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Infosys Technologies will conduct a State-level placement programme for the final-year (2012 passing out) students in self-financing engineering colleges on April 9 and 10 at P.S.N.A. College of Engineering and Technology, Kothandaraman Nagar, Dindigul.  The Centre for University Industry Collaboration, Anna University, Chennai, has arrange more...

When Delhi University launched the first-ever correspondence course in 1962, no one was sure of its fate. Of course, the need for such a mode, which is less expensive and an efficient form of education for students who cannot afford or qualify for regular programmes, was long felt. But not many were confident about the success of this new system more...

Project work is part of the engineering curriculum and the students have to submit a project on one academic topic during the second semester in the final year. “Most of the students take it very lightly, and projects can be bought for a sum. There is a full-fledged industry surviving on this. Pay a sum and acquire a project on any topic an more...

NAGPUR: The CBSE board has decided to offer a subject related to fitness industry for Std XI and XII due to the rapid growth in the industry in India. Fitness and Gym Operation will be a vocational course in sports from 2012-13 academic session and the central board hopes it will help students learn the skills that employers are looking for. cour more...

Central Board of Secondary Education All India Engineering/Architecture Entrance Examination Unit  Important Notice for Aspiring Candidates of AIEEE-2012 (OFFLINE &ONLINE EXAMS) Keeping in view that Offline and online examinations of All India Engineering Entracne Examination (AIEEE) are to be conducted on different dates i.e. 29th Ap more...

ISAE, located in the centre of European aerospace industry, promises the best of studies in aeronautical engineering. Studying aeronautics abroad has always been a dream for me. So after I finished B.E in aeronautical engineering I wanted to do master's in the field. Studying in India gave me a lot of theoretical knowledge, and I wanted to do a m more...

The Oxford Institute of Retail Management (OXIRM) at University of Oxford, announced the launch of an 18 month study into the future of retail. Richard Cuthbertson, director, OXIRM, who is leading the research, said, "It is well known that factors such as rising retail costs, changing customer expectations, the need to rejuvenate and reshape our more...

US News' 2013 rankings of Best Graduate Schools were released recently. The rankings highlight the top programmes in business, law, medicine, engineering, and education, among other specialties. One change in the methodology this year has been the introduction of the following factors in the part-time MBA rankings, in addition to peer assessments more...

Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) dubbed its science literacy initiative as 'Small Science'. A series of science text for class I to V, the programme has been developed in association with IIT-based InOpen Technologies with the primary intention of promoting science literacy within all age groups. The Small Science involves a serie more...

Many students prefer overseas to enrol for a film course rather than in our country since they are concernced about the high fees, inadequate infrastructure and accreditation status of several private film schools across the country. The International School of Film +Media (ISFM), Hyderabad, has for the first time introduced bachelor and masters co more...

Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, is offering scholarships for 2012 entry to the postgraduate diploma in entrepreneurship through the Entrepreneurship Alumni Scholarship Fund. The fund has been made available by the graduates of the University of Cambridges advanced diploma in entrepreneurship, who wish to support entrepren more...

NEW DELHI: The common National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to Under Graduate (UG) will be conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education ( CBSE) while it will be the National Board of Examination that will conduct the Post Graduate (PG) exams. The Union health ministry has informed state governments that their exis more...

NEW DELHI: India is trying to join the elite Washington Accord for International accreditation of its undergraduate degrees. If it is accepted then engineers with undergraduate degrees will find it easier to seek jobs and opportunities for higher studies abroad from 2013.In that case undergraduate engineering degrees from India will be brought on more...

Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Scholarships for Doctoral Studies The Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund offers scholarships for upto 2 years from January 2013 to Indian Nationals and Nationals of other Asian countries for Ph.D studies in India Eligibility: Minimum 60% marks in Master's degree, age below 35yrs, full time Ph.D. scholar, registered in a rec more...

The National University of Singapore (NUS) is a premier global institution, rich in academic offerings, research accomplishments and heritage.NUS is consistently ranked among the best universitites in the world and placed 27th in the world and 3rd in Asia by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2011. 51 Bachelor's degree programme more...

Nano technologyNanotechnology is a branch of science that promises great opportunities, especially in terms of study at the postgraduate level and further. It holds immense promise as a branch of science. The scope is not only in terms of academia but also bio-tech and Big Pharma. So, the furture of the students stepping into the field is really more...

1. INTRODUCTION: Model Educational Loan Scheme Education is important for the Human Resources Development and empowerment in any country. National and State level policies are framed to ensure that this basic need of the population is met through appropriate public and private sector initiatives. While governments endeavour  to provide more...

IIM Udaipur is offering a Management Development Programme for Women Entrepreneurs 2012 to be held during April 9 to 25 and May 14 to 23rd May 2012 at IIM Udaipur. The program will be jointly coordinated by Anjana Vivek who had earlier jointly coordinated the Management Program for Women Entrepreneurs at IIM Bangalore till 2010. Faculty from IIM more...

The BMC has proposed a substantial increase in the budgetary provision for education for 2012-13; it has lined up Rs 367.01 crore compared with Rs 169.27 crore last year. The BMC claims that it had introduced the system of learning via a virtual classroom project in 80 secondary schools this year, by beaming lectures through satellite transmiss more...

Spread over 20 acres of land, the campus has an excellent infrastructure and offers education on a full-time residential basis. It offers a five-year integrated course with a diploma degree - a foundation course for three years and an advanced course for two years. Students may seek admission to the foundation course after 10+2 or to the adv more...