Eminent HR thought leaders from finance industry were invited to conduct key sessions on the career prospects in finance and the increase in the demand of financial planners in the Indian market.

K.K. Bajaj, chairman, Bajaj Capital motivated the students towards a career in the finance industry.

Sainesh Dar, MD, Chartered Insurance Institute and Kapil Mehta, CEO, DLF Pramerica Life Insurance defined the scope of opportunities in finance while Ravi Bahl, MD, Chrys Capital highlighted the career prospects in the capital market.

The students enrolled for the batch 2008-09 belong to diverse backgrounds.

The MBA fair will be held at the Hyatt Regency (Ring Road) in New Delhi tomorrow between 2 pm and 6 pm.

More than 30 B-Schools from across the globe including Toronto -Rotman, IE Business School, Bond, Cornell-Nanyang, Ashridge Business School, Hult, U21 Global, Durham and ESMT will participate in the MBA fair.

Over 4,000 to 5,000 visitors are expected to attend the event. Lt Governor Tejendra Khanna would be the chief guest. School and college students from across the city would participate in the flower show.

Besides, 63 other competitions like - Biology quiz, painting and rangoli will be held. Street plays will be performed.

The green belt that runs through DU campus include gardens like -- Mughal Garden, Jawahar Vatika and Platinum Jubilee Park. The varsity has a conservatory of around 250 species of rare and medicinal plants. Over 150 gardeners have been appointed to look after the gardens on campus.

Parliamentarian Dr Karan Singh will inaugurate the four-day youth festival. The festival attracts more than 40,000 students annually.

Students from 90 affiliated colleges of GGSIPU would participate in the function. Students from other institutes would also showcase their talent.

Anugoonj - 2008 would offer a mix of music, dance, fine arts, theatrical and
literary activities.

A `kavi sammelan' will be held. Rajesh Chetan, Gajender Solanki and Pratap Fauzdar (of the Laughter Challenge) will participate in it.

Grasim Mr India 2007 Bharat Kundra will perform on February 8. Music band `Astitva' will perform on February 9.

Besides, GGSIPU students will perform on ramp. Models Mohit and Rhea will judge the fashion show. Songs, folk dance, western dance, rangoli, clay modeling, collage making, one-act play, street play, creative writing, debate and poem recitation will be held.

Prof K.K. Aggarwal, vice-chancellor, GGSIPU; V.K. Jain, registrar, GGSIPU; Prof Yogesh Singh, director, students' welfare; senior officials of the University and some directors of affiliated institutions will also be present.

Parliamentarian Dr Karan Singh will inaugurate the four-day youth festival. The festival attracts more than 40,000 students annually.

Students from 90 affiliated colleges of GGSIPU would participate in the function. Students from other institutes would also showcase their talent.

Anugoonj - 2008 would offer a mix of music, dance, fine arts, theatrical and
literary activities.

A `kavi sammelan' will be held. Rajesh Chetan, Gajender Solanki and Pratap Fauzdar (of the Laughter Challenge) will participate in it.

Grasim Mr India 2007 Bharat Kundra will perform on February 8. Music band `Astitva' will perform on February 9.

Besides, GGSIPU students will perform on ramp. Models Mohit and Rhea will judge the fashion show. Songs, folk dance, western dance, rangoli, clay modeling, collage making, one-act play, street play, creative writing, debate and poem recitation will be held.

Prof K.K. Aggarwal, vice-chancellor, GGSIPU; V.K. Jain, registrar, GGSIPU; Prof Yogesh Singh, director, students' welfare; senior officials of the University and some directors of affiliated institutions will also be present.

"In DU it's all about the right marketing strategy and we have mastered the art," said Yogesh Kumar, President of Film Society of Hansraj College that has been preparing for the festival since the first week of November.

"We have been working day and night and we are confident that the crowd will be great," said Rohan Teotia, the president of the student body of the college.

In a bid to draw the crowd, Hindu and Sri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) are leaving no stone unturned in matters of publicity. Pamphlets and certificates being printed, prize money is being arranged, dais for rock shows are being constructed and Rs 2 lakh deals with rock stars are also being fixed. But the million dollar question is where does all the cash come from?

In comparison to last year's 19,000, this year nearly 21,000 Indian students have gone to Britain to pursue their higher studies. And in order to push this number even higher, this fair is travelling to seven cities across the country, luring students to opt for Britain as their education destination.

Amit Chaturvedi, head of Education UK in north India, said that the fair, which is held annually, is presently in Mumbai and is next going to Kolkata. After that it will come to the British Council in the capital.

"The fair is a good opportunity for students to interact with the authorities of various universities and discuss the course structures in which they are interested.

Vinnie Jauhari, Head, University Relations Division, India, Hewlette Packard Sales Ltd. along with Shayama Chona, Principal, DPS R.K Puram, inaugurated the event by lighting the traditional lamp.

Roboknights had five different robotic events; which included Tough, Pick-Up and Robotics League all three with Lego and Non-Lego category; an architectural event named "Straw Bridge" and Robotics quiz.

DPS R.K Puram alumni--Rohan Mittal, Akshat Jain, Kumar Avijit and Pritish Singh Malik, Tejeshwar Singh-- judged the event. They are currently studying at reputed engineering colleges around the country.

Hundred teams from top 19 schools of Delhi-NCR and The Cathedral and John Connon School, Mumbai, participated with 194 participants aged between 10 and 17 years.

This event aimed at providing a common platform for enthusiastic school students and to acid test their technical skill.

Delhi Public School, R.K Puram, won the overall trophy by scoring the highest points. Being the host team, the overall trophy was awarded to Modern School, Barakhamba Road.

A delegation f 14 Hindi speaking Russian students and four teachers are in the Capital to participate in the Children's Creativity Festival on Children's Day on November 14.

The students, all below 15, have studied the national language from the first to the eleventh standards in their schools in Moscow and Kineshma, a town on the bank of the Volga. And, their wish list is predictably endless Hindi films, Taj Mahal, Diwali and so on - besides visits to famous historical monuments in Agra and Jaipur during their 10-day visit.

Despite growth, higher education in India is still faced with challenges and difficulties related to creating an inclusive design, funding, enhancement of quality teaching, research and development, leveraging technology for learning, employability of graduates, and equitable access to the benefits of international cooperation. The summit focused on these issues.

Spread over 13 sessions, over 64 educationists, bureaucrats, policymakers, regulators and service providers discussed issues on changing agendas in higher education, creating an inclusive design, reforming public universities, attracting private investments and ensuring quality in distance education (DE) to make India a global education hub.