A TOPPERS’ LIST: PROFESSIONAL
COLLEGE RANKINGS 37 Once again,
Outlook takes a look at professional
colleges from across the country and ranks
them for the benefit of aspiring students and
their parents
COLUMN 53 A.K. BALAJI on fostering
innovation beyond jugaad
ROUND TABLE ON ENGINEERING
60 Four experts from different fields talk
about what currently ails engineering
education
in the country
INTERVIEW 70 Delhi Metro chief
Mangu Singh speaks of engineering
courses, the current crop of students and
how both might be improved
A NEET IDEA? 76
The view of students and teachers from
Kota on having common national entrance
exams for medical colleges
INTERVIEW 82 T.S.R. Subramaniam on
the new education policy
LIFE LESSONS 86 Successful people from
various fields talk about their journeys and
what drives them and their work
ONLINE COURSES 114 The classrooms
have shifted online. Finally, the age of the
autodidact has arrived.
PHD IN SPORTS 120 More PhDs are
zeroing in on sports. It’s an area where
hockey beats cricket flat. SOCIAL COMPANIES 128 Increasingly,
young professionals are choosing the
‘for-profit’ path to address social and
ecological
needs.
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