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This issue of Careers360 has considered over 1,250 engineering colleges, 70 design colleges, and 50 architecture colleges which have been ranked or rated for performance in their respective domains. It also deals with the shifting terrain of engineering education as experienced by students, teachers, heads of institutions, regulators and, finally, recruiters. There are interviews with leaders of some of the top tech institutions in the country. Stories take a closer look at the impact of minor BTech degrees on enrolment and placements; students who are snapping up seats in regional-language programmes; working professionals whose lives have been changed by an AICTE policy; joint international programmes; the harassment researchers face; the growth of IIITs; whether the rash of AI-ML and related courses will make a real difference in the long term and much more.

This issue of Careers360 has shortlisted 272 law colleges among India's 1,800, ultimately ranking 100 of them -- both public and private -- and rated over 185, categorising them into distinct zones and states. Apart from that, there are stories on new law courses in India, studying law in regional languages and studying for judicial exams. There are also interviews with leaders of top law schools who speak of their plans and concerns. The issue closes with the personal account of a lawyer’s early work in litigation and why she moved to corporate law.

This issue of Careers360 has rated about 512 business schools across the country on a five-A rating scale, listed by region, and has also ranked the top 100 institutions -- 45 public and 55 private ones. In addition, there are stories on courses, employment, research and ranking. There are interviews with B-school leaders in some of India’s most august management education institutions – XLRI Jamshedpur, FMS Delhi, SP Jain, NIA Pune, and more. There is a tour of new IIM campuses, insights into why Bengal has so few management colleges, and studying MBA online and through distance learning.

This issue of Careers360 has rated about 350 young universities across the country and has ranked the top 100 public and private universities established since 2009. Those judged to be the best performing ones have been ranked; there are rankings also by discipline and ratings by location. That apart, there are stories looking at these institutions in detail – agriculture, design, skill and culture universities; emerging education hubs; international universities in India; institutions struggling with land and temporary campuses; online courses; the sudden glut of seats in pharmacy and more.

This issue attempts to help students and parents understand the concept of a liberal arts programme and how it is different from a standard BSc or BA one. We have listed liberal arts programmes in India and abroad. Plus, nearly two dozen stories and interviews explore “liberal arts” from the perspectives of students, teachers, public universities, private universities, employment and recruiters. These look at the types of subject combinations possible; what foreign faculties bring to the programmes; admissions through summer camps; liberal arts in public universities, Indian Institutes of Technology and Indian Institutes of Management; employment opportunities; as well as the charge of ‘elitism’ and the possibility of protest and dissent on these campuses.

In this edition, 100 medical, 50 pharmacy, 61 Ayush, and 50 dental education institutions in India have been ranked. It also looks closely at the issue of Indians studying MBBS abroad – the countries, the institutions and their credentials, and the students. Plus, there are stories on medical education, the emergence of new coaching hubs, private libraries, rural service bonds, nursing and pharmacy education, and interviews.

Close to 1,200 colleges have been rated and listed by the states in which they are located in this issue of Careers360. Additionally, Careers360 has ranked 50 architecture colleges and rated 45 design ones. Accompanying the lists is in-depth coverage of education and employment. There are interviews of the University Grants Commission chairman, the AICTE secretary, leaders of some of India’s top engineering colleges and exam bodies. There are stories on placements, new courses, curriculum change across institutions, foreign students, women’s participation, agriculture education and more.

This issue of Careers360 has considered 680 institutions for ranking – overall and by discipline – with public and private institutions ranked separately. Plus, there is detailed and insightful analysis and coverage of universities, students’ lives and troubles, placement trends, scholarships, the Academic Bank of Credit, the Common University Entrance Test, interviews of university leaders and more from across the country. As always, we close the issue with The Workplace. This time, the focus is on green jobs as a new employment avenue.

This issue of Careers360 has rated 4,500 schools across the country, more than double the number considered last year. These are listed by their location with most being private schools affiliated to the CBSE, CISCE or international boards. That apart, the issue has looked at the plans of the new body that will reform board exams; Uttar Pradesh's residential schools for labourers' children; schools with weather stations, space labs, environment programmes; educating disabled children; schooling for refugees; how a school headmistress designed Braille books; CBSE's future plans; marshalling donations for public schools and more.

For the January 2024 issue, Careers360 has ranked the top 100 law colleges in the country and rated over 170. Plus, it has looked closely at legal education in India through in-depth stories on new programmes; how the 3-year degree fares against the 5-year one; placements; women's participation; issues with bar council registration; and interviews with the heads of NLUs and other leading law schools.

This issue of Careers360 ranks 100 B-schools nationally and rates by location over 480. In addition, it examines the MBA's growing focus on finance and AI-ML; lists new courses launched last year; looks at placements after Covid-19; explores new career avenues such as gaming;  contains interviews of the leaders of top management institutions including the new IIM Mumbai, IIM Sirmaur and the vice-president and global chief of AACSB, and more.

This issue of Careers360 ranks and rates India's top universities established in or after 2008 and covers in detail how they do things differently, their plans of expansion, campuses, student life, placements and more. It also takes a close look at the expansion of and changed in medical education in India.

1,200 engineering, 40 design colleges rated; and 50 architecture colleges ranked in Careers360’s 2023 evaluation of top Indian institutions in these domains. Plus, there are insightful stories on minor degrees, student activities, data stories on engineering entrance exams, interviews with leaders of top tech schools and more.

The March issue of Careers360 ranks India's best Universities. It also looks closely at foreign students in India; data speak; features; Interviews and more.

The February issue of Career360 rates India's best national-board and international schools, listing them by region. It also looks closely at international schooling and boards; school life; student innovations; teachers' condition; learning outside of textbooks and more.

The January 2023 issue of Careers360 ranks and rates India's top law schools, discusses the CLAT exam, the struggles of young lawyers, schemes to encourage pro-bono work among law school students, law school placements and much more.

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The November 2022 issue of Careers360 ranks and rates India's top B-schools, as well as online MBA programmes. In addition, it looks at new courses, jobs and diversity and has interviews with administrators and leaders of top B-schools.

Latest issue of August 2022 includes India's Best Medical Colleges.

In the special issue of July 2022, Students can see India's Best Young universities 2022. Interviews with vice-chancellors and more.

The May 2022 issue of Careers360 rates close to a thousand engineering colleges in India. Plus, it looks at eduation loans, placements, BTech in regional languages, online courses, student projects and more.

Find the 2022 University Rankings, a detailed guide on the new Common University Entrance Test, stories on students' lives, campuses and jobs, and interviews with IIT directors in the April issue of Careers360.

The March issue of Careers360 have Top Schools Rating. The issue explores Schools rating as well as Zone-wise rating.

The November issue of Careers360 have Top B-Schools Ranking & Rating. The issue explores the public and private B-Schools ranking as well as city-wise ranking. It also includes comparision between IITs vs IIMs, interviews, managing CAT coaching online and more.

The January 2022 issue of Careers360 ranks India's top law colleges and rates law schools by region. It also looks at changes in legal education, new areas of study, jobs and internships available to law students and graduates, cases involving students and more.

The October issue of Careers360 ranks the top online MBA degree programmes in India. The issue explores the world of online degrees - how they work, what value they add and who they are for. It also includes photo features, interviews, profiles of students and teachers and more. 

Careers360's August issue ranks medical colleges and institutions for allied sciences. It also looks at the growth of medical education, studying medicine abroad, stipends paid to medical interns, admission counselling data and much more.

Careers360's special issue on Engineering includes the Engineering Rankings 2021; stories on virtual hiring, interviews, careers advice and more.

Careers360's special issue on universities includes the University Rankings 2021; stories on education policy, student lives, extraordinary teachers and administrators and how the higher education sector has grown; interviews, careers advice and more.

The February issue of Careers360 is dedicated to legal education in India. In addition to the ranking and rating of law schools in the country, it examines the changing policies legal education, the fight over state quotas and whether it is useful to study law in a foreign country. It also advises students on preparing for CLAT, the entrance exam for undergraduate law programmes. Careers360 tracks education and employment in India.

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