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Now classrooms in your pocket (03 November 12:00) |
| The Indira Gandhi National Open University will soon start using third generation mobile technology to impart education to students across the country. G. KRISHNAKUMAR tries to find out how ... |
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Grant for nanostructures research (03 November 12:00) |
| The Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchi, has received a Rs. 2.15-crore grant from the Department of Science and Technology – Nanomission, Governmen... |
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Removing online anxieties (03 November 12:00) |
| An interview with Prometric, which is all set to conduct computer-based CAT in partnership with the IIMs |
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Diplomas an easy and economical route (03 November 12:00) |
| The universities and colleges in New Zealand offer more than 1,000 diploma and certificate programmes in diverse fields. |
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ISEC course (03 November 12:00) |
| Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore, is offering a short-term Certificate Course in Managing Development (CCMD). It is a three-week residential programme designed to... |
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Breaking barriers (03 November 12:00) |
| IGNOU has embarked on several programmes aimed at stepping up its ICT-based educational services offered across the country. The ‘virtual classroom’ project is one among them. Accordin... |
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Finding solutions to socio-economic issues (03 November 12:00) |
| Social entrepreneurs can turn problems into opportunities. With innovation and a business model, some ventures can aspire for success. |
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IIFT opens branch in Hyderabad (03 November 12:00) |
| The International Institute of Fashion Technology (IIFT) has opened its branch in Hyderabad. IIFT is one of the Asia’s biggest fashion institutes established in 1990 having its headquarter... |
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FOSS potential yet to be tapped (03 November 12:00) |
| Free and Open Source Software is a boon to educational institutions. It is cheaper and virus resistant, and most importantly, a virus attack can be solved immediately by programmers worldwid... |
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Six-month course in poultry farming (03 November 12:00) |
| A six-month ‘Certificate Programme in Poultry Farming’ was launched by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) in collaboration with leading broiler producer, Suguna Poultry F... |
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Career in finance management (03 November 12:00) |
| After my B.Tech. in mechanical engineering I worked in a software firm for three years. I am planning to do an MBA now and turn to finance sector. Please let me know some of the leading inst... |
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A welcome change in education sector (03 November 12:00) |
| Kannur University has decided to grant equivalence to the IGSCE syllabus for admission to undergraduate courses. |
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Applications invited for IIT-JEE 2010 (03 November 12:00) |
| The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have invited applications for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE-2010) to be held on April 11, 2010 for admission to their various undergraduate c... |
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Preparing for an accounting career (03 November 12:00) |
| Former president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India gives some tips to aspirants. |
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Why is the place where the pilot sits called a cockpit (27 October 12:00) |
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What is the meaning and origin of the expression hair of the dog that bit someone (27 October 12:00) |
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How is the word paedophile pronounced (27 October 12:00) |
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Is it okay to say House To Let (27 October 12:00) |
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What is the difference between despite of and in spite of (27 October 12:00) |
| "When I was a young man I vowed never to marry until I found the ideal woman. Well, I found her but, alas, she was waiting for the ideal man." - Henri Alain -Fournier S. ... |
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Polytechnics a grim tale of neglect (27 October 12:00) |
| The polytechnic colleges have become the poor cousins of engineering colleges in the State. J.S. BABLU tries to find out the impediments to the development of the 60-odd colleges. |
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Career in fine arts and graphics design (27 October 12:00) |
| Could you please let me know the names of the colleges that offer Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in graphic design, and the associated selection procedure? LOHIT CHANDRAN, EMAIL Education in... |
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It is advantage Europe (27 October 12:00) |
| What are the additional incentives that Indian students get, if they choose to pursue their higher studies and research in Europe? |
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Bracing for a robust growth (27 October 12:00) |
| It is International Animation Day on October 28. A French inventor Emile Reynaud made the first public performance of animation at the Grevin Museum in Paris using his own invention “optic... |
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NITs asked to prepare vision paper (27 October 12:00) |
| The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development has asked all 20 National Institutes of Technology to come out with a vision statement specifying how they could build their brand image to a... |
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NALSAR University holds moot court competition (27 October 12:00) |
| The third annual NALSAR- Justice Bodh Raj Sawhney Moot Court Competition was organised at the NALSAR University that saw 19 teams from all over the country competing with each other and stud... |
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Seeking entry to colleges in New Zealand (27 October 12:00) |
| Aspirants can apply for admission to the programme of their choice on the strength of their academic record and English language proficiency. |
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Its payback time for industry (27 October 12:00) |
| Industries should pump in at least one per cent of their profits into universities to fund student and faculty training programmes, feel Vice-Chancellors. |
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An earnest call to return to the basics (27 October 12:00) |
| Will the proposal to raise the cut-off marks for IIT-JEE make way to a better learning process? |
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A nationwide initiative to boost skill pool begins (27 October 12:00) |
| The National Skill Development Corporation was launched recently as part of a national imitative to boost the skilled manpower pool |
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Creating a framework for training (27 October 12:00) |
| The National Skill Development policy will encourage infrastructure creation for on-the-job training and apprenticeships. |
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TAPMI to start new PGDM courses (27 October 12:00) |
| Buoyant domestic demand, financial inclusion in sectors such as banking, insurance, mutual funds and stock markets, the launch of Unique Identification Database (UID) project and a burgeonin... |
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What is the meaning and origin of the expression to make the fur fly (20 October 12:00) |
| One of the meanings of this rather informal expression is to cause trouble or create a major disturbance. When you make the fur fly, you either end up fighting or arguing. *When the princip... |
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How is the word loquacious pronounced (20 October 12:00) |
| The ‘lo’ is pronounced like the word ‘low’, and the following ‘qu’ like the ‘qu’ in ‘quit’, ‘quiz’, and ‘quite’. The ‘a’ is like the ... |
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Which is correct Sailaja walked on the grass or Sailaja walked through the grass (20 October 12:00) |
| In terms of grammar, both sentences are acceptable. The two, however, have very different meanings. The first one suggests that Sailaja was in a place where there was grass, and she walked o... |
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What is the meaning of tightwad (20 October 12:00) |
| The word is mainly used in informal contexts to mean ‘miser’. The ‘wad’ refers to a bundle of banknotes. A miser is someone who will hold on to his money very tightly. *You are pla... |
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What is the difference between likable and likeable (20 October 12:00) |
| In terms of meaning, there is no difference between the two words. Both spellings are acceptable. ‘Likable’ is mainly used in American English. There are many such pairs in the language:... |
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An idea whose time has come (20 October 12:00) |
| The Thiruvananthapuram cluster of colleges is establishing a consortium of libraries. G. MAHADEVAN finds out that the cluster experiment has enough strength to chip away the old notions of â... |
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Centre for ST opened at Stella Maris College (20 October 12:00) |
| In keeping with the need for promoting interdisciplinary learning in science and technology, Stella Maris College has inaugurated a new Centre for Science and Technology Research on its camp... |
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The perspective of the cluster is only academic (20 October 12:00) |
| The cluster of colleges is an idea of the Kerala State Higher Education Council. K.N. Panikkar, Vice-Chairman of the council, tells G. MAHADEVAN that the clusters are up and will start runni... |
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Campus Jottings-Cusat (20 October 12:00) |
| Keralites got admission in all the free seats available for B.Tech. programmes at the Cochin University of Science and Technology when the counselling for this year concluded recently. The... |
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CII education summit on October 23 and 24 (20 October 12:00) |
| Inclusiveness has become a recent buzzword in education circles as institutions and policy makers struggle to provide both quantity and quality, and look for scaleable models of excellence t... |
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It is a full house in colleges (20 October 12:00) |
| With jobs drying up in the wake of the recession, graduates continue to pursue studies |
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The future of biotech (20 October 12:00) |
| With plenty of opportunities in biotechnology and its allied fields — including health care, computational biology, agriculture and bioinformatics — the sunrise sector has much in store ... |
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Green signal for private university in Karnataka (20 October 12:00) |
| The Azim Premji Foundation is setting up the first private university in Karnataka |
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Taking forward the cricketing ties (20 October 12:00) |
| The eight universities in New Zealand and a number of other institutions run a wide variety of programmes at different levels in diverse disciplines. |
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A deal sewn up for training in the fibre-to-fashion chain (20 October 12:00) |
| IGNOU and the Apparel Export Promotion Council have joined hands for offering various educational programmes in the skill-based domain of apparels, garments and fashion designing. |
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MA economics and after (20 October 12:00) |
| I shall like to know about the scope of economics and the career options for those who complete MA or M.Sc. in the subject. Which are the colleges that provide good facilities to do the post... |
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How is the word ensconce pronounced (13 October 12:00) |
| The first syllable is pronounced like the word ‘in’, and the ‘con’ in the second is pronounced like the word ‘con’. The final ‘ce’ sounds like the ‘s’ in ‘sit’, ... |
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Many supermarkets have an express counter with a sign which says Ten items or less Is it okay to use less in this context (13 October 12:00) |
| I don’t know why we have such counters in our country because even people with twenty items or more bulldoze their way into them. If you make the mistake of telling them they have too many... |
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What is the meaning and origin of plume yourself on something (13 October 12:00) |
| When you plume yourself ‘on’ or ‘upon’ something, you congratulate yourself on something. You are extremely proud of something that you have achieved. *Every now and then, Yoges... |
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