Aug 29, 2010 -
Varsity PG centre in Kodagu in three years
Vice-Chancellor of Mangalore University T. Shivashankaramurthy said here on Saturday that a full-fledged postgraduate centre for Mangalore University in Kodagu.
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Aug 28, 2010 -
Vet varsity to offer course in wildlife veterinary research
Karnataka is set to provide a research platform to the wildlife veterinary sector with the Karnataka Veterinary and Fisheries Sciences University (KVAFSU) getting ready to commence a unique postgraduate course in wildlife veterinary research, focussing on protection of endangered species.
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Aug 27, 2010 -
Hostel facility sought for Government Polytechnic College students
Members of the district unit of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) staged a dharna here on Thursday.
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Aug 25, 2010 -
Many MBA, MCA colleges affiliated to JNTU
Majority of professional colleges of MBA and MCA in Karimnagar district are affiliated to JNTU, Hyderabad against the instructions of Minister for Higher Education D Sridhar Babu that all colleges including professional would now be affiliated to Satavahana University.
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Aug 25, 2010 -
Industry-college linkages vital for employability skills: JNTU-K VC
Allam Appa Rao, Vice-Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Kakinada, has underscored the need for more partnerships between professional colleges and the industry, so that it would help increase the employability of students.
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Aug 25, 2010 -
California varsity team visits AITAM
A 27-member team of professors lead by Paul Erikson from the University of California- Davis visited Aditya Institute of Technology and Management (AITAM), Tekkali, on Tuesday.
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Aug 25, 2010 -
CAT to be held online from Oct. 27
The Common Admission Test (CAT) for admission into Indian Institutes of Management and other top business schools in the country will be held online from October 27 to November 24.
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Aug 25, 2010 -
Osmania University reduces marks for Ph.D admission test
Bowing to pressure from students and also analysing the performance of candidates in different subjects, Osmania University has decided to relax the minimum qualifying mark by five marks in the recently held Ph.D eligibility test.
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Aug 23, 2010 -
College withdraws case against Mangalore University
St. Aloysius College, an autonomous college, which drew Mangalore University to the court in March over remittance of registration fee, has withdrawn the case and remitted more than Rs. 58 lakh to the university last week , official sources said.
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Aug 19, 2010 -
Varsity opens up to waste management
Better late than never seems to be the thinking of the University of Mysore, which has stepped up its efforts towards environment-friendliness.
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Aug 17, 2010 -
University to take research benefits to animal rearers
The Karnataka Veterinary, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Sciences University plans to use the Self Help Groups model to extend the benefits of research to farmers.
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Aug 16, 2010 -
Colleges told to honour statutes
Mangalore University Teachers' Association (MUTA) has urged the various colleges to honour statutes and regulations of the university.
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Aug 15, 2010 -
Colleges irked by BU deadline
Despite repeated appeals from its affiliate colleges, the Bangalore University has not yet extended the last date for enrolment to degree courses.
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Aug 14, 2010 -
Employees of private schools, colleges to get ESI coverage
Lakhs of employees of private schools, colleges, engineering and medical colleges and other educational institutions in the State will be brought under the coverage of Employees' State Insurance (ESI) hospitals.
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Aug 14, 2010 -
Bangalore varsity Vice-Chancellor relieves Finance Officer
After replacing its Registrars, Bangalore University Vice-Chancellor N. Prabhu Dev on Friday relieved the university's Finance Officer Wazeer Ahmed with immediate effect.
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Aug 14, 2010 -
BU begins PG admission process
Bangalore University has invited applications for admission to its postgraduate programmes and Bachelor of Physical Education at its Jnanabharathi campus, Central College campus, PG Centre at Kolar and in affiliated colleges for 2010-11.
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Aug 13, 2010 -
Gulbarga varsity to introduce Choice-Based Credit System
Vice-Chancellor of Gulbarga University E.T. Puttaiah has said the varsity will introduce Choice-Based Credit System (CBCS) from the next academic year.
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Aug 12, 2010 -
Centralisation of CET counselling criticised
Diploma holders aspiring to enter engineering courses have criticised the decision of the State Government not to hold CET counselling for them in Gulbarga and other centres, as it was done for those who had passed out of pre-university college.
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Aug 12, 2010 -
Slugfest between student unions at University College
Tension prevailed on the University College campus on Tuesday after a slugfest broke out between student unions.
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Aug 12, 2010 -
Varsity fails to deal firmly with sexual harassment cases
The 94-year old University of Mysore, which has been embroiled in controversy for the alleged violation of rules in recruitment.
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Aug 11, 2010 -
IGNOU to tie up with knowledge panel
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will be tying up with the State Knowledge Commission to introduce skill development courses at universities and polytechnics in the State.
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Aug 10, 2010 -
Science fair organised for underprivileged students
The GE Volunteers, Bangalore chapter, organised their ninth annual science fair for underprivileged children — “Prabodhana – Enlightenment through Science” — here on Saturday as part of their global Community Day celebrations.
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Aug 10, 2010 -
COMED-K extends last date for surrendering seat
The Consortium on Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMED-K) has extended the last date for surrendering seat and reporting to engineering and architecture colleges to September 9 and September 18, respectively.
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Aug 08, 2010 -
Varsity to set up advisory board
The Vice-Chancellor of Kuvempu University, S.A. Bari, has said that a proposal will be made to the State Government to bring one more district under the jurisdiction of the university.
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Aug 07, 2010 -
City girl gets first rank in CA exam
A city-based girl, Shruti Sodhani, secured the first rank in the all-India Professional Competence Examination (Chartered Accountancy level II) held in May this year by securing 77.67 per cent marks.
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Aug 07, 2010 -
IISc. to open gates to undergraduates
The Indian Institute of Science on Friday formally announced its decision to open its portals to undergraduate students in 2011.
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Aug 07, 2010 -
Course in ‘women's studies' launched
The Centre for Women's Studies, Mangalore University, will offer a one-year certificate course in women's studies from this academic year.
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Aug 06, 2010 -
Jain college team walks away with winners' trophy
After some intense quizzing and keen contest, Udbhav Tiwari and Radhika Radhakrishnan of Sri Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain PU College walked away with the coveted winners' trophy and a laptop each at the regional finals of the Bangalore edition of the TCS IT Wiz 2010 here on Thursday.
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Aug 05, 2010 -
Woman, son arrested for trying to sell a college
The Ulsoor police have arrested a middle-aged woman and her son who allegedly tried to sell the prestigious Vydehi Institute of Medical Science and Research Centre for Rs. 2,000 crore to a Chennai-based businessman.
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Aug 04, 2010 -
MIT launches postgraduate course
K. Ramnarayan, Vice-Chancellor of Manipal University, inaugurated on Monday a postgraduate course in Environmental Engineering at the Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), a constituent of the university, here.
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Aug 04, 2010 -
Young varsity draws foreign students
The two-year-old University of Horticultural Sciences (UHS) at Bagalkot has already started attracting students from abroad for postgraduate and doctoral programmes.
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Aug 03, 2010 -
Veterinary varsity will be raised to global status: Divakaran
Minister for Animal Husbandry C. Divakaran has said that the proposed Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University will be raised to the status of an international university.
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Aug 03, 2010 -
Revised AICTE pay being examined
Minister for Higher Education Arvind Limbavali said on Sunday that the State Government was examining a proposal to implement revised All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) pay scale for teachers of government and aided engineering colleges in the State.
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Aug 03, 2010 -
Ummappa Poojary is new president of AMUCT
“Hasiru Nadige”, a monthlong mass tree planting programme for enriching and preserving the biodiversity of the Gandhi Krishi Vigyan Kendra (GKVK) campus at Hebbal, received an overwhelming response on Sunday.
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Aug 03, 2010 -
VTU is laying emphasis on R&D with thrust on quality
Vice-Chancellor of Visvesvaraya Technological University M. Maheshappa has said that the VTU is laying emphasis on research and development activities with thrust on quality.
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Aug 02, 2010 -
Drive to green GKVK campus begins
“Hasiru Nadige”, a monthlong mass tree planting programme for enriching and preserving the biodiversity of the Gandhi Krishi Vigyan Kendra (GKVK) campus at Hebbal, received an overwhelming response on Sunday.
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Aug 02, 2010 -
State examining revised AICTE pay for engineering teachers
Minister for Higher Education Arvind Limbavali said on Sunday that the State Government was examining a proposal to implement revised All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) pay scale for teachers of government and aided engineering colleges in the State.
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Aug 01, 2010 -
NIT Goa to admit 90 students each year
Chief Minister Digambar Kamat on Saturday said that the Goa Government is according top priority to the education sector.Mr. Kamat was speaking after inaugurating the National Institute of Technology, Goa (NIT Goa).
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Aug 01, 2010 -
Varsity takes disciplinary action against two teachers
Pending inquiry, Mangalore University on Saturday suspended from service the Principal Investigator of a research project against whom two women researchers had filed a complaint of harassment recently. The Principal Investigator is a Reader who teaches Environmental Science in the Department of Biosciences. He was suspended following a Syndicate decision. He had been served with a show-cause notice, sources in the university told The Hindu on Saturday.
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