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News Today - Archive |
Dec 26, 2006 - Communication labs must for engineering colleges
Anna University has made it mandatory
for all engineering colleges in the State to include communication
laboratory-based components as part of the syllabus from the
third year. Read More >>
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Dec 26, 2006 - "Deemed varsity status given without AICTE
leave"
The Union Ministry
of Human Resource Development has disapproved of the manner
in which the University Grants Commission recommended conferment
of deemed university status on 10 institutions this April and
June. Read More >>
Dec 18, 2006 - B.Ed students move Madras High Court
Over a dozen B.Ed. students have
moved the Madras High Court challenging a Government Order that
"misinterpreted" the National Council for Teacher Education
(NCTE) rules, and consequently disqualified them from writing
their examinations from December 21. Read
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Dec 18, 2006 - Losing the competitive edge
The
Tamil Nadu Government's decision to scrap the common entrance
test for professional education programmes "to help rural students"
may backfire for the intended beneficiaries, if one goes by
previous years' statistics. Read
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Dec 18, 2006 - "Overseas students valued for ability more
than for any revenue they bring"
There
is a great deal of interest in the U.K. in attracting overseas
students, with India and China specially in focus. Isn't this
interest primarily on account of the high revenue that overseas
students bring? At the post-graduate level, the difference between
home fees and overseas fees in some courses can be as much as
£12,000 yearly, not counting living costs. Read
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Dec 13, 2006 - Abolition of CET challenged
A
public interest litigation petition, challenging the Tamil Nadu
Government's move to abolish the Common Entrance Test (CET)
for professional courses, has been filed in the Madras High
Court.
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Dec 08, 2006 - Two more technical varsities to be set up
Two more technical universities
will be established at Tiruchi and Coimbatore. The Assembly
passed the Bills on Thursday. Read
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Dec 07, 2006 - Common Entrance Test abolished in Tamil Nadu
The Common Entrance Test for admission
to professional courses in the State has been abolished. Read
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Dec 07, 2006 - Normalisation method to equate marks
The Government will adopt the
normalisation method to equate marks obtained by students in
relevant subjects in the qualifying examination conducted by
various boards or authority for the purpose of preparing a common
merit list for admission to professional colleges in the State.
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Dec 07, 2006 - Will Bill scrapping CET stand legal scrutiny?
With the Assembly passing a Bill
to scrap the time-tested common entrance test (CET) for professional
courses admissions, the academic community will be watching
two developments.
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Dec 03, 2006 - State List must include education
State Higher Education Minister
K. Ponmudi on Saturday sought the support of teacher organisations
in realising the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government's efforts
to bring education into the State List, from the Concurrent
List, in the Constitution. Read
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Dec 03, 2006 - Germany steps in to woo international students
Faced with competition
from other European countries, Germany now allows international
students to stay on for a year after completing their course
of study to search for "appropriate employment." Read
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Dec 02, 2006 - Revised Plus Two syllabus: more deletions
in science texts
The
Textbook Development Committee, constituted to go into the revision
of textbooks for Plus One and Plus Two, has recommended more
deletions in science texts and very few deletions in Tamil and
English. Read More >>
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Dec 02, 2006 - UGC directive goes up in smoke
The
University Grants Commission's directive on implementing the
provisions of the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products Act
is proving to be a daunting task for many city colleges. Read
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Dec 01, 2006 - Panel submits revised syllabus
Students
in Plus Two can look forward to a more lucidly presented syllabus
from next year, thanks to the recommendations submitted by the
Naganathan committee to the State Education department on Thursday.
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