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63% MBA Aspirants will attempt 4 Exams for Season 2011

Sam — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 13:30:19 +0000

It looks like the MBA aspirants know the business mantra- Not to put all eggs in one basket. According to a poll conducted by Parinama 63% MBA aspirants from India will attempt atleast 4 entrance exams to get their coveted MBA admission.

14% Active Internet Users Do Not Own a Computer

Sam — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 04:37:30 +0000

According to a poll conducted by Parinama, 14% of the active internet users do not own a computer/laptop.

Online Test Prep is gaining popularity in India

Sam — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 02:29:23 +0000

Online Test Prep services are slowly gaining popularity among Indians. This is based on an internet poll conducted by Parinama. 37% of the voters have used online test prep services. Over 43% still use study guides and magazines to prepare. 37% of the voters are supplementing their preparation with online test prep services. This is especially with respective [...]

Job & Career Sites are Fav with Young Indians

Sam — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 02:02:02 +0000

Job and Career/Exam Prep sites are the top choices for young Indian browsers. This is based on a internet poll conducted by Parinama from Feburary 6, 2010 to March 23, 2010. 1055 unique votes were casted.

85% Indian Users prefer Orkut over Facebook

Sam — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:50:04 +0000

Call it first mover advantage or simple design- 85% of Internet users visit Orkut while only 35% visit Facebook. This is based on the internet poll conducted by Parinama from March 24, 2010 to April 10, 2010. The popularity of Orkut with Indian users have been confirmed by Comscore.

Forget Books! 78% use Search Engines to Find New Info

Sam — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:32:39 +0000

Based on a poll conducted by Parinama, 78% of the voters use search engines to find new information. We conducted this poll, after a study in US stating that the search engines are becoming the new learning tool.

Form Based Ads Performs Well on Career or Educational Sites

Sam — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:29:29 +0000

For the past 1 year we have observed that form based advertisement performed well on this site. Parinama covers story from education and career sector. So the analysis found on this site should be applicable to other sites in this space.

Recap: Recruitment Outlook in India 2009

Sam — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:02:38 +0000

The recruiting business faced a mixed response in year 2009. We have faced ups and downs through out the year. In the first half of this year India faced the brunt of recession. There was recruitment freeze on many firms across industries. Many headed to schools to beat recessions blues. Placements were down and the demand for H1B visas were down.

56% Access Internet from Home; Internet Cafes Badly Hit

Sam — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:35:16 +0000

56% internet users in the age range of 15 to 25 access internet from the comforts of their home. Parinama.org conducted a internet poll from October 11 to November 20, 2009 on this subject. The most interesting fact that came up during this study is that only 14% of the poll participants used a Browsing Center/Internet Cafe to use internet.

56% Voted for National Entrance Exam for Engg/Medical UG Courses

Sam — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:41:46 +0000

We all know that there are 100s if not 1000s of entrance exams in India conducted by colleges, universities etc to select candidates for the Engineering and Medical UG courses. Though there is a national entrance exam for engineering (AIEEE) and medical (AIPMT), students make sure that they attempt a couple of entrance exams to ensure seats in the favourite college. The practice of conducting parallel entrance exams causes wastage of resources, time and money.