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The road that lies ahead
Be well-informed and alert, as you get ready for the IIMs’ GD/PI

Advantage humanities
Students could find in humanities a silver lining in these times of recruitment slowdown, and IIT-M’s programme offers a range of promising options.

The road that lies ahead
Be well-informed and alert, as you get ready for the IIMs’ GD/PI, says DEEPA KURUP
How I did it
Analysing my performance after each mock test was the actual learning part
ID: Helping others learn
There is a growing demand for instructional designers in India.

CAMPUS CONNECT
Workshop on endangered languages of Tamil Nadu and Kerala
Studies show that one language gets extinct every fortnight, G.Thiruvasagam, Vice-Chancellor of Bharathiar University, said recently. He was inaugurating a week-long workshop on “Endangered Languages of Tamil Nadu and Kerala” ...
How to crack CLAT
For preparing to take a test like CLAT, it is very important to study judiciously rather than just mugging up from study material
Selected for exchange programme
Seven students from Park Global School of Business Excellence will visit University of Missouri, St. Louis, (UMSL) and Florida International University (FIU), U.S., as part of a student exchange programme in January 2009. Himanshu ...
Free of location pressure
The possibility of inter-university migration adds a new dimension of flexibility to distance education courses.
Theatre is catching up in Hyderabad
After films, fashion industry and music, a new trend is fast catching up students -- theatre and drama. Though Hyderabad is not known for theatre and drama culture, the core reason that is luring students towards this new arena, is the ...

CAMPUS JOTTINGS
Campus reopens today after vacation
Andhra University campus reopens on Monday after the Christmas-Sankranti vacation and it is expected to take a few days to see the university premises to be full of zip. It is usual practice of many students from outside the city to take a few ...
What the IIMs look for
Both the hundred percentilers from Bangalore, Ameya Mhatre and Lakshmisha S.K., confessed that they could not figure out why they did not get calls from all the Indian Institutes of Management for admission to the Post-Graduate Programme in ...
Park Global students selected for exchange programme
Seven students from Park Global School of Business Excellence will visit University of Missouri, St. Louis, (UMSL) and Florida International University (FIU), U.S., as part of a student exchange programme in January 2009. Himanshu ...
Agricultural entrance test
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has invited applications for the April 19 All India Entrance Examination for Agricultural Undergraduate Programmes and National Talent Scholarships.Admission to 15 per cent of the seats ...

WASSUP
BPO diploma from IGNOU
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has launched a six-month Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Diploma in Finance and Accountancy Outsourcing (FAO) in association with Accenture, a management consulting, technology services ...
All about actuarial science
Higher study options, courses on offer and job opportunities
Internships as resume-boosters
As an engineering student, you have performed creditably in university exams, created a strong set of skills in programming languages, spent time on interesting hobbies and essentially have composed a strong resume to impress your ...
Appointed Dean
Bhumana Suguna, professor of Women’s Studies at Sri Padmavathi Mahila Viswa Vidyalayam (SPMVV), Tirupati, has been appointed Dean of Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies.The International Institutes of Information ...
Making social work degrees relevant
A complete overhaul of the existing syllabus and curriculum, changes suitable to the Indian context, will make social work a popular option for students

GUIDANCE PLUS
Gateway to graduate studies abroad
We now turn our attention to Graduate Record Examinations or GRE, which is among the important tests or examinations for securing admissions to educational institutions abroad.
College celebrates annual day
Osmania University Vice-Chancellor T. Tirupati Rao exhorted students to respect and nurture right values, develop right perspectives and concentrate on attaining the right knowledge.“Students should be proud of our heritage, ...
IIMs sharpen selection criteria
CAT results are out, and it’s time to prepare for the Group Discussion.
NIT to host management event
Now it is the turn of management students on NIT campus. While the engineering graduates are busy bracing up for the Spring Spree festival, the management graduates are coming out with their own edition, ‘Cura 09’ – a ...
Into an elite club
The National Board of Accreditation has tightened the accreditation norms for engineering programmes, to help them eventually gain international recognition. This is required under the Washington Accord, of which India is a provisional member
AIIMS MBBS entrance test
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 ...
Entering into an elite club
The National Board of Accreditation has tightened the accreditation norms for engineering programmes, to help them eventually gain international recognition, writes ABDUL LATHEEF NAHA
Free of location pressure
The possibility of inter-university migration adds a new dimension of flexibility to distance education courses.
Euler’s tercentenary celebrations at SVAC
The TTD-run Sri Venkateswara Arts College will be observing the tercentenary celebrations of renowned mathematician Leonhard Euler by organising a seminar on Jan. 23.It is common knowledge that the eighteenth century was hailed as the ...
Quality + international focus
We now turn to the IB, GCE and CI examinations, which are recognised by many institutions abroad for admission

RIGHT TURN
Reasoning skills and intelligence
Take on students' test of nerves
Ray to represent State at JLF
Dibyakusum Ray of the English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU) has been selected to represent the State at the Jaipur Literary Festival (JLF) to be held at Jaipur from January 21 to 25. Mr. Ray, who is presently pursuing his M.A. ...
Value addition is the key
Christ University started the Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) Professional two years ago with the option of students being able to take a programme with a rigorous syllabus. Also available to them were the Chartered Institute of Management ...
Internships as resume-boosters
As an engineering student, you have performed creditably in university exams, created a strong set of skills in programming languages, spent time on interesting hobbies and essentially have composed a strong resume to impress your ...

EPLUS CLUB
Towards shedding their inhibitions
SRM Degree and PG College Karimnagar launches EPlus Club
College gets Infosys recognition
IT major Infosys has recognised the Lakireddy Bali Reddy College of Engineering (LBRCE) at Mylavaram as an ‘Advanced Campus Connect (CC) college’ in the State. Ch. Sri Nagesh and K. Sudheer Reddy of Infosys appreciated LBRCE for ...
Call it tele-intervention
For the sake of speech therapy, AIISH reaches out to far-flung areas
Agricultural entrance test
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has invited applications for the April 19 All India Entrance Examination for Agricultural Undergraduate Programmes and National Talent Scholarships.Admission to 15 per cent of the seats ...
ICAR entrance test on April 19
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has invited applications for the April 19 All India Entrance Examination for Agricultural Undergraduate Programmes and National Talent Scholarships.Admission to 15 per cent of the seats ...
Finance + outsourcing
A programme designed to help meet the need for trained BPO professionals
Time to revisit IT education
The Information Communications Technologies Academy, the initiative by the Government of Tamil Nadu, will take shape in a few months with the full involvement of the IT sector.
Eplus Club schedule
Theme: - Think of all those times when you have blamed people around for things going wrong. Ever wanted to be in their place and change things? Here’s your chance. Go ahead and plan big and yes, tell us about it. •Day 1: ...
How to crack CLAT
Law as a course to study has undergone a sea-change over the years with establishment of National Law Schools and the corporatisation of the placements in top law schools in the country. Last year National Law Schools decided to conduct Common ...
PG course in cultural studies
The aim is to provide a holistic approach to life, says Manipal University
MIT celebrates golden jubilee
If entrepreneur Chinnaswami Rajam were still alive, he would have considered it a Rs. 5 lakh well spent. In 1949, the industrialist sold off two palatial bungalows and donated the money to set up an institution in Madras to correct the ...
One lie only leads to another
Truthfully, we all lie. Little white lies. They don’t really count as lying, do they? We all need a few white lies to help us get through the day. For example a student’s all time favourite one liner, “I was not well ...
PG course in cultural studies


Q & A
For full-time research in law
I have heard about the Indian Law Institute and its Ph.D. programme in Law. Please provide information about the programme. I completed LL.B. in 2002 through campus mode education and LL.M. through correspondence ...
ICWAI signs pact with IGNOU for Commerce degrees
The Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India (ICWAI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) to offer exclusive B.Com. and M.Com. programmes. Through the MoU, B.Com. ...
Career expo
Rotary Club of Hyderabad in association with CfBT Education Foundation will conduct Career Exhibition -2009 on January 30 and 31 at Institution of Engineers, Khairatabad. Objective of the exhibition is to showcase various career options ...
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 with ...
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 ...
Blame game takes one nowhere
The orange canvas of the setting sun against the turquoise blue waters of Bay of Bengal left the Saturday evening meditative and there I was relishing beauties of nature. The calmness engulfing me was disturbed by a conversation. I immediately ...
A new outlook on media
Seminar seeks to hone the skills of future media professionals
For a place in the elite club
The National Board of Accreditation has tightened the accreditation norms for engineering programmes, to help them eventually gain international recognition. This is required under the Washington Accord, of which India is a provisional member.

DIL SE
Imbibe that perfect traffic sense
Peruse this article if you think you have common sense. Good. Now, are you sure you having a bit of traffic sense too? Well let’s check. Do you blow horn in heavy traffic or wait patiently for the traffic to clear? Remember, you started ...

YOUR VOICE
The bias continues
Segregation and ill-treatment of Dalits is rampant in many parts of the country
The evaluation criteria
The evaluation criteria at the institution level cover various aspects, including student enrolment and basis of admission; students’ quality at the entry level; scholarships and financial assistance; counselling and guidance; training ...
ICCR scholarship
An inspiration to study and imbibe cultural values from across the world
The maze of entrance examinations
For Class XII students aiming at professional courses such as engineering, the hurdle race is about to begin. Take Ashwin S, a student in a State Board school. For him, Board Exams are the first stop. Then he has to cross IIT-JEE and AIEEE. If ...

DIFFERENT STROKES
Change for the good?
Students’ take on changes in the evaluation system at RGUHS


Let’s get QUIZical
1. Which South African province’s name comes from the Latin “to be born?”2. In Egyptian myth, who fought Set to avenge the murder of his father Osiris?3. The Gateway Arch in St. Louis can be described as what ...

Campus capsule
Nandini Voice for the Deprived, a Chennai-based non-governmental organisation, wants to give an opportunity to college students across the country to participate in an all-India essay competition. The students will have to write an essay on ...



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