for the general category, a drop of a massive 90 seats that will now be credited to the OBC category. The condition is going to be more acute in private engineering colleges where seats are also reserved under the management quota, which results in the 28% availability to general category students.

In Goa's professional colleges, other than the reservation to OBC, there is 12% reservation to ST, 2% reservation to SC, 3% to physically handicapped, and other reservations of 1% seats each to those belonging to families of freedom fighters and ex-servicemen.

Additionally, seats for professional courses are also reserved for children of central service personnel who are transferred to Goa, NRIs and Goan natives whose parents or grandparents have migrated abroad. While 4% seats are reserved for central service personnel, the seats for the NRI and Goan native categories vary for each course.

Goa continues to offer reserved seats to children of central service personnel transferred to Goa on duty, NRIs and Goan natives, even though the state is not duty bound by the Indian Constitution to mark seats for persons in these categories. But the state has opted to do so, which eats into the general category quota.

Seats in private engineering colleges for students of general category are normally arrived at by deducting the percentage of seats reserved under the various categories and then subtracting the number of seats (around 15 in number per engineering stream) under the management quota from the remainder of the seats. Management quota seats are not deducted percentage-wise along with reservations under other categories.

After engineering, the biggest impact of the 27% OBC reservation will be seen in case of pharmacy seats in Goa, where only 33% seats of the total 120 seats will now be available to the general category. The OBC quota now stands enhanced by 8 seats to a total of 34 in its kitty.

In the Goa Medical College, where the state also has to make seats available under the all India quota, nine more seats will be available under the OBC category now, taking the section's quota to 34 of the total 127 to 128 seats available to Goa depending on the all India quota.

In case of the dentistry, architecture and homeopathy courses in Goa, 47% seats will now be available under the general category.

Of the 34 dentistry seats available to Goan students, it will be a tough battle for general category seats with only 16 up for grabs-a reduction by two seats. Nine seats will be available to OBC students. In the architecture and homeopathy courses, where 40 and 42 seats, respectively, are available, 11 each will be reserved for OBC students, while 19 and 20 will be available to students from the general category

Criteria For Admissions in IIM For session 2014-16

Courtsey: Dainik Bhaskar: 16th January

After Declaring the CAT 2013 Result, their comes the possibility & expecting of admission cut off of different IIM’s. Here is the expected admission criteria for  13 IIM. These are the expected Weightage :

1.     IIM AHMADABAD

Writing Ability & Personal Interview : 70

Composite Score (CAT & Academic Score) : 30

2.     IIM Bangalore

FROM TOTAL 105 POINTS

ACADEMICS : 40

CAT SCORE & PI : EACH 20

WRITING ABILITY : 15

WORK EXPERIENCE : 10      

3.     IIM KOLKATA

CAT SCORE : 35

PERSONAL INTERVIEW : 44

WRITING ABILITY : 10

WORK EXPERIENCE : 8

ACADEMICS : 3

4.     IIM LUCKNOW

CAT SCORE : 38

P.I. : 30

GD & WRITING ABILITY : EACH 10

ACADEMKICS & DIVERSITY : EACH 5

WORK EXPERIENCE : 2

5.     IIM KOJHICODE

PI :  45

CAT SCORE : 35

GD  & WRITING ABILITY : EACH 15

WORK EXPERIENCE : 2

6.     IIM INDORE

90 PERCENTILE CAT SCORE NECESSARY

EXPECT THIS, ACADEMICS : 50

PI : 35

WRITING ABILITY : 15

7.     IIM SHILONG

PI : 70

CAT SCORE : 30

NO WEIGTHAGE FOR WRITING ABILITY

8.     IIM RAIPUR

CAT SCORE : 40

PI : 30

WRITING ABILITY : 10

DIVERSITY : 8

ACADEMICS : & WORK EXPERIENCE : EACH 8

9.     IIM RANCHI

CAT SCORE & PI : EACH 30

WRITING ABILITY : 20

ACADEMICS : 8

DIVERSITY : 7

WORK EXPERIENCE : 5

10.                   IIM ROHTAK

CAT SCORE : 50

PI & WRITING ABILITY : 30

ACADEMICS : 20

11.                   IIM KASHIPUR

CAT SCORE : 42

PI : 30

WRITING ABILITY : 10

DIVERSITY : 7

WORK EXPERIENCE : 6

ACADEMICS : 5

12.                   IIM TRICHI

CAT SCORE : 50

PI : 17

WRITING ABILITY : 15

ACADEMICS : 10

WORK EXPERIENCE : 7

DIVERSITY : 1

13.                   IIM UDAIPUR

CAT SCORE : 50

PI : 20

WRITING ABILITY : 10

ACADEMICS : 8

WORK EXPERIENCE  & DIVERSITY : 6

(All Values are the Expected Weightage for the admission in Different IIM’s.)

Not all IITians are Engineers! IITD Grads turn to writing

Avinash Pothu | 

One book on three screwed up IITans changed the entire landscape of semi fictional writing in India. It fueled a market for short, accessible and affordable one time reads which gradually extended to other formats. More than his books, Chetan Bhagat is often lauded for starting a new age revolution which is making young India read like never before.

9 years after the launch of five point someone, we see more IITians and management graduates coming into writing. As Interesting it might seem, even within the breed of IIT-IIM writers, we increasingly find writers from one particular college IIT Delhi and most of them not surprisingly are into love stories.

Chetan Bhagat:

He is the man of the masses. With all his novels becoming best sellers in India, Chetan slowly diversified from writing love stories for the singles to becoming a screenplay writer, columnist and public speaker. He is all set with two films based on his books and a novel next year. He also has his own fan merchandise.

Harsh Snehanshu:

Travel writing is an intriguing space in this cubicle struck urban world and that is where Harsh is heading to. Harsh published his first two book while at college and has written two more novels since. A highly self-critical writer, Harsh also tried his hand in entrepreneurshp only to return back to write a novel on it. Harsh is all set to reach one lakh sales for his books.

Parul Mittal:

Parul A. Mittal is the author of a national bestseller novel “Heartbreaks & Dreams! – The Girls @ IIT” and “Arranged Love.” An Electrical engineer from IIT D, Parul worked for twelve years in the corporate world before venturing into writing. She also co-founded an e-venture Rivokids – which offers smart parenting ideas and free online memory books.

S. V. Divvaakar:

S. V. Divvaakar is a Managing Partner at Ace Global Consulting LLP and proper corporate turned writer. He served as the director at multiple companies in the past and is a Fellow at the Indicus Centre for Financial Inclusion. He wrote two books till date “The Winner’s Price: Life Beyond The Campus” and “Beaten by Bhagat.” His interests apart from writing include music, travel and public speaking. Co-incidentally, he stayed at the same hostel room which Chetan Bhagat occupied a few years later.

Anirban Mukherjee:

Anirban Mukherjee is an alumnus of IIT Delhi and IIM Kolkata. He made his debut with “Love-Bites!”. His recent one “Love, a rather bad idea” is a portrait of love based on his experiences at IIT and IIM.

Tushar Raheja:

Tushar Raheja, a doctoral candidate at IIT Delhi published his first book right after graduation. His flair for writing resulted in two books “Anything for you, Ma’am” and “Romi and Gang” both of which are acclaimed by critics and readers alike. Tushar balances his work between writing and his research on Nash Equilibrium.

These writers have proved that engineers can also be great writers and that we need not self restrict ourselves because of a day job. So readers, what do you think is the reason for the success of these writers ? Was it the influence of their alumni which prompted them to take a plunge or the active club culture at their college or was it just a random coincidence? While we look out for answers, lets not forget to grab a copy of their work.

Is there something unique and interesting about your college that you would like us to feature? let us know at admin[at]toptalent[dot]in.

 Courtsey: Top Talent.in