Jan 31, 2012 - Council empowers varsity
   The Dental Council of India has written to Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University giving it the power to prescribe higher standards for dental education in the State. read more

Jan 30, 2012 - India lagging in core research, says Vice-Chancellor India should allocate more funds
   India should allocate more funds towards research and development than the 0.8 per cent of the GDP that it currently sets aside, said G.Thiruvasagam, Vice-Chancellor, University of Madras. read more

Jan 28, 2012 - Syndicate recommends disaffiliation of 3 colleges
   The Syndicate of the University of Madras on Friday recommended the disaffiliation of three arts and science colleges in the city for failing to create necessary infrastructure read more

Jan 28, 2012 - ?Private nursing college students eligible for Government jobs'
   As the syllabus, examination process and also the procedure to register with the Nursing Council of India were the same for both sections read more

Jan 28, 2012 - UGC expects 4.2 crore students by 2020
   ?During the time of independence there were 25 universities and 500 colleges and in 2012 there are 609 universities and 33,000 colleges. read more

Jan 27, 2012 - Youth told to cultivate skills to facilitate national empowerment
   Education should impart skills to youth and enable them to become employable and also become entrepreneurs to contribute to national empowerment. read more

Jan 26, 2012 - EAMCET on May 12
   EAMCET-2012 for admission into State-level Engineering, Agricultural and Medical courses would be conducted on May 12 this year and all applications should be filled online. read more

Jan 26, 2012 - HR Summit 2012 - ?An Industry- Institute Interaction?
   HR SUMMIT 2012 ? ?An Industry- Institute Interaction? was organised at Vickram College of Engineering on 21st January, 2012 in the college conference hall. read more

Jan 23, 2012 - IIM-T ties up with foreign institutions for student exchange programmes
   Indian Institute of Management?Tiruchirapalli (IIM-T) has forged understandings with six institutions abroad: two each in France and USA. read more

Jan 23, 2012 - IIM-Tiruchi bags first international placement among new institutes
   Indian Institute of Management ?Tiruchi (IIM-T) has achieved the unique distinction of being the first among the newly started ones in the country. read more

Jan 21, 2012 - Conference on sensors, related networks begins
   Third International Conference on Sensors and Related Networks (SENNET '12) began at VIT University here on Friday. read more

Jan 20, 2012 - Anna Universities of Technology told to freeze bank deposits
   The Commissioner of Technical Education has instructed Registrars of Anna Universities of Technology at Chennai, Coimbatore, Tiruchi, Tirunelveli and Madurai read more

Jan 20, 2012 - Academics deplore universities being administered by Syndicate sub-committee
   There is serious discontent among the academia about State universities, which do not have Vice-Chancellors, being managed by the Syndicate sub-committee. read more

Jan 19, 2012 - PIL plea for starting medical college in Kunnam
   A public interest litigation petition has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking a direction to the Tamil Nadu government to restart the process of establishing the Government Medical College read more

Jan 19, 2012 - Graduation day at Nehru College of Aeronautics
   The fifth graduation day of Nehru College of Aeronautics and Applied Sciences will be held here on January 21. read more

Jan 17, 2012 - Conference at BU on Science Fiction
   The Department of English and Foreign Languages of Bharathiar University will conduct an international conference on ?Science Fiction' from January 19 to 21. read more

Jan 14, 2012 - Utilise services of INSPIRE faculty to improve research, universities told
   The Department of Science and Technology has asked the universities in the country to make use of INSPIRE (Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research). read more

Jan 14, 2012 - University publishes results
   Results of November semester examinations have been published by Madurai Kamaraj University for seven postgraduate courses. read more

Jan 14, 2012 - ?Education, innovation important for India's growth'
   ?Education, research and innovation are equally important for the growth of the country,? says newly-elected National President of the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) read more

Jan 13, 2012 - Court firm no relief to unrecognised teacher training colleges
   The Supreme Court has warned teacher training institutes against making admissions unless they have obtained recognition. read more

Jan 13, 2012 - Medical Council verdict mustn't be bypassed Supreme Court to High Courts
   The Supreme Court has strongly deprecated the practice of High Courts passing interim orders on writ petitions filed by medical colleges for increasing the number of seats. read more

Jan 13, 2012 - Workshop in Madurai Kamaraj University
   A workshop on research methods and data analysis in social sciences is being organised by School of Economics, Madurai Kamaraj University, from January 20 to 24. read more

Jan 12, 2012 - Scores out now, all eyes on IIM shortlists
   For a few hundred IIM aspirants, Wednesday was the day they moved closer to realising their dream of studying in India's most prestigious B-schools. read more

Jan 12, 2012 - High Court restrains AICTE on e-journals
   The Madras High Court on Wednesday restrained the All India Council for Technical Education from taking coercive action against institutions for not subscribing to e-journals. read more

Jan 12, 2012 - University sees red in poor pass percentage in engineering colleges
   Only one out of every four students in 168 engineering colleges under the Anna University of Technology-Chennai passed in all subjects in the November 2011 examinations. read more

Jan 12, 2012 - Varsity team to inspect Institute of Technology seeking autonomy
   The Thanthai Periyar Government Institute of Technology (TPGIT), Vellore, has applied to Anna University for grant of autonomous status, and an inspection team from the university would be visiting the TPGIT campus shortly. read more

Jan 10, 2012 - ?Modern civil engineering can learn a lot from ancient heritage"
   Director of IIT-Madras Bhaskar Ramamurthi has called upon civil engineers to blend the concepts of durability and sustainability found in ancient architecture. read more

Jan 06, 2012 - Phase-I of IIT-M recruitment 209 firms complete selection
   At the end of first phase of campus recruitment at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M), 769 students, that is, 63 per cent of the registered have been placed in 209 companies. read more

Jan 06, 2012 - U.S. EX-IM Bank open to giving education loans, says its Chairman
   The U.S. EX-IM Bank is open to giving education loans to Indian students seeking higher education opportunities in the US, Fred Hochberg, the bank's Chairman and President said on Wednesday. read more

Jan 06, 2012 - Madras University to get grant from UGC's scheme in second phase too
   The University of Madras will be granted at least Rs.30 crore in the second phase of the University Grants Commission's (UGC) Universities with Potential for Excellence (UPE) scheme. read more

Jan 06, 2012 - ?More scientists are needed for sustainable and safe food systems'
   Global trends in the food industry demand that we train food scientists and food engineers trans-nationally and trans-culturally to ensure that food systems worldwide are sustainable read more

Jan 05, 2012 - TCS to conduct recruitment drives in BU colleges
   Tata Consultancy Services, Chennai, will conduct placement drives in affiliated colleges of Bharathiar University in Coimbatore, Erode, Gobichettipalayam and Udumalpet, from January 27 to 29. read more

Jan 05, 2012 - Launch of IET Student Chapter
   On 4th January, 2012, the inauguration ceremony of the launch of the student chapter of IET( Institution of Engineering and Technology), India was held at Vickram College of Engineering. read more

Jan 01, 2012 - Post offices to take up registration for mock AIEEE
   The Department of Posts has said that students could register their names in the post offices for the forthcoming mock All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) read more