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. read more

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. read more

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 more

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. read more

Apr 28, 2008 - Campus Connect
   KLN College of Engineering celebrated ‘Appointment Order Distribution Day’ recently. read more

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. read more

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 more

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 with them. read more

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 more

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 more

Apr 21, 2008 - Campus connect
   Vickram College of Engineering, Enathi, celebrated its seventh Sports and College Day recently. read more

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. read more

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 more

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 quota. read more

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

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 more

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 more

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 more

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 more

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 more

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. read more

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 more

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 more

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 more

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 more

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. read more

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 more

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. read more

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 more

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 more

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 more

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 more

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 more

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 more

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 more

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 more

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

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 more

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 more

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 more

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. read more

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. read more