Education News in India Oct 2011

Reject proposals for new engineering colleges, states tell AICTE 31/Oct/2011
Two decades ago, just a percentage of aspiring Indian engineers found a seat in a tech school. Now, supply seems to have outstripped demand, with lakhs of engineering seats in Indian colleges going abegging. State governments now want the country’s regulatory body to reject fresh proposals for ..
Fun with Food 31/Oct/2011
ITC Sonar recently hosted a cake mixing session to herald the festive season of Christmas along with children from the less privileged backgrounds, recently. The chefs of the luxury hotel along with general manager Zubin Songadwala presented this customary ritual of cake mixing along with noted movie actor and director ..
A Different Faith 31/Oct/2011
“Voodoo is a religion like any other religion,” said professor Léon-François Hoffmann of Princeton University at a conference on ‘Voodoo: magic or religion?’ presented by Alliance Française du Bengale, recently. Chief guest Sanat Kumar Mitra, editor of Lokesanskriti ..
XLRI Summer Internship Placements 31/Oct/2011
XLRI School of Business & Human Resources has successfully concluded its Summer Internship Placements 2012 in a record time of 4 days by executing a preference based slotted process, with 100% of its students being offered internships across geographies and sectors. XLRI struck strategic partnerships ..
The fading significance of ITIs 31/Oct/2011
Are Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) losing sheen in India? There are very many indications to the emergence of such a trend disturbing the dynamics of an ideal industrial environment that requires workforce in technical, supervisory and managerial positions in the right proportion. This is despite ..
Executing an entrepreneurship idea 31/Oct/2011
“The main problem I faced while trying to get my team together was in trying to convince professionals joining my company,” said Suhas Gopinath, CEO Globals Inc, also known to have been the youngest CEO starting his company at the age of 14. “Considering I was about half their age, I did not want them ..
Canada: For quality at a cheaper cost 31/Oct/2011
Over the decades, Canadian universities have earned a name for quality education. With world-class research facilities, renowned expert faculty, and supportive learning environments, students pursuing higher education in Canadian universities are guaranteed a top quality academic experience — culminating in a ..
Need to improve research quality: CMI director 31/Oct/2011
Rajeeva Karandikar took charge as the director of Chennai Mathematical Institute following the footsteps of the eminent mathematician C.S. Seshadri. He is a psephologist and holds a Ph.D from the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata. In this e-mail interview with Education Plus, he talks about the future ..
Basic science courses to include Computer Applications 31/Oct/2011
Some of the basic science courses offered by the University of Madras will have a flavour of technology now. Undergraduate (UG) courses such as B.Sc. Physics and B.Sc. Mathematics will be offered along with Computer Applications. The programmes were introduced by the University of Madras this year to ..
MoU for research in cardiovascular care 31/Oct/2011
Representatives of the International Centre for Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Diseases, a unit of Dr. K.M. Cherian Heart Foundation, and RMK Engineering College, signed a Memorandum of Understanding for proposed collaborative research in areas related to health monitoring systems in cardiovascular care. K...

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