Apr 30, 2007 - Admissions will still be tricky
   With the Madras High Court spelling the final word on the abolition of the Common Entrance Test for professional undergraduate admissions, the uncertainty surrounding admissions may still not be over. read more

Apr 30, 2007 - 17,000 city students take AIEEE exam
   For the 17,000 odd city students who appeared for the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) on Sunday, their performance would play a crucial role in college admissions. read more

Apr 30, 2007 - Students confused over admissions
   With the Madras high court upholding the Act abolishing the Common Entrance Test, many feel that the situation would become complex and confusing for students during this year’s admissions for professional courses. read more

Apr 29, 2007 - 17,000 city students to take AIEEE exam
   Around 17,000 city students will appear for the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) on Sunday. They will be part of the 27,000 candidates from the State, who will take the examination across 48 centres in Chennai, Madurai and Coimbatore. read more

Apr 28, 2007 - Court upholds CET abolition
   The legal validity of the Tamil Nadu Government's policy to abolish Common Entrance Test (CET) for admissions to professional courses was upheld by the Madras High Court on Friday. read more

Apr 26, 2007 - Fixed fee structure for private medical colleges by June 30
   Fee structure for private unaided medical colleges in Tamil Nadu shall be fixed by the statutory committee concerned on or before June 30, the Madras High Court has said. read more

Apr 24, 2007 - Madras University gets `A' grade
   The University of Madras has been given `A' grade under the new assessment and accreditation system of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council. read more

Apr 21, 2007 - Vice-Chancellor stresses need for changing curriculum
   The growth rate of higher education in the country is not sufficient to meet the needs of society, Madras University Vice-Chancellor S. Ramachandran said here on Thursday. read more

Apr 12, 2007 - Orders reserved on CET abolition
   A Division Bench of the Madras High Court, hearing a batch of petitions against the abolition of common entrance test (CET) for admissions to professional courses this year, reserved its orders on Wednesday. read more

Apr 11, 2007 - Abolition of CET justified, Government tells court
   Rejecting the argument that the Common Entrance Test was the only tool for uniform evaluation of students, the Tamil Nadu Government told the Madras High Court on Tuesday that normalisation of marks was a credible alternative. read more

Apr 10, 2007 - Report on single stream education soon Minister
   The high-level committee constituted to provide a uniform standard of education in the State will submit its recommendations soon, School Education Minister Thangam Thennarasu informed the Assembly on Monday. read more

Apr 10, 2007 - CET DK, PMK seek to implead as parties to court proceedings
   The Dravidar Kazhagam (DK) and the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) have moved the Madras High Court to implead themselves as parties to the proceedings relating to the abolition of the common entrance test (CET) for professional course admission in Tamil Nadu. read more

Apr 09, 2007 - Poorer pass percentage likely in Class X science paper teachers
   Members of the Tamil Nadu Graduate Teachers' Association on Saturday said there may be a considerable fall in the number of students passing the Class X (SSLC) Science paper this year. Addressing mediapersons, the teachers said that questions for about 30 marks were not from the exercise questions listed at the end of each chapter. read more

Apr 09, 2007 - Graduation day
   "Engineers should develop professional competence to provide innovative solutions for global issues on climate change, clean energy requirements, non-conventional energy sources and low level of emissions of green house gases," K. Kasturirangan, Director, National Institute of Advanced Studies, IISc Campus, Bangalore. read more

Apr 09, 2007 - Merits of neuclear energy
   SMK (Shree Motilal Kanhaiyalal) Fomra Institute of Technology celebrated its annual day recently. Delivering the key note address on the merits of nuclear energy, Dr. Swaminathan, director (EIG), Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam said, "Power generation through the nuclear way is economical. read more

Apr 05, 2007 - Abolition of CET a "plausible and reasonable solution"
   The decision to abolish Common Entrance Test (CET) and introduce "normalisation" system for admission to professional courses is a "plausible and reasonable" solution, the Government has informed the Madras High Court. read more

Apr 05, 2007 - Class Twelve students to get extra marks for Chemistry
   Class Twelve students of the Science stream, who appeared for the State Board higher secondary examinations this year, will be awarded extra marks in the Chemistry paper. read more

Apr 02, 2007 - Lateral entry who will gain?
   The All-India Council for Technical Education's (AICTE) recent notification on regulations for lateral admission to engineering programmes has raised several questions in academia. B. Sc. graduates who have studied mathematics and scored an aggregate of 60 per cent can now join second year or III semester of a B.E or B. Tech course. read more

Apr 02, 2007 - Pursue higher education, Maran urges graduates
   Union Minister of Communications and Information Technology Dayanidhi Maran on Sunday urged engineering graduates to pursue a master's degree, as a bachelor's degree meant little in today's competitive world. read more