Unexpected 'holidays' hit VTU students

THE UNEXPECTED "holidays" following Mr. Rajkumar's abduction have affected the engineering students of Visvesvaraya Technological University most. They called newspaper offices to find out whether the practical examinations from August 4 would be held as scheduled.

Some students here complained that they were prevented from meeting the principal of their college for information. One of them said that the ABVP, which contacted VTU on their request, was told that the timetable had been sent to the colleges 12 days in advance. The principal, the student said, announced that the timetable would be put up in the notice board at 2 p.m. on Saturday, and they should attend the examinations from Monday.

The Government then declared that schools and colleges would be closed on August 7 and 8 also. The university postponed the practical exams again in colleges in Bangalore and Mysore. They again had to make frantic calls to newspaper offices to confirm this.

With the confusion over the delay in holding examinations, uncertain schedules and even delay in issuing hall tickets in some cases, students have had a hard time. Coordination between the various colleges and the university would help solve such problems.

Intel support for IISc course

Intel Corporation will support a new Master of Engineering programme in Internet Science and Engineering offered by the Department of Computer Science and Automation, Indian Institute of Science.

A release from the IISc here on Saturday said that the programme, LITEC, which would be offered from this academic year, would use sophisticated laboratory infrastructure provided by Intel.

The objectives of the programme are to evolve academically-sound graduates with deep technical knowledge of Internet Science and Engineering, to endow students with superior core competence in the field and create designers, developers, researchers, CTOs, and future leaders in the field.

The course will include subjects in Networking, Internet and Software technologies. The programme would be open to BE/B.Tech- degree holders in Computer Science, Electronics and Communications, Information Technology and Mechanical Engineering.

The selection will be through GATE percentile in the CS, EC and ME disciplines. In the first year, 15 students will be admitted to the programme.

Guide book for education in U.K.

With the increasing importance on global exposure in the field of management, an international degree in management is fast becoming a requirement for career enhancement.

Higher salaries being one of the reasons for pursuing an MBA, "research in the U.K. suggests that the average MBA graduate receives as much as a 42 per cent hike in salary", says Mr. Don Barry, Senior Tutor, Cardiff Business School, U.K.

Mr. Barry's "What is an MBA and what does it prepare you for?" is part of "Studying for an MBA in Britain", a guide book compiled by the British Council in India.

The guide book is for the increasing numbers of people interested in studying for an MBA in the U.K., says Mr. Dominic Scott, Head, Education Promotion, The British Council, India, in the foreword to the book.

The November, 1999 issue of the guide includes details of the majority of courses available on the basis of information given by the institutions. It also carries articles from leading business specialists in the U.K. on what to look for and how to choose the most appropriate course from the range available.

The guide book is priced at Rs. 100 and is available at all the British Council centres and libraries.

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