Feb 29, 2008 - SRM University signs MoU with Japanese organisation
   The centre of excellence in Total Quality Management (TQM), set up by SRM University, signed an agreement with the Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineering (JUSE) here on Thursday. read more

Feb 27, 2008 - Six technical affiliating universities coming up
   A proposal to create six technical affiliating universities in the State and convert all four Anna Universities into unitary research universities has been placed before the State Government. read more

Feb 26, 2008 - Industrial internship programmes will be made compulsory Ponmudy
   The State government will soon make it mandatory for all technical institutions, including private, to conduct industrial internship programmes for students, Minister for Higher Education K. Ponmudy said on Monday. read more

Feb 26, 2008 - Nano-biotechnology can be traced to mythologies
   The concept of biotechnology is an age-old one. The technology that was used in different Hindu, Greek and Chinese mythologies is being used as cloning, bio-pharming and organ transplantation. read more

Feb 26, 2008 - Bharathiar University to adopt cluster college concept
   Subsequent to the announcement of Higher Education Minister K. Ponmudy’s proposal at the recently-held Vice-Chancellors’ meet in Chennai to form a group of colleges into a cluster to share resources, Bharathiar University will adopt the cluster concept from the next academic year, Vice-Chancellor G. Thiruvasagam told The Hindu. read more

Feb 25, 2008 - Varsity signs MoU with Bangalore-based company
   The Centre for Marine Science and Technology of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University and the Xpression Biotek, Bangalore, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for starting an industry–university joint M.Sc. programme in Nanobiotechnology. read more

Feb 25, 2008 - Varsity begins research on air pollution
   The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University has initiated an inter-continental collaborative research on air pollution. read more

Feb 25, 2008 - Choice-based credit system to be made mandatory from 2008-09
   The implementation of choice-based credit system (CBCS) will become mandatory in all arts and science colleges in the State from 2008-09 academic year. read more

Feb 23, 2008 - College mathematics association inaugurated
   ‘Mathmagik’, an association of the Department of Mathematics of Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Technology, Vinayaka Missions University, was inaugurated on Wednesday. read more

Feb 22, 2008 - Six Chennai colleges to form first cluster in State
   Six colleges in Chennai will form the first cluster in the State as part of the Government’s move to popularise cluster college concept based on a western model. read more

Feb 22, 2008 - Campus interview
   The College Development Council of Alagappa University, Karaikudi, in association with Sutherland Global Services, a US-based multinational company, plans to conduct inter-collegiate campus interview at Alagappa Institute of Management here on Sunday. read more

Feb 22, 2008 - Anna University to train faculty on teaching
   Anna University, Coimbatore, intends to train engineering college faculty on teaching, Vice-Chancellor R. Radhakrishnan has said. read more

Feb 20, 2008 - Do not convert GCT into a constituent college
   The staff and students of the Government College of Technology (GCT) are protesting against the Government’s decision to transfer it to Anna University, Coimbatore, as a constituent college. read more

Feb 18, 2008 - Vice-Chancellors to meet in Chennai
   A meeting of Vice-Chancellors of all universities in the State will be held at Chennai on February 19 to discuss budget allocation for higher education for 2008-09. read more

Feb 18, 2008 - Anna University, Coimbatore, receives R&D project
   The Centre for Intellectual Property Rights of the Anna University, Coimbatore, has received a project titled “Development of Software for Trademark Verbal Similarities Search Engine and Indian Trademark Database”, from the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. read more

Feb 17, 2008 - Pact for cooperation in higher education
   In an effort to take educational standards to global level and bestow friendship and cooperation in higher education, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Appalachian State University, North Carolina, and the American College here on Friday. read more

Feb 17, 2008 - 14 students get placement orders
   A total of 14 final year undergraduate students of Hotel Management and Catering Science of J.J. Institute of Hotel Management and Catering here got placement and were inducted on Saturday as Trainee Associate Manager by M/s Domino Pizza, Bangalore, at the end of a campus interview held recently. read more

Feb 17, 2008 - Court ruling on B.Ed. admissions
   Universities cannot insist on 10+2+3 pattern of education for gaining admission to Bachelor of Education (B. Ed.) course unless there are specific regulations in the varsity statutes, the Madras High Court has held. read more

Feb 16, 2008 - Top class facility for institute
   Bharathidasan University has decided to create state-of-art infrastructure for Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM), a business school of national acclaim, at its Khajamalai campus. read more

Feb 16, 2008 - Global meet on management starts
   Focussing on all functional areas of management, Atheneum ’08, an International Conference on Management Research hosted by the Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM), got off to a start on Friday with the assurance of bridging theory and practice. read more

Feb 15, 2008 - Anna University revises internal evaluation norms
   Anna University, Coimbatore, has revised its internal evaluation norms and brought in refinements / modifications based on inputs received from various quarters for its constituent and affiliated colleges. read more

Feb 14, 2008 - Campus interview on February 16 and 17
   The Institute for Entrepreneurship and Career Development (IECD), Bharathidasan University, will conduct an inter-collegiate campus interview on February 16 and 17 in association with Eureka Forbes, Sutherland Global Services and Airtel, at the Khajamalai Campus. read more

Feb 14, 2008 - University plans to include students in academic committees
   The Manonmaniam Sundaranar University (MSU) administration has planned to include students’ representatives in the Board of Studies and in the Standing Committee on Academic Affairs with the objective of increasing the students’ participation in academic activities, particularly in curriculum design. read more

Feb 14, 2008 - TNAU inks MoU with Cornell University
   Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) will offer its first dual degree programme in association with Cornell University, Ithaca, the U.S. A memorandum of understanding to this effect was signed on Wednesday at the TNAU. read more

Feb 11, 2008 - Sri Sai Ram Engineering College wins iTalent contest
   Sri Sai Ram Engineering College has won the top honour at CII ‘iTalent’ contest, while the second and third prizes went to Thiagarajar College of Engineering and Mepco Schlenk Engineering College in Madurai. read more

Feb 11, 2008 - Emerging trends in entrepreneurship
   Bharath University, School of Management Studies, Selaiyur, Chennai, is organising a national seminar on ‘Emerging Trends in Entrepreneurship’ on March 6. read more

Feb 09, 2008 - Anna University to introduce two new programmes
   The Anna University-Chennai will introduce two new programmes - B.E. Biomedical Engineering and M.Tech Nanotechnology - in the coming academic year, its Vice-Chancellor D. Viswanathan said. read more

Feb 08, 2008 - Education system needs drastic changes, says Vice-Chancellor
   The education system in the country needs drastic changes in teaching-learning methodologies, curriculum design and infrastructure to meet the challenges posed by globalisation, Anna University-Chennai Vice-Chancellor D. Viswanathan has said. read more

Feb 08, 2008 - Court holds M.A. without foundation degree invalid
   A Master’s degree, obtained through the open university system, without a foundation degree, or the basic degree equivalent to a recognised degree, is invalid, the Madras High Court has ruled. read more

Feb 08, 2008 - Involve in more research activities
   Increase in research activity pertaining to agriculture biotechnology to meet the growing demand of food production was emphasised at the international workshop and national conference on recent advances in Bioengineering held on Thursday. read more

Feb 07, 2008 - Anna University to launch digital evaluation system
   Anna University-Coimbatore will introduce Digital Evaluation System for correcting the answer scripts of students within May this year, its Vice-Chancellor R. Radhakrishnan has said. read more

Feb 07, 2008 - Bharathidasan University to admit 1,000 Chinese students by December, 2008
   Bharathidasan University has appointed Sailcon Beijing Eduation Company Limited, China, as its representative for facilitating admission of Chinese students in the university and affiliated colleges. read more

Feb 05, 2008 - Reforms in Ph.D. programme
   While making course work in three papers – two in the field of research and one in related area – necessary for research scholars of arts, science and languages, Bharathidasan University has, however, decided to consider the recommendation of doctoral committee on the quantum of or the need for course work. read more

Feb 01, 2008 - Anna varsity directs colleges to stop third year campus interviews
   Anna University has told its affiliated engineering colleges to stop conducting placement programmes for third year students. For students passing out in 2009, campus interviews will only be conducted from June 2008. read more