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Braving the odds in IT
Despite the present economic slowdown, the IT industry is open to those who constantly sharpen their skills and update themselves with emerging technologies, say experts.
If you have the right design
Advertising, animation, sculpture, graphic design…the career choices are plenty for artists
“Briefcase culture” must go, says former VC
Former VC of Anna University speaks with raw candour about the state of education.
Campus connect
A national training programme on ‘Market-led Extension’ was organised by the National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management, Hyderabad, at the Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore. R.Vijayaraghavan, Professor of ...
Stay cool and crack the CAT
With hardly a month to go for the exam, students need to work on their strategy and should also be careful not to get too worked up
Campus connect
The Educational Multimedia Research Centre (EMMRC) of Madurai Kamaraj University conducted a three-day workshop for college teachers on developing e-content, in collaboration with Academic Staff College. Teachers from various constituent colleges ...
Aligarh Muslim University on expansion mode
Aligarh Muslim University is planning to set up five regional centres in the country, including one in Malappuram. Its vice-chancellor P.K. Abdul Azis on its development.

CAMPUS JOTTINGS
‘Extend best career openings to students’
State Council of Higher Education Chairman K.C. Reddy said that the college managements should adopt a broad-minded approach in order to provide the best of opportunities and career openings for students. Speaking after inaugurating a national ...

CAMPUS JOTTINGS
Preparations on to renew ISO certification
Andhra University, one of the very few State universities in the country to receive the ISO 9001:2000 certificate three years ago has commenced preparations to get the prestigious certification renewed.The ISO certification is valid till ...
Free programme in nursing on offer
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences (SSSIHMS), which provides free medical and surgical care, is starting a full-fledged Nursing and Paramedical degree programme and will be offering it free of cost to students in affiliation with ...
MBA entrance results

Explore the evolution of mankind

Lecture on climate change
The Botany Department of Thiagarajar College organised a special lecture on ‘Impacts of climate change on biodiversity’ during the inauguration of Botany Association. K. Santhaguru, Head of the Department of Botany, in his ...
MFC programme
The Department of Financial Studies of the University of Delhi, South Campus, New Delhi – 110021, has invited applications for the entrance test to be held on January 18 at Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Delhi and so on for ...
AMU in expansion mode
Aligarh Muslim University is planning to set up five regional centres in the country, including one in Malappuram. Its Vice-Chancellor P.K. Abdul Azis talks about the development.
New business school
Rajagiri Business School, the new institution founded by the Rajagiri College of Social Sciences Society, based in Kochi, recently inaugurated their distinctive offering, postgraduate diploma in management (PGDM) in the areas of marketing, ...
Efforts on to raise AMU’s global status
Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is working actively on a project to raise its international status. A committee appointed by vice-chancellor P.K. Abdul Azis has come up with a comprehensive report aimed at enhancing its existing potential. ...
Students continue to flock foreign varsities
Twenty-three-year-old, Soumya Tummala, an Electrical Engineering student from the State was found dead in a car near Southern Illinois University, where she was studying recently. Later her cousin, Vikram Tammula (27), a software engineer was ...
Master cyber law, it’s the in-thing
A career in law demands good communication skills — writing, speaking and listening skills, a sense of responsibility, sympathetic attitude and patience. It was to attract talented youngsters to law that the Bar Council of India introduced ...
Testing tool for MBA aspirants
TCYonline.com, an online testing platform, has launched ‘Test Generator’, a testing tool aimed at helping MBA aspirants currently gearing up for next month’s Common Admission Test (CAT). “This testing tool will help ...
The gravy train derails
With top-notch companies collapsing, MBA graduates may not get their dream job offers.

CAMPUS JOTTINGS
World Food Day celebrated
The Department of Food and Nutrition, Osmania University College for Women, Koti organised a Nutrition Exhibition on World Food Day on Thursday to commemorate the foundation of Food and Agricultural organization. The nutrition exhibition, ...
All for a higher global status
AMU wants to attract bright students from all over the country
Delhi varsity MBA entrance
The Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) of the University of Delhi has invited applications for the entrance test for admissions to the two-year full-time MBA and MBA management of services programmes commencing in July 2009. The test will be ...
Teacher education and the role of NCTE
Sudeep Banerjee Committee Report speaks volumes on the mal-functioning of the NCTE and the Government must act immediately
Diverse options in Defence studies
Join a think-tank or a corporate or the good, old armed forces
Special courses for the hearing impaired
A pilot project by the State government ensured that an academic and a non-academic department came together for a pilot project to provide employment-oriented courses to the hearing impaired. With the support of the Department of Social ...

WASSUP
NID invites applications for entrance test
The National Institute of Design (NID), Paldi, Ahmedabad, has invited applications for the National Entrance Examination for Design Studies (NEED) for admission to the Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (GDPD) and the Postgraduate Diploma ...

Q & A
A course in heritage and culture
Through the advertisements that have appeared in various newspapers, I understand that Manipal University is offering M.S. in Computers for individuals in the corporate sector. Please provide more information on the same. I am focusing on the ...
Ideas and innovations

‘Technozion’ draws crowds
It is the festival time on the National Institute of Technology (NIT) campus. Festoons, banners, posters, stalls of all kinds and blaring sound boxes on the sprawling campus welcome the students from across the country.The three-day ...
Study in Sweden
The right place for quality education, excellent atmosphere and research options
Unemployment allowance
The district employment office has invited applications for unemployment allowance from candidates with educational qualification of S.S.L.C., H.S.C. and graduation. The candidates without a job for five years after registering with the ...

UNIVERSITY ROUNDUP
US Embassy delegation visits UoH
Heather Broman, Science Officer, and B.S. Satyanarayana, Scientific Affairs Specialist of the US Embassy in India, visited the University of Hyderabad (UoH) recently. The visit was to understand the new research initiates at the university and ...
Get cracking with CAT
Revisiting concepts, question selection, time management and staying cool are key strategies to tame the test, say trainers.
Test Tracker
The National Institute of Design (NID), Paldi, Ahmedabad, has invited applications for the National Entrance Examination for Design Studies (NEED) for admission to the Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (GDPD) and the Postgraduate Diploma ...
All you want to know about space and nanotechnology
I am in Intermediate second year. I am interested in Space Technology and Nanotechnology. Can I take the both courses at the same time? I would also like to know about the universities offering these courses in ...

DIFFERENT STROKES
Intention is good, but...
Medical students have strong feelings on rural internship
BU student chosen for Leeds varsity fellowship
M. Gopinath, a fifth-year student of MSc. Life Sciences (Five-year integrated) Department, Bharathidasan University, has been chosen for the University of Leeds Visiting Research Fellowship. During the six-month project, Gopinath will be ...
Is SPMVV hard-pressed to make ends meet?
The much-prided School of Engineering and Technology does not actually have a building of its own
Campus Capsule
The Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, conducted its business fest Vista ’08 from October 10 to 12. It was attended by B-school students from across the country and had over 10,000 footfalls. The Bzzwings B-plan competition had ...

GUIDANCE PLUS
More on skimming and scanning
Know more about skimming and scanning to enhance your reading skills.
Improve your lateral thinking
A king and his Minister were caught by cannibals in a deep forest. To put them in an embarrassing position, the over-intelligent cannibal chief said, “Choice is yours. Make a true statement and we fry you. For false statement, we boil ...
What fate awaits them?
Teacher training certificates are invalid, says Calcutta HC
Sankaracharya varsity to set up seven study centres
Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit will set up seven new study centres. Six of these will provide a permanent platform for analysing the contribution of six prominent figures in Indian history and will take up research and development work ...
Test Tracker
The National Institute of Design (NID), Paldi, Ahmedabad, has invited applications for the National Entrance Examination for Design Studies (NEED) for admission to the Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (GDPD) and the Postgraduate Diploma ...
IGNOU programmes


GROUP DISCUSSION
Focus on affordable higher education
The Hindu Education Plus, Vijayawada provides a platform to the students to sharpen their skills and compete in their future academic and professional endeavours
Europe calling
Each year, scores of students take education loans and study at universities in other countries. Now, they may find it easier to study in European countries as a lot of grants are available, funded by the European Commission under the Third ...
A national gateway to life sciences
A Rs. 10-crore UGC resource centre comes up at MKU.
‘MBA abroad is anytime fetching’
Following the meltdown in the US, students who are in a dilemma on pursuing MBA were counselled at a meet organised by University of Michigan India Alumni Association
Let’s get QUIZical
1. The element with the highest atomic number and highest atomic mass assigned to a discovered element is...?2. Which eminent poet dismissed the style of writers who wrote in heroic couplets as "They sway’d about upon a rocking ...
M.Phil. admissions
The entrance tests for admission into M.Phil. course in Kakatiya University for the academic year 2007-2008 will be held on 5th December, 2008 and the last date for submission of application forms for entrance test is 15th November, 2008. ...
E-learning makes headway in Puducherry
Access to quality education has just got better especially for students in rural areas and government schools. The concept of e-learning has not only made classroom learning interactive but also intensive in many ways for several students across ...
Ingredients for success
Soft skills along with core engineering skills are essential for success. Students coming from varied social backgrounds need to develop these skills but they are unable to do so due to non-availability of a suitable platform to share knowledge. ...
MFC entrance
The Department of Financial Studies of the University of Delhi, South Campus, New Delhi – 110021 has invited applications for the entrance test to be held on January 18 at Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Delhi and so on for admission ...

DIL SE
It was fun and learning
Andhra Loyola College: We, the Loyolites, enjoyed a lot during our educational tour to participate in a national conference on Genomics in IISc campus, Bangalore, recently. The educational tour was extended to visit Mysore and other ...


‘Short, moving, sweet’
St. Mary’s College Of Engineering & Technology: Beep… Beep… I look at my cell phone and a big smile lightens up my face. It’s a friend wishing me great day through a beautiful SMS. As I get to my stop to ...

Become tech-savy
ICFAI National College: Life is nothing without technology. We are surrounded by the technology, whether it is a coffee shop, a college campus, an airport, business or entertainment. There is no such area where technology is not ...

Tune in to the latest technology
ICFAI National College: Life is nothing without technology. We are surrounded by the technology, whether it is a coffee shop, a college campus, an airport, business or entertainment. There is no such area where technology is not ...


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