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Making progress in academic reform Entrance test for MBBS courses The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, has invited applications for entrance examination to be held on June 1for admission to the MBBS course commencing from August 1. AIIMS is one of the most reputed institution ... 
Lakshadweep needs more attention, says VCCalicut University Vice-Chancellor Anwar Jahan Zuberi is relinquishing her office on February 25. The four-year tenure apparently gave her a gratifying experience.“We could make many initiatives… and all people concerned ... Raising the standards The United Kingdom is not interested in limiting the number of Indian students seeking to pursue legitimate UG and PG courses in established universities. But it does not want students going for bad courses. “The immigration restriction ... Foster a culture of bonding The interaction between junior and senior students in colleges plays a major role in their overall development. Australian Education Fair Australian excellence in education will be showcased at the Australian Education Fair being organised on February 19, 2011 at Taj Deccan in Hyderabad. The participants will disseminate contemporary information about Australian education, ... Coming Up The Indian Institute of Science (IISc.), Bangalore, has invited applications for admission to its integrated Ph.D.; M.Sc. engineering/ Ph.D., ME / M.Tech., M.Des. , M.Mgt. programmes. Selection to integrated Ph.D. will be on this basis of ... 
Ask the CBSEThe 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 ... 
Q & AI am a Plus Two student in humanities stream and would like to choose economics for higher studies. Kindly give me the details of the courses available and the career opportunities.ANKITA KURUR, EMAILEconomics is one of the best ... KCHR Library The new additions to Kerala Council for Historical Research Library, Thiruvananthapuram:Overy, Richard (2008), The Hindu: History of the World, London: Times BooksMukhia, Harbans, (2010), Exploring India's Medieval Centuries: ... Test Track The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, has invited applications for the Combined Biotechnology Entrance Examinations to be held on May 20 across the country for admission to M.Sc. biotechnology, M.Sc. agriculture / M.V.Sc. ... GUIDANCE PLUS 
Academic rigour, the fulcrum of researchAccurately defining the research problem, tracing the history of prior work, reviewing previous findings, gathering data, indexing, evaluating, analysing, and interpreting the data gathered, applying statistical methods, working in the field, and meeting experts for guidance are some of the basic elements in research processes. Admission to CS Executive Programme on The admission to Company Secretaries (CS) Executive Programme is on and graduates seeking admission till February 28 will be eligible for examination in December next.Graduates of B.A / B.Sc / B.Com in any discipline (excluding Fine ... IFHE offers B.Tech. programme The Icfai Foundation for Higher Education (IFHE) is offering four-year full time B.Tech programme in five disciplines for the academic year 2011-12 on its campus in Shankerpally.For admission into the programme, applicants have to ... Live in the virtual world You can mix fantasy with technology, for the gaming industry is booming. Research event held
You can mix fantasy with technology, for the gaming industry is booming and jobs are aplenty DIFFERENT STROKES Exams ‘on demand' The IGNOU measure will save time for many students but they should not get lax Counselling, need of the hour Support systems that include counselling cells can play a major role in preventing suicides in colleges and help students have a smooth education experience. Ask the CBSE CAMPUS CONNECT ‘Manage brands as business assets' The Department of Management and International Business of Sri Jayendra Saraswathy Maha Vidhyalaya College of Arts and Science conducted an entrepreneurial developmental programme. College Secretary Dhanalakshmi Jayachandran presided over the ... Happy times for IT sector Training institutes are bustling with activity as students are flocking classrooms to update skills, writes YOGENDRA KALAVALAPALLI Giving community colleges their due A look at the recommendations of a recent workshop for taking this alternative system of education forward. Campus connect Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University's Training and Research Centre celebrated ‘Livestock and Fishery Week' with exhibitions, training sessions, mass contact programmes, workshops, awareness camps and on-line programmes on ... Campus connect St. Joseph's Institute of Management of the St. Joseph's College won the overall championship at the ‘Lakshya 2011,' a national-level management meet organised by the Management Studies Department of Saranathan College of Engineering. ... 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 ... IT sector set to witness steady growth The severe lull in the software or IT sector seems to be dying down slowly. Experts feel that there may not be a cracking boom, but the growth is going to be slow and steady. As per a NASSCOM estimate the annual growth is likely to tick around ... TEST TRACK Applications have been invited for the Common Entrance Test (NIMCET 2011) to be held on May 15 across the country for admission to three-year fulltime Master of Computer Application (MCA) course conducted at the 11 National Institutes of ... Forestry, environment and wildlife courses The Forest Research Institute (Deemed University), Dehradun, has invited applications for an entrance test to be held on May 8 for admission to various two-year M.Sc. courses and other courses.ProgrammesThe courses and the ... AWARD The Indian society for Agricultural Engineers (ISAE) has conferred the ASPEE Award on S.S. Sivakumar, Associate Professor (Farm Machinery), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University.The award is in honour of his contribution in design and ... Krishna University organises “Yuvajanotsavalu” The two-year-old Krishna University, Machilipatnam organised its first-ever “Yuvajanotsavalu” (youth festival) from February 8-10 to enable the students of its affiliated colleges to display their talents in activities like ... IT training institutes upbeat After a gap of two years, the computer science courses like Java and .net have bounced back into lime light with students showing a lot of keenness in doing them at institutes in the wake of increasing job opportunities in the industry. Campus ... CAMPUS JOTTINGS Academic Exhibition at AU Andhra University has literally thrown its doors open to the public. After a gap of more than 30 years the university is conducting its Academic Exhibition with all its academic departments letting know the people what they have what they ... A Regulator is badly needed Lack of proper infrastructure in many colleges, uneven geographical spread of technical institutions… all the problems facing higher education can be tackled if authorities act now CAMPUS CAPSULE Mount Carmel Institute of Management (MCIM), Bangalore, recently organised an international conference, “Globalisation — will the 21st century be Asia's?” aimed at exchanging ideas and update information among researchers, ... Insights into growth patterns The Department of Economics, Loyola College, Chennai, organised a one-day international conference on ‘Recent Trends in Growth Patterns – A Global Perspective'.In his keynote address, Lode Berlage, Professor Emirates, ... MOUS SIGNED Karunya University Karunya University inked a memorandum of understanding with IDBI Bank Limited, for online payment gateway facility.The payment gateway enables the students / parents to remit the fees through ATM / Credit / Debit Cards of any bank ( ... Training institutes upbeat After a gap of two years, the computer science courses like Java and .net have bounced back into lime light with students showing a lot of keenness in doing them at institutes in the wake of increasing job opportunities in the industry. Campus ... Record number of aspirants take TOEFL The TOEFL test conducted for admission to various courses across the country had the maximum number of takers during the test conducted from December 10 to 12 last year in its 45-year-old history.The number of international test-takers ... ICAR calls applications for admission to agricultural varsities The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi, has invited applications from eligible candidates for an entrance examination for admission to degree and post-graduation courses in agricultural universities in 2011-12. Under its ... Dream factory has many takers Students are taught to watch films from a scholarly perspective, to understand the nuances of scripting, filming and production GUIDANCE PLUS New knowledge, fruit of quality research Any good research has to be a systematic process of collecting, collating, and analysing information to better our understanding of the phenomenon under study. GRANT Kongu Engineering College University Grants Commission sanctioned a sum of Rs. 6.83 lakh to Kongu Engineering College in Erode to undertake a major research titled ‘Design and Development of Cascaded Multilevel Inverters for Photovoltic Applications'.Dean, ... Developing skills in English language stressed Funding dreams Money remains a big obstacle for students to open their own business. It takes more than college incubators to overcome this challenge. Gemba Kaizen for turning out quality engineers The Japanese Philosophy of Gemba Kaizen, — the practical ways to make shop floor improvements — was imparted to over a hundred delegates from 46 organisations at AU TVS Centre for Quality Management, Anna ... KALAIMAMANI AWARD D. Gnanasekaran, Professor of Tamil, Bharathiar University, received the Kalaimamani Award for 2010 for Tamil Literature.He has been given the award for his contribution in the field of Tamilology, social history, folkore, etc.He ... New ideas Fair deal sought for community colleges It is time community colleges that serve the economically, socially and educationally-backward sections of society are given all-India recognition, and institutional grant for enhancing quality training, and its students provided scholarships, ... Entrepreneurs in the making “It is a very hot day and the Masala Pepsi will help beat the heat,” Preksha. G. Sethia called out from her food stall at the Entrepreneurial Development (ED) Bazar organised by Ethiraj College for Women last week.The ... Job options multiply, if you know maths If you are good at mathematics, then you should seriously consider pursuing a career as a mathematician. For, opportunities have begun knocking on the doors of mathematics graduates.Though the number of students opting for the ... Team Vulcans from State excels at ‘SAE BAJA' 2011 Team Vulcans of the J.B. Institute of Engineering and Technology (JBIET) bagged the second place in the marketing presentation event at the ‘SAE BAJA 2011' held at Pithampur, Indore recently. They got Rs. 40,000 in cash.Team ... Q & A How to prove your credentials I have completed MBA and am working as a business development executive in the IT space. I have one question about the experience certificate. Usually all the experience certificates are given in the company's letterhead with a seal. ... It's a woman's world Studying mathematics, a subject that puts analytical skills to test, appears to have become a female-dominated area.In many educational institutions, curiously, female students outnumber their male counterparts.For instance, at ... Training on development sector organised Competitive examination coaching centre of Osmania University conducted a four-day training programme on “research and documentation skills for professional career in development sector” for students and research scholars.C. ... Mimamsa-2011 trophy goes to OMC How does Botox (R) work as an anti-wrinkle treatment? Why do marathon runners drink a strong cup of coffee an hour or so before the race? Why do you see a smoky gas above the liquid on opening a bottle of chilled aerated drink?Well, 16 ... E-PLUS CLUB How to remain in touch (Members of E-Plus clubs in colleges have been given the following topic for discussion and debate)Theme: The need to connect and stay in touch has never been so important. New technology, innovative gadgets, and novel applications are ... Communicate and conquer Technical knowledge without articulation skills will not take you far in your career. This Puducherry Finishing School aims at improving students' soft skills. GOAL POST Where teaching is art and learning is fun “CMU is home.” These words do not sink in as effortlessly as one might expect, even for a day-dreamer like myself. If I could describe myself in just two words, I'd say “starry-eyed.” I felt like I had reached the stars ... EPlus Club Schedule Theme: Enjoying stories is a timeless phenomenon. Apart from a good investment of leisure, they also educate, relax and kindle the thirst for knowledge in many of us. But is it only the published authors from whom we get stories? How about ... Just raising the bar U.K. envoy speaks on immigration, intra-company transfers, tie-ups with IITs and more About the programme The Master of Information Systems Management programme is highly ranked and has a great reputation among employers. It is an intense programme and graduation requirements include core courses and electives that add up to 180 units. You can ... QUERY CUE Bright prospects in healthcare sector Get a low-down on Careers & Courses Preparing students for industry needs Teachers of engineering and arts and science colleges to get trained in the latest advances in communication and technology. TALKING POINT Analysing basic metaphors In this week's article, for a change, I will get straight to the point. Today we will consider a couple of very basic metaphors from geometry that inform our understanding of the world and our language in very significant ways. In fact, I got ... Open source tools for data mining Data mining is given more importance in today's knowledge-driven world as the commercial organisations are increasingly looking to transform the data into business intelligence, thus gaining an edge over the competitors in the ... New entrance test for pharmacy graduates The entrance test for M.Pharm and MS courses in government and private institutions and reputed institutes like the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) would be different from this year.The All India ... CMR group organises industry-institute interaction CMR Group of Institutions conducted an HR Meet as part of the industry-institute interaction. Top level HR executives and directors of various companies like Infosys, Ramky Infratech, Mahindra Satyam, Sify, VMC India, Satven, Visiontek, ... Admission to agricultural varsities The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi, has invited applications from eligible candidates for an entrance examination for admission to degree and post-graduation courses in agricultural universities in ... IFHE offers B.Tech programme The Icfai Foundation for Higher Education (IFHE) is offering four-year full time B.Tech programme in five disciplines for the academic year 2011-12 on its campus in Shankerpally.For admission into the programme, applicants have to ... Admission to CS Executive Programme The admission to Company Secretaries (CS) Executive Programme is on and graduates seeking admission till February 28 will be eligible for examination in December next.Graduates of B.A / B.Sc / B.Com any discipline (excluding Fine Arts) ... Major companies flock to GITAM GITAM University continues to get preferential treatment from major companies and organisations in campus recruitment. As many as 1,250 students received placement orders.GITAM Institute of Technology has recently crossed another milestone ... Right evaluation The education sector will benefit if the advanced solutions provided by TRS Forms and Services Pvt. Ltd. for conducting and evaluating examinations are implemented.E-Assess is an innovative and interactive solution for test creation and ... Trends in computing Sri Malolan College of Arts and Science, established by Sri Ahobila Mutt, organised a two-day seminar on ‘Recent Trends in Computing'. About 100 students from various rural colleges and 30 faculty members participated.It was ... Applications invited The Indian Statistical Institute has invited applications for its admission test to be held on May 8 for admission to its various courses conducted at its different centres at Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi and Hyderabad.Last date: ... Counselling Consultants Consortium Corporation in association with R R Consultancy is offering a wide range of academic counselling. The Group offers Distance Education Counselling for studies in domain specific MBA as well as Ph.D. courses through the ... Research event held Avinashilingam University organised a Colloquium to create more awareness on research.According to a release, 19 resource persons gave their suggestions and guidance to about 350 research scholars on research methods, tools and ... Australian Education Fair on Feb 19 Australian excellence in education and the opportunity to build a global career through an Australian education will be showcased at the Australian Education Fair being organised on February 19, 2011 at Taj Deccan in Hyderabad.The ... Floral arrangement Chase your dreams The Hindu Education Plus is featuring a column “Goal Post” where Indian students in foreign universities can share their experiences about the campus, quality of education, facilities available, city life, adapting to the changes ... DreamSpark Yatra Over 800 students listened and interacted with Microsoft India executives and Microsoft Student Partners during the Hyderabad leg of the ‘DreamSpark Yatra 2011', a platform to share information with students on the latest trends and ... Online CA coaching Education Services Company EdServ has entered into an e-learning partnership with Chennai-based Sreeram Coaching Point, a CA training institute, to provide online CA coaching for students through www.lampsglow.com.This online foray is ... Book on tribals, released The book “Exploring Fourth World Literatures (Tribals, Adivasis and Dalits)” edited by Raja Sekhar Pateti was released at a function held at the Acharya Nagarjuna University campus recently. 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