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All is not fun on the campuses
Incidents of ragging have been recurring despite the Raghavan Committee recommending the adoption of tough measures to tackle the menace. G. Krishnakumar reports that even as the University Grants Commission has set a deadline for universities to report on the steps taken in this regard, the apathy of educationists has not helped the anti-ragging cause.


A checklist to curb ragging
•Wardens must be accessible at all hours and, therefore, it is important that they be available on telephone and other modes of communication. They must be issued with mobile phones by the institutions and the details of their telephone ...

JEST beckons young research scholars
The Joint Entrance Screening Test provides students who wish to do research an opportunity to gain entry to a number of the country’s premier research institutions.

Scouting for the right banker
The Indian economy, growing at about eight per cent, has been bolstered in large part by the reforms in the financial sector, including banks, insurance, finance markets, trade and taxation. The reforms in the finance sector have resulted ...

HEC advisory panel to meet today
The first meeting of the advisory council of the Kerala State Higher Education Council will be held on Tuesday. The meeting comes at a time when the draft proposals for restructuring undergraduate education and setting up of college clusters ...

Aviation education, need of the hour


Q & A
I want to join the MCA programme offered by any university in Kerala. Also please let me know about the MCA entrance test and related job opportunities. PRIYA,THIRUVANANTHAPURAMMaster of Computer Applications ...

NPTEL set for second phase
The National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning has marked the country’s entry into the global arena of ICT-enabled education in science and technology. A look at the way the initiative has progressed.

Test Track

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has invited applications for its entrance test (OPEN MAT XXIII) to be held on February 3 across the country for admission to the following degree/ diplomas in management commencing ...



GUIDANCE PLUS
Write to convey and not to confuse
Simplicity and brevity hold the key to effective writing.

Short expressions
It will be seen from a consideration of the data in Table 5 that – Table 5 shows; Notwithstanding the fact that – although; On a regular basis – regularly; Owing to the fact that – since; ...

RiiiT admissions
The Raman International Institute of Information Technology (RiiiT), an IT finishing school based at Mysore, has announced admissions for the second batch of the its one-year Postgraduate Diploma in Software Programming. RiiiT is supported ...

NEW ARRIVALS
The following are the new additions in the British Library, Thiruvananthapuram. These books will be on display from November 26.Barker, P.- Basic Family Therapy;Bowkett, S. - 100+ Ideas for Teaching Thinking Skills; ...
Know Your English

Affordable but unfashionable
The country needs more polytechnics. But is anyone listening?

For the right banker
Creating multi-skilled financial managers

U.S. still the top destination
Availability of loans and fellowships and a variety of short-term courses has kept the U.S. the most-favoured choice for higher studies for Indian students.

Vinayaka Missions in partnership with HP
Vinayaka Missions University has formed a partnership with Hewlett Packard for the HP Education Programme. A total of 2,500 students will benefit from the course. Salient features of the agreement include formation of Hewlett Packard ...

Making English accessible
Yazyk do KIEVA dovedyot, so goes a popular saying in Russian, which means that language would take you up to Kiev (It was the first capital of ancient Russia). Effectively it conveys the message that language is a strong vehicle of meeting ...
Life’s rocking maan!
Students are forming amateur rock bands to prove their potential and in the process are gaining name, fame and not to mention the moolah
Campus connect
In connection with the Golden jubilee celebrations of Thiagarajar College of Engineering and NCC Day celebrations a long range firing and blood donation camp were organised on November 20 and 21.The 4 (TN) Engr. Coy conducted the long ...
Fetching careers in beauty industry
Anoo’s International Beauty School in association with the JNTU is offering a two-year master’s in cosmetology.
Get ‘knotty’ to look your best
A tie can tell a lot about one’s personality and is indispensable in today’s business environment
Looking to South Asia
The Harvard University has recently announced its expansion plans of research and education related to South Asia. The project entails a host of new programmes related to South Asia and will be pursued with collaboration and coordination across ...
Fetching careers in beauty industry
Anoo’s International Beauty School in association with the JNTU is offering a two-year master’s in cosmetology.

CAMPUS CONNECT
‘Nurture nature for the future’
The Department of Microbiology of the N.G.P. Arts and Science College and Tamil Nadu Science Forum organised the National Children’s Science Congress on “Biodiversity – Nurture Nature for the Future”, recently. P. Pramod, ...
Animation institute to be launched
One of Asia’s foremost animation schools, Toonz Academy is all set to open up a centre in Hyderabad. The academy will provide professional courses in 2D and 3D animation.Toonz Academy will offer state-of-art training facilities. ...

The ‘write’ path
Technical writing offers a lucrative career

Is it education or mere profiteering?
Opinion is divided on the merits of foreign universities coming to India.
Good response to 21st Century Gurukulam
Forty-eight of the 50 seats allotted have been filled
Take that
How about writing about your classroom and your backyard that is your college campus? Heart-rending (heart-warming too) experiences that move you. Incidents that stirred you or things you did not like. Youth festivals or workshops attended ...
Agilent Engineering and Technology Awards
Agilent Technologies Inc., a premier test and measurement (T&M) technology providers across communications, electronics, life sciences, material sciences and bio analytical measurements, has announced the commencement of Agilent Engineering ...
Helping students understand basic concepts
A recent workshop in Bangalore focused on the misconceptions among students about Mathematics, Science and English and presented innovative methods.
College conducts study on vultures
Coimbatore, the Nilgiris and Erode districts do not have even a single vulture, according to a study conducted by The Kongunadu Arts and Science College. According to a release, K. Vediyappan and R. Roobha, M.Sc. students of the Zoology ...
Part-time MBA course
Rayalaseema Institute of Information and Management Sciences (RIIMS), Tirupati, offers part-time MBA evening course for the benefit of employees.Admission will be based on performance in the entrance test to be conducted soon. Classes ...
LIBA invites nominations for Mother Teresa Award
The Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Loyola College, Chennai, is inviting nominations for Mother Teresa Award. The award, currently in its 10th year, is given to corporates to recognise their achievements in the areas of ethical ...
Part-time MBA course
Rayalaseema Institute of Information and Management Sciences (RIIMS), Tirupati, offers part-time MBA evening course for the benefit of employees.Admission of students will be based on performance in the entrance test to be conducted ...
Syndicate nominees
Weeks after six members retired from the Bangalore University Syndicate, Governor and Chancellor Rameshwar Thakur recently informed the university about his nominees for the Syndicate. Sanjay Vir Singh, Registrar, said that the two new members of ...
LIBA invites nominations for Mother Teresa Award

NIIT ties up with OBC
NIIT has formed a partnership with The Oriental Bank of Commerce to offer loan facilities to students joining NIIT programmes. As part of the agreement, Oriental Bank of Commerce will offer educational loans of up to Rs 1.24 lakh per ...
D.A.V. South Zone silver jubilee
The 121-year old D.A.V. Institutions is celebrating the silver jubilee of its South Zone this year on November 27. Governor N.D.Tiwari will be the chief guest at the function to be held at Ravindra Bharathi.D.A.V. was launched in 1886 ...
A cost-effective technology for reaching out to the poor


UNIVERSITY ROUNDUP
SPMVV signs MoU with Mahila Pranganams
Sri Padmavathi Mahila Viswa Vidyalayam (SPMVV) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Durgabai Mahila Sisu Vikasa Kendrams, better known as Mahila Pranganams, to grant affiliation to all courses currently being run ...
The ‘write’ path to big bucks
Technical writing offers a lucrative career
Is it education or mere profiteering?
Opinion is divided on the merits of foreign universities coming to India.
Animation scholarships for students
Aims at enabling college students to pursue a career in animation and Visual FX industry
Helping students understand basic concepts
A recent workshop in Bangalore focused on the misconceptions among students about Mathematics, Science and English and presented innovative methods.
SRR Degree College set for autonomous status
The prestigious Sri Raja Rajeshwara (SRR) Government Degree and PG college in Karimnagar town, which completed its golden (1956-2006) last year, is all set to secure autonomous varsity status from the next academic year. Team ...

STATE OF EDUCATION
New dental association
Indian Society of Prosthodontics-Restorative-Periodontics, a professional body related to dentistry and dental education, has been formed in Mangalore. According to Jayaprasad K., its general secretary, 200 persons from 24 dental ...
B.Tech. through distance education
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), functioning under the Government of India, offers B.Tech. in Civil (Construction Management and Water Resource Engineering) courses in the distance education mode. Those who have passed the ...
RRB changes track to online exam mode
The Internet-based multi-centre online examination conducted by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB), Thiruvananthapuram, seems to have clicked. Nearly 4,000 candidates appeared for the examination for appointment of assistant loco ...
Aviation education, need of the hour

Applications for JEE-2008


STATE OF EDUCATION
Research tie-up
The KLE University’s Department of ENT at J.N. Medical College will be entering into an academic collaboration with Clinique du Docteur Jean Causse (Causse Ear Clinic, Beziers), France, for clinical research and bringing out ...
Jobs and best practices
A council to share job profiles and knowledge.
Programmes for software testers


QUERY CUE
All about clinical research
Get a low-down on Careers & Courses

STATE OF EDUCATION
Student exchange
Kuvempu University has come up with a proposal to exchange students and teachers between India and China to tap the opportunity of opting for China for higher studies instead of the U.S. and Europe. According to the Vice-Chancellor of the ...
Q & A
I am pursuing my under graduation degree in geology. I would like to know about details of a career as a coal technologist?
Coal technologists are employed in the coal industry in a variety of areas such as geology, ...

WASSUP
IGNOU invites applications
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has invited applications for admission to its B.Sc. Nautical Science programme commencing in February 2008. This programme has been designed and developed in collaboration with the ...

STATE OF EDUCATION
Training
Teachers should be “qualified” to discharge their duty in an efficient manner. Understanding this need in issues concerning vocational guidance and counselling, the University Employment Information and Guidance Bureau of Karnatak ...
RiiiT opens for admissions

FIITJEE student tops Olympiad
Anirudh Gurjale, a student of Pinnacle (a two-year Integrated Classroom Programme) at FIITJEE Junior College in Saifabad topped the Regional Mathematics Olympiad held in Hyderabad in October in 2007. A total of five ranks out of the top 20 ...

Q & A
Explore the treasure troves
Where can I pursue Marine Archaeology in Karnataka/Tamil Nadu? What is the area of study? I have completed B.Sc. from Mysore University. Uma Shankar via Email, BangaloreMaritime archaeology (also known as ...
National seminar on human rights
A day-long seminar on Human Rights organised by the Political Science department of the Government Degree College for Women in Nalgonda on Friday threw light on various dimensions. Fifteen research scholars, readers and lecturers ...
RRB changes track to online exam mode
The RRB, Thiruvananthapuram, conducted an Internet-based multi-centre online examination, the first by a Railway Recruitment Board.
The verdict on CAT
A week after CAT 2007 concluded, there are different versions doing the rounds on the difficulty levels of this year’s examination.C. P. Vasan, city head of Career Launcher, Chennai, offers the following analysis: On the whole, ...
Life’s tough as a medico
Andhra Medical College: The rigmarole of a medico’s life are replete with uncertainties -- at times as determined as a racehorse edging towards the finish line and at times, as fluctuating as a ship set on an aimless sail. And time ...
It’s India for legal services
Legal process outsourcing has opened up a new job opportunities front for law graduates.
Test Tracker
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has invited applications for its entrance test (OPEN MAT XXIII) to be held on February 3 across the country for admission to the following degree/ diplomas in management commencing from July, ...

CAMPUS JOTTINGS
Genpact on headhunt in Tirupati
Genpact Company launched headhunt in Tirupati this week and conducted campus interviews in two colleges.At a placement assistance programme at ICFAI National College for the benefit of students of local degree and PG colleges, three ...
All CET for confusion?
Many students are worried over seat sharing and other issues
A learning experience
Sri Durgamalleswara Siddhartha Mahila Kalasala: I treasure this experience for a lifetime. I value it above all other experiences. It was a vibrant and colourful day on our campus, as all the degree students of our college came ...
For the joy of theatre
All the world is a stage, as Shakespeare once opined, and yes, we were all just players here, but very few would have experienced the universality of theatre as a language. Everybody in the audience got a sense of that at ‘Admit One’, ...
College conducts study on vultures
Coimbatore, the Nilgiris and Erode districts do not have even a single vulture, according to a study conducted by The Kongunadu Arts and Science College. According to a release, K. Vediyappan and R. Roobha, M.Sc. students of the Zoology ...
‘Revamp hotel management curriculum’
The fast growing tourism economy needs more skilled personnel trained in all aspects of food production

Campus capsule
Tarkash 2007, the two-day management festival organised by ICFAI Business School, had 20 teams from management schools all over India participating. From games that test HR quotient to managerial skills, the event evoked tremendous ...


GUIDANCEPLUS
Write to convey and not to confuse guidanceplus
Simplicity and brevity hold the key to effective writing.
IGNOU entrance test
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has invited applications for its entrance test (OPEN MAT XXIII) to be held on February 3 across the country for admission to the following degree/diplomas in management commencing from July, ...
Programmes for software testers

Let’s get QUIZical
2. What distinction does Nicholas Breakspear have in the history of the Roman Catholic church?3. In theatre jargon, what is “papering the house”?4. After which mythological character is the element with atomic number ...
NIIT ties up with OBC
NIIT has formed a partnership with The Oriental Bank of Commerce to offer loan facilities to students joining NIIT programmes. As part of the agreement, Oriental Bank of Commerce will offer educational loans of up to Rs 1.24 lakh per ...



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