College Admissions

Campus Calling: A look at some unusual careers

As admission season is around, CNN-IBN takes a look at some unusual career options for those who want to walk the road less taken. ...

The old IIT entrance test was for the rich: Sibal

Union Human Resources Development Minister Kapil Sibal has made it clear that there is no going back on the new entrance test format for all the engineering institutes including the IITs. In an interview with CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose, he defended the new format saying it would help improve the declining school standards and will also help more girl students get into the IITs considering they do well in...  

Delhi University admissions: the cut-off quagmire

New Delhi: Talking on a general note, majority of us are confused by the cut-off system. As lay men, we understand it as "the minimum percentage of marks required for getting into our desired college/course". It denotes the least percentage point that will be accepted by a college for a given course. Well, the detailed terminology of the cut-off game is too vivid for just a school-passed student to grasp....  

How we choose what we do in college

The Sharp Cheese |  Tanya Ghosh

'So what do you want to be when you grow up?' I remember how I used to absolutely dread this question since it used ...

DU's second cut-off list offers no relief

New Delhi: After the shock of seeing a 100 per cent cut-off in the first list for admissions at Delhi University, students were banking on the subsequent cut-off lists to secure a seat. But with the numbers only dropping slightly, even those scoring above 90 per cent are still left without a place in the college or course of their choice. The second cut-off lists for admission into Delhi University...  

No admission for students wasting seats: HC

New Delhi: A student dropping out in the middle of a professional course can be barred from taking admission in the same course again till completion of the programme because it results in wastage of a precious seat and opportunity for another meritorious candidate, the Delhi High Court has said. A bench of justices Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and GP Mittal upheld the decision of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University refusing...  

College admissions on hold, students suffer

The Supreme Court has deferred the Best Five verdict for Maharashtra students, adjourning the matter to Monday now. ...

HC rejects 'best 5' formula for college admissions

The Bombay High Court says it violates Article 14 of constitution- Right to equality. ...  

Campus Calling: careers beyond the obvious

As the admission season kicks off, we help students make tough career choices. ...

A career option for the spiritually inclined

This week, we show you how Alternate Healing could be an interesting career option for students. ...

Campus Calling: build career by building robots

Robotics, as a career, is very nascent in India and hence offers a great opportunity. ...

Students cry foul over Mumbai quota confusion

Durban: Australian batsman Michael Hussey has returned home from the Champions League Twenty20 here due to personal reasons after his team was ousted from semi-final contention. Australian batsman Mike Hussey exited the Champions League Twenty20 over the weekend to return home to Perth for family reasons. A Chennai representative confirmed the 37-year-old West Australian had already left the tournament because of 'personal reasons media reports stated. Chennai along with two...