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For a Kerala model of participation Employment fair at Calicut University Calicut University is organising a mega job fair for the students of its affiliated colleges. The employment fair, to be held on the university campus at Tenhipalam on November 22 and 23, is expected to bring over a dozen companies and thousands ... GUIDANCE PLUS 
Fly high with foreign educationWe begin a new series on various aspects of living and studying abroad. To start with, we consider the basic factors involved in deciding to study in a foreign country. Course in IT management The National Academy of Agricultural Research Management will be launching a one-year postgraduate diploma course in IT Management in Agriculture on November 11. The use of information technology in increasing the productivity in various ... Turbulence in aviation industry Flying school students are worried about their career prospects. 
‘Nurture talent more’Thanu Padmanabhan, dean of the Core Academic Programmes at the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), in an interview to The Hindu EducationPlus, speaks about the state of astronomy and astrophysics education and research in the country. NEW ARRIVALS The new additions to the Kerala Council for Historical Research Library, Thiruvananthapuram, are: Krishna Iyer V.R., Law and Life, 2008Arthur Cotterell, The Imperial Capitals of China: An Inside ... DAAD scholarships for Indian students The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Regional Office at New Delhi has announced new scholarships for research programmes for Indian students and research scholars. Look beyond IIMs This year about three lakh students would be taking the Common Admission Test (CAT). The total number of seats in all the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) combined hover around 1,600. So, what is in store for the rest of the management ... Q & A 
M.Sc. nursingI have completed B.Sc. nursing and wish to do M.Sc. nursing. Please let me know about the specialisations offered at the postgraduate level in the State and outside, and the related career prospects. ARUN ... CAMPUS JOTTINGS Using the techniques of theatre in teaching Can the devices of drama help a teacher handle a zoology session in school? Similarly, can the post-production techniques of filmdom add punch to the teaching of Malayalam? These are some of the questions that 20 students of an M.Phil. programme ... Symbiosis aptitude test on December 21 The Symbiosis National Aptitude (SNAP) Test, a common written test for admission to programmes of the Post-Graduate Institutes of Symbiosis International University, will be conducted on December 21 in 29 cities across the country. Apart ... TEST TRACK The following national level institutions are providing research facilities leading to Ph.D. It is time to apply for these Ph.D. programmes. More details can be obtained from the web sites of the institutes ... Fulbright programme The United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) has announced the 2009 Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Programme and invited applications from interested Indian nationals aged between 21 years and 29 years, currently ...
Flying school students are worried about their career prospects Adventures in physics From nanoscale objects to creams and lotions and kanji and dosa maavu, physics offers exciting avenues for those with a research bent of mind. Towards accreditation that is discipline-oriented The director of NAAC, Bangalore, H. A. Ranganath, feels that India requires a thematic, faculty and discipline-oriented accreditation in order to identify the departments of excellence. CAMPUS CONNECT Students advised to be ready for challenges ICFAI National College conducted an inter-collegiate event, termed ‘Xerephyrus 2008’, for college students. Events like Admad, Business quiz, J3M, Best Manager, Collage, etc were held. R. Swaminathan, Managing Director, Sasi ... Fear grips outsourcing industry President-elect of the U.S. Barack Obama’s statement that he will cut down outsourcing has instilled fear among youngsters of jobs drying up in the IT & ITES sector Campus Connect Each day, life sends everyone little windows of opportunities. One’s destiny is ultimately defined by how one responds to these windows of opportunities. This was the message delivered to faculty members of Nadar Mahajana Sangam S. ... Thinking on your feet The seventh edition of Parliamentary Debating Contest at NLSIU was a big draw. Fulbright programme The United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) has announced the 2009 Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Programme and invites applications from interested Indian nationals aged between 21 years and 29 years, currently ... Rock on GITAM: Music as you know has no limitations of language, culture or religion. The basic seven notes are same throughout the world. ’Vyom’, a rock band, was born when three freshers of GITAM University joined hands to ... Look beyond IIMs, will you? Aspirants should not be disheartened if they fail to qualify General specialists Newer courses in humanities and social sciences have a strong focus on development issues Campus Capsule Microsoft India unveiled DreamSpark, a software giveaway for more than one crore qualified students in the country, recently. DreamSpark will provide students access to the latest Microsoft developer and designer tools at no charge and help ... A fillip to study in non-clinical sciences At a very modest function last month at Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Health Minister MRK Panneerselvam handed over admission letters to 15 candidates taking up three M.Sc. basic medical sciences courses — microbiolgy, anatomy and ... University-Industry Council symposium at Puducherry Sketching the path ahead for industry-academia collaboration, the third University-Industry Council Symposium would be held at the Pondicherry University on November 21 and 22 on the theme of ‘Future Strategies: Action Now’.The ... Job fair held at Osmania varsity A job fair for Sociology and Anthropology graduates for call centre positions was held at the ‘Osmania Job Fair and Career Awareness Programme’ conducted by Centre for Placement Services of the university in association with the Tata ... Campus Connect P. Venuvanalingam, Professor of Chemistry, Bharathidasan University, delivered the Rev. Dr. Mathew J. Moolel S.J. Endowment Lecture on the topic ‘Rudiments of Calculations in Quantum Chemistry’ at a function organised by the Chemistry ... Kannur University to host Indian History Congress from December 28 The three-day 69th session of the Indian History Congress (IHC) will be hosted by the Kannur University from December 28. An organising committee with Vice-Chancellor P. Chandramohan as chairman and M. Prakasan, MLA, as general convener has been ... CAMPUS JOTTINGS AU bids for UPE status Andhra University is making efforts to get it recognised by the UGC as a Centre of Excellence under the scheme of Universities with Potential for Excellence (UPE).Coordinator of the programme M.S. Prasada Rao and Joint Coordinator Praveen ... Winning the Edison Challenge MIT-Manipal’s train informatics system grabs attention Q & A Into the world of stars Please provide the list of institutes offering courses in Astrophysics. I want the information so that I can charter a career in this area. Astrophysics is the study of physical nature of stars, galaxies and the universe. ... MBAs with a difference Distance education and online courses are on offer. SNAP Test on Dec. 21 Symbiosis National Aptitude (SNAP) Test, the common written test for admission to the post-graduate institutes of Symbiosis International University will be held on December 21 at 29 centres. Students can register online at GROUP DISCUSSION ‘Strong rural economy holds key’ Students of B.Sc. (Agriculture) of ANGRAU’s S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati, advocate long term plans like linking of rivers and knowledge dissemination from “lab to land” at the group discussion conducted by The Hindu Ed ucationPlus Front runners in using Infonet e-resources Tamil Nadu universities have been making good use of UGC’s Infonet programme. DIL SE Of romance and reality Andhra University: ‘Love is blind’, ‘love makes the world go round’, how many sayings like these can be thought of? The columns of newspapers, day time television talks, soap operas and now academic courses ... Don’t skip the easy ones! CAT is round the corner and be ready for it 205 fake institutions Both the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) had identified 205 fake universities and institutions during the last three years and in the current year, so far, according to official ... ‘Most management courses obsolete’ Most management courses have not been upgraded since they were validated a decade ago. National Defence Academy exam on April 19 The National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination will be held on April 19, 2009. WASSUP Certificate and diploma courses Government Degree College, Hussainialam, will be offering certificate and diploma courses in nutrition and business skills from this academic year in partnership with Indira Gandhi National Open University. The university also said that ... Value of friendship SDM Siddhartha Mahila Kalasala: Something highly valued in life is friendship, which is very dear to each and everybody. There is nobody who refuses to have friends at some juncture or other. For lasting friendships, one has ... Action-based learning All the best MBA programmes offer a broad management education, stress on leadership, and help students prepare for a career ahead. The Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan goes one step ahead and focuses on ... Air hostess training Here is a golden opportunity for young and ambitious students aspiring to fly skywards. “Cloud 9 Air Hostess Training Institute,” a division of Kairali Aviation (P) Limited, is launching its second batch of one-year air hostess ... An international degree from Singapore Indian students who are interested in a degree from the U.S., the U.K. or Australia can save themselves some money and travel time by taking up their studies in Singapore. PSB Academy in Singapore has tied up with several universities in ... IBSAT 2008 on December 21 Common Aptitude Test, IBSAT 2008, for admission to ICFAI full time MBA programme for 2009-11 and one-year executive post-graduate programme will be held on December 21.According to a release from ICFAI, the sale of applications is ... NAARM offers course National Academy of Agricultural Research Management will be launching one year post graduate diploma in IT Management in Agriculture on November 11. The use of IT in increasing the productivity in various fields and the need to apply these ... VITS welcomes freshers Vivekananda Institute of Technology and Sciences, Karimnagar, celebrated freshers’ day on its college premises in Karimnagar town on Thursday.Participating as chief guest, Satavahana University Vice-Chancellor Md. Iqbal Ali appreciated the ... MS programme for professionals Realising the rising need for refresher courses for IT professionals, Manipal University, the first private deemed university of India, is offering a Master of Science programme for working professionals in Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai and ... IIT Kharagpur festival on Jan. 29 The four-day KSHITIJ, the annual techno-management fest of Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, will be held from January 29 to February 1, 2009. According to the organisers, KSHITIJ will provide the student community, inclusive of ... YOUR VOICE Go after your dreams Education is studying what you want, not what somebody else prescribes for you DIFFERENT STROKES In the boondocks Though facilities are inadequate, rural areas have immense talent waiting to be tapped “Little focus on research in Indian universities” The higher education system in India has been successfully churning out a huge number of talented graduates every year but no Indian University or even the Indian Institutes of Technology secured a place in the world’s 100 best ... Business plan contest on Nov. 13 The School of Management of Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology will organise the finals of the national level business plan contest ‘Pinnacle 2008’ on November 13 in Coimbatore.According to a release from the ... GUIDANCE PLUS New vistas with a foreign education We begin a new series on various aspects of living and studying abroad. To start with, we consider the basic factors involved in deciding to study in a foreign country. Stress on emotional quotient It is important to have a good emotional quotient, Harshavathan Reddy, managing director, Technique Point, Hyderabad, told students of Excel Engineering College, Komarapalaym in Erode, a release says. ... Fulbright programme The United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) has announced the 2009 Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Programme and invites applications from interested Indian nationals aged between 21 years and 29 years, currently ... Test Tracker The Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad, has invited applications for its entrance test for admissions to the two-year fulltime residential PG programme in communications management. Those who have a UG degree in any discipline and ... Education Plus-Aspire initiative for students Entrance examinations may be months away, but most students determined to get into a top engineering college are already hard at work preparing for them.The Hindu Education Plus aims to help you with your preparation for ... QUERY CUE Career prospects in multimedia I am interested in the filed of multimedia. Could you please tell me about the institutes offering the course? Tell me about the career prospects also. PranilWorking with multimedia involves working on data that ... FTRE on Dec. 14 The FIITJEE Talent Reward Examination (FTRE) 2008 will be conducted on December 14 in 56 test centres across the country. The examination is for students from class six to 12 who are appearing for board exams, competitive entrance exams, ... Let’s get QUIZical 2. Which two members of the Rolling Stones used the pseudonym ‘The Glimmer Twins’?3. In chess, if black castles queenside, which square would its king be on?4. To which writer is the quote "Don’t go around ... DAAD scholarships for Indian students The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Regional Office at New Delhi has announced new scholarships for research programmes for Indian students and research scholars. RIGHT TURN Enjoy ‘winning’ moments My friend was describing a Twenty20 cricket match between professional England team (which was sure to win) and a group of young inexperienced West Indian players mixed with a bunch of seniors, who could not make much in their lives even after ... Indian History Congress from Dec. 28 The three-day 69th session of the Indian History Congress (IHC) will be hosted by the Kannur University from December 28. An organising committee with Vice-Chancellor P. Chandramohan as chairman and M. Prakasan, MLA, as general convener has been ... FTRE on Dec. 14 The FIITJEE Talent Reward Examination (FTRE) 2008 will be conducted on December 14 in 56 test centres across the country. The examination is for students from class six to 12 who are appearing for board exams, competitive entrance exams, ... SNAP test on December 21 Symbiosis National Aptitude (SNAP) Test - a common written test for the admission processes of Post-Graduate Institutes of Symbiosis International University [SIU] will be held on December 21 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. It is a mandatory written test ... MICA invites applications The Mudra Institute of Communications (MICA) Ahmedabad has invited applications for its entrance test for admissions to the two-year fulltime residential Post Graduate Programme in Communications Management. Those who have a Bachelor’s ... |
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