Oct 31, 2010 - Madras University exploring possibility to share resources
   The University of Madras was exploring the possibility of entering into MoU with other State universities to share infrastructure and resources, said its Vice- Chancellor G. Thiruvasagam. read more

Oct 30, 2010 - ?Chennai at the cutting edge of medical treatment?
   Chennai city is at the cutting edge of medical treatment and surgery, S. Jagathrakshakan, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, said here on Friday. read more

Oct 30, 2010 - Proposal for veterinary, fisheries colleges pending, says V-C
   A proposal to start one more veterinary college and fisheries college is pending with the State government, said R. Prabakaran, Vice-Chancellor of Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University here on Friday. read more

Oct 30, 2010 - Anna Centenary Research Fellowships announced
   Anna University has announced Anna Centenary Research Fellowships to intensify research in thrust areas for technological development. read more

Oct 30, 2010 - Medical College Hospital gets digital X-ray unit
   Infrastructure including medical equipment and new buildings on an outlay of Rs. 50 crore would be created at Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital for the benefit of the post-graduate medical students. read more

Oct 29, 2010 - Tamil section of Anna centenary library opens today
   The Tamil section in the Anna Centenary Library (ACL) at Kotturpuram will be opened on Friday. Nearly one lakh books of different genres would be available at the section, located on the second floor. read more

Oct 29, 2010 - College tie-up with TCS for campus recruitment
   The PSNA College of Engineering and Technology has tie-up with Tata Consultancy Services, for campus recruitment drive. read more

Oct 28, 2010 - CAT takes off after initial delay
   After an initial delay, the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2010 went on without any major glitches in the three centres where it was held in the city. read more

Oct 28, 2010 - Education loan banks asked not insist on insurance policies for students
   Coimbatore MP P.R. Natarajan has appealed to the Union Government to find out if the Finance Department or the Reserve Bank of India has issued any guidelines on beneficiaries taking mandatory insurance policies while availing themselves of loans from banks. read more

Oct 28, 2010 - Bharat University to develop humanoid that can do chores
   Encouraged by the laurels won by its students at a robotics competition abroad, Bharat University is planning to develop a humanoid robot that can talk, walk faster and attend to chores. read more

Oct 26, 2010 - First convocation ceremony of Vels University conducted
   Technical education and engineering syllabi should be reworked to equip students with skill sets that match expectations of industry, Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said on Monday. read more

Oct 26, 2010 - Thiruvalluvar University building inauguration on November 27
   Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi will inaugurate the new building of Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore, at Serkadu on November 27, Durai Murugan, Minister for Law, Courts and Prisons said here on Monday. read more

Oct 26, 2010 - Research incomplete without publication of articles VC
   Information resources and retrieval strategies for refereed journals, writing of research article, components of a research paper, journal reviewers expectations and reviewing critically, reference and style, journal impact factor. read more

Oct 26, 2010 - Varsity fined for unqualified evaluator
   The Madras high court has fined the University of Madras for engaging an unqualified teaching staff member for re-valuing the answer script of a post-graduate student. The court has directed the university to pay a case cost of 25,000 to the student. read more

Oct 25, 2010 - University approval must for business schools
   University of Madras Vice-Chancellor G. Thiruvasagam said business schools should have the approval of the university before starting courses. read more

Oct 25, 2010 - TNAU signs MoU
   Tamil Nadu Agricultural University has inked a memorandum of understanding with Mahindra and Mahindra. read more

Oct 25, 2010 - University developing multimedia portal VC
   The Bharathidasan University Informatics Centre is engaged in the task of developing a multimedia portal to enable the university's academic community to access all video tutorials of the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) through a central server. read more

Oct 23, 2010 - CET Supreme Court issues notice to States
   The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to all the States on an application filed by the Medical Council of India on its proposal to introduce a common nationwide eligibility-cum-entrance test for MBBS and postgraduate medical courses from 2011-12. read more

Oct 23, 2010 - MMC may tie up with American university
   The Madras Medical College is exploring the possibility of a tie-up with Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, U.S. to facilitate faculty and student exchange and improve research programmes. read more

Oct 22, 2010 - Mini marathon
   Nehru Group of Institutions is organising a mini marathon on October 23. A release from the organisers said the event was being organised to promote national integration and development of motherland. read more

Oct 22, 2010 - Campus recruitment drive from today
   A campus recruitment drive by Accenture will be held at P.S.N.A. College of Engineering and Technology for 2010 passed-out students of engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu, on October 22, 23 and 24. read more

Oct 21, 2010 - University of Madras opens language laboratory on Guindy campus
   In an effort to improve the communication skills and personality development of students, the University of Madras opened a language laboratory at its Guindy campus on Wednesday. read more

Oct 21, 2010 - ?Education is the key to achieve one's full potential'
   ?In the future, one's ability will not be judged solely by qualification, but by the capacity to learn and adapt. read more

Oct 19, 2010 - Management festival held
   Dhriti, the management festival of Sona School of Management, was conducted recently in which 31 business schools participated. read more

Oct 19, 2010 - Varsity centres to despatch answer scripts daily
   Bharathidasan University will insist on despatch of answer scripts from its several Personal Contact Programme (PCP) centres across the country and the few centres abroad on a daily basis with effect from the coming November examination. read more

Oct 18, 2010 - Anna University Apr/May 2010 rank list serves as tool to evaluate colleges
   According to April/May 2010 rank list published by the Office of the Controller of Examinations, Anna University Chennai, Sri Sai Ram Engineering College, Chennai has produced maximum number of gold medalist (4 gold medals) among all Engineering Colleges in Tamil Nadu. read more

Oct 18, 2010 - ?Need to educate farm women on IPM'
   It is important to educate farm women on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) taking into consideration their level of literacy, mobility, and cultural constraints. read more

Oct 16, 2010 - ?Universities, colleges should empower rural women'
   Universities and colleges should come forward to take up the social responsibility of empowering rural women in all spheres of life, said S.B.Sargunapandian, Chairperson of Tamil Nadu State Women's Commission. read more

Oct 16, 2010 - ?Palliative care units soon in 17 medical colleges?
   Palliative care units will be started at 17 government medical colleges in the State. The first such unit was inaugurated at Government General Hospital on Friday. read more

Oct 15, 2010 - University to develop adopted village
   Salem Periyar University will guide the villagers of Sangeethapatti, which has been adopted by the institution for three years since 2010 and assist in the overall development of the village, said Vice Chancellor K. Muthu Chelian. read more

Oct 15, 2010 - Campus interview at RVS College
   The placement and training division of RVS College of Arts and Science will organise a campus interview on October 15. read more

Oct 14, 2010 - Stress on quality in higher education
   The Tamil Nadu Governor, Surjit Singh Barnala, distributed degree certificates to graduates and research scholars during the 20th convocation of Mother Teresa University here on Wednesday. read more

Oct 14, 2010 - State told to ensure that minority institutions frame appointment rules
   The Madras High Court has said the State government should take action to ensure that minority institutions framed regulations for selecting staff and the procedure for taking disciplinary action and matters incidental thereto. read more

Oct 14, 2010 - College teachers exhorted to work with conscience
   Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education (TANSCHE) Vice-Chairman A. Ramasamy on Wednesday asked ?college teachers to do justice to their salary by working with conscience.'. read more

Oct 14, 2010 - Govt. engineering college faculty demand wage hike
   The faculty in Government Engineering Colleges have urged the Tamil Nadu government to delink them from the present mode of wage payment under the Block Grant Funds (BGF) category and attach them with treasuries as in the case of other government employees for wage disbursal. read more

Oct 13, 2010 - Graduates urged to play proactive role in transformation of educational process
   Vice-Chancellor, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai has appealed to the educated, particularly those who have obtained higher education. read more

Oct 13, 2010 - Varsity to sign MoU to access electronic thesis
   Bharathidasan University will soon sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre, an Inter University Centre of the University Grants Commission. read more

Oct 12, 2010 - 72 prizes, medals given to university students
   The 44th annual convocation of the Madurai Kamaraj University was held on Monday with 232 students getting their doctoral degrees from the Chancellor and Governor Surjit Singh Barnala. read more

Oct 12, 2010 - College to reopen on October 18
   Jeppiar Engineering College has tentatively agreed to reopen on October 18 after the college authorities held a meeting with parents of students on Monday. read more

Oct 12, 2010 - University favours ICT for effective English teaching
   Bharathidasan University is likely to integrate Information and Communication Technology (ICT ) into English language teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. read more

Oct 11, 2010 - MKU starts integrated Ph.D. in Genomics
   A five-year Integrated Ph.D. programme in Genomics is being introduced by the Madurai Kamaraj University. read more

Oct 09, 2010 - Anna University placement programme for students
   The Centre for University-Industry Collaboration of Anna University is organising a State-level placement programme for Wipro Technologies at P.S.N.A. College of Engineering and Technology. read more

Oct 08, 2010 - Priority for improving the standard of education VC
   Intensive academic research and improving the standard of education would be top priority, said S. Sudalaimuthu, Vice-Chancellor, Alagappa University. read more

Oct 08, 2010 - Seminar on ethical hacking of computers held
   Department of Information Technology of Sona College of Technology organised a technical seminar on ?ethical hacking' in which computer security and digital intelligence consultant Ankit Fadia gave a special lecture. read more

Oct 08, 2010 - 1,166 candidates to be awarded degrees at NIT-T convocation
   A total of 1,166 candidates, including 38 Ph.D holders, are to receive their degrees in engineering, science and humanities disciplines at the sixth convocation of the National Institute of Technology?Tiruchi (NIT-T) on October 9. read more

Oct 08, 2010 - Clean college campus, HC tells law students involved in clash
   In a novel ruling, the Madras high court has asked 20 law students involved in a group clash on August 2, to do community service by cleaning the law college campus and removing debris and shrubs for four days between October 11 and 17. read more

Oct 07, 2010 - ?Performance of Tamil-medium students encouraging?
   Saying that the performance of Tamil-medium students pursuing engineering is encouraging, Anna University Vice-Chancellor P. Mannar Jawahar said here on Wednesday that they would have access to communication labs for six semesters. read more

Oct 07, 2010 - ?India facing shortage of doctors, nurses and paramedics'
   India, to meet its healthcare shortages, will have to invest US$ 20 billion in the health sector, according to Marilyn Newhoff, Dean, College of Health and Human Services, San Diego State University, San Diego, USA. read more

Oct 07, 2010 - VC conducts surprise check
   The vice chancellor of Bharathidasan University, K.Meena, conducted a surprise check at the varsity's constituent college in Perambalur on Wednesday. read more

Oct 07, 2010 - UGC grants scheme finds few takers
   Very few government and aided arts and science colleges affiliated to the University of Madras have shown interest in applying for the University Grants Commission?s (UGC) flagship Colleges with Potential for Excellence (CPE) scheme under the ongoing XIth plan period. read more

Oct 05, 2010 - Chennai to host 98th Indian Science Congress
   Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the 98th annual Indian Science Congress, to be held in Chennai from January 3 to 7 next year. Chennai last hosted the Congress in 1999. read more

Oct 05, 2010 - Computer course inaugurated
   Education will help in removing social inequalities said U.Mathivanan, Dairy Development Minister, here on Monday. read more

Oct 05, 2010 - VC exhorts colleges to adopt schools with poor facilities
   The University of Madras has called upon affiliated colleges to adopt a school in their neighbourhood with poor infrastructure and facilities and share their resources with it. read more

Oct 04, 2010 - AUT reiterates filling of vacancies in aided colleges
   The Association of University Teachers (AUT), Tamil Nadu, has urged the State Government to fill immediately all the sanctioned faculty positions in aided colleges. read more

Oct 04, 2010 - Rajah Muthiah Medical College gets Rs.60 lakh grant from UGC
   Rajah Muthiah Medical College of Annamalai University, as part of its Silver Jubilee celebrations now on, has extended its intensive care unit to provide timely health care to more number of patients and built an auditorium to conduct seminars and symposiums to update the knowledge of the faculty. read more

Oct 04, 2010 - Simplicity meets innovation
   Tom, the big fat cat, exhales a snowy little ball that expands into a pipe which straightens into a candle that sets Jerry, the mouse in flames. read more

Oct 04, 2010 - Thiruvalluvar university restrained from hiring staff
   The Madras high court has restrained the Thiruvalluvar University in Vellore from publishing the results of selection of zoology faculty for which it conducted the interview recently. read more

Oct 02, 2010 - AUT-Madurai to sign 3 MoUs
   The Anna University of Technology (AUT)- Madurai is signing three MoUs during October for the benefit of engineering faculty and students. read more

Oct 02, 2010 - MGR Medical University under the scanner
   In what could leave a serious dent on the quality of medical education and prove a gross violation of the Medical Council of India (MCI) Act. read more

Oct 01, 2010 - Students urged to think of ways for reducing carbon footprint
   Speakers at a seminar on ?Rethinking business management through green practices' urged the students to reduce carbon footprint to protect the environment and make the earth a safe place to live in. read more

Oct 01, 2010 - Over 1,000 participate in AUT-T welding workshop in Tamil
   A day-long workshop on ?Recent Trends in welding' conducted on Wednesday by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Anna University of Technology?Tiruchi (AUT-T) for the first time in Tamil attracted 1,008 participants from all over the state. read more