May 31, 2009 - State to get 200 more MBBS seats if MCI recognises two colleges
   If the Medical Council of India grants recognition to new medical colleges at Tiruvarur and Villupuram, 200 extra MBBS seats will become available during the first round of counselling itself, Health Minister M.R.K. Panneerselvam announced here on Saturday. read more

May 31, 2009 - Fee structure should not be a constraint on ordinary people
   The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) will soon announce recommendations of the committee set up to finalise fee structure for self-financing engineering colleges, according to AICTE chairman R.A.Yadav. read more

May 31, 2009 - Government Music College offers degree courses
   Admissions are on at the Tamil Nadu Government Music College, Madurai for three-year degree courses in vocal music, veena, violin, flute, mridangam, nadaswaram, bharatanatyam and folklore departments. read more

May 30, 2009 - Stick to merit, engineering colleges told
   Self-financing engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu cannot individually admit students into the BE/B.Tech programmes. read more

May 28, 2009 - AICTE slashes 580 seats in engineering colleges
   The sanctioned students' intake for BE/B.Tech courses in self-financing engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu has been slashed by 580 seats for the academic year 2009-10. read more

May 27, 2009 - No hike in fee for engineering courses
   The process of selecting students for engineering courses in the State will officially begin on June 20, with the allotment of random numbers for applications submitted. read more

May 27, 2009 - Increase in CBSE pass percentage
   It’s time to celebrate for Standard X students in schools affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education. read more

May 27, 2009 - Follow guidelines to stop ragging, BU tells colleges
   The Ministry of Human Resource Development and the University Grants Commission have directed universities to instruct colleges to be strict in taking preventive measures against ragging and also in taking immediate action against those who indulge in the crime. read more

May 26, 2009 - IAM to offer UG, PG courses at its Mumbai centre
   The Institute of Apparel Management (IAM) under Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) of the Union Ministry of Textiles will offer two undergraduate and two postgraduate courses at its new centre in Mumbai in the inaugural academic year (2009-10). read more

May 26, 2009 - Varsity creates space for environmental research
   There is a growing need for science students to pool in their ideas and develop a sustainable way to control pollution and curb global warming, according to speakers at the inauguration of Dana Bergh Hall, a chamber for coastal environmental research in Anna University, here on Monday. read more

May 26, 2009 - Five Chennai students among top 100 rankers in IIT Joint Entrance Examination
   Five students from Chennai made it to the top 100 ranks in the Joint Entrance Examination of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT-JEE), including one student in the top ten. read more

May 26, 2009 - Private teacher training institute included in counselling process
   The Madras High Court has directed the Director of Teacher Education, Research and Training (DTERT) to include a private institution in current year?s counselling process for admission, subject to its compliance with infrastructure requirements. read more

May 26, 2009 - BU receives grants from UGC
   Bharathiar University has received a grant of Rs. 2.64 crore from the University Grants Commission under the XI Plan Development Grant. read more

May 26, 2009 - Visual Communication course
   The Periyar University has introduced a five-year integrated programme in Visual Communication and four certificate courses. The admissions for these courses will begin from June. read more

May 26, 2009 - Management meet tomorrow
   The Department of Management Studies of the Anna University-Tiruchi will host a three-day international conference on Operations Research Applications in Engineering and Management from May 27. read more

May 25, 2009 - Counselling for B.Ed. admission from today
   Counselling for B.Ed. admissions through the distance education mode in Madurai Kamaraj University will be held for three days from May 25. read more

May 24, 2009 - Girls outshine boys in all four streams of class X examination
   Girls outshined boys in the class X examinations in four streams (SSLC, Matriculation, Anglo-Indian and O.S.L.C. ), whose results were released on Saturday. read more

May 23, 2009 - Chennai region tops in CBSE XII exam, Ajmer comes second
   Having achieved a remarkable overall pass percentage of 92.06, the Chennai region has finished on top in the Central Board of Secondary Education’s Class XII examination. read more

May 23, 2009 - Implement government?s reservation policy UGC
   The University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued guidelines for strict implementation of government’s reservation policy in universities, deemed-to-be universities, colleges and other grant-in-aid institutions. read more

May 23, 2009 - Government Medical College to start functioning from this academic year
   The Government Medical College at Tiruvarur will start functioning from this academic year. read more

May 22, 2009 - Limit admissions to allowed strength
   Colleges affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University have been instructed not to admit students over and above the strength sanctioned by university. read more

May 22, 2009 - Foreign education made affordable with this tie-up
   Students who want to experience a foreign education without spending too much on it can benefit from the tie-up between the British Institute of Technology and E-commerce (BITE) and Hindustan College of Arts and Sciences (HCAS). read more

May 22, 2009 - Tamil Nadu gets 18 more MBA colleges, 3 MCA institutions
   With the global economic meltdown and recruitment freeze in companies pushing updemand for postgraduate courses, over a dozen exclusive management colleges will spring to life in Tamil Nadu during the next academic year. read more

May 21, 2009 - State students stand out in CBSE examination
   Schools in the Chennai region affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education have reason to cheer ? standard XII results announced on Wednesday. read more

May 21, 2009 - University of Madras to introduce 5-year integrated PG programme
   The University of Madras will introduce five-year integrated masters programme in four disciplines from this academic year. read more

May 21, 2009 - Admission to integrated M.Ch should be on merit court
   The Madras High Court has ruled that the 5-year integrated M.Ch. (neurosurgery) course be treated as a superspecialty course and admission be made based only on merit without following the rule of reservation. read more

May 21, 2009 - Graduation day
   Nearly 40 students of various engineering courses were conferred with degrees at the fourth graduation ceremony held at SMK Fomra Institute of Technology near Kelambakkam recently. read more

May 20, 2009 - Applications for BE/B.Tech lateral entry courses
   Application forms for admission to the second year BE/B.Tech degree courses during 2009-2010 under the lateral entry scheme for seats in government, government-aided, self-financing engineering colleges. read more

May 20, 2009 - Meenakshi College 2,400 applications sold on Monday alone
   A total of 2,400 application forms were sold on Monday alone at the Sri Meenakshi Government Arts College for Women here as admission forms for the first year undergraduate courses began to be issued. read more

May 20, 2009 - MoU signed with Malaysian medical college
   The Vinayaka Missions University (VMU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Royal College of Medicine Perak, a part of University Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to offer a new medical degree programme. read more

May 19, 2009 - Plus Two students can apply for copies of answer sheets of all subjects
   Students who appeared for the higher secondary exams can now apply for photocopies of answer sheets of all subjects and for revaluation for all subjects, according to Minister of School Education Thangam Thennarasu. read more

May 19, 2009 - Students prefer revaluation of papers to re-totalling
   With the results of the higher secondary examinations out, many students and parents thronged the Directorate of Public Instruction campus in the city on Monday to submit forms to obtain photocopies of answer sheets and for re-totalling. read more

May 19, 2009 - Madurai students win ?battle of minds?
   In what was a battle of great minds, final year Electronics and Communication Engineering students of KLN College of Engineering here romped home winning the ?The Great Mind Challenge 2009. read more

May 19, 2009 - Admissions to medical colleges get tougher
   The application form for the undergraduate medical programme will be issued from June 3, officials at the Directorate of Medical Education confirmed here on Monday. read more

May 18, 2009 - 35 new B.Ed. colleges coming up in State this year
   Around 35 B. Ed. colleges are set to be opened in the State this academic year following the permission given by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE). read more

May 18, 2009 - Annual Day celebration
   A four-point formula for success was given to students by Bharath K. S., chairman, Confederation of Indian Industry, Madurai zone, at the Annual Day celebration of K. L. N. College of Engineering, Pottapalayam. read more

May 18, 2009 - Conference on Recent Trends in applicable maths for science & technology
   A national conference on ‘Recent trends in applicable mathematics for science and technology’ was organised by the Department of Mathematics of K. L. N. College of Engineering, Pottapalayam. read more

May 15, 2009 - Marginal decrease in Class XII pass percentage
   Students in the State recorded an overall pass percentage of 83 in the Class XII Higher Secondary Examination held this March, a decrease of 1.4 percentage points compared to last year. read more

May 15, 2009 - First rankers spell out their future plans
   They slogged hard last year, and now it is celebration time for the five first-rank holders in the State board Class 12 examinations, as they reap the rewards of their hard work, focus and determination. read more

May 15, 2009 - It?s time for cut-off calculations
   For Plus-Two students hoping to get into professional courses in the State, it is time for number crunching. With the state board examination results declared on Thursday, it is clear that the competition has got tighter, as students start to make their calculations about cut-offs and rankings before counselling begins. read more

May 11, 2009 - Now, CAT goes digital
   The 33-year-old Common Admission Test, used as the yardstick to screen candidates for admissions to the prestigious Indian Institutes of Management, is all set to go digital. read more

May 11, 2009 - 31st Graduation Day at Sourashtra College
   The need to acquire soft skills and continue the process of learning even after graduation was highlighted by R. Karpaga Kumaravel, Vice-Chancellor, Madurai Kamaraj University, while delivering the 31st Graduation Day address at Sourashtra College. read more

May 11, 2009 - Programme on developing entrepreneurship skills
   A three-day programme on developing entrepreneurship skills for pre-final students was conducted at Vickram College of Engineering. read more

May 08, 2009 - 92,864 engineering admission forms sold
   In an overwhelming response to the Tamil Nadu Engineering Admission (TNEA 2009) season this year, as many as 92,864 application forms have been sold within the first two days of its issue. read more

May 08, 2009 - TNAU to begin admissions
   InThe Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) will begin the admission process for its 12 undergraduate programmes on May 9. read more

May 07, 2009 - Over 64,000 students buy applications on day one
   Over 64,000 students bought application forms for Tamil Nadu engineering courses on the opening day of the sale on Wednesday. read more

May 07, 2009 - Engg seat assured for all eligible aspirants in TN
   In the wee hours of Wednesday more than 150 parents and students descended on the campus of the Anna University (Chennai) eager to buythe application form for the 2009 season of the Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA). read more

May 06, 2009 - 1,35,000 engineering seats will be available this year
   Around 1,35,000 seats in 41 disciplines in B.E and B.Tech courses will be available for students in Tamil Nadu engineering colleges in 2009 with 85,000 seats to be allotted through counselling. read more

May 06, 2009 - Anna University to grade engineering colleges
   In an initiative to develop quality in engineering education, the Anna University (Chennai) has decided to award grades to technical institutions falling under its jurisdiction. read more

May 05, 2009 - Building for IIM identified
   The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) proposed by the Central Government for Tamil Nadu at Tiruchi is likely to get functional from 2009-10. read more

May 03, 2009 - &ldquoBio-technology will determine the future&rdquo
   ‘The BioExpress,’ a monthly students’ bulletin of the School of Bioengineering of SRM University, Kattankulathur, was launched on Saturday. read more

May 03, 2009 - Innovative projects of students showcased
   KCG College of Technology on Friday showcased innovative projects of its final year students, including one to prevent train accidents. read more

May 03, 2009 - 10,000 scholarships being given to science students every year
   Plus Two students who are awaiting their results have been urged to join courses in basic sciences in arts and science colleges and avail the various scholarships provided by the Department of Science and Technology in higher education. read more

May 02, 2009 - TANUVAS applications from tomorrow
   Admission notification for B.V.Sc and Animal Husbandry, B.F.Sc and B.Tech (Food Processing Technology) of Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University will be released on May 3. read more

May 02, 2009 - Application forms for diploma course
   Application forms for admission of Plus Two candidates in first year and direct second year (lateral entry) diploma course for academic year 2009-10 will be issued from May 4 to 25. read more