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November 30, 2007 - ‘Research in education is vital’
A cognitive and mental
restructuring is needed for good and meaningful research in
the field of education, National Psychological Corporation Director
Mahesh Bhargava has said. Read
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November 30, 2007 - New courses from IGNOU
The
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has launched
new programmes for forthcoming January ’08 session. Read
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November 29, 2007 - Anna University launches interactive
learning programmes
The
first batch of distance education students of the Anna University,
Coimbatore, will not have to attend the conventional Personal
Contact Programmes (PCP) hereafter. The university has introduced
the Interactive Learning Programmes (ILP), in its place. Read
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November 29, 2007 - Use common scientific terms: former
V-C
Common scientific
technical terms should be used in all languages, including Tamil,
so that science could be easily understood by the students and
the public, V.P. Narayanan, former Vice-Chancellor of Madras
Medical College and Research Institute , said here on Wednesday.
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November 29, 2007 - More research programmes to be held
With its Research Initiative
Programme (RIP) providing for the pooling of research talents
in emerging areas and expanding the knowledge base of research
scholars gathering momentum, the Anna University – Tiruchi
(AU-T) has decided to conduct two such programmes per month.
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November 28, 2007 - TNAU graduates get placements
Nearly 50 agricultural graduates of Tamil Nadu Agricultural
University have been short listed to be selected by the Indian
Overseas Bank. Read More>>
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November 28, 2007 - Varsity to set up institute for climate
change study
Chennai,
will set up a separate institute to study climate change and
help conduct advanced research in this specialised field of
activity. Read More >>
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November 27, 2007 - University to offer more courses
Anna University – Tiruchi,
would increase the number of its undergraduate programmes to
nine by offering B.E. in Civil and Mechanical from the next
academic year. Read More
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November 27, 2007 - Higher education for all is Government’s
aim: Ponmudy
Tamil Nadu
is committed to ensuring that all sections, especially the rural
masses and the downtrodden, gain access to higher education,
Higher Education Minister K. Ponmudy said on Monday. Read
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November 26, 2007 - The verdict on CAT
A week after CAT 2007 concluded,
there are different versions doing the rounds on the difficulty
levels of this year’s examination. Read
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November 26, 2007 - Aviation education, need of the hour
It is estimated that
by 2020 the number of commercial aircraft operations in India
may increase to over 2,000 from the present 300. Read
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November 26, 2007 - Is it education or mere profiteering?
In this quantitative age of numbers
and figures here is a statistic which would surprise you, if
not shock you out of your wits. Read
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November 26, 2007 - B.Tech. through distance education
Indira Gandhi National Open University
(IGNOU), functioning under the Government of India, offers B.Tech.
in Civil (Construction Management and Water Resource Engineering)
courses in the distance education mode. Read
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November 26, 2007 - Vinayaka Missions in partnership with
HP
Vinayaka Missions
University has formed a partnership with Hewlett Packard for
the HP Education Programme. A total of 2,500 students will benefit
from the course. Read More
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November 26, 2007 - TANUVAS to tie up with Ohio State University
Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal
Sciences University (TANUVAS) plans to sign a memorandum of
understanding with Ohio State University in animal and poultry
production, Animal Husbandry Minister Geetha Jeevan said on
Saturday. Read More >>
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November 26, 2007 - Vice-Chancellors to deliberate on higher
education policies
Anna
University-Chennai will play host to the first international
forum of the Association of Indian Universities in which Vice-Chancellors
of various Indian universities and educational administrators
from abroad will deliberate on key issues in higher education.
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November 23, 2007 - Seven engineering colleges planned
Anna University–Tiruchi
(AU-T) has decided to start seven constituent engineering colleges
spread over 11 districts in its jurisdiction with the objective
of making quality education affordable to students belonging
to rural schools. Read More
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November 22, 2007 - Centre for Culture opened at SRM University
It takes four years of gruelling
life on campus, science laboratories, mundane days in the hostel
and monotonous food for a student to graduate in engineering.
Not anymore, at least for students of SRM University in Kattankulathur.
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November 19, 2007 - Workshop on hemiplegia
A
workshop on hemiplegia was conducted by the department of physiotherapy,
Dr. MGR Educational and Research Institute (Dr. MGR University)
in Maduravoyal, near Chennai. Read
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November 19, 2007 - IGNOU offers B.Sc. Nautical Science
The Indira Gandhi National
Open University (IGNOU) has invited applications for admission
to its B.Sc. Nautical Science programme commencing in February
2008. Read More >> |
November 19, 2007 - Several options for B.Com. students
There are a number of
options open for B.Com. students. You can opt for a professional
course like CA or go for postgraduation in a suitable specialisation.
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November 19, 2007 - “Revamp hotel management curriculum”
It is time hotel management
institutions revamped their curriculum to standardise hygiene
and food production fulfilling international parameters, according
to R. Rangachari, Advisor, South India Hotels and Restaurants
Association (SIHRA). Read
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November 19, 2007 - CAT throws up no big surprises, aspirants
are a pleased lot
Aspirants
of management studies, who took the Common Admission Test (CAT)
here on Sunday, seemed fairly pleased with the paper, as it
had no big surprises. As many as 10,700 students took the examination
in the city, a significant rise from about 7,400 in 2005 and
9,000 last year. Read More
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November 17, 2007 - Centre of Excellence in biofuels at
TNAU
Keeping in line with
the developments in the biofuel sector, the Tamil Nadu Agricultural
University has been conducting intensive research in different
tree borne oilseed species, with particular reference to jatropha
since 1992. Read More >>
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November 17, 2007 - Anna University, Coimbatore, adopts
new assessment and evaluation patterns
To
bring about a shift from testing the “abilities of rote”
of a student to testing “abilities at diligent application
of the mind, discernment and discrimination”, Anna University,
Coimbatore, has introduced new patterns of evaluation and assessment.
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November 16, 2007 - Bharathiar University signs pact with
Chinese University
A
Memorandum of Agreement was signed between Bharathiar University
and Huaihua University, China, here on Thursday, to facilitate
Chinese students to pursue higher education at Bharathiar University.
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November 15, 2007 - M.Ch. course in gastroenterology
The Department of Gastroenterology
and Proctology, Government Rajaji Hospital, had initiated work
to start Master of Chirurgy (M.Ch.) degree course in gastroenterology
in Madurai Medical College, said Professor and Head of the department,
R. Muthukrishnan. Read More
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November 14, 2007 - “Creativity valued in U.S. varsities”
“Indian students
have a very good reputation in the United States. They are conscientious,
bright and hardworking,” said Fredrick Kaplan, Consul
for Public Affairs at the U.S. Consulate in Chennai, at a meeting
here on Tuesday. Read More
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November 12, 2007 - Higher studies in genetics
Genetics deals with the study
of genes and heredity. Genetics comes under the biological sciences
and it is related to biotechnology and microbiology. Read
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November 06, 2007 - Opportunities for agriculture graduates
There are plenty of opportunity
for higher education for agricultural graduates in the U.K.,
L.Dhanasekaran, Head, Education U.K. (British Council, South
India), said here recently.
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November 02, 2007 - Anna varisty signs MoU with Helmholtz
Association
Anna University, Chennai, has signed a memorandum of understanding
with Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres for collaborative
research on energy technology.
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