Documents required for COMEDK UGET 2015 counselling

Documents required for COMEDK UGET 2015 counselling

The counselling schedule for Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMEDK) Undergraduate Entrance Test (UGET) is set to begin on June 29. The process will begin with engineering courses, which is scheduled for 11 days. The counselling for architecture will be completed within one day and counselling for medical/dental courses will follow, […]

Whitefield Rising uses Khan Academy to aid Govt. school in Bangalore

Whitefield Rising uses Khan Academy to aid Govt. school in Bangalore

The experience of Learning maths will be much more fun and high-tech for the students of the Ramagondanahalli government school near Whitefield. Students of classes IV, V and VI will have special online classes that offer practice exercises, instructional videos and personalized learning dashboards to help them study at their own pace, thanks to California-based Khan Academy. […]

Students to design virtual museums

Students to design virtual museums

A team of students and faculty from almost 15 institutions is developing a digital recreation of Hampi (in modern-day Karnataka), which used to be the capital of the Vijayanagar empire. Funded by the Union department of science and technology (DST), the project brings together technologists and culture scientists to create models of digital preservation. As […]

Hardly any takers for Fee Reimbursement scheme for CET Rank holders

The fee reimbursement scheme announced by the state government three years ago for top performers in the Common Entrance Test (CET) has very few takers. According to the information available from the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA), out of the 35 eligible students, only five applied for reimbursement last year. Since three years, the state government […]

Bangalore University announces steep hike in fees

In not so good news during this ongoing admission season, Bangalore University (BU) has announced a steep hike in fees for undergraduate courses in all its affiliated colleges from the academic year 2015-16. BU Registrar (Administration) K.K. Seethamma said the hike was an annual one of 10 per cent as permitted by the government. However, […]

Engineering, Medical, Dental fees up this year

If students of undergraduate professional courses thought that the notified fee structure was complete, then they couldn’t be more wrong. It now transpires that they have to pay additional fees not included in the fee structure. In effect, the total fees will be up by a few thousands. According to sources in the Karnataka Examinations […]

IIM Bangalore’s online courses launched

IIM Bangalore’s online courses launched

IIM Bangalore has launched a range of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in partnership withEdX, the online learning initiative founded by Harvard and MIT. India is home to the largest population of edX learners outside of the US, and the partnership with IIM will benefit numerous more students not just in the country, but also […]

CET Results 2015 declared

CET Results 2015 declared

1.12 lakh students were found eligible for Engineering, 19,275 students for Medical/Dental. The results for Common Entrance Test (CET) was declared state-wide for students seeking admissions into Medical, Engineering and other under-graduate courses. According to officials, of the 1.57 lakh students who applied, 1.53 lakh students wrote CET . The exams were conducted in 343 […]

IIHM Hotel School

IIHM Hotel School

International Institute of Hotel Management (IIHM) is the Largest Hotel School Chain in Asia that comes under Indismart group formed in 1989 offering a wide range of services in the field of Hospitality Education. It has 11 colleges across South East Asia, has two running business hotels of 4 Star category in Kolkata and Goa and two […]