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Medical research, the way forward
Higher education in medicine remains the choice of a few. Will this trend change with the introduction of research options for undergraduate students?
Course on Child Rights Law
NLSIU to offer it in the distance mode
Spotlight on robots at kurukshetra'09

Better deal in bitter times
Engineering graduates could explore the prospects for higher studies during these unfavourable economic times

CAMPUS JOTTINGS
Grand old college celebrates its Founder’s Day
Mrs. A.V.N. College celebrated its 148th Founder’s Day here on December 23. The celebration meet was inaugurated by the Chairman of Visakhapatnam Port Trust Ajeya Kallam and was attended by the District Collector and Chairman of the ...
APD diploma course
One-year training to be given in therapy methodology


For a better score-card
PU Dept. is trying its best to improve exam results


GUIDANCE PLUS
SAT: winning ways for effective essays
The general principles of essay-writing are relevant to the Scholastic Aptitude Test as well. But we have to pay attention to certain other features also, if we are to secure high scores in this test, since its approach is unique. For writing the ...
Eplus Club Schedule
l Theme of the week: - Remember all those arguments you have had with your friends and family about studies, movies and everything else? Remember the excitement of winning a hard-fought argument? Well, this week is all about learning ...
The way forward
Higher education in medicine remains the choice of a few. Will this trend change with the introduction of research options for undergraduate students?
Pilot training
Chimes Aviation Academy (CAA), a division of Chimes Aviation Private Ltd, a pilot training academy, has launched a preliminary pilot training course called ‘START UP CPL’. It is a special short-term course aimed at young aspirants who ...
NIFT admission test on February 9
The entrance test of the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) will be conducted for admission to its various bachelors’ and masters’ degree programmes on February 9, 2009. The entrance examination is designed to test the ...

A ‘weighty’ issue indeed
Introduction of Intermediate weightage in EAMCET from 2009 will change the face of the test, writes R. RAVIKANTH REDDY

Fun with learning
Vignan Pharmacy College (Vadlamudi): Freshers’ day was celebrated with gusto and enthusiasm on our college campus recently. Every one of us enjoyed it thoroughly. The entire college wore a festive look with girls attired in ...
Wider avenues for IIT aspirants
Thanks to the setting up of new Indian Institutes of Technology, the number of seats on offer has increased, writes J.S. BABLU
UGC focus on deemed-to-be-varsities
The University Grants Commission (UGC) expects deemed-to-be-universities to take the lead in carrying out academic reforms during the 11th Plan period (2007-12) in the areas of admission policy, procedure and methods, examination reforms ...
GD competition held
Dr. Annie Besant College and Gokul Degree College from Hyderabad stood first and second in the Inter Collegiate Group Discussion competition conducted by Cygmax Institute of Management Studies (CIMS) here on Saturday. The teams have ...
CAMPUS CONNECT
The Department of Biotechnology of Nehru Memorial College, Puthanampatti, organized a national-level seminar on ‘advances in biopharming technologies’. Inaugurating, the coordinator, School of Environmental Sciences, ...

CAMPUS CONNECT
Prayer meeting for Mumbai terror attack victims
Students of School of Hotel Management and Catering Science of the AJK College of Arts and Science organised a prayer meeting for the victims killed in the terrorist attack in Mumbai on November 26. Students held candles and took an oath to fight ...

UNIVERSITY ROUNDUP
‘Hydrogen will meet energy needs’
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad (JNTUH), Centre for Environment, Institute of Science & Technology, conducted a workshop on ‘Hydrogen and fuel cell technologies for future options’ to create awareness about the ...

Q & A
Studying life at the nanoscale
I am interested in pursuing the twinning Engineering programmes of the Manipal University-International Centre for Applied Sciences. Please provide me information of the officials to be contacted and the courses that are available.Saba ...
Creating awareness about AIDS
Post-Graduate Department of Social Work of Sri Krishna Arts and Science College observed World AIDS Day. The programme, called Students’ Message to Society (SMS), was carried out by the students of Social Work Department. They went ...
Read before you write
About the writing segment of the Scholastic Aptitude Test
Seminar
GRD School of Information Technology and GRD Institute of Management of the Dr. G.R. Damodaran College of Science organised a seminar on “Building Strong Interpersonal Relationships”. V. Anantharaman, Professor, Department of ...
‘Amazing’ festival
It was a battle of brain and brawn at AMAZE-08, the inter-college meet organised by the Indian Institute for Planning and Management on Tuesday. Over 20 colleges, including B-schools, participated in the fest, bringing together management and ...
The way forward
Higher education in medicine remains the choice of a few. Will this trend change with the introduction of research options for undergraduate students?
HSL’s proposal
Hindustan Software Limited (HSL) will offer real-time project guidance and job-oriented training to final year B.E., B. Tech., and MCA students on J2EE and .NET technologies and embedded systems.According to a release from A. Sivakumar, ...
Life in the free world
Students list their experiences of studying in autonomous colleges
Applications invited for International Climate Champions 2009
British Council, in collaboration with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), has instituted the International Climate Champions 2009, a youth-oriented programme that aims to inspire young people, especially students, to spread the word about ...

QUERY CUE
Indian textiles much sought after in world market
Textile is one of the major industries in India. ‘Indian textiles’ is a vast domain that includes traditional handlooms to power looms. Our rich textile heritage combined with the advancements of contemporary designers has created a ...
Just be yourself
How to understand the real purpose of life
Principal wins national award
Indian Society for Technical Education, New Delhi, has conferred the Prof. K. Arumugam National Award for Innovative Work in Engineering and Technology on A. Shanmugam, principal, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam. Dr. ...
Good news in the air
With the economic recession creating fears about the availability of jobs, those aspiring for careers in civil aviation are a worried lot. There is good news, though. The aviation industry is expected to witness an annual passenger growth ...
Good news in the air
Demand for airline staff remains strong
Fellowship
V. Hema, third year Ph. D. student in Food Science and Nutrition of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, has been awarded with a fellowship by the Sasketchewan Pulse Growers, Canada, to do part of her Ph. D. research in the University of ...
Free software founder interacts with students
Richard Stallman, the founder of the GNU Project, launched in 1984 to develop the free software operating system GNU visited the Malla Reddy Institute of Technology and Science and interacted with students and staff explaining the concept behind ...
TEST TRACK
Institute of Medical Sciences, Varanasi, under the Banaras Hindu University, has invited applications for its all-India level entrance test (PMT-2009) for admission to MBBS, BDS, BAMS, B.Pharm. and B.Pharm. (Ayurveda) courses commencing in the ...
Check harassment of girls
The series of attacks on girl students, harassment and ragging incidents in and around the educational institutions are disturbing students. The recent acid attack on engineering students – Praneetha and Swapnika – in Warangal ...
Academy launches Pilot training course
Chimes Aviation Academy (CAA), a division of Chimes Aviation Private Ltd, a pilot training academy, has launched a preliminary pilot training course called ‘START UP CPL’. It is a special short-term course aimed at young ...
Let’s get QUIZical
1. What were the surnames of the famous musical duo whose first names were William Schwenck and Arthur?2. Which very popular media franchise, owned by Nintendo, was created by Satoshi Tajiri in the mid-1990s?3. What would ...
Kakatiya University alumni’s gesture
Chairman of Troikaa Pharmaceuticals Limited, Ahmedabad, Ketan R. Patel, inaugurated Kakatiya University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences Alumni Building.It was named as “Dr. K.S.V. Basivi Reddy Memorial Pharma Alumni Block” ...


DIL SE
Fly on wheels of creativity
Acharya Nagarjuna University: Modern global world welcomes creativity and opens the doors for highly talented people who dare to show their latent creative skills. Present corporate sector gives paramount importance to creativity because ...

Campus connect
A training programme in strengthening of quality seed production and distribution was organised at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Agricultural College and Research Institute (ACRI), in which 200 farmers and 60 field officers of Dindigul district ...
Campus capsule
M.S. Lohith of M.S. Ramaiah College of Hotel Management received the Ratheesh Memorial Award-2008. It was presented by the Principal, Abby Mathew.Lohith is one of the most accomplished students of the batch of 2004-08. The award is ...
Lead a virtuous and exemplary life
City University of New York: ‘I am my solution’ – as I saw this on the walls of a middle grade school, I was impressed. This initial feeling was surpassed by thoughts of how true that single line was and as to ...
‘Stand out among the crowd’
The TTD’s Sri Padmavathi Women’s Degree and PG College celebrated its 57th College Day last Wednesday.Executive Officer K.V. Ramanachary took part as the chief guest and spoke on the management’s endeavour to provide ...
GTAP graduation
Cisco marked the first graduation of students from its Indian Global Talent Acceleration Programme (GTAP) in Bangalore last week. GTAP is part of an ongoing investment in the region aimed at developing next-generation local network ...
Nature’s pharmacy at hand
Vignan Pharmacy College (Vadlamudi): A treasure trove of medicinal plants being available so close to the urban area came as a total surprise to us. The greenery surrounding the Kondapalli Fort and the nearby hillocks is rich in a ...
Celebrations take a back seat
GMRIT: The move this year to ban the New Year parties in Goa has met with a mixed, yet valid, response. Though the majority of party-goers do understand this as a public security measure, yet a good number of people feel that the ...



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