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Apr 28, 2008 - Varsity plans MA Public Administration in
Tamil
The University of Madras will introduce
a Masters degree programme in Public Administration (Tamil medium)
from the coming academic year.
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Apr 28, 2008 - TNAU signs MoU with Canada university
The TamilNadu Agricultural University
(TNAU) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Nova
Scotia Agricultural College (NSAC), Canada.
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Apr 28, 2008 - NIT-T plans tie-up with NUS
The National Institute of Technology
- Tiruchi (NIT-T) is exploring the possibility of a tie-up with
National University of Singapore (NUS) to facilitate aspiring
engineering students to earn a postgraduation degree or Ph.D
with global exposure. Read
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Apr 28, 2008 - The long wait for more MBBS seats
That time of the year is upon us
again. Not very long from now the calculations will begin cut-off
marks, ranks, percentile of seats, quota for that race to possess
a precious commodity an MBBS seat.
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Apr 28, 2008 - Campus Connect
KLN College of Engineering celebrated
‘Appointment Order Distribution Day’ recently.
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Apr 25, 2008 - 80 institutions get approval to offer B.Ed
Bharathidasan University has come
out with a list of 80 institutions that have obtained approval
to offer B.Ed. programme.
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Apr 24, 2008 - 1,200 more engineering seats likely
About 1,200 more seats are likely
to be on offer at new government engineering colleges in the
State in the coming academic year, according to Higher Education
Minister K. Ponmudy. Read
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Apr 22, 2008 - New B.E. Programs at Anna University Tirunelveli
As a teacher and as an educational
administrator, I have been cherishing with the innovative potentials
of our youth that have been displayed during my interaction
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Apr 22, 2008 - BU relaxes norms for Ph. D. guides
Vice-Chancellor of Bharathiar University
G. Thiruvasagam has announced that the norms for selection of
professors to guide doctoral students will be relaxed. Read
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Apr 21, 2008 - Choosing your dream college
As students who have just finished
Class XII, you may feel you have earned yourself a holiday.
But even as you kickback to enjoy the end of examinations, it’s
time to start thinking about the next step on your academic
and career path: college. Read
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Apr 21, 2008 - Campus connect
Vickram College of Engineering,
Enathi, celebrated its seventh Sports and College Day recently.
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Apr 21, 2008 - More seats now but the going is tough
Kickstarting the entrance examination
season with the toughest of all engineering entrance examinations,
IIT-JEE 2008 went off with no unexpected twists in the tale
except for a small variation in mark distribution in the second
paper, and a relatively tougher and lengthier Mathematics paper.
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Apr 21, 2008 - Fee hike by IIMs and IITs: is there a strong
case?
Amidst the controversy surrounding
the fee hikes announced by various Indian Institutes of Management,
the Indian Institutes of Technology have jointly mooted a proposal
to double the fees for IIT-JEE, the entrance examination for
admission to the IITs. Read
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Apr 21, 2008 - Colleges call truce over fees, seats
Aspiring engineers in Tamil Nadu
can perhaps heave a sigh of relief. Most of them may not have
to pay high fees this year. Besides they can look forward to
a large number of seats continuing to remain under government
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Apr 20, 2008 - Vice-Chancellor warns against unauthorised
B. Ed. colleges
Bharathiar University Vice-Chancellor
G. Thiruvasagam has cautioned students and their parents against
B. Ed. colleges that function without due affiliation of the
university. Read More >>
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Apr 18, 2008 - Anna University, Coimbatore, to admit candidates
for Ph. D. programme
Anna University, Coimbatore, has
published the names of the candidates selected by the university
to pursue the Ph. D. programme. Read
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Apr 15, 2008 - IIT-M plans to start post-graduate department
of medicine
The Indian Institute of Technology,
Madras, is planning a proposal to get a post-graduate department
of medicine. Read More >> |
Apr 14, 2008 - Common University Act awaits the approval
of Assembly
The final draft of the Common University
Act, applicable to all universities in the State, is ready and
will be placed before the Assembly for approval. It will come
into effect from academic year 2008-09. Read
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Apr 14, 2008 - Initiatives to improve employability
With “employability”
becoming a buzzword in higher education, the State Government
is planning several initiatives to improve the prospects of
government college graduates in the job market. Read
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Apr 14, 2008 - Admissions begin for doctoral programme
Candidates who applied for doing
part-time doctoral programme of Bharathiar University and had
emerged successful after the counselling were given registration
letters here recently. Read
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Apr 13, 2008 - Varsity plans courses at work premises
Anna University, Coimbatore, will
offer as part of its outreach programmes, undergraduate, post-graduate
and management courses to employees of government, public sector
and private organisations. This will enable them to pursue higher
studies while in service. Read
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Apr 11, 2008 - SRM University scholarships for toppers at
district and State levels
SRM University has joined the growing
list of technical education institutions offering scholarships
to district and state toppers at the higher secondary level.
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Apr 09, 2008 - BU signs MoU for dual degree programmes
Bharathiar University and Yun yung
Teachers College, Hubei Province, China, have entered intoa
Memorandum of Understanding to offer a dual degree programme
in B.Sc Networking Technology. Read
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Apr 09, 2008 - “Value-based education vital for students’
success”
Value-based education is important
for students to achieve success, Justice M. Karpaga Vinayagam,
Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court, said. Read
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Apr 09, 2008 - Examinations go online at TNAU
After shifting from the conventional
method of teaching to e-learning, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
(TNAU) and its constituent colleges have introduced online examinations
for first year students pursuing undergraduate programmes. Read
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Apr 09, 2008 - KCG College of Technology celebrates 10th
anniversary
K C G College of Technology, an
associate of the Hindustan Group of institutions, today announced
in their 10th Annual Day celebrations that placements for students
with reputed institutions. Read
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Apr 07, 2008 - Choice Based Credit system to be announced
on April 25
The Government will make a formal
announcement on the introduction of Choice Based Credit System
in all arts and science colleges in the Assembly on April 25.
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Apr 07, 2008 - The new rating methodology
India is one of the largest higher
educational systems in the world, having more than 400 universities,
18,000 colleges and an enrolment of 11 million students. Read
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Apr 07, 2008 - Nanotechnology: Are we ready?
Nanotechnology is the new buzzword
in scientific circles and a number of colleges and universities
across the state have started to offer teaching and research
programmes in the highly advanced field. Unfortunately, not
all of these pioneering institutions have the physical infrastructure
or qualified faculty required to run these programmes.
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Apr 07, 2008 - Campus connect
Communication skills including components
like how well we communicate, how do we sell our products, how
we justify the quality of product to customers, are essential
to enter into an industry. Read
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Apr 07, 2008 - Campus connect
The coming era would be of
e-health as health care is the mother of all inventions. Future
demand for bio-medical engineers would be 27 per cent whereas
total demand for all other engineering disciplines would be
just nine to 11 per cent. Read
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Apr 06, 2008 - “Start dynamic courses”
State Universities are lagging behind
in introducing dynamic courses that suited the current expectation
of industries, said Sukhadeo Thorat, Chairman, University Grants
Commission, New Delhi. Read
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Apr 06, 2008 - Self-confidence will lead to success, says
official
''Self-confidence and belief in
one's capabilities will lead to success,'' Special Commissioner
and Tamil Nadu Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Secretary
K Ashok Vardhan Shetty said today. Read
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Apr 05, 2008 - Application forms for part-time BE, B.Tech
courses
The application forms for part-time
BE and B. Tech degree courses in government and government-aided
engineering colleges will be issued from April 11 to May 5,
according to Commissioner of Technical Education. Read
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Apr 05, 2008 - Blood donated
The National Service Scheme unit
of Mepco Schlenk Engineering College here conducted a blood
donation camp on the college premises on Thursday. Read
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Apr 04, 2008 - Campus recruitment at college
IBM India Private Limited, Bangalore,
will hold a campus recruitment at the K.L.N. College of Engineering
here on April 6 and 7. It will recruit candidates for the position
of Technical Support Associate to be located at Bangalore or
Hyderabad, according to a press release from S. S. Manian, placement
officer of the college. Read
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Apr 04, 2008 - Prizes for academic performance
About 50 students of Shree Motilal
Kanhaiyalal Fomra Institute of Technology were awarded with
prizes and certificates for their academic performance at the
annual day celebrations of the institute recently. Read
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Apr 03, 2008 - “Revise medical college teacher-student
ratio”
Revising the teacher-student ratio
in medical colleges is essential to meet the huge demand of
doctors in the country, Health Secretary V.K.Subburaj said on
Wednesday. Read More >>
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Apr 01, 2008 - Supreme Court declines to give interim direction
on CET
The Supreme Court on Monday declined
to give an interim direction at this stage to the Tamil Nadu
government for conducting a Common Entrance Test (CET) for admissions
to professional courses for academic year 2008-2009. Read
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Apr 01, 2008 - Coimbatore colleges to get Chinese students
Pursuant to the memorandum of agreement
signed between Huaihua University, China, and Bharathiar University,
the first batch of Chinese students started their courses in
English at the latter in January. Read
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Apr 01, 2008 - Students get job offer letters
A total of 347 students of R.M.K
Engineering College and 155 students of R.M.D. Engineering College
in Kavaraipettai received their offer letters from leading companies,
including Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, and L&T
Infotech, at a function held recently. Read
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Apr 01, 2008 - Common syllabus for entrance exams mooted
Anna University-Tiruchirappalli
(AU-T) will introduce an MBA degree programme from 2008-09 at
its constituent college Bharathidasan Institute of Technology.
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Apr 01, 2008 - Bharathiar University to set up Confucius
Institute
A memorandum of understanding (MoU)
was signed recently between the Bharathiar University and the
Huaihua University, China, for founding the Bharathiar University
Confucius Institute at the university premises in Coimbatore.
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