Jan 30, 2008 - Redefine concept of commercial farming VC
   Anything produced for the market may not necessarily qualify as commercial agriculture. High level of farm production with plenty of marketable surplus should be the basis for commercial agriculture. read more

Jan 28, 2008 - Delay in placement may cut number of interviews
   About 270 students from non-autonomous self-financing colleges in and around Chennai have been short-listed for interviews for placement in information technology firm Cognizant in the first phase of Anna University’s State-wide placement programme which began on Sunday. read more

Jan 28, 2008 - Campus connect
   A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the heads of the Department of Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University, and the Department of Biology and Medicinal Science, Pai Chai University, Republic of Korea, recently for exchange of postgraduate students and Ph.D scholars of biotechnology of both the sides to pursue their research work. read more

Jan 28, 2008 - SRM to offer course in media
   The SRM School of Journalism & Mass Communication, Kattankulathur, offer’s a part-time Postgraduate Diploma Course in Journalism spanning nine months, at the SRM Nightingale Matriculation Higher Secondary School in West Mambalam (68, Thambiah Road), Chennai. Classes were scheduled to commence on January 21, from 6.30 pm to 8 pm, five days a week. read more

Jan 28, 2008 - SRM University plans automotive laboratory
   SRM University plans to set up an automotive laboratory and a centre for excellence in computer embedded systems on its campus in Kattankulathur. read more

Jan 26, 2008 - Higher education– a gateway to the world
   India, known as the land of great civilisation and cultural heritage, is now fast emerging as the Knowledge Capital of the World. The future of higher education as envisaged by the National Knowledge Commission (NKC) is poised for a greater growth. read more

Jan 24, 2008 - TCS honour for Easwari Engineering College
   Easwari Engineering College, part of SRM Group of Institutions, has been accredited by Software Major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) with two of its students honoured with the TCS Best Student-2007 Awards here today. read more

Jan 14, 2008 - Chemistry is a victim of its own success
   Director of Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, P. Balaram, on Thursday urged science students to show interest towards analytical chemistry because it had immense potential and could rival “IT guys” in terms of salary also. read more

Jan 14, 2008 - Court ruling on teacher training institutes
   Teacher training institutes which are given recognition by the National Council for Teacher Education till April of a particular year alone will be entitled to be considered by the State Government for approval of teachers, admission of students and commence classes for that academic year, the Madras High Court has ruled. read more

Jan 09, 2008 - Chemistry Department ready for celebrations
   A two-day national symposium on ‘Frontier areas in chemistry’ is being organised by the American College here on January 10 and 11 as part of the golden jubilee celebrations of its postgraduate Chemistry Department. read more

Jan 07, 2008 - ICTES 2007 hosted by Dr. MGR University
   In an attempt to explore the deep-rooted linkages between the existing and emerging concerns faced by the power and communication sector, a three-day international conference on Information and Communication Technology in Electrical Sciences was held in Chennai on December 20 to 22. read more

Jan 07, 2008 - Campus connect
   The Students’ Chapters of Institution of Engineers were inaugurated at SACS MAVMM Engineering College on Friday. read more

Jan 07, 2008 - Campus connect
   The KLN College of Engineering has signed a memorandum of understanding with KEANE, an international software development company, to train pre-final year students in domain specific skills and soft skills that would fetch them good placements. read more

Jan 05, 2008 - SRM Universitys Semester Abroad Programme launched
   While describing India and the United States of America as natural partners, the U.S. Consul-General in Chennai, David T. Hopper, said that the countries needed more partners to combat the negative forces in the world. read more

Jan 05, 2008 - Bright prospects for microbial technology
   The growing prominence of microbial technology in the era of biodiversity conservation is increasingly felt worldwide, Tiruvalluvar University Vice-Chancellor L. Kannan observed on Thursday. read more

Jan 04, 2008 - Community colleges may come under open university system
   The Government is planning to bring community colleges under the open university system, Higher Education Minister K. Ponmudy said on Thursday. read more

Jan 04, 2008 - B.Ed. admission apex court issues notice
   The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Tamil Nadu Self- Financing Colleges of Education Management Association and others on a special leave petition filed by Tamil Nadu against a Madras High Court judgment, holding that self-financing colleges need not follow the single window system of admission to B.Ed. read more

Jan 03, 2008 - Anna varsity-Tiruchi to start two colleges
   Anna University–Tiruchi is likely to start two constituent engineering colleges during the coming academic year. read more

Jan 03, 2008 - e-learning to be introduced for distance education students of Alagappa University
   The Alagappa University has planned to introduce e-learning for students pursuing programmes through distance education. read more

Jan 02, 2008 - Engineering colleges sign MoU on industry-academic relationships
   R.M.K. and R.M.D. Engineering Colleges signed memorandum of understanding with Wipro Technologies to expand industry-academic relationships recently. read more