Lack of Innovation in Teaching

Lack of innovation in teaching has left us with a mismatch between the demand and supply of qualified manpower in the country, said Vice-Chancellor of Bharathiar University (BU) Prof G Thiruvasagam here on Wednesday.

Speaking during the pre-entry training program for newly recruited government college teachers at the BU, the V-C said the students who pass out of college are not able to land jobs as their education has not equipped them with the skills necessary for the industry.

"Out of the 30 lakh students who pass out of colleges in India, only 10 percent are able to get jobs" he pointed out adding that 0.49 percentage of the GDP was allocated for higher education without any positive outcome.

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IIT Kharagpur to Set up Entrepreneurship School

With the aim of honing the skills of budding entrepreneurs, the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, is setting up a school of entrepreneurship.

The school would become functional in 2008 or 2009, said its Director D. Acharya at a press conference here on Friday. It was the first of its kind in the country, he added.

While the students would be admitted to the entrepreneurship course through the regular IIT-JEE, they would be awarded two degrees — a Bachelor of Technology and a Master of Entrepreneurship — at the completion of the course. Fifty per cent of the cost of introducing the course would be borne by Vinod Mehta, an alumnus.

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Common Admission Retail Test (CART) on January 27

The Retailers Association of India (RAI) will conduct the first Common Admission Retail Test (CART) for its Post Graduate Program in Retail Management (PGPRM) in 25 cities on January 27.

Talking to newsmen on Friday, RAI Chief Executive Officer Gibson G. Vedamani said the objective was to provide students with a high level of knowledge and understanding of concepts and processes involved in retailing and equip them with operational and analytical skills necessary for a professional career in the retail sector.

Around 2,500 candidates are expected to take the first test, of which 1,500 will be short-listed for admission.

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Bharatiya Vidya Bhavans offers free Computer Course

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Gandhi Institute of Computer Education and Information Technology has invited applications from candidates for the free computer course offered at its centres in Mylapore and T.Nagar.

The course, targeted at unemployed youth from economically weaker sections of society, would cover DTP, C, C++ and multimedia.

Applications for candidates interested in joining the batches that commence in February 2008 are available at 18/20/22, East Mada Street, Mylapore.

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International Award for Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) Scientist

V. Saravanakumar, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, has won the award for the “Best Research Paper” in Sri Lanka recently.

According to a university release, Mr. Saravanakumar received the award from Vice-Chancellor Harishchandra Abeygunawardena, at the international conference held at the Post-Graduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

His research paper titled “A Pricing Model for Milk-based on Cost Production” was adjudged the best in the category of agricultural economics and extension.

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Three Engineering Colleges Charging Extra Fee by AICTE

Of the 33 self-financing engineering colleges that have been asked for clarification with regard to their fee structure by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), three come under the aegis of the Anna University, Coimbatore.

‘Surprise inspections’ had been undertaken by the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) at the beginning of the academic year to check for anomalies in the fee structure. Following this, colleges in the Coimbatore region too had come under the scanner.

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Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) Scientist Honoured

N. Kumar, Professor (Horticulture), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, has been conferred the “Fellow of AIPUB” by the Association for the Improvement in Production and Utilisation of Banana (AIPUB).

He received the award from Agriculture Minister Veerapandi S. Arumugam at the national conference on banana held at Tiruchirapalli. Mr. Kumar has been recognised for his contribution in research and development in horticulture, particularly in banana.

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