IIIT Bangalore Admissions for MTech (Electronic Systems Design) – closing 30 Apr

The  International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Bangalore has invited applications from eligible candidates for admissions to Master of Technology (MTech) programme in Electronic Systems Design (ESD) and Information Technology for the session 2016. The interested candidates should apply latest by April 30.   Educational qualification: The candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering […]

PUC Results may be delayed

The second year PU results could be delayed. Though State Primary and Secondary Education Minister Kimmane Rathnakar had announced that results would be out on time, he said on Sunday, “Even in the past, results were announced only after the first week of May.” He furnished the dates of results of exams held since 1973 […]

Bangalore boys win Capgemini’s Global Innovators Race Competition

Bangalore boys win Capgemini’s Global Innovators Race Competition

Capgemini, one of the world’s driving suppliers of counseling, innovation and outsourcing administrations, declared the victor of its global Innovators Race competition. The victors – third year Computer Science and Engineering understudies from BMS College of Engineering Bangalore, Ankit Agarwal (22) and Chirantan Mahipal (20), known as group ‘Technetium’, took home the primary prize, alongside […]

Online exams – the solution to question paper leaks: Former VC, VTU

Online exams – the solution to question paper leaks: Former VC, VTU

Technology may be key to preventing leakage of question papers, says K. Balaveera Reddy, former Vice-Chancellor of Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU). In an e-mail release to The Hindu , he said the reputation of the Pre-University Examination Board has gone for a toss and its credibility is now at stake. Parents and the public at […]

IIT Madras, IIM Bangalore feature in top ten colleges in India

IIT Madras, IIM Bangalore feature in top ten colleges in India

The HRD ministry ranked IIT Madras as the country’s best engineering college. IIT Mumbai and IIT Kharagpur are placed as second and third best engineering colleges in India. IIM Bangalore tops the list of best management institutes. IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Calcutta are ranked second and third in the list released ahead of admission season. […]

Students of Greenwood High hold their first ever TEDx event

Students of Greenwood High hold their first ever TEDx event

The students of Greenwood High International School organized their first ever TEDx event- TEDxGWHSchool, under the auspices of TED. The event saw participation of around 100 students from various schools, who had come from across the country in a gala event filled with brilliant speakers, thought-provoking video and mind-blowing conversation. The theme for this event, […]

School students, you are not alone…Deepika Padukone

School students, you are not alone…Deepika Padukone

With an aim to raise awareness of mental health in India, the Live Love Laugh Foundation (TLLLF), has announced the launch of ‘You Are Not Alone’. This programme is focused on educating high school students and teachers on stress, anxiety and depression, and also aims to reduce the stigma that surrounds mental health. The Live […]

SSLC Paper not leaked: KSEEB Director

SSLC Paper not leaked: KSEEB Director

The education department has announced that none of the question papers for the SSLC exams has leaked. They claim to have checked the question paper packets to verify whether they were tampered or not. The exams are beginning from March 30. Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board (KSEEB) director Yashoda Bopanna said she along with commissioner […]

State not ready for PU-Schools merger: Principals

Schools and PU colleges are opposing the move by the state government to merge classes 9 & 10 with first and second year pre-university (PU), as they are of the opinion that this As the state government gets set to bifurcate education, merging Classes 9 and 10 with first and second year pre-university (PU), schools […]

IIT panel for tripling fee, and now entrance test at 8 foreign locations

IIT panel for tripling fee, and now entrance test at 8 foreign locations

The Ashok Mishra-headed Standing Committee of Indian Institute of Technology Council (SCIC), a group comprising of IIT directors and senior officials, has approved a threefold hike in annual fees, reported the Press Trust of India. The total annual fee would stand at Rs 3 lakh per annum from the existing Rs 90,000, after Education Minister […]