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The real test
They are high scorers in Plus-Two, but they struggle to get a pass in subjects that test their application skills in college. K. Ramachandran asks experts whether school-leaving qualifying examinations have become an exercise in futility.


Distance education for working professionals
The Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia (APESMA), jointly with La Trobe University, is offering a distance education management programme encompassing an MBA (Technology Management), MBA, Graduate Diploma of ...
Journalism via mail
EVERY MEDIUM needs a voice. TV, radio, websites, newspapers, magazines and neighbourhood newspapers are all scouting for young professionals with a nose for news. And Softview Visual Communication has started a postal course for journalism. ...
Bite into next MacOS
APPLE IS inviting the growing Indian community of software students and professionals, skilled in its Mac operating system, to exchange ideas with peers, at the biggest annual get-together of its hardcore users — the World Wide Developer ...
Time to make up your mind
THE INITIAL selection process of candidates for the top 10 B-schools in the country is almost over. While the group discussions and interviews are over for most of the premier management institutions, only the IIM-Bangalore and ...
Wanna study in Wales?
AT FIRST glance, the visiting card looks like it's written in code. Prifysgol Cymru Abertawe, Yr Athro Gyan Pande," it reads. But Prof. Gyan Pande was at hand to do the deciphering. "Cymru is Welsh for `Wales', Prifysgol means ...
Impact with `add-on' qualifications
HOW IMPORTANT are add-on certification programmes for engineers and how they do help in the job market? Moreover, the world of IT and ITES is today fast-paced and unpredictable, and organisations are requiring fast technology ...
Law school experience
LAST WEEK, we looked at what it means to take on the entrance examination for premier law schools in the country and what exactly is it to be in a high quality law school. This week, we will focus on the `Law School Experience'. Before we start ...
BOOKS
GK manuals for competitive tests
PREPARING FOR competitive examinations is a year-round activity in the country and a variety of tools are available to the aspirants. Guidebooks and manuals form the first line of study and a wide spectrum of titles are published in this ...
Hey Dudes & Dudettes,
When you've got to plan and prepare yourself to use the best of wisdom that you are gifted with... When you've got to give your best shot to achieve the goal... When you've got to realise that this is the very moment that could actually ...
A CV as good as you
DID YOU edit the school magazine, chair a successful young enterprise company, stand for office in the student union, spent your summers building schools for deprived children in Namibia, take part in university team sports, then identify your ...
For the greens
REALISING THE need to modernise the plantation sector through management education and training, the Central Ministry of Commerce set up an institution for implementing this requirement. It was registered as an autonomous institution of higher ...
Software prowess: Time to flaunt IT
Software quality certification is not just for companies. Soon, individuals can apply. Anand Parthasarathy meets Watts Humphrey, the IBM software guru who created the process.
What is PSP?
THE PERSONAL Software Process (PSP) shows engineers how to manage the quality of their projects, make commitments they can meet, improve estimating and planning and reduce defects in their products. Because personnel costs constitute 70 percent ...
Science for the common man
Career opportunities in science writing are on the rise. Akhila Seetharaman takes a peep into the world of science writing and records expert advice on how to make a mark in this emerging area.
Science and the student
Not slow enough to tear up and down Lake Windermere in the Scottish Lake District, that's for sure. Easter Monday is the last day on which people may legally traverse the lake at more than 16 kmph. After that, Lakeland enthusiasts hope, there ...
Return of a tradition
KERALA IS the proud home of an ancient therapeutic system — Ayurveda. This system, largely neglected in the State till a few decades ago, is no longer what it used to be when the great Ayurveda acharya, Vaidyaratnam P.S. Varier, laid the ...
Competing with more than quality
WHEN CUSTOMERS are citizens of the world, manufacturers need to listen carefully, act fast and turn out products that amaze people by their superior quality. "Being a world class manufacturer means being successful in your chosen market against ...
Know Your English

What is the meaning of "blonde moment"?
This is an expression of recent origin. In the United States, for several decades now, the word blonde has become synonymous with stupidity. Women with blonde hair have always been perceived as being beautiful but without an iota of intelligence ...
What is the difference between "award" and "reward"?
An "award" is a prize that you receive for having done something noteworthy. It is always associated with something positive; you have done something which people approve of. It is a sign of appreciation. You could be awarded a medal, a prize, or ...
How is the word "bonhomie" pronounced?
The "o" in the first syllable is like the "o" in "on", the following "h" is silent. The "o" in the second syllable is like the "a" in "china" and the final "ie" is like the "i" in "pit", "kit", and "bit". The main stress is on the first syllable. ...
What is the meaning of "fall on stony ground"?
When someone gives you a piece of advice and you choose to ignore it, then you can say that the advice fell on stony ground. In other words, the ground is so hard that nothing penetrates it. The expression, I understand, comes from the Bible and ...
Is it okay to say, "The teacher was angry on the students"?
There is a tendency among Indians to use the word "on" with "angry", but it is wrong to do so. You cannot be "angry on" or "pleased on" a person. Both these words are usually followed by "with". *The new principal was pleased with the ...


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