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Digit wants to help you pay off your student loans faster

November 3, 2019November 3, 2019 Loknath Das

Digit, the automated savings app, wants to help borrowers repay their $1.5 trillion in student loan debt faster. Student Loan Payments, the app’s latest tool, allows users to allocate some of their automated savings to make extra payments on top of the user’s standard monthly bill. It works like this: If you have a Digit account, create a student loan goal and connect your loan account to the app. If you already have a student loan goal with Digit, you can change the settings to enable additional payments. The app…

Pay Off Student Loans The Smart Way

June 10, 2019June 10, 2019 Loknath Das

Paying off student loans can be a financial nightmare. The system is loaded with confusing payment plan options, bad information and pitfalls to avoid — and one wrong move can cost you thousands of dollars. But if you know how to navigate, with federal student loans, you can find a payment plan that you can actually afford. Plus, if you qualify for loan forgiveness, you might get tens of thousands of dollars of debt wiped out. Here’s what to remember: Download a list of all your federal loans from this page…

Kurukshetra University recruitment 2019: 198 clerk vacancies available, pay scale of Rs 19900 – 63200; last date May 15

April 23, 2019 Loknath Das

Kurukshetra University recruitment 2019: Kurukshetra University (KUK) has issued a recruitment notification inviting application for the post of 198 clerks. The last date for submission of the application form is May 15, 2019. The applicants may apply in the prescribed format before the last date. The candidates must go through the official notification before applying for the posts to make sure that they have all the requisite educational qualifications and experience for these jobs. The candidates may visit the Kurukshetra University official website – kuk.ac.in – for details about selection criteria,…

Railway Recruitment 2019: Huge Vacancy Under 7th Pay Commission Matrix; Application Process Closing Soon

January 30, 2019 Loknath Das

Big opportunity for railway job aspirants. The Indian Railways has released a recruitment notification for the positions of Railway Protection Force (RPF) – both male and female candidates as Constable (Ancillary) in various Zones of Railway and Railway Protection Special Force. Interested and eligible candidates who have not applied yet must apply for the position before the deadline. The last date of submission of application is January 30, 2019, i.e. today. Railway RPF Jobs 2019 Vacancy Detail Post: Constable (Ancillary) Trade-Wise Vacancies Water Carrier- 452 Safaiwala- 199 Washerman- 49 Barber-…

Degree of Debt: How to pay off student loans faster

November 2, 2018 Loknath Das

Americans owe $1.5 trillion in student loan debt. The average student owes nearly $37,000 when they graduate from college. Shane King owed $36,000 when he graduated from Auburn. “Got down there and didn’t realize the cost of living,” King said. The GI Bill covered his tuition, but he still had living expenses to cover. He tried to work three jobs to provide for his family while going to school. He couldn’t keep up with work and his studies, so he took out a student loan. It was a low interest…

Publishers, Coaching Institutes To Pay ‘Royalty Charges’ To Balbharati

May 26, 2018 Loknath Das

Representational Image Private publishers as well as coaching institutes will now have to pay royalty charges to Balbharati – the state textbook bureau – for reproducing its content in resource materials or supplementary notes. These charges will range from Rs 35,000 to Rs 63,000 per year per book, depending on format of reproduction – print or digital. As per the new policy by the state government’s education department, it won’t be easy for private publishers to reproduce Balbharati’s content without obtaining the required licence. Balbharati has formulated a non-exclusive, revocable,…

Over 80% Indian millennials ready to switch jobs for a pay rise: Report

May 7, 2018 Loknath Das

For the Indian millennial workforce, money is the key motivating factor to stick to a job as 83% employees – aged between 25 to 34 years – would consider switching jobs for a salary hike, says a report. According to a survey conducted by global job site Indeed, over 80% of respondents agreed that they would consider changing their jobs to secure a pay rise. However, a number of respondents also stated that they would be willing to accept alternative benefits at work in place of a pay raise. Over…

Indian institutes pay heed when foreigners point out flaws but ignore our researchers

March 17, 2018 Loknath Das

Interestingly, Indians are not bad at spotting bugs but are just wary. Indian hackers have topped bug bounty charts of Facebook, Uber, Google and others. BENGALURU: Indian ethical hackers are reaching out to Baptiste Robert, a French cyber researcher, to alert firms of flaws in their online assets as they fear local laws in the country does not give them protection for calling out such vulnerabilities. Organisations such as Bharat Sanchar Nigam(BSNL), the India Post and Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) have fixed those flaws after Baptiste Robert flagged the chinks in their…

India’s engineering graduates have loans to pay but no jobs – so who is clearing their debt?

January 11, 2018 Loknath Das

Four years after receiving his bachelor of technology degree in electronics and communication, B Jeyachandiran was forced to concede defeat. He had graduated in 2011 from the private Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science and Technology in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. He applied for engineering jobs but with no success. Between 2012 and 2013, he sold insurance in Chennai. The following year, he became a data-entry operator with a construction company in Thanjavur. But this job did not satisfy him and his salary was not enough to repay his education loan.…

Pay scholarship to Kashmiri students studying in Mewar University: HC asks GoI

June 17, 2017 Loknath Das

The High Court has directed the government of India to register and pay scholarship to more than 250 Kashmiri students who had been asked by Mewar University in Rajasthan to vacate the campus because a Central education body had not released students’ scholarship money to the varsity. However, the relief for the students is one-time exception and will be valid only till they complete their courses, a bench of justice Muhammad Yaqoob Mir said. The bench also directed that the students shall be registered for scholarship that should be released…