Jul 24, 2010 - Campus interview today
  A campus interview for job placement has been arranged for students of polytechnic colleges on July 24 at K.L.Nagaswamy Memorial Polytechnic College here for placement in Caliber Interconnect Solutions, Coimbatore. Read More >>

Jul 22, 2010 - Exclusive portion on classical Tamil from second semester: Ponmudy
  From the second semester onwards, the prose section in Tamil will have a portion exclusively dealing with classical Tamil, Higher Education Minister K. Ponmudy said on Wednesday. Read More >>

Jul 22, 2010 - Medical varsity, Siddha institute sign MoU
  A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Tamil Nadu Dr.M.G.R. Medical University and the National Institute of Siddha here on Wednesday for collaboration in clinical research and drug development projects and to start speciality clinics. Read More >>

Jul 22, 2010 - Just 40 private colleges in TN are accredited
   Tamil Nadu’s private arts and science colleges have a poor track record compared to the government and aided institutions in gaining accreditation. Read More >>

Jul 21, 2010 - Alagappa University making great strides: VC
  P. Ramasamy, Vice-Chancellor, Alagappa University, said that the varsity had witnessed tremendous achievements in all aspects during the last three year. Read More >>

Jul 21, 2010 - After first phase of BE counselling, no takers for 3 colleges
  Three self-financing engineering colleges have failed to attract even one student in the first phase of the single window counselling for the Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA 2010) which ended on Tuesday. Read More >>

Jul 21, 2010 - Pat for varsity
  The efforts of Anna University-Chennai in getting placement in companies for students of engineering colleges have come in for praise from Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development D. Purandeswari. Read More >>

Jul 20, 2010 - Phase I of academic counselling ends today
  Phase I of academic counselling for engineering admissions ends on Tuesday in which students scoring 169 or above were given courses of their choice. Read More >>

Jul 20, 2010 - Two universities told to wind up off-campus courses
  Two state-run universities in Assam and Haryana have been directed by the University Grants Commission (UGC) to wind up BBA and MBA courses offered through off-campus centres across the country. Read More >>

Jul 20, 2010 - Counselling for maritime courses starts
  Single window counselling for admitting students from across the country to maritime courses in institutions affiliated to the Indian Maritime University (IMU) got underway at Uthandi near here on Monday. Read More >>

Jul 20, 2010 - “Technology makes storyboarding simpler"
  If trimming production cost is what filmmakers are looking at, then technology could significantly help them achieve this. Read More >>

Jul 19, 2010 - Karunanidhi gets first-hand look at engineering counselling
  Jeevitha received her allotment letter to the Electronics and Communications Engineering in the Tirukkuvalai campus of Anna University from Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Sunday. Read More >>

Jul 19, 2010 - CM to inaugurate Tiruvarur medical college on July 27
  Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi will formally inaugurate the Government Medical College in Tiruvarur on July 27, said U.Mathivanan, Dairy Development Minister, here on Sunday. Read More >>

Jul 17, 2010 - Fee waiver has positive impact on engineering counselling: V-C
  Tuition fee waiver for first generation students announced by the State government is having a “positive impact” on engineering admission counselling, according to Anna University-Chennai Vice-Chancellor P. Mannar Jawahar. Read More >>

Jul 17, 2010 - Over 100 high-scoring students choose engineering courses in Tamil medium
  With over 100 students who scored more than 90 per cent in the cut-off marks opting for Tamil medium engineering courses through academic counselling. Read More >>

Jul 17, 2010 - “Working of Anna varsities will be co-ordinated”
  The working of the five Anna Universities will be co-ordinated with the same examination procedure, and a committee, comprising the five Vice-Chancellors. Read More >>

Jul 17, 2010 - University introduces Tamil online dictionary
  A Tamil online dictionary with meanings of words and usages in Thirukkural, Bharathiyar's songs and Avvaiyar's poems along with synonyms, was introduced at Anna University, Chennai, on Friday. Read More >>

Jul 17, 2010 - SRM University signs MoU with Korean varsity
  The SRM University and Hannam University, South Korea recently entered into a memorandum of understanding for exchange of students, scholars and faculties. Read More >>

Jul 17, 2010 - Degrees conferred on over 200 students
   Young graduates should nurture self-confidence, A. Jothimurugan, Vice Chancellor of Tiruvalluvar University said. Read More >>

Jul 17, 2010 - ‘Embedded systems have gained a lot of attention'
  Embedded systems is one area which has gained a lot of utility and attention, said K. Karunakaran, Vice-Chancellor, Anna University-Coimbatore, here on Wednesday. Read More >>

Jul 17, 2010 - Admission-related scams not new to Anna University
  The bogus Plus Two marksheet scam detected by authorities of the Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA 2010) at Anna University is the not the first case of backdoor entry attempts made by BE/BTech aspirants in the state. Read More >>

Jul 17, 2010 - MCA/MBA counselling
  The rank list for candidates who have applied for admission to MBA and MCA degree courses offered in Government, Government-aided, and self-financing engineering and arts and science colleges for the academic year 2010-11 is available on the website www.gct.ac.in. Read More >>

Jul 16, 2010 - 574 graduates get offer letters from three software companies
  Amid parents and family members watching them with emotion in a packed auditorium, 574 engineering graduates who had passed out of various engineering colleges in the State this year received offer letters from three major software companies here on Thursday. Read More >>

Jul 15, 2010 - Action against students contemplated: Ponmudy
  Legal action will be considered against students who had found submitted fake certificates at the engineering counselling, Higher Education Minister K. Ponmudy said here on Wednesday. Read More>>

Jul 15, 2010 - 108 students opt for engineering courses in Tamil medium
  With 99 students who scored more than 90 per cent in the cut-off marks opting for Tamil medium engineering courses in the academic counselling. Read More >>

Jul 15, 2010 - SRM University signs MoU with Korean varsity
  The SRM University and Hannam University, South Korea on Wednesday entered into a memorandum of understanding for exchange of students, scholars and faculties. Read More >>

Jul 15, 2010 - Photocopies of answer scripts
  Photocopies of as many as 64,000 answer scripts were made by the Directorate of Government Examinations following requests from the students who wrote the higher secondary school examination this year. Read More >>

Jul 15, 2010 - Soon, Tamilnadu to get accreditation council
  A state-level accreditation council which will promote academic audit and accreditation of all arts and science colleges in Tamil Nadu will begin functioning later this month. Read More >>

Jul 14, 2010 - Court allows Tamil Nadu quota law for another year
  In a big relief to the Tamil Nadu government, the Supreme Court on Tuesday granted protection for the continuance, for one more year. Read More >>

Jul 14, 2010 - Bogus certificates surface at engineering admissions
  A thorough scrutiny of certificates by engineering admission authorities has thrown up a number of cases of bogus certificates being produced by students. Read More >>

Jul 14, 2010 - NIT students encouraged to build satellite
  Following the successful launch of Studsat, the smallest operational satellite made by students, by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday. Read More >>

Jul 14, 2010 - Varsity decision on 229 students on Friday
  The Syndicate of the Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore, which is to meet on Friday, will take a decision on providing a solution to the problem caused to 229 final-year undergraduate (UG) students of Arcot Sri Mahalakshmi College for Women (ASMC). Read More >>

Jul 14, 2010 - 200 more MBBS seats as 2 colleges get nod in TN
  The seven-member committee of the Medical Council of India has approved two government colleges in Tiruvarur and Villupuram, increasing the number of undergraduate medical seats in Tamil Nadu by 200. The letter of approval reached the respective colleges on Monday. Read More >>

Jul 14, 2010 - Fewer engineering aspirants skip counselling this year
  Trends in the first nine days of the single window counselling of the Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA 2010) have thrown up an interesting aspect — the number of candidates absenting themselves has come down compared to the previous year. Read More >>

Jul 14, 2010 - B.Sc in Audiology from this academic year: Health Minister
  A new B.Sc course in Audiology and Speech Therapy would be started at the Madras Medical College, here, Health Minister M.R.K. Panneerselvam has said. Read More >>

Jul 12, 2010 - MCA exam cancelled
  The University of Madras on Sunday cancelled the examination for an MCA correspondence paper and decided to come up with a rescheduled date later. Read More >>

Jul 12, 2010 - Admissions on at college
  The newly started Government Arts College at Thiruvennainallur near here will start functioning from the current academic year. Read More >>

Jul 12, 2010 - Convocation
  The 26 th convocation of Bharathiar University will be held here on July 15. Read More >>

Jul 12, 2010 - MBA counselling at BU on July 16
  Counselling for admission to MBA of the Bharathiar University for 2010-11 will be held on July 16. Read More >>

Jul 10, 2010 - Rise in Tamil-medium BE aspirants
  There is a big leap in the number of BE/BTech aspirants who had completed schooling with Tamil as the medium of instruction in the state this year. Read More >>

Jul 10, 2010 - University to ask state for additional cadaver for anatomy course
  The University of Madras will request the state health ministry to provide an additional cadaver for its department of anatomy so that it can double the intake of students in the MSc Anatomy course. Read More >>

Jul 09, 2010 - Tamil Nadu to get 42 new engineering colleges
  Tamil Nadu is in for a round of massive expansion in technical education with the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) on Thursday approving 42 new selffinancing engineering colleges. Read More >>

Jul 09, 2010 - NIT-T to launch faculty development programme
  The Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE), National Institute of Technology – Tiruchi, will launch a week-long Faculty Development Programme on ‘Recent Advances in Microwave Integrated Circuits' on July 13. Read More >>

Jul 09, 2010 - Counselling cells in all engineering colleges likely
  The newly-constituted Tamil Nadu State Council for Technical Education (TNSCTE) would soon discuss the proposal to make it mandatory for engineering colleges to establish in-house counselling and guidance cells for students. Read More >>

Jul 09, 2010 - MGR Medical University to set up hospital near Raj Bhavan
  Discussions are on for the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University to set up a hospital on the outskirts of the Raj Bhavan campus, university vice-chancellor Mayil Vahanan Natarajan said. Read More >>

Jul 09, 2010 - 18 new community colleges get Open University approval
  Eighteen new community colleges have been approved by Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU) taking the number of such colleges in the State affiliated to TNOU to 167. Read More >>

Jul 09, 2010 - University to launch M.A. in Human Resource Management
  The Department of Life-Long Learning, Bharathidasan University, has announced launch of a two-year M.A. programme in Human Resource Management during 2010-11. Read More >>

Jul 09, 2010 - Enhance standard of distance education: V-C
  There is the need for enhancing the standard of education offered through distance mode, said P. Ramasamy, Vice Chancellor, Alagappa University. Read More >>

Jul 09, 2010 - Colleges concerned over completing syllabus in time
  Barely a week has passed after the reopening of colleges affiliated to the Bharathidasan University. Read More >>

Jul 08, 2010 - Counselling for law course begins
  Counselling for admission to five-year B.A.B.L. degree course began at Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University here on Wednesday. Read More >>

Jul 08, 2010 - Anna University to launch ‘Madurai -2020' plan
  The newly formed Anna University of Technology-Madurai will unveil a plan called ‘Madurai 2020' for the city's overall development. Read More >>

Jul 08, 2010 - University to introduce four-year B.S. course
  After getting the clearance from the University Grants Commission (UGC) for introducing four-year B.S. programme from this academic year. Read More >>

Jul 07, 2010 - First Tamil medium B.E. seats allotted in academic counselling
  The first two Tamil medium B.E. seats in the academic counselling were allotted on Tuesday. Read More >>

Jul 07, 2010 - NIT-T shows way for academic reforms
  The National Institute of Technology – Tiruchi (NIT-T) has taken a lead role to facilitate joint on-line counselling for M.Tech admission. Read More >>

Jul 07, 2010 - New batch of MBBS students told to join classes on July 14
  The directorate of medical education has directed students who have secured admissions in state-run medical colleges during the phase 1 of the single window counselling to join classes a week in advance. Read More >>

Jul 06, 2010 - Electronics and Communications the top choice at engineering counselling
  Electronics and Communications Engineering (ECE) was the choice of the toppers at the engineering admissions, with 17 of the top 20 choosing the stream on the first day of counselling on Monday. Read More >>

Jul 06, 2010 - 9 students to study engineering in Tamil
  Damodaran, the orthopaedically challenged son of Rajendran, a sanitary worker in the Coimbatore Municipal Corporation, has willingly embarked on an experiment that will have a bearing on his future. Read More >>

Jul 05, 2010 - First phase of counselling for engineering starts today
  The first phase of the academic counselling for engineering admissions will start on Monday in the backdrop of a general strike announced by Opposition parties. Read More >>

Jul 05, 2010 - Over 1.08 lakh engineering seats up for grabs in TN’s 454 colleges
  Tamil Nadu’s largest admission exercise, the single window counselling for admitting academic stream candidates into BE/BTech courses in 454 engineering colleges. Read More >>

Jul 05, 2010 - MKU to set up 12 community colleges
  The Madurai Kamaraj University has begun the process for establishing community colleges in the areas under its jurisdiction as mandated by the State Government. Read More >>

Jul 05, 2010 - Faculty programme at National Institute of Technology
  Participants gained confidence to create model from anatomy and physiology points of view at the end of the week-long Faculty Development Programme on ‘Recent Trends in Biomedical Systems' organised by the National Institute of Technology – Tiruchi. Read More >>

Jul 05, 2010 - Convocation on August 11
  Anna University – Tiruchi (AUT-T) will hold its first convocation on August 11, and has constituted working committees for planning and implementation. Read More >>

Jul 04, 2010 - Vocational counselling for engineering admissions
  On the penultimate day of vocational counselling for engineering admissions, all seats for boys in the Open Competition, Backward Classes and Most Backward Classes categories have been filled up. Read More >>

Jul 04, 2010 - Engineering counselling marred by protest
  A protest by students and parents marred the Tamil Nadu engineering admission single window counselling for vocational stream students at Anna University on Saturday. Read More >>

Jul 04, 2010 - Courses in textile technologies
  The South India Textile Research Association will conduct one-year certificate courses in the textile field this year. Read More >>

Jul 03, 2010 - Medical courses in Tamil from next year: Ponmudy
  Learning in mother tongue Tamil will give a fillip to creativity and hence Tamil medium has been introduced in engineering courses from this academic year. Read More >>

Jul 03, 2010 - Officials to ensure seat matrix delay doesn’t hurt BE aspirants
  With the single window counselling for admission into BE/BTech courses being conducted sans the approved seat matrix from the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). Read More >>

Jul 03, 2010 - No varsity nod for self-financing course
  Following complaints, the University of Madras has decided not to grant permission to A.M. Jain College to offer B.Com. Read More >>

Jul 03, 2010 - University to raise pass mark from 35 to 40 p.c.
  The Standing Committee on Academic Affairs (SCAA) of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University has decided to increase the minimum pass mark from 35 per cent to 40 per cent for all undergraduate and UG diploma courses from the academic year 2010 – 2011. Read More >>

Jul 03, 2010 - Sounding rocket developed at VITU
  Students of the VIT University, Vellore, have developed Rohini-200 (RH200), a sounding rocket, in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Read More >>

Jul 02, 2010 - For those with low cut-off scores, RACE GETS TOUGHER
  This year, during engineering counselling, it is not going to be about how many marks you have scored. It is going to be about how many have scored the same marks as you. Read More >>

Jul 02, 2010 - Madras University move to popularise Tamil
  The University of Madras will name its campuses after those who have contributed to the growth of Tamil and provide other incentives for popularising Tamil among college students. Read More >>

Jul 01, 2010 - 2006 AICTE norms will apply: court
  The Madras High Court on Wednesday said applications of engineering colleges, for extension of approval/additional intake/introduction of new courses/variation intake. Read More >>

Jul 01, 2010 - Engineering counselling from July 5
  The first phase of academic counselling for engineering admissions will start on July 5. Candidates having cut-off marks of 199.75 or more have been called at 10.30 a.m.. Read More>>

Jul 01, 2010 - All MBBS seats under OC, BC category filled
  On the third day of counselling for MBBS seats here on Wednesday, all the seats under the OC and BC category were filled. Read More >>

Jul 01, 2010 - College fails to send assessment marks to university on time
  The first, second, and third year students of C.S.I. Bishop Appasamy College of Arts and Science here were a disappointed lot on Wednesday. Read More >>

Jul 01, 2010 - Counselling under VIT STARS scheme from tomorrow
  Counselling for admission of candidates under the STARS (Support The Advancement of Rural Students) scheme of VIT University for 2010-11 will begin on Friday. Read More >>

Jul 01, 2010 - Engineering course entry cleared for Lankan refugees
  Sri Lankan refugees in Tamil Nadu have reason to cheer as the state government has decided to permit them to enrol in BE/BTech courses through the single window counselling from this year. Read More >>