The Centre has decided to reach out to reputed academic institutions to evaluate its ambitious skill development programmes, which have faced questions over their effectiveness. The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) is in talks with IIM- Bangalore, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Harvard…
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Silver lining: Infosys founders’ accelerator doubles start-up intake
Amidst the gloom in India’s startup ecosystem over a funding crunch, here’s a silver lining: Bangalore’s Axilor has announced a doubling of the intake of startups for its accelerator program. Axilor was launched in November 2014 by Infosys founders Kris Gopalakrishnan and S D Shibulal along with …
Google India VP invests in education startup Stoodnt
Palo Alto-based education startup Stoodnt, which helps students aspiring to study abroad by connecting them with high-quality college admission counsellors, and providing guidance, insights and online tools, has raised an undisclosed amount in funding from Rajan Anandan, Vice-President, Google, S…