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Awaiting the green signal Striving for excellence The MG University has set up its Centre for Innovative Research and Protection of Intellectual Property Rights. GUIDANCE PLUS Study abroad: Singapore beckons A glance at the procedure for securing admission in government, government-aided or independent schools Platform to tap teachers’ expertise The idea of using the intellectual resources of the teaching community in the State to design curricula and thus ‘expand the curricular space’ for students has found expression in two recent initiatives of the State ... Q & A 
Dairy technologyI am a Plus Two Science student. I would like to pursue B.Tech. in dairy technology. Kindly give me the details of the institutions that offer this course. FATHIMA NIZAR THIRUVANANTHAPURAMA professional degree ... Biotechnology has lots in store for students With plenty of opportunities in biotechnology and its allied fields — including healthcare, computational biology, agriculture and bioinformatics — the sunrise sector has lots in store for students keen on specialising in an area. ... Prove your mathematical prowess The Regional Mathematical Olympiad will be conducted in Kerala on November 29. NEW ARRIVALS The new additions to Kerala Council for Historical Research Library, Thiruvananthapuram are:Jaswant Singh, Jinnah: India-Partition-Independence, 2009 Jurgen Habermas, The Future of Human Nature, 2008 Norbert Elias, The ... Applications invited for CEED 2010 Online applications are invited for the Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED) to be held on January 17, 2010. Those who qualify this examination will be eligible for admission to Master of Design (M.Des.) programmes offered at ... Foundation programme in CS course The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) is offering a Foundation Programme in Company Secretaryship course and has called for applications for admission beginning next June.The eligibility for admission to the CS Foundation ... TEST TRACK Applications have been invited for the online Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE 2010) to be held on February 7, 2010, and for the offline GATE to be held on February 14, 2010. The Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, will ... 
A bright future awaits herThe guts to think differently and the resolve to work for what she aspires to be has landed Helina Jolly the rare honour of being one of the very few students from the State to obtain the much-coveted Commonwealth Scholarship and an opportunity ... Bioinformatics, an evolving area of study The PG programmes and modular courses offered by the Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics, Pondicherry University, seek to turn out well-trained persons in bioinformatics. Campus jottings Calicut unversity After a successful campus recruitment mela held a few months ago, the University of Calicut is holding yet another recruitment drive. This time it is exclusively for Wipro, but a fairly large one.Wipro BPO will select as many as 1,400 ... Coming up •The online Common Admission Test for admissions to the Indian Institute of Managements will be held between November 28 and December 7. Graduates in any discipline with 50 per cent marks are eligible to apply. Web site:
The Dharmapuri Medical College experience has turned the spotlight on the need to conform to the MCI requirements before an inspection, saving students and their families from tension and stress. Oz tightens noose around con agents Australian government suspends fraud agents sending students using fake documents. Interestingly many of them are Indian CAMPUS JOTTINGS YSR’s statue stirs a Hornet’s nest Did Andhra University administration invite trouble by erecting a statue of former Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy in the campus? It looks so if one goes by the reactions to the act of administration. Though only one students’ ... HOT TOPIC Mingling with one another helps in overcoming fear Education is all about learning to live and adjust in the present society. Students from an all-boys or all-girls school or college are accustomed to a single mode of interaction. Suddenly exposed to a co-educational atmosphere, they feel ... Taste the flavour of integrated courses At KSLU, classroom teaching will be more interactive Shifting from college to work College education prepares one for a lot of things, but there are finer aspects and subtle details which can be learnt only through experience. That was the underlying theme of a one-day convention on ‘HR interface between corporate and ... Community college is here Students can pursue education in any format — online, full-time, part-time Harvesting intellectual capital If India is to match its status as a leading global economy, it has no alternative but to develop a formidable arsenal in intellectual capital. Research `Collaboratory' established at ISB campus More students seeking U.K. educational visas New system in place for evaluating visa applications Award conferred on TNAU scientist A. Chandrasekaran, Controller of Examination, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, was conferred the “Best Citizen of India 2009” award by the International Publishing House, New Delhi, a biographical specialist ... Delving into history Only a few varsities offer master’s courses in archaeology. St. Ann’s stages plays of Shakespeare Students of St.Ann’s Junior College for Girls, Mehdipatnam staged an adaptation of Shakespearean play ‘The Merchant of Venice’ as part of their literary day celebrations, ‘Literati – 2009’ on Monday. ... Engineers' Day observed at SVUCE SV University College of Engineering (SVUCE), in association with the local centre of The Institution of Engineers (India) and APSEB Engineers' Association, observed the 42nd Engineers' Day at the Senate Hall last Tuesday. The event was to ... Saving the brains trust If India wants to be a leading economic power, it has to develop a formidable arsenal in intellectual capital Foundation programme in company secretaryship course More information about admission and application forms can be had from the ICSI Southern India Regional Council, Wheat Crofts Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai. Phone No: 044-28279898 and 28222212. Civils coaching at MANUU Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) will be starting a free residential coaching programme in January 2010 for minorities and women for entry into IAS and allied services, a press release from MANUU said. The MANUU Coaching ... Creating flying machines IITs are the best bet for studying aeronautical engg. Free online test modules for civil services exam With the recent launch of free online test modules with more than one lakh model questions of the civil services examination by a publishing house in Chennai, aspirants have yet another tool to shape their skills for cracking the ... JMET to be held on December 13 The next Joint Management Entrance Test (JMET- 2010) will be held on December 13 across the country for admission to the two-year full-time PG programme in management including MBA conducted by the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) at ... Exploring biotechnology and entrepreneurship Biotechnology is an expanding sector and so are the opportunities to start your own firm, say academicians. Make your words count at Shaastra symposium How can we deliver cheap energy to a growing population in the face of climate change? What role can finance play in fostering sustainable outcomes in society? How can we make our cities more liveable and sustainable?These are some of the ... New design centre Gateway awards for short films Interactive sessions, lectures, workshops, discussions, talks were part of this one-day conference, which was a platform for learning. Varsity tie-up for gaming, animation courses Bioinformatics, an evolving area of study The PG programmes and modular courses offered by the Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics, Pondicherry University, seek to turn out well-trained persons in bioinformatics. Grab a green job The fair will feature jobs that focus on sustainability. COMING UP • The National Power Training Institute, Neyveli-607803, has invited applications for admission to its post-diploma in thermal power plant engineering. Three-year diploma holders in mechanical or electrical or instrumental ... More visa applicants to U.K. likely The number of educational visas applied to the U.K. from India touched a new record of 34,000 last year and would see a rise this year as well, said British High Commissioner Richard Stagg. Speaking on the sidelines of a farewell party ... MoU signed PSG College of Technology inked a memorandum of understanding with Cordys to set up a computing laboratory “PSG-Cordys Cloud Computing Infrastructure” at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering of the college. According to ... Dentistry not getting its due Dental seats go abegging, and graduates don’t earn much. Seminar The Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering of Muthaymammal Engineering College, Rasipuram, organised a technical symposium. Professor from Annalamalai University N. Kumarappan inaugurated the event. He spoke on the topic of power ... Symposium at KCT The Department of Mechatronics Engineering of Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore, will hold its annual symposium on September 22 at the college premises. The symposium “Matrix 2009” will include a variety of activities and ... Explore all options before boarding ‘abroad bus’ One sector that is not affected by the word ‘recession’ is the education sector, especially when it comes to study abroad. Young students can still be seen queuing outside US Consulates and hopping from one education consultant to ... BRAOU classes Practical training classes for M.Sc. first year students of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU) will be conducted from September 29 to October 14, a press release from BRAOU said. M.Sc first year students from study centres located ... Awareness programme held on swine flu An awareness programme on ‘swine flu’ was conducted for students at Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College, Sivakasi. M.K. Rajan, Head, Department of Zoology (PG), and D. Prabhu, Head, Department of Microbiology, were the resource persons. ... ‘Face the Future’ programme for students The Personality Development Cell of Standard Fireworks Rajaratnam College for Women, Sivakasi, and Junior Chamber of Sivakasi jointly organised an intercollegiate programme, ‘Face the Future.’ A. Thangamani, former professor of ... ‘Think differently and try to excel in a team’ Experts feel that HR managers in top companies are not floored by academic record, but additional skills, writes R. RAVIKANTH REDDY TALKING POINT Different ways of offering apologies Apologising is something we often do very bookishly. We stop at expressions such as ‘I’m extremely sorry.’ or ‘I’m very sorry.’ Nothing wrong with that, certainly. But there are different ways of offering ... QUERY CUE Consider job option before pursuing MBA I completed B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering in 2009. I would now like to pursue MBA. I got admission for Post Graduate Diploma in Management – International Business in Institute of Public Enterprise (Osmania University, ... Write to us Interested in starting Eplus Club in your institution? All you need is to register with The Hindu, identify the students willing to improve their language skills and one or two lecturers to assist them. Write to us for ... Diffusion of ‘Gyan’ is the motto Gyanvani - the educational radio FM channel from the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is on the task to impart Gyan (knowledge) in the main towns and cities in the country by its deviant kind of educational content. Gyanvani ... RIGHT TURN Fix goals to fight constraints We were discussing Chetan Bhagat’s concept of being happy with an everlasting spark in our eyes. There are two basics of keeping the glow alive: Regular adding of fuel and protecting the flame from the storms. Adding fuel represents the ... Eplus Club schedule Theme: - The need to connect and stay in touch has never been so important. New technology, innovative gadgets, and novel applications are making our task of getting in touch with all that we like, easier by the day. The world is ... Share your views Freshers’ Day in any college is an event, which is eagerly looked forward by the students. It provides an opportunity for juniors to shed their inhibitions and mingle with seniors. But of late, the freshers day celebration and ... International distance learning centre launched The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has tied up with the University of Florida to set up an international distance learning centre. The new centre is aimed at enabling the two to pursue areas of ... The road to Oz and NZ Students aspiring to practice medicine in Australia and New Zealand have an easier route through Malaysia Software to crack CAT With the Common Admission Test (CAT) going online from this year, aspirants need to concentrate not only on the content part but also the test method, which is totally new and different. Keeping this in view, Educational Software Technologies ... A fillip to pharma sector The decks have been cleared for the development of the six new National Institutes of Pharmaceutical Education and Research For ragging-free campuses Faculty and parents of students have a role to play in eradicating the menace DIFFERENT STROKES Opening minds, destroying myths Exchange programmes are quite useful, feel B-school students NEWSCAN The next Joint Management Entrance Test (JMET- 2010) will be held on December 13 across the country for admission to the two-year fulltime PG programme in management including MBA conducted by the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) at ... Make your words count at Shaastra For more information, visit symposium.shaastra.org. GUIDANCE PLUS The best of East and West Singapore is a significant finance, business and education hub that promotes excellence in every segment of its activities. GUIDANCE PLUS Student life in France The Grandes Ecoles or the elite schools form a system that works in parallel with the universities Q & A Into networking? Jobs are aplenty! I am in the third semester of M.A. Economics. Which course should I take up later? I graduated in the field of Arts with Industrial Relations, Economics and Sociology as the optionals. Hari Prasad via e-mail, ... CAMPUS CONNECT The second-year ECE students of Cauvery College of Engineering and Technology, Perur, excelled at the State-level technical symposium conducted by Priyadharshini Engineering College, Vellore, recently. Over 55 colleges participated in the ... CAMPUS CONNECT ‘Recession is only transient’ The induction programme for the first year undergraduate and post-graduate students of Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering and Technology was held recently. District Collector P. Umanath was the chief guest. He encouraged the students to take up ... Campus Connect A helmet awareness cycle rally was organised by the NCC unit of The American College on September 5. Dr. Chinnaraj Joseph Jaikumar, Principal, flagged off the rally in which 57 cadets participated under the leadership of Associate NCC officer ... |
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