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GST Impact on Distance Learning | DLP India

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The importance of education in India can’t be underestimated due to the majority of the population below 25 years of age. Due to the large base of population and poverty Education should be easily available at less cost but because of implementation of GST (Goods and Service Tax) the regular higher education has been made costly and the same impact is replicating in Distance Education. Distance Learning is an important part of Indian Education System where youngsters are looking for a job rather than regular education so that they can do the job along with their education to support their family. GST impact on higher education has made Distance Education costly due to increase in the cost of auxiliary services like admission related activities which are mostly outsourced by all Universities and institutions. Earlier these services were exempted but after implementation of GST from July 1, 2017, these services are no longer exempted and because of this impact many universities ha
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12 stand-alone institutions to get University status | DLP India

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The University Grants Commission (UGC) has published a notice and sent to 12 stand-alone institutions to get them converted as a university or deemed to be University if they are willing to offer programs through Distance and Online Mode. However in recent  Supreme Court order  also states that Deemed to be Universities are not allowed to run Distance Learning Course from 2018-2019. Moreover Deemed Universities have been asked to remove the “University” within one month of issuance of the order. UGC has made amendments in the Open and Distance Learning Regulations, 2017 asking Stand-alone institutions offering Certificate, Diploma or PG Diploma to get themselves recognized as per new rules. In a letter, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has informed these institutes that it has amended the University Grants Commission (Open and Distance Learning) Regulations, 2017. “Certificates or diplomas or postgraduate diplomas awarded by the standalone institutions… shall remain
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Distance Education Engineering Deemed Universities | DLP India

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UGC (University Grants Commission), the higher education authority, has asked around 123 deemed-to-be Universities to remove the word ‘University’ from their names. This news came in when a letter dated 10th November by UGC suggested dropping the name for such institutes. According to the order dated 3rd November, 2017, Supreme Court has announced the deemed universities not to use ‘University’ word and stop using the name within one month’s time. It is also said that it is in violation of Section 23 of the UGC Act. The court also announced that no deemed-to-be-university can run open and distant learning courses from the next academic year 2018-19 without prior approval of the regulatory authorities and ordered a CBI probe into granting of retrospective approvals to four of the below mentioned universities. Beside this, UGC has also directed to take proper steps for the implementation of Section 23 of the UGC Act, 1956. The students who have secured engineering degrees since 20
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Practical Versus Theoretical knowledge in Management | DLP India

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Knowledge and experience goes hand in hand. Likewise theory and practical goes hand in hand. The only difference is theory starts from basics, while practical is the continuation of theory and beyond. But any career big or small starts with theoretical knowledge first, only if we have a strong grip on the base, we would be able to excel in practical. Having said that, even the most intelligent person, sometimes can’t completely depend on practical and at some point when they are stuck; they need to check back what they have learnt in theory. At the same time, the theoretical knowledge helps in exploring new techniques practically. To put it in simple terms, both are important in real life. A lesson taught in theory comes into use in the long run, while practical helps us learn through our mistakes. Theory is the basics of what we learn; while practical helps us learn new things from our mistakes. So let’s point out the difference between theory and practical knowledge: The
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Top LinkedIn Profile Makeover Tips from Recruiters | DLP India

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Your LinkedIn profile says a heap about you.  Approximately, 93% of recruiters now use LinkedIn to infuse fresh talent for their top-notch clients. Do I need to say more about the impact? Let’s dive into 5 main reasons how your profile can impact the recruiters. Your LinkedIn Profile Gives Visibility to Recruiters Having a LinkedIn profile is the best way to grab a lot of attention from recruiters. So, become an attention grabber with your profile. It takes less than six seconds for a recruiter to hook into your profile, so better make them count good enough. Write impressive headlines and summary of your profile. Be concise and accurate at the same time. Add striking one-liners in your job title as give you an opportunity to sell yourself in a digital way. Profile summary must be short and smart enough to get recruiter interests with the apt brief of what you are and your skill sets.  And last but not least, by identifying your value proposition correctly in the profile is the o
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Choosing a career in Project Management | DLP India

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If you have multiplicity of ideas and a handful of skilled resources, you can materialize your ideas to work. And that’s what project management is all about. To delve into details, risks, cost, and ultimate result and lead the team towards achieving the business goals. It’s an end to end business of taking care of the projects. Any business to run successfully requires proper initiating, planning, executing and monitoring and controlling of the work and all this has to be done in a given time frame. In today’s fast growing technology, keeping yourself updated with advanced skill sets and opting for a career which is best suited to your interest and personality is always appropriate. And so, project management is a stepping stone, provided, you have the ability to accept challenges and do the job effectively. Project management is a multifaceted or versatile yet demanding job, which requires the dexterity to master in the field with flair. So, if you plan to choose a career
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Skills required for Corporate World | DLP India

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Working in a corporate is every man’s dream. But if you think that your highest degrees and professional skills will make you go up the ladder in a corporate, think again? Corporates look all hunky dori from the outside, but coping up with the kind of pressure it offers becomes an ongoing process. There is cutthroat competition and there is a constant race to reach the top in no time. Where we see employees working and laughing together, they can also turn against each other to climb up the ladder of success. With such level of growing competition, one has to stand out from the crowd. Certain skills are there which could not be obtained earlier from training and any kind of certification programs. It had to be observed naturally. These skills add value to your resume or to your personality as a whole. Many companies these days have pre -screening tests which include personality assessment that gauges the employee’s calibre to cope in a corporate given different and difficult sce
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