Education News in India

Madras HC upholds TN order 20/Aug/2009
Chennai: Madras HC has upheld a TN govt order restricting applications for Diploma in nursing courses for the academic year 2008-09 only to female candidates. Dismissing a petition filed by Ashad Ali challenging the order, Justice K Suguna held that the decision of authorities concerned in restricting ..
The bear necessities 19/Aug/2009
Andrew Derocher is back after a six-week stay in the Canadian Arctic. Though he doesn’t have an accurate estimate, he had made somewhere between 50 and 80 field trips to the Arctic to work on polar bears. Derocher started studying polar bears in 1984. A professor of biological sciences at the University of ..
Communication canvas 19/Aug/2009
A dishevelled look and uncompromising attitude were the hallmarks of a struggling artist until a few years ago. Today, you wouldn’t be surprised to find art students cavorting their way into the corridors of power in the corporate world. This transition can be attributed to a rapidly globalising world, ..
Management and strategy made easy 19/Aug/2009
All of us are or can be strategists. It shows in the way we plan our future, live our lives and deal with people. However, strategic management — as a subject in the MBA — is still not considered as an area of focus in most Bschools and its status is just as one of the many compulsory subjects. ..
Management for life 19/Aug/2009
THE importance of management education cannot be overemphasised in today’s interdisciplinary world. It essentially prepares one to make profitable and judicious decisions within the constraints of resources, materials, men and machines. This stands a management graduate in good stead in almost every ..
Through the looking glass 17/Aug/2009
After completing my undergraduate degree in electronics and communication engineering, in 2005, I joined Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) as a software engineer. Although software engineering was rewarding, I always felt that I needed to equip myself with more skills and a broader knowledge base. So, after two ..
Do away with bookish learning: Students 19/Aug/2009
Kolkata: Burdened with heavy books and a heavier work schedule, students of a number of city schools feel that authorities should lighten workload and create time in the curriculum to teach skills that’ll come in handy once students pass out and are ready for adult life. Tanisha Singh, Class ..
Committed to the cause, youths sign up for teaching initiative 19/Aug/2009
Kolkata: If there was ever any doubt about Kolkata’s commitment to the cause of learning, it was well and truly removed last week. City youngsters made a beeline for the Teach For India (TFI) fellowship recruitment presentations held across colleges around Kolkata and at the IIT Kharagpur and IIT Guwahati. ..
Seats fall vacant, students may seek transfer to Presidency 19/Aug/2009
Kolkata: A total 21 seats are lying vacant in Presidency College — the state’s most prestigious seat of learning — after three rounds of counselling. The mathematics department is the worst hit with 14 seats vacant. Calcutta University has asked the college authorities to close ..
Pool car driver shot at in Garden Reach 19/Aug/2009
Kolkata: A pool car driver was shot at in Garden Reach after an altercation with three youths on Tuesday morning. There were around 10 students in the vehicle at the time of the incident. The bullet grazed the ribs of Vinod Jaiswara (24), the victim; no arrests have been made so far. Around 6. 30 ..

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