“There will be open book examinations for class VIII, IX and X students. They will be allowed to appear in their respective exams with textbooks,”

The work-from-home culture is spreading so fast at Wipro Technologies Ltd that the software major expects that nearly a third of its employees will in future be working from their residences.

After nine gruelling rounds of technical tests, the student of Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, has been offered a package of $92,000 per year. This pay package tops even that of IIT Madras, where the highest offer of $90,000.

Companies recruiting fresh graduates at breakneck speed especially for IT and IT-enabled services (ITES) are now taking a hit on the quality of employees.

From lack of sufficient technical skills for high-end jobs to a basic absence of soft skills, the problem these days is mounting, forcing industries to rethink strategies.

When most students his age are in college, S Chandrasekar has won a gold medal in Computer Science at IIT Madras. At 17, he is the youngest Indian to have aced Masters in Technology with a CGPA (Cumulative Grade Point Average) of 9.85 on a scale of 10.