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Elite B-school students back in radar of finance cos
After a year long slump due to global meltdown, first year students of elite B-schools are back in the radar of companies in finance and banking sectors which are now hiring them for summer internship programmes.

Raj Oil Mills ends at marginal discount on debut
Raj Oil Mills finally settled at Rs 118 on the BSE today. The debutant touched an intra-day high of Rs 133, up 6.5% from its opening. The counter clocked a volume of over 17.3 million shares on the first day.

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Bye bye, brand name
Self-deprecating humour isn’t something one sees too much of in this country (where making fun of others is held a nobler pursuit than laughing at one’s own foibles), so I’m always pleased to read Saad Akhtar’s webcomic Fly, You Fools! (People are Mindless Cattle), a good-natured, witty take on some of the things we read about in the newspapers every day. It isn’t brilliantly written or drawn (in fact, it mostly uses photos and mixed media rather than fresh illustrations) but it’s goofy and perceptive, casting fresh light on (among other things) security checks at mall entrances (http://tinyurl.com/5s25pe), rich kids mowing down pavement-dwellers in their Mercs (http://tinyurl.com/mhpwep), and loud honking at traffic signals as a substitute for sexual inadequacy (http://tinyurl.com/kl7knc).
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Majority of grads lack key biz proficiency skills

A majority of graduates in India lack basic business proficiency skills and over 40 per cent students give more importance to employability skills over the domain knowledge, a survey has said. - Rating of colleges likely soon - Inflation turns positive after three months - Supply woes - IPO subscribed 1.27 times - Share price volatility inversely proportional to IPO grade - GDP grows 6.1%, weak monsoon a worry The survey was conducted by research agency Frost & Sullivan on behalf of Indian School of Integrated Learning (ISIL) to identify, describe and produce analysis of interacting factors which influence the learning choices of students and to develop associated solutions. It was conducted across three cities - Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore - and feedbacks were collected from 1,000 students across 20 educational institutions. Mumbai students rated themselves less proficient on communication and decision-making skills, while their Delhi counterparts considered domain knowledge and presentation skills more important, the survey said.


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