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The CAT scenarioThe results of the Common Admission Test (CAT) are out. Management seat aspirants across the country — 2,46,546 who sat for this important examination on November 16 — found that the results this year were easy to access. Previously, ... GUIDANCE PLUS To gain global acceptance The IB, GCE and CI examinations are recognised by many institutions abroad for admission. Free of location pressure The possibility of inter-university migration adds a new dimension of flexibility to distance education courses. Test track The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, has invited applications for the June 1 entrance examination for admission to the MBBS course starting on August 1.Those who have passed Plus Two or equivalent examinations ... Q & A 
M.Tech. computer science and engineeringMy daughter has a B.Tech. degree in computer science and engineering with 70 per cent marks. She works as a lecturer in an engineering college in the State. She has to take an M.Tech. degree for getting a promotion and improving her career ... A holistic perspective on higher education Indian industry must actively be involved in education. Universities and institutions of higher education, on their part, must be visionaries and guide the industrial sector by giving direction to national endeavours and not the other way round. ... Diverse fields in Fulbright programme What is common to Girish Karnad, noted playwright, Kuldip Nayar, journalist, and S.M. Krishna, former Chief Minister of Karnataka?The answer lies in a programme established by the United States Government in 1946 which sought ... Mock examinations for more marks Students are not supposed to like exams. But going by the popularity of the many model examinations and mock tests for professional entrance exams, there seems to be no slacking off by Class XII students.When the Tamil Nadu ... Making social work degrees relevant What will make social work a popular option for students is a complete overhaul of the syllabus and curriculum changes suitable to the Indian context. Coming up... A snapshot of key information and dates relating to admission tests and examinations, scholarships, fellowships, training programmes and so on. ...
A complete overhaul of the existing syllabus and curriculum changes suitable to the Indian context, will make social work a popular option for students. Ready to unleash ballot power With polls likely to be held in three months, politics has become a topic of discussion among students. However, many feel voting is much easier than getting a voter ID card write D.V.L.PADMA PRIYA & S. SANDEEP KUMAR CAMPUS JOTTINGS AU seeks more posts Andhra University which has been allowed by the State Government to fill up 72 vacancies of teachers’ posts has reportedly sought six more posts in tune with the recommendations of the AP State Council of Higher Education’s High Power ... The gloom persists Graduates in IT, finance etc., cannot be choosy about jobs More diverse fields in Fulbright programme “What students and their families are looking is a little bit different from what we’ve been offering,” Conclave on “Change” at PSG Tech The students of PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, have initiated The Young Leaders Global Conclave, to unite students from all over the world towards a common goal. The goal is “Be the Change”. The Conclave will be held ... Eplus Club initiative The Eplus Clubs initiative is intended to help the students improve their language skills. The club members are to practice the modules published in these every day for nearly 45 minutes in their respective colleges. These modules help students ... Making music on the job Driven by a passion for music, sound engineers work closely with music directors and singers. The profession offers wide scope for creativity. Two-year course in Development Management The Tata- Dhan Academy at Madurai is offering a specialised course called Post Graduate Diploma in Development Management to meet the requirement of suitable hands for development studies. This academy is a joint venture of Dhan Foundation and ... Mock examinations for more marks In the mock AIEEE test conducted jointly by The Hindu Education Plus and AIMS Coaching Centre, over 8000 students participated and benefited immensely. Empowering youth through their teachers “Career planning and guidance is important for adolescents and youth today. Our educational institutions do not include lifeskills and career counselling as part of the curriculum. Therefore, it is essential that school teachers and ... BU-Tiruchi moots grading system A rational formula evolved by the Vice-Chancellor of Bharathidasan University, Tiruchi, M. Ponnavaikko, for awarding grade or grade points under the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) is under the consideration of the Tamil Nadu State Council for ... Scholarship for college students The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Higher Education has introduced the ‘Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students’, from the financial year 2008-2009. A press release ... Adopting a holistic perspective on higher education Indian industry must actively be involved in education. Universities and institutions of higher education, on their part, must be visionary and guide the industrial sector by giving direction to national endeavours and not the other way round. ... Excellence in I.T with Web intelligence system Let your creative ideas flow Are you looking for an area that enhances your creativity and gives your imagination a free reign? Can you transform your ideas into catchy visual formats? Then the world of advertising is the place for you.Following the economic ... Campus placements R.I.P.? Recession has hit the job market and fresh graduates are worried Promoting higher education A new National Mission that will help generate education content and provide computer infrastructure and connectivity to thousands of colleges in the country is set to take off, after its clearance by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs last week. Taking education to the grass roots The Indira Gandhi National Open University has embarked on an ambitious plan to enhance the education access rate in the country to 15 per cent. IGNOU Vice-Chancellor V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai delineates the plan. Martial Club members out at adventure camp The students were assisted by volunteers from the Mountaineering Adventure Sports Society Amrita engineering entrance Applications have been invited for the Amrita engineering entrance examination to be held on April 19, 2009 across the country for admission to B.Tech. programmes at the Amrita Schools of Engineering at Amritapuri (Kollam), Bangalore and ... Multimedia courses Chennai-based Aim Multimedia offers training in a wide range of multimedia software from Adobe, Autodesk, Corel, Reflecmedia and Wacom. International conference IFIM Business School, Bangalore, on Friday concluded its two-day international conference on “Doing Business in India.” The event saw a reputed panel of individuals presenting papers on various subjects such as marketing, ... Cross-country experience of agricultural students Seventy students from four Indian State Agricultural Universities, and the Cornell University, Ithaca, the United States, are on a two-week study tour visiting various agricultural institutions and farms in South India. The trip (January 4 ... NSS State awardees K. Logeswari and N. Maheswari of Avinashilingam University for Women have received the State NSS volunteer awards for 2007-08. V. Meyyapan, R.M. Rajan, R. Dharani Pathy, R. Satheesh Kumar and K. Hari Narayanan from PSG College of Technology, too ... Need to cultivate leadership qualities Leadership roles have to be cultivated among the young people while they are at the college level. More opportunities should be given to them to come forth and assume responsibilities. This will help us understand the niceties of ... Online coaching for GRE Writing an exam is more of a test of skills than knowledge. More so, in the age of online examinations students need to not only gain knowledge in the core subjects but also how to crack it making use of some tips. One needs to gain more ... VIT invites applications Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT University) has invited applications for its entrance examination (VITEEE-2009) for admission to the B.Tech. in bioinformatics; biomedical engineering; biotechnology; chemical engineering; civil; computer ... ‘Spring Spree’ all set to rock The students on the National Institute of Technology (NIT) are eagerly waiting for the grand gala ‘Spring Spree’ to be held from January 23 to 25 which will feature popular rock bands. .Rock bands – Blind Image from ... FIITJEE scholarships for poor students FIITJEE - institute for IIT-JEE training has started a “Fortunate 40,” a programme designed with an objective to help the deserving children from the economically weaker sections of the society get admission to the ... Focus on training software network engineers Nellore-based KINI Private Ltd., is offering training for B.Tech and M.Sc (Electronics) students Measuring your competence The Scholastic Aptitude Test, often a pre-requisite for students seeking admissions abroad, also includes subject tests. Here is an outline of these tests and some general guidance on facing them Much needed boost to higher education A new National Mission that will help generate education content and provide computer infrastructure and connectivity to thousands of colleges in the country is set to take off, after its clearance by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs last week, writes T.RAMACHANDRAN Study in the fashion world Through the Indo-French Consortium of Universities, 60 scholarships will be given every year to Indian students who go to France Eplus Club initiative The Eplus Clubs initiative is intended to help the students improve their language skills. The club members are to practice the modules published in these every day for nearly 45 minutes in their respective colleges. These modules help students ... The power of patents Will the patent information cells planned in five universities help in technology transfer from university labs? Q & A If you are a financial wizard Please provide information about the MBA programme of Punjab Technical University. I understand that we can pursue the course online. What specialisations can I pursue? Mamtha K. via e-mail BangalorePunjab Technical ... Niraj group to set up international school The Neeraj Education Society (NES), sponsor of city-based Niraj Public School, announced its plans to set up an international school in the city by coming May. The new school christened as Niraj International School (NIS) will offer ... Strategies for success Success in any test depends on how well you have prepared. A candidate who knows most does not necessarily secure the highest score. There are other factors such as careful management of time, following directions in full, avoiding silly errors, ... A worthy effort to sensitise youth We as the future of the nation keep cribbing about politics, country, our responsibilities and many other things. But who is actually responsible for all things. It is “we the people.” It is with this idea that the M.V.S.R Campus ... All about actuarial science It involves calculating insurance risks and premiums, and the scope is good PurpleLeaf to make students ‘industry-ready’ Despite the slowing down of economy and apprehensions of ‘no more jobs in the IT sector, the situation is not as unpleasant as it is made out to be. “While the software companies were recruiting 25,000 graduates till last year, it ... For those confident and ready for risks Reverse franchisee model taps the entrepreneurial spirit in youth BRICS B-schools to meet It was in 2001 that the U.S. investment bank, Goldman Sachs, coined the acronym BRIC to categorise the leading emerging economies — Brazil, Russia, India and China — which have the potential to rank as the four dominant economies of ... Eplus Club schedule Theme: - This week we are taking the e-plus clubs out of the classrooms as we focus on activities you can do on your own for a change. So time for some self-evaluation and fun in the holiday season.• Family ... For those confident and ready for risks “Rather than sulking after being jobless during times of crisis, it is important that the youth realise that they need to do the homework now, so as to exploit the market to the fullest once the economy bounces back,” says Ravindra ... CAMPUS CONNECT Seminar on emerging trends in media Students of the MOP Vaishnav College for Women (Autonomous), Chennai, in association with CSI Bishop Appasamy College of Arts and Science organised Outlook 09 - Media Matters, a seminar on emerging trends in media.The seminar in Coimbatore ... Try to learn new things How often do you learn something new? Something that you did not know or anything that could add to what you knew. Once a week? A month? Every day??? Learning things as life teaches by is bygone -- we are living in scientific days -- where ... CAMPUS CONNECT More than 200 students participated in the Madurai Kamaraj University inter-collegiate weightlifting, powerlifting and best physique competitions held at Madura College. M. Muthu Kannan of Thiagarajar College secured the first position in Best ... CAMPUS CONNECT The Department of Mathematics, Chidambaram Pillai College for Women, Mannachanallur, organised a seminar on ‘Boundary Layer Theory’ recently.Delivering a lecture, Valarmathi, Reader and Head In-Charge, Department of ... GUIDANCE PLUS IB & GCE – entry qualification for undergraduate programmes We now turn to the IB, GCE and CI examinations, which are recognised by many institutions abroad for admission. UNIVERSITY ROUNDUP Towards empowerment of women Sri Padmavathi Mahila Viswa Vidyalayam (SPMVV) conducted a training programme on “Gender sensitisation for political empowerment” under the aegis of its Centre for Indira Gandhi Studies last week. The event was meant to train the ... UNIVERSITY ROUNDUP ‘Police must upgrade their technology’ The need for using more and more advanced scientific and technological tools by the police to meet the growing demands and challenges especially in the light of many incidents of security breaches was stressed by K. Koshy, Director General, ... CAMPUS JOTTINGS Management students unwind Without belief, you would never able to set goals for yourself and progress in life. Belief is the starting point for the journey of any champion. These were the beginning lines of R. Gopal, president of Gulf Oil Corporation Ltd. at TANTRA ... CAMPUS JOTTINGS Scholarships given to poor students Scholarships were handed over to poor students at KBN College at a meeting here recently. Speaking on the occasion, Vijayeswara Swamy Temple secretary Ch. Srinivasulu said that it was a welcome thing that scholarships were given to poor students ... EPLUS CLUBS Rural students turn English-savvy Within seven weeks of joining the Club students are being able to converse with ease RIGHT TURN Enhance your memory In my earlier columns, we discussed the neuron bond theory and memory. Neurons are of 4 types: Active, Passive, Dead and Virgin. Active neurons store important things like our name, parents’ names etc. In your childhood, when your mother ... QUERY CUE Good prospects for social work professionals I am in final year of Mechanical Engineering. I want to do post graduation in Social Work. Please tell me about the institutes offering the course. What are the career prospects for social work professionals? Priyanka D ... WASSUP BITS invites applications for online test Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani( www.bits-pilani.ac.in) has invited applications for its online test for admission to the degree programmes conducted on the Pilani, Goa and ... DIL SE Have clarity of thought Human being is bestowed with thinking capacity. No other creature on earth has such a great power. “The secret of our strength is power of thinking”. We can analyze the situations and can take right decisions when ever necessary. But ... DIFFERENT STROKES New is gold? The comfort level of students depends on the age of lecturers YOUR VOICE Is that news? Many of the media ‘exclusives’ are just hype NEWS PULSE Leadership challenges One of the challenges that educational leadership is facing is managing change and improvement in organisational structures so that all the stakeholders — educators, students, parents and others — can ensure authentic student ... CAMPUS CAPSULE Bilcare Research Academy is set to begin from February a specially designed short-duration Certificate Programme in Clinical Research for working professionals. Admissions are now open at Bilcare’s Bangalore branch.The six-month ... |
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