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Learn all about the SAT
The SAT is a standardized, multiple-choice test used by most U.S. colleges
and universities for admissions and placement decisions. SAT scores can
also be used to determine scholarship eligibility. The test is administered
by the Educational ..
THE HINDU
How
colleges lead from the front
The technical university system is often criticised for producing graduates
who have found little inspiration in course work during their four years
on campus.
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Right
selection is the key
Here are some tips to help you fix your priorities for selecting the appropriate
course-college combination.
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National
Talent Search Examination
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) awards
1,000 scholarships to talented students
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Exponential
learning
The CII-City & Guilds tie-up will revolutionise the concept of skill-based
training in the country,
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College
life beckons
Selecting the right course in the right college is a tough task
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Focus
on primary education
Want to manage education in a professional manner? The management gurus
offer their own spin to the whole raging debate on education.
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Zoom
into aerospace
Aerospace engineering as a career avenue has touched a chord in the youth,
and the employment potential is rich.
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Attack
this stress
Last-minute cramming is not good at exam time. A time-table for studies
will help.
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On
the campus, jobs come calling
Campus recruitment is the lifeline for final year students in technical
institutions. But they have to be ready for the gruelling interview.
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Engineering
mantras
Want to pursue engineering programme from some of the premier institutes
in the country? Go for AIEEE
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Biotech
on the rise
Biotechnology is poised to experience a new wave of growth in coming years
with a slew of research projects begun in several countries. Saptarshi
Bhattacharya talks to Prof Christopher R. Lowe of Cambridge University
on what lies ahead.
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A
vital conclave
EDUCATION MINISTERS of 25 States deliberated for two days in Bangalore
on three key issues — admissions and fixation of tuition fees for professional
education; regulation of private universities; and entry of foreign universities
in India. ...
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JNU:
Kalam's vision of a developed India
Post winter break, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) could not have wished
a better beginning than a visit by President of India APJ Abdul Kalam,
who is more at ease among students than anywhere else.
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Dean
of Kellog's at SJMSOM, IIT Bombay talks about the future of management
education
MR.Dipak Jain , the dean of the Kellogg School of Management has recently
delivered a lectrure in SJMSOM. Here is a Profile of him and an Excerpt
of the speech.
Needed:
disaster management experts
The earth is mankind's ultimate haven, our blessed terra firma.
When it trembles and gives way beneath our feet, it's as though one of
God's cheque has bounced. — Gilbert Adair, American author *HOW MANY of
us realise that
THE HINDU
Schools
and scandals
Technology and deviant minds make for a combustible combination
as the infamous MMS episode showed. Add a dose of peer pressure and the
recipe reaches flare-up proportions. But who is to blame for these growing
incidents of delinquent behaviour in educational institutions? Parents?
Teachers? Or the media? There seem to be no easy answers
DECCAN HERALD
The
computer joins the black board
Imagine students going to school with just floppies and CDs instead
of heavy books. In the future envisioned by Educomp Datamatics this seems
a not so distant possibility.
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EnJEEneering
fundas
Indian Institutes of Technology-Joint Entrance Examination demands
the best from aspiring students
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Connecting
the teacher and the student
GU: RU: kul: The word "gu" means darkness, "ru" means remover
and "kul" means house or domain. Guru is a person who enlightens you and
gurukul refers to the domain of the guru or the teacher where enlightenment
takes place. From ancient times
THE HINDU
The
Wizard of Oz
Australia offers a diversity of culture and flexibility in education,
which makes it worth a try
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Nothing
works like autonomy?
The UGC's `movement for freedom' in higher education, is welcomed by experts
and academicians, but it has to enhance its credibility and be open to
outside scrutiny. K. Ramachandran reports.
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Teachers
changing with the times
Teachers must update their knowledge and become familiar with the use
of multimedia as they cannot .ght today's battle with yesterday's weapon.
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Equality
in education
Dyslexics have a difficult time in regular schools. To counter
this many schools have found ways of including all students, regardless
of the severity of the learning disability, by establishing resource rooms.
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Taking
lessons to the masses
Satellite education has now made it possible to provide quality education
and competent professors to students in remote locations. A look at the
EDUSAT programme that was launched across 100 colleges in Karnataka, recently.
DECCAN HERALD
All
about the environment
ENVIRONMENT HAS become one of the prime topics of discussion these days.
Various Government as well as non-Government bodies have been working
towards a pollution-free environment. Paramount importance is being given
to this subject right from ...
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Pre-primary
education and creches
Though the Constitution of India reiterates that the ‘State shall endeavour
to provide early childhood care and education to all children until they
complete the age of six years’, there is no comprehensive approach to
child care in reality
DECCAN HERALD
Wanna
bloom or go bust?
Stupidity
is doing the same thing and expecting a different outcome. Difficulty
with ordinary people is they try to solve the problem, but intelligent
strive to prevent it.
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Have
enough time?
OFTEN WE hear people complaining that they have no time or how
they wished that there were more than 24 hours in a day. On the other
hand, there are a few who always seem to have time for everything. So
what is the difference between these two?
THE HINDU
The
new brew
Varsity education is in for some path-breaking changes aimed
at making a student industry-ready. But are the students ready?
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Many
pitfalls in private university structure
"You are given training in a narrow area and your foundations are not
good. This is the defect with the private system."
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Managing
forests
The Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal is catering
to various areas in forestry and allied sectors
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Power
shift
With monotony creeping into the software and BPO sector, attention
is now turning back to the rewarding and satisfying Civil Services.
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Stressed
out? Try Yoga
What is common to a student, director, actor, author, politician,
musician and a CEO? If you have guessed it by now, well and good but don't
tax your brain too much and get `stressed' because that is what all the
above have in common and are ...
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Earn
while you learn
The new generation has changed its approach to life. It is mature and
talented, and on the way to taste the cream of life with innovative ideas,
as the world is full of opportunities and wherein the maxim, ''you don't
get what you want, you get ...
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Leap
to your defence
It's as good as a goldmine. But it needs a lot of courage, hard
work and aptitude to succeed. The NDA stands testimony to one's zest for
holding nerves at the right time and at the right place.
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Stimulus
for innovation
HUMAN TRANSPLANTATION is a relatively new field of medicine. The clinical
success of this procedure is demanding the excess availability of donor
organs to treat several diseases such as Parkinson's, Huntington's cancer
and injuries to spinal ..
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How
to bell the CAT
IT IS that time of the year when all MBA aspirants are bending
backwards trying to prepare for the admission tests. The first and arguably
the most coveted of these is the Common Admission Test (CAT) conducted
by the Indian Institute
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NAAC,
the quality monitor
An overview of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council
whose rating is what every educational institution aims to get.
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Igniting
children’s inner strength
In the impersonal world we are today, being emotionally strong
is the first pre-requisite for success.
DECCAN HERALD
Sky
is the limit for EDUSAT
The launch of EDUSAT is expected to create a new knowledge economy, with
IGNOU at the forefront.
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