Despite Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, the new vice-chancellor of Bangalore University (BU) and the Higher Education Minister GT Devegowda saying there would be a change in the way tenders are called for in the state-run universities, the registrar of evaluation of BU remains adamant. The examination office refuses to cancel the recently called tender for 10 lakh marks […]
Newcastle University experts have cooked up a new app to help people learn languages. Linguacuisine uses cookery to help make learning a new language easier. Using a smartphone or tablet, learners follow a recipe in a different language. The web-based app uses video, photographs and written instructions to help the budding chef make a dish. […]
Energy Institute, Bangalore under the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (RGIPT-BEI), an Institute of National Importance, established Under an Act of Parliament; Muddenahalli, Chikkaballapura, Bangalore, has invited applications for admission to the 2-year M.Tech. Program in (i) Renewable Energy (ii) Power and Energy Systems Engineering and (iii) Energy Science and Technology, for the session commencing […]
The bickering between Bangalore University and the two newly carved out varsities has become an embarrassment for the Higher Education Department. After meeting vice chancellors and other officials, Higher Education Minister G.T. Devegowda said that the department will convene a meeting to sort out these problems within a fortnight. Bangalore University, Bengaluru Central University (BCU) […]
Karnataka has fourth highest number of fake engineering colleges Ashutosh (name changed), completed his undergraduate engineering programme in a private engineering college in the State and went for post-graduation admission. He was denied admissions and the reasons cited were that his marks cards and degree were invalid. Upon investigating, he found out that his college has been put in […]
Nation-wide Intellectual Property Talent Search exam will motivate innovations at schools, colleges In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has asked students to participate in an Intellectual Property Talent Search Examination- IPTSE-cum-awards. This will help our young engineers to patent their innovations. City colleges are happy with this move. “Usually, we have exhibitions in […]
Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board, KSEEB is expected to declare the Karnataka SSLC Supplementary Result 2018 this week. The most tentative date, as revealed by sources happens to be July 20, Friday. Candidates who appeared for the supplementary examination in the month of June would be able to check their supplementary Karnataka SSLC Result 2018 […]
University of Southampton announces two GREAT-Southampton-India 2018 Scholarships, covering full tuition fee, for Indian postgraduate students The University of Southampton, in collaboration with the British Council India, has announced two ‘GREAT-Southampton-India Scholarships’. These scholarships are available exclusively to Indian students who want to pursue a taught Masters degree programme at the University’s Faculty of Social […]
In a major disappointment for undergraduate medical seat aspirants, there is a fall in the total number of medical seats available this academic year. As per the seat matrix published by Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA), the medical seats have gone down by 770 compared to last year’s seat matrix. In total, 5,920 seats are available […]
Literacy rates increased nearly 10% between the 2001 and 2011 Indian censuses, with Karnataka literacy rates at 75.4%, slightly above the national average. Although correlation does not equal causation, it seems likely that this is in part due to the ever increasing role of technology in the classrooms. Tech is making learning fun and intuitive, giving […]