IT COMPANIES IN INDIA

The Top 20 get More focused on scale and growth, take up a 'large-client, multi-year, multi service' approach; bag large orders at home and the exports front; and get aggresive with mergers and acquisitions

1.TCS
2Wipro
3Infosys Technologies
4HP India Sales
5IBM
6Ingram Micro
7Satyam Computer Services
8Redington India
9HCL Technologies
10Cisco Systems
11Intel
12HCL Infosystems
13Cognizant Technology Solutions
14Microsoft India
15Patni Computer Systems
16Lenovo India
17Samsung
18Moser Bear
19Oracle India
20eSys Infotech


Indian IT industry continued its growth run in FY 2005-06.Even on a huge base the domestic market grew by 28% and total exports went up by 36% While packaged software sales going up by 78% is a sign of maturing Indian user, solid growth in software and services exports proved India's capability at global levels


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Hexaware Open New Development Center in DELHI

Hexaware Delhi Community is on Orkut.

Welcome to Hexaware Technologies Limited Gurgoan( Delhi).We Welcomes all the DELHI NCR REGION Employees of Hexaware Family. This Community aims to unite the people of Hexaware Delhi on the Orkut.

Hexaware – At a glanceFounded in 1990 by Atul Nishar( Founder and Chairman), Hexaware Technologies, a SEI CMMI Level 5 and BS 7799, globalIT services provider specializes in Enterprise solutions, Application Management, EAI,e-Commerce, and Embedded System. The Company provides software services tothe Airlines, Banking and Financial services, and Insurance and Healthcareindustries. With more than 5000 people employed in Hexaware's global officeslocated in New Jersey, Boston, Chicago, and San Jose in USA; Toronto and Montrealin Canada, UK, Germany, Netherlands and Belgium in Europe and Singapore in Asia-Pacific; Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune and Chennai (Headquarters) in India, the Company is among the fastestgrowing Indian software services company for the fiscal 2004.

"A New System of Examinations and Education for All”

Dear All,

This is a special post regarding the research work of A.P.Sathe (Retired ) Professor of Physics, Institute of Science. Email Address : apsathe20025@rediffmail.com

Please read the following article. This is a research work from Proffesor A.P Sathe who has come up with a solution to the problem of RESERVATION and other blazing issues related to the present system of education in India.

Please mail in ur ideas and views on the same on the following id

apsathe20025@rediffmail.com AND itproffmumbai@yahoo.co.in

Here are some excerpts from his Research Work :

" These are the key ideas in the article “ A New System of Examinations and Education for All”. by the above author. The full article is about sixty pages. A compressed but reasonably detailed version of about one third the size was published under the title: “ Ideas for a New System of Examinations and Education for All “ in the June 1993 issue , Pages 64-72 of “Physics News” the journal of the Indian Physics Association .

1. It is possible by making suitable modifications in the existing system to have (i) excellence & (ii) low cost (by a fuller utilization of (a) time & energy of students & faculty & (b) of the educational material, books & equipment). The cost can be reduced to such an extent that the students will be able to (work if they so desire and) pay for it. A system which is paid for by the direct beneficiaries allows the lifting of controls, and there will be scope for market forces to keep up the quality of education.

2. The key step which makes the above feasible is to have high quality, cost effective and student friendly examinations. The examinations will be (i) very thorough & (ii) the student will be able to choose the date on which he wishes to appear for any paper (see 3(d)) (presumably after his preparation is complete (iii) decide on the grade (i.e. whether he wishes to demonstrate high proficiency or is satisfied with a general idea of the subject (see 3(g) (iv) take the exams as many times as he wants (i.e. if he fails).

3. All this is achieved as follows:
(a) The questions (Q) in the Q-papers are selected by making a random choice from a Q bank.

(b) The Q bank i.e. QB will consist of a large number (see 3(f)) of good questions (see 3(e)) which really require the students to think.
©The QB will be open i.e. available to the students in advance.

(d) The Q papers will not be printed, but the entire QB will be made available to the student at the time of the exam. Just before the exam a single set of random numbers will be announced which will correspond to different Q for the different Q papers from different QB for the various subjects/papers/levels. Since, now, drawing up a Q paper consists only of drawing up a set of 25(see 3(h)) or so random numbers, it will be possible to schedule exams as frequently as desired.

(e) The preparation of the QB will require an enormous amount of effort. But, since the Q papers do not have to be printed each day, we can easily have Q, the text of which is long but the answer may be short. The Q may incorporate diagrams, graphs, tables. In this way a thorough probing of the proficiency achieved becomes possible. Thus we can get very high quality Q papers. But the cost will be less than the cost involved in the existing system wherein hundreds of examiners (in the different universities, institutions etc ) labour independently (respecting the confidentiality of Q papers) preparing Q papers on more or less the same syllabi year after year.

(f) Large QB. The QB will be large i.e. they will contain so many Q that though they are available to the students in advance it will require a great deal of time and energy to prepare answers to all of them. It will be easier (i.e. less time consuming) just to understand and study the subject thoroughly. Thus, as a bonus, we will be assured that, in their own interest (to pass as quickly as possible), students will develop the capacity to think independently.

(g) Grading : There will be Q banks with many difficult questions which require the candidates to have an excellent comprehension of the subject. These will be used by the students who want to demonstrate a high proficiency in the subject. For those, content to display merely a general understanding of the subject, there will be Q banks with simpler direct Q. The grading will be, in either case, only pass/fail, passing marks 70 %, no choice, and the certificate will display whether they attempted the difficult or easy QB. Students will be allowed to appear for the exam as many times as they want till they pass. In effect then, it is for the students to choose what grade they want and for the authorities to decide, simply, whether or not they have earned it. Having a passing of 70% will imply that the students really know the subject to the level as reflected in the Q bank.

(h) The Q paper will include many small Q and so, though the Q will be selected randomly, it is very likely that they will cover many topics in the syllabus and since passing is at 70% the students will have to study the entire syllabus well.

(i) This feature will also be valuable for potential employers who will know exactly the level achieved by students.

(j) Employers can be associated with the design of the system so that education can be as job-oriented as desired.

(k)In effect then, we will have achieved a high quality, thorough, and yet cost effective, evaluation. And this will be done in an extremely student friendly manner which will make it easier for most students to attain excellence.

4. Fuller utilization: Self Study – A fuller use of student & faculty, time and energy.

(a) Voluminous lecture notes which can detail all the (tricky) logical steps in the development of the subject will be made available to the students. Then most of the time of the students will be spent in self study at exactly the pace they desire. They will of course be free to study with their friends if they so desire. They will receive help from teaching assistants (the brighter students or the senior students) and the faculty who will be available to provide inspiration, guidance and the discussion of the subtler points.

(b) More faculty time will then become available for the preparation of better self study material, and also to help the students on an individual basis, or lead stimulating discussions with groups of students who have already studied the basics and also for their own study, research or work on collaborative projects with industry etc.
(c ) Some faculty members can deliver excellent lectures which can be inspiring and a pleasure to attend. The students will be encouraged to attend but they will also have the freedom to study on their own, if they so decide.

(d). Since the student can take the exams whenever he wants he will be free to concentrate his attention on a single paper at a time, master the material and pass the exam with a minimum of expenditure of his time and energy.

5. Economy in Educational Material : Since the examinations will be spread over the whole year a given copy of the expensive books or lecture notes can be shared easily by many more students so that the cost per student will be low.

6. Economy in Lab Equipment : Since most of the students time will be at their disposal (i.e. no fixed time tables consuming a large part of their day) it will be possible for them to work in the laboratories at all times of the day & year, so that a fuller utilization of the laboratory space and equipment will be possible. The students will have to make an advance reservation for the use of a given experimental set up at a given time of their choice and they will have to pay for the time they reserve the equipment for their use. It will naturally be in their interest to come fully prepared with the knowledge of the experiment and work systematically & diligently & accomplish their tasks. They will also receive help from the teaching assistants. Students who enjoy working in the laboratory and wish to do what they want can either pay for the extended use of the lab or agree to work as teaching assistants so that they get as much opportunity (free of charge) to be in the lab as they want.


7. Teaching Assistants : The involvement of the teaching assistants is an important and valuable feature of the proposed system. It is possible in this system as the entire program is flexible in time. Teaching assistants are valuable in three ways (i) They can provide effective help to students at a lower cost. (ii) In the process, they acquire a deeper understanding of the subject. (iii) They earn money to help pay for their own education.

8. Advantages of a “Not Time Bound” Program : Since the entire program is not time bound, students can :

(i) work day and night on a topic or project that they find exciting.
(ii) participate in extra curricular activities.
(iii) go into as much depth as they want & study related topics.
(iv) work as teaching assistants.
(v) work on collaborative projects with industry which may have their own deadlines.
(vi)If they so choose, they can just go through the entire program much more quickly and move out into the world.

The important point is that the students have the choice to do any of the above without having to worry about getting lower grades.

9. Lifting of Controls – Scope for Market Forces
It can be seen that cost reduction can be achieved and avenues opened up for students to earn and learn without in any way compromising on the quality of education they receive.

It will then become possible for students to pay for the education they are seeking without having to depend on govt. subsidy. This has a very important consequence, namely, when education is paid for, directly by the beneficiaries, then controls can be lifted and plenty of flexibility can be introduced. Also market forces can be allowed to come into play which in turn can maintain the quality of education imparted without having to rely on cumbersome controls.

10. Conclusion : Thus, by exploiting the scope for economizing in education (by a fuller use of student & faculty time and of the educational materials & equipment), we have reduced the cost so much that the doors of education to the poor need not be closed. Thus we will achieve excellence at a low cost."

Posted By
Ashish K Gupta
www.itproffmumbai.blogspot.com

Goverment Atrocities a new face : Salaried to shell out more in tax

Salaried to shell out more in tax

All income earners, including the salaried and the self-employed, will soon have to fork out more tax. The Centre has finally relented on the long-standing demand from states to enhance the ceiling for tax on professions from the current level of Rs 2,500 to Rs 7,500 per year.

The tax on professions, trades, callings and employments, is a tax that the Constitution assigns to state governments/local bodies. In eight states, the state government itself collects the tax while in several others with active panchayats, the local bodies levy and collect the tax.

Article 276 puts the ceiling on the tax at Rs 2,500. The Constitution has been amended in the past to raise the tax level to bring it to the present level. Many states have been demanding that the Article should be amended again to hike the tax level to Rs 7,500 a year.

Read link : http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1779260.cms

"As always, its the salaried people, the archetypical lambs to the slaughter. What I fail to fathom is that when we have a primarily agrarian economy, why on earth are we continuing to exempt 90 % of the GDP (agriculture + businessmen who typically understate/ do not declare at all) from taxes? By continuing to up the taxes on a relative minority, what is the center out to achieve, apart from another narrow-minded, populist tactis to preserve the vote banks. I think its time Chidambaram & co. get their act together and actually think & act in the long-term interest of the country by broadening the tax net and rationalizing the tax structure to ensure that a microsscopic minority is not unfairly subsidizing the rest of the nation and paying for their share of the development/ infrastructure as well. Clearly, the (salaried)oxen are already carrying a much heavier burden than they possibly can. Today, our tax slabs are getting there (in terms of parity with the advanced world), but do we even get a tenth of the benefits/ social security that denizens of the First World get? In case this elusive dream has to be realized, broadening the tax net to include the primary sector and a more stringent monitoring/tax assessment mechanism for small/mid-sized business is the only answer."

"It is disgusting on part of the govt. (both state & Center) to realize that this is not the way.... "

For IT Proffestionals Mumbai

Ashish K Gupta

Mumbai.

YFE News Flash : IMPORTANT. HUMAN CHAIN on 23rd JULY 2006

The police in order to sabotage our protest have at the last moment refused to allow the human chain on S.V. Road from Bandra to Andheri from 5-6pm.

The human chain is to protest against the inefficiency of the govt to prevent the blast, and to inability to control the floods in the city. Our emphasis would also be on improvement of primary education and also the 93 rd amendment of the constitution.

Instead we have been given written permission to have it at 1 pm. Let us show them that we can still do it. Please assemble now at 1 pm instead on S.V. Road, at Merwans (near Andheri station) or Lucky Hotel (Near Bandra station). Pass on the msg to every1 and be there.

PS:- We need volunteers to go to the housing societies on the entire route and inform them about all this. Please contact us and be there by 10am. We have to make it a success -- Visit http://yfemumbai.blogspot.com to read more about us.

For IT PROFF MUMBAI :

Ashish K Gupta
www.itproffmumbai.blogspot.com

Give proof, will cooperate, Musharraf to India : Dear Mr. President pull the wool over somebody else eyes

Asking India to provide evidence of those it suspects to be behind the Mumbai serial blasts, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Thursday night said his government was prepared to extend "full cooperation" in apprehending the perpetrators.
In a televised address to the nation, the Pakistan president described as "unfortunate" India's decision to postpone the foreign secretary-level talks.
Deferring the peace process and dialogue is clearly "playing into the hands of terrorists. This is exactly what they want -- that peace and normalisation process should be stopped," Musharraf said.
He said the Indian government's stand in the wake of the blasts appeared to be "unfortunate" and "I'm sure Indian government does not want" the peace process to halt.

The Pakistan president said there was need to reflect before making any statements and "unsubstantiated comments should not be made."

Submitted by

Ashish K Gupta
itproffmumbai@yahoo.co.in
www.itproffmumbai.blogspot.com - The Voice of IT Proffestionals in Mumbai and India

President George W Bush Speaks of Mumbai Blast

President's Statement on Explosions on Commuter Rail Lines in Mumbai

"On behalf of the American people, Laura and I send our deepest condolences to the friends and families of the victims of today's brutal attacks on commuter rail passengers in Mumbai. The United States stands with the people and the Government of India and condemns in the strongest terms these atrocities, which were committed against innocent people as they went about their daily lives. Such acts only strengthen the resolve of the international community to stand united against terrorism and to declare unequivocally that there is no justification for the vicious murder of innocent people. "

Submission by
Ashish K Gupta
itproffmumbai@yahoo.co.in