COVER STORY
Agatha Sangma
The cabinet's youngest minister on her likes, dislikes and plans for the next five years
Outlook Magazine - 22 June 2009
Heaven's Larder
Amber is to Calcutta what Moti Mahal was to Delhi. Still going strong, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.
Sudheendra Kulkarni
Aah, those were the days! But with the Left left out and the right not right in, it's best to be exactly in the muddle.
'It's A Platform... How Far Can We Go'
Watch out: TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) comes to India -- search for "fellows" with the next big idea is on.
It's All There If You Know Where To Look
More and more, education and even skill sets will be found online
Star Trek
All in all, a good masala mix. At the end, I was nostalgic and wanted to watch the TV series yet again.
Heaven's Larder
Amber is to Calcutta what Moti Mahal was to Delhi. Still going strong, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.
Sudheendra Kulkarni
Aah, those were the days! But with the Left left out and the right not right in, it's best to be exactly in the muddle.
Poet's Entree
A feast from the Tagore household kitchen gives insights into the customs of the time
Ms Rock Runner
Detained for evading customs duty, Sheetal Mafatlal tumbles from her high tower
Black Marx?
Kerala's CPI(M) boss is in a fix
A Faded Star
Khalistan passion has withered in Punjab
'It's A Platform... How Far Can We Go'
Watch out: TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) comes to India -- search for "fellows" with the next big idea is on.
It's All There If You Know Where To Look
More and more, education and even skill sets will be found online
Star Trek
All in all, a good masala mix. At the end, I was nostalgic and wanted to watch the TV series yet again.
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Sunforce For The Workforce
The move is on to meet the rush for the green revolution
There's A Song In The Slide Rule
Will a connection with the arts help our 'professional' students?
'Build A Dedicated Cadre Of Wardens'
Former CBI director and chairman of the monitoring committee to tackle ragging on the Supreme Court's recent directives
The Campus Is A Jungle, The Law Is An...
A new term will soon begin and so will ragging. There seem no solutions in sight.
'Terror Against India Today May Be Directed Against Pak Tomorrow'
The new minister for external affairs lacks the inhibition and self-consciousness typical of those inducted into the Union cabinet for the first time
Grease The Nuts And Bolts
It's time we revamp India's engineering curriculum and involve the industry in it
Better Parts Make A Better Whole
An attenuated job market means survival of the most skilled. Some are fitted out at the ITIs.
The Art Of Being Employed In The Machine Age
As jobseekers slip up on skills, colleges and governments make a dash with remedies
Beyond The Fourth Wall
The great thespian internalised Brecht, adopted folk idiom as his own
The University Of Competition
To make the best of the next decade, our education system needs to be set free
When You Want It That Much More
All the poor Bihari kids in the Super 30 got into IIT this year. What's the secret?
'We Must Strengthen Our University System, Allow Foreign Institutions In'
An unusually taciturn HRD minister on the proposed 'super regulator' for universities and his plans to open the doors to foreign universities
Blackboards To Call Our Own
Education under western eyes can be spurious. Our schools must be groomed for excellence.
Bring On The Ice
A controversy; Dhoni loses his crisp poise; the media watches, waits
The Ulcer We Love To Hide
Oppression of Dalits is a disease our republic prefers to deny
'We Need To Keep Out Interference'
Former chairman of the UGC and the head of the eponymous panel to look into the functioning of the UGC and the AICTE, speaks to <i>Outlook</i>
It's Grade Inflation Of Another Kind
Meant for exemplary institutes, now the 'deemed' tag is dealt out indiscriminately
Our Map, On The Marquee
Brand India was bred for decades, but germinated in propitious new times. An incredible telling.
Methodology
For 2009 Outlook-GFK-Mode Survey
Top 5: Architecture
IIT Kharagpur tops
Top 10: Mass Communication & Hotel Management
On the top: IIMC Delhi in Masscom and IHM Mumbai in Hotel Management
Top 10: Placements, Salary, ROI
What slow down? Engineering colleges remain job-ready in tough times
Top 10: Teaching Quality
Faculty qualifications: Medical (MD/MS) and Engineering (PhD) colleges
Top 15: Social Work & Law Schools
TISS, Mumbai in Social Work and NLSIU, Bangalore in Law
Top 15: Medical And Dental Colleges
AIIMS in medical and College of Dental Sciences in Dental
Top 10: Govt And Private Engineering College
Top Government: IIT, Kharagpur. Top Private: Bits, Pilani
Top 75: Engineering Colleges
Top five IITs: Kharagpur, Bombay, Kanpur, Delhi, Madras
Smithies Where Our Future Will Be Forged
In these stormy times, <i>Outlook</i>'s annual ranking of India's top professional colleges—in its fourth edition, this time with GfK-Mode—is an island of reassuring calm.
