AIEEE 2012 results may be declared today

AIEEE 2012 results may be declared today New Delhi: The All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) results for 2012 are expected to be declared on Friday, June 1. Over 11 lakh students across the country are anxiously waiting for the same. Candidates can go to http://aieee.nic.in/aieee2012/aieee/welcome.html to check out their results. The All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) is conducted to screen candidates for admission into various engineering courses offered by the National Institute of Technology (NITs)....
12:46 PM, Jun 01, 2012

CBSE topper aims for Delhi's St Stephen's College

CBSE topper aims for Delhi's St Stephen's College Imphal: The Manipuri boy, who topped this year's CBSE class 12 examination, on Tuesday said he wanted to join St Stephen's College in Delhi and try his luck at the civil service examination subsequently. A jubilant 19-year-old Mohammand Ismat, who secured 99.6 per cent marks in CBSE, the results of which were out on Monday, said that he would like to study at St Stephen's after which he would take...
02:59 PM, May 29, 2012
Joint engineering test: Will it reduce or put more stress on students?

Joint engineering test: Will it reduce or put more stress on students?

Starting 2013, a joint entrance examination will be held for admission into the central funded engineering institutions such as IITs, NITs and IIITs. ...
11:36 PM, May 28, 2012

Common, complicated 2-tier test for IITs, NITs and IIITs

Common, complicated 2-tier test for IITs, NITs and IIITs New Delhi: Starting 2013, a joint entrance examination will be held for admission into the central funded engineering institutions such as IITs, NITs and IIITs. The councils of the IITs, NITs and IIITs on Monday decided to have joint entrance test for engineering colleges that come under these three councils. According to the decision taken, for the first time, the class XII examinations will count towards entrance. There will be...
04:56 PM, May 28, 2012

Wheat allergy or celiac a cause of malnutrition

Wheat allergy or celiac a cause of malnutrition New Delhi: A recent study conducted by doctors at AIIMS and Maulana Azad Medical College has shown a startling increase in the number of celiac cases in the country. The study reveals that undiagnosed celiac or allergy to wheat may be a major cause of malnutrition in the country. Three-year-old Gudiya has body of a one year old, all because of a condition that is increasingly prevalent across India. Gudiya's...
08:48 AM, May 28, 2012

Watchout for drama in 'Oka College Story'

Watchout for drama in 'Oka College Story' T Prabhakar says that he has been inspired by the success of many films (read Premisthe, Prema Khaidi, Journey) dubbed from Tamil that have met in the recent times. The director of 'Rendilla Poojari', 'Kishkindakanda' and 'Batukamma' says that 'Oka College Story' is styled after some successful Tamil films. The audience like some sensibilities of Tamil films is no secret. Prabhakar likes to bank on this factor. Don't go by...
11:30 AM, May 26, 2012

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 ...
12:46 PM, May 19, 2012

40,000 more BE seats for Tamil Nadu

40,000 more BE seats for Tamil Nadu COIMBATORE: The availability of BE/BTech seats in Tamil Nadu is all set to shoot past the 2.65 lakh mark this year with the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) allowing existing engineering colleges to add an additional 40,000 seats in undergraduate courses. The apex regulatory agency for technical education has sanctioned the increased intake of students at a time when nearly 65,000 out of the total 2.26 lakh BE/BTech...
09:22 AM, May 18, 2012

Mumbai college blames swine flu for admission fiasco

Mumbai college blames swine flu for admission fiasco Mumbai: A Mazgaon-based medical student, whose enrollment in a Pune institute was hanging in the balance after the board nullified it saying that the institute admitted him after the cut-off date, received some relief from the High Court last week, which chided the institute for the goof-up. The court snubbed the institutes justification that it admitted the 28-year-old afterward since it could not get any candidates within the deadline set...
01:08 PM, May 16, 2012

TN: Unprecedented rush for medical course seats

TN: Unprecedented rush for medical course seats CHENNAI: A serpentine line of elderly women, 17-year-olds and assorted relatives, wound endlessly outside the rather dilapidated Panagal Hall at the Kilpauk Medical College. As it moved slowly into the building, it was evident that people had added twists and turns to the queue innumerable times to salvage whatever little shade they could manage.Even if we get sunstroke, I suppose there are enough doctors to attend to us, said Varadhu...
09:26 AM, May 16, 2012

Why men don't need quota at St Stephen's College

The Second Sex |  Asiya Islam

In a recent moment of either enthusiasm or desperation, Principal of St Stephen's College, Delhi University, Valson Thampu proposed 40% reservation for male students at ...
06:53 PM, May 10, 2012

Ex-judge tortures pregnant daughter-in-law, held

Ex-judge tortures pregnant daughter-in-law, held Cuttack: A retired judicial magistrate and three others, including his wife and son were arrested on Wednesday for torturing his pregnant daughter-in-law and throwing her into a river with her hands and legs tied. The four - the retired judge, his wife, son and another person were arrested following a statement of the woman, who is fighting for her life in the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack, Cuttack Deputy...
11:15 PM, May 09, 2012

Mumbai: 100 HSC answer sheets found dumped on road

Mumbai: 100 HSC answer sheets found dumped on road Mumbai: The fate of 100 young students teetered in the balance last month, while their answer sheets to the Geography paper of the crucial, career-building HSC (Higher Secondary Certificate) examinations lay on an abandoned motorcycle in Kalbadevi, unattended and exposed to the elements. Thanks to the vigilant eye of a shopkeeper in the area, the scripts were recovered and returned to the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary...
01:06 PM, May 08, 2012

100 HSC answer sheets found dumped on Mumbai road

100 HSC answer sheets found dumped on Mumbai road Mumbai: The fate of 100 young students teetered in the balance last month, while their answer sheets to the Geography paper of the crucial, career-building HSC (Higher Secondary Certificate) examinations lay on an abandoned motorcycle in Kalbadevi, unattended and exposed to the elements. Thanks to the vigilant eye of a shopkeeper in the area, the scripts were recovered and returned to the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary...
10:57 AM, May 08, 2012

St Stephen's new proposal: 40 pc quota for men

St Stephen's new proposal: 40 pc quota for men New Delhi: An unusual proposal to reserve 40 per cent of the seats for male students was introduced at the staff meeting of the St Stephen's college on Friday, but was met with vehement disapproval from the teachers who said they were "taken aback" by the "absurd" idea. College Principal Valson Thampu introduced the proposal before the college staff at a meeting held on Friday morning. The idea that has...
12:07 AM, May 05, 2012
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