Aug 31, 2010 - Varsity clears decks for new college at Arantangi
  Bharathidasan University has cleared the decks for starting a new constituent college at Arantangi in Pudukottai district during this academic year. Read More >>

support from the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India. Read More >>

Aug 30, 2010 - IIMs explain how they give marks in CAT
  The Indian Institutes of Management have revealed how they mark candidates in the competitive Common Admission Test. Read More >>

Aug 29, 2010 - Court orders eight MBBS, BDS seats to be kept vacant
  Ordering that eight seats in MBBS and BDS courses at government medical colleges be kept vacant, a Division Bench of the Madras High Court has requested a single Judge to dispose of eight writ petitions at the earliest. Read More >>

Aug 29, 2010 - Med admissions caught in evaluation row
  Thanks to conflicting judicial stands taken by judges in the principal bench here and the Madurai bench of the Madras high court on a dispute over evaluation of the Plus Two biology paper, the fate of 31 medical seats in the state is hanging in the balance. Read More >>

Aug 28, 2010 - Rural work experience to become part of curriculum for college students soon
  Students of Madurai Kamaraj University and its affiliated colleges will soon have rural work experience integrated into their curriculum. Read More >>

Aug 28, 2010 - College inaugurated at Tiruvannamalai
  Tiruvalluvar University Arts College, Vandavasi, was inaugurated recently. Read More >>

Aug 27, 2010 - University of Madras to curb examination malpractices
  Leveraging technology, the University of Madras plans to usher in transparency in the conduct of semester examinations by introducing a series of measures to curb malpractices in the system. Read More >>

Aug 27, 2010 - Placement drive at CIMAT
  Bharathiar University will organise a placement drive at Coimbatore Institute of Management and Technology on August 28 and 29. Read More >>

Aug 26, 2010 - State asks AICTE not to give nod for new colleges from next year
  The State government has asked the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) not to grant permission to new engineering colleges from next year in Tamil Nadu. Read More >>

Aug 26, 2010 - NCTE recommendation observed in breach
  Inclusive education, education for all, right to education – all of which the Government of India aims at achieving by 2015 – may remain only on paper. Read More >>

Aug 26, 2010 - MKU convocation also in Tamil
  The 44 th convocation of Madurai Kamaraj University will be held on October 11 and, for the first time, the entire proceedings would be conducted in Tamil. Read More >>

Aug 26, 2010 - ‘Technical education holds key to growth'
  A new government polytechnic college came up at Kaniyalampatti in Kadavur Taluk of the Karur district on Wednesday. District Collector J.Uma Maheswari declared open the college at a function. Read More >>

Aug 26, 2010 - SRM varsity students to study abroad for semester
  A batch of 34 students from SRM University, Kattankulathur, will be leaving the shores of India to study one full semester in foreign universities, including prestigious educational institutions. Read More >>

Aug 26, 2010 - Five more colleges come under university fold
  Bharathidasan University has affiliated five new arts and science colleges in the districts of Tiruchi, Karur, Perambalur, and Nagapattinam during this academic year. Read More >>

Aug 26, 2010 - No medical seats quota for freedom fighters' grandchildren
  The Madras High Court Bench here on Wednesday ruled that only children and not grandchildren of freedom fighters were eligible for admission into M.B.B.S. (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) and B.D.S. (Bachelor of Dental Surgery) courses under a special quota. Read More >>

Aug 25, 2010 - Faculty identification puts IIM-Tiruchi on back burner
  The much-awaited Indian Institute of Management – Tiruchi (IIM-Tiruchi) has failed to take off this year reportedly due to difficulties faced by the mentoring institution – IIM-Bangalore – in identifying faculty. Read More >>

Aug 25, 2010 - Nurses most sought after than engineers, says VC
   Madurai Apollo College of Nursing, attached to the Apollo Group of Hospitals, was inaugurated at KK Nagar here on Monday by R. Murugesan, Vice-Chancellor, Anna University of Technology-Madurai and Josephine Little Flower, Registrar, Tamil Nadu Nursing and Midwives Council. Read More >>

Aug 23, 2010 - Research park at IIT-M to open in October
  The Rs. 300-crore Research Park developed at the IIT-Madras as an institute-industry partnership to promote research and development (R&D) is likely to be opened in October, IIT-M Director M. S. Ananth said on Sunday. Read More >>

Aug 23, 2010 - B.Ed. admission criteria revised
  The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has revised the eligibility criteria for admission to B. Ed. (2011) course. Read More >>

Aug 22, 2010 - Site for Anna University of Technology identified
  The site for Anna University of Technology, Madurai, has been identified at Kodikulam near Surya Nagar, K. Pudur, according to the District Collector, C. Kamaraj. Read More >>

Aug 22, 2010 - IIT seats may increase
  IIT joint entrance examination will be held on April 10 next year and the question pattern will remain unchanged. Read More >>

Aug 20, 2010 - Decision on medical CET put on hold
  Bowing to pressure from Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, the Centre has put on hold the decision by the Medical Council of India for conducting a common entrance test (CET) for MBBS courses from the next academic session. Read More >>

Aug 20, 2010 - NIT-Tiruchi revamps management curriculum
  To sustain its top-notch ranking at national level in terms of return on investment, the Department of Management Studies (DoMS), National Institute of Technology–Tiruchi (NIT-T). Read More >>

Aug 18, 2010 - Common test for MBBS
  MBBS aspirants will have to write a common entrance test for admission to medical colleges across the country from the next academic session (2011-12). Read More >>

Aug 18, 2010 - Medical varsity's syllabus revision move opposed
  The Central Council of Indian Medicine has objected to the Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University's move to revise the syllabus of Indian Systems of Medicine. Read More >>

Aug 18, 2010 - University launches innovation club with social cause
  With the objective of technologically empowering villages with innovative solutions. Read More >>

Aug 17, 2010 - Develop more incubation centres, Governor tells engineering colleges
  Governor Surjit Singh Barnala on Monday asked engineering institutions to set up more incubation centres on their campusesto encourage more and more students to come up with ideas. Read More >>

Aug 17, 2010 - Placement camp at MSU on August 19
  The Placement Cell of the Department of Youth Welfare, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, which ensured employment for more than 15 students last year with IT giant Wipro and also a postgraduate degree in information technology even while getting an attractive salary. Read More >>

Aug 15, 2010 - 12 engineering colleges asked to upgrade infrastructure
  Anna University of Technology, Coimbatore, has asked 12 engineering colleges to upgrade infrastructure so as to comply with the norms, K. Karunakaran, Vice-Chancellor, said here on Saturday. Read More >>

Aug 13, 2010 - Justify action against 44 deemed varsities: Court
  The University Grants Commission (UGC) has informed the Supreme Court that its recommendation was necessary for the government to take a decision one way or the other in the matter of recognition or de-recognition of a deemed university. Read More >>

Aug 13, 2010 - University gets negative report on three colleges
   Negative reports were given against three colleges affiliated to the Madurai Kamaraj University. These colleges sought additional seats this year for various courses. Read More >>

Aug 13, 2010 - G.O. on higher education rules to be issued
  The Tamil Nadu Government has informed the Vice-Chancellors of universities that a gazette notification would be issued soon as a follow-up to the new regulations on higher education notified by the University Grants Commission (UGC). Read More >>

Aug 13, 2010 - Anna Centenary Library to be opened on September 15
  Anna Centenary Library and the Botanical Garden will be inaugurated to coincide with the Anna birth anniversary on September 15. Read More >>

Aug 13, 2010 - University's constituent college in Theni to admit students in a week
  The stage is set for the opening of a constituent college of Madurai Kamaraj University at Kottur in Theni district. Read More >>

Aug 12, 2010 - Government polytechnic to function soon
   A government polytechnic would start functioning at Thiruthuraipoondi from September this year, said M.Chandrasekaran, Tiruvarur district collector, here on Wednesday. Read More >>

Aug 10, 2010 - IAAS conference at BU from Aug. 11
   Bharathiar University in association with the U.S. Consulate General, Chennai, will organise the 40th annual conference of the Indian Association for American Studies (IAAS) at the university from August 11 to 13. Read More >>

Aug 10, 2010 - “Varsities should make students employable”
   The universities should not remain complacent with teaching and awarding degrees. They should also teach soft skills to the students to make them employable, said M.Ramanathan, Vice-Chancellor of Annamalai University. Read More >>

Aug 09, 2010 - “Encourage best students to take up teaching”
   Reforms in the education sector and community participation are required for India to compete with the rest of the world, said G. Viswanathan, Chancellor, VIT University, here on Sunday. Read More >>

Aug 08, 2010 - Four-year B.Ed. course on the cards: Vice-Chancellor
   The Tamil Nadu Government is waiting for the approval of National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), Bangalore, to launch the first-ever four-year B.Ed. (Integrated) programme in English and Tamil mediums of instruction. Read More >>

Aug 08, 2010 - ‘Education is the key to understand humanity'
   “The education you have received was aimed at providing you with the knowledge and skills to be used for the betterment of human beings,” Vice-Chancellor of B.S. Abdur Rahman University P. Kanniappan, said here recently. Read More >>

Aug 07, 2010 - Anna University of Technology to concentrate more on research activities
   The Anna University of Technology will concentrate more on research activities and design and implement faculty development programmes, according to R. Murugesan, Vice-Chancellor of the university in Madurai. Read More >>

Aug 06, 2010 - Number of engineering seats allotted crosses 1 lakh
   The number of candidates allotted seats in the engineering counselling process crossed one lakh on Thursday. Read More >>

Aug 06, 2010 - Classical Tamil introduced as subject
   History and literature of classical Tamil language has been introduced in all graduate and post-graduate degree courses in arts and science subjects in Mother Teresa University this academic year to promote the language among youngsters. Read More >>

Aug 06, 2010 - Tamil digital literacy project launched at Madras varsity
   The Department of Adult and Continuing Education, University of Madras, in collaboration with the Rotary International district 3230 launched the 4.0 version of Basic Digital Literacy Content in Tamil, here on Wednesday. Read More >>

Aug 05, 2010 - AUT-Tiruchi set to relinquish 29 colleges
   Anna University of Technology – Tiruchi (AUT-T) has reportedly started the process of transferring 29 out of the 102 colleges in its fold to the newly created Anna University of Technology – Madurai. Read More >>

Aug 05, 2010 - Students develop gadget to check carbon emission in vehicles
   The students of Sona College of Technology here have gone green by developing a new electronic gadget that will reduce the emission of carbon dioxide from vehicles, especially two-wheelers, by nearly 70 per cent. Read More >>

Aug 04, 2010 - “Rs 1,200 crore for improving facilities in medical colleges”
   The Tamil Nadu government has sanctioned a sum of Rs 1,200 crore for the current financial year (2010—11) for improving infrastructure in the new as well as the existing government medical colleges, according to S.K.Subburaj, Principal Secretary, Health Department. Read More >>

Aug 04, 2010 - Patents filed for products developed by engineering students
   Vel's University, Pallavaram has identified and filed patents for three products developed by its engineering students, including the Easy Vehicle Monitoring Surveillance (EVMS) device. Read More >>

Aug 04, 2010 - KAPV Medical College third preferred in counselling
   The K.A.P. Viswanatham Government Medical College was ranked next only to the Madras Medical College and the Stanley Medical College in the order of students' preference in this year's counselling. Read More >>

Aug 03, 2010 - New medical college classes begin with sweet distribution
   Classes for the first batch of students began at the new Government Medical College at Tiruvarur on Monday. Read More >>

Aug 03, 2010 - International Conference on Hydro-science and Engineering opens at IIT-Madras
   As climate change could induce torrential downpour and sea level rise, there was a need to think globally and act locally in river basin management combining science and professionalism, said N. Tamai, president, International Association of Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR). Read More >>

Aug 02, 2010 - University, TCS organise job fair
   The University of Madras in association with Tata Consultancy Services organised a job fair for the last two batch graduates from its affiliated colleges here on Saturday. Read More >>

Aug 02, 2010 - Teams to check ragging
   The KAP Viswanatham Government Medical College has formed 30 teams to check ragging in the campus. Read More >>