Deal Radar 2009: Lakshya Institute

Lakshya was formed with an aim to revolutionize the way learning is perceived and teaching is delivered. The basis of the process is that “Learning can be made interesting”. Lakshya’s goal is to operate and sustain a parallel training system to schools, from K-12, using a unique instructional methodology, to provide students with more tangible

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IIT Kharagpur Esummit 2009

I had the pleasure of visiting IIT Kharagpur on January 2 to give the opening lecture at the Entrepreneurship Summit 2009 on Entrepreneurship Opportunities in India. Here’s Shrey Goyal blogging about the event.

Outsourcing

Forbes has a special report on Outsourcing this weekend. Here’s our coverage on the topic:

Vision India 2020: MIT India

Twelve years ago, in 2008, it was clear that the labor arbitrage–based IT services industry that had made India a player in the global technology market was facing a threat. The key issue was supply-demand equilibrium. India’s engineering education system simply could not keep up with the demand for talent.

An Open Letter to IIT Students

I received an email last week from Anuj Dayal, a Junior Year Undergraduate at the Indian Institute of Technology at Kharagpur. Anuj asks the question: “What’s next for India? What should we, IIT students, do?” (You can see the message in its entirety below.)