May 31, 2010 - AU-Chennai, may become National Hub for Healthcare Instrumentation
  Anna University, Chennai, may become the National Hub for Healthcare Instrumentation with Rs.15 crore funding from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Read More >>

May 29, 2010 - Belated application, no ground to deny education loan: HC
  Nationalised banks cannot deny educational loan to a student on the ground that the loan application had been made belatedly after the commencement of the academic year, the Madras High Court Bench here has ruled. Read More >>

May 29, 2010 - Chennai region does it again in CBSE Class X
  The Chennai region has come out on top for the second consecutive year, with 96.18 per cent of candidates clearing the Central Board of Secondary Education Class X examination, results of which were announced here on Friday. Read More >>

May 28, 2010 - Counselling for part-time B.E., B. Tech. courses
  The Commissioner of Technical Education, Tamil Nadu, has announced counselling schedule for part-time B.E./B. Tech. courses in various branches in government and government-aided institutions for academic year 2010-11. Read More >>

May 27, 2010 - Fewer centums in mathematics again
  For the second consecutive year, centums in Mathematics have seen a significant drop at the S.S.L.C examination. Read More >>

May 26, 2010 - 15 new polytechnics will be opened
  At least 15 new polytechnics will be opened in the State this year as part of the government's measures to augment supply of skilled manpower. Read More >>

May 26, 2010 - TANCET on May 29, 30
  The Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test (TANCET) 2010 for MBA, MCA and M.E/M.Tech/M.Arch/M.Plan degree programmes will be held on May 29 and 30. Read More >>

May 26, 2010 - “Anna University of Technology —Madurai soon”
  The Anna University that would become a unitary university shortly, will focus on more research activities, said Mannar Jawahar, Vice-Chancellor, Anna University. Read More >>

May 23, 2010 - Distance education students find it hard to get examination schedule
   A section of the first-year students of Distance and Continuing Education of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University had to run from pillar to post to get the schedule for the first semester examination that commenced on Friday. Read More >>

May 23, 2010 - M. Tech. entrance on May 27
  School of Engineering and Technology (SET), Bharathidasan University, has opened up career options for students interested in expanding their studies in the area of engineering and technology; and enhancing scope for specialisation. Read More >>

May 21, 2010 - Veterinary graduates asked to venture into business
  For the first time in the history of the Madras Veterinary College, a three-day entrepreneurship development programme for final year B.V.Sc and A.H. students was launched on Thursday. Read More>>

May 20, 2010 - Eligibility marks for engineering admission reduced
  The State government on Wednesday announced the lowering of eligibility marks for admission of students to engineering courses. Read More >>

May 20, 2010 - Girls outperform boys in CBSE XII results
  Students of Tamil Nadu have sailed through the Class XII Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) examination easily. Read More >>

May 20, 2010 - Madras varsity may not permit new courses in 14 colleges
  Insisting that colleges strictly adhere to UGC norms in the appointment of principals, the University of Madras is considering denial of permission for new courses to 14 colleges affiliated to it. Read More >>

May 20, 2010 - Anna University to have new courses: VC
  Anna University-Coimbatore will introduce new courses in nuclear engineering, materials technology and atmospheric science, said Vice Chancellor K. Karunakaran. Read More >>

May 19, 2010 - Affiliation only if new colleges adhere to UGC norms on infrastructure, faculty
  All new colleges will have to comply with basic infrastructure and faculty requirements, stipulated by the University Grants Commission. Read More >>

May 19, 2010 - Temporary facilities finalised for IIM-Tiruchi
  Decks have been cleared for the start of Indian Institute of Management – Tiruchi (IIM-T) from 2010-11. Read More >>

May 19, 2010 - Arts & Science Colleges in Tamil Nadu see more empty benches
  Arts and science colleges in the state are facing huge vacancies in undergraduate and postgraduate courses with a major chunk of the students joining engineering colleges or dropping out after school. Read More >>

May 18, 2010 - MCI recommends letter of permission for four medical colleges
  The Medical Council of India, on its website, has recommended that the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare provide the letter of permission for two State-run and two private medical colleges in Tamil Nadu. Read More >>

May 18, 2010 - Application forms for B.E. lateral entry
  Application forms for admission to second-year B.E./B.Tech degree courses during 2009-10 under the lateral entry scheme for seats in government. Read More >>

May 18, 2010 - Students in a fix over deadline for engineering courses
  Thousands of students aspiring to study engineering courses are now in a fix as they are left with a very short period to submit their application forms for the Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions this year. Read More >>

May 18, 2010 - PRIDE exams: amid total confusion, students not given question papers, hall tickets
  Confusion in the conduct of examinations of the Periyar Institute of Distance Education (PRIDE) of the Salem Periyar University has left the students of distant education stream high and dry. Read More >>

May 18, 2010 - Seminar conducted
  Sona School of Management, a unit of Sona College of Technology, here organised a one-day study seminar on short film presentation about successful entrepreneurs in Salem region, produced and screened by first year MBA students. Read More >>

May 18, 2010 - Jharkhand boy tops SRM entrance
  A student from Jharkhand, Manish Kumar, has topped the entrance examination for engineering courses conducted by SRM University this year. Read More >>

May 18, 2010 - Students rush in for revaluation
  Monday morning saw the Directorate of Public Instruction campus on College Road swamped by 17-year-olds and their parents. Read More >>

May 17, 2010 - Integrated M. Tech. (B.Tech. + M.Tech.) at M.S.University
  Manonmaniam Sundaranar University's Centre for Information Technology and Engineering offers an innovative 6-year Integrated M. Tech. (B.Tech. + M.Tech.) programme in Information Communication Technologies (ICT). Read More >>

May 17, 2010 - Medical entrance to get tougher this year
  Entrance to medical colleges will get tougher this year as academics predict a 0.25 to 1 mark increase in cut-off required for admissions. Read More >>

May 17, 2010 - Madras University tries to kill rote learning
  The question paper pattern for the semester examinations conducted by the University of Madras will undergo a transformation from the coming academic year with more importance being given to test the students’ grasp of the subject in theory-oriented papers. Read More >>

May 17, 2010 - Engineering aspirants buy a record 1.73 lakh applications
  The aspirations to join an engineering college are at an all-time high among students in Tamil Nadu. Read More >>

May 16, 2010 - President signs ordinance on MCI
  President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Saturday signed an ordinance empowering the government to dissolve the Medical Council of India, a regulatory body responsible for maintaining standards of medical education. Read More >>

May 16, 2010 - IITs to set up virtual university in two years
  After half a century of being an exclusive club, the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) will finally open their gates a little more. Read More >>

May 15, 2010 - Highest Class XII pass percentage of decade
  Students who took the Class XII Higher Secondary Examination this March have recorded a pass percentage of 85.2, according to the results declared by the Directorate of Government Examinations here on Friday. Read More >>

May 15, 2010 - Bill to make Anna varsity unitary type adopted
  The Assembly on Friday saw the adoption of five Bills on higher education, including those to make Anna University, Chennai, a unitary type university again, and provide for the removal of Vice-Chancellors of such technology universities. Read More >>

May 15, 2010 - “Impact of low maths score negligible in counselling”
  Although the number of students scoring high marks in Mathematics has come down this year, this might not result in a big change in the counselling process for engineering and medical admissions. Read More >>

May 15, 2010 - BE pressure may ease, tough race for BCom
  Cut-off marks for entering engineering colleges may not be altered drastically this year in comparison to 2009 although the performance of State Board class XII students in mathematics has dipped significantly. Read More >>

May 14, 2010 - Nod for ordinance on MCI takeover
  The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved an ordinance empowering the government to take over the management of the Medical Council of India (MCI) temporarily to restore its credibility. Read More >>

May 14, 2010 - Plus-2 results today; experts ask parents, kids to take it easy
  A period of suspense comes to an end for Plus Two students with the release of the board exam results on Friday. Read More >>

May 13, 2010 - NCTE restrained from withdrawing recognition
  The Madras High Court on Wednesday restrained the National Council for Teacher Education from initiating any withdrawal of the recognition process against self-financing teacher education institutions for non-compliance of its new norms issued in 2009. Read More >>

May 13, 2010 - 150 colleges may qualify to be unitary universities: Panel
  In what could be a blueprint for a major shift in the higher education policy of Tamil Nadu, a high-level committee on Wednesday strongly recommended upgrading of established government and aided colleges into unitary universities. Read More >>

May 12, 2010 - State to consider cut in eligibility marks
  The State government will consider reducing eligibility marks for admission to engineering colleges after consulting educationists. Read More >>

May 12, 2010 - Supreme Court upholds Act on school fee regulation
  The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed at the admission stage a batch of appeals challenging a Madras High Court verdict upholding the validity of the Tamil Nadu Schools (Regulation of Collection of Fee) Act 2009. Read More >>

May 12, 2010 - Report on unitary universities to be submitted today
  A five-member committee will submit its report on upgrading government and aided colleges into unitary universities to the chief minister on Wednesday. Read More >>

May 11, 2010 - Prize money awaits Plus-Two students
  Students awaiting Plus-Two results and mulling over choice of colleges, courses and anything related to admission like eligibility and so on, have a host of websites to visit. Read More >>

May 11, 2010 - UGC eases land norms for colleges
   Land requirement for establishing colleges has been scaled down to two acres in metropolitan cities and five acres in other areas under the new regulations for affiliating colleges notified by the University Grants Commission (UGC). Read More>>

May 11, 2010 - De-recognition of nursing college recommended
  The Nursing Council has recommended the de-recognition of J.V. College of Nursing, for inadequate infrastructure and offering an unrecognised course for students. Read More >>

May 10, 2010 - Accreditation of universities, colleges set to be mandatory
  Accreditation from independent agencies is set to become mandatory for all universities and colleges with the introduction of the National Accreditation Regulatory Authority for Higher Educational Institutions Bill in Parliament recently. Read More >>

May 09, 2010 - Anna varsity orders extra forms
  With over 1.4 lakh application forms for engineering admissions already bought by students in the last five days, Anna University has ordered an additional 20,000 forms to be printed to meet the increased demand. Read More >>

May 09, 2010 - Order upholding NET, SLET stayed
  A Division Bench of the Madras High Court has stayed a single judge order upholding National Eligibility Test/ State Level Eligibility Test (NET/SLET) eligibility for pre-1993 M.Phil holders. Read More >>

May 08, 2010 - Private colleges face fines for withholding certificates
  Soon self-financing educational institutions may face penalties if they hold students to ransom by confiscating their academic certificates or by refusing to grant transfer certificates (TC). Read More >>

May 07, 2010 - Court won't stop admissions to deemed varsities
  The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to restrain the 44 deemed universities recommended by the Tandon Committee to be de-recognised. Read More >>

May 07, 2010 - Supreme Court to examine validity of Tandon committee
  The Supreme Court on Thursday said it would examine the validity of the constitution of the Tandon Committee set up by the Human Resource Development Ministry to go into the working of the deemed universities in the country. Read More >>

May 07, 2010 - Applications for distance education programmes being issued
  The Centre for Distance Education, Bharathidasan University, has started issuing applications for its professional programmes, and various undergraduate and postgraduate programmes through its Personal Contact Programme Centres. Read More >>

May 07, 2010 - TANUVAS plan for M.Tech in Food Processing Technology
  The Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS) has plans to approach the All India Council for Technical Education to start M.Tech course in Food Processing Technology. Read More>>

May 07, 2010 - Evening colleges under Madras varsity scanner
  Arts and science colleges affiliated to the University of Madras will be monitored to check if academic programmes approved and sanctioned for evening colleges are being conducted during morning time in violation of rules. Read More >>

May 06, 2010 - Central University announces CUCET 2010
  The Central University of Tamil Nadu (CUTN), Tiruvarur, will offer integrated programmes leading to M.Sc. in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, MA programmes in Tamil, English, and Regional Studies, and a PG diploma in eco-criticism, each with an intake of 30 seats, from 2010-11. Read More >>

May 04, 2010 - VIT entrance results released
  Anumula Jithendar Reddy of Andhra Pradesh has secured the first rank in the VIT Engineering Entrance Examination for admission to B. Tech degree programmes. Read More >>

May 04, 2010 - Admissions barred in 3 engineering colleges
  Admission of students has been barred in three self-financing engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu this year. Read More >>

May 04, 2010 - Eight colleges bag top grade in NAAC assessment
  Eight arts and science colleges in Tamil Nadu have bagged the highest ‘A’ Grade awarded by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) during a reaccreditation exercise undertaken recently. Read More >>

May 03, 2010 - IITs prepare remedial measures for errors in JEE
  In the wake of several errors in the IIT-JEE papers this year, the elite institutes on Sunday devised multi-pronged remedial measures including scaling up the marks for the affected candidates for certain unprinted and unreadable questions. Read More >>

May 03, 2010 - Medical college gets real-time PCR lab
  The Tiruchi K.A.P. Viswanatham Government Medical College in the city has got a real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction Lab, making it the only government hospital in the region to get the facility. Read More >>

May 03, 2010 - Tamil Nadu Engineering admission begins
  The Tamil Nadu Engineering Admission (TNEA 2010) season will begin on Monday with applications being issued to candidates aspiring to join undergraduate engineering degree courses under the government quota. Read More >>

May 03, 2010 - Private arts & science colleges agree on UGC regulations
  After opposing the University Grants Commission (UGC) regulations on appointment of teachers for years, private arts and science colleges in Tamil Nadu have finally decided to adhere to UGC provisions even as their case is pending before the Supreme Court. Read More >>

May 02, 2010 - 12,000 additional engineering seats expected this year
   Around 50 new engineering colleges are expected to be started in the State with an additional 12,000 seats from this year. Read More >>

May 02, 2010 - Allow children to study what they like: VC
  The Vice-Chancellor of Anna University, P. Mannar Jawahar, on Saturday urged parents to allow their children take independent decisions with regard to their courses and careers. Read More >>

May 01, 2010 - Teacher training colleges asked to furnish all details online
  Teacher education colleges functioning without requisite infrastructure and faculty are in for tough times. Read More >>