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Curing exam fever This is the pre-examination season - a time of heightened tensions, frayed nerves, "fever" ... It is as though life, for both parents and children, feels like a pressure cooker. G. MAHADEVAN surveys the scene. INSTITUTION IN FOCUS 
With ambitious plansGANDHIGRAM RURAL Institute, one of the premier rural institutes to provide teaching and training, was started with an objective of fostering a class and casteless society. It has been laying a thrust on creative and practical education with ... BITS test all set to go online THIRTY YEARS of tradition at the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, will come to an end this year. All these years, BITS, a deemed university since 1964, made admissions to its degree programmes in engineering, sciences, ... Higher education for all Community colleges can serve thousands of students who cannot go to university, as the American experience shows. Curing exam fever AT VARIOUS units of CHILDLINE in different states, what are the tips given to students who call to get rid of examination-related problems (or other problems)? "The first thing to do in such matters is to give the child a patient hearing," says ... CBSE to the rescue ON FEBRUARY 1, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) launched a helpline for schoolchildren to help them out of the pre-examination blues. The helpline will be manned by 37 school principals, psychologists and counsellors from schools ... Hospitality entrance test THE JOINT entrance examination for admission to the first year of the three-year Bachelor of Science programme in Hospitality and Hotel Administration, 2005-06, will be held on April 24. The last date for receipt of completed applications at ... CBSE Q and A The Central Board of Secondary Education answers questions relating to its examinations from The Hindu's readers. Readers are welcome to send in more questions, primarily those relating to the Class X and XII examinations, to cbsehelp@thehindu.co.in, which will be forwarded to the CBSE. Answers to select questions will be published in these columns in subsequent instalments. The purpose of this series is also to help reduce examination-related stress in students. Wear your own creations The reach of Indian fashion has been underestimated, while in fact, it has a global presence, says this lecturer at the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design. 
Einstein and a century of PhysicsEinstein introduced a radical view of space and time. In this conducting piece, Prof. G. Rajasekaran explains the revolutionary Special Theory of Relativity and the evolution of modern Physics. 
Beyond entrance examsThe tremendous popularity of entrance tests has created a general impression that they form the sole medium for entry into respectable professions. The truth is far from it. British scholarships STUDY OVERSEAS Limited, U.K., and British Higher Education.com are offering joint scholarships for students interested in higher education in the U.K. The scholarship amount is borne 50 per cent each by the two organisations. The scholarships ... Entrance test THE ENTRANCE exam for admission to the Printing and Media Engineering course at the Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) will be held on April 24, 2005. The institute is equipped with state of the art laboratories like Electronic Publishing, ... To perk up personality Those who want to replenish their armoury of skills with utility tools to face mundane challenges can opt for one of the two unique courses offered by the Department of Philosophy of Madura College in Madurai. Besides enhancing their personality, ... 
Corporate games in the campusThere were CEOs, directors, analysts and marketing executives. Last week at BIM, students played a corporate mindgame, learning valuable management skills in the process. New in Social Work THE MADRAS School of Social Work has been conducting postgraduate courses for social work affiliated to the University of Madras. Now the college is all set to launch an undergraduate course for social work (BSW) from the academic year ... 
Campus connectDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, K.L.N. College of Engineering, Madurai, organised a national seminar on `Emerging technologies in advanced manufacturing' on February 4 and 5. Inaugurating the seminar, T. Kannan, correspondent, Thiagarajar ...
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