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Students need motivation, not just guidance
Students and parents got a glimpse of career options and also information on admission norms for engineering and medical education at The Hindu Education Plus Career Fair 2011.
A new varsity has major ambitions
Rani Chennama University VC wants to bring in new programmes and innovative ideas, but needs more funds and manpower

CAMPUS CONNECT
Student participation in social welfare activities stressed
Sree Narayana Guru Institute of Management Studies celebrated the annual day. Chief guest, G.P. Godanavalli, a social worker and counsellor, emphasised the importance of student participation in social welfare activities. Medals were presented ...
Good English language skills must
Admission in a good university abroad depends on the GRE and GMAT scores and not just final year marks
Creating skill-sets
CUK, Gulbarga, stands out for its innovative teaching practices, exchange programmes and MoUs with foreign varsities


There's no ‘cool' profession
At the Mysore career guidance programme of The Hindu, students got some sound advice


GUIDANCE PLUS
Spearheading research in key areas
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research has many achievement in the fields of science and engineering thanks to a number of laboratory facilities under the umbrella of the council.
Steering higher education to a new path
In the last four years the Kerala State Higher Education Council has worked in partnership with the government and universities to prepare the ground for transforming and modernising the system of higher education in Kerala, says K. N. Panikkar
Tattoo craze sweeps Gennext
Flaunting tattoos of their dear ones' initials is no more the exclusive privilege of the likes of film stars Deepika Padukone or Saif Ali Khan or the glitterati. More and more young people, be it a college-going student or an IT professional ...

Geared up for challenge
Today girls are passionate about extreme sports and bike riding is the easiest one

VSU, Gitam sign MoU
An Agreement of Cooperation (AoC) was made between Vikrama Simhapuri University (VSU), Nellore, and Gitam Institute of Science, Gitam University (GIS-GU), Visakhapatnam, on May 19. VSU Vice-Chancellor C.R.Visweswara Rao and GIS-GU ...
Needed: talent and mischief
A student wants to know what it takes to become an ethical hacker

‘Now we can take shrewd decisions'
Students and parents who attended the career guidance and counselling session organised by The Hindu EducationPlus at DVS Composite PU College in Shimoga on May 15 were of the opinion that suggestions from experts at the programme will help ...

Turning cabbage into cauliflower
India can learn from America's focus on liberal arts with emphasis on transformational process if it wants its higher education to turn out students who can serve the needs of a global economy

SASTRA graduates make it to Cambridge and Imperial College
C.Shyam and Dharini Iyer, B.Tech. graduates from the School of Biotechnology at SASTRA University have been admitted to the Ph.D. programme at the prestigious Cambridge University and Imperial College, London respectively.According to a ...
Counselling sessions for engineering, medical courses
The Hindu Education Plus sessions help students interact with academicians and subject experts

Depression on the rise in campuses
Peer pressure and parents' anxiety only make it worse for students

GRE revised General Test from Aug. 1
New types of questions more closely align with the skills students need to succeed in today's demanding graduate and business school programs

Options for MBBS graduates in Army
Army Medical Corps provides a satisfying career for those who have completed MBBS course.

Campus Connect
The Business Planning and Development unit of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, operating in the Department of Soil and Environment, Agricultural College and Research Institute, organised an orientation-cum-interaction programme on ...

Serve in the rural areas
Why do you want to be a doctor in a foreign country, expert asks student

They returned home with a clearer picture
At the Davangere session of The Hindu EducationPlus career guidance programme

Every building tells a story
(Members of E-Plus clubs in colleges have been given the following topic for discussion and debate)Theme: A study of buildings and monuments can be informative as well as fascinating. History will tell us that it's a lot about famous ...


Q & A
Pursuing a Tourism course
I have done PG in Mass Communication and I am presently working in the CSR wing of a leading Indian corporate house. I would like to know if there are any programmes or courses that I can attend which will provide information on CSR and the ...


DIFFERENT STROKES
Bring on the PowerPoint show
Students connect to the teachers when audio-visual aids are used in the classroom

HCL's employability drive for varsity students
As many as 300 students of the University of Madras, who have grown under the shade of parents all these years and now placed with HCL, learnt their first lessons of survival in a corporate world.Lakshyam, a programme in which HCL ...
‘CAT is no rocket science'
Mir Muntaha Ali, who finished his engineering course from Muffakhamjah College of Engineering and Technology with just about average score, aimed rather high for his post graduation studies.After fixing sights on the management courses, ...

Speed math tutor on CD
Speed math tutor with interactive Vedic mathematics methodologies available in CD format

Entrance test
A common entrance test will be held for admission to the professional courses in teacher's training as well as for registration for Vidyavaridhi (Ph.D.) degree in three Sanskrit universities of the country — Rashtriya Sanskrti Sansthan ...

Campus Connect
Annual alumni meet was held at Arasu Engineering College, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur district.R. Thirunavukkarasru, college chairman, presided over the programme. T. Senthil Kumar, vice-chairman; S. Kothandapani, advisor; M. Kamal Basha, ...

This test was a hit
Students who attended the career guidance session in Gulbarga were a happy lot

CET for Sanskrit varsities
A common entrance test (CET) will be held for admissions to professional courses in teacher's training as well as for registration for Vidyavaridhi (Ph.D.) degree in three Sanskrit universities of the country - Rashtriya Sanskrti Sansthan ...

For a solid grounding in the arts
In today's pragmatic and competitive age, can your creativity and ability to draw and sculpt help you build a great career?
AMET University gets ship for sea training
The Maritime Agenda 2010-20 released by the Ministry of Shipping recently states that providing adequate sea training berths which are in short supply is a challenge in sea-time training.To overcome this hurdle and to provide the best ...
New PG courses from St.Francis


EPLUS Club schedule
Theme: - A study of buildings and monuments can be informative as well as fascinating. History will tell us that it's a lot about famous buildings in addition to people and kingdoms.Stories attached to buildings and their changing ...

Orientation courses for teachers
The days of teachers confining themselves to the classroom are long gone. These days, teachers are expected to do more than just pass information from text books to students. The modern times have brought about a shift in the responsibilities ...


CAMPUS CAPSULE
RVCE students develop “Chimera”
A group of students from R.V. College of Engineering, Bangalore, have indigenously developed a fuel (hybrid) system for the Reva electric car. The prototype of this hybrid electric car is names as “Chimera,” said a press release. ...
Test Tracker
The Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady, Ernakulam, has invited applications for an entrance examination for admission to its following postgraduate programmes offered in the main centre and the various regional centres of the ...

Ph.D programmes from ISEC
Bangalore-based Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) offers two categories of Ph.D. programmes: full-time (residential) for students and part-time (non-residential) for interested scholars and serving academicians.The ...

Coming Up
Students can apply online for admission to district level polytechnic colleges for three-year fulltime engineering diploma courses in various branches. Those who have passed SSLC/ THSLC or equivalent examinations are eligible to apply. The ...

TANUVAS to offer B.Tech. in poultry production technology
Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS) will offer a new course, a first of its kind, a B.Tech. in Poultry Production Technology from this academic year.The course is an industry-oriented four-year degree ...

University of Southampton bursaries for MBA
The University of Southampton's School of Management is offering a limited number of bursaries each worth £2000 for suitably qualified applicants to the MBA programme in the 2011-12 academic year. To be eligible for the award of a ...

PG programme in nanoscience
Vels University, Chennai, is introducing a two year masters programme in nanoscience form the coming academic year.Students with a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy, physics, chemistry, biology, biotechnology and microbiology are ...

Few takers for PG entrance



CAMPUS JOTTINGS
ICET-2011 entrance test held
The ICET-2011 entrance test was conducted at 16 centres in Vijayawada on May 18 for students seeking admissions into the MBA and MCE courses. Regional coordinator of ICET N. Vijaya Ratnam said that all measures were taken for smooth conduct of ...


WASSUP
Ph.D programmes from ISEC
Bangalore-based Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) offers two categories of Ph.D. programmes: full-time (residential) for students and part-time (non-residential) for interested scholars and serving academicians.The ...

Combined Defence Services Exam on Sept. 18



TALKING POINT
Informal expressions can be fun and effective
Many of the expressions I discuss here are, as you know, informal and sometimes even non-standard. You might not want to use these expressions when making a speech in an elocution competition, but they are worth knowing because they are ...

TOEFL scores valid for Australian student visa
Indian students can now use their TOEFL scores for both visa and admission purposes Down Under


QUERY CUE
Learning a foreign language has many advantages
I have completed Diploma in Optometry from LV Prasad Eye Institute and have a BBA from Sikkim Manipal University through distance mode. I am presently working as consultant optometrist with four years of experience. I am planning to pursue a ...

PG admissions of TNAU all set to begin

Reunion
Reunions are flavour of the season. Caught in the complexities of life we all want to go down the memory lane and recall those good old days spent in school and college, and reunions are a platform for refreshing those memories. The Hindu ...

Australian varsity holds spot admissions
Delegates of the University of Southern Queensland, Australia, visited Vijayawada and held spot admissions into various engineering, MBA and other courses. The representatives provided information to the students and parents on various courses ...

Campus recruitments for legal firms
Sixteen law students from the Mahatma Gandhi Law College at L.B.Nagar got selected for positions in legal firms, through the campus recruitments recently held at the college, a press release from the college informed on Saturday.The ...

Providing sea-time training to students
AMET University acquires ship to supplement the pre-sea university education

Admissions for courses in special education
For students intending to take up studies in special education Thakur Hari Prasad Institute, Dilsukhnagar is offering courses in M.Ed. (Special Education) (MR), B.Ed. (Special Education) (MR) and B.Ed. (Special Education) (LD) courses, a press ...

New PG courses from St.Francis
St.Francis College for Women, Begumpet, is introducing new postgraduate courses in the aftermath of the University Grants Commission granting P.G. Autonomy for the college.The new courses include M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry), M.Sc. ...

Tattoo craze sweeps Gennext
Flaunting tattoos of their dear ones' initials is no more the exclusive privilege of the likes of film stars Deepika Padukone or Saif Ali Khan or the glitterati. More and more young people, be it a college-going student or an IT professional ...



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