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New Delhi: Prometric, the world's leading provider of technology-enabled testing and assessment services announced that it has been awarded an exclusive, $40 million dollar contract by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) to computerize the prestigious Common Admissions Test (CAT). To efficiently deliver the first ever computerized version of the exam to over 250,000 Indian students this fall, Prometric will accelerate plans to further build out its people, services and technology infrastructure in India. In assuming responsibility for all aspects of the CAT program, including item authoring, test development, test administration and scoring and reporting services, Prometric will add resources, including dedicated test development and support staff, in India. Complementing the 185 employees, test center network and other assets Prometric already operates in India, these additional new resources will provide a more powerful and rigorous means for the CAT, and any other test pub

New Delhi: A two-day specialised course on cadaver arthroplasty is being conducted by the Department of Orthopaedics at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). The course will commence from coming Saturday. "The course has been designed to introduce the art of joint replacement surgery to budding orthopaedic surgeons from all over the country. The course offers an opportunity to perform total knee replacement on cadavers," said a release from AIIMS. Sourcer:http://indiaedunews.net/Today/

Madurai: The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has introduced two diploma courses in Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering at its Madurai Regional Centre. This was announced through a press release issued by the University. Classes will be conducted at Nanjappa Polytechnic College in Coimbatore, Seshasayee Institute of Technology in Tiruchi and Latha Madhavan Polytechnic in Madurai. The candidate should have either passed class 10th with 55 pc marks or passed 10th with ITI to be eligible for admissions. The last date for admission to July session is April 30. Students can get more details from the IGNOU Regional Centre in Madurai on 0452 2380387. Source:http://indiaedunews.net/Today/

New Delhi: Hundreds of thousands of students aspiring to get into the prestigious Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) will now be answering the Common Admission Test (CAT) online from this year onwards. The CAT, scores in which decide admission to the IIMs located in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Kolkata, Indore, Kozhikode, Lucknow and Shillong, will now be a Computer Based Test (CBT), a statement issued by IIM-Bangalore said on Monday. The CAT scores not only determine admission into the IIMs, but also to several other reputed management institutes. According to the statement, the test will be conducted in a window of about 10 days at the end of the year. The institutes claim that the computer based CAT will be candidate-friendly, flexible in the selection of test date, ease registration process, provide better physical environment and test experience, and enhanced security in terms of biometric identification of candidates and video monitoring. But experts from training and coaching centr

New Delhi: 250 institutions from across the country met at Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) to decide action-plan to set up community colleges in all parts of the country. The conference was attended by noted social workers from some NGOs, vice Chancellors of state level open universities, UGC member Fr. Xavier Alphonse, representatives of leading organizations in the movement like Young Men's Christian Association and All India Women Council. The conference was presided over by Prof. V. N Rajasekharan Pillai, Vice-Chancellor, IGNOU. Speaking on the occasion Prof. Pilai said, "The movement has its seed in the 11th Plan outlay of the nation, in which Planning Commission had identified Community College mode strong enough to disseminate education to all segments of the society." The meeting held recently conceptualized the community colleges the way these are likely to impact the society and the country's education scenario. Regional meetings of experts, N

New Delhi: The Delhi University (DU) has come up with an innovative idea to help thousands of students who want to seek admission in DU. The DU will start telecounselling from May 4 of this year to guide students as to when they can collect the forms, courses offered, eligibility and the colleges affiliated with DU. The forms for admission to DU will be available tentatively from June 1 onwards. DU will also increase the total number of seats by 18% this year to accommodate students under OBC quota. This will lead to availability of 47,000 seats for admissions this year. Trained student counsellors from different colleges in the university will be counseling students. Open days will be held from May 24 to 31 wherein student counsellors and faculties from DU will hold interactive sessions with aspirants and their parents at various colleges throughout the city. The volunteers will provide information on the admission process and give presentation on the infrastructure and academics in t

Pune: Students appeared for this year's All India Engineering Entrance Exam (AIEEE), conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) found this year's question paper tougher as compare to previous. The examination took place on April 26 at several centres across the country. The AIEEE ranks among the key national-level exams for admission to premier institutions like the National Institutes of Technology (NITs). Candidates with an AIEEE score are also eligible for admission through the 15 per cent AIEEE quota at state-level engineering institutions. "Chemistry section was little bit tougher as compare to math and physics sections," said an aspirant. This year marking system has also been changed. Since there is provision of negative marking, students had to answer cautiously. For the first time, there were questions containing eight marks each. Also, the number of total questions was reduced to 90 from 120 questions last year. On Sunday, students, who hav

Mumbai: Nearly 10 lakh students across the country are geared up for the "All India Engineering Entrance Exam (AIEEE)" to be held on Sunday, April 26. Admissions in B.E /B.Tech and B. Arch /B. Planning in various national-level institutes like the National Institutes of Technology, Indian Institutes of Information Technology, Deemed Universities and Government-Funded Institutions, etc can be obtained from AIEEE scores. The examination will be held in 1,460 centres. Mumbai itself has seen a tremendous increase in the number of students from 26,896 in 2008 to over 29,000 candidates this year. They will appear for exams across 37 centres. "CBSE students will find AIEEE much easier as it is entirely based on their syllabus," said Avnita Bir, Principal of R.N. Podar School. Alertness and speed are the most important aspects according to students. "Since I had prepared well for IIT-JEE, I just had to brush up those chapters that were not a part of JEE. What matters

Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu): The Department of Entomology of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TANU) will offer training session in "Bee Keeping" on the 6th of every month. The first training session will begin on May 5. As per university release, "If the 6th of the month falls a government holiday, the training will be offered on next working day." Students will be given training on identification of bee colonies and rearing them, artificial group rearing of bees, queen bee rearing and production techniques, natural enemies of bees and their management and Italian bee rearing techniques. 30 students will be offered registration on first-come-first-served basis. Selected candidates should pay a fee of Rs. 150 on the day of training. For details students can contact Head, Department of Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore - 641003. Candidates can also call 0422-6611214 / 6611414 or e-mail to entomology@tnau.ac.in

Mumbai: Nearly 10 lakh students across the country are geared up for the "All India Engineering Entrance Exam (AIEEE)" to be held on Sunday, April 26. Admissions in B.E /B.Tech and B. Arch /B. Planning in various national-level institutes like the National Institutes of Technology, Indian Institutes of Information Technology, Deemed Universities and Government-Funded Institutions, etc can be obtained from AIEEE scores. The examination will be held in 1,460 centres. Mumbai itself has seen a tremendous increase in the number of students from 26,896 in 2008 to over 29,000 candidates this year. They will appear for exams across 37 centres. "CBSE students will find AIEEE much easier as it is entirely based on their syllabus," said Avnita Bir, Principal of R.N. Podar School. Alertness and speed are the most important aspects according to students. "Since I had prepared well for IIT-JEE, I just had to brush up those chapters that were not a part of JEE. What matters t

Kolkata: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM-C) and Indian Railway board to offer training of Indian railway service officers for the next five years starting this year. Keeping this in view IIM-C has launched a 12-week executive general management programme for 60 Indian Railway officers. The Railway Board of India has commissioned the IIM-C to conduct executive general management programme for railway officers as a part of the regular 18-month training program for Indian Railway service probationer officers. Indian Railway officers will be taught topics in economics, human resource management, management information systems, public policy, behavioural sciences, operations management, marketing, ethics, finance and accounting and strategic management. The training programme also includes sessions with industry experts and visits to various industries in the eastern region. After getting selected through the Engi

Vellore: The Anna University is going to offer three new PG courses in M.B.A. in Hospitality Management, M.E. in Space Technology and a PG course in Advanced Architecture from upcoming academic session. P. Mannar Jawahar, Vice-Chancellor of the varsity, announced this. Anna University has launched ANUSAT , a 40-kg satellite indigenously developed by the professors of the varsity. The satellite was put in orbit by the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C12) launched by the Indian Space Resource Organization from Sathish Dawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. The satellite would be useful for the entire nation. The satellite was designed, developed, fabricated and tested entirely by professors of Anna University. The satellite would orbit the earth four times a day. "On seeing the work of Anna University, other universities in India also evinced their interest in designing satellites," added Mr. Jawahar. Source:http://indiaedunews.net/Tamil_Nadu/Anna_University_to_offer_3_new_PG_

New Delhi: The Staff Training and Research Institute of Distance Education (STRIDE) of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has brought out its calendar for the academic year 2009-10. The various organizations - government and semi-government, private, partner institutes that want their staff to be trained will now be able to apply for their turn for teachers' training at IGNOU. The calendar covers wide range of training schedules in various disciplines. The training programmes are short-term and of various types of academic, technical, professional, non-academic and administrative domains. STRIDE is an IGNOU wing, which aims to develop capacities among resource persons engaged in the Open and Distance Learning pedagogy. Training of teachers being the key to assure quality education in Open and Distance Learning mode of pedagogy, STRIDE conducts various training programmes for faculty, administrative and support staff engaged in the ODL in India and abroad. IGNOU has

New Delhi: The recent incidents of ragging in colleges leading to deaths of the victim or their attempt to commit suicide have instigated government to take a stern step in this matter. To curb the menace of ragging, Centre has decided to setup an anti-ragging helpline in the form of a website for harassed freshers within a week's time. Additional Solicitor General (ASG), Gopal Subramaniam stated this in the Supreme Court on April 20 as the Raghavan anti-ragging committee's report on Kachroo's death was presented. Amann who intimated his parents regularly regarding the trauma he is going through in the hostel had insisted his parents not to take any steps in this matter with the hostel authorities as it may aggravate the situation more. "This apprehension on the part of Amann led to his untimely tragic death," the committee's report said. Two more incidents of ragging - one in Goa and the other at Coimbatore where attempts were made to spike the eyes of the fr

Chennai: The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras Alumni Association (IITMAA) started a new trend by providing two groups a chance to meet and discuss career opportunities and possibilities for IIT's growth with their alumni. While discussing the matter they became nostalgic for their beloved alma mater. "Adieu-09", held on April 18, allowed alumni to share with the emerging professionals useful tips on how to create opportunities and find success for themselves during recession. The message from the former IITians was very clear - use IIT education to come up with fresh ideas. "IIT students do not have to look out for jobs as they create them. The economic slowdown is the best time for such professionals to display their talent and be innovative. The panel topic on how to survive the global recession is not relevant as the IITians create opportunities and not look for opportunities," said Kris Gopalakrishnan, Alumni Advisor of the 1977 batch. His classmate ad

Chandigarh: The Panjab University (PU) on Monday announced that it will provide free education to blind students from the next academic session. "This decision has been taken as we want to fulfil our commitment towards the visually impaired students. There would be no tuition fees for the 100 percent visually impaired. The university will also provide them free stay and food at subsidised rates in the hostels," Naval Kishore, dean of students' welfare, told sources on Monday. "Both new and old students of the university can avail this opportunity. This is probably for the first time in the country that any university has come up with such an initiative." In various departments of PU, seats are already reserved for single girl children and for cancer and AIDS patients. "It is a very generous gesture of the PU towards blind students. Normally there are only a few seats reserved for us in the departments, but free education, food and stay is quite extraordinar

New Delhi: Around 2500 school children from Delhi and NCR interacted with the faculty of the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT-D) during its annual Open House event conducted on Saturday at its campus. Several topics ranging from laboratory experiment to cracking JEE were raised by school children. IIT-D students showed their various projects to school children undertaken by several departments of IIT-D. 300 projects undertaken in several departments of IIT-D were shown to school children including a holographic disc with a one terabyte (1,024 GB) space, a table and chair that could be folded into a suitcase, a fan that could be used in winters, and a refrigerator that could be used without power to schoolchildren from Delhi and the NCR. It was a great experience for school children. Nearly 450 faculty members were also involved in these projects, which cost Rs.102.29 crore. "This is for the first time I came to IIT. I am delighted to be here," said a student, who ca

Chennai: The Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) rocket has launched the country's first all-weather spy and educational satellites early Monday morning . The 229-tonne Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C12 (PSLV) have blasted off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, 80 km north of here, at 6.45 a.m. The rocket's payload or the luggage will have Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT-2), which can see through fog, clouds and even at night, and Anusat, the first educational satellite developed by the Anna University. A rocket navigation system developed by the ISRO will be guiding the PSLV on its 15th flight. ISRO first tested its new avionics systems called Advanced Avionics Module (AAM) on board PSLV that was launched in April 2007 with two equipment bays. The first bay had ISRO's regular navigation systems while the second one had the 185 kg AAM. The weight was lower than the existing navigation systems. Satisfied with the test flight results

New Delhi: National Book Trust-India (NBT) joins hand with London Book Fair on the project "Market Focus India, " going to be organized from April 20 to 22 at Earls Court in London. This partnership has recently been signed between both during Alistair Burtenshaw's, London Book Fair Group Director visit to NBT. The NBT, India is co-hosting the three day book fair with emphasis on the business side of the book industry. Promotion of the 19th New Delhi World Book Fair (NDWBF) among international publishers and exhibitors to increase their participation in the event is one of the main focuses of NBT to participate in London Book Fair. Golden jubilee post-Independence anthologies of poetry, short stories and plays published in all major as well as some smaller Indian languages will also be promoted by NBT among international publishers. The NBT is also seeking promotion of its international rights catalogue of works on and by Mahatma Gandhi that was prepared on the basis of t

New Delhi: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in partnership with SUI (Sustainable Urbanism International) and Arghyam with the support of Dr. Nandan Nilekani and Mrs. Rohini Nilekani has launched a study to make Indian cities more sustainable. With the rapid pace of urbanization, worldwide urban sustainability has become a very important issue today. According to the State of the World's Cities Report 2008/09, nearly 60% of the world's population will live in urban areas within the next two decades, and it is in the developing countries that this growth will take place most rapidly. In the light of the above, this study on exploring sustainability in the provision of basic urban services in Indian cities, as a step towards making cities more sustainable, was initiated by TERI. Mr. Anwar-ul Hoda, Member, Planning Commission, Government of India launched the report. Dr. R. K. Pachauri, Director- General TERI; Dr. Nandan Nilekani, Co. Chairman, Infosys Technologies Limited

Hyderabad: The Board of Intermediate Education of Andhra Pradesh (BIEAP) is likely to announce the Intermediate Second Year - General & Vocational Examination Results 2009 on April 24, 2009. The results will be available at NNE's www.AndhraEducation.net and www.ExamResults.net. Students can also get their results through Mobile Phones by sending the following SMS to '56263': For Intermediate General Second Year: SMS Result APGEN2 to 56263 For Intermediate Vocational Second Year: SMS Result APVOC2 to 56263 The results of the Intermediate First Year - General and Vocational courses was declared on Friday, April 17, 2009. A total of 8,01,728 students appeared for the First Year General Examination and a total of 57,515 students appeared for the First Year Vocational Examination. Soruce:http://indiaedunews.net/Andhra_Pradesh/Andhra_Pradesh_Inter_Second_Year_Results_2009_on_April_24_7943/

New Delhi: First time ever in the management education, an innovative course namely Pocket MBA, a course of just two days has been launched by a Boston-based International Business School. The programme started by B-school aims to provide a taste of one year MBA programme to professionals. Noted institutes from around the world including the Harvard Business School, Sloan at MIT and Kellogg have several programmes for professionals and others. All these institutes have received large number of applications for management programmes. As per experts from India, this kind of course will not be successful in Indian context. "This kind of course will not be helpful for those who are willing to increase their worth by adding several educational qualifications in their resume," said a faculty member from a noted B-school in New Delhi. Recession made many executives insecure.They started thinking that a degree in MBA would cement his position in the organization. This might be cause

Chennai: A new course in pharmacology Pharm. D., will be introduced in four Chennai colleges from the upcoming academic year. The Pharmacy Council of India has approved the course and the goal and content is similar in lines of the courses being run in the United States. "The aim of the course is to prepare a student to become a pharmacist, who would work as a close associate with the physician, participate in the drug recommendations and also provide additional information on drug-food interaction. Therefore, the emphasis would be on practicals and fieldwork," said P.P. Sharma, Vice-President of the Pharmacy Council of India. Twenty-Three institutes in five states have been affiliated to conduct the course. These include four in Tamil Nadu, 12 in Andhra Pradesh, five in Karnataka and one each in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. The four colleges in Tamil Nadu that have received affiliation to conduct the first year of the course are, Vel's College of Pharmacy, Pallavaram;

Mumbai: Department of Communication and Journalism (DCJ) of the Mumbai University plans to offer a two-year full-time master's programme in electronic media from forthcoming session. The syllabus of the course has been designed by Mangesh Karandikar, lecturer at the Department of Communication & Journalism. "The proposed programme will cover TV, radio and computer programming. This is for the first time Mumbai University has proposed such a comprehensive programme in electronic media at master's level," said Mangesh Karandikar. "The syllabus of the proposed course has already been passed by the board of studies," said Sanjay Ranade, head of DCJ. "Before the implementation we need academic council and management council's approval," added Ranade. 20 students will be given admission in the first year. The credit-based course will be divided into four semesters with four subjects in each semester. Students will be taught communication and medi

Hyderabad: The Board of Intermediate Education of Andhra Pradesh (BIEAP) is likely to announce the Intermediate Second Year - General & Vocational Examination Results 2009 on April 24, 2009. The results will be available at NNE's www.AndhraEducation.net and www.ExamResults.net. Students can also get their results through Mobile Phones by sending the following SMS to '56263': For Intermediate General Second Year: SMS Result APGEN2 to 56263 For Intermediate Vocational Second Year: SMS Result APVOC2 to 56263 The results of the Intermediate First Year - General and Vocational courses was declared on Friday, April 17, 2009. A total of 8,01,728 students appeared for the First Year General Examination and a total of 57,515 students appeared for the First Year Vocational Examination.

Chennai: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will launch Anna University's 50-kg micro satellite ANUSAT, designed and fabricated at the University on April 20, Vice-Chancellor P. Mannar Jawahar said here on April 13. The satellite is being sponsored by ISRO. Addressing the students and the faculties at the Annual Day of the College of Engineering, Guindy (CEGC), Dr. Jawahar appreciated the efforts and hard work of the faculties' in moulding the students and said the commitment of the industry has helped the university to offer more courses to the students. S. Madhavan, Chief Executive Officer, Cognizant Foundations' conferred the awards to meritorious students and urged them to train themselves with the skills that would be required once they join the industry. The global recession should not let young engineering graduates get deterred as it would not last for long. Recalling the time when he graduated in 1966 from the College of Engineering, the country was faci

New Delhi: The Central Information Commission (CIC) has brought a ray of hope for the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) students that were enrolled for the Higher National Diploma (HND) and B.I.T. courses, which the University is running in association with Edexcel, a UK-based University. Even after waiting for years, many students who had pursued the courses did not receive their certificates from Edexcel, which turned all their hard work futile. The IGNOU on the other hand does not have any answer as to why Edexcel has not issued certificates to these successful students. Sailesh Gandhi, Information Commissioner CIC has asked the Vice-Chancellor (VC) of IGNOU Prof. Rajasekharan Pillai to look into the matter and send a report to the Commission by April 30. Many students have been facing this trauma of not receiving any information related to their certificates either from IGNOU or from Edexcel. The matter came into the notice of CIC after Aslam Ansari filed an applicatio

Kolkata: The Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIMC) has introduced two new courses- "Executive Programme in Business Analytics" and "Executive Programme in International Business" for the working professionals. IIMC has been giving importance to the education of executives from the last several years and has been widely appreciated for the various innovative and customized programs that has been introduced over the years based on its front line teaching, research and consulting. Business Analytics is about sophisticated, quantitative & statistical analysis and predictive modeling used towards building competitive strategies around data-driven insights that in turn generate impressive business results. Executive Program has been specially designed to help students acquire knowledge and skill to help work in International companies and environment. The program covers aspects related to International Business Environment, Challenges in International Market

IGNOU Master Degree Programmes Master in English (MEG) Master in Hindi (MHD) Master in Political Science (MPS) Master in History (MAH) Master in Economics (MEC) Master in Sociology (MSO) Master in Public Administration (MPA) Master in Public Policy(MPP) Master of Commerce (MCOM) Master's of Science Degree in Dietetics and Food Service Management {MSc. (DFSM) } Master in Computer Applications (MCA) Master in Library and Information Science (MLIS) Master of Science in Hospitality Administration(MHA) Master of Arts in Distance Education (MADE) Master in Tourism Management (MTM) Master of Business Administration in HRD/ Finance/Operations/Marketing (MBA) Master of Business Administration (Banking & Finance) (MBF) M.A. in Rural Development, M.A.(RD) Commonwealth Executive Master of Business Administration (CEMBA) Commonwealth Executive Master of Public Administration (CEMPA) Source:http://www.gullybaba.com/ignou/ignou-courses.htm#cp

IGNOU Bachelor's Degree Programmes Bachelor of Arts (BA) Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) Bachelor in Nautical Science Leading to B.Sc. Nautical Science Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.Sc. N) Bachelor In Library and Information Science (BLIS) Bachelor in Computer Applications (BCA) Bachelor of Education (B. Ed) Bachelor in Technology in Civil (Construction Management) (BTCM) Bachelor in Technology in Civil (Water Resource Engineering) (BTWRE) Bachelor of Science in Hospitality & Hotel Admn. (BHA) Bachelor in Tourism Studies (BTS) Soruce:http://www.gullybaba.com/ignou/ignou-courses.htm#cp

IGNOU PG Diploma Programmes P.G. Diploma in Library Automation & Networking(PGDLAN) P. G. Diploma in Translation (PGDT) P. G. Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication (PGJMC) P.G. Diploma in Radio Prasaran(PGDRP) P.G. Diploma in Audio Programme Production(PGDAPP) P. G. Diploma in Maternal and Child Health (PGDMCH) P.G.Diploma in Hospital and Health Management (PGDHHM) P.G. Diploma in Geriatric Medicine (PGDGM) P. G. Diploma in Rural Development (PGDRD) P. G. Diploma in Higher Education (PGDHE) P.G.Diploma in Distance Education.(PGDDE) P. G. Diploma in Management (PGDIM) P. G. Diploma in Human Resource Management (PGDHRM) P. G. Diploma in Financial Management (PGDFM) P.G. Diploma in Operations Management (PGDOM) P. G. Diploma in Marketing Management (PGDMM) P.G. Diploma in International Business Operations (PGDIBO) Post Graduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights (PGDIPR) Post Graduate Diploma in Environment & Sustainable Development (PGDESD) Post Graduate Diploma in Co

IGNOU Diploma Programmes Advanced Diploma in Construction Management (ADCM) Advanced Diploma in Water Resources Engineering (ADWRE) Diploma in Creative Writing in English (DCE) Diploma in Creative Writing in Hindi (DCH) Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education (DECE) Diploma in Nutrition & Health Education (DNHE) Diploma in HIV and Family Education (DAFE) Diploma in Computer Integrated Manufacturing (DCIM) leading to B.Tech. Mechnical Diploma in Primary Education (DPE) Diploma in Management (DIM) Diploma in Tourism Studies (DTS) Diploma in Youth in Development Work (DCYP) Diploma in Aquaculture (DIA) Diploma in Nautical Science (DNS) Diploma in Women's Empowerment and Development (DWED) Diploma in Value Added Products in Fruits and Vegitables (DVAPFA) Diploma in Civil Engineering (For Construction Sector) (DCLE) Diploma in Civil Engineering (Army Personnel only) (DCLE) Diploma in Electrical & Mechanical Engineering (Army Personnel only) (DEME) Source:http://www.gullyba

Certificate Programmes P.G. Certificate in Participatory Management of Displacement Resettlement and Rehabilitation (PGCMRR) PG Certificate in Copyediting and Proofreading(PGCCP) PG Certificate in Writing for Television (PGCTW ) P.G.Certificate in Rural Surgery (PGCRS) Bachelor’s Preparatory Programme Leading to BA, B.com for non 10+2 (BPP) Certificate in Computing (CIC) Computer Literacy Programme (CLP) Certificate in ICT Application in Library (CICTAL) Certificate in HIV and Family Education (CAFÉ) Certificate in Nutrition and Child Care (CNCC) Certificate in Food & Nutrition (CFN) Certificate in Food Safety (CFS) Certificate in Rural Development (CRD) Certificate in Guidance (CIG) Certificate in Teaching of Primary School Mathematics (CTPM) Certificate in the Teaching of English (CTE) Certificate in Primary Teaching (CPT) Certificate in Primary Education (CPE) Certificate in Shoe Upper Stiching (CSUS) Certificate in Shoe Upper Cutting (CSUC) Certificate in Shoe Lasting and Finis

IGNOU - Certificate Courses Includes information on courses such as CHR, CNCC, CFS etc. IGNOU - Diploma and Advanced Diploma Courses Includes information on courses such as Diploma in Creative Writing in English, Diploma in Management, Diploma in Tourism Studies etc. IGNOU - Post graduate Diploma Courses Includes information on courses such as PGD in Hospital and Health Management, Journalism and Mass Communication, Human Resource Management etc. IGNOU - Under graduate Degree Courses Includes information on BA, BSc, BEd and other similar Undergraduate Degree courses. IGNOU - Post graduate Degree Courses Includes information on Master of Science Hospitality Administration (MHA), Master of Computer Applications (MCA), Master of Business Administration (MBA) etc. IGNOU - Ph.D. / Doctorate / Research Courses PhD programs offered by IGNOU Other Awareness Courses from IGNOU Information on course such as ACE, AIPR etc. Source:Source:http://www.gullybaba.com/ignou/ignou-courses.htm#cp

New Delhi: Come April 12 and lacs of aspirants across the country will appear for the Joint Entrance Exam, 2009 to get admission into the elite Indian Institute of Technology (IITs). IIT-JEE is rated as one of the most demanding entrance examinations for any student aspires to become an engineer. Joint Entrance Exam is conducted by the IIT every year for admissions to undergraduate courses offered by several IITs situated in different parts of the country. All these IITs are situated at Bhubaneshwar, Bombay, Delhi, Chennai, Roorkee, Kharagpur, Kanpur, Patna, Gandhinagar, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Indore and Rajasthan along with Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, and Indian School of Mines University (ISMU), Dhanbad, accept JEE score for admission to undergraduate courses. Previous year 3.11 lakh students appeared for IIT-JEE. The number of seats has increased this year owing to the new IITs and Other Backward Class (OBC) reservation making the seat to studen

New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will conduct the National Defence Academy (NDA) and Naval Academy Examination (I) 2009 on Sunday, April 19, 2009 at 41 centres across the country. As per information received from the UPSC, admission certificates to the admitted candidates have been dispatched. Similarly, letters of rejection to the applicants who did not comply with various essential conditions of the examination have also been issued. "If any applicant has not received any one of the above-mentioned communications, he may contact UPSC Facilitation Counter on Telephone Nos.011-23381125, 011-23385271 and 011-23098543 between 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. on all working days", the UPSC said. The candidates can also send FAX Messages on Telephone No.011-23387310. Information regarding venues of the examination is also available at the Commission's website at http://www.upsc.gov.in.

New Delhi: Despite the economic slowdown, Insurance companies are going ahead with their recruitment plans by tying up with several colleges and academic institutes to offer short-term certificate programmes in insurance and management to build a talent pool for the industry. The senior officials are estimating rise in the headcount by approximately 50% in the next few months and recruit around 3 lakh financial planning advisors and 30,000 managers. Financial planning advisors are the agents who sell insurance products even though they are not on the payrolls of the company. "There is a shortage in the talent at the entry and mid-level as the sector is relatively new. Short-term courses will work well for those wanting to join the industry as they are tailor-made to suit the requirements of the companies," said a senior official of a Delhi-based private insurance company. Private insurer Max New York Life that has an tie-up with Symbiosis Institute of Business Management and

New Delhi: The personality test for the Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2008 will be conducted on April 14, 2009 as scheduled earlier. All candidates need to come for the personality test as per schedule informed earlier, although April 14, 2009 has been declared as closed holiday on account of the birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, for all Central Govt. Offices. Despite this the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has not changed its schedule for the Personality Test for Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2008. Source:http://indiaedunews.net/Career/No_change_in_schedule_of_Personality_Test_for_Civil_Services_Exam_7895/

New Delhi: Several colleges under Delhi University (DU) will now teach short-term course in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) offered by the Delhi University - National Thermal Power Corporation (DU-NTPC) resource centre. The DU-NTPC centre offers short-term certificate courses in sign language interpretation, communicative English, ICT and disability & human rights. Several colleges of the University will choose two non-teaching staff to undergo a 15-day course module to learn the ICT software. The staff has to undergo a written exam following which they will be conferred a certificate, enabling them to start offering the course in their respective college. The decision was taken last week at a meeting of the University's Equal Opportunity Cell (EOC). "The first batch for these courses is already over. We were keen to de-centralize the programme on ICT. This course offers all the software required for visually challenged students," said Dr. Komal Kamra,

New Delhi: As a part of its continuous endeavour to encourage meritorious students, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU) has introduced two cash awards: University School Annual Toppers and University Programme Annual Toppers. Under the scheme for University School Annual Toppers, students securing first, second and third positions in the academic programmes conducted at University School of Studies (USS) and GGSIPU's constituent college, Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology (IGIT), will be given a cash prize of Rs.15,000, Rs.10,000 and Rs.5,000 respectively, along with a Certificate of Merit, on an annual basis. There will be one award for a sanctioned intake of upto 60 seats, two for an intake upto 180 seats and three awards will be given where the sanctioned intake of students is more than 180. The eligibility for the award will be decided on the basis of total weighted marks obtained the students during two semesters in each academic year. Similarly, the top posi

Mexico City: Computer science, law, languages and yoga are some of the subjects included in Mexico's first university for the elderly, an innovative project that seeks to respond to the gradual ageing of the population. Approximately eight percent of Mexicans are over 60, a proportion that rises to 16 percent in the capital borough of Benito Juarez, home of the new institution. Around half of the seniors in Benito Juarez finished elementary school but only three percent attended high school, according to the borough's top official, German de la Garza, who considers this group to be "a vulnerable sector". It is estimated that by 2010 one in every 10 Mexicans will be over age 60 and in 2050 one in every three. The construction of the university, which was inaugurated two weeks ago, cost some 25 million pesos ($1.84 million). "It's a completely friendly building for the elderly" with ramps, elevators and escalators, de la Garza told EFE. It also has a medic

Aligarh: A national film festival of short films and documentaries titled "Filmsaaz' 09" was organized by the Aligarh Muslim University recently. Winner students were given prizes by Muzaffar Ali, noted film-maker. "Films are a powerful medium to revolutionize the society," said Muzaffar Ali. "In the present scenario Indian cinema had lost its tradition and "sub-standard films were being produced," added Ali. Muzaffar Ali was appreciative of the films directed by the young students. Source:http://indiaedunews.net/Uttar_Pradesh/“Filmsaaz_09”_organized_at_AMU_7888/

Correspondent NAMRUP , April 8 – The introduction of new syllabus, especially for Class IX by SEBA in the current academic session 2009, has caused difficulties in Namrup and Naharkatia owing to the scarcity of textbooks. It is learnt that at least 50 per cent students of Class IX are yet to get their textbooks on English, Social Science, General Math, Science, Assamese, Advanced History, Geography and Mathematics though the new academic session has already run for three months, plunging the students’ as well as guardians into confusion and uncertainty. Owners of book stalls located at Namrup and Naharkatia informed this correspondent that they had received only 45 per cent of required books which were too scanty to cope with the demand. “Books are not available in the leading book shops of Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Sivasagar and Jorhat. We are sure of getting the required books soon,” a bookseller said. When contacted, the heads of different institutions in and around Namrup told this co

Kolkata: Not a single student of the post graduate programme for executives at the Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIM-C) has got overseas placement this year, thanks to the adverse economic condition prevailing worldwide. "The global nature of the downturn got reflected and there were no foreign placements this year," a statement from the IIM-C said here on Monday. Last year, six students accepted international jobs that averaged an annual pay of $120,750, while the highest offer came at $200,000 a year. The average salary dropped 10 percent this year to Rs.18 lakh from Rs.20 lakh last year. "The highest domestic salary saw a steeper drop - falling to Rs.35 lakh from Rs.45 lakh last year," the statement said. Last year about 53 percent of the jobs on offer were in the IT and IT enabled services (ITeS) sector. In 2009, the IT and ITeS sector accounted for only 22 percent job offers, while the sales and marketing industry accounted for 22 percent. Among the

Hyderaabad: The Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad ranked among top B-School in the world has extended its placement season for the first time since it came into existence. The effect of the global economic meltdown has also been seen here. Out of total 440 students of 2009 batch, only 250 have got placement so far. The placement drive began at ISB in January. The institute has also witnessed fall on the annual average salary offers from Rs. 18-20 lakh to Rs. 13-15 lakh. In 2007 416 students were made 581 offers. In 2008, 657 offers were made to 421 students. Placements should have been completed by the end of March, and the campus would have been readying for graduation day in the first week of April. Over the years, the placement trends analysis and results announcement used to take place on graduation day as scheduled on April 4. This year,it is unlikely to happen. Students of 2008 batch got 280 jobs from IT's, finance and real estate sectors. All these sectors have badl

Mangalore: Keeping in view the poll date of the Lok Sabha elections scheduled to be held on April 30, the Mangalore University has rescheduled its degree examination. As per new announcement the examination will take place form May 2 to June 3. Earlier it was scheduled to be held from April 20. The jurisdiction of the university will be polled April 30. The varsity has affiliated degree colleges. The university has four law colleges and 17 colleges of education (offering B.Ed. courses) and two constituent colleges (which are owned by the university) under its jurisdiction. Sources said that the rescheduled time table was not applicable to autonomous colleges as they conduct examinations on their own. Normally during earlier years, the university announced results of degree examinations between June 15 and June- end after conducting all degree examinations by mid-May. This year the results are likely to be announced by July-end. Source:http://www.indiaedunews.net/Karnataka/Mangalore_Uni

Chennai: The country's first maritime university - the Indian Maritime University (IMU), has announced admissions to its 3-year B.Sc. Nautical Science and 4-year B.E. Marine Engineering courses. The Indian Maritime University (IMU), being the first-of-its-kind in the country, will cater to the educational requirements of the Maritime fraternity. It is a teaching and affiliating University which will offer degree, post graduate degree and research programmes in all disciplines of the maritime sector. Setup on the patterns of the World Maritime University (WMU) in Malmo (Switzerland), IMU aims at promoting Maritime studies, research and extension work with focus on emerging areas of studies including marine science and technology and marine environment. The IMU is also expected to solve the bottlenecks faced by training institutes and colleges in the maritime sector for university affiliation. India is traditionally a maritime nation and has a rich maritime heritage. History document

Varanasi: The Banaras Hindu University (BHU) has postponed the date of screening test for Pre-Medical Test (PMT) on June 10, 2009. The decision has been taken by the university due to clash of dates of parliamentary elections and other medical entrance examinations. Further, PMT-2009 Main Test for MBBS course will be held on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 between 9.30 AM and 12.30 PM at Varanasi Centre only instead of Sunday June 28th 2009 as reported earlier. Soruce:http://www.indiaedunews.net/Uttar_Pradesh/BHU_postpones_PMT-2009_screening_test_7866/

Kolkata: Keeping in view the increasing number of management aspirants appearing for its Common Admission Test (CAT), the Indian Institutes of Management have decided to convert the examination into a computer-based test from the next year. "Managing CAT across the country has become a very complex activity that currently requires intense coordination among seven IIMs. In a few years from now, there would be several more IIMs joining the fold with a promise of making the process even more complex. "The IIMs have jointly decided to convert the paper-pencil test into a computer-based test from the next year so that valuable faculty time can be saved from purely administrative activities," IIM Calcutta director Shekhar Chaudhuri said during the annual convocation speech of the institute. "Our intake in the two-year full-time programme will increase to 408 during 2009-10 and 462 during 2010-11 in accordance with the OBC reservation policy. By 2012, there will be 924 stu

Hyderabad: The Indian School of Business (ISB), ranked 15th among top B-schools in the world has announced Rs.1.5 lakh hike in its fee from this year. As per announcement by ISB, students aspire to get admission to one-year postgraduate programme (PGP) the flagship programme of ISB in the upcoming academic session will have to pay a total amount of Rs.19.16 lakh including accommodation, books, laptop, alumni association membership fee and meal expenses. Students got admission in 2008-09 batch had to pay Rs.15 lakh as academic fee. The increase in fee has been marked as a minor cost adjustment by an ISB spokesperson. The ISB, meanwhile, is raising its intake from 440 to about 600 from 2009-10. This will imply creation of more accommodation facilities for students. Source:http://indiaedunews.net/Management/ISB_gets_costlier_by_Rs1.5_lakh_7858/

Hyderabad: The Indian School of Business (ISB), ranked 15th among top B-schools in the world has announced Rs.1.5 lakh hike in its fee from this year. As per announcement by ISB, students aspire to get admission to one-year postgraduate programme (PGP) the flagship programme of ISB in the upcoming academic session will have to pay a total amount of Rs.19.16 lakh including accommodation, books, laptop, alumni association membership fee and meal expenses. Students got admission in 2008-09 batch had to pay Rs.15 lakh as academic fee. The increase in fee has been marked as a minor cost adjustment by an ISB spokesperson. The ISB, meanwhile, is raising its intake from 440 to about 600 from 2009-10. This will imply creation of more accommodation facilities for students. Source:http://indiaedunews.net/Management/ISB_gets_costlier_by_Rs1.5_lakh_7858/

New Delhi: Here is good news for students appearing for All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE), as the AIEEE will conduct online counseling for admission. It will be easier for students as they can easily attend the counseling from their home town. "We have framed this process for convenience of students. Under this process candidates need to go the allotted institute only before three days of commencement of the academic session, scheduled to be held from July 20," said Dr. Y. V. Rao, Director NIT, Warangal. "Students will be provided a log in and a password at the time of the delivery of the AIEE scorecard. With the help of provided log in and password students can fill their preferences for stream and colleges from the list mentioned in the website," added Rao. This year AIEEE is scheduled to be held on April 26 and the counseling for the same will be conducted in mid June. Source:http://indiaedunews.net/Delhi/AIEEE_to_conduct_online_counseling_for_ad

New Delhi: With the increasing number of students aspiring to get admission into engineering course, the School of Engineering and Technology at Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has collaborated with the Chennai-based Sri Angala Parameshwari Education Trust (SAPET). The School of Engineering and Technology will offer certificate, diploma and degree programmes in various engineering branches including, civil, mechanical, electrical engineering, electronics and communication technologies and computer science. Students having 10+2 degree with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics can enroll into the engineering course. Students having diploma in engineering will be given lateral entry in third year according to the norms of lower and upper age policies. "Programme will also be helpful for those who fail to get admission into engineering course due to weak socio-economic conditions or lack of awareness or non-availability of higher technical institutions in areas they live,

Mumbai: The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education will introduce lower-level Marathi and English literature as optional subjects from 2009-10. Now, options are available for the students to choose between vernacular and international language. "It will be easy for students who have had Marathi at the school level," said Shridhar Salunkhe, chairman of the board's Mumbai division. New English literature will be helpful for those students who wish to compete in the international market. Students will be taught communication skills, grammar, and prose in existing English syllabus. The works of William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, and John Milton will be the part of new syllabus. Textbooks for Easy Marathi and English literature will be available in the market by June. Lower mathematics as an optional subject was also introduced by the board last year Source:http://indiaedunews.net/Maharashtra/Maharashtra_board_to_introduce_Marathi_and_Eng_as_opt

Jaipur: The Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan has cancelled the Sanskrit literature II examination, which was scheduled to be conducted at 7.30 am to 10.45 am on April 1, 2009. Owing to the wrong distribution of question paper the examination was cancelled. The Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan has announced fresh date for the cancelled examination, i.e. April 12. All students need to appear for the exam as per schedule 7.30 am to 10.45 am. Source:http://indiaedunews.net/Rajasthan/Rajasthan_Board_to_conduct_Sanskrit_II_exam_on_April_12_7837 /

New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT-D) has announced a two month certificate programme in project management for graduates and working professionals. Students will be awarded a certificate by IIT-D after the completion of course. The last date for submitting forms is April 5. The course has been designed to develop an understanding of tools and techniques for effective management of resources and cost in projects. The programme will provide an insight into project leadership and risk management. The two- month programme will be based on interpersorsonal communication, lectures on working problem, real life case studies, live corporate examples, general discussions and assignment. Source:http://indiaedunews.net/IIT/IITD_announces_certificate_programme_in_project_management_7840/

New Delhi: The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will soon offer a B.A. degree in 3D animation and visual effects. Diploma in computer generated imagery and a certificate in film making will also be offered by IGNOU. All these courses will be offered by IGNOU in partnership with Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics (MAAC). Syllabus of the course will be jointly managed by a joint coordination committee of IGNOU and MAAC. Soft skills, business and production management training will also be provided in addition to detailed technical and creative skills. Examination norms and assessment will be done by IGNOU, while the courses will be conducted at MAAC education centres. Source:http://indiaedunews.net/Universities/IGNOU_to_offer_B.A._in_3D_animation_7841/

RPET-2009 - Board Of Technical Education , Rajasthan, Jodhpur Date of Issue: Thursday, April 02, 2009 Date of exam: June, 18, 2009 Date of Submission: 25th April, 2009 Examination name : Rajasthan Pre Engineering Test- 2009 (RPET-2009) Further detail: http://techedu.rajasthan.gov.in/ Eligibility: A candidate must ensure that he / she is eligible for admission to various Governments aided and private unaided technical institutions of Rajasthan (except BITS Pilani, MNIT Jaipur and other Deemed and Private Universities) before filling up the RPET-2009 Application Form. If a non-eligible candidate is admitted due to any reason then the admission of such a candidate will be cancelled as soon as the mistake is detected even at later stage. Various eligibility criteria for admission to B.Tech./B.E. course shall be as under: Educational Qualification : A. The minimum academic qualification for admission to B.Tech./B.E. program in Rajasthan is a pass in the final examination of 10+2 (Class XII