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Monday, July 09, 2007
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Another season of discontent IT sector wants corporatised education The demand-supply gap in IT human resources requires bold approachs, NASSCOM says. Retail management through virtual classroom Reliance Communications has launched an Executive Program for Retailing Management (EPRM), along with the Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH) and Philadelphia University, Pennsylvania, U.S. EPRM is a 11-month integrated ... SIFE awards for SDNB students Members of the Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) of Sri Devkunwar Nanalal Bhatt Vaishnav Women’s College, Chromepet, emerged as runners-up in a national competition organised by SIFE in Mumbai last month. Incidentally, the winners in the ... Sun Learning Services launches Chennai centre Sun Learning Services, a division of Sun Microsystems, recently announced the launch of its learning centre in Chennai where authorised instructors would provide training and hands-on experience to candidates. The centre aims at empowering ... Training for department heads For one day, heads of departments of Bharath University in Selaiyur near Tambaram, were students during a day-long programme organised to make them aware and sensitive to their duties and responsibilities. ‘Schooling for HODs,’ a ... 
Interdisciplinary approach to biodiversity educationAt the core of CMBC’s programmes is the recognition that challenges posed by marine biodiversity conservation demand study of several disciplines. 
Finishing School does wonders for placementThe Finishing School Programme that the National Institute of Technology- Tiruchi (NIT-T) conducted during May and June to reinforce skills and infuse industry-specific knowledge into 58 students drawn from various engineering colleges in the ... Q&A I would like to know about postgraduate programmes and a career in medical physics. Medical physics is a branch of applied physics concerning the application of physics to medicine. It generally concerns physics as applied to medical ... Guide for entry to professional colleges Aspire Learning has come out with a free booklet titled ‘A guide to crafting successful entry into top-notch professional colleges’. The booklet, designed for aspiring IIT-ians, engineers and doctors, would provide information ... 
Playing host in the skyExciting flying experience, handsome salary and the opportunity to travel far and wide are some of the attractions that a career as a stewardess brings. 
Bioinformatics Centre at Madras Christian CollegeA Bioinformatics Centre, that would help students have access to biotechnology resource centres across the globe through the world wide web, has been established at the Zoology Department of Madras Christian College, Tambaram. The centre ... Mission Nano set for a giant leap With the Government approving the launch of a Nanotechnology Mission, this field is all set to get a boost in the country. Now, for some LPO action Career prospects are bright in the Legal Process Outsourcing industry. VIT students bag awards Two students of VIT University bagged the ‘Young researchers award’ in the first international conference on ‘Control, Instrumentation and Mechatronics’, which took place in Malaysia. A press release issued by VIT said the ... Tech students are market savvy Majority of them want to join IT product companies and prefer to work in Bangalore. Fluency through e-books First published over two decades ago, the series is now digitised for download. Tamil varsity courses form research base Tamil University was established at Thanjavur 25 years ago with the sole aim of promoting research in Tamil Language and culture. With a view to extending its services to more people, various courses were introduced later and students admitted. ... Sunrise sectors put shine into jobs An ASSOCHAM study says certain sectors such as retail and IT-Enabled Services will lead the employment boom. MCC Social Work students to spend a semester in Australia The exposure to Australian education provides transferable credits to the Chennai batch. International meet on computing A two-day international conference on high performance computing will be organised by SSN group of institutions from July 12. Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, IIT, Anna University, HCL, IBM US, Microsoft Research Lab and Patni ... GUIDANCE PLUS 
Efficient disaster management guidance plusDisaster management is yet another area about which there is growing awareness in the country. We explore what could be involved in disaster management, as a forerunner to exploring related courses. 
Tackling post-result stressWith students even committing suicide after failing in examinations, the CBSE has come up with a post-result helpline to help relieve stress. Voluntary organisations too offer them counselling. Visual communication course Vel’s College, Pallavaram, will offer a six-month diploma course in visual communication beginning August 1. Film making, television, advertising, multimedia and graphics and printing technology are the course modules. They would have ... No change in engineering seat-sharing ratio in Puducherry With the government and private engineering colleges deciding to stick to last year’s seat sharing agreement of 50:50 ratio in Puducherry, the admission scenario in the engineering stream has become clear. The Centralised Admission ... Learn WAN RJP Infotek, a computer hardware and networking training institute, has launched a course in Wide Area Network (WAN) technology. The diploma programme will be based on the CISCO Certified Networking Professionals syllabus, a release here ...
What is the meaning of ‘tour de force’? This is an expression that comes from French, and is mainly used to show emphasis. When you call someone’s speech or performance a ‘tour de force’, what you mean is that it was outstanding; it was very well done. It is ... Is there a sentence that includes all 26 letters of the alphabet? A sentence which contains all the letters of the alphabet is called a ‘pangram’. There are many pangrams; in fact, if you are in the mood, you can create one of your own. The most famous pangram is the following: “The quick ... What is the meaning and origin of ‘back to square one’ When you have been working on a problem for a long time, and you are unable to find a solution, what is it that you normally do? Since you have not been able to make any progress, you go back to the beginning and start all over again. When you ... What is the difference between ‘stammer’ and ‘stutter’? Both words are used to refer to a defect in an individual’s speech. We often meet people who have difficulty speaking; sometimes, they merely repeat the first sound or syllable of a word. They are unable to produce anything beyond that. ...
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