Education News in India Nov 2009

Technology in teaching methodology 30/Nov/2009
In an effort to bridge the gap between teachers and technology-savvy students and thus make education more interesting, the Academic Staff College (ASC), University of Madras, recently organised an orientation course for teachers on content development for E-learning in collaboration with the Chennai-based Access ..
The role of language skills 30/Nov/2009
Interviewer: Why don't you tell us something about yourself? Job aspirant: Oh, it's all there in my resume (a copy of which the interviewer is holding). Interviewer: Yes, I know that, but why don't you tell us? Aspirant: Sorry, I did not have time to go through the resume.<br ..
An adventurous career in the blue 30/Nov/2009
It has been only around 66 years since the aqualung was invented by the famous French oceanographer Jacques Yves Cousteau. It enabled man to stay underwater for an extended period. Also called SCUBA (self contained underwater breathing apparatus), it was initially used only by marine biologists and other oceanographers ..
CET confusion every time 30/Nov/2009
Every year the decision on the nature and mode of the all-important Common Entrance Test, which determines admissions to professional courses in Karnataka, stirs up a hornet's nest, often leaving the hapless student in the lurch till weeks before the examination. Last year, as late as February, members of ..
They are still students at heart 30/Nov/2009
How to transform the civil services to keep it in tune with the challenges posed by a rapidly transforming economy and society? Let all the officers become students for a while. And that's how it turned out to be, thanks to a joint initiative by the Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIMB) and the Maxwell School ..
Changes likely in web counselling 30/Nov/2009
Web counselling that gave sleepless nights to engineering aspirants and other professional course seekers in the State may come with some changes next year given the controversy it generated despite having its own advantages. If sources are to be believed there is a strong division within the officials ..
Training in Win 7 launched 30/Nov/2009
Digiterati, IT Finishing School is launching the official training and certification program on Win 7, Microsoft's latest full 64-bit Seventh Generation Operating System (OS) Windows 7. This product launch is expected to provide a huge job opportunity for system administrators. Win 7 certified ..
Big exercise for selection for honorary doctorates 30/Nov/2009
Selecting eminent personalities for awarding honorary doctorates, particularly the Kalaprapoorna award to be given to a personality from the field of art and culture, during its convocation is always a big exercise for Andhra University's administration. With the 76th Convocation to be held on December 5, ..
Stress on inclusive education 30/Nov/2009
It is a story of making the impossible possible. B.Bhavna, a girl affected with cerebral palsy, who is wheel-chair bound and cannot speak coherently, is studying for a Bachelors degree in Commerce at Ethiraj College for Women. Bhavna, her mother Kalpana Rao says, is the first person to use a communication ..
Funding dreams 30/Nov/2009
Getting funds for a business plan or a project is perhaps one of the toughest aspects of seeing your dreams take off. The idea could be a successful innovation or germinate into a business venture later, but some financial help can make a lot of difference. Your little savings or the money pooled in from ..

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