History Books

History. The name itself evokes boredom. Lists of dates and of long-dead people, what good are they for the present day? Alright, maybe history does warn us about the mistakes we have already committed, but how on earth is anyone to read and remember all those lists of dates and long dead people,...

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Buisness Finance Books

Business Finance is a massive term. It includes, but is not limited to investment, accounting and debt management. While you obviously can get by with some limited knowledge, the key to surviving and prospering in business finance is to know what you're dealing with. What better than books to enlighten...

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How to get past the GATE

What is GATE? The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an annual exam, jointly conducted by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). For example, the GATE 2017 (which recently released its scores) was organised by IIT Roorkee, while the 2016...

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How to Choose Your Medical Exams Books

Among the many choices made in a lifetime, none make or break a science student's life as much as that between giving the medical exams books, the engineering exams or the 'others'. But even when you choose to be one of those brave adventurers who will go for the first option, there are still many...

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Communication Journalism Books

The important thing to consider is that no college actually offers a course called ‘Communication & Journalism’. For DU aspirants, there is Journalism (Hons.) available after +2. For Mumbai University people, there is a Department of Communication & Journalism, but it only offers Masters and...

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Engineering Books

In this age of digital resources and PDFs, just how relevant is a textbook? When you can have all the information you need from a few clicks and a good enough net connection, why bother picking up and going through these heavy tomes, especially when you probably need it for just a couple of semesters...

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How to learn a language and remember it

In the good old days, there was one common language learning books in every self-respecting middle class Indian household: Rapidex English Speaking Course. This spoke not only about their aspirations, but also about their preferred medium. Cut to present day: The kids who saw these books in their...

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A Board named CBSE

Unless you live under a rock, you will have heard about the CBSE; maybe through the annual din of Board exams or most probably, by studying under it. It turns out that managing a board exam is merely one of the functions of the CBSE. First, some history. The predecessor of the current CBSE...

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