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Strengthening medical studies
MCI Acting president P.C. Kesavankutty Nair lists out steps leading to quality assurance in medical education.
Noble work, ignoble pay
The main reason for the shortage of lecturers in engg. colleges is poor salary
The long wait for jobs
Will the global recession continue to affect hiring practices in engineering colleges?
On the path to becoming a world class university

Tackling ragging menace
The concept of ragging has grown out of its original intentions and has transformed into an indecent act
Campuc connect
A recruitment drive was held at K.L.N. College of Engineering at Pottapalayam recently by Bangalore-based APNA Technologies and Solutions. As many as 600 students from K.L.N. College of Engineering, K.L.N. College of Information ...
Emphasis on integrated research
A major Central educational institution that is taking shape in Thiruvananthapuram is the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER). Its director E.D. Jemmis shares his perspective on matters related to research and the role of institutions like IISER in the present context.

UNIVERSITY ROUNDUP
Vikrama Simhapuri University established at Nellore
Vikrama Simhapuri Univeristy, Nellore, came into being in June 2008, thus fulfilling a long-cherished dream of the people of Sri Potti Sri Ramulu Nellore district. C.R. Visweswara Rao has been appointed the first Vice-Chancellor and V. ...

CAMPUS JOTTINGS
Outsiders crating trouble in campus
A disturbing occurrence in the Andhra University campus nowadays is the presence of students from colleges out side the campus. Most of them are seen in the V.S. Krishna Library, canteen, playgrounds and other places. Fortunately the ...

Q & A
Tackling the ‘ADS’ threat
I want to do my best in all that I attempt. However, of late, I have noticed that whenever I want to concentrate on studies or other issues, I have trouble doing so and I am not able to understand this situation. The impact of this is that it is ...


Set to become trendsetters
The first batch of students admitted to the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, hopes to set an example for generations to follow

Test Tracker
Applications are invited for the Common Entrance Test for admissions to Class VI in the Rashtriya Military Schools located at Bangalore, Belgaum, Ajmer (Rajasthan), Chail (Himachal Pradesh) and Dholpur (Rajasthan). These Military Schools, ...

CAMPUS CONNECT
For healthier, happier life


Singapore Education Fair of The Hindu Education Plus


MoU to enable students obtain dual degrees
Park Global School of Business Excellence, based in Chennai and Coimbatore, entered into a memorandum of understanding with Florida International University’s (FIU) Chapman Graduate School of Business to facilitate student exchange ...

A.P. Prohibition of Ragging Act
The Andhra Pradesh Prohibition of Ragging Act, 1997 (A.P. Act 26 of 1997) says,(a) Ragging is prohibited within or outside of any educational institution in the state.(b) The Principal/ Head of the institution shall obtain an ...

Short films on ragging


Giving life to the inanimate
Diploma and postgraduate diploma courses in animation and multimedia are being offered by several institutes with basic requirement being sound creative skills and a flair for drawing

On the path to becoming a world class university

Leadership practices
ICFAI National College: The term ‘institutional leader’ has been in vogue for decades now and it is being seen as a desired model for leadership in education. It is indeed a well-defined set of leadership practices. The term ...

Taking part is key
KBN College: Activities that bring together different people together will result in improvement of human resources. Especially in colleges, group activities lead to better and greater profiles of students. They will be able ...

Two -day workshop
St. Pious Degree and Post-Graduate College for Women, Habsiguda, Hyderabad, conducted a two-day workshop on ‘Healthy Women – A Step Towards Healthy Society –Interaction with Neighbourhood on August 30 and 31. The ...
New courses from IGNOU
Among the new programmes IGNOU plans to launch next year is one on Intellectual Property Rights.


DIFFERENT STROKES
Be bold, defend yourself
Eve-teasing is a menace, but girls should not chicken out

Taking refuge in education
“For refugees who live in India, education is important. There is a need for formal and informal education for them as they will greatly benefit even when they return to their motherland,” observed Karpoorasundarapandian, IAS, ...
High-octane energy marks ‘Bhavanotsav-08’
High spirits, sheer energy, creative minds and young enthusiastic hearts came together and had a blast at ‘Bhavanotsav-08’, a two day techno-cultural fest that was organised by students of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Vivekananda ...
Campus connect
Communication skills in English is the need of the hour both for arts and engineering students, observed the Head of the Department of Humanities of National Institute of Technology, Tiruchi (NIT-T), Meenakshi Sundaram, delivering his address at ...
Participation is important
KBN College: Activities that bring together different people together will result in improvement of human resources. Especially in colleges, group activities lead to better and greater profiles of students. They will be able to get to know each ...
It’s all in the genes
Genetic engineering is the scientific process by which the genetic make-up of an organism is manipulated by introducing or eliminating specific genes. Those aspiring to study genetics or genetic engineering should study physics, chemistry, ...

Strengthening medical studies
The world over, a health crisis is brewing with respect to generating trained health manpower and the WHO estimates that it will be only four countries — Brazil, Russia, India and China — that will generate surplus trained health ...


GUIDANCE PLUS
Travel courses: Forward with freight
We now turn our attention to IATA courses related to cargo handling.

CAMPUS JOTTINGS
Rocking time at Freshers Day
The undergraduate and postgraduate students of the Government College for Women in Begumpet had a gala time at the Freshers party held in the college premises. After formal introductions, juniors participated in fashion show as the seniors ...

Cabin crew training
Kuoni Academy of Travel (KTA) has launched an International Diploma in Cabin Crew training that aims at providing training to students as per the International Airline Standards and assists them in jobs. The academy has joined hands with ...

New Zealand beckons



RIGHT TURN
Prepare thoroughly
We were discussing in this column the techniques of facing an interview. Three important points I learnt from my first (and the last) interview 36 years ago are: Be familiar with the background of the organisation, never try to over smart ...


QUERY CUE
Architecture in distance mode
I am interested in the field of architecture. But I missed the chance of doing B.Arch in regular mode. So, can I do it in part-time or distance mode? Which institutes offer the course? What are its future ...

Test track
Applications have been invited for the Common Entrance Test for admissions to Class VI in the Rashtriya Military Schools located at Bangalore, Belgaum, Ajmer (Rajasthan), Chail (Himachal Pradesh) and Dholpur (Rajasthan). These schools, ...
NIIT course on Business Intelligence
NIIT has recently introduced a new programme on Business Intelligence Technologies based on SAS software and technologies. The programme will be introduced as a special track as part of the flagship IT career programme, GNIIT. According to ...
IGNOU to launch B. Tech in Aeronautical Engineering
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is launching a four-year B.Tech. course in Aeronautical Engineering. The delivery of the programme will be through face mode coupled with an open distance learning (ODL) component. This programme ...

‘Rural students more intelligent than their urban counterparts’
Students of SRR Degree and PG College, Karimnagar attend a discussion organised by The Hindu Education Plus

Two -day workshop on women’s health
St. Pious Degree and Post-Graduate College for Women, Habsiguda, Hyderabad, conducted a two-day workshop on ‘Healthy Women – A Step Towards Healthy Society –Interaction with Neighbourhood on August 30 and 31. ...


DIL SE
Mother – epitome of love
Andhra Medical College: As the radio from the distant corner of the room echoed, the atmosphere of our home was indeed very hot. “I cannot do measly chores. I am a doctor and I have a dignity,” I yelled at my mother ...

‘Infinite-08’ organised
The Department of Information Technology of Gates Institute of Technology, Gooty, Anantapur, organised a one-day national technical symposium last week. The symposium named INFINITE-08 attracted more than 150 papers from all over the ...

Inflationary blues
Like old Jack’s beanstalk, if I must, Keep people in sixes and sevensAnd make everyone’s budget go bust.”The old sheikhs of the desert sandThought it wise to play wilyWhile building oily empires ...

Training programme
A six-day training programme to educate the Government school teachers on the use of computers was held at Sri Venkateswara College of Computer Applications and Management by Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan in collaboration with Intel. Participants were ...
Off-campus recruitment drive
The Institute of Electronic Governance (IEG) is conducting an off-campus recruitment drive for B.A., B.Com, B.Sc. and MBA graduates who passed out in 2008. CompaniesThe ICICI Bank, Eureka Forbes, ...
Training for headmasters in HR management
It was a training session with a difference. The audience happened to be headmasters of high schools and higher secondary schools and their tutors were HR management experts. The headmasters were imparted training on human resources ...

Diabetes certificate course for doctors
Madras Medical College has launched a six-month certificate course in diabetes, aimed at rural doctors. The course will dwell on the current trends in treating diabetes. The course will help train rural doctors and eliminate the need for patients ...

New courses from IGNOU
Among the new programmes IGNOU plans to launch next year is one on Intellectual Property Rights.

Educational simulation for interactive, peer group learning

Thermal power plant engineering
The National Power Training Institute (NPTI), Southern Region, Neyveli – 607 803, has invited applications for admission to the post-diploma course in thermal power plant engineering for 2008-09. Fifty seats are available. Duration ...

All set to become trendsetters
The first batch of students admitted to the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad hopes to set an example for generations to follow.

Course on air ticketing
The University Students Advisory Bureau (USAB) of the University of Madras will conduct a job-oriented 3-month certificate course on Air Ticketing and Travel Management at the university’s Chepauk campus.According to a press release, ...

Karunya inks MoU with Oracle




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