Sunday, June 26, 2011

India-born head of MIT's EECS dept to focus on research

India-born head of MIT's EECS dept to focus on research


India-born head of MIT's EECS dept to focus on research

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 09:50 PM PDT

As he readies to assume his new role as head of MIT's largest academic department, noted India-born academician Anantha Chandrakasan says he will focus on research at undergraduate level as well as inter-disciplinary education in areas such as energy, healthcare, robotics, IT and social networking.


Some worried about seats in top colleges

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 04:15 PM PDT

The decision to allow CBSE students, who have taken the school-based examinations, into the state's junior colleges has come as a relief to many.


NET takers on the rise in Hyderabad

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 03:47 PM PDT

National Eligibility Test which was perhaps the most ignored competitive examination until five years ago, has seen a monumental rise in the number of takers.


80 BU colleges under scanner

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 03:31 PM PDT

Nearly 80 colleges are now facing the wrath of Bangalore University for allowing undergraduate students to appear for their sixth semester exam without ensuring that the candidates have taken the fifth semester exam.


Students enraged by new dress code

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 03:29 PM PDT

Students of the Community Institute of Commerce and Management in Jayanagar are up in arms over a dress code imposed by the college administration and even alleged they were manhandled.


English medium a long way off

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 03:27 PM PDT

Primary and secondary education minister Visveshvara Hegde Kageri on Saturday said the government has not taken a final decision on opening English medium schools at the hobli level.


English open in 18 colleges, with major dip in most

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 03:02 PM PDT

With admissions to most colleges closed after just two cutoff lists, BA Programme and BCom courses could still be your ticket to Delhi University.

Relief for CBSE students who took school-based exam

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 01:11 PM PDT

After a two-week long debate over allowing students from the Central Board of Secondary Education who have taken the school-based exam to apply for seats in junior colleges in the state, the government has finally agreed to consider their case.

Colleges get accreditation on the basis of false claims about faculty’s qualification

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 12:58 PM PDT

Just how engineering colleges get accreditation from the National Board of Accreditation by making false claims about the faculty's academic qualification came to light recently in case of two institutions - one from Tamil Nadu and the other from Andhra Pradesh.


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