Education News in India 2011 : Page 316

Two-day Education Fair opens today 6/May/2011
The fourth edition of The Hindu Education Plus ‘International Education Fair' will be held at Hotel Taj Coromandel here on Friday and Saturday. The event seeks to bring together representatives from reputable universities abroad, academicians and aspiring students on a common platform. Students will ..
Nine medical interns land in KEM's ICU, strike intensifies 5/May/2011
Even as 10 fasting interns collapsed due to low sugar levels, medical interns intensified their strike on Wednesday. Over 120 interns from across the state continued fasting on the third day of the strike, demanding an eightfold rise in their monthly stipend. The interns had asked the government to hike ..
Parents demand municipal school at Bibvewadi 5/May/2011
Parents of 650-odd children in the Bibvewadi area where no municipal school exists for over four to five km, along with NGO Swadhar, have submitted a petition to the Pune Municipal Corporation’s school board, pointing out the urgent need for a school in the area and for transport facilities to take the children to ..
BVDU Law College ties up with foreign varsities 5/May/2011
The Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University New Law College has signed MOUs with six foreign universities in UK, USA and Europe for promoting student/ faculty exchange programmes, international research, joint programmes and short term courses in international law in 2010-11. The courses have been designed ..
First year engineering students trip at first hurdle 5/May/2011
Only the best and the brightest make the cut and grab the limited number of seats available at engineering colleges. But admission alone does not guarantee success. Nearly 81% of first year engineering students in colleges affiliated to the University of Mumbai failed to clear their first semester exam this year. ..
Colleges to hold counselling sessions for dejected pupils 5/May/2011
Worried that the high failure rate will affect the morale of their students, engineering colleges are planning to hold counselling sessions. The aim, they said, is to help first year students cope with their disappointment and motivate them to perform better in the second semester exams, which will be held at the end of ..
IIT-B launches clean energy laboratory 5/May/2011
The Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay launched a laboratory, set up in association with Applied Materials Inc, a global supplier for manufacturing solutions for semi-conductor and solar industries. The scope of the Applied Materials Chemistry Laboratory for Energy and Nanoelectronics (CLEAN) will ..
Seven medical interns hospitalised on second day of hunger strike 5/May/2011
On the second day of the strike, seven medical interns were admitted to KEM Hospital after their blood sugar levels dropped. While three of them had to be admitted to the ICU, others were taken to general wards. The interns are demanding an increase in their monthly stipend from the existing Rs 2,200 to ..
IT world leader and visionary recognised by Australia's Monash University 4/May/2011
NR Narayana Murthy, chairman and chief mentor, Infosys Technologies Limited – India is to receive the honorary degree of the Doctor of Engineering honoris causa from Australia's Monash University. Monash University chancellor Dr Alan Finkel and vice-chancellor professor Ed Byrne will confer the ..
Medical interns on hunger strike 3/May/2011
Medical interns from 18 medical colleges across the state as well as BMC-run colleges started their indefinite hunger strike outside KEM Hospital on Monday demanding a hike in their stipends. Medical services, however, largely remained unaffected. The strike, called by the Association of State Medical ..

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