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October 29, 2007 - Integrated M. Tech. at M.S. varsity
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University’s
Centre for Information Technology and Engineering offers an
innovative 5-year Integrated M. Tech. programme in Information
Communication Technologies (ICT), a cutting-edge technology
course, which will enable rural youth to have an opportunity
similar to that available to their metropolitan counterparts.
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October 25, 2007 - ‘No progress without instruments’
Instrumentation, an important
branch of engineering, needs a push and colleges should give
more importance to this branch, said Vikam Kumar, director of
the National Physical Laboratory. Read
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October 25, 2007 - More colleges, enhanced quality of education
thrust areas: Minister
Through
specific measures adopted by the Government the enrolment rate
had gone up from 13 per cent to 17 per cent in the last one-and-a-half
years, Minister for Higher Education and Mines, Government of
Tamil Nadu, K.Ponmudi, said here on Wednesday. Read
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October 23, 2007 - Private colleges urged not to insist
on capitation fee
Private
engineering colleges must strictly adhere to the fee structure
fixed by the State Government and must not insist on capitation
fee for admission, K. Ganesan, Secretary, Department of Higher
Education, said here on Monday. Read
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October 22, 2007 - Medical varsity plans to start super
speciality course in traumatology
As
the rate of accidents is on the rise now, Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR
Medical University is contemplating launching of a super speciality
course in traumatology, its Vice-Chancellor K. Meer Mustafa
Hussain has said. Read More
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October 22, 2007 - Higher education: the real picture
In Tamil Nadu, statistics and
ground reality go together, at least as far as the higher education
system goes. With the Human Resources Ministry’s report
detailing the pitfalls in access to higher education for socially
disadvantaged sections. Read
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October 22, 2007 - National tech symposium
KCG
College of Technology, Karappakkam, organised Ascension ’07,
a national-level technical symposium in which 250 students from
23 colleges in and around Chennai participated, according to
a press release. Read More
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October 19, 2007 - Examination dates announced
The
Directorate of Distance Education, Madurai Kamaraj University,
has announced the dates of commencement of non-semester examinations
to be held in January’08 and the last date for submission
of application forms. Read
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October 19, 2007 - Farm graduates here to go global
In a bid to bring farm graduates
of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) on a par with engineering
and Information Technology (IT) graduates in terms of developing
a global mindset, the university has launched new measures.
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October 18, 2007 - Natural resource management should be
given priority: VC
“Innovative
technological interventions are needed for natural resource
management,” C. Ramasamy, Vice-Chancellor, Tamil Nadu
Agricultural University, said here recently. Read
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October 18, 2007 - Encourage research on climate change:
biotechnologists
Environmental
biotechnologists have asked the Centre and the States and non-government
organisations to encourage research on climate change to safeguard
the environment. Read More
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October 16, 2007 - Bharathiar University to distribute smart
cards
Bharathiar University
is going to distribute smart cards to students on the campus,
said G. Thiruvasagam, Vice-Chancellor, here on Monday. Read
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October 16, 2007 - University to offer Master of Physical
Education
Manonmaniam
Sundaranar University will shortly start postgraduate programme
in Physical Education, the Vice-Chancellor, MSU, Cynthia Pandian,
has said. Read More >>
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October 13, 2007 - UGC lays down code of compliance for
deemed universities
The
University Grants Commission (UGC) has directed deemed universities
to refrain from offering professional courses through the distance
education mode and not open unapproved study centres for such
programmes. Read More >>
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October 13, 2007 - A display of creativity in colours
A painting competition organised
by the Department of Visual Communication of J.J. College of
Arts and Science for school students in Pudukottai recently
evoked overwhelming response. Read
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October 12, 2007 - Doctor vacancies are filled, says Chief
Minister
With the appointment
of 2,297 doctors since May 2006, all vacancies in government
hospitals, PHCs and health sub centres have been filled, Chief
Minister M. Karunanidhi said on Thursday. Read
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October 12, 2007 - Make youth employable: VC
Preparation
of syllabus should not focus on educating the youth, but making
them employable. Read More
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October 12, 2007 - Varsity decision on arts, science deplored
Association of University Teachers
(AUT), Tamil Nadu, has deplored the decision of Anna University,
Coimbatore, to start arts and science courses. Read
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October 12, 2007 - Two Chennai colleges to become varsities
Two grand old institutions of
higher education in the State will soon be accorded a honour
that has been more than a century in the making. Queen Mary’s
College and Presidency College will become universities. Read
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October 10, 2007 - Anna University off-campus placement
drive in Dindigul
Anna
University, Chennai, is organising an off-campus recruitment
drive for engineering graduates at P.S.N.A. College of Engineering
and Technology, Dindigul. Read
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October 10, 2007 - Job fair on October 28
Anna
University, Tiruchi, will host a major off-campus drive that
would be conducted by Infosys Technologies, on October 28, for
the benefit of engineering graduates (B.E. and B.Tech) and MCA
holders who had passed out in 2007 from affiliated engineering
colleges in and around Tiruchi region. Read
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October 10, 2007 - Panel to scrutinise courses offered by
10 private varsities
The
Madras High Court has constituted a fact-finding committee,
headed by Justice K.P. Sivasubramaniam, retired judge of the
High Court, to ascertain the nature of the study programmes/courses
conducted by 10 private universities and the fee collected.
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October 08, 2007 - Indian medicine seats go abegging
Practitioners of Indian Medicine
have expressed concern over 400 seats (government quota) in
Indian medicine courses in self-financing colleges not having
many takes this year. Read
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October 08, 2007 - Bharathidasan varsity to review programmes
All academic programmes offered
in Bharathidasan University and through affiliated colleges
will be reviewed. Read More
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October 08, 2007 - UGC meet to discuss crucial issues
A meeting of all stakeholders
in higher education, including Vice-Chancellors of universities
in the country, is to take place in New Delhi for two days starting
on October 10. Read More
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October 06, 2007 - B.E.: chance to clear arrears
Students of engineering colleges
once affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University have been given
a chance to clear their arrears in B.E. (regular and part-time)
degree courses. Read More
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October 05, 2007 - Walk-in counselling to fill vacant seats
Walk-in counselling for admission
to vacant seats in BSMS, BAMS/BUMS/BHMS/ BNYS courses for 2007-08
in government and self-financing colleges in Tamil Nadu. Read
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October 05, 2007 - Varsity roundtable for placement officers
Centre for University-Industry
collaboration (CUIC) of Anna University, Tiruchi, has organised
a one-day roundtable for placement officers on its premises
on October 5. Read More >>
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October 04, 2007 - Affiliation granted to more colleges
Anna University, Coimbatore, has
given affiliation to six engineering colleges. This is in addition
to the nine others that got affiliation earlier this year. Read
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October 03, 2007 - MoU to enhance activities in engineering
and management
A Memorandum
of Understanding between Anna University, Coimbatore, and Oklahoma
State University, the United States, was signed here on Tuesday.
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October 01, 2007 - Recruitment drive for B.E. students
A recruitment drive will be held
at K.L.N.College of Engineering here on October 2 for the final
year students of engineering colleges. Read
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October 01, 2007 - Blood donated
About
250 students of SKR Engineering College at Agarmel in Poonamallee
donated blood at a camp on Thursday organised by the College.
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