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Thursday, Aug 05, 2004

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Spotting talent among students

KALA JYOTHI 2004-05, the intra-college talent event of Kristu Jayanti College, was inaugurated by student welfare officer, Charmaine. The event helps the college spot talent among students in co-curricular and extra curricular activities. Quoting motivational author, Shiv Khera, Ms. Charmaine asked students to "discover how to make your thinking make magic for you".

Fr. Josekutty, College Principal, who presided over the function, said: "Cultural and literary activities are meant to give students the lighter moments of campus life".

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TO ENCOURAGE students who put in their best, S.R.N. Adarsh College, Chamarajpet, refunds a part of their annual tuition fees. Two students who completed M.Sc. in Biotechnology — Ramya Padmavathi, who secured the second rank and Shilpa Raman Krishnan who got the fifth rank — were refunded part of their fees. Every year the college refunds Rs. 50,000 to the first ranker and Rs. 25,000 each to those up to the fifth rank. For courses where the rank system has been abolished, the college will reward all those who pass with distinction.

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SARGENT PRAKHYA Bhat of 9 KAR NCC, studying final year B.Com. in Sri Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain College, is the only cadet from the State selected to represent India as a youth ambassador to the United Kingdom for one month.

An indispensable member of the banner-winning NCC contingent of Karnataka and Goa, Prakhya is the all India Best Cadet (Silver Medallist). The Girls Wing NCC was established in the college two years ago and two cadets have already been sent to the Republic Day camp.

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THE CENTRE for Adult, Continuing Education and Extension Population Education Resource Centre of Bangalore University is organising a workshop on Higher Education, in association with the Indian Social Institute, Bangalore, on August 21 and 22.

The topics to be discussed will include "Entry of foreign universities," "relevance of social sciences in the modern era", "role of media in promoting professional education", and "Will globalisation and communalisation of education weed out marginalised students from higher education?"

K. Satyamurty

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