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Where are the principals?
Lack of consensus over seniority is holding up appointment of principals to government arts and science colleges even as teachers and students wait.
Think beyond the conventional
Plus Two students face a series of entrance examinations from the day they complete their public examinations. Parents are a worried lot. What next? This is the biggest question. Is it not time to come out of the conventional mindset? The ...
For an Honours degree
Vijayanagar varsity awaits nod from Governor to implement proposal


A course in fire management
Mysore institute offers scientific approach in mitigating/combating fire hazards

Coming up
Madras School of Economics has invited applications for admission to its M.Sc. economics, financial economics, actuarial economics, applied quantitative finance, environmental economics. Web site: www.mse.ac.inCentral Institute of ...

Comparison tool for TOEFL iBT, IELTS
Educational Testing Service (ETS) has released an official score comparison for the TOEFL iBT test and IELTS academic test. The mapping tool provides the higher education community with an ETS-authorised comparison tool for each of the four ...


GUIDANCE PLUS
Opening new vistas of research in biology
The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, is a major research institute that focuses on frontier and multi-disciplinary areas of modern biology.

Preparation module for CAT aspirants
Tata McGraw-Hill Education has announced a new innovation for all CAT aspirants across the country. The company has launched CAT ONLINE — an offering for CAT aspirants that integrates print, electronic, online and mobile medium for ...

Humanoid developed by BITS Pilani team wins international honour
The only humanoid to win in both autonomous and non-autonomous categories.

Full-time Ph.D in Engineering Education
The National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chennai (Established by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India), has invited applications for admission to Full-Time (Stipendiary) Ph.D. in Engineering Education, ...

Full-time Ph.D in Engineering Education
The Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research has invited applications for an entrance test to be held on June 17 for admission to the following courses:l PG diploma in leather ...

Admissions on at the Institute of Design
The Institute of Design, a premier institution in the field of art and design, has announced admissions for its diploma courses beginning in June.The course commences on June 20. Courses are offered in fashion design, interior design, ...

Managing IT infrastructure
Accel IT Academy, a member of the Accel Group of companies, offers job-oriented IT Infrastructure Management Services (IMS) training programmes for graduates and diploma holders.The programme is also suitable for those in entry level ...


CAMPUS CONNECT
Workshop on Research Methodologies organised
A workshop on Research Methodologies was organised at Kumaraguru College of Technology. S. Sankaran, Director, Extramural Research and IPR, Defence Research and Development Organisation, inaugurated the workshop and highlighted the areas the ...
British Council IELTS Scholarship
The British Council has announced the IELTS Scholarship Award for this year. The award is open to Indian students planning to study at universities overseas. Eight students will be selected, each of whom will receive an award of Rs. 3,00,000 ...
Tracking the winds of change
Enrolment patterns in arts and science colleges in Kerala seem to have undergone significant changes in the recent times. A study conducted by the Kochi-based Centre for Socio-economic and Environmental Studies (CSES) found that private-aided ...

Think beyond the conventional
For Plus Two students who want to explore beyond the regular engineering courses, there are plenty of opportunities and unique courses offered by premier institutes.

Innovation, precision, self-reliance
DRDO offers exciting careers in defence research for the younger generation.

Preparation module for CAT aspirants
Tata McGraw-Hill Education has announced a new innovation for all CAT aspirants across the country. The company has launched CAT ONLINE — an offering for CAT aspirants that integrates print, electronic, online and mobile medium for ...

VIT invites applications
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) University has invited applications for admission to M.Sc. degree programmes.VIT University also invites applications for M.S. Software Engineering, M.Sc. Biotechnology . For details, log on ...

Managing IT infrastructure
Accel IT Academy, a member of the Accel Group of companies, offers job-oriented IT Infrastructure Management Services (IMS) training programmes for graduates and diploma holders. The programme is also suitable for those in entry level computer ...

All-India student project contest
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE) is conducting an all India student project contest, which is open to all IEEE student members in India.The student project can be an undergraduate project or postgraduate ...
British Council IELTS Scholarship
The British Council has announced the IELTS Scholarship Award for this year. The award is open to Indian students planning to study at universities overseas.Eligibility criteriaEight students will be selected, each of whom will ...
Social network sites, a platform for promoting causes
Social Networking websites like Facebook, Twitter are not just about ‘poking, tweeting, liking , commenting and playing poker, Cityville, Farmville and chatting. These are being used as a platform for promoting causes of all kinds. The ...
CSAT: adapting to changes is the real test
New format will not only test knowledge but also skills to adapt to the situation.

Courses in Applied Sciences
For those with research orientation, the Thiagarajar College of Engineering in Madurai offers three post-graduate degree programmes in Applied Sciences. The courses are inter and multidisciplinary in nature, incorporating the latest ...

Sankar Foundation offers B.Sc. Ophthalmology course
Sankar Foundation Eye Hospital in Visakhapatnam is offering B.Sc. (HOT) a four-year fulltime course in optometry and ophthalmic techniques on its premises.The course is being conducted in association with Indira Gandhi National Open ...

After cracking IIT-JEE, what next?
Many candidates who join IITs have less clarity about the courses they opt for and what IIT holds for them in the coming four years

ISB students, faculty do their bit for charity
It began with an ardent wish by few students to do something productive over the term break

Earn while you learn
HSBC Group Service Centre in Visakhapatnam and Andhra University School Distance Education have collaborated to launch a special distance education curriculum for the benefit of those students who would like to earn while they learn. The ...

‘Campus Film Clubs' attract students
In this world of information technology where reading had been declining considerably and students trusting only seeing through visuals to learn various subjects, the Collegiate of Education had decided to launch Campus Film Clubs in all the ...

Admissions in progress at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
Admissions are in progress at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's College of Communication and Management for Post Graduate Diploma courses in Journalism, Public Relations and Mass Communication under the communication stream. The college also offers ...


QUERY CUE
Think twice before making career choices
I have completed Intermediate MPC with 96.3 per cent. I appeared for IIT-JEE but could not get top rank. I have got admission to GITAM and SRM universities.Please guide me should I join GITAM or SRM? The other option is to take long ...

Eplus schedule
Theme: - The process of growing up is also growing up with time. Looking back at our childhood and comparing it to the lives of children nowadays make us confront a major change and never-ending speculations about what the future has in ...

A ‘technopreneur' in the making
In a State obsessed with IIT dream, many engineering aspirants wish to join one of the 15 famed institutions. But Praveen Kumar Gorakavi paints a different picture. A Bal Shree awardee, Mr. Praveen Kumar is a fresh graduate of Chemical ...


TALKING POINT
‘Hit a snag' just conveys slow-down of progress
The metaphor of distance, and by extension of journey, is very important in our understanding of the world around us.Someone who starts off in difficult circumstance and becomes remarkably successful is described as ‘having come a ...

Focus shifts to healthcare sector
There are lot of career opportunities for management students

Transforming their passion into a career
Three engineering graduates form a small film enterprise -YSW (Yellow Studio Works)

Japanese scholarship
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan offers scholarships to international students who wish to study in Japan at a specialised training college, a college of technology and a university (undergraduate ...

Seminar on aviation issues
SNIST – Vaughn Institute of Aeronautics and Technology organised a seminar on “Regulatory Agencies and their Role in Global Aviation Matters – an India US Perspective” to build up a long- term relationship between the ...

RIE invites applications
The Regional Institute of Education (RIE), Mysore, under NCERT, has invited applications for admission to the following teacher education programmes:Four-year integrated B.Sc. Ed:Applicants should have passed Plus Two examination with ...

Jobs for B.Sc. grads in IT industry
Gone those days where a student has to complete their engineering or PG to kick start their career in IT industry. There is a great demand for B.Sc. and BCA graduates too in the IT industry and candidates from these streams are being ...

Unique B.Tech course from ICFAI
The Faculty of Science and Technology (FST) of Icfai Foundation for Higher Education (IFHE) University has opened admissions for the second batch of B.Tech courses.The four-year full-time campus-based B.Tech Programme with branches in ...

Faculty development programme
CMR Institute of technology has conducted Mission 10X - a five-day faculty empowerment workshop in collaboration with Wipro Technologies wherein senior faculty members from CMR Group of Institutions and MLR Institutions got insights into the ...

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 ...

Seminar on aviation issues
SNIST – Vaughn Institute of Aeronautics and Technology organised a seminar on “Regulatory Agencies and their Role in Global Aviation Matters – an India US Perspective” to build up a long- term relationship between the ...
Opening new vistas of research in biology
The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, is a major research institute that focusses on frontier and multidisciplinary areas of modern biology

U.K. varsities close down some courses
Funds cut also makes many lecturers redundant

Striving to create future leaders
University of Liverpool School of Management (ULSM), launched in 2002, is known for its research focus. The B-school prepares students for the workplace and thereby enhance their career prospects. In addition to the academic knowledge and ...

The focus areas
Students enrolling for the Post-Graduate Diploma in Fire Safety Engineering [PGDFSE] of the Building Fire Research Centre study 10 papers spread over two semesters while in the third semester they have to take up a project work and participate ...

Quality at IITs: the road ahead
Are the IITs losing their relevance in today's global context?

Huge demand for interpreters
They facilitate effective communication between clients at conferences, formal meetings, exhibitions, court proceedings and more


Q & A
The world of securities
Does FMS, Delhi, offer a Ph.D. programme? I completed MBA in Finance in 2008. My interest is to get into the research areas of Securities. Kindly provide information through your column.Rakesh Talwarvia e-mail, ...


E-PLUS CLUB
The early years
(Members of E-Plus clubs in colleges have been given the following topic for discussion and debate)Theme: The process of growing up is also growing up with time. Looking back at our childhood and comparing it to the lives of children ...

Distance learning centre inaugurated
Dayalbagh Educational Institute (DEI) has opened a distance learning centre in Shubh Enclave on Haralur Road, Bangalore, recently. A range of vocational, undergraduate and postgraduate courses from the Agra-based deemed university will be ...

Be a Sherlock Holmes
Meritorious graduates in physics, chemistry, zoology, botany, biochemistry, microbiology, or applied science are eligible to choose forensic science for their Master's degree course. The aspirants should have an aptitude for scientific ...


DIFFERENT STROKES
They twitter on Facebook, and learn too
A debate on whether social networking sites can double as education tools

TEST TRACK
The Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU) has invited applications for an entrance test for admission to its Master of Veterinary Science (M.V.Sc.) and Ph.D. programmes offered at the College of Veterinary and Animal ...

CAMPUS CAPSULE
Indus Business Academy (IBA), Bangalore, has been conferred with the “Top Institute of India” award by Competition Success Review as part of its 50th anniversary awards, said a press release.Manish Jain, Founder & ...

MA psychology in GITAM University
The last date for submission of applications for admission into the two-year M.Sc. applied psychology in GITAM University is June 30. The course was started with the objective to prepare the students for a career in psychology applied to ...



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