Odisha govt to decide on vacant seats in pvt engineering colleges
Bhubaneswar, Jan 31 : Odisha government will take a decision on the vacant seats, including 15 per cent NRI quota, in the private engineering colleges in the state before couselling for admission in the coming academic year starts, Chief Secretary B K Patnaik told newspersons here today.
US-style tech test centre
New Delhi, Feb. 7: India is planning to set up a National Testing Authority to conduct admission tests to engineering colleges on the lines of America’s Educational Testing Services that holds the SAT every year.
ITIs escape job gloom
Top management and engineering colleges may be struggling to place students this year, but industrial training institutes (ITIs) have no such worries. Most of them have seen almost 100 per cent placement on campus despite the uncertain economic scenario.
Private colleges-government set to lock horns on fees again
Private colleges want 10 to 20 per cent increase in the fees
TN colleges evince interest in wind, solar hybrid systems
The Tamil Nadu Government's campaign for getting the 1,000-odd engineering colleges to put up wind-solar hybrid power plants in their campuses seems to have paid off, as a large number of colleges have evinced interest in the scheme.
Colleges strike called off
The government released Rs.1,259 crore under different heads for the fee reimbursement scheme on Monday evening thus avoiding a confrontation with the colleges over their threat to close the colle...
Kleiner Perkins Debuts First Engineering Fellows Class
Last year, venture firm Kleiner Perkins debuted its plans for a summer internship program to place top engineering talent from colleges at the firm's portfolio companies. The benefit is two-fold: students get to work at the startup level, are mentored (and have the prestige of Kleiner Perkins on their resume) and startups get access to young engineering talent. Today, Kleiner is debuting the ...
Pay boost for teachers
Asked when appointments of regular teachers will be completed, he said: "A proposal to fill up vacant posts at all engineering colleges and polytechnics was sent to the Jharkhand Public Service Commission long back. But it is already overburdened with work."
Framework for vocational education launched
Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Tuesday launched a framework for vocational education to be implemented in polytechnics, engineering colleges and other colleges across the country.
Sibal launches National Vocational Education Qualification Framework
New Delhi, Feb. 7 (ANI): Union Human Resource and Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal on Tuesday launched the National Vocational Education Qualification Framework (NVEQF), which is to be implemented in polytechnics, engineering colleges and other colleges in the University systems from 2012-13.