Selection for the post of Director (Works) has been postponed by DMRC
DMRC (Delhi Metro Rail Corporation) has canceled the selection for the post of Director (Works) that was going to be held today on 17th January 2012.
The selection procedure is postponed due to administrative emergency.
New Schedule will be issued soon by DMRC.
Students from Bihar Village School clears International Mathematics Olympiad, IITians, skype,Computers
6 students from Gopalganj district in Bihar have cleared International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO) examination. The school is founded by IITians and it imparts education using latest technology. Six selected students will now appear for IMO's level 2 examination. Teaching takes place through skype. Computers are run by generators as there is no power in the village.
Delhi University to stop Re-evaluation from the year 2013
Delhi University (DU) is planning to stop re-evaluation from the year 2013. The university will continue rechecking of answer sheets.
In rechecking the examiner would only re-total marks in the answer sheet.
None of the IIMs appeal to CAT topper Vipul Tyagi
Vipul Tyagi appeared in Common Admission Test (CAT) 2011 and was top scorer. But none of the IIMs appeal to this Engineering lad who has got call from IIM Kozhikode, IIM- Calcutta and other institutes. He says he just wants to prove other students that CAT is not very difficult and is not the property of the topper. Any person with good reasoning capacity and presence of mind can qualify CAT.
Shiksha.com launches Common Application form for B-Schools
Shiksh.com owned by InfoEdge India Ltd has launched common Application Form to be filled by students applying for all B-Schools in India. This will held the MBA aspirant to fill up a single form and will free the candidates from hassles of filling up different forms. Any MBA college which needs any extra information will get it from the student by means of a separate form. This will also save cost of purchasing different application forms.
Till now 14 MBA institutes have given their consent, reply is awaited from other B-Schools.
R. Murugesan elected as the president of Indian Society for Technical Education, New Delhi for 2012 to 2012
R. Murugesan, Vice Chancellor of Anna University of Technology, Madurai has been elected as the 15th president of Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), New Delhi for 2012 to 2012.
The election for the post was held during Annual National Convention hosted by Baba Bandha Singh Bahadur Engineering College, Fatehgarh Sahib in Punjab.
High tech cheating by Android cell phones for qualifying entrance examination of Elite Public Postgraduate Medical Schools
Two MBA graduates pretended to be candidates for the entrance exam for Elite Public Postgraduate Medical Schools tried innovative cheating technique. They used android phones to capture question paper images and send them through email to a person answering the questions. Their could listen to answers through wireless ear plugs. This high tech cheating was just the same as displayed in Munna Bhai MBBS. Police was able to catch the accused after knowing about the incidence from a student who could not afford the high tech cheating because of lack of money.
AICTE to hold CMAT twice a year from 2013
AICTE has decided to conduct Common Management Aptitude Test (CMAT) twice a year from 2013. The entrance exam will be conducted after a gap of 6 months. This would help interested candidates to sit again for the entrance test. The best score would be considered while admission in any B-School.
From 2013 it will be mandatory for all AICTE approved colleges to take admission by considering CMAT scores.
Eros Foundation associates with Pratham NGO to provide quality education to underprivileged children
Eros Foundation, a philanthropic wing of Eros international Media (EIML – A company in the Indian Film Entertainment Industry) join hands with NGO Pratham to provide good and quality education to underprivileged children in Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Eros Foundation will provide training to village volunteers who will teach the children in the villages. The volunteers will not get any monetary benefit but they will get education in return. Education on english skills, job finding etc which will help them.
Banaras Hindu University (BHU) releases dates for PMT 2012 examination
BHU to hold All India competitive written test for admission in MBBS course in two stages , PMT 2012 Screening and PMT 2012 Main while only 2012 PMT Screening will be held for admission in BDS, BPharm and BAMS.
PMT 2012 screening will be done on 16th May 2012 at Varanasi, Delhi, Kolkata and Hyderabad centers. PMT 2012 Main exam will be held on 17th June 2012 at Varanasi center only.
Last date for receipt of application form is - 15th March 2012
For more information view - http://www.bhu.ac.in/admission/admin_index.htm
