Alliance University hosted the TEDx talk on January 21, 2023, at its Bengaluru Central Campus. The event shared inspiring stories about individuals who go ‘Beyond Boundaries’ to seek and invest in happiness, emotional experiences, solo trips, endurance, managing a career being a parent, acting and politics. TEDxAllianceUniversity is proof of Alliance University's commitment to pushing the boundaries to further the cause of learning and its transformational impact on people, communities, and societies. The purpose of the event was: Inclusion and Diversity; Women in Leadership Roles; and Building a resilient workforce through skill-based education.
Who were the speakers?
Candida Louis, Ankita Mehra, Ashish Raorane, Lt. Col. Rohit Mishra (Rtd.), Malavika Avinash, Ruchir Falodiya, Vaishnavi H. S., and Saiwyn Quadras, to name a few.
The mega literary festival is envisioned to be a hub of arts, culture, intellect, and innovation. The two day festival will witness a number of engaging activities for the visitors and the students. Some of the country’s most prominent figures like Dr. Shashi Tharoor, former union minister, an MP, and bestselling author; Rajdeep Sardesai, Senior Journalist and News Anchor; Anita Nair, Famous Novelist; renowned kannada authors such as Pratibha Nandakumar, Mamta Sagar, Vasudhendra, and many others. The literary festival will also witness some iconic performers like stand-up comedian Kenny Sebastian and legendary singer Usha Uthup.
Pro-Chancellor of Alliance University, Abay G. Chebbi spoke about the potential of human imagination that is further transformed into iconic masterpieces in the press conference. He focused his talk on people needing to observe more on the things happening around them, stories and ideas are everywhere. Other dignitaries present for the launch of Alliance Literary Fest at the press conference were Anubha Singh, Vice-Chancellor Alliance University, Anirudh Sridhar, Associate Dean, Alliance School of Liberal Arts; Sabin Iqbal, Director Alliance Literary Festival 2023; Abhayan Varghese, Curator; Shinie Antony, Founder and Director, Bangalore Literature Festival; and Nandita Bose, renowned author and poet.
This festival is being hosted to be a center of inspiration for all the writers and creative youngsters to flourish in their respective fields and interact with their favorite authors and other personalities.

XAT's Verbal Ability section doesn’t just test your vocabulary; it tests your grammar understanding pretty heavily, too. A lot of students skip grammar prep, thinking they know it already, but the questions can get tricky, especially under time pressure. For spotting errors, sentence correction, or understanding sentence structure, having your grammar basics strong is important for XAT. You don't need to memorize every rule, but refreshing the key concepts will definitely help you score better. Let's go through the most important grammar topics you should focus on for XAT 2026 VA & LR.
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The XAT 2026 RC top recommended books are a must for anyone aiming to score high in the test. About 26 questions are asked in the VA and LR section, out of which you can expect 12 to 15 questions on RC passages and poems. The excerpts are based on social issues, economics, literature, philosophy, current affairs, etc. Hence, to understand and infer responses from the passages, strong RC skills are essential.

IIM Indore selection criteria 2026-28 consists of shortlisting students based on the CAT 2025 scores, last academic performance and a GD & PI round. The total selection process is divided into three phases. The IIM Indore Provisional PI Shortlist will be made available most likely in the second of January 2026, and the Personal Interview will be conducted soon after. Candidates targeting IIM Indore through the CAT 2025 exam must be aware of the requirements they need to fulfil to get an MBA seat in the college. Let's have a look at the detailed IIM Indore admission criteria for 2026-28, important dates, and more below.

The IIM Bangalore admissions for the PGP 2026-28 batch will tentatively begin in January 2026. To be eligible for IIM Bangalore admissions 2026, students must have appeared for the CAT 2025 examination and achieved a minimum score of 85 percentile. Students who belong to the General category must have scored IIM Bangalore CAT cutoff of 85 percentile to get selected for the Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds. As per the IIM Bangalore selection criteria, students receive 40% of their marks for their CAT scores, 40% of their marks for the PI round, and 10% of their marks for the WAT. Shortlisting students based on the IIM Bangalore PGP 2026-28 batch selection criteria is expected to begin in January 2026. Students will be required to score marks in accordance with the CAT 2025 cutoffs to be eligible for the IIM Bangalore admission process 2026.

Well, if you're thinking about the decision-making questions in XAT, you might think those questions should be about feelings and ethics. But the facts are that most of the DM questions actually call for analysis of data, spotting logical patterns, and making decisions on the basis of numbers and facts. Some questions give you tables, percentages, or business information that needs to be looked at before choosing what seems to be the best option. Timing and knowing when to use the analytical brain and when to turn to ethical thinking are super important in the scoring of this section.
Alliance University completed its annual convocation ceremony at the Central Campus in Anekal, Bengaluru on January 14, 2023. The convocation ceremony was attended by Hon'ble Dr. C. N. Ashwath Narayan, Pro-Visitor of Alliance University and Minister for Higher Education, IT & BT, Science and Technology, and Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, and Livelihood of the Government of Karnataka; Justice S. R. Bannurmath, Chairman of the Karnataka Law Commission and Shri. Harshit Singhal, Managing Director of HashedIn by Deloitte, as the guests of honor.
The ceremony began with a welcome speech by Mr Abhay G. Chebbi, Pro-Chancellor of Alliance University followed by annual reports presentation by Dr. Anubha Singh, Vice-Chancellor of Alliance University. Hon'ble Dr. C. N. Ashwath Narayan then addressed the graduates urging them to ‘apply their education to improve society’ followed by a speech by Mr. Harshit Singhal, Managing Director of HashedIn by Deloitte. Lastly, Justice S. R. Bannurmath, Chairman of the Karnataka Law Commission, thanked parents, family members, and teachers for their contributions to the graduates' success and encouraged them to seize opportunities and contribute to society.
The convocation celebrated the graduation of 2445 students. 161 rank holders received medals and merit certificates. 1615 students received degrees, 830 of them received their diplomas and 14 Alliance University students received doctoral degrees.