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Rejigging career plans in a changing job market For the sake of knowledge The National Translation Mission needs a large number of experts to reach out to students from the marginalised sections. From robotics to theatre studies The National Translation Mission, in addition to creating a National Register for Translators and a storehouse of information, will give accreditation to people to function as “NTM translators.”Translation of reference books, ... GUIDANCE PLUS Crack SAT with speed, tact A closer look at Scholastic Aptitude Test, which forms the basis for student admissions in many institutions abroad. Scripting the language of success A foreigner walks up to you with folded hands and says, “Namaste.” The instant warmth not only breaks the ice, but also draws a smile — the first step to effective communication. Reverse the scenario and imagine yourself ambling ... KCHR LIBRARY The new additions to Kerala Council for Historical Research Library, Thiruvananthapuram:Raghava Varier M.R (Ed.), Dhanwantari Prabhandhasoochi: In the Series on Kottakkal Ayurveda Series – 71 (Along with a CD of ... Manage things with zing, style To be a successful event manager, one needs to have creativity, quick decision-making skills, excellent networking and ability to work long hours. Test track The Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune, will hold the national-level entrance examination for its MBBS course on May 3. The college offers free and quality medical education to students who complete Plus Two with physics, ...
Knowledge of a foreign language gives you an edge over others in recruitment and assignments. A disturbing trend The Warangal acid attack has thrown up a range of issues starting from safety of girls, role of parents, insensitivity of police, inordinate delay in justice and the mood of society in endorsing the ‘instant justice’ of police Seeking the right formula Clinical research has hit the big time, and jobs are aplenty A sure passport to foreign land Knowledge of a foreign language gives you an edge over others in recruitment and deputation. Call of the wild Consultancy, conservation, biology, photography, research... specialisations in wildlife are many. State-of-the-art library at St. Joseph’s Video-conferencing facility, an exclusive section with provision for 250 systems for unlimited Internet browsing, separate UG and PG reference halls with capacities to seat hundreds of students at a time, digital library, and lecture halls are ... Exciting field of earth sciences With satellite technology producing a great deal of data, there is immense scope for research in earth sciences. MBA in media and entertainment The Indian media and entertainment industry is expected to grow at a 19 per cent Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) to reach an overall value of Rs. 1.15 trillion by 2012 from its present size of Rs. 513 billion, according to a report published ... Clustering for excellence The concept is aimed at enabling higher education institutions to put their facilities to optimum use and address the infrastructure and academic needs. Industry-academia interaction — the Warwick university model What makes the University of Warwick in the U.K. one of the high-ranking universities? CAMPUS JOTTINGS Ambedkar and Cattamanchi remembered Last week saw Andhra University remembering and paying homage to some of the great Indian personalities, most of whom were closely associated with the university. It paid glowing tributes to Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and it founder Vice-Chancellor Sir ... Iranian delegation visits BU A high-level delegation headed by Karim Najafi, Cultural Counsellor, Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in India, along with M.H. Assareh, Director of Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands (RIFR), Rezaee, Chairman of Iranian Society ... Helping teachers handle projects Kendriya Vidyalaya teachers get lessons from Oracle platform Engineering design contest Barry Wehmiller International Resources (BWIR) has announced its first annual engineering design contest, ‘Design Ace 2009’. The contest targets the engineering students across Tamil Nadu and will offer awards worth Rs.75,000 and ... Cultural extravaganza at NIT from January 23 The students of the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal, are gearing up for another edition of Spring Spree 2009. The event begins on January 23 and concludes on January 25. While Technozion is the annual technical event that ... SAT score essential The Scholastic Aptitude Test score is a must for securing admission to courses in several universities abroad Testtracker International Management Institute, New Delhi, has released the admission notification for the 15-month Executive Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Executive PGDM 2009-2010), formerly Post Graduate Programme in International Management ... GD: a critical selection tool Bear these dos and don’ts in mind when you participate in a group discussion Plantation management course from IGNOU For those seeking a management career in the plantation sector, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has something unique to offer. Come January and the university will start offering a postgraduate diploma programme in plantation ... Take the integrated master’s in science IISERs place emphasis on research Serving the community MPH is aimed at developing public health administrators with expertise Taking Kathakali to campuses Noorarangu project of Kerala Kalamandalam aims at attracting youngsters and potential artistes to Kathakali. Gateway to the world The Indian Foreign Service is a challenging domain and has many positive aspects Make the right choice Job fairs are a great way to explore employment opportunities and learn about companies which are hiring people Manage things with zing and style To be a successful event manager, one needs to have creativity, quick decision-making skills, excellent networking and ability to work long hours. Award for TNAU student I. Vimal Jothi, Ph. D. scholar at the Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, has received the International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI) scholar award 2008.The award is ... TEST TRACKER Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, has invited applications for its entrance examination to be held on February 15, 2009 at Puducherry for admission to the M.D., M.S. and postgraduate ... For the sake of knowledge National Translation Mission needs a large number of experts to reach out to students from the marginalised sections. From robotics to theatre studies The National Translation Mission, in addition to creating a National Register for Translators and a storehouse of information, will give accreditation to these people to function as “NTM translators.”Translation of reference ... Spring Fest at IIT Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur will be abuzz with the spirit of Spring Fest, the annual social and cultural event, from January 22 to 25.The fest has activities such as ‘Rangmanch,’ the dramatics competition, ... Special camp The 10-day special camp organised by the AVS College of Arts and Science in Valasaiyur in Salem concluded on Friday.Volunteers carried out a number of community development activities and awareness programmes during the camp. ... Golf links in Salem The Sona College of Technology in Salem established a new golf links. It is the first time an educational institution in this part of the State has come up with such a facility.The new golf course was established on a sprawling site inside ... PG Diploma in aviation law NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, in collaboration with Institute of Applied Aviation Management, Calicut, will offer a one-year post-graduate diploma course in “Aviation Law and Air Transport Management”. According to a ... Call it the call of the wild Specialisations in wildlife are many IMI admission International Management Institute, New Delhi, has released the admission notification for the 15-month Executive Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Executive PGDM 2009-2010), formerly Post Graduate Programme in International Management ... NSS camp helps create awareness on health, social issues The National Service Scheme Unit of the PSG college of Technology conducted a ten-day camp, ‘Sigaram,’ at Anaikatti.Creating awareness among the students of the Government Tribal Welfare Residential School was one of the main ... TEST TRACK The Commissioner for Entrance Examinations has invited applications for an entrance examination to be held on January 10, 2009, at Thiruvananthapuram for admission to M.D. (homoeopathy) course, conducted in the Government Homoeopathic Medical ... Engineering student wins national contest Shilpa Dinesh Nair, Amrita School of Engineering, Ettimadai, has won the first place in the Cambridge ESOL Examinations National Business English Speaking Contest organised by Cambridge ESOL in association with British Council in Chennai ... Playing with genes as well as life Without long-term testing, nobody can tell if GM foods are safe For the sake of knowledge National Translation Mission has opened many opportunities for translators “Find ways for safe disposal of e-waste” The Institution of Engineers (India) and National Engineering College, Kovilpatti, organised a seminar on innovations and challenges in computer and communication technology recently. N.R. Natarajan, General Manager, BSNL, Tuticorin, ... PG diploma in applied agriculture and IT The Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Hyderabad, has introduced a one-year ‘Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Agriculture and Informational Technology’ (PGDAAIT) from 2009-10. The course was inspired from the ... Open House at Koti Women’s College en, Koti, is organising a two-day open house exhibition from December 22 on the college premises to provide a forum for students to showcase their talents. Over 30 departments of the college will display their innovations and demonstrate ... ‘Spring Spree’ The students of the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal, are gearing up for another edition of Spring Spree 2009. The event begins on January 23 and concludes on January 25. While Technozion is the annual technical ... SPMVV holds national workshop on Bioinformatics A three-day national workshop on ‘Faculty Development Programme in Bioinformatics’, organised by the Bioinformatics department of Sri Padmavathi Mahila Viswa Vidyalayam, (SPMVV) started on Friday.In his inaugural address, T. ... GUIDANCE PLUS Cracking SAT the easy way A closer look at Scholastic Aptitude Test, which forms the basis for student admissions in many institutions abroad. Now get an IBR MBA degree in India The IBR Institute of International Business Relations is offering the degree on a web-based mode, writes R. RAVIKANTH REDDY ‘Improve standards in dental colleges’ 20th National Conference of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology (IAOMR) inaugurated CAMPUS CONNECT Bishop Heber College commissioned an International Hostel for Women on its premises recently. The hostel is meant for students from the foreign universities with which the college has signed Memorandums of Understanding for carrying out ... CAMPUS CONNECT Rally highlights the importance of conserving wildlife, saving energy Tamil Nadu Agricultural University celebrated NCC Day by taking out a rally emphasising the importance of conserving wildlife and saving electricity. More than 100 NCC cadets took part. K.Vanangamudi, Dean (Agriculture), flagged off the rally. He ... Campus connect An Assessment and Development Centre for students was inaugurated at the Madurai Institute of Social Sciences by C. Thangaraj, Vice-Chancellor, Kalasalingam University. D.V.P. Raja, secretary of the college, presided. P.N. Narayana Raja, ... CAMPUS CAPSULE Climate change is one of the gravest challenges the world is facing. In order to educate the people about its dangers and the graveness of the problem, British Council and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) are launching The ... WASSUP Applications invited for PG medical, dental courses The Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMEDK) has invited applications for its common entrance test for admission to the postgraduate courses (medicine and dental) offered by the member institutions. The ... QUERY CUE Succeeding in campus interviews I am a final year M.Tech (CS) student. Campus recruitment would start in our university from December. Please tell me how to succeed in campus interviews. Please give details of websites, which have sample questions for campus interviews of IT ... Q & A For those who love languages There is an institute under the aegis of M.S. Ramaiah group offering courses of a university from the U.K. (Coventry). Are such course recognised by the academic system in India? Can I also have the details of the university?Uday S. Rajput ... DIFFERENT STROKES Resigned to studies? With campus offers down and pay packets thinning, students have to think out-of-the-box ‘Conquering’ the final frontier For degree students at the A.P. Residential Degree College, Vijayapuri South, at Nagarjuna Sagar in Guntur district the final frontier continued to be communication skills in English, till the Eplus Club was launched in November.Since the ... Practical skills important to court success o get successful results, students should be exposed to practical aspects and skills. This is being ensured in many institutions and, with greater degree, in corporate organisations. There should be a shift from just acquisition ... Manorama Yearbook-2009 The Manorama Yearbook-2009 that gives a comprehensive view of the year 2008 was released recently. ‘Milan- 2008’ at Loyola College The department of mathematics and statistics of the Andhra Loyola College (ALC) organised a national seminar, ‘Milan-2008’ on its campus recently. M.V. Narasimha Sastry, Registrar of Acharya Nagarjuna University (ANU), was the ... Diploma in Food Technology A new Diploma in Food Technology announced by the Association of Food Scientists and Technologists recently in Hyderabad is expected to address the acute shortage of qualified professionals in the middle management level of the Food Processing ... Memories of campus life n two months, our campus life will come to an end. We will be moving out of the college campus. Some of us may go for higher studies, some may go back to native villages to join their parents to become part of family profession and some ... DIL SE Living a contented life DIL SE tudent life - bunch of books, pile of assignments, solving previous questions, busy academic schedule, struggle for getting into an MNC, parties, movies, chatting and meetings. This busy schedule does not let us to know where we are and ... EPLUS CLUBS Quota is more out of political compulsion Students feel reservations should be confined to only economically backward sections. RAVI P. BENJAMIN captures the mood at the Eplus Club discussion in Srikakulam RIGHT TURN Art of ‘reading people’ I would like to introduce the theme of a book called ‘What they don’t teach you at Harvard Business School – Notes from a street smart Executive’ by Mark H. McCormack. In fact, inspired by this work, I wrote a book for ... |
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