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Aug 31, 2008 - Campus placements by IT firms dwindle
Educational institutions having companies
over for recruitment or placement drives had become a regular
fixture in the academic calendar.But this year many colleges
and universities have woken up to a harsh reality – IT
companies have not come for any placement drive. Read
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Aug 30, 2008 - Varsity to start 4 more engineering
colleges
Anna University will start four more engineering
colleges in Dindigul, Pudukottai, Thanjvaur and Perambalur in
the next academic year.
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Aug 30, 2008 - Madurai to host virtual convocation
Students of Indira Gandhi National Open
University (IGNOU) from 17 districts in the State attached to
Madurai Regional Centre will, for the first time, have an opportunity
to participate in the annual convocation in Madurai itself.
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Aug 30, 2008 - Herbal medicine workshop held
The need for scientific documentation
on the effect of herbal medicines was highlighted in the one-day
workshop for traditional practitioners organised at Periyar
Maniammai University at Vallam near here recently. Read
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Friday, Aug 29, 2008 - Counselling for paramedical courses
The Medical Education Directorate will
hold the first phase of counselling for paramedical courses
for 2008-09 from September 4 to 15 at the selection committee
office at the DME complex here. Read
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Aug 29, 2008 - 74,000 students opt for BE
The popularity of a career in engineering
has reached an all-time high in Tamil Nadu. This year, well
over 74,000 students have opted for a BE course through Anna
University’s single window counselling system. Read
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29 Aug 2008 - Arts graduates fail to impress their recruiters
While graduates from the engineering colleges
in Tamil Nadu are cornering hot, well paying jobs in the Information
Technology sector, their counterparts in arts and science colleges
are failing to impress big time recruiters. Read
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Aug 28, 2008 - NIT-T to confer degrees on 998 candidates
this year
A total of 998 candidates are to receive
their degrees at the fourth convocation of National Institute
of Technology – Tiruchi (NIT-T), on Friday. Read
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Aug 28, 2008 - A fifth of jobs unfilled at varsity’s
job fairs: V-C
A fifth of vacancies remain unfilled at
the job fairs held by the Madras University because applicants
lacked skills that the industry seeks, said its Vice Chancellor
S. Ramachandran. Read
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Aug 27, 2008 - 8,068 engineering vacancies yet
to be filled on the last day
As many as 8,068 vacancies remained on
the last day of the Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA)
general academic counselling here on Tuesday. Read
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Aug 27, 2008 - Dharmapuri medical college to be
dedicated today
A small function scheduled for Wednesday
will mark the dedication of the 15th government medical college,
at Dharmapuri, in Tamil Nadu. Read More >> |
Aug 26, 2008 - UGC team
to visit varsity
A six-member expert committee of University
Grants Commission (UGC) will visit Bharathidasan University
for three days from August 27 to assess the Eleventh Plan requirements.
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Aug 26, 2008 - Campus interview at college today
Maytas Infra, Hyderabad, will conduct
campus interview for diploma holders in civil engineering at
10 a.m. on Tuesday at K. L. N. Polytechnic College. Read
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Aug 25, 2008 - Final phase of counselling
The final phase of counselling for vocational
candidates for Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions 2008 will be
held on August 29 at Anna University Chennai. Read
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Aug 25, 2008 - Bharathidasan University honours its
commitment given to High Court
Bharathidasan University has honoured
the commitment it had given to the High Court earlier this year
to absorb the MCA students who felt cheated by their admission
to the Nehru Memorial College, Puthanampatti. Read
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Aug 25, 2008 - University to be covered by Wi-Fi
Madurai Kamaraj University would soon
join the league of educational institutions that have Wi-Fi
connectivity in the campus with unlimited Internet download
facility. Read More
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Aug 25, 2008 - Campus Connect
A campus recruitment drive was conducted
at K.L.N. Polytechnic College recently by Apna Technologies
and Solutions, Bangalore, for students of Electronic and Communication
and EEE diploma holders of 2008-09 batch from various colleges.
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Aug 22, 2008 - ‘Leadership qualities vital
to climb the corporate ladder’
Leadership qualities are crucial for the
young graduates to remain successful and climb up the corporate
ladder, Thothathri Visvanathan Infosys Associate Vice-President
has said. Read More
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Aug 22, 2008 - Pro-Chancellor installed
A.C.S.Arun Kumar was installed as the
Pro-Chancellor of Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute
University at a function on Wednesday on the university campus
in Maduravoyal. Read
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Aug 21, 2008 - Counselling for BDS course
The Medical Education Department has
earmarked three days, starting August 26 to commence the next
round of counselling for allotment of seats to the remaining
vacancies in the self-financing dental colleges for the BDS
course (2008-09). Read
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Aug 21, 2008 - Vice-Chancellors to meet in September
Vice-Chancellors of universities in the
southern States will meet at Puducherry from September 11 to
13 to discuss academic issues, especially basic science education
and research constraints and challenges. Read
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Aug 20, 2008 - Anna University seeks Rs. 64-crore
grant
Anna University is making a pitch for
a Rs. 64-crore grant from the University Grants Commission under
the Eleventh Five Year Plan. Read
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Aug 18, 2008 - IIT-M: Poised for a leap
India needs to produce a few Nobel laureates
for institutions to try bold experiments from a platform of
self-confidence. Read
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Aug 18, 2008 - You can go places, literally
The three areas of travel, tourism and
hospitality are often considered together while discussing career
options. We had covered training in hospitality a few weeks
ago. Opportunities in tourism had also been discussed. Now,
we would focus on the travel sector. Read
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Aug 17, 2008 - Produce students who are employable:
Ponmudy
Universities and institutions of higher
and technical education must offer specialised and inter-disciplinary
courses to produce students who are high calibre and employable
in the highly competitive job market, Minister for Higher Education
K. Ponmudy has said. Read
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Aug 17, 2008 - Counselling
The single window counselling for admission
to BSMS/BAMS/BNYS/BUMS/BHMS courses will be held at the Commissionerate
of Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy, Arignar Anna government
hospital of Indian Medicine campus.
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Aug 16, 2008 - Bharathiar University to introduce
a novel concept
Students joining the affiliated colleges
of Bharathiar University in the next academic year can exercise
the option of completing a course in one, two or three years.
They can walk out half-way with a diploma or complete the course
to earn a degree. Read
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Aug 16, 2008 - Govt engg
admission tally hits
Owners of self-financing engineering
colleges in Tamil Nadu are a happy lot, following the overwhelming
response to the Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA 2008).
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Aug 15, 2008 - ‘Engineering seats allotted
to SC, MBC candidates has doubled’
In the past four years, allotment of seats
to Scheduled Castes and Most Backward Classes in engineering
colleges has doubled, said K. Ponmudy, Higher Educational Minister.
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Aug 14, 2008 - No SC/STs in six new IITs this year
The six new IITs will not have any SC/ST student this year. The 66 vacancies for them (19 for SCs and 47 for STs) will now be filled next year, over and above the prescribed quota. Read More >> |
Aug 13, 2008 - “Two million Indians constitute the best immigrant
community in U.S.”
In a few years from now, 10 lakh visas
will be issued to Indians leaving for the United States of America,
Frederick J.Kaplan, Acting Consul-General , US Consulate, Chennai,
said on Tuesday.
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Aug 13, 2008 - “No AICTE approval
for ICFAI courses”
The All-India Council for Technical Education
(AICTE) has not approved any of the courses conducted either
by the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI)
Society or those offered by the ICFAI University, Dehra Dun.
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Aug 13, 2008 - No delay in MBBS counselling this year, say
officials
Officials of the Health Department have
said that there has been no delay in the conduct of MBBS counselling
this year. Read More
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Aug 13, 2008 - “Build entrepreneurship qualities in students”
Entrepreneurship should be a key part
of professional education, Governor Surjit Singh Barnala told
students and faculty at Hindustan University, which he inaugurated
on Monday. Read More
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Aug 12, 2008 - Very few students opt for science courses
The lowering of qualifying marks for engineering
courses, coupled with the craze for information technology-related
courses, has resulted in a situation in which fewer and fewer
students opt for arts and science courses, G. Thiruvasagam,
Vice-Chancellor of Bharathiar University, said here on Monday.
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Aug 11, 2008 - No decision yet on MBBS seats
The Health Department is yet to take a
decision on the seats due from Chettinad Medical College and
Hospital for the MBBS course, at its meeting held here on Sunday.
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Aug 11, 2008 - Two more colleges get affiliation
Anna University Coimbatore has given affiliation
to two more new self-financing engineering colleges, Indus College
of Engineering, Coimbatore, and Tejaa Shakthi Institute of Technology
for Women, Coimbatore. Read
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Aug 08, 2008 - All 240 seats filled in new colleges
All the 240 seats in each of the four
new constituent colleges of Anna University–Tiruchi have
been filled in the counselling for engineering admissions. Read
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Aug 08, 2008 - Intake at Bharathidasan Institute of Technology
doubled: Vice-Chancellor
Anna University – Tiruchi has doubled
intake this year at Bharathidasan Institute of Technology (BIT),
its constituent unit, from 60 to 120 (each) for six programmes:
civil, mechanical, ece, cse, it, and eee. Read
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Aug 08, 2008 - IITs to lower cut-offs, fill seats
In the history of IITs, there has never been a second round of admissions. This year, though, vacant seats at all 13 IIT campuses, as also at IT-BHU and Indian School of Mines-Dhanbad, will be filled after a second list is soon put out. Read
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Aug 07, 2008 - Anna University gears up for Web video lectures
With an IIT education now available on
YouTube, Anna University is getting set to join the ranks of
those offering video lectures by its professors on the Web.
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Aug 06, 2008 - “Private varsities play pivotal role
in higher education”
“The role of private sector in the
field of higher education is inevitable. There is no point in
blaming them for certain lapses. Instead of finding fault with
their functioning, steps should be taken to streamline them”.
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Aug 04, 2008 - JSS University and BU to join hands
Bharathiar University will join hands
with the newly formed JSS University, Mysore, for offering joint
courses in hospital and medical management for enabling para-medical
staff. Read More >> |
