Interviews have begun for the new academic session at the Panjab University campus and counseling scheduled has been announced. The admission scheduled for the session 2012-13 for Department of Urdu MA (I) urdu will be held on July 9 from 10am to 5pm on PU campus. Students have been asked to get their original documents and other relevant papers related to admission on the day of interview. At the department of Botany interview for admission to MSc. (Hons. School) semester will be held on July 13 at 10.30 am in the Office of the Chairperson, Department of Botany, PU campus…

Having been recognized as a constant innovator in terms of program designing, IIM-Shillong on Thursday formally launched its first executive post-graduate programme (PGPEx) on international business with special reference to China, which is being dubbed as the first ever in the arena of business studies. "The programme is an outcome of visionary leadership paving the way for a fruitful collaboration with the Ocean University of China located at Qingdao," a spokesperson for the youngest B-school in the country said. "This is a strategic move, and we have chosen to deliberately tie up with OUC's economics department rather than its business…

Private medical colleges are opposed to any review of admissions at the moment saying that they were planning to send their management quota merit lists to NTR University of Health and Medical Sciences in Vijayawada for its approval. "If the government suspected foul play in the admission process, it should have looked into the matter before the opening of the process. This is no time for a re-evaluation of admissions," said Laxman Rao, secretary of the consortium of private medical college managements. Sources said that the governor's directive to the government calling for a second look at management quota admissions…

City's local colleges have been adding new courses this season. With popularity of once defunct course, BBA picking up gradually, city's MCM DAV College for women has started a this course from 2012-2013 current academic session. The college has got approval from Panjab University to start three new courses- M.A. - I (Economics), M.Com - I and BBA - I. The much awaited news has opened another door of opportunities for students, who have been looking for commerce post graduation in colleges, which till few years ago was offered only by Panjab University. Source: TOI Know More About Panjab University,

The Maharashtra government has created the much needed teaching posts in 14 government medical colleges (GMCs) across the state. For long, the colleges were under the MCI scanner for inadequate staff and were repeatedly warned about filling the posts of teaching and senior resident doctors. It is for the first time that the state government has taken cognizance of the issue and created 351 teaching posts, through the Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER), across 14 GMCs. The new 351 posts include 38 posts of professors, 67 associate professors, 217 lecturers/assistant professors, 11 medical officers, 9 child health doctors,…

With some tweaking in the proposed format, National Institute of Technology (NITs) on Wednesday adopted the common entrance for admission to undergraduate programme from 2013 giving 40 per cent weight age to board results and 60 per cent weight age to the main exam for preparing merit list. Students seeking admission to these institutes would not have to appear for the advance test as had been proposed earlier. "The formula worked out is very simple...40 per cent weightage to board results and 60 per cent to the mains," chairman of the standing committee of NITs, R A Mashelkar, told PTI…

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee today said a Private University Bill would be introduced in the assembly within a day or two for setting up higher education institutions by the private sector in the state. "In a day or two, the Private University Bill will be introduced," Banerjee said at a function of South Point High School, the largest in the country in terms of student count. "Why do you have to go to London or other places for higher studies when we can provide the best here?" the chief minister asked. Banerjee offered the school, which has a…