90% surge but big demand-supply gap Date: June 19, 2011 NEW DELHI: We’ve ended up valuing exams over learning and giving sky-high marks that still can’t guarantee entry to the next level ... read more...
Top colleges pack beyond capacity Date: June 18, 2011 NEW DELHI: On the second day of admissions on Friday, many Delhi University colleges admitted students beyond the number of seats available with them.... read more...
Academics not the only draw Date: June 18, 2011 NEW DELHI: While progressively higher cutoffs in recent years suggest that students now are inveterate bookworms... read more...
Course Profile BA (honours) Hindi Date: June 17, 2011 NEW DELHI: Hindi (honours) has always been one of Delhi University’s under-rated courses. With a total of 21 papers... read more...
DU may step in from next year Date: June 16, 2011 NEW DELHI: From the next year, the Delhi University will intervene, if necessary, in fixing the admission... read more...
CATE cutoff slashed Date: June 15, 2011 NEW DELHI: The cutoffs for most courses spiralled in the first list this year, but the CATE cutoff for BA ... read more...
Commerce raises bar, only slightly Date: June 15, 2011 NEW DELHI: Getting in to commerce courses in DU in the first cut-off list will get more difficult as the cut-offs have seen a substantial increase in most colleges... read more...
More women cops in South Campus Date: June 15, 2011 NEW DELHI: Higher numbers and greater visibility of women in khaki. This is how the Delhi Police wants to give the city’s women... read more...
Campus fash frat ready to roll Date: June 14, 2011 NEW DELHI: Cool kurtis, wedge heels and colourful shades. With the rush for registration over, fashion is now taking centrestage... read more...
COURSE PROFILE BA (Hons) Economics Date: June 14, 2011 NEW DELHI: Since the beginning, Economics has been one of the most sought-after courses offered by the Delhi University... read more...
WHAT NEXT FOR YOU? Date: June 13, 2011 NEW DELHI: CAREER COACH ZUBIN MALHOTRA DECODES C – CONFUSION OVER COLLEGE VS COURSE, AS THE ADMISSION SEASON HEATS UP ACROSS THE COUNTRY... read more...
IISC OPENS DOORS TO UNDERGRADS Date: June 13, 2011 NEW DELHI: Come August 1, walking down the corridors of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, will be a... read more...
MA IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE AT OXFORD Date: June 13, 2011 NEW DELHI: Oxford University has introduced a one-year taught Master’s degree programme in English Language for the first time in the university’s history... read more...
Admission interviews for UK Date: June 13, 2011 NEW DELHI: REPRESENTATIVES of University of Sussex, UK, are here to conduct student-interviews for admission into its undergraduate... read more...
GET READY FOR THE BIG DAY Date: June 13, 2011 NEW DELHI: WITH ADMISSIONS IN DELHI UNIVERSITY JUST TWO DAYS AWAY, VISHAKHA SHARMA PREPARES A CHECKLIST TO GUIDE STUDENTS THROUGH ... read more...
NEW PLOT Date: June 13, 2011 NEW DELHI: SGTB KHALSA COLLEGE, DELHI UNIVERSITY, OFFERS A POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA PROGRAMME TO EQUIP STUDENTS WITH THE RIGHT SKILL-SETS IN FORENSIC SCIENCE.... read more...
Open days online Date: June 13, 2011 NEW DELHI: DELHI University has uploaded the ‘e-open days’ feature on its website for outstation applicants... read more...
UNIVERSITY COLLABORATION Date: June 13, 2011 NEW DELHI: A delegation from the University of Dayton, Ohio, led by Joseph Saliba, provost, recently visited Delhi ... read more...
UK FUNDING Date: June 13, 2011 NEW DELHI: British minister for universities and science, David Willetts, has invited proposals for £5 million of annual ... read more...
ROLE OF MEDIA Date: June 13, 2011 NEW DELHI: Synod College, Shillong, organised a national conference on the ‘role of media in a democracy’ on June 9 and 10... read more...
APPLICATIONS INVITED Date: June 13, 2011 NEW DELHI: Indian Retail School (IRS) has announced the admission to its one-year postgraduate diploma in visual... read more...
INTERACTIVE LEARNING Date: June 13, 2011 NEW DELHI: INSTITUTE OF LIFE LONG LEARNING (ILLL) PLANS TO LAUNCH 12 MORE CENTRES TO FACILITATE ... read more...
Get your maths right Date: June 13, 2011 NEW DELHI: MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS NEED TIME TO BE ABSORBED.THE NEW SYLLABUS AND THE ... read more...
First cut-off on June 15 Date: June 13, 2011 NEW DELHI: EXPERT NUPUR CHAWLAANSWERS SOME OF THE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS RELATED TO DELHI UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS... read more...
NO FOREIGN VOCABULARY Date: June 13, 2011 NEW DELHI: RANJANA SAXENA, HEAD OF DEPARTMENT, SLAVONIC & FINNO-UGRIAN STUDIES, DELHI ... read more...
Arts vs economy Date: June 13, 2011 NEW DELHI: NEW research into the relationships between the arts and humanities with the UK economy... read more...
DU semester system to affect SOL students Date: June 12, 2011 NEW DELHI: TOUGH No more migration to DU colleges from School of Open Learning
NEW DELHI: Students planning to migrate to a regular colleges after completing their ... read more...
Coaching schools on mission ‘litter’ Date: June 12, 2011 NEW DELHI: They came, they saw, they littered. The road outside the engineering department of Jamia Millia Islamia was inundated by pamphlets and posters on Saturday, the day of the B Tech entrance examination... read more...
Direct entry for intl-level sportspersons Date: June 11 , 2011 NEW DELHI :Delhi University aspirants who have participated in international sporting events will be given direct admission under the sports quota ..... read more...
First cutoff to go up by 3% Date: June 11 , 2011 NEW DELHI : With no rush for forms, colleges are busy working out their first cutoffs these days. Expect a clear rise of up to 3% in the first cutoffs in campus colleges ..... read more...
COURSE PROFILE BA (Hons) Psychology Date: June 11 , 2011 NEW DELHI : Contrary to popular belief, psychologists are not mind-readers. They study human behaviour and mental processes.... read more...
Semester course for English cleared Date: June 11 , 2011 NEW DELHI : The agitation over the implementation of the semester system seems to be losing steam. On Friday, the post graduate committee of courses passed the semesterised syllabus for English (honours).... read more...
Change stream to get confused Date: June 11 , 2011 NEW DELHI : DIVIDED Science and humanities students, who want to shift to commerce, are facing varied criteria for cut-offs in different colleges.... read more...
Evening colleges get their due Date: June 9 , 2011 NEW DELHI : The declaration of the first cut-off list is just a few days away. And this year, too, the cut-offs are expected to only go north. ... read more...
Results awaited; future at stake Date: June 9 , 2011 NEW DELHI : ADMISSION BLUES With a different academic cycle, IB and IGCSE students always end up running from one college to.... read more...
‘Graduation is just a stepping stone’ Date: June 8 , 2011 NEW DELHI : Faculty members of various DU colleges throw light on factors that work in landing a jobA degree helps you in your career only to a limited extent because what matters most are your written and verbal communication skills... read more...
Bouncing back Date: June 8 , 2011 NEW DELHI : How do you make a fresh start if you don’t make the cut-offs or can’t crack an entrance test this time?Apurva Gautam used to score around 55-65% in school exams... read more...
Open Day rush after CATE, JET Date: June 7, 2011 NEW DELHI : The DU Open Day saw an unexpected rush of aspirants on North Campus on Monday.According to DU officials, BA (honours) mathematics seemed like a hot topic among the visitors with many asking .... read more...
University bulletin adds to confusion about sports trials Date: June 7, 2011 NEW DELHI : Students seeking admission under the sports category are a confused lot. While last year, the university had conducted a centralised sports trial, this year it has asked colleges to conduct individual trials.... read more...
Provisional Measure Date: June 6, 2011 NEW DELHI : It has been decided by Delhi University that candidates whose class XII results have not been declared by their boards will be permitted provisional registration... read more...
Chemistry decoded Date: June 6, 2011 NEW DELHI : The department of chemistry, delhi university, offers a three-year mtech programme in chemical synthesis and processed technologies programme..... read more...
Computer system engineering Date: June 6, 2011 NEW DELHI : Three new engineering degree programmes offer in-depth knowledge of various subjects with hands-on training to create competent engineers..... read more...
Ancient Language In Modern Times Date: June 6, 2011 NEW DELHI : Delhi university conducts a certificate and diploma course in pali language.The department of Buddhist studies, Delhi University, is providing a certificate and .... read more...
THIRD WORLD STUDIES Date: June 6, 2011 NEW DELHI :The Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar-Academy of Third World Studies (MMAJ-ATWS), Jamia Millia Islamia was conceived as an interdisciplinary .... read more...
WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS Date: June 6, 2011 NEW DELHI : University of Delhi, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), University of Calcutta and University of Mumbai featured in the ‘QS World University Rankings’ .... read more...
Journalism test: Confusion reigns Date: June 6, 2011 NEW DELHI : : The introduction of an online application process and a stringent eligibility criteria seem to have played .... read more...
CATE: A tough cat to bell Date: June 6, 2011 NEW DELHI : : One of Delhi University’s most-awaited entrance exam, the Combined Aptitude Test for English (CATE), had quite a few surprises in store for students. ..... read more...
Window for SC students Date: June 6, 2011 DELHI : : Delhi University has decided to allow aspirants of the SC/ST/PH category to go for provisional registration for the 2011-12 undergraduate admission in case their Class XII results have not been declared..... read more...
Stephen’s spat: Jab at Thampu Date: June 5, 2011 DELHI : Sandeep Dikshit is not alone in feeling concerned about how St Stephen’s is being run. Some other alumni, former faculty members and non-teaching staff .... read more...
More students to take CATE and JEE today Date: June 5, 2011 DELHI : Delhi University will conduct the Combined Aptitude Test for English (CATE) for admission to BA (H) English and Joint Entrance Test (JET) for admission to courses .... read more...
Conserving energy: colleges take the lead Date: June 5, 2011 DELHI : STARTING ON CAMPUS Institutions across the country are getting more eco-friendly. Can our cities take a leaf out of their book?.... read more...
BBS help desk needs to get DU facts right Date: June 4, 2011 NEW DELHI: A few of those helping with admission in Delhi University can just about do with a refresher course on the varsity. Recently, when a BBS candidate requested .... read more...
High scorers go for optional Net listing Date: June 4, 2011 NEW DELHI: Online registration for admission to undergraduate courses may just be an optional facility offered by four DU colleges, but it is turning out to be a favourite tool for high scorers this year.... read more...
Change of exam centre leaves students confuse Date: June 4, 2011 NEW DELHI: On June 5, Delhi University will be holding a joint entrance test for three of its courses: Bachelor of Business Economics, Bachelor of Business Studies and bachelor of Financial and... read more...
Evening colleges good option Date: June 3, 2011 NEW DELHI: When seats in most Delhi University colleges appear elusive, it may be a wise idea to consider the evening colleges while looking for admission... read more...
HT’s one-stop guide to DU on Facebook Date: June 3, 2011 NEW DELHI: Students facing information crunch about Delhi University now have a helping hand. The Hindustan Times’ Campus Calling Facebook... read more...
College profile BA (Hons) Philosophy Date: June 3, 2011 NEW DELHI: Traditionally, philosophy as a subject has been perceived to be heavily laden with theories of philosophers — both ancient and contemporary... read more...
Question and Answer of the day Date: June 2, 2011 NEW DELHI: 1 I am pursuing my BCom from DU correspondence and want to migrate to a regular college in the second year... read more...
A handicap to filling DU seats Date: June 2, 2011 NEW DELHI: NEW DELHI: A seat in a good Delhi University college in a course of their choice is something everyone dreams of. There are many for whom it remains just that—a mere dream... read more...
Course Profile B.Sc.(Hons) Statistics Date: June 2, 2011 NEW DELHI: For students who have a penchant for numbers and are analytically sound, a course in statistics will stand them in good stead... read more...
Chem (H) opens up range of options Date: June 1, 2011 NEW DELHI: BSc (honours) in chemistry in Delhi University (DU) is one of the 13 programmes where the semester system was introduced in the first phase. The all new, revised course introduced at the undergraduate level from the 2010-11... read more...
All set for the future Date: June 1, 2011 NEW DELHI: With 19 under-graduate and 50 post-graduate programs, Bharath University is now all set to introduce a slew of next-generation courses
Today, India is making a remarkable... read more...
Few takers for Gender Studies Date: June 1, 2011 NEW DELHI: Though women-specific courses are yet to gather momentum in India, Delhi University’s certificate course in Gender and Society has taken small, yet effective steps, to make sure the subject is not excluded from mainstream.... read more...
3 new UG courses at Ambedkar University Date: June 1, 2011 NEW DELHI: The Ambedkar University (AU) is set to offer three new courses at the undergraduate level this year. The new courses will be available in English, sociology and mathematics.... read more...
Course Profile B.Sc.(Hons) Zoology Date: June 1, 2011 NEW DELHI: For students who are interested in genetics, molecular biology, biotechnology or other similar research areas, a course in zoology ... read more...
College profiles Date: June 1, 2011 NEW DELHI: ST STEPHEN’S COLLEGE
Started in 1881, St. Stephen’s is one of the most sought-after in Delhi University. Its admission process is separate from that ... read more...
Open Sesame! Date: June 1, 2011 NEW DELHI: India’s open universities offer millions of students in the country and abroad a chance to realize their dreams of getting quality higher education... read more...
PROFILE IGNOU, NEW DELHI Date: June 1, 2011 NEW DELHI: Varsity with no parallel
Largest in the world, Ignou is known for the quality of its study material, counseling sessions and project work
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PROFILE SOL, DELHI Date: June 1, 2011 NEW DELHI: Popular and how
SOL is the choice of hundreds of thousands of students seeking a Delhi University Degree
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PROFILE NCWEB, DELHI Date: June 1, 2011 NEW DELHI: This one’s for the ladies
Upliftment is this board’s mission and it has been doing it well
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College profiles Date: May 30, 2011 NEW DELHI: BHASKARACHARYA COLLEGE OF APPLIED SCIENCES
Located in Dwarka, it is the only college in DU that offers an honours course in polymer science.
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Courses in Gender and Women Studies Date: May 30, 2011 NEW DELHI: For the sake of womanhood Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has announced new programmes in gender and women studies... read more...
Excellence in Hospitality Industry Date: May 30, 2011 NEW DELHI: RIG Institute of Hospitality and Management has already earned a high reputation in just a few years of its existence. It is ranked very ... read more...
BEST ALTERNATIVES Date: May 30, 2011 NEW DELHI: These days’ private universities and going all out to ensure they get the best student and faculty. Nisha Gangwani gets you details on a few universities and the courses they are offering... read more...
Math magic to raise cutoff bar Date: May 30, 2011 NEW DELHI: Admission to popular courses like BCom, BCom (H) and economics (H) in the DU colleges is expected to get tougher with 1,449 students bagging merit... read more...
LEGAL STUDIES Date: May 30, 2011 NEW DELHI: The faculty of law, Jamia Millia Islamia, has opened admissions for its LLB, LLM programmes for the academic session 2011-12. The faculty is offering a five-year ... read more...
SHORT PROGRAMMES Date: May 30, 2011 NEW DELHI: THE Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, has announced a six-week certification course in sales and marketing for graduates, postgraduates and corporates... read more...
SPECIAL CATEGORY Date: May 30, 2011 NEW DELHI: Registration of candidates belonging to the physically challenged category for admission to the undergraduate course at Delhi University... read more...
LANGUAGE WISE Date: May 30, 2011 NEW DELHI: WITH INDIA CURRENTLY LAYING GROUND FOR AN ENDURING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AFRICAN NATIONS, AADITI ISAAC DISCOVERS THAT LEARNING... read more...
HEALTHCARE STUDIES Date: May 30, 2011 NEW DELHI: APIC Institute of Healthcare Studies invites applications for admission to its various degree and diploma courses offered by the institute... read more...
For the people Date: May 30, 2011 NEW DELHI: OP JINDAL GLOBAL UNIVERSITY’S NEW SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC POLICY OFFERS A TWO-YEAR MASTER’S PROGRAMME TO FACILITATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF ISSUES RELATED TO GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS... read more...
Wind energy programmes Date: May 30, 2011 NEW DELHI: AMRITA School of Engineering, Coimbatore, will offer two new postgraduate diploma programmes in wind energy under an MoU with the Centre for Wind Energy Technology (C-WET), the apex... read more...
Scholarship scheme Date: May 30, 2011 NEW DELHI: THE Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF), Asia’s largest conductor of Olympiad exams and India’s leading registered non-profit educational organisation... read more...
ADVANCED MANAGEMENT Date: May 30, 2011 NEW DELHI: IILM Institute for Higher Education launched an advanced management programme for senior managers (with at least five years of work experience) and ... read more...
FLIGHT PLAN Date: May 30, 2011 NEW DELHI: WITH AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF AIRLINES IN THE COUNTRY, MORE AND MORE STUDENTS ARE LOOKING AT FLYING AS A CAREER OPTION... read more...
NEW STUDY Date: May 30, 2011 NEW DELHI: ACCORDING to new research undertaken by the British Council with support from the Economist Intelligence Unit, Germany has the best national policies for supporting and encouraging international study... read more...
THIRD WORLD STUDIES Date: May 30, 2011 NEW DELHI: The Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar-Academy of Third World Studies (MMAJ-ATWS), Jamia Millia Islamia... read more...
Few show up on form-less Day One Date: May 29, 2011 NEW DELHI: While colleges wore a deserted look thanks to a form-less admission process this year, close to 800 aspirants and their parents flocked to North Campus for the first Open Day on Saturday.... read more...
CBSE results swell number of CATE forms Date: May 29, 2011 NEW DELHI: The English department has received over 12,000 CATE applications for just 1,000 seats in BA (honours) English in 21 colleges... read more...
Just 12 for disability quota so far Date: May 29, 2011 NEW DELHI: : Just 12 candidates registered for Delhi University colleges under the differently abled category on the first day of the admission process o n Saturday... read more...
Du admission drill starts today Date: May 28, 2011 NEW DELHI: Delhi University will start giving out its prospectus for admission to undergraduate courses from Saturday... read more...
Question & Answer of the day Date: May 28, 2011 NEW DELHI: 1 Is there any deduction of marks for students coming from a state other than Delhi or a board other than CBSE for admission in Delhi University? | Kriti Aggarwal... read more...
Helplines flooded with calls Date: May 27, 2011 NEW DELHI: Delhi University helplines haven’t stopped buzzing since the admission schedule was announced on Wednesday.
The two tele-helplines on North Campus received as many as 800 calls on Thursday and most enquiries were about the new admission policy of the university... read more...
Sems: Contrived emergencies with HC backing Date: May 27, 2011 NEW DELHI: In its dogged bid to push through the semester system in undergraduate courses, the Delhi University has repeatedly invoked emergency powers to override academic freedom... read more...
Questions and Answers of the Day Date: May 27, 2011 NEW DELHI: 1 I had taken biotechnology as a subject in Class 12. Can it be included in the best three in place of mathematics? | Abhinash Kumar... read more...
Late rush: CATE form sale at new high Date: May 27, 2011 NEW DELHI: The admission rush picked up after the Class XII results. While till Saturday only 2,000-odd forms for Combined Aptitude Test for English (CATE) were sold, forcing the CATE committee to extend the last date for sale and submission ... read more...
ACHARYA NARENDRA DEV COLLEGE Date: May 27, 2011 NEW DELHI: PROFILE | This co-educational college of DU was set up in 1991 in a school building in RK Puram with just two courses — BCom (honours) and BSc General. Two decades later, ANDC has established itself as a sought-after option for science education... read more...
Bus service for South Campus Date: May 27, 2011 NEW DELHI: Students seeking admission in Delhi University’s South Campus colleges will no longer have to battle commuting woes, with enhanced connectivity being promised with the commencement of the new academic session.... read more...
Dedicated help desk for ne candidates Date: May 26, 2011 NEW DELHI: : In a first, Delhi University is setting up a dedicated help desk for candidates from the northeast, this academic session. ... read more...
Colleges to hold individual trials for sports quota Date: May 26, 2011 NEW DELHI: After experimenting with centralised sports trials last year, Delhi University has reverted to the old method for admitting students under the sports quota... read more...
IGNOU launches programme for teachers Date: May 25, 2011 NEW DELHI: The Indira Gandhi National Open University's (IGNOU’s) School of Education (SOE) has launched a two year diploma in elementary education (DElEd) to be offered from July academic session... read more...
Delhi has some of India’s best institutions Date: May 25, 2011 NEW DELHI: Delhi has some of India’s best institutions, and that help your reach out to a wider world
Why study in Delhi? It’s a launch pad to the wider world... read more...
Last date for CATE forms extended Date: May 25, 2011 NEW DELHI: Delhi University has extended the sale of application forms for Common Aptitude Test for English (CATE) till May 28 apparently due to a sudden rush of aspirants... read more...
Second cut-off list will bring hope and relief Date: May 24, 2011 NEW DELHI: This year, Delhi children fared better than last year in the Class XII examination. As compared to 16,563 Class XII students who scored 90% or more in 2010... read more...
JOINT SCHOLARSHIP Date: May 23, 2011 NEW DELHI: The Sir Ratan Tata Trust, Mumbai, in partnership with the University of Edinburgh, offers a joint scholarship to students wishing to pursue a Master’s programme ... read more...
INTERACTIVE LEARNING Date: May 23, 2011 NEW DELHI: Technologies Inc, a provider of collaboration solutions, announces the installation of its two millionth SMART Board interactive whiteboard... read more...
PLAYTIME Date: May 23, 2011 NEW DELHI: Delhi university’s new sports council chairman promises to make admissons under sports quota a smooth experience for students... read more...
Mission Admission Date: May 22, 2011NEW DELHI:LIKE every year, The Times of India’s ‘Mission Admission’ campaign is here to lend an ear to students’ queries and to resolve their admission-related worries... read more...
Law exam botched: Students Date: May 22, 2011NEW DELHI:Aspirants for the five-year law programme of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University have alleged that there was total mismanagement during the entrance test on Sunday. This resulted in delay and many candidates missed their exams... read more...
Forms for differently abled from May 28 Date: May 22, 2011NEW DELHI:Though there will be no forms for general admissions in Delhi University this year, the application process for the differently-abled is going to start from May 28 and last till June 8. DU offers around 1,600 seats across... read more...
Daulat Ram College Date: May 22, 2011NEW DELHI:| This women’s college was founded in 1960 as Pramila College on Tilak Marg and later renamed after its founder, educationist Daulat Ram Gupta. The college is now getting renovated as part of its golden jubilee celebrations... read more...
Going to college Indraprastha college Date: May 22, 2011NEW DELHI:Founded in 1924, IP College is the oldest women’s college in Delhi University. It was established as part of a nationwide campaign for women’s education and emancipation in the pre-Independence era... read more...
Add-on courses a hit in DU Date: May 22, 2011NEW DELHI:From the glamour of TV to the thrills of investigation. From the concerns of environment to the nuances of different languages — students can learn all that and more in Delhi University even as they go for a regular degree course... read more...
Ambedkar University starts sale of forms Date: May 21, 2011NEW DELHI: The Ambedkar University started the sale of forms in both its undergraduate and post graduate programmes from Friday. Eligibility for the undergraduate courses is 10+2 with a minimum of 45% marks ... read more...
DU shocker: Big hike in hostel fee Date: May 21, 2011NEW DELHI: It is going to be expansive being a hosteller at Delhi university s most colleges have decided to increase the charges. The hike will be substantial in the most cases... read more...
HANS RAJ COLLEGE Date: May 20, 2011 PROFILE | Hans Raj College was set up in 1948 in the memory of Mahatma Hans Raj, the founder of DAV College in Lahore. For the first six years, it functioned from one of the DAV schools on Chitragupta Road. ... read more...
KIRORIMAL COLLEGE Date: May 20, 2011 PROFILE | started as Nirmala College on Qutab Road by American Jesuits, KMC moved to North Campus in 1952 after the trust founded by Seth Kirori Mal took over its management. One of the most sought-after co-ed colleges, the college offers various academic and extra-curricular opportunities.... read more...
Du aspirants worried as course content lacks clarity Date: May 20, 2011 NEW DELHI: The Delhi University may have taken the decision to implement the semester system in all courses in the coming session but getting information regarding the course content is still a distant dream for aspirants.... read more...
MIRANDA HOUSE Date: May 19, 2011 PROFILE | Miranda House was established in 1948 for educating women in various subjects of humanities and basic sciences. The foundation stone of the building – which has been declared as a heritage building – was laid by Lady Edwina Mountbatten.... read more...
Maharaja Agrasen College gets new, modern campus Date: May 19, 2011 NEW DELHI: For the students of Maharaja Agrasen College, July will bring a pleasant surprise. The college, which was earlier functioning out of a school building in Mayur Vihar Phase I, will move into its new campus in Vasundhara Enclave from the coming session... read more...
Science students join anti-semester system brigade Date: May 17, 2011 NEW DELHI: New to college and the semester system, their experience with the University of Delhi has not been too good.
Some science students said they managed to learn and retain little in the academic year gone by.
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Semester system in the interest of students, says HC Date: May 17, 2011 NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court (HC) on Monday gave teachers of the Delhi University the last chance to withdraw protests and conduct classes in semester mode immediately.... read more...
Did staff help IIT students in cheating? Date: May 17, 2011 ROBE Team to check if staff helped students at a Bathinda centre cheat
NEW DELHI: The Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) are probing whether administrators or faculty from among them within the premier engineering schools facilitated mass cheating in the IIT Joint Entrance Examination last month at a Bathinda test centre
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AIEEE aspirants to take re-test today Date: May 11, 2011 New Delhi: Over 34,000 aspirants will get a chance to take the rescheduled engineering test today. The all India engineering and architecture entrance examination (AIEEE) will take place across 39 cities on Wednesday. In the absence of any online test, everyone will have to take it offline. The exam will begin at 9.30am... read more...
Brush up your English skills, test on June 5 Date: May 10, 2011 English honours aspirants can soon apply for the Common Aptitude Test for English (CATE), forms for which will be available from May 16.
Twenty-one colleges will admit students to BA (honours) English through CATE this year... read more...
DU's MA Eng students irked with datesheet Date: May 10, 2011 FREQUENT University changed exam datesheet six times in two weeks
For students of MA English at Delhi University, change is the only constant factor. The exam date sheet for final year students has been changed six times already this semester.
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Engg schools to take Metro course? Date: May 9, 2011 SPECIALISED HRD ministry likely to okay curriculum on metro rail engineering
NEW DELHI: India’s engineering colleges may soon offer dedicated courses in metro rail engineering to meet a fast growing demand for trained manpower at a time when city after city is adopting Delhi’s metro model.
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Corporate trial Date: May 9, 2011 WITH MORE AND MORE BUSINESSES BEING SET UP IN INDIA, CORPORATE LAW IS READ YTO OFFER A PROMISING CAREER.. read more...
RESERVED QUOTA Date: May 9, 2011 The university has recently implemented the OBC quota, which is 37%. Quota for the SC/ST and physically challenged students already exists. All together .. read more...
STUDENTS NEED TO HAVE A STRATEGY Date: May 9, 2011 WITH THE COMMON LAW ADMISSION TEST (CLAT)-2011 SCHEDULED FOR MAY 15, EDUCATOIN TIMES OFFERS USEFUL TIPS ON HOW TO CRACK THE NATIONAL LAW EXAMINATION.. read more...
DISTANCE EDUCATION Date: May 9, 2011 Arjun Singh Centre for Distance and Open Learning, Jamia Millia Islamia has announced admission for its PG/graduate/diploma/certificate courses... read more...
UNIVERSITY TIE-UP Date: May 9, 2011 A delegation of academicians and senior members of several universities from Taiwan visited Amity University, Noida, for signing MoUs and to discuss several academic avenues in Taiwan, recently.. read more...
EDUCATION FAIR Date: May 9, 2011 The Global Education Interact (GEI), an education fair, will be organized by ‘The Chopras,’ in 10 cities between May 19 and June 4... read more...
CCA ACTIVITIES Date: May 9, 2011 In the annual mode of learning, students get evenly divided time to participate in co-curricular activities. This is one important area where students enhance their talents apart from their studies. But, with the semester mode, there will hardly be any time to encourage such interests... read more...
17 Jamia students on strike Date: May 8, 2011 Delhi: Seventeen students of AJK MCRC, Jamia Millia Islamia called for an indefinite hunger strike on Saturday to protest against the university's decision to bar them from taking the final exams for falling short of attendance... read more...
Admission help-desk at Jamia: Date: May 8, 2011 Delhi: With the admission process in Jamia Millia Islamia on in full swing, the university has set up a helpline and a helpdesk in the campus for admission-related queries... read more...
Jamia’s quota for only ‘Muslim SCs’ sparks row Date: May 8, 2011 Delhi: Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) University as a minority institution may give a 10% backward class quota to only OBCs and SCs among Muslims. The move has raised the hackles of National Commission for SCs, besides triggering murmurs about its legality... read more...
Sem row: DU teachers to write to V-C Date: May 3, 2011 Delhi: The stand-off between teachers and the Delhi University administration over implementation of the semester system continues with the faculty... read more...
Paper leak: Can take test on May 11 Date: May 3, 2011 Delhi: The All India Engineering /architecture Entrance (AIEEE) aspirants who could not appear in the entrance test conducted on Sunday because of the question paper leak in Lucknow will now have to sit for the exam read more...
Counselling Session Date: May 2, 2011 New Delhi: Netaji Subhash Institute of Management Science (NIMS) organised an informative and interactive two-day seminar for the undergraduate and graduate students recently ... read more...
Delhi university’s new examination dean promises... Date: May 2, 2011 New Delhi: PROF RC SHARMA who has recently taken up the position of examination dean at Delhi University will now have to operate with the semester-bases system adopted for more courses ... read more...
Living in cyberspace Date: May 2, 2011 New Delhi: Social networking sites are revolutoinising the lives of today’s youth. However, are these sites acting as agenyts of change or offering youngsters an escape route from reality ... read more...
Second exam was tougher: Students Date: May 1, 2011 New Delhi: As the final bell rang at test centres across the Capital, students emerged looking relieved at having successfully ... read more...
Test of patience after paper leak Date: May 1, 2011 New Delhi: An examination paper leak kept over 11 lakh candidates across the country on tenterhooks for several hours on Sunday. The All-India Engineering and Architecture Entrance (AIEE) exam . .. read more...
AMU shuts down after students’ clash Date: May 1, 2011 New Delhi: TENSE Beating up of student leader led to showdown between rival groups
ALIGARH: An uneasy calm prevailed on the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) premises on Saturday after violent clashes between two rival student groups around 11pm on Friday. .. read more...
Second exam was tougher: Students Date: May 1, 2011 New Delhi: As the final bell rang at test centres across the Capital, students emerged looking relieved at having successfully completed the AIEEE test, this time without any interruptions... read more...
Cracking the code of confusion Date: May 1, 2011 New Delhi: Even after two years of preparation, students appearing for the All Indian Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) were ill prepared for the chaos that prevailed on Sunday morning at the examination centres... read more...
Paper leaked in UP, engg test is delayed Date: May 1, 2011 New Delhi: A question paper leak hit the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) for the first time on Sunday, leading to a three-hour delay in conducting the test and giving nearly 12 lakh students across the country a scare... read more...
Jamia hands student to cops Date: April 29, 2011 New Delhi: The Jamia Millia Islamia administration on Thursday has handed over to police a first-year BTech student for taking admission in the varsity after allowing someone to appear on his behalf in the entrance test last year... read more...
Sems challenged, HC seeks Du reply Date: April 29, 2011 New Delhi: Delhi high court on Thursday has sought the response of Delhi University and its vice-chancellor on a fresh plea challenging the semester system, but warned the teachers not to go on strike since the matter is sub judice... read more...
IITs questioned on JEE error Date: April 29, 2011 New Delhi: The human resource development ministry (HRD) has asked the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) to explain how it will compensate for crucial errors worth over 10 marks in this year’s IIT Joint Entrance Examination math question paper... read more...
Don’t disrupt classes, court tells teachers Date: April 29, 2011 New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Thursday sought the response of the Delhi University (DU) and its Vice Chancellor (VC) on a fresh plea, challenging its decision to implement the semester system for undergraduate level courses in the Arts stream, from academic year 2011-2012. ... read more...
Sem to hit quality of courses, say teachers New Delhi:: Teachers of Delhi University are a dejected lot. The honours courses have always been the USP of DU, but the university is hell bent on demolishing these courses, they fell... read more...
College’s new science wing faces demolition threat New Delhi: For the students of Dyal Singh college, who were waiting eagerly for the under construction science block to be made functional, there’s some bad news.
The multi-storied building that has come up within the college premises has been built without any approvals from the concerned authorities. read more...
Public opinion to count in IIT-JEE reforms New Delhi: T Ramasami Committee on reforms in IIT Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) has decided to have a single entrance examination for admission to engineering course, but is yet to firm up how specifically it would be done. read more...
VC `empowered’, semesters through New Delhi:Academic Council Passes Syllabi For20 Courses, Clears Decks For Others
New Delhi: in a hurried move, the Academic Council of Delhi University passed the semester-based syllabi for 18 honours courses... read more...
Teachers term decision `death of varsity’ New Delhi: Implementation of semesters in all undergraduate courses in Delhi University is more or less final now. However, teachers see it as the `death of DU’... read more...
Jamia reaches out to northeast with course on Sikkim New Delhi:: IN an effort to bridge the gap in understanding of the northeast, the Centre for North East Studies of Jamia Millia Islamia launched a research programme in Sikkim Studies on Monday... read more...
PROS AND CONS OF THE SYTEM The battle over the implementation of the semester system in DU has been long drawn. We bring you both sides of the coin... read more...
IIT faculty getting younger by the year Mumbai: Campuses across India are getting younger. Aggressive, single and idealistic were, for long, associated with students. Today, faculty shares the same space.
In the 1980s, anyone who walked into a packed class at the Indian Institutes of Technology was a grey-haired wise 60-year-old. .. read more...
DU teachers get support from overseas NEW DELHI: A week after 11 teachers from Delhi University's English department were served show-cause notices by the registrar, academicians from all across ... read more...
The MBA experience Acquiring a MBA degree, can provide you with management skills and business proficiency that open new career prospects to you. Arpita Banerjee ... read more...
LSR College takes a U-turn on English test FLIP-FLOP Willing to conduct Combined Aptitude Test
New Delhi: Students who want to study English (Honours0 at Lady Shri Ram College may have to give the combined Aptitude Test for English
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Trapped in sham-ester system? New Delhi: Attending continuous classes and yet struggling to finish their syllabus, science students of Delhi University . .. read more...
No life outside classroom New Delhi: Mitali Arora, a first-year student of chemistry at St Stephen’s had never thought college would be so rigorous . .. read more...
Disastrous, half-baked idea New Delhi: Last year, the university implemented the semester system in 13 science courses. After teaching them for one semester, some science . .. read more...
DU lines up unique meets for semesters New Delhi: For the first time in its history. Delhi University (DU) has convened meetings of both the Academic Council (AC) and the Executive Council (EC) on the same day... read more...
DU panel makes way for courses in semester mode New Delhi: In a meeting of its standing committee, the University of Delhi on Sunday passed most courses under the semester system to be presented in the academic council (AC) and ... read more...
Just keep these in mind! Taking admission in ones dream foreign university may not be a tough task anymore, but here is a lot to do before taking the final plunge... read more...
Get the Global advantage Experts feel that the foremost reason for ever-increasing number of students opting for foreign universities is the holistic growth that these universities offer... read more...
Unmatched grades Here’s a look at one of Mumbai’s better-known college for commerce
The RA Podar College of Commerce and Economics Mumbai, has a long history... read more...
DU invites applications for BBS, BFIA and BBE The application process for the University of Delhi’s bachelor of business studies (BBS), bachelor of financial investment and analysis (BFIA) and BA (Honours) Business Economics is on... read more...
JIMS hosts talent acquisition conclave Jagan Institute of Management Studies (JIMS) Group of Institutions recently organized the Talent Acquisition, Engagement & Retention Conclave in New Delhi... read more...
A QUESTION OF AUTONOMY In a step to grant more freedom to selected education institutions, the ministry of human resource development has invited mixed reactions from the world of academia... read more...
Bridging the gap IN A NEW INITIATIE, THE APPAREL DESIGN AND TRAINING CENTRE (ATDC) HAS TIED UP WITH IGNOU TO OFFERA RANGE OF PROGRAMME UNDER THEIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE SCHEME AADITI ISAAC REPORTS ... read more...
IT’S MY BUSINESS A PROGRAMME IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION TEACHES STUDENTS TO BELIEVE IN THEIR POWER OF IDEAS. REEMA KAUR REORTS ... read more...
Univ has gone berserk: Principals New Delhi: The admission process of Delhi Univefrsity will begin straight with the release of cutoffs this year. No forms and no rung around may be good news for those aspiring to join Du in the 2011-12 ... read more...
Colleges can come up with 5 cutoff lists New Delhi: New Delhi: After Delhi University decided to do away with the current application process for admission in colleges and instead announce cutoffs on the basis of past ... read more...
DU `open days’ to get delayed. New Delhi: Now that aspirants need not apply for admissions in Delhi University, they can just sit back and relax till late June. The centralized OMR forms, introduced in 2007... read more...
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