IIMs assigned Prometric to computerize Common Admissions Test

New Delhi: Prometric, the world's leading provider of technology-enabled testing and assessment services announced that it has been awarded an exclusive, $40 million dollar contract by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) to computerize the prestigious Common Admissions Test (CAT).

To efficiently deliver the first ever computerized version of the exam to over 250,000 Indian students this fall, Prometric will accelerate plans to further build out its people, services and technology infrastructure in India.

In assuming responsibility for all aspects of the CAT program, including item authoring, test development, test administration and scoring and reporting services, Prometric will add resources, including dedicated test development and support staff, in India.

Complementing the 185 employees, test center network and other assets Prometric already operates in India, these additional new resources will provide a more powerful and rigorous means for the CAT, and any other test publishers looking at expansion in India, to leverage for growth.

The CAT is the premiere admissions test used in the selection process for admission to the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), a network of India's most prestigious business schools based in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Indore, Kozhikode, Lucknow and Shillong.

Of the 250,000 students that take the exam each year, ultimately just over 1,500 are admitted to one of the IIMs. It is therefore one of the most competitive and high profile admission exam administrations in the world, requiring tight execution and secure exam delivery.

For the first time in history, instead of testing only one day a year, candidates will be able to test during a 10-day testing window across 23 Indian cities where secure computer-based testing centers specially prepared for the CAT exam are strategically positioned throughout the country.

The longer window and wider availability will provide candidates greater flexibility when choosing a testing date, time or location as well as near-ubiquitous access to testing locations.

In addition, computerization of the CAT will result in faster score processing, enabling the IIMs and more than a hundred other Indian business schools that rely on the results to more quickly make their admissions decisions.

"The breadth of Prometric's business is truly global, which means that our most valuable assets our skilled employees, test center network, data centers and call centers are distributed across many countries around the world; this is a huge advantage to all our clients and one they will never find with any other provider," said Michael Brannick, President and CEO of Prometric.

"Our commitment to making global infrastructure investments that support our growth strategy has not waned at all, and creates a win-win situation for us and our clients," added Michael Brannick.

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IIMs assigned Prometric to computerize Common Admissions Test

New Delhi: Prometric, the world's leading provider of technology-enabled testing and assessment services announced that it has been awarded an exclusive, $40 million dollar contract by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) to computerize the prestigious Common Admissions Test (CAT).

To efficiently deliver the first ever computerized version of the exam to over 250,000 Indian students this fall, Prometric will accelerate plans to further build out its people, services and technology infrastructure in India.

In assuming responsibility for all aspects of the CAT program, including item authoring, test development, test administration and scoring and reporting services, Prometric will add resources, including dedicated test development and support staff, in India.

Complementing the 185 employees, test center network and other assets Prometric already operates in India, these additional new resources will provide a more powerful and rigorous means for the CAT, and any other test publishers looking at expansion in India, to leverage for growth.

The CAT is the premiere admissions test used in the selection process for admission to the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), a network of India's most prestigious business schools based in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Indore, Kozhikode, Lucknow and Shillong.

Of the 250,000 students that take the exam each year, ultimately just over 1,500 are admitted to one of the IIMs. It is therefore one of the most competitive and high profile admission exam administrations in the world, requiring tight execution and secure exam delivery.

For the first time in history, instead of testing only one day a year, candidates will be able to test during a 10-day testing window across 23 Indian cities where secure computer-based testing centers specially prepared for the CAT exam are strategically positioned throughout the country.

The longer window and wider availability will provide candidates greater flexibility when choosing a testing date, time or location as well as near-ubiquitous access to testing locations.

In addition, computerization of the CAT will result in faster score processing, enabling the IIMs and more than a hundred other Indian business schools that rely on the results to more quickly make their admissions decisions.

"The breadth of Prometric's business is truly global, which means that our most valuable assets our skilled employees, test center network, data centers and call centers are distributed across many countries around the world; this is a huge advantage to all our clients and one they will never find with any other provider," said Michael Brannick, President and CEO of Prometric.

"Our commitment to making global infrastructure investments that support our growth strategy has not waned at all, and creates a win-win situation for us and our clients," added Michael Brannick.

Source:http://indiaedunews.net/Today/

Two day cadaver arthroplasty course at AIIMS

New Delhi: A two-day specialised course on cadaver arthroplasty is being conducted by the Department of Orthopaedics at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).

The course will commence from coming Saturday.

"The course has been designed to introduce the art of joint replacement surgery to budding orthopaedic surgeons from all over the country. The course offers an opportunity to perform total knee replacement on cadavers," said a release from AIIMS.

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Two day cadaver arthroplasty course at AIIMS

New Delhi: A two-day specialised course on cadaver arthroplasty is being conducted by the Department of Orthopaedics at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).

The course will commence from coming Saturday.

"The course has been designed to introduce the art of joint replacement surgery to budding orthopaedic surgeons from all over the country. The course offers an opportunity to perform total knee replacement on cadavers," said a release from AIIMS.

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IGNOU introduces two diploma courses in engineering

Madurai: The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has introduced two diploma courses in Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering at its Madurai Regional Centre.

This was announced through a press release issued by the University.

Classes will be conducted at Nanjappa Polytechnic College in Coimbatore, Seshasayee Institute of Technology in Tiruchi and Latha Madhavan Polytechnic in Madurai.

The candidate should have either passed class 10th with 55 pc marks or passed 10th with ITI to be eligible for admissions.

The last date for admission to July session is April 30.

Students can get more details from the IGNOU Regional Centre in Madurai on 0452 2380387.

Source:http://indiaedunews.net/Today/

IGNOU introduces two diploma courses in engineering

Madurai: The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has introduced two diploma courses in Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering at its Madurai Regional Centre.

This was announced through a press release issued by the University.

Classes will be conducted at Nanjappa Polytechnic College in Coimbatore, Seshasayee Institute of Technology in Tiruchi and Latha Madhavan Polytechnic in Madurai.

The candidate should have either passed class 10th with 55 pc marks or passed 10th with ITI to be eligible for admissions.

The last date for admission to July session is April 30.

Students can get more details from the IGNOU Regional Centre in Madurai on 0452 2380387.

Source:http://indiaedunews.net/Today/

CAT for IIMs to go online from this year

New Delhi: Hundreds of thousands of students aspiring to get into the prestigious Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) will now be answering the Common Admission Test (CAT) online from this year onwards.

The CAT, scores in which decide admission to the IIMs located in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Kolkata, Indore, Kozhikode, Lucknow and Shillong, will now be a Computer Based Test (CBT), a statement issued by IIM-Bangalore said on Monday.

The CAT scores not only determine admission into the IIMs, but also to several other reputed management institutes. According to the statement, the test will be conducted in a window of about 10 days at the end of the year.

The institutes claim that the computer based CAT will be candidate-friendly, flexible in the selection of test date, ease registration process, provide better physical environment and test experience, and enhanced security in terms of biometric identification of candidates and video monitoring.

But experts from training and coaching centres are worried about how this may affect the students' preparation.

"The content of the exam is not likely to be much different. Still, the fact that it will be on the computer will affect the preparation of students," Shiva Kumar of Career Launcher told sources.

According to Kumar, students will have to prepare differently. "It is imperative that they put in more effort to take the test and practice papers online to make themselves comfortable with the CBT format."

While about 95,000 candidates took the CAT in 2003, the number rose to about 250,000 in 2008, indicating a whopping 163 percent rise.

According to the IIMs, this has resulted in severe strain on the administrative system of the institutes to conduct the CAT in its existing format.

"This year the number of MBA aspirants taking the test is likely to soar further, given that it's recession time," Kumar said.

IIMs have been conducting CAT in paper-and-pencil format for the last 33 years. Ninety percent of those who appear for the CAT are estimated to be proficient in working on computers.

"But they mostly use it for e-mailing or browsing the internet. Taking the test is a different thing altogether. Reading the comprehension portions or questions on screen and working out solutions will be entirely new to many," Kumar explained.

The coaching centres are also troubled that the format of questions is still unclear.

"Questions could appear one by one or all at once - this is unclear still," said an official of the Aakash Institutes.

"I am okay with this. My only concern is that with the CBT where will students do the paperwork? What about the extra sheets required for calculations?" asked Rahul Khanna, a banker, who will take the CAT this year.

Students will have to wait for clarifications as details about the computerised CAT will be available along with the CAT advertisement that will be released later this summer, the IIM-Bangalore statement said.
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CAT for IIMs to go online from this year

New Delhi: Hundreds of thousands of students aspiring to get into the prestigious Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) will now be answering the Common Admission Test (CAT) online from this year onwards.

The CAT, scores in which decide admission to the IIMs located in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Kolkata, Indore, Kozhikode, Lucknow and Shillong, will now be a Computer Based Test (CBT), a statement issued by IIM-Bangalore said on Monday.

The CAT scores not only determine admission into the IIMs, but also to several other reputed management institutes. According to the statement, the test will be conducted in a window of about 10 days at the end of the year.

The institutes claim that the computer based CAT will be candidate-friendly, flexible in the selection of test date, ease registration process, provide better physical environment and test experience, and enhanced security in terms of biometric identification of candidates and video monitoring.

But experts from training and coaching centres are worried about how this may affect the students' preparation.

"The content of the exam is not likely to be much different. Still, the fact that it will be on the computer will affect the preparation of students," Shiva Kumar of Career Launcher told sources.

According to Kumar, students will have to prepare differently. "It is imperative that they put in more effort to take the test and practice papers online to make themselves comfortable with the CBT format."

While about 95,000 candidates took the CAT in 2003, the number rose to about 250,000 in 2008, indicating a whopping 163 percent rise.

According to the IIMs, this has resulted in severe strain on the administrative system of the institutes to conduct the CAT in its existing format.

"This year the number of MBA aspirants taking the test is likely to soar further, given that it's recession time," Kumar said.

IIMs have been conducting CAT in paper-and-pencil format for the last 33 years. Ninety percent of those who appear for the CAT are estimated to be proficient in working on computers.

"But they mostly use it for e-mailing or browsing the internet. Taking the test is a different thing altogether. Reading the comprehension portions or questions on screen and working out solutions will be entirely new to many," Kumar explained.

The coaching centres are also troubled that the format of questions is still unclear.

"Questions could appear one by one or all at once - this is unclear still," said an official of the Aakash Institutes.

"I am okay with this. My only concern is that with the CBT where will students do the paperwork? What about the extra sheets required for calculations?" asked Rahul Khanna, a banker, who will take the CAT this year.

Students will have to wait for clarifications as details about the computerised CAT will be available along with the CAT advertisement that will be released later this summer, the IIM-Bangalore statement said.
IANS

IGNOU Community Colleges likely to start from July

New Delhi: 250 institutions from across the country met at Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) to decide action-plan to set up community colleges in all parts of the country.

The conference was attended by noted social workers from some NGOs, vice Chancellors of state level open universities, UGC member Fr. Xavier Alphonse, representatives of leading organizations in the movement like Young Men's Christian Association and All India Women Council.

The conference was presided over by Prof. V. N Rajasekharan Pillai, Vice-Chancellor, IGNOU.

Speaking on the occasion Prof. Pilai said, "The movement has its seed in the 11th Plan outlay of the nation, in which Planning Commission had identified Community College mode strong enough to disseminate education to all segments of the society."

The meeting held recently conceptualized the community colleges the way these are likely to impact the society and the country's education scenario.

Regional meetings of experts, NGOs, governmental and semi-governmental agencies and interested academics of all disciplines to identify and tie-up with formal colleges, finalise programmes and contextualise course contents to start Associate Degree programmes from the July cycle will be convened by the university in about 10 states.

Similar efforts will gradually be extended to other states in the next phase for starting the move there, maybe, from the January cycle of 2010.

The university expert committee for the project is busy at present at fine-tuning the current plan. The committee comprises subject experts from states and IGNOU representatives. They would oversee academic planning, develop curricular framework and management of the Community Colleges.

The members of the committee will also ensure judicious blend of theory and practice, locale-specific needs clearly integrated and industry-community linkages.

The colleges, which will offer the two-year Associate Degree programmes from the ensuing July cycle, are also likely to be identified in the month of May.

Community Colleges, which would register with IGNOU, would have to offer Associate Degree on a range of job-oriented industry-trained academic programmes, at affordable costs.

The philosophy is: These are colleges by the community, for the community and of the community. The rationale is: These colleges must be able to offer opportunities to all segments of the disadvantaged people.

They would encourage students who may want to attend a 3-year degree programme but can not get entry to a formal conventional college due to academic, personal or financial problems. These students would be able to choose from hundreds of academic and technical fields of studies, for their Associate Degrees, which would enable them to get transfer to regular colleges into the third year of the choice degree-courses to become graduates.

"The community colleges will be beneficial for school drop-outs, late entrants into higher education, and working people who find entry into the formal system rigid," added Prof. Pillai.

The students would be allowed to pursue continuing education through all meaningful formats - face-to-face, online, full-time and part-time.

The Community Colleges would be governed by a Board of Trustees consisting of founders of colleges, representatives from IGNOU and local representatives of governments or industries etc..

Each of these colleges will also have a College Council, Academic Committee and Examinations Committee. The teachers in these colleges would be practitioners drawn from the communities.

Dr. Latha Pillai Pro-Vice Chancellor of the varsity said, "There was a ground feeling that the Community Colleges will be a revolutionary idea as far as alternative education is concerned."

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IGNOU Community Colleges likely to start from July

New Delhi: 250 institutions from across the country met at Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) to decide action-plan to set up community colleges in all parts of the country.

The conference was attended by noted social workers from some NGOs, vice Chancellors of state level open universities, UGC member Fr. Xavier Alphonse, representatives of leading organizations in the movement like Young Men's Christian Association and All India Women Council.

The conference was presided over by Prof. V. N Rajasekharan Pillai, Vice-Chancellor, IGNOU.

Speaking on the occasion Prof. Pilai said, "The movement has its seed in the 11th Plan outlay of the nation, in which Planning Commission had identified Community College mode strong enough to disseminate education to all segments of the society."

The meeting held recently conceptualized the community colleges the way these are likely to impact the society and the country's education scenario.

Regional meetings of experts, NGOs, governmental and semi-governmental agencies and interested academics of all disciplines to identify and tie-up with formal colleges, finalise programmes and contextualise course contents to start Associate Degree programmes from the July cycle will be convened by the university in about 10 states.

Similar efforts will gradually be extended to other states in the next phase for starting the move there, maybe, from the January cycle of 2010.

The university expert committee for the project is busy at present at fine-tuning the current plan. The committee comprises subject experts from states and IGNOU representatives. They would oversee academic planning, develop curricular framework and management of the Community Colleges.

The members of the committee will also ensure judicious blend of theory and practice, locale-specific needs clearly integrated and industry-community linkages.

The colleges, which will offer the two-year Associate Degree programmes from the ensuing July cycle, are also likely to be identified in the month of May.

Community Colleges, which would register with IGNOU, would have to offer Associate Degree on a range of job-oriented industry-trained academic programmes, at affordable costs.

The philosophy is: These are colleges by the community, for the community and of the community. The rationale is: These colleges must be able to offer opportunities to all segments of the disadvantaged people.

They would encourage students who may want to attend a 3-year degree programme but can not get entry to a formal conventional college due to academic, personal or financial problems. These students would be able to choose from hundreds of academic and technical fields of studies, for their Associate Degrees, which would enable them to get transfer to regular colleges into the third year of the choice degree-courses to become graduates.

"The community colleges will be beneficial for school drop-outs, late entrants into higher education, and working people who find entry into the formal system rigid," added Prof. Pillai.

The students would be allowed to pursue continuing education through all meaningful formats - face-to-face, online, full-time and part-time.

The Community Colleges would be governed by a Board of Trustees consisting of founders of colleges, representatives from IGNOU and local representatives of governments or industries etc..

Each of these colleges will also have a College Council, Academic Committee and Examinations Committee. The teachers in these colleges would be practitioners drawn from the communities.

Dr. Latha Pillai Pro-Vice Chancellor of the varsity said, "There was a ground feeling that the Community Colleges will be a revolutionary idea as far as alternative education is concerned."

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DU to start telecounselling helplines from May 4

New Delhi: The Delhi University (DU) has come up with an innovative idea to help thousands of students who want to seek admission in DU.

The DU will start telecounselling from May 4 of this year to guide students as to when they can collect the forms, courses offered, eligibility and the colleges affiliated with DU.

The forms for admission to DU will be available tentatively from June 1 onwards.

DU will also increase the total number of seats by 18% this year to accommodate students under OBC quota.

This will lead to availability of 47,000 seats for admissions this year.

Trained student counsellors from different colleges in the university will be counseling students.

Open days will be held from May 24 to 31 wherein student counsellors and faculties from DU will hold interactive sessions with aspirants and their parents at various colleges throughout the city.

The volunteers will provide information on the admission process and give presentation on the infrastructure and academics in the DU.

These steps will help provide accurate information about the university procedure before the admissions.

"The main purpose behind all these steps is to make the admission process student friendly. And to make sure that the student gets complete information during the admission rush," said Prof. S.K. Vij, Dean, Students welfare.

"Around 20 DU students will volunteer for the training and counsel their juniors better who are fresh out of school. They will listen to their problems and counsel them for the colleges and courses. People can even contact us through email and we will try to revert back within 24 hours," said Gurpreet Singh Tuteja, deputy dean, Students' welfare.

The email id is dsw@du.ac.in

The helpline numbers are 27662507 / 08 / 241198332

Source:http://indiaedunews.net/Delhi/DU_to_start_telecounselling_helplines_from_May_4_8023/

DU to start telecounselling helplines from May 4

New Delhi: The Delhi University (DU) has come up with an innovative idea to help thousands of students who want to seek admission in DU.

The DU will start telecounselling from May 4 of this year to guide students as to when they can collect the forms, courses offered, eligibility and the colleges affiliated with DU.

The forms for admission to DU will be available tentatively from June 1 onwards.

DU will also increase the total number of seats by 18% this year to accommodate students under OBC quota.

This will lead to availability of 47,000 seats for admissions this year.

Trained student counsellors from different colleges in the university will be counseling students.

Open days will be held from May 24 to 31 wherein student counsellors and faculties from DU will hold interactive sessions with aspirants and their parents at various colleges throughout the city.

The volunteers will provide information on the admission process and give presentation on the infrastructure and academics in the DU.

These steps will help provide accurate information about the university procedure before the admissions.

"The main purpose behind all these steps is to make the admission process student friendly. And to make sure that the student gets complete information during the admission rush," said Prof. S.K. Vij, Dean, Students welfare.

"Around 20 DU students will volunteer for the training and counsel their juniors better who are fresh out of school. They will listen to their problems and counsel them for the colleges and courses. People can even contact us through email and we will try to revert back within 24 hours," said Gurpreet Singh Tuteja, deputy dean, Students' welfare.

The email id is dsw@du.ac.in

The helpline numbers are 27662507 / 08 / 241198332

Source:http://indiaedunews.net/Delhi/DU_to_start_telecounselling_helplines_from_May_4_8023/

Students find AIEEE paper tougher this year

Pune: Students appeared for this year's All India Engineering Entrance Exam (AIEEE), conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) found this year's question paper tougher as compare to previous.

The examination took place on April 26 at several centres across the country.

The AIEEE ranks among the key national-level exams for admission to premier institutions like the National Institutes of Technology (NITs). Candidates with an AIEEE score are also eligible for admission through the 15 per cent AIEEE quota at state-level engineering institutions.

"Chemistry section was little bit tougher as compare to math and physics sections," said an aspirant.

This year marking system has also been changed. Since there is provision of negative marking, students had to answer cautiously.

For the first time, there were questions containing eight marks each. Also, the number of total questions was reduced to 90 from 120 questions last year.

On Sunday, students, who have opted for B.E and B.Tech courses appeared for Paper I, comprising the compulsory subjects physics, chemistry and mathematics and any one of the four optional subjects chemistry, biotechnology, computer Science and biology between 9.30 am and 12.30 am. Those who have applied for B.Arch and B.Planning took Paper II, comprising maths part I, aptitude part II and drawing Part III between 2 pm and 5 pm.

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Students find AIEEE paper tougher this year

Pune: Students appeared for this year's All India Engineering Entrance Exam (AIEEE), conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) found this year's question paper tougher as compare to previous.

The examination took place on April 26 at several centres across the country.

The AIEEE ranks among the key national-level exams for admission to premier institutions like the National Institutes of Technology (NITs). Candidates with an AIEEE score are also eligible for admission through the 15 per cent AIEEE quota at state-level engineering institutions.

"Chemistry section was little bit tougher as compare to math and physics sections," said an aspirant.

This year marking system has also been changed. Since there is provision of negative marking, students had to answer cautiously.

For the first time, there were questions containing eight marks each. Also, the number of total questions was reduced to 90 from 120 questions last year.

On Sunday, students, who have opted for B.E and B.Tech courses appeared for Paper I, comprising the compulsory subjects physics, chemistry and mathematics and any one of the four optional subjects chemistry, biotechnology, computer Science and biology between 9.30 am and 12.30 am. Those who have applied for B.Arch and B.Planning took Paper II, comprising maths part I, aptitude part II and drawing Part III between 2 pm and 5 pm.

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Ten lakh students to appear for AIEEE

Mumbai: Nearly 10 lakh students across the country are geared up for the "All India Engineering Entrance Exam (AIEEE)" to be held on Sunday, April 26.

Admissions in B.E /B.Tech and B. Arch /B. Planning in various national-level institutes like the National Institutes of Technology, Indian Institutes of Information Technology, Deemed Universities and Government-Funded Institutions, etc can be obtained from AIEEE scores.

The examination will be held in 1,460 centres.

Mumbai itself has seen a tremendous increase in the number of students from 26,896 in 2008 to over 29,000 candidates this year. They will appear for exams across 37 centres.

"CBSE students will find AIEEE much easier as it is entirely based on their syllabus," said Avnita Bir, Principal of R.N. Podar School.

Alertness and speed are the most important aspects according to students.

"Since I had prepared well for IIT-JEE, I just had to brush up those chapters that were not a part of JEE. What matters the most is speed, which I have tried to improve by solving papers. Since I am more confident about physics and chemistry, I will first attempt them and then solve Maths," said an aspirant.

However, several candidates have opted for a "no-strategy" approach. "This year's JEE had a lot of surprises in the examination that's why I have decided not to plan any strategy for AIEEE. I would simply give my best shot and will be prepared for it."

"As there were some changes in the pattern in 2008 exams, students should be open for the same surprises this year as well," said Mr. Srinivas, Director of T.I.M.E., Mumbai.

"Compared to JEE, AIEEE's is quite easy. However, you need to score at least 60% to get admission into a decent institute. So the number of questions one attempts must surely go up," he added.

"A difference of just 15-20 marks can create a huge gap in ranks. Competition is high from the context of number of students taking it, so correct question selection is crucial," said Debadatta Das, Academic Head of Career Launcher, Thane. source: http://indiaedunews.net/

Ten lakh students to appear for AIEEE

Mumbai: Nearly 10 lakh students across the country are geared up for the "All India Engineering Entrance Exam (AIEEE)" to be held on Sunday, April 26.

Admissions in B.E /B.Tech and B. Arch /B. Planning in various national-level institutes like the National Institutes of Technology, Indian Institutes of Information Technology, Deemed Universities and Government-Funded Institutions, etc can be obtained from AIEEE scores.

The examination will be held in 1,460 centres.

Mumbai itself has seen a tremendous increase in the number of students from 26,896 in 2008 to over 29,000 candidates this year. They will appear for exams across 37 centres.

"CBSE students will find AIEEE much easier as it is entirely based on their syllabus," said Avnita Bir, Principal of R.N. Podar School.

Alertness and speed are the most important aspects according to students.

"Since I had prepared well for IIT-JEE, I just had to brush up those chapters that were not a part of JEE. What matters the most is speed, which I have tried to improve by solving papers. Since I am more confident about physics and chemistry, I will first attempt them and then solve Maths," said an aspirant.

However, several candidates have opted for a "no-strategy" approach. "This year's JEE had a lot of surprises in the examination that's why I have decided not to plan any strategy for AIEEE. I would simply give my best shot and will be prepared for it."

"As there were some changes in the pattern in 2008 exams, students should be open for the same surprises this year as well," said Mr. Srinivas, Director of T.I.M.E., Mumbai.

"Compared to JEE, AIEEE's is quite easy. However, you need to score at least 60% to get admission into a decent institute. So the number of questions one attempts must surely go up," he added.

"A difference of just 15-20 marks can create a huge gap in ranks. Competition is high from the context of number of students taking it, so correct question selection is crucial," said Debadatta Das, Academic Head of Career Launcher, Thane. source: http://indiaedunews.net/

TNAU to organize training session on Bee keeping

Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu): The Department of Entomology of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TANU) will offer training session in "Bee Keeping" on the 6th of every month.

The first training session will begin on May 5.

As per university release, "If the 6th of the month falls a government holiday, the training will be offered on next working day."

Students will be given training on identification of bee colonies and rearing them, artificial group rearing of bees, queen bee rearing and production techniques, natural enemies of bees and their management and Italian bee rearing techniques.

30 students will be offered registration on first-come-first-served basis. Selected candidates should pay a fee of Rs. 150 on the day of training.

For details students can contact Head, Department of Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore - 641003. Candidates can also call 0422-6611214 / 6611414 or e-mail to entomology@tnau.ac.in

TNAU to organize training session on Bee keeping

Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu): The Department of Entomology of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TANU) will offer training session in "Bee Keeping" on the 6th of every month.

The first training session will begin on May 5.

As per university release, "If the 6th of the month falls a government holiday, the training will be offered on next working day."

Students will be given training on identification of bee colonies and rearing them, artificial group rearing of bees, queen bee rearing and production techniques, natural enemies of bees and their management and Italian bee rearing techniques.

30 students will be offered registration on first-come-first-served basis. Selected candidates should pay a fee of Rs. 150 on the day of training.

For details students can contact Head, Department of Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore - 641003. Candidates can also call 0422-6611214 / 6611414 or e-mail to entomology@tnau.ac.in

Ten lakh students to appear for AIEEE

Mumbai: Nearly 10 lakh students across the country are geared up for the "All India Engineering Entrance Exam (AIEEE)" to be held on Sunday, April 26.

Admissions in B.E /B.Tech and B. Arch /B. Planning in various national-level institutes like the National Institutes of Technology, Indian Institutes of Information Technology, Deemed Universities and Government-Funded Institutions, etc can be obtained from AIEEE scores.

The examination will be held in 1,460 centres.

Mumbai itself has seen a tremendous increase in the number of students from 26,896 in 2008 to over 29,000 candidates this year. They will appear for exams across 37 centres.

"CBSE students will find AIEEE much easier as it is entirely based on their syllabus," said Avnita Bir, Principal of R.N. Podar School.

Alertness and speed are the most important aspects according to students.

"Since I had prepared well for IIT-JEE, I just had to brush up those chapters that were not a part of JEE. What matters the most is speed, which I have tried to improve by solving papers. Since I am more confident about physics and chemistry, I will first attempt them and then solve Maths," said an aspirant.

However, several candidates have opted for a "no-strategy" approach. "This year's JEE had a lot of surprises in the examination that's why I have decided not to plan any strategy for AIEEE. I would simply give my best shot and will be prepared for it."

"As there were some changes in the pattern in 2008 exams, students should be open for the same surprises this year as well," said Mr. Srinivas, Director of T.I.M.E., Mumbai.

"Compared to JEE, AIEEE's is quite easy. However, you need to score at least 60% to get admission into a decent institute. So the number of questions one attempts must surely go up," he added.

"A difference of just 15-20 marks can create a huge gap in ranks. Competition is high from the context of number of students taking it, so correct question selection is crucial," said Debadatta Das, Academic Head of Career Launcher, Thane.

Source:http://indiaedunews.net/Today/Ten_lakh_students_to_appear_for_AIEEE_8011/

Ten lakh students to appear for AIEEE

Mumbai: Nearly 10 lakh students across the country are geared up for the "All India Engineering Entrance Exam (AIEEE)" to be held on Sunday, April 26.

Admissions in B.E /B.Tech and B. Arch /B. Planning in various national-level institutes like the National Institutes of Technology, Indian Institutes of Information Technology, Deemed Universities and Government-Funded Institutions, etc can be obtained from AIEEE scores.

The examination will be held in 1,460 centres.

Mumbai itself has seen a tremendous increase in the number of students from 26,896 in 2008 to over 29,000 candidates this year. They will appear for exams across 37 centres.

"CBSE students will find AIEEE much easier as it is entirely based on their syllabus," said Avnita Bir, Principal of R.N. Podar School.

Alertness and speed are the most important aspects according to students.

"Since I had prepared well for IIT-JEE, I just had to brush up those chapters that were not a part of JEE. What matters the most is speed, which I have tried to improve by solving papers. Since I am more confident about physics and chemistry, I will first attempt them and then solve Maths," said an aspirant.

However, several candidates have opted for a "no-strategy" approach. "This year's JEE had a lot of surprises in the examination that's why I have decided not to plan any strategy for AIEEE. I would simply give my best shot and will be prepared for it."

"As there were some changes in the pattern in 2008 exams, students should be open for the same surprises this year as well," said Mr. Srinivas, Director of T.I.M.E., Mumbai.

"Compared to JEE, AIEEE's is quite easy. However, you need to score at least 60% to get admission into a decent institute. So the number of questions one attempts must surely go up," he added.

"A difference of just 15-20 marks can create a huge gap in ranks. Competition is high from the context of number of students taking it, so correct question selection is crucial," said Debadatta Das, Academic Head of Career Launcher, Thane.

Source:http://indiaedunews.net/Today/Ten_lakh_students_to_appear_for_AIEEE_8011/

IIM-C launches programme for Indian Railway officers

Kolkata: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM-C) and Indian Railway board to offer training of Indian railway service officers for the next five years starting this year.

Keeping this in view IIM-C has launched a 12-week executive general management programme for 60 Indian Railway officers.

The Railway Board of India has commissioned the IIM-C to conduct executive general management programme for railway officers as a part of the regular 18-month training program for Indian Railway service probationer officers.

Indian Railway officers will be taught topics in economics, human resource management, management information systems, public policy, behavioural sciences, operations management, marketing, ethics, finance and accounting and strategic management.

The training programme also includes sessions with industry experts and visits to various industries in the eastern region.

After getting selected through the Engineering Service Examinations and the Civil Services Examinations of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), the probationer Indian railway service officers are need to undergo an 18-month training program before induction into service on various railway zones.

All officers will be given classroom training at Railway Staff College Vadodara and specialized training institutes, as well as field training on zonal railways, divisions, construction organizations and manufacturing units of the Indian Railways during the 18-month training program.

Source:http://indiaedunews.net/IIM/IIM-C_launches_programme_for_Indian_Railway_officers_7980/

IIM-C launches programme for Indian Railway officers

Kolkata: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM-C) and Indian Railway board to offer training of Indian railway service officers for the next five years starting this year.

Keeping this in view IIM-C has launched a 12-week executive general management programme for 60 Indian Railway officers.

The Railway Board of India has commissioned the IIM-C to conduct executive general management programme for railway officers as a part of the regular 18-month training program for Indian Railway service probationer officers.

Indian Railway officers will be taught topics in economics, human resource management, management information systems, public policy, behavioural sciences, operations management, marketing, ethics, finance and accounting and strategic management.

The training programme also includes sessions with industry experts and visits to various industries in the eastern region.

After getting selected through the Engineering Service Examinations and the Civil Services Examinations of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), the probationer Indian railway service officers are need to undergo an 18-month training program before induction into service on various railway zones.

All officers will be given classroom training at Railway Staff College Vadodara and specialized training institutes, as well as field training on zonal railways, divisions, construction organizations and manufacturing units of the Indian Railways during the 18-month training program.

Source:http://indiaedunews.net/IIM/IIM-C_launches_programme_for_Indian_Railway_officers_7980/

Anna University to offer 3 new PG courses

Vellore: The Anna University is going to offer three new PG courses in M.B.A. in Hospitality Management, M.E. in Space Technology and a PG course in Advanced Architecture from upcoming academic session.

P. Mannar Jawahar, Vice-Chancellor of the varsity, announced this.

Anna University has launched ANUSAT , a 40-kg satellite indigenously developed by the professors of the varsity. The satellite was put in orbit by the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C12) launched by the Indian Space Resource Organization from Sathish Dawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.

The satellite would be useful for the entire nation. The satellite was designed, developed, fabricated and tested entirely by professors of Anna University.

The satellite would orbit the earth four times a day.

"On seeing the work of Anna University, other universities in India also evinced their interest in designing satellites," added Mr. Jawahar.

Source:http://indiaedunews.net/Tamil_Nadu/Anna_University_to_offer_3_new_PG_courses_7977/

Anna University to offer 3 new PG courses

Vellore: The Anna University is going to offer three new PG courses in M.B.A. in Hospitality Management, M.E. in Space Technology and a PG course in Advanced Architecture from upcoming academic session.

P. Mannar Jawahar, Vice-Chancellor of the varsity, announced this.

Anna University has launched ANUSAT , a 40-kg satellite indigenously developed by the professors of the varsity. The satellite was put in orbit by the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C12) launched by the Indian Space Resource Organization from Sathish Dawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.

The satellite would be useful for the entire nation. The satellite was designed, developed, fabricated and tested entirely by professors of Anna University.

The satellite would orbit the earth four times a day.

"On seeing the work of Anna University, other universities in India also evinced their interest in designing satellites," added Mr. Jawahar.

Source:http://indiaedunews.net/Tamil_Nadu/Anna_University_to_offer_3_new_PG_courses_7977/

IGNOU releases calendar for the year 2009-10

New Delhi: The Staff Training and Research Institute of Distance Education (STRIDE) of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has brought out its calendar for the academic year 2009-10.

The various organizations - government and semi-government, private, partner institutes that want their staff to be trained will now be able to apply for their turn for teachers' training at IGNOU.

The calendar covers wide range of training schedules in various disciplines. The training programmes are short-term and of various types of academic, technical, professional, non-academic and administrative domains.

STRIDE is an IGNOU wing, which aims to develop capacities among resource persons engaged in the Open and Distance Learning pedagogy. Training of teachers being the key to assure quality education in Open and Distance Learning mode of pedagogy, STRIDE conducts various training programmes for faculty, administrative and support staff engaged in the ODL in India and abroad.

IGNOU has brought this calendar to target staff of IGNOU, state open universities, correspondence course institutes, and other agencies and organizations in India and overseas.

Following IGNOU mission, STRIDE also identifies training needs of different target groups in ODL, builds up a resource base of up to date information and training materials, courses and expertise, develops training strategies and materials, organizes and conducts staff development activities, promotes research in ODL, and also offers degree programmes leading to M.Phil and Ph.D degrees.

Imparting staff training for over two decades thus, STRIDE has been acclaimed internationally. It has served the distance education training needs of Asian, African and the Caribbean countries. Indeed, in areas of staff development, training, research and publications, STRIDE has made its presence felt in the ODL of 45 countries.

According to Prof. P. P. Ramanujam, Director of STRIDE, "A slew of interests from more nations such as from the North and South Americas and Europe have been received at IGNOU headquarters. This training programme for the year 2009-10 is indicative of the range and depth of issues handled by STRIDE."

Soruce:http://indiaedunews.net/Universities/IGNOU_releases_calendar_for_the_year_2009-10_7976/

IGNOU releases calendar for the year 2009-10

New Delhi: The Staff Training and Research Institute of Distance Education (STRIDE) of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has brought out its calendar for the academic year 2009-10.

The various organizations - government and semi-government, private, partner institutes that want their staff to be trained will now be able to apply for their turn for teachers' training at IGNOU.

The calendar covers wide range of training schedules in various disciplines. The training programmes are short-term and of various types of academic, technical, professional, non-academic and administrative domains.

STRIDE is an IGNOU wing, which aims to develop capacities among resource persons engaged in the Open and Distance Learning pedagogy. Training of teachers being the key to assure quality education in Open and Distance Learning mode of pedagogy, STRIDE conducts various training programmes for faculty, administrative and support staff engaged in the ODL in India and abroad.

IGNOU has brought this calendar to target staff of IGNOU, state open universities, correspondence course institutes, and other agencies and organizations in India and overseas.

Following IGNOU mission, STRIDE also identifies training needs of different target groups in ODL, builds up a resource base of up to date information and training materials, courses and expertise, develops training strategies and materials, organizes and conducts staff development activities, promotes research in ODL, and also offers degree programmes leading to M.Phil and Ph.D degrees.

Imparting staff training for over two decades thus, STRIDE has been acclaimed internationally. It has served the distance education training needs of Asian, African and the Caribbean countries. Indeed, in areas of staff development, training, research and publications, STRIDE has made its presence felt in the ODL of 45 countries.

According to Prof. P. P. Ramanujam, Director of STRIDE, "A slew of interests from more nations such as from the North and South Americas and Europe have been received at IGNOU headquarters. This training programme for the year 2009-10 is indicative of the range and depth of issues handled by STRIDE."

Soruce:http://indiaedunews.net/Universities/IGNOU_releases_calendar_for_the_year_2009-10_7976/

SC ordered Centre to setup anti-ragging website

New Delhi: The recent incidents of ragging in colleges leading to deaths of the victim or their attempt to commit suicide have instigated government to take a stern step in this matter.

To curb the menace of ragging, Centre has decided to setup an anti-ragging helpline in the form of a website for harassed freshers within a week's time.

Additional Solicitor General (ASG), Gopal Subramaniam stated this in the Supreme Court on April 20 as the Raghavan anti-ragging committee's report on Kachroo's death was presented.

Amann who intimated his parents regularly regarding the trauma he is going through in the hostel had insisted his parents not to take any steps in this matter with the hostel authorities as it may aggravate the situation more.

"This apprehension on the part of Amann led to his untimely tragic death," the committee's report said.

Two more incidents of ragging - one in Goa and the other at Coimbatore where attempts were made to spike the eyes of the fresher have also been referred to the Raghavan committee for inquiry.

An anguished bench ordered the Himachal State Government to respond to the report and suggestions of the ASG within two days. The matter has been further postponed for its next hearing on April 23.

No matter whatever may be the response of the BJP government under Prem Kumar Dhumal, the Raghavan report acted as a revelation to many about the atrocities freshers encounter in the medical colleges across India.

The report even criticized the MCI for not taking appropriate steps to enforce implementation of anti-ragging measures in medical colleges.

In the Amann incident, MCI rather acted irresponsibly by handing over the anti-ragging guidelines to the Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda, "after the demise of Amann Kachroo over the phone," the report said.

Soruce:http://indiaedunews.net/Today/SC_ordered_Centre_to_setup_anti-ragging_website_7971/

SC ordered Centre to setup anti-ragging website

New Delhi: The recent incidents of ragging in colleges leading to deaths of the victim or their attempt to commit suicide have instigated government to take a stern step in this matter.

To curb the menace of ragging, Centre has decided to setup an anti-ragging helpline in the form of a website for harassed freshers within a week's time.

Additional Solicitor General (ASG), Gopal Subramaniam stated this in the Supreme Court on April 20 as the Raghavan anti-ragging committee's report on Kachroo's death was presented.

Amann who intimated his parents regularly regarding the trauma he is going through in the hostel had insisted his parents not to take any steps in this matter with the hostel authorities as it may aggravate the situation more.

"This apprehension on the part of Amann led to his untimely tragic death," the committee's report said.

Two more incidents of ragging - one in Goa and the other at Coimbatore where attempts were made to spike the eyes of the fresher have also been referred to the Raghavan committee for inquiry.

An anguished bench ordered the Himachal State Government to respond to the report and suggestions of the ASG within two days. The matter has been further postponed for its next hearing on April 23.

No matter whatever may be the response of the BJP government under Prem Kumar Dhumal, the Raghavan report acted as a revelation to many about the atrocities freshers encounter in the medical colleges across India.

The report even criticized the MCI for not taking appropriate steps to enforce implementation of anti-ragging measures in medical colleges.

In the Amann incident, MCI rather acted irresponsibly by handing over the anti-ragging guidelines to the Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda, "after the demise of Amann Kachroo over the phone," the report said.

Soruce:http://indiaedunews.net/Today/SC_ordered_Centre_to_setup_anti-ragging_website_7971/

IIT Madras Alumni witnesses a new trend at Adieu-09

Chennai: The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras Alumni Association (IITMAA) started a new trend by providing two groups a chance to meet and discuss career opportunities and possibilities for IIT's growth with their alumni.

While discussing the matter they became nostalgic for their beloved alma mater.

"Adieu-09", held on April 18, allowed alumni to share with the emerging professionals useful tips on how to create opportunities and find success for themselves during recession.

The message from the former IITians was very clear - use IIT education to come up with fresh ideas.

"IIT students do not have to look out for jobs as they create them. The economic slowdown is the best time for such professionals to display their talent and be innovative. The panel topic on how to survive the global recession is not relevant as the IITians create opportunities and not look for opportunities," said Kris Gopalakrishnan, Alumni Advisor of the 1977 batch.

His classmate added, "The self-confidence a student can possess during his stay at the IIT is the most important trait to face the recession. You just need the right attitude".

During the workshop on communication skills and personality development, M.B. Nirmal, Founder of Exnora International said that the key to success is by being optimist and programming one's mind for successful results.

He also encouraged the students to have an improvist attitude to improve their chances for success.

Mr. Nirmal advised students to have specific goals and highlighted the importance of waking up early to increase productivity, and maintaining good relations with co-workers.

The Alumni Association's Golden Jubilee Growth Fund Drive, a campaign to raise funds from alumni, was launched during the function by IITMAA Vice President N. Raghavan. "These funds will be used towards the projects desired by the contributing alumni".

He however said the major areas of focus would be to build an indoor sports complex, fund a travel grant programme, fund research in bio processing, nanotechnology and telecommunications, and to fund chair professorship programs.

In response to the public's general feeling that the government funding for IIT is sufficient, he said, "Alumni funds can be targeted to where you want them to go".

Meanwhile, Dean of Students Prof. Idichandy said even though more IITs are being setup across the country, the residential aspect of the institution may be cut down.

The IIT system is unique and its students spend almost 18 hours of the day in close contact at the hostels with their peers from all over India and the world.

The residential nature of IIT is what contributes to the learning experience, he said. "This, I think, the future generation should not miss out. The residential aspect should be preserved".

Source:http://indiaedunews.net/IIT/IIT_Madras_Alumni_witnesses_a_new_trend_at_Adieu-09_7963/

IIT Madras Alumni witnesses a new trend at Adieu-09

Chennai: The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras Alumni Association (IITMAA) started a new trend by providing two groups a chance to meet and discuss career opportunities and possibilities for IIT's growth with their alumni.

While discussing the matter they became nostalgic for their beloved alma mater.

"Adieu-09", held on April 18, allowed alumni to share with the emerging professionals useful tips on how to create opportunities and find success for themselves during recession.

The message from the former IITians was very clear - use IIT education to come up with fresh ideas.

"IIT students do not have to look out for jobs as they create them. The economic slowdown is the best time for such professionals to display their talent and be innovative. The panel topic on how to survive the global recession is not relevant as the IITians create opportunities and not look for opportunities," said Kris Gopalakrishnan, Alumni Advisor of the 1977 batch.

His classmate added, "The self-confidence a student can possess during his stay at the IIT is the most important trait to face the recession. You just need the right attitude".

During the workshop on communication skills and personality development, M.B. Nirmal, Founder of Exnora International said that the key to success is by being optimist and programming one's mind for successful results.

He also encouraged the students to have an improvist attitude to improve their chances for success.

Mr. Nirmal advised students to have specific goals and highlighted the importance of waking up early to increase productivity, and maintaining good relations with co-workers.

The Alumni Association's Golden Jubilee Growth Fund Drive, a campaign to raise funds from alumni, was launched during the function by IITMAA Vice President N. Raghavan. "These funds will be used towards the projects desired by the contributing alumni".

He however said the major areas of focus would be to build an indoor sports complex, fund a travel grant programme, fund research in bio processing, nanotechnology and telecommunications, and to fund chair professorship programs.

In response to the public's general feeling that the government funding for IIT is sufficient, he said, "Alumni funds can be targeted to where you want them to go".

Meanwhile, Dean of Students Prof. Idichandy said even though more IITs are being setup across the country, the residential aspect of the institution may be cut down.

The IIT system is unique and its students spend almost 18 hours of the day in close contact at the hostels with their peers from all over India and the world.

The residential nature of IIT is what contributes to the learning experience, he said. "This, I think, the future generation should not miss out. The residential aspect should be preserved".

Source:http://indiaedunews.net/IIT/IIT_Madras_Alumni_witnesses_a_new_trend_at_Adieu-09_7963/

Punjab University to offer free education for blind

Chandigarh: The Panjab University (PU) on Monday announced that it will provide free education to blind students from the next academic session.

"This decision has been taken as we want to fulfil our commitment towards the visually impaired students. There would be no tuition fees for the 100 percent visually impaired. The university will also provide them free stay and food at subsidised rates in the hostels," Naval Kishore, dean of students' welfare, told sources on Monday.

"Both new and old students of the university can avail this opportunity. This is probably for the first time in the country that any university has come up with such an initiative."

In various departments of PU, seats are already reserved for single girl children and for cancer and AIDS patients.

"It is a very generous gesture of the PU towards blind students. Normally there are only a few seats reserved for us in the departments, but free education, food and stay is quite extraordinary," said Brijesh Thakur, a blind student studying in the PU.

IANS

Punjab University to offer free education for blind

Chandigarh: The Panjab University (PU) on Monday announced that it will provide free education to blind students from the next academic session.

"This decision has been taken as we want to fulfil our commitment towards the visually impaired students. There would be no tuition fees for the 100 percent visually impaired. The university will also provide them free stay and food at subsidised rates in the hostels," Naval Kishore, dean of students' welfare, told sources on Monday.

"Both new and old students of the university can avail this opportunity. This is probably for the first time in the country that any university has come up with such an initiative."

In various departments of PU, seats are already reserved for single girl children and for cancer and AIDS patients.

"It is a very generous gesture of the PU towards blind students. Normally there are only a few seats reserved for us in the departments, but free education, food and stay is quite extraordinary," said Brijesh Thakur, a blind student studying in the PU.

IANS

IIT-D opened door for school children in annual Open House event

New Delhi: Around 2500 school children from Delhi and NCR interacted with the faculty of the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT-D) during its annual Open House event conducted on Saturday at its campus.

Several topics ranging from laboratory experiment to cracking JEE were raised by school children. IIT-D students showed their various projects to school children undertaken by several departments of IIT-D.

300 projects undertaken in several departments of IIT-D were shown to school children including a holographic disc with a one terabyte (1,024 GB) space, a table and chair that could be folded into a suitcase, a fan that could be used in winters, and a refrigerator that could be used without power to schoolchildren from Delhi and the NCR. It was a great experience for school children.

Nearly 450 faculty members were also involved in these projects, which cost Rs.102.29 crore.

"This is for the first time I came to IIT. I am delighted to be here," said a student, who came to IIT from Noida.

"We also interacted with the IIT students and the faculty about cracking JEE. We came to IIT for the first time," said another student.

Virendra Kumar Sharma, who has been making the glassware for research work of students at IIT-D, for the last 25 years said, "Open House was especially beneficial for the science students studying in Class XI and XII. The students were fascinated and asked us to make test tubes and even a duck from the laboratory glass in the glass blowing workshop."

Source:http://indiaedunews.net/IIT/IIT-D_opened_door_for_school_children_in_annual_Open_House_event_7955/

IIT-D opened door for school children in annual Open House event

New Delhi: Around 2500 school children from Delhi and NCR interacted with the faculty of the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT-D) during its annual Open House event conducted on Saturday at its campus.

Several topics ranging from laboratory experiment to cracking JEE were raised by school children. IIT-D students showed their various projects to school children undertaken by several departments of IIT-D.

300 projects undertaken in several departments of IIT-D were shown to school children including a holographic disc with a one terabyte (1,024 GB) space, a table and chair that could be folded into a suitcase, a fan that could be used in winters, and a refrigerator that could be used without power to schoolchildren from Delhi and the NCR. It was a great experience for school children.

Nearly 450 faculty members were also involved in these projects, which cost Rs.102.29 crore.

"This is for the first time I came to IIT. I am delighted to be here," said a student, who came to IIT from Noida.

"We also interacted with the IIT students and the faculty about cracking JEE. We came to IIT for the first time," said another student.

Virendra Kumar Sharma, who has been making the glassware for research work of students at IIT-D, for the last 25 years said, "Open House was especially beneficial for the science students studying in Class XI and XII. The students were fascinated and asked us to make test tubes and even a duck from the laboratory glass in the glass blowing workshop."

Source:http://indiaedunews.net/IIT/IIT-D_opened_door_for_school_children_in_annual_Open_House_event_7955/

India's spy and education satellites put in space today

Chennai: The Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) rocket has launched the country's first all-weather spy and educational satellites early Monday morning .

The 229-tonne Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C12 (PSLV) have blasted off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, 80 km north of here, at 6.45 a.m.

The rocket's payload or the luggage will have Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT-2), which can see through fog, clouds and even at night, and Anusat, the first educational satellite developed by the Anna University.

A rocket navigation system developed by the ISRO will be guiding the PSLV on its 15th flight.

ISRO first tested its new avionics systems called Advanced Avionics Module (AAM) on board PSLV that was launched in April 2007 with two equipment bays.

The first bay had ISRO's regular navigation systems while the second one had the 185 kg AAM. The weight was lower than the existing navigation systems.

Satisfied with the test flight results, the Indian space agency initially thought of inducting the indigenous systems into operation first in its bigger rocket Geo Synchronous Launch Vehicle (GSLV) and later in PSLV. However, the scheme of deployment has been reversed now.

"The ISRO developed microprocessor Vikram is faster than what is being used till date," S. Satish, director of publications and public relations, told sources.

While ISRO officials termed RISAT-2 - an all weather satellite to be used for remote sensing purposes - the presence of a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) built by Israel Aerospace Industries gives it defence capabilities.

None of ISRO's other remote sensing satellites are equipped with the SAR. ISRO is in the process of developing its own SAR that will be fitted on a much bigger satellite.

RISAT-2 weighs 300 kg and will have a life span of three years.

Meanwhile, the micro-education satellite Anusat, with a weight of 40 kg and a life span of one year, will carry out drought and wasteland monitoring, urban planning and other studies.

"Anusat is expected to prod other Indian universities to built satellites and focus on space technologies," Satish said.
IANS

India's spy and education satellites put in space today

Chennai: The Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) rocket has launched the country's first all-weather spy and educational satellites early Monday morning .

The 229-tonne Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C12 (PSLV) have blasted off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, 80 km north of here, at 6.45 a.m.

The rocket's payload or the luggage will have Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT-2), which can see through fog, clouds and even at night, and Anusat, the first educational satellite developed by the Anna University.

A rocket navigation system developed by the ISRO will be guiding the PSLV on its 15th flight.

ISRO first tested its new avionics systems called Advanced Avionics Module (AAM) on board PSLV that was launched in April 2007 with two equipment bays.

The first bay had ISRO's regular navigation systems while the second one had the 185 kg AAM. The weight was lower than the existing navigation systems.

Satisfied with the test flight results, the Indian space agency initially thought of inducting the indigenous systems into operation first in its bigger rocket Geo Synchronous Launch Vehicle (GSLV) and later in PSLV. However, the scheme of deployment has been reversed now.

"The ISRO developed microprocessor Vikram is faster than what is being used till date," S. Satish, director of publications and public relations, told sources.

While ISRO officials termed RISAT-2 - an all weather satellite to be used for remote sensing purposes - the presence of a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) built by Israel Aerospace Industries gives it defence capabilities.

None of ISRO's other remote sensing satellites are equipped with the SAR. ISRO is in the process of developing its own SAR that will be fitted on a much bigger satellite.

RISAT-2 weighs 300 kg and will have a life span of three years.

Meanwhile, the micro-education satellite Anusat, with a weight of 40 kg and a life span of one year, will carry out drought and wasteland monitoring, urban planning and other studies.

"Anusat is expected to prod other Indian universities to built satellites and focus on space technologies," Satish said.
IANS

NBT co-hosts London Book Fair from April 20

New Delhi: National Book Trust-India (NBT) joins hand with London Book Fair on the project "Market Focus India, " going to be organized from April 20 to 22 at Earls Court in London.

This partnership has recently been signed between both during Alistair Burtenshaw's, London Book Fair Group Director visit to NBT.

The NBT, India is co-hosting the three day book fair with emphasis on the business side of the book industry.

Promotion of the 19th New Delhi World Book Fair (NDWBF) among international publishers and exhibitors to increase their participation in the event is one of the main focuses of NBT to participate in London Book Fair.

Golden jubilee post-Independence anthologies of poetry, short stories and plays published in all major as well as some smaller Indian languages will also be promoted by NBT among international publishers.

The NBT is also seeking promotion of its international rights catalogue of works on and by Mahatma Gandhi that was prepared on the basis of the international rights exhibition organized by the Trust during 18th NDWBF, 2008.

The rights catalogue contains copyrights details of about 700 titles and represents the publications of more than 150 publishers.

The plateform of the London Book Fair would be used by MBT to promote "Reading Our Commonwealth," an international rights exhibition of books on sports in India.London Book Fair being organized as the theme pavilion for the 19th NDWBF scheduled to be commenced at Pragati Maidan from January 30 to February 7, 2010

New Delhi: National Book Trust-India (NBT) joins hand with London Book Fair on the project "Market Focus India, " going to be organized from April 20 to 22 at Earls Court in London.

This partnership has recently been signed between both during Alistair Burtenshaw's, London Book Fair Group Director visit to NBT.

The NBT, India is co-hosting the three day book fair with emphasis on the business side of the book industry.

Promotion of the 19th New Delhi World Book Fair (NDWBF) among international publishers and exhibitors to increase their participation in the event is one of the main focuses of NBT to participate in London Book Fair.

Golden jubilee post-Independence anthologies of poetry, short stories and plays published in all major as well as some smaller Indian languages will also be promoted by NBT among international publishers.

The NBT is also seeking promotion of its international rights catalogue of works on and by Mahatma Gandhi that was prepared on the basis of the international rights exhibition organized by the Trust during 18th NDWBF, 2008.

The rights catalogue contains copyrights details of about 700 titles and represents the publications of more than 150 publishers.

The plateform of the London Book Fair would be used by MBT to promote "Reading Our Commonwealth," an international rights exhibition of books on sports in India.London Book Fair being organized as the theme pavilion for the 19th NDWBF scheduled to be commenced at Pragati Maidan from January 30 to February 7, 2010.

Source:http://indiaedunews.net/Delhi/NBT_co-hosts_London_Book_Fair_from_April_20_7948/

NBT co-hosts London Book Fair from April 20

New Delhi: National Book Trust-India (NBT) joins hand with London Book Fair on the project "Market Focus India, " going to be organized from April 20 to 22 at Earls Court in London.

This partnership has recently been signed between both during Alistair Burtenshaw's, London Book Fair Group Director visit to NBT.

The NBT, India is co-hosting the three day book fair with emphasis on the business side of the book industry.

Promotion of the 19th New Delhi World Book Fair (NDWBF) among international publishers and exhibitors to increase their participation in the event is one of the main focuses of NBT to participate in London Book Fair.

Golden jubilee post-Independence anthologies of poetry, short stories and plays published in all major as well as some smaller Indian languages will also be promoted by NBT among international publishers.

The NBT is also seeking promotion of its international rights catalogue of works on and by Mahatma Gandhi that was prepared on the basis of the international rights exhibition organized by the Trust during 18th NDWBF, 2008.

The rights catalogue contains copyrights details of about 700 titles and represents the publications of more than 150 publishers.

The plateform of the London Book Fair would be used by MBT to promote "Reading Our Commonwealth," an international rights exhibition of books on sports in India.London Book Fair being organized as the theme pavilion for the 19th NDWBF scheduled to be commenced at Pragati Maidan from January 30 to February 7, 2010

New Delhi: National Book Trust-India (NBT) joins hand with London Book Fair on the project "Market Focus India, " going to be organized from April 20 to 22 at Earls Court in London.

This partnership has recently been signed between both during Alistair Burtenshaw's, London Book Fair Group Director visit to NBT.

The NBT, India is co-hosting the three day book fair with emphasis on the business side of the book industry.

Promotion of the 19th New Delhi World Book Fair (NDWBF) among international publishers and exhibitors to increase their participation in the event is one of the main focuses of NBT to participate in London Book Fair.

Golden jubilee post-Independence anthologies of poetry, short stories and plays published in all major as well as some smaller Indian languages will also be promoted by NBT among international publishers.

The NBT is also seeking promotion of its international rights catalogue of works on and by Mahatma Gandhi that was prepared on the basis of the international rights exhibition organized by the Trust during 18th NDWBF, 2008.

The rights catalogue contains copyrights details of about 700 titles and represents the publications of more than 150 publishers.

The plateform of the London Book Fair would be used by MBT to promote "Reading Our Commonwealth," an international rights exhibition of books on sports in India.London Book Fair being organized as the theme pavilion for the 19th NDWBF scheduled to be commenced at Pragati Maidan from January 30 to February 7, 2010.

Source:http://indiaedunews.net/Delhi/NBT_co-hosts_London_Book_Fair_from_April_20_7948/

TERI launches a study on making Indian cities sustainable

New Delhi: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in partnership with SUI (Sustainable Urbanism International) and Arghyam with the support of Dr. Nandan Nilekani and Mrs. Rohini Nilekani has launched a study to make Indian cities more sustainable.

With the rapid pace of urbanization, worldwide urban sustainability has become a very important issue today. According to the State of the World's Cities Report 2008/09, nearly 60% of the world's population will live in urban areas within the next two decades, and it is in the developing countries that this growth will take place most rapidly.

In the light of the above, this study on exploring sustainability in the provision of basic urban services in Indian cities, as a step towards making cities more sustainable, was initiated by TERI.

Mr. Anwar-ul Hoda, Member, Planning Commission, Government of India launched the report.

Dr. R. K. Pachauri, Director- General TERI; Dr. Nandan Nilekani, Co. Chairman, Infosys Technologies Limited; Dr M Ramachandran, Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India and Mr. S. Sundar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI were also present on the occasion.

India is growing rapidly, with 27.8% of its population residing in urban areas in 2001, which is expected to increase to 40% by the year 2030. According to the Planning Commission, increasing population, coupled with continued urbanization and current economic development trends, is likely to result in the emergence of 60-70 cities with one million plus population by the year 2021. Indian cities are clearly emerging as the key drivers of economic growth, with almost 52% of the country's GDP (Gross Domestic Product) coming from these urban areas.

Welcoming the guests, Dr. R. K .Pachauri, said, "This is a significant day for an issue so critical to the Indian society that has been neglected for so long. Given the growing rate of urban centres, it is essential for these to be sustainable that can come with a psychological change among the people. I want to thank Dr. Nandan and Mrs. Nilekani for their vision and support to the report. I hope that the information in the report is disseminated and I hope to see its implementation in India."

Rapid growth in India has resulted in the concentration of economic activity in urban centres and increased the pressure on basic service delivery systems.

The stress on urban infrastructure has resulted in greater number of people that need to be served, inadequate revenues to cover costs, and the need for capacity augmentation, both in terms of skills and physical infrastructure.

The escalating demand for basic services, coupled with the widening socio-economic divide between the rich and the poor, has resulted in a serious deterioration of access and service quality across all urban service sectors, namely, transport, power, water supply, sanitation, health, education, and so on. Poverty, traffic congestion, bad air quality, high noise levels, lesser green areas and open spaces, scarcity of water, long power cuts, unhygienic living conditions leading to serious diseases, are all increasingly putting our cities under the threat of unsustainability.

Elaborating on the importance of making cities sustainable, Dr Nandan Nilekani, said, "The challenges faced by cities are many- financial, political, cultural etc. that have marginalized its importance. However, in recent times people have realized its importance as engines of creativity, polity and economy. This report has come at the right time when the new government is soon going to be elected. This report will provide useful inputs to the next cycle of urban reforms. As money is now being spent to develop cities, its sustainability is important. The report has put the dimension of urban development in public space for debate and discussions."

As a step towards the larger goal of making Indian cities more sustainable, this study aims to identify processes to make service planning and delivery in Indian cities more sustainable in the following five urban sectors: water, solid waste management, transport, buildings and power.

Recognizing that deficiencies in the existing governance structures adversely impact urban service delivery, in addition to the above-mentioned five sectors, this study also looks at 'governance' as a separate sector.

TERI also hopes that the recommendations emerging from this study will influence public policy and become part of urban development policies and programmes in India. Now that TERI has been recognized by the Ministry of Urban Development as a Centre of Excellence in Urban Development with a focus on urban governance and building sectors, gives it an opportunity to translate its recommendations into practice.

Sopurce:http://indiaedunews.net/Delhi/TERI_launches_a_study_on_making_Indian_cities_sustainable_7947/

TERI launches a study on making Indian cities sustainable

New Delhi: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in partnership with SUI (Sustainable Urbanism International) and Arghyam with the support of Dr. Nandan Nilekani and Mrs. Rohini Nilekani has launched a study to make Indian cities more sustainable.

With the rapid pace of urbanization, worldwide urban sustainability has become a very important issue today. According to the State of the World's Cities Report 2008/09, nearly 60% of the world's population will live in urban areas within the next two decades, and it is in the developing countries that this growth will take place most rapidly.

In the light of the above, this study on exploring sustainability in the provision of basic urban services in Indian cities, as a step towards making cities more sustainable, was initiated by TERI.

Mr. Anwar-ul Hoda, Member, Planning Commission, Government of India launched the report.

Dr. R. K. Pachauri, Director- General TERI; Dr. Nandan Nilekani, Co. Chairman, Infosys Technologies Limited; Dr M Ramachandran, Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India and Mr. S. Sundar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI were also present on the occasion.

India is growing rapidly, with 27.8% of its population residing in urban areas in 2001, which is expected to increase to 40% by the year 2030. According to the Planning Commission, increasing population, coupled with continued urbanization and current economic development trends, is likely to result in the emergence of 60-70 cities with one million plus population by the year 2021. Indian cities are clearly emerging as the key drivers of economic growth, with almost 52% of the country's GDP (Gross Domestic Product) coming from these urban areas.

Welcoming the guests, Dr. R. K .Pachauri, said, "This is a significant day for an issue so critical to the Indian society that has been neglected for so long. Given the growing rate of urban centres, it is essential for these to be sustainable that can come with a psychological change among the people. I want to thank Dr. Nandan and Mrs. Nilekani for their vision and support to the report. I hope that the information in the report is disseminated and I hope to see its implementation in India."

Rapid growth in India has resulted in the concentration of economic activity in urban centres and increased the pressure on basic service delivery systems.

The stress on urban infrastructure has resulted in greater number of people that need to be served, inadequate revenues to cover costs, and the need for capacity augmentation, both in terms of skills and physical infrastructure.

The escalating demand for basic services, coupled with the widening socio-economic divide between the rich and the poor, has resulted in a serious deterioration of access and service quality across all urban service sectors, namely, transport, power, water supply, sanitation, health, education, and so on. Poverty, traffic congestion, bad air quality, high noise levels, lesser green areas and open spaces, scarcity of water, long power cuts, unhygienic living conditions leading to serious diseases, are all increasingly putting our cities under the threat of unsustainability.

Elaborating on the importance of making cities sustainable, Dr Nandan Nilekani, said, "The challenges faced by cities are many- financial, political, cultural etc. that have marginalized its importance. However, in recent times people have realized its importance as engines of creativity, polity and economy. This report has come at the right time when the new government is soon going to be elected. This report will provide useful inputs to the next cycle of urban reforms. As money is now being spent to develop cities, its sustainability is important. The report has put the dimension of urban development in public space for debate and discussions."

As a step towards the larger goal of making Indian cities more sustainable, this study aims to identify processes to make service planning and delivery in Indian cities more sustainable in the following five urban sectors: water, solid waste management, transport, buildings and power.

Recognizing that deficiencies in the existing governance structures adversely impact urban service delivery, in addition to the above-mentioned five sectors, this study also looks at 'governance' as a separate sector.

TERI also hopes that the recommendations emerging from this study will influence public policy and become part of urban development policies and programmes in India. Now that TERI has been recognized by the Ministry of Urban Development as a Centre of Excellence in Urban Development with a focus on urban governance and building sectors, gives it an opportunity to translate its recommendations into practice.

Sopurce:http://indiaedunews.net/Delhi/TERI_launches_a_study_on_making_Indian_cities_sustainable_7947/

Andhra Pradesh Inter Second Year Results 2009 on April 24

Hyderabad: The Board of Intermediate Education of Andhra Pradesh (BIEAP) is likely to announce the Intermediate Second Year - General & Vocational Examination Results 2009 on April 24, 2009.

The results will be available at NNE's www.AndhraEducation.net and www.ExamResults.net.

Students can also get their results through Mobile Phones by sending the following SMS to '56263':

For Intermediate General Second Year:
SMS Result APGEN2 to 56263

For Intermediate Vocational Second Year:
SMS Result APVOC2 to 56263

The results of the Intermediate First Year - General and Vocational courses was declared on Friday, April 17, 2009.

A total of 8,01,728 students appeared for the First Year General Examination and a total of 57,515 students appeared for the First Year Vocational Examination.

Soruce:http://indiaedunews.net/Andhra_Pradesh/Andhra_Pradesh_Inter_Second_Year_Results_2009_on_April_24_7943/

Andhra Pradesh Inter Second Year Results 2009 on April 24

Hyderabad: The Board of Intermediate Education of Andhra Pradesh (BIEAP) is likely to announce the Intermediate Second Year - General & Vocational Examination Results 2009 on April 24, 2009.

The results will be available at NNE's www.AndhraEducation.net and www.ExamResults.net.

Students can also get their results through Mobile Phones by sending the following SMS to '56263':

For Intermediate General Second Year:
SMS Result APGEN2 to 56263

For Intermediate Vocational Second Year:
SMS Result APVOC2 to 56263

The results of the Intermediate First Year - General and Vocational courses was declared on Friday, April 17, 2009.

A total of 8,01,728 students appeared for the First Year General Examination and a total of 57,515 students appeared for the First Year Vocational Examination.

Soruce:http://indiaedunews.net/Andhra_Pradesh/Andhra_Pradesh_Inter_Second_Year_Results_2009_on_April_24_7943/

Bostan based B-school introduces Pocket MBA

New Delhi: First time ever in the management education, an innovative course namely Pocket MBA, a course of just two days has been launched by a Boston-based International Business School.

The programme started by B-school aims to provide a taste of one year MBA programme to professionals.

Noted institutes from around the world including the Harvard Business School, Sloan at MIT and Kellogg have several programmes for professionals and others.

All these institutes have received large number of applications for management programmes.

As per experts from India, this kind of course will not be successful in Indian context.

"This kind of course will not be helpful for those who are willing to increase their worth by adding several educational qualifications in their resume," said a faculty member from a noted B-school in New Delhi.

Recession made many executives insecure.They started thinking that a degree in MBA would cement his position in the organization. This might be cause in designing such a course, says a relesse by the Hult International Business.

Source:http://indiaedunews.net/Management/Bostan_based_B-school_introduces_Pocket_MBA_7942/

Bostan based B-school introduces Pocket MBA

New Delhi: First time ever in the management education, an innovative course namely Pocket MBA, a course of just two days has been launched by a Boston-based International Business School.

The programme started by B-school aims to provide a taste of one year MBA programme to professionals.

Noted institutes from around the world including the Harvard Business School, Sloan at MIT and Kellogg have several programmes for professionals and others.

All these institutes have received large number of applications for management programmes.

As per experts from India, this kind of course will not be successful in Indian context.

"This kind of course will not be helpful for those who are willing to increase their worth by adding several educational qualifications in their resume," said a faculty member from a noted B-school in New Delhi.

Recession made many executives insecure.They started thinking that a degree in MBA would cement his position in the organization. This might be cause in designing such a course, says a relesse by the Hult International Business.

Source:http://indiaedunews.net/Management/Bostan_based_B-school_introduces_Pocket_MBA_7942/

Chenna colleges to offer new course in Pharmacology

Chennai: A new course in pharmacology Pharm. D., will be introduced in four Chennai colleges from the upcoming academic year.

The Pharmacy Council of India has approved the course and the goal and content is similar in lines of the courses being run in the United States.

"The aim of the course is to prepare a student to become a pharmacist, who would work as a close associate with the physician, participate in the drug recommendations and also provide additional information on drug-food interaction. Therefore, the emphasis would be on practicals and fieldwork," said P.P. Sharma, Vice-President of the Pharmacy Council of India.

Twenty-Three institutes in five states have been affiliated to conduct the course. These include four in Tamil Nadu, 12 in Andhra Pradesh, five in Karnataka and one each in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.

The four colleges in Tamil Nadu that have received affiliation to conduct the first year of the course are, Vel's College of Pharmacy, Pallavaram; S.R.M. College of Pharmacy, Kattankalathur; PSG College of Pharmacy, Coimbatore; and Vinayaka Missions' College of Pharmacy, Salem.

Each of these institutes can admit up to 30 students in this academic year.

The final year of the six-year course will be an internship programme, similar to the house-surgency year for MBBS students.

"During the internship, the students will be attached to a doctor whom they have will accompany for the patient visits in the ward, enabling them to work very closely with the physician and use their knowledge to provide crucial drug information relevant to the patient," Mr. Sharma said.

"Evaluating drug interactions and antagonists becomes key factor when more than one drug is prescribed to the patient. Food and drug interactions should also be considered in such case. Pharm. D. students will be trained to provide this kind of guidance," he explained.

Some of the subjects that will be taught as part of the course include Human Anatomy and Physiology, Medicinal biochemistry, Remedial Mathematics and Biology, Pathophysiology, Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacotherapeutics and Clinical Toxicology.

Mr. Sharma also said that there would be innumerable opportunities waiting for those who complete the course. Apart from the industry itself, Pharm. D. graduates would be absorbed as teaching staff by medical colleges and pharmacological colleges and could be hired by the public and private hospitals.

A number of hospitals are in the process of setting up their drug information/advisory departments, which would be a perfect slot for these graduates.

The course will be available for candidates who have cleared 10 + 2 in the science (including biology) stream and meet the required criteria.

Soruce:http://indiaedunews.net/Tamil_Nadu/Chennai_colleges_to_offer_new_course_in_Pharmacology_7941/

Chenna colleges to offer new course in Pharmacology

Chennai: A new course in pharmacology Pharm. D., will be introduced in four Chennai colleges from the upcoming academic year.

The Pharmacy Council of India has approved the course and the goal and content is similar in lines of the courses being run in the United States.

"The aim of the course is to prepare a student to become a pharmacist, who would work as a close associate with the physician, participate in the drug recommendations and also provide additional information on drug-food interaction. Therefore, the emphasis would be on practicals and fieldwork," said P.P. Sharma, Vice-President of the Pharmacy Council of India.

Twenty-Three institutes in five states have been affiliated to conduct the course. These include four in Tamil Nadu, 12 in Andhra Pradesh, five in Karnataka and one each in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.

The four colleges in Tamil Nadu that have received affiliation to conduct the first year of the course are, Vel's College of Pharmacy, Pallavaram; S.R.M. College of Pharmacy, Kattankalathur; PSG College of Pharmacy, Coimbatore; and Vinayaka Missions' College of Pharmacy, Salem.

Each of these institutes can admit up to 30 students in this academic year.

The final year of the six-year course will be an internship programme, similar to the house-surgency year for MBBS students.

"During the internship, the students will be attached to a doctor whom they have will accompany for the patient visits in the ward, enabling them to work very closely with the physician and use their knowledge to provide crucial drug information relevant to the patient," Mr. Sharma said.

"Evaluating drug interactions and antagonists becomes key factor when more than one drug is prescribed to the patient. Food and drug interactions should also be considered in such case. Pharm. D. students will be trained to provide this kind of guidance," he explained.

Some of the subjects that will be taught as part of the course include Human Anatomy and Physiology, Medicinal biochemistry, Remedial Mathematics and Biology, Pathophysiology, Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacotherapeutics and Clinical Toxicology.

Mr. Sharma also said that there would be innumerable opportunities waiting for those who complete the course. Apart from the industry itself, Pharm. D. graduates would be absorbed as teaching staff by medical colleges and pharmacological colleges and could be hired by the public and private hospitals.

A number of hospitals are in the process of setting up their drug information/advisory departments, which would be a perfect slot for these graduates.

The course will be available for candidates who have cleared 10 + 2 in the science (including biology) stream and meet the required criteria.

Soruce:http://indiaedunews.net/Tamil_Nadu/Chennai_colleges_to_offer_new_course_in_Pharmacology_7941/