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Dentistry moves up the charts
During allotment of seats for professional courses in Kerala, the first choice has always been MBBS and only if seats are not available for the medical course, do people opt for the dental course. However, it seems that there is a perceptible ...


Commerce students on a roll
Commerce graduates can find good middle-level positions in companies as they have sound knowledge about accounting, tax, mercantile law and auditing.
Dental courses in Kerala
According to the fee structure notified by the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, Kerala, the fee for both the MBBS and the BDS courses was Rs.12,225 per year. It was in accordance with this notification that the Centralised Allotment ...
Sunny days for Commerce graduates
The plethora of promising job openings for those who opt for Commerce courses is reflected in postings on major job sites on the Net. A keyword search on one job site threw up over 300 listings over the past one month for those with a Commerce ...
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Let every child bloom
"In a teaching career, spanning three decades, I have seen outstanding talent in fields other than medicine, struggling to make it as a doctor."
Take the plunge `DAT' way
Just like laboratory test results help a physician make a diagnosis, aptitude tests help you choose a career in keeping with your abilities.
Designing software
One of the achievements of the college is the Macfast Malayalam keyboard interface. The application provides an interface enabling Windows/GNU-Linux users to type in Malayalam.
University Round-up
New I-card: The computer centre of the University of Kerala is working on a project to develop a new identity card for students. The current design of the card will have, among, other things, an 11-digit, bar-coded unique identity number ...
British Library
The following are the new additions at the British Library in Thiruvananthapuram. These books will be on display from August 2. ARNETT, J. Superconductivity, Superfluids and Condensates; BARR, E. Cuban Heels; BARTH, R. Learning by ...
Learning from the dabbawallas
They know no English but have managerial wisdom that is much sought after. Meet the Mumbai dabbawallas.
Guidelines for Cusat counselling
The counselling process for admission to the B.Tech. programmes of the Cochin University of Science and Technology is set to begin in a couple of days. Here are some guidelines for candidates. Counselling for admission to the B.Tech. ...
Opportunities in the U.S.
"Few parents know that students can get a transfer from Indian universities to those in the U.S., mid-way through a course. Thus, a student pursuing B.Sc. here could opt for an engineering course in the U.S."
Q & A
Q. I would like to know about institutions offering B.Sc. Nursing in Kerala. Please clarify if they admit male students. P.F. Nijo, Thrissur A. The professional BSc. Nursing course is open to both men and women. Admission ...
In tune with changing times
From the days when there was only a three-year course, Gayaka, the college was known for its emphasis on practical aspects of music training. The attempt was to implement the salient features of the `gurukula' parampara in the academic life of the co llege.
Doctor with a vision
The fact that medical college dropouts invariably happen to be from the indigent sections of society has always disturbed him. This motivated him to set up a charitable trust called Eapens' Trust, which offers full medical scholarships for economical ly weak medicos in Kerala.
Space trek on the web
Apart from the thrill of learning more about stellar objects and phenomena, there is information drawn from an array of scientific disciplines. Some of these are attractively packaged for students and teachers and with a little imagination, these inp uts could be used to make lessons more interesting.
Connecting industry to campuses
Infosys Technologies, one of the country's top IT companies, has launched `Campus Connect', a national industry - academia partnership initiative aimed at developing a talent pool in IT. Preparing "industry-ready" professionals is its ...
News Scan
An Association of Accredited Advisors on Overseas Education (AAAOE) was launched in Chennai. It would help Indian students to take up higher studies in foreign universities. "This will constitute a credible base for promoters of foreign ...


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