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CHANDIGARH: City girl Harsimar Kaur was fast asleep when her chemistry teacher called to tell her that she had topped the All-India PMT examination conducted by the CBSE. The result was announced on Monday late evening. It was around 10.30pm when the cellphone rang in house number 1246 in Sector 43, prompting Harsimar's family members to erupt into ecstasy. "I was expecting a rank among top 50 but bagging first position was a big surprise. It took me some time to realise I had actually topped in the country," said Harsimar (17) who wants to be a cardiologist. Her parents — Ravinderjeet Kaur and Manmeet Singh — are planning to celebrate their daughter's success on Tuesday. Ravinderjeet, who is an employed with the LIC, said her daughter's achievement has again proved that girls are no less than boys. Manmeet, an engineer with Punjab PWD, said he knew his daughter would stand out and today he is proud of her achievement. For Harsimar, her parents are her role models...

Girls outshined boys in the Himachal Pradesh board exam, the results of which were declared today, with the former grabbing 14 top positions out of 20 in the merit list. Kritika Sharma of Lokeshya public school, Arki of Solan with an overall aggregate of 96.42% topped the merit list of Himachal Pradesh board exam. She was followed by Aditya Sharma of Minerva school Ghumarwin and Prateek Thakur of SVM Public school, Anni, who shared the 2nd spot with 674 marks each. A total number of 1,25,155 students appeared in the exam conducted by the board in March this year, out of which 77,838 students declared passed, while 22,551 students will appear for compartmental exams, Secretary of Himachal Pradesh Education board Parbhat Sharma said, adding, the overall reult was 62.19%. He also said that 90% of the merit positions have been claimed by the private schools.

For every IIT aspirant, scoring high at the 'JEE' or Joint Entrance Exam, sets the foundation for a bright career. Therefore, it is extremely important to approach JEE preparation in the right manner, under the guidance of an established and reputed training institute with a proven track record. The entrance exam results last week highlighted several noteworthy trends. Vishwas Deshpande, Managing Director, Vidyalankar Classes, points out that the awareness of this exam has certainly increased over the years and more and more Mumbai students are eager to crack this exam. "As everybody is aware the IIT JEE is the most difficult exam with the selection rate at only about 2 ½ percent. The students who decide early, say 8th standard, and start working diligently towards this exam seem to be doing well in the grand final. The analytical thinking developed during these initial years of their exposure to the subjects of Maths, Physics and Chemistry goes a long way in creating the ...

Tamil Nadu students do not figure in the top 50 candidates in the results of entrance tests J. Harini, who recently cleared her standard XII with 198 marks cut-off in core subjects, is hopeful of getting admission in Anna University. She had attempted two of the national-level engineering entrances, but could not clear them. “I found the questions very tough. But, I had devoted all my time in preparing for the State board examinations, because a good result is sufficient to get into good colleges here,” she says. Focus on Std. XII Hundreds of students in the State who prefer to focus on the preparation for standard XII examinations, over national level engineering entrance tests, like Harini did, would probably say the same thing. “Tamil Nadu students do not figure in the top 50 candidates in the results of entrance tests to IITs, VIT, Amrita and SRM Universities,” says education consultant Jayaprakash A.Gandhi. Analysis of these results show that Tamil Nadu lags behind Andhra Pradesh,...

IMPHAL, May 30 – The pass percentage in this year’s Council of Higher Secondary Education(CHSE) Manipur conducted 10+2 examination was 75.67. The results were declared here last evening. A total of 17,014 students including 6706 first divisioners passed out of 22,483 students who had appeared in the examination held a few months back. The results are also available at http://manresults.nic.in. Among the first divisioners 5876 belong to Science stream while 769 are from the Arts stream and 61 from Commerce stream. A total of 9021 students including 2873 (Arts), 5931(Science), 217(Commerce) passed in second division while 1103 students including 895 (Arts), 253 (Science) and 55 (Commerce) passed in third division. A total of 491 students got star marks. Interestingly no student from government schools could secure a place in the top 20 positions in the Science stream but in Arts, a student of a government school secured the top position. Heikrujam Prasanjeet of Human Resource Development...

PATNA: On the second day of the three-day seminar on education at Krishna Vihar premises here on Monday, various issues and problems related to education were discussed and their solutions suggested. The seminar, organized by Acharya Sudarshan Foundation, was jointly inaugurated by SN Guha, VC, Aryabhatta Knowledge University, and SP Singh, principal, Patna Central School, who is also managing trustee of Acharya Sudarshan Foundation. Speaking on this occasion, Guha said: "Our society neglects old people. Instead, the new generation should try to gain from their experience and guidance. He said, "Qualitative development can be brought by bringing a change in academic and teaching methods." S P Singh said, "Education should cover social, cultural and political issues and challenges." According to him, children are symbols of independent consciousness and have their own separate genius and inner stamina. Anita Singh, principal of Shri Krishna Niketan, said, "...

The ever-increasing cost of educationis worrying parents who want their children to pursue higher education. Financing the high-pricededucation is a matter of concern for all such parents. However, the last decade has seen Indian banking industry coming to the rescue of such parents by way of granting education loans. Like the banking sector, the income tax laws have also kept pace with the need of supporting these students and parents. In this article, I shall discuss the various aspects of tax benefits surrounding education loans. Nature of deduction The income tax laws allow you to claim interest paid by you in respect of an education loan against your taxable income without any upper limit. However, the deduction is available only in respect of interest and there is no provision in the present law for allowing deduction on the repayment of the principal amount. Moreover, there is no restriction as to when you can start claiming this deduction. You can start repayment of these loans...

New Delhi: With 1449 students receiving merit certificates in mathematics in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 examinations this year, it is being speculated that admission to popular courses such as B.Com, B.Com (Honors) and Economics (Hons.) in Delhi University (DU) colleges will be extremely tough this year. Only 749 students had received merit certificates in the CBSE Class 12 Mathematics exam by scoring 99% marks or higher. CBSE figures this year have revealed that 2265 students in Delhi alone have scored 98% and above in mathematics this year. As maths is a compulsory subject for B.Com (Hons) in most colleges and for B.Com in some colleges, students aspiring to opt for these courses will have to face much competition. Also, various college sources have alleged that the cutoff percentage for Economics (Hons) is also expected to be quite high this year as mathematics is a compulsory subject for the economics programme as well. Principal of Shri Ram College of...

Aligarh: The valedictory session of the First National Workshop on Urdu Translation of Science Books was organized at the Aligarh Muslim University by the Vigyan Prasar, Department of Science and Technology of the Indian government in collaboration with AMU's Centre for Promotion of Science. Anis Ahmad Ansari, former Advisor at the ministry of Health and Family Welfare and former Dean at AMU's Faculty of Unani Medicine said that science books should be translated at a large scale so that a large number of Urdu knowing people may be able to access science education with ease. Prof. Ansari was the Chief Guest at the valedictory session of First National Workshop on Urdu Translation of Science. He said that science books in Urdu are found in very small numbers as compared to science literature in other Indian languages. He opined that education must be imparted in a child's mother tongue. He suggested translators to use simple language while translating, keeping in mind the ne...

New Delhi: As the admission process at Delhi University (DU) has begun, minority colleges under the varsity such as St. Stephen's and Jesus and Mary College (JMC). These two colleges have set aside separate admission guidelines and will be conducting the admissions via their own application forms. Amita Tiwari, Associate Professor at JMC said that students seeking admission to the college will be required to complete and submit a pre-admission form. Besides JMC and St. Stephen's that are selling their own forms and prospectus, all other colleges have done away with the pre-admission forms from this year. Tiwari further added that JMC will soon be commencing the admission procedure for all courses. "The sale of prospectus and forms will begin on May 30 and will continue till June 8, including on Saturdays," she said. The college will then put up a list of the selected candidates based on the admission criteria of the college and DU guidelines. Students will be able to ...

Aligarh: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has given a clean chit to the audit account of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) for the year 2009-2010 as it has not found any discrepancy in the accounts submitted by the University for final clearance by the agency. The report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India has thus negated the allegations of financial irregularities leveled by some vested interest. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India observed in his audit report that proper books of accounts and other relevant records have been maintained by the University as required under Section 35(1) of the AMU Act 1920. The report also specifically mentioned that the Balance Sheet and Income and Expenditure Account dealt with in this report are in the agreement with the books of account. During 2009-2010, AMU received Grants/subsidies of Rs. 449.64 Crores. In addition to this, the University earned income from sales/services, Fees/subscription, investments,...

GATE Exam Pattern The GATE examination consists of a single paper of 3 hours duration which contains 65 questions carrying a maximum of 100 marks. The question paper will consist of only objective questions. In all papers other than AE and TF, all the questions are of multiple choice type. In AE and TF papers, the question paper will consist of 60 questions of multiple choice type and 5 questions of numerical answer type. For multiple choice type questions, each question will have four choices for the answer. For numerical answer type questions, each question will have a number as the answer. Click here to view the pattern of question papers. The examination for the papers with codes AE, GG, MN and TF will be carried out ONLINE using computers where the candidates will be required to enter the answer for each question using keyboard/mouse. For all other papers, the candidates will have to mark the correct choice on an Optical Response Sheet (ORS) by darkening the appro...

GATE Exam Pattern The GATE examination consists of a single paper of 3 hours duration which contains 65 questions carrying a maximum of 100 marks. The question paper will consist of only objective questions. In all papers other than AE and TF, all the questions are of multiple choice type. In AE and TF papers, the question paper will consist of 60 questions of multiple choice type and 5 questions of numerical answer type. For multiple choice type questions, each question will have four choices for the answer. For numerical answer type questions, each question will have a number as the answer. Click here to view the pattern of question papers. The examination for the papers with codes AE, GG, MN and TF will be carried out ONLINE using computers where the candidates will be required to enter the answer for each question using keyboard/mouse. For all other papers, the candidates will have to mark the correct choice on an Optical Response Sheet (ORS) by darkening the appro...

The following categories of candidates are eligible to appear in GATE : Bachelor degree holders in Engineering/Technology/Architecture (4 years after 10+2) and those who are in the final or pre-final year of such programmes. Master degree holders in any branch of Science/Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Applications or equivalent and those who are in the final or pre-final year of such programmes. Candidates in the second or higher year of the Four-year Integrated Master degree programme (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/Technology or in the third or higher year of Five-year Integrated Master degree programme and Dual Degree programme in Engineering/Technology. Candidates with qualifications obtained through examinations conducted by professional societies recognised by UPSC/AICTE (e.g. AMIE by IE(I), AMICE(I) by the Institute of Civil Engineers (India)-ICE(I)) as...

GATE 2011 Application Form Candidates can submit Application Form in two different modes : Online and Offline . The preferred mode of application process is Online Application Category Application Fee Online General/OBC Rs.800/- SC/ST/PD Rs.400/- Offline General/OBC Rs.1,000/- SC/ST/PD Rs.500/- OFFLINE APPLICATION PROCESS Step 1: Procurement of Application Form Candidate can obtain a packet containing: Offline Application Form Information Brochure Envelope from: A. Designa...

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will hold the Combined Medical Services Examination , 2010 on16th January, 2011 . The examination will be held at various centres across the country . Salient features about the examination are published herein for general information of candidates. For details regarding eligibility conditions, syllabus and scheme of the examination, centres of examination, guidelines for filling up the application form etc aspirants must consult the detailed notice of the examination published in the employment news/rozgar samachar dated 11th September, 2010 Eligibility conditions Age limits: Must not have attained the age of 32 years on 1st January, 2011 The upper age limit is relaxable for SC/ST/OBC/PwD and certain other categories of candidates to the extent specified in the notice Educational qualification: A candidate must have passed the written and practical parts of final MBBS examination How to app...

RITES LIMITED (A Govt. of India Enterprise) Applications are invited from young, dynamic, energetic and motivated persons of Indian Nationality for the position of ‘Graduate Executive Trainee’ (GET) in RITES for its different projects : Graduate Executive Trainee (GET) / Civil Engineering : 30 posts (UR-16, OBC-8, SC-4, ST-2), Qualification : Graduate in Civil Engineering discipline with 60% marks (50% for SC/ST/OBC candidates) from a AICTE/Govt. approved University/ Institute, Age : 21-30 years, Stipend : Rs.25000/- per month during training and will be posted in the pay scale Rs. 20600-46500 (IDA) on successful completion of the training. Application Fee : A crossed Demand Draft of Rs.300/- (Rs.100/- for SC/ST/PH candidate) drawn on State Bank of India payable at Gurgaon in favour of ‘RITES LIMITED’ Examination : A Competitive examination for recruitment to the post of GRADUATE EXECUTIVE TRAINEES (GET) in RITES will be tentatively held on 17/07/2011. http://applicationnew.com/ri...

Andhra Pradesh has once again established its supremacy in cracking the prestigious IIT-Joint Entrance Examinations yet again. Candidates from the state have bagged 40 of the top 100 ranks this year. Also the topmost rank in the general category has gone to the 17-year-old Prithvi Teja from the rural area of West Godavari district. Unassuming Teja had expected to do well in the IIT-JEE and be among the top twenty rankers but had never dreamt that he was going to be the top ranker and will be flooded by greetings and laudatory messages and good wishes including from the state Chief Minister. The boy attributed his success to the two mantras of "no tension" and "following your elders". "If you want to be successful in any thing you do, don't take too much stress," he told us just before he was packing up to fly to Bangkok for the Physics Olympiad. A product of Vishwabharati School in Gudivada and Chaitanya College, Vijaywada, Teja is the son of a jewelle...

Since childhood, I had always wanted to become a lawyer. By the time I reached high school, my conviction to pursue the profession grew stronger. When in class XI, I started preparing for various law entrance examinations. To begin with, it was not an easy process and it took me almost a year to get familiar with the basic components of the subject. I went through previous years' papers and tried to understand what the papers entail. It was only when I was in class XII that I streamlined my preparation. The road ahead was tough as I had to prepare for the entrance exams alongside my class XII board examinations. So, I had to work out a way to prepare for both, simultaneously. I divided my time equally because both — national law entrance exam and board exam — were important for my future. However, it was due to adequate time management that I never felt the pressure. My first step, while preparing for the National Law University, Delhi (NLU-D ) entrance examination, was to identify...

While her board exams were just around the corner, Shubham Jain, 15, was busy preparing for an entrance exam to get into a coaching class. “I cannot imagine clearing IIT-JEE (the entrance exam to the Indian Institutes of Technology) without joining a coaching class,” said Jain, an aspiring IITian who scored 96% in her ICSE exams. With results coming out one after the other — ICSE and ISC results were declared on May 17, CBSE Class 12 results were declared on May 23 and HSC results were declared on May 27 — the admission season has begun. But more than college admissions, students are fretting about getting into the right coaching class. While classes that coach for professional entrance exams such as engineering, medical, chartered accountancy and company secretary have entrance tests, exams for regular courses mostly offer walk-in admissions. The hunt for these classes begins well in advance. “I started looking out for classes for my son immediately after his Class 10 results, even be...

Ecole Hoteliere Lavasa – LEH, has announced its online entrance exam for its 4 year Hospitality Management Programme on June 4, 2011. The eligibility criterion for aspirants is that he or she should have passed 10+ 2 grades from any stream. Sudents can appear for the test from their respective homes or internet café. The forms can be downloaded from the official website - www.ecolehotelierelavasa.com. The duly filled forms have to be submitted with a cheque of Rs. 1000/- drawn in favour of ‘Dasve Hospitality Institutes Ltd’. The format of entrance test is that of multiple choices. The part 1 is about numerical aptitude, part 2 is about reading comprehension, part 3 is about logical reasoning, part 4 tests interpersonal and communication skills, part 5 questions about general knowledge and part 6 is about essay writing. After the test is conducted, the successful students will be invited for a personal interview which will be conducted by the dean of LEH in the students’ respective citi...

The Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF), Asia's largest conductor of Olympiad exams and India's leading registered non-profit educational organisation, has started its Olympiad 2011 in Delhi. SOF has announced its scholarship programme for the girl child and will be organising state-level award functions across India. SOF is covering 950 cities from where over 14,000 schools will enrol for their Olympiad exams enabling millions of students to appear for the Olympiads annually. On the occasion, Mahabir Singh, executive director, SOF India, said, "Through such activities, we want to encourage and motivate participants across the country. Many students are brilliant and hard working, but they are unable to make it to the international level. We will be felicitating the top students, principals and teachers from distinguished schools of every zone." The Girl Child Scholarship scheme will provide financial assistance to girls from the economically weaker section to enable th...

CET Results 2011 of Karnataka Examination Authority in Bangalore has been declared. For Further Details Visit : http://www.kar.nic.in/kea/cet2011/PRESS_NOTE0001.pdf

NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, DELHI established in 2008 by Act No.1 of 2008 of National Capital Territory of Delhi and with the initiative of High Court of Delhi is another Law University in the list of premier law Universities established in India. The vision of the University is to create a Global Legal Institution which will compete with the best outside India and to prepare Lawyers for a legal career that introduces them to wide range of opportunities in legal profession across the globe. The University’s State of Art infrastructure is near completion at Sector 14, Dwarka, New Delhi with all facilities for best of learning and research. Introduction : ALL India Law Entrance Test Results 2011 of National Law University, Delhi has been declared. For Further Details Visit : http://www.nludelhi.ac.in/ailet_result2011.html

Master of Business Administration Entrance Test Results 2011 of Allahabad University in Allahabad has been declared. For Further Details Visit : http://www.monirba.com/mba_complete_result.php

Acharya Nagarjuna, the profounder of the Madhyamika Buddhism is one of the greatest philosophers India has ever produced. The Buddhists of China, Japan and Tibet rever him to be the Second Buddha, who once again set in the motion the wheel of Dharma. He endowed with metaphysical profundity and logical acumen has reaffirmed the basic ideas of Buddhism, apart from providing reinterpretation, clarification and amplification of new concepts of Buddhism. He focused on the fundamental problems of human existence, human aspiration and human actions. He found solutions to them through intuition and reflective thought. He applied and practiced these solutions and his doctrine and experience become a norm to motivate rational and sensitive minds of different generation in different countries with varied cultural environment. Hanayama Shinsho recognizing Nagarjuna’s contribution has opined that ‘he may well be called the progenitor of Mahayana thought’. Introduction : Final Year...

4th National India Roads Conference will include the elements in road safety that need to be considered from an infrastructure perspective, particularly: Technology of road surfaces: striking a balance between cost and safety, comparative analysis of bitumen and concrete from safety parameters Design, standards, maintenance contracts, auditing Legal and institutional framework for road safety. The UN General Assembly has passed a resolution proclaiming a Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020, which aims to save lives by halting the increasing trends in road traffic deaths and injuries world-wide. India has the highest annual road death toll, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). More than 130,000 people die each year across the country in crashes caused by speeding, bad roads, overcrowding and poor vehicle maintenance and a million get maimed. This amounts to nearly 3% GDP loss. In India, road safety has finally found its way to the Parliament. The Natio...

Mote Marine Laboratory (Mote), an independent not-for-profit institution established in 1955, has recently adopted a new 2020 Vision & Strategic Plan that includes as one of Mote’s four core priorities, “Ensure the long-term prosperity of the research enterprise through focused staff recruitment and nurturing programs.” In order to address this specific priority, a new Mote Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program is being established with an initial goal of recruiting two such positions in late 2011. New Postdoctoral Fellows are expected to begin between Sept. 1 and Dec. 31, 2011. Each full-time position includes: Annual salary of $40,000 Health insurance provided with family options Benefits include an opt-in retirement plan with employer matching, leaves for holidays, illness and vacation and other benefits. Dedicated mentorship from an established and assigned researcher. (Click for Mote mentors.) Dedicated office/laboratory space Funds for startup, operations and trav...

Online board exam results have come as a blessing to many who could not make it to the merit list. Some ex-students and current HSC students spoke about the pros and cons of this system. Sunanda Suryawanshi a HSC pass out in the late 60s said, "In our times, we used to get excited to see the merit list, but since late 90s it seems to be aburden to do so as parents are tense till their kids return home from the college after checking the results." When asked about the positive aspect of online results, Suryawanshi added, "Parents can check the results online along with their children and can counsel them in advance in case they have not performed well. This was not the case earlier." Akash Bhingare (name changed) who got very low marks said, "I am happy that the results were not put up on notice boards. It would have demeaned me even more." Preeti Wakde, another HSC student said, "It is a real blessing to get results online without actually going to co...

Four of the five IIT Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) toppers this year have something in common: the International Physics Olympiad (IPhO). They are part of the team that represents India in the Olympiad in July. Almost every year, the students selected by Mumbai’s Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) for the Physics Olympiad find themselves at the top of the JEE rank list. This year’s team: All India topper Prithvi Teja, Shubham Mehta (JEE rank 2), B Sai Kiran (4), Nisheeth Lahoti (5) and Sumegha Garg (12), the topper among girls. “The elite team of five students to represent India at the Physics Olympiad was picked on May 23, two days before the JEE results were announced. It’s not the first time that the students selected and groomed by us have bagged top slots in JEE. It has been a trend for several years now,” says Professor Vijay Singh, national coordinator, Science Olympiads. The three-tier selection process started in November 2010. Ads by Google India's Top Engg Coll...

New Delhi: St. Stephen's College is going to do its best this year to ensure that the admission procedure is a smooth sailing for both aspirants and their parents who have come to Delhi to seek admission to the prestigious college. This is a first of its kind move by the college to provide accommodation to both aspirants and their parents during the admission season. K.M. Matthew, tutor for admission at St. Stephen's College said that parents come from different parts of the country to get their children admitted to St. Stephen's and hence it would be more convenient for them if they could stay at the college premises itself. Only 40 rooms at the hostels will be made available for parents in the beginning. The college is also working on plans to charge a nominal amount for the accommodation that will be provided. This will be decided and posted online in a few days. The admission procedure at the college had begun on Wednesday. Till now, the college has already received app...

Bhubaneswar: The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) of Orissa will be announcing the results of the Plus Two Examination 2011 on May 30, 2011 at 10:00 AM IST. The results will be available on the following websites: www.ExamResults.net www.OrissaEducation.net www.Results.OrissaEducation.net Students can also access their results on mobile via SMS by sending the following message to 56263: Class 12 (Pus Two) Annual Arts / Science / Commerce Examination 2011 REGULAR - RESULT OR12 ROLL NUMBER to 56263 EX-REGULAR - RESULT OR12X ROLL NUMBER to 56263 Class 12 (+2) VOCATIONAL Examination 2011 SMS - RESULT OR12VOC ROLL NUMBER to 56263 Additionally, students can register themselves on www.ExamResults.net to receive their results on Email.

MUMBAI: Students appearing for the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exams plan their study schedule as soon as the board announces the exam timetable. But students appearing for the 2012 board exams can plan studying for the exam right from day one of the academic session, following a decision by the school education department to declare the HSC schedule as soon as Class XII begins. "When colleges reopen after the summer vacation, the timetable for HSC exams will be announced," school education minister Rajendra Darda told TOI. "Releasing the timetable almost a year in advance will help students prepare their schedule for studies and chalk out admission plans," Darda added. Usually, the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education announces the exam dates either in December or January. But this time it had announced the dates of the exam held in February-March three months in advance. "The objective of releasing the board exam schedule...

Bhopal: In direct contravention of Supreme Court’s order asking for the completion of admissions to the state’s medical colleges before July 15, it is feared that even the Pre Medical Test (PMT) entrance exam will not be held by that date. The Medical Education Department has been late in framing the rules for conducting the exam which is the reason for the delay. Now the department is asking VYAPAM to conduct the exam in June and declare the results by July 15. The departments Principal Secretary, in his letter, has asked VYAPAM to hold the exam and declare the result before July 15 as per Supreme Court’s order. VYAPAM, on the other hand says that it would be very difficult to conduct exams in such a short period. The Medical Education department had given the rules for conducting the examination to VYAPAM only in the month of May and it usually takes two months preparation to conduct the exam. Therefore it appears very unlikely that PMT will be held before the last week of July this...

NEW DELHI: Delhi University will start giving out its prospectus for admission to undergraduate courses from Saturday. The first Open Day as well as the registration of SC/ST and differently abled candidates will also begin on the same day. From this year, there will be no pre-admission forms for applying to colleges for the general and OBC categories except for the courses which require an entrance exam. The university will admit at least 54,000 students across 60 colleges. Aspirants can meet the faculty and current students at the 12 Open Day sessions to be held from Saturday to June 8. The first Open Day will be organized at the Conference Centre on North Campus where DU officials and students will give presentations on courses and colleges, eligibility criteria and admission process. They will also take questions and offer counseling. The university has also started e-open days and web chat to guide students during the admission process. Besides the helpdesk set up at the office of...

The high court on Thursday directed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to hold a fresh enquiry into the malpractices in the post-graduate entrance test (PGET) for medical courses. It also directed Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) to conduct fresh counselling for all eligible PGET candidates in the case questioning the state government’s move to nullify 11 toppers for alleged malpractices in the post-graduate medical entrance exam. The CID has been asked to submit its report by August 21. It may be recalled that Vinod Karjgi, Haridattatreya Mantagni, Dhananjay and other toppers had filed a petition in the high court. They had questioned the deletion of their names from the merit list without giving them an opportunity for hearing. They said that this move was illegal and at least a notice should have been given to them. Hence, the petitioners sought for permission to attend the counselling. Justice BS Patil directed that a fresh enquiry into the PGET be conduc...

While comparing the calibre of the students of the Indian Institutes of Technology versus the teaching faculty there, Jairam Ramesh left out one crucial element in the equation: the coaching classes. Even if the much-vaunted tech schools' teachers do not match up to the environment minister's exacting world standards, our tutorial networks certainly do. With places like Kota notching up a disproportionate number of successful 'candidates' , something has to be said for the unsung pedagogues in countless cramped coaching centres who turn raw talent into well-synchronised examination clearing machines. Judging by the array of young people who have charted their path to IIT and future success through their classes and postal notes, it may not be fanciful to imagine that without them, no world-class Indian child would ever clear the formidable IIT Joint Entrance Examination . Then, horror of horrors, IIT teachers (substandard or otherwise) would be left with empty classes. ...

Nearly 4.75 lakh students who appeared for the Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE) for the crème de la crème of engineering institutes of the World, the Indian Institutes of Technology, waited with bated breath for their results on Wednesday. It is common to remember the top ranker but very few remember the second ranker. It is also worth appreciating the efforts of the student who missed his marks or rank by a whisker and stood second. Shubham Mehta who hails from Kota, the IIT district of Rajasthan, stood second in the IIT-JEE. Incidentally, Shubham is also among the top five students who have been selected to represent India in International Physics Olympiad. Shubham said,”One should be quite serious and have to do lot of hardwork in order to be successful in the challenging exam of IIT-JEE. I was very much lucky that I got right and proper guidance from my teachers in all the three subjects. My teachers Chaandeep K Singhal (CDS Sir), Shiv Pratap Raghuvanshi (SPR Sir) helped me in ...

BANGALORE: Disagreeing with Union Minister Jairam Ramesh's remarks on IITs and IIMs, NASSCOM President Som Mittal today said these institutions were of the highest standards. The number of MNCs coming to India to hire professionals from these institutions bear testimony to the standards of education they impart, Mittal told reporters here. "I think we have some very good institutions in India and IITs have been bright example. Many multinationals come here to hire professionals from IITs and IIMs. This is a tribute to the whole set up," the chief of the premier trade body said. Ramesh had recently remarked that the faculties of IITs and IIMs were not world class. Mittal stressed the need for establishing more IITs and IIMs in the country and added "We need to add more faculty in IITs and across the engineering education system and need to further improve the quality of education." He urged the US to 'extensively' reform its Visa policy in tune with the g...

Chandigarh is the one of the Indian cities today that is set literally, to make a mark in the global marketplace! How? Let's find out. With its track record of ten years, the Times Education Boutique is a world-class fest where education providers and career counselors share space with experts who conduct talks and seminars on various education and career-related issues. It's a platform of total interaction for students, parents and educationists, where institutes from across the globe share information and recruit students. A fest where specialised career counseling services are available to anyone who needs them. An expo that shall host the experts from every field - from engineering to fashion designing - and more. In a nutshell, this is going to be one Boutique the likes of which Chandigarh has never seen before. No wonder the city is full of eager anticipation to welcome the best of careers and education. So watch out! The numerous participating institutes, meanwhile, have...

Guwahati: Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on Friday tried to play down the controversy he had sparked through his remarks on the IIT-IIM faculty, saying he has long association with the premier institutions and had himself intervened to give an important project to the consortium of seven IITs. "My association with IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) goes back to 1963 and not many people can claim a 48-year-old association with IIT," Ramesh told reporters here. Ramesh said last year he pitched for IITs to be given a contract for cleaning river Ganga. "We brought a consortium together and they are now preparing a comprehensive river basin management plan for Ganga River. This contract was about to be given to an American company, but I intervened and said let's give it to IITs," he said. Ramesh had, on the sidelines of a function on Monday, said there was hardly any worthwhile research done at the IITs or IIMs (Indian Institutes of Management) and had blamed ...

New Delhi: Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will hold its Convocation twice a year from now on. The Academic Council and university authorities have finalized the procedure for the same, announced Vice Chancellor Prof V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai. Addressing the 23rd Convocation of IGNOU at Sirifort Auditorium in New Delhi on May 26, Prof Pillai declared that IGNOU shall hold its Convocation after each semester exam results - one in April and the other in October. This is a path breaking initiative implemented for the first time in any university in India. Around 9,000 students were awarded Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates at the 23rd Convocation. There were nine Gold medalists - Manoj Jain - DSM, Priya Singh - PGDCA, Vasantha Kumar K. - PGDDM, Anju - MPS, Musadhique K.P. - MSO, Shazia Aslam - BLS, Charu Goyal - M.COM, Vivek Manchanda- PGDHHM, and Geetika Bindlish - MCA. The 23rd Convocation was for candidates who have completed their respective programmes and appeared for ...

COIMBATORE: The 10th standard examination result for state matriculation, Anglo-Indian, SSLC students are expected to be announced today. The district education department officials will formally declare the top scorers from Coimbatore educational district at Kikani matriculation school in the city at 10 am on Friday. "The result will be formally announced at 10 am and top scorers from each stream, the state, matriculation, and Anglo-Indian streams will be announced separately," said N Ananthi, Chief Educational Officer, Coimbatore. As many as 49,000 students, including over 11,200 students from matriculation and Anglo-Indian streams, appeared for the 10th standard examinations which began on March 22 from the city. The state board examinations commenced on March 28. The exams were held at over 87 centres across the district. The final examination was held on April 11. "All arrangements are in place and we are expecting good result from the students in the district,...

DMC’s decision to acquire Plansteps is primarily aimed at taking Career Counseling pan India which the acquired company offers and specializes for. Delhi headquartered DMC Education Limited announced the acquisition of a leading Kolkata based education management consultants called Plansteps for a total consideration of INR 45 million. The acquisition of Plansteps by DMC Education is by far the biggest acquisition in the field of education consulting in India. DMC’s decision to acquire Plansteps is primarily aimed at taking Career Counseling pan India which the acquired company offers and specializes for. Immediately after acquisition the DMC will have a ready network of offices of Plansteps in the seven sister states of India as well as Nepal, Bhutan covering the entire eastern part of India. "DMC’s has been a leader in supplementary education offering its services across India and this acquisition will further provide and edge to us," said Mr. Anuj Ahuja, CEO of DMC Educati...