City education society plans college in Tirupati

Wednesday 18 March '09

From Pune to Tirupati, the city-based Deccan Education Society is all set to open a new chapter in its academic life.

Empowering tribal students: The Bicycle Project leads the way

Wednesday 11 March '09

How many of us have old bicycles rusting in our backyard just because we have grown old to ride the bike or have childhood memories that hold us back from giving it away?

Engg entrance near home: students keep fingers crossed

Tuesday 10 March '09

With the process of sending admit cards to All India Engineering Entrance Examination aspirants beginning on Tuesday...

Law Commission chairman upholds age bar for law courses

Sunday 8 March '09

While Pune University and other private law colleges in Pune are up in arms against the Bar Council of India's decision to introduce age limit for admissions to law courses...

Take up PhD in city univ, study credit course under JNU

Saturday 7 March '09

The University Grants Commission recently approved a first-of-its-kind scheme allowing post-graduate and doctoral students to share credit courses between two Indian universities that follow the Cumulative Grade Point Average evaluation system.

Shiksha Bachao Andolan comes up with alternate curriculum for sex education

Sunday 22 February '09

Delhi-based Shiksha Bachao Andolan, a voluntary group of historians, intellectuals, teachers, students and parents has designed an alternate curriculum for sex education.

A dog's life, no more

Tuesday 17 February '09

Every dog that attended the Labrador meet on Sunday evening had his day – literally! The 'friendly breed' enjoyed their favourite food and made friends and above all...

Valentine’s Day battle lines drawn, in pink and saffron

Thursday 12 February '09

Pune has got on the ‘Pink Chaddi Campaign’ with the city youth collecting around 100 pink panties getting and awaiting with glee the return gesture — pink saris, that have been promised by Sri Ram Sene chief Pramod Mutalik.

Teachers, students welcome Govt proposal to do away with CET

Tuesday 10 February '09

Students and school authorities unanimously welcomed the state government’s proposal to do away with the Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (MHT-CET) for engineering and medical science degree courses.

Sinhagad engg model in top endurance gear

Monday 9 February '09

The Invincibles, a team from Sinhagad Academy of Engineering, lived up to its name.

Something fishy

Sunday 8 February '09

Our correspondent finds herself having fun in a fish market’s din

Data centres lack adequate disaster management measures: study

Thursday 5 February '09

Data centre of various companies that houses computer systems, servers and associated components and are the heart of the company lack adequate disaster management measures...

City gets IIM-C’s new course

Wednesday 28 January '09

A chartered accountant or company secretary looking at being elevated to chief finance officer or chief executive office has some help at hand.

Residential colony for elderly in US

Sunday 25 January '09

This could be the ultimate dream of young non-resident Indians (NRIs) who have been worrying about the welfare of their parents but not in a position keep them in their US homes.

After teaching in US, they feel internet a must for city students

Friday 23 January '09

After teaching in two secondary schools in the US for six months as part of a teachers exchange programme, two teachers from the city strongly feel that the internet can bring a revolution in the knowledge level of students.

Colorado girls bring education back to kids without a school

Monday 19 January '09

A visiting team of American college students have set out to bring education to children of Chilati village in Melghat.

Ex-student sues college for dropping lectures

Saturday 17 January '09

A former student of Wigan and Leigh College has moved the District Consumer Court, demanding a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for its reported failure to conduct lectures for the first-year mass media course in 2007-08.

A good time to invest in rare coins, stamps, say experts

Wednesday 14 January '09

Experts and investors in rare coins and stamps feel this is a good time to invest in such items because of their increasing antique value coupled with increasing metal value.

Soon, inventors may get fixed monetary benefit from patent

Monday 12 January '09

There are huge career opportunities in the field of intellectual property rights (IPR) – both in government and corporate sector and students must look at it as a promising career option, said W M Dhumane...

A Marathi course for NRI kids, to bridge gap between US and home

Monday 12 January '09

Children of non-resident Indians (NRIs) in six American cities will be introduced this month to a standardised Marathi course, being introduced by the Brihan Maharashtra Mandal (BMM).

Will the sea erase Tarkali from maps?

Sunday 11 January '09

Tarkarli, one of the tourist spots of Maharashtra well-known for its long and narrow stretch of beach...

On New Year eve, parents keep wards on sleuth radar

Wednesday 31 December '08

The economic slowdown has not stopped parents from spending money on private detectives to keep a watch on their children on New Year eve.

Teachers decide where they want to be posted

Monday 29 December '08

Teachers recruited by the Pune Zilla Parishad are now enjoying the freedom of choosing the taluka of village they would prefer to work.

Subway connecting COEP campuses set to open by January

Saturday 27 December '08

The long pending subway that will connect the two campuses of College of Engineering Pune is all set to open by January end.

Oxford of the East goes westward

Friday 26 December '08

Pune has always been important for international students, but 2008 was strategically different for the Oxford of the East. It went off-shoring to the UAE and the UK, turning truly global as an education centre.