Feb 08, 2010 -
Nationwide common curriculum for B.Ed soon
The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) is in the process of finalising the ‘Revised Curriculum Framework 2010’ to be adopted by all universities with necessary changes.
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Feb 08, 2010 -
“Pressure on biotechnology to deliver quality healthcare products at affordable cost”
There is tremendous pressure across the world on biotechnology to deliver quality healthcare products at affordable cost, said V.S. Ramamurthy, Director, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore.
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Feb 08, 2010 -
Anna Univ plans to tweak English syllabus for benefit of students
English teaching in technical institutes may soon be tweaked to help students develop a more functional understanding of the language.
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Feb 07, 2010 -
“Education makes one mature and intelligent”
The purpose of education was to make a person cultured, matured and intelligent, said V. Kannan, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Central University, Hyderabad.
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Feb 07, 2010 -
Semester results of UG and PG courses published
Results of undergraduate and postgraduate degree November semester examinations of Madurai Kamaraj University, held under the Choice-Based Credit System, have been published.
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Feb 06, 2010 -
Call for transparency in move against deemed varsities
Calling for transparency in the government’s move against deemed universities, the Education Promotion Society for India (EPSI) said erring universities would be willing to accept the government’s decisions only if they are shown the rationale behind them.
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Feb 06, 2010 -
Medical university plans to create organisation to promote research: VC
The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University is exploring the possibility of setting up a research body on the lines of the Indian Council of Medical Research in order to promote quality research in medical science.
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Feb 06, 2010 -
‘Nanotechnology has wide range of applications’
Nanomaterials produce extremely fascinating and useful properties that can be exploited for a variety of engineering and societal applications.
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Feb 06, 2010 -
Science block at Alagappa University to be completed before June, says VC
P. Ramasamy, Vice-Chancellor, Alagappa University, said that the science block, which had been designed to house all science departments under one roof, would be completed before June.
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Feb 05, 2010 -
International Conference on Climate Change
More than 500 scientists, professors, researchers, industrialists and students from India and abroad are expected to participate in the ‘International Conference on Climate Change and Bioresource (ICCCB-2010)’.
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Feb 05, 2010 -
Give deemed varsities time to improve: Oscar
Taking a diametrically opposite position from that of the union human resource development ministry’s stand on derecognising blacklisted deemed universities.
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Feb 04, 2010 -
Over 51,000 seats vacant in engg colleges in state
In an alarming indication of the turbulent state of affairs in Tamil Nadu’s selffinancing engineering colleges, it has emerged that more than 51,000 BE/BTech seats are lying vacant for want of students in the current academic year.
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Feb 02, 2010 -
175-year-old MMC has several firsts to its credit
The Madras Medical College has not grown older but only more famous with its alumni bringing it recognition.
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Feb 02, 2010 -
Aided colleges eye unitary univ status
With the government actively favouring the upgrading of colleges into unitary universities, many leading aided arts and science colleges in TN have set their eyes on the unique status.
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Feb 01, 2010 -
DOTE to upload polytechnic colleges’ details on website
The Directorate Of Technical Education (DOTE) will shortly be uploading details about all the polytechnic colleges in Tamil Nadu on its website for the benefit of prospective applicants.
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