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Nov 25, 2008 - Donor-population ratio low in India: K.M.Cherian
Public awareness on organ transplantation is very low in the country, cardiologist and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Frontier Lifeline Hospital, K.M.Cherian said on Monday. Read
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Nov 25, 2008 - University opens lab to standardise Siddha drugs
The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University has set up a laboratory to help in standardisation and quality control for Siddha drugs, Vice-Chancellor Meer Mustafa Hussain said on Monday. Read
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Nov 25, 2008 - Work on State library complex begins
Construction of the State library complex began in Kotturpuram here on Sunday. Read
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Nov 24, 2008 - If you study well
As many as 82,000 scholarships will be
disbursed to college and university students in the country
under a new scheme that has been instituted by the Centre to
help low-income families meet the day-to-day expenses of students
pursuing higher studies. Read
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Nov 24, 2008 - Soon, uniform fee structure for all maritime
colleges: VC
All the 127 maritime institutes in the
country will soon adopt a uniform fee structure for the various
courses offered by them. The maritime colleges will shortly
by affiliated to the Indian Maritime University. Read
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Nov 23, 2008 - A cultural extravaganza gets under way at
SRM University
More than 300 students from about 20 colleges
are competing for top honours at ‘Panacea 08,’ a
three-day inter medical, dental and paramedical cultural festival
at SRM University. Read More >> |
Nov 23, 2008 - Indian Maritime University gets VC
P.Vijayan, director, National Maritime
Academy, has been appointed as the first vice-chancellor of
the Indian Maritime University (IMU), to be set up on 300 acres
at Chemencherry on the city outskirts at a cost of Rs 245 crore. Read
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Nov 22, 2008 - Madurai varsity gears up to re-launch B.Ed
Madurai Kamaraj University is gearing
up to re-launch B. Ed. course through distance education following
the official inspection undertaken by a team from National Council
for Teacher Education (NCTE) on November 15. Read
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Nov 20, 2008 - When the VC becomes a teacher
The first day started off with a bang
for 30 students admitted to the Dr. Kalaignar Arts and Science
College, a constituent of Bharathidasan University, at Lalgudi. Read More
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Nov 20, 2008 - Flavoured preparations for Christmas
It was a “home-away-from-home”
feeling for a small bunch of overseas students of SRM University,
when they came together on Wednesday morning along with chefs
to mix dry fruits to prepare the special and succulent ‘Plum
Pudding’ that would be ready in time for Christmas. Read
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Nov 19, 2008 - Annamalai University convocation tomorrow
The 75th annual convocation of Annamalai
University will be held at Srinivasa Sastri Hall on the university
premises at Chidambaram on Thursday, according to M. Ramanathan,
Vice-Chancellor. Read
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Nov 19, 2008 - Class 12 board exam toppers to get Rs. 1 lakh
in scholarship
Last year’s Class 12 board examination
toppers could soon receive an interesting letter from the Central
government, offering them an annual scholarship of Rs. 1 lakh,
if they have stuck to the science and technology stream in their
higher studies. Read
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Nov 19, 2008 - Chennai firm to hold campus interview today
A campus interview will be held on Thursday
at K.L.N. Polytechnic College at Viraganoor. Students of 2007
and 2008 batches in the disciplines of Information Technology.
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Nov 17, 2008 - Salem Govt. College of Engineering to have full-fledged digital library
The Salem Government College of Engineering will have a
full-fledged digital library at the beginning of February 2009, which
will enable the students to access a vast collection of e-resources on various subjects at a mouse click.
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Nov 17, 2008 - CAT focus on verbal abilities and reading comprehension skills
Verbal abilities and reading comprehension skills were in
the spotlight at CAT 2008, as the section got a higher weightage than the
other sections for the first time since 1998. Read More >> |
Nov 17, 2008 - 35 B.Ed students stage dharna
Thirty-five students of a teachers’ training institute
in Tamaraipulam village near here staged a demonstration opposite the taluk office
after the institute could not get government approval
for its course. Read More >> |
Nov 17, 2008 - Putting science back on track
A major hurdle faced by the youth
today is the state of higher education. This frustrates
them not only because it fails to prepare them to be
employable in a competitive era, but also to excite
their minds. Read More >> |
Nov 16, 2008 - CAT is tough, becoming IIM grad tougher
Lakhs of students will realise today that it is incredibly
difficult to crack the Common Admission Test (CAT) to enter the elite Indian
Institutes of Management (IIMs). Read More >> |
Nov 16, 2008 - IITs tinker with JEE cutoffs to save face
Stung by the flak they got for having single-digit subject cutoffs in JEE for two
years running — as was reported by TOI in a series of stories. Read More >> |
Nov 15, 2008 - All India engineering entrance exam
The 8th All India Engineering
Entrance Examinations for B.E/B.Tech and B.Arch/ B. Planning admissions
will be held on April 26 all over India and
abroad. Read More >> |
Nov 14, 2008 - “Education of women pays more dividends to society”
Educating girl child of values
and goodness is very vital to build a civilisation where peace
and prosperity co-exist. Empowering women with the education of
universal goodness is one way to carve a civilisation that is
free of human conflicts. Read More >> |
Nov 14, 2008 - Self-financing engineering colleges form association
Self-financing engineering colleges affiliated to
Anna University-Coimbatore, have come together to form an
association. Read More >> |
Nov 14, 2008 - Chance to get degree from German varsity
Here is good news for outstanding students
doing their final year graduation in civil engineering as they can
pursue their higher studies in Germany without spending
a penny. Read More >> |
Nov 13, 2008 - “Globalisation should serve human interest”
Since the impact of globalisation has
been, and continues to be, unequal and humanity is at crossroads
owing to this universal phenomenon, it is the responsibility
of every one concerned to see that globalisation serves human
interest and is beneficial to all. Read More >> |
Nov 13, 2008 - Bill to withdraw quota for Backward Class
Christians introduced
A Bill was introduced in the Assembly
on Wednesday to withdraw exclusive reservation of 3.5 per cent
provided to Backward Class Christians. Read
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Nov 13, 2008 - VC justifies award of Ph.D. degree
Vice-Chancellor of Manonmaniam Sundaranar
University R.T. Sabapathy Mohan has made it clear that Ph.D.
Degree in Coastal Aquaculture was awarded to M. Brintha as she
had done her research only in that field. Read
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Nov 13, 2008 - Siddha students oppose Government’s
proposal
Students of Government Siddha Medical
College here abstained from classes, struck work and observed
a fast on Wednesday in protest against the State Government’s
proposal to give Registered Indian Medicine Practitioners (RIMP)
certificates to the 30,000-odd traditional practitioners. Read
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Nov 12, 2008 - Campus interview at K.L.N. College
A campus interview will be held at K.L.N.
Memorial Polytechnic College here on Wednesday for diploma candidates
of 2007 and 2008 batches. Read
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Nov 12, 2008 - Madras varsity expects Rs.25 crore in UGC
grant
The University of Madras hopes to receive
a grant of Rs.25 crore from the University Grants Commission
during the Eleventh Five Year Plan for constructing and modernising
buildings. Read More>> |
Nov 12, 2008 - Madurai Kamaraj University’s 42nd convocation
to be held today
The 42nd annual convocation of the Madurai
Kamaraj University will be held on Wednesday with over 37,000
students set to get their degrees. Read
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Nov 12, 2008 - International conference from today
The Vinayaka Missions Kirupananda Variyar
Medical College and Hospital will conduct an International Conference
on Emergency Medicine ‘Emcon 2008’ from November
12 to 16. Read More
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Nov 12, 2008 - Uniform syllabus for Tamil under preparation
Tamil University is engaged in preparing
a uniform syllabus for Tamil for all colleges and Universities
as per a direction from the Government, said M. Rajendran, Vice-Chancellor,
Tamil University, here on Tuesday. Read
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Nov 12, 2008 - Student objects to subject mentioned in her
certificate, refuses to receive Ph.D.
A student refused to take her degree during
the 16th convocation at the Manonmaniam Sundaranar University
on Tuesday. M. Brintha handed over a petition to Governor and
Chancellor Surjit Singh Barnala before getting down from the
dais. Read More >> |
Nov 11, 2008 - Classroom cell phone use will ring in suspension
Engineering college students surreptitiously
messaging their friends or playing the latest mobile game as
their lecturers drone on could soon find themselves thrown out
of college for a week. Read
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Nov 11, 2008 - Exhibition of medical books under way
For the medical student, this could be
the ultimate stopover in their quest for knowledge. Read
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Nov 11, 2008 - TNAU to conduct certificate courses
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University has
inked a memorandum of understanding with Agro-Biotech Research
Centre Limited, Kottayam, Kerala, here recently. Read
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Nov 10, 2008 - University plans networking of libraries
Bharathidasan University is planning to
create the ‘Bharathi Library Network’ (Bharathi
LIBNET) during the XI Plan Period by networking libraries of
its departments, schools, centres and affiliated colleges. Read
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Nov 10, 2008 - Dual degree orientation programme at TNAU
The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
(TNAU) in collaboration with Cornell University, the United
States, offer dual degree programmes in food science and bio-technology.
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Nov 10, 2008 - Libraries losing students to Internet
The vast world of information available on the
internet has many students deserting the libraries in droves.
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Nov 10, 2008 - 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 sources. Read
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Nov 10, 2008 - Look beyond IIMs, will you?
This year about three lakh students would
be taking the CAT (Common Admission Test) which will be held
on November 16. Apart from being the qualifying examination
for the seven Indian Institute of Management (IIM) schools,
CAT is the benchmark for admission for over 80 other B-schools
in the country. Read
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Nov 10, 2008 - “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
institutions. Read More
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Nov 10, 2008 - 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 physiology. Read
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Nov 10, 2008 - Training programme
A week-long training programme in ‘Instructional design and delivery system’ for faculty members of Sethu Institute of Technology was inaugurated by its chairman, S. Mohamed Jaleel, on November 3. Read
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Nov 10, 2008 - Students’ Association - Zerone ’08
The Students’ Association of Department of Computer Applications of K.L.N. College of Information Technology conducted Zerone ’08, a technical symposium. Read
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Nov 10, 2008 - Development of soft skills
A programme on development of soft skills, organised by the Department of Commerce of Sourashtra College in association with ‘SHARP,’ a forum of Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the benefit of under-graduate students. Read
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Nov 09, 2008 - Engineering colleges under AU-Coimbatore outperform
others
Engineering colleges affiliated to Anna
University-Coimbatore have outperformed colleges under other
Anna Universities in the April-May 2008 examinations conducted
by Anna University-Chennai. Read
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Nov 08, 2008 - BU to offer courses in Chinese language
Bharathiar University will offer certificate
and diploma courses in Chinese in collaboration with ‘Cheena
Vanolli’, a Chinese radio station having its base in Beijing.
The radio station airs programmes in Tamil in China. Read
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Nov 08, 2008 - More animal sciences colleges needed, says
VC
Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences
University Vice-Chancellor P. Thangaraju called for the establishment
of more animal sciences universities and colleges in the country
to promote animal husbandry activities. Read
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Nov 07, 2008 - Diabetology course gets recognition from MCI
with retrospective effect
The Medical Council of India (MCI) has
granted recognition with retrospective effect to the post graduate
diploma course in diabetology offered by the Madras Medical
College. Read More >> |
Nov 07, 2008 - Teachers urged to analyse reasons for rising
student unrest
Chief Justice of the Madras High
Court A. K. Ganguly on Thursday called upon teachers to embark
on a soul-searching exercise to find out whether the rising
student unrest had anything to do with imperfections in their
relationship with students. Read
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Nov 06, 2008 - ‘Best outgoing performer award’
The ‘best outgoing performer award’
of RMK and RMD Engineering Colleges was given to K.Sainath,
Department of ECE, at a function organised on Tuesday. Read
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Nov 06, 2008 - Future libraries may not need large spaces:
Vice-Chancellor
Internet facilities and digital library
networks are helping librarians cope with the rapid growth of
information. Read More >> |
Nov 06, 2008 - National Education Day on Nov. 11
The Government of India will observe November
11 as National Education Day. This will be in commemoration
of the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first
Union Minister of Education. Read
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Nov 06, 2008 - Errors, confusing questions leave students
in a fix
Students of non-autonomous arts and science
colleges affiliated to the University of Madras, who appeared
for the first-year degree
course English arrears examination on Wednesday, were confused
and shocked by several bloomers in the question paper. Read
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Nov 04, 2008 - Periyar University convocation: 136 students
to receive gold medals
A total of 136 students will be presented
with gold medals at the 8th convocation of Periyar University
on November 5. Read
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Nov 04, 2008 - Quality of teaching decides nation’s
development: VC
Vice-Chancellor of Alagappa University
P. Ramasamy said that the dedication of teachers at higher education
level was low when compared to primary and secondary levels.
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Nov 04, 2008 - Plans to set up printing technology institute
Shortage of employable talent is worrying
entrepreneurs in the knitwear printing segment of the textile
supply chain in Tirupur even as the changing global consumer
demands and technology development pose newer challenges to
them. Read More >> |
Nov 04, 2008 - Fake institutions on the rise in TN
In a major concern for the regulators of higher education, the number of fake technical institutions is growing in India. While last year, there were 169 fake technical institutions, which offered engineering and management courses that were not approved by the AICTE. Read More >> |
Nov 03, 2008 - “Students should learn entrepreneurial
skills too”
To help students of technical education
cope with retrenchment caused by the recession, they should
be taught entrepreneurial skills besides the core technical
and soft skills, Anna University Vice-Chancellor Mannar Jawahar
has said. Read More
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Nov 03, 2008 - Anna University – Coimbatore to introduce
choice-based credit system
Anna University-Coimbatore will introduce
choice-based credit system from the next academic year, Vice
Chancellor R. Radhakrishnan has said. Read
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Nov 03, 2008 - MBA course fee slashed
Annual tuition fee for the two-year Master of
Business Administration programme, being offered by the Directorate
of Distance and Continuing Education of Manonmaniam Sundaranar
University, has been slashed from Rs. 9,300 to Rs. 7,500. Read
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Nov 03, 2008 - Union Minister lays foundation for nursing
institute at Tambaram
There was a shortage of 15 lakh nurses in the
public health sector in India, Union Minister for Health and
Family Welfare Anbumani Ramadoss said on Saturday. Read
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Nov 03, 2008 - MBAs with a difference
The global financial crisis and the consequent
downturn in the job market has the B-school aspirant in a quandary.
The highly coveted management degree, which had been riding
on a high courtesy the bustling economy, seems to be faltering
a bit. Read More >> |
Nov 01, 2008 - ‘Indian education system not ideal for
geniuses’
The Indian education system, especially
the school system, is meant only for mediocre and above average
students. It is not meant for geniuses, K. Ashok Vardhan Shetty,
Principal Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Government
of Tamil Nadu. Read
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Nov 01, 2008 - Tamil University signs MoU with Malaysian
varsity
The Tamil University here has signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the first time with a
foreign university in the context of Centre’s recognition
of Tamil as a classical language and the establishment of a
Central Institute of Research for Classical Tamil. Read
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