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7 yrs in last decade: negative trend in rainfall nothing new

Sunday 12 July '09

With the monsoon playing truant this year, the country is not expecting good rains this season.
‘Admission ads should be published in Marathi also’

Saturday 11 July '09

The directorate of higher education has sent a notice to all educational institutes directing that all the advertisements related to admission procedure should be published in Marathi too.
Long wait likely for deemed varsity proposals

Saturday 11 July '09

Most of the proposals for deemed-to-be-university status from Maharashtra have been on hold for a long time now and are not expected to get cleared soon following the decision of the Ministry of Human Resource and Development to review the deemed universities in the country.
Varsity woos students with scholarships to BSc courses

Monday 6 July '09

Dearth of good students in basic science programmes at the undergraduate level has pushed the University of Pune to think of a plan that will make at least some brilliant students turn to BSc courses.
Failed in SSC? Could get another chance soon

Wednesday 1 July '09

Those who have failed in two subjects in the SSC or HSC examinations this year may not lose the whole academic year.
44 of 93 colleges begin procedure to appoint full-time principals

Tuesday 30 June '09

The ‘curt reminders’ of the University of Pune have had its impact on most colleges that had not started the procedure of appointing full-time principals.
Ray of help

Monday 29 June '09

Raj Kiran Joshi was about to lose his admission in BITS-Pilani despite having been invited by the institute owing to his extra-ordinary merit.
India, turning on the heat

Sunday 28 June '09

Nostalgic about good ol’ times when the climes were cooler, the variations more moderate and the temperatures less searing? Now that nostalgia comes with statistical backing.
Class X examination: many hail Sibal’s plan, but doubts persist

Saturday 27 June '09

While educationists in the city welcomed the suggestion of Human Resources Development Minister Kapil Sibal to do away with the Class X exams as it will reduce the stress on children...
Schools: past perfect, future tense

Saturday 27 June '09

The 90:10 formula (90 per cent seats for SSC students and 10 per cent for CBSE and other board students) for Class XI admissions, will in fact prove a bane for the SSC students, at least in the district...
No increase in arts seats, 1,000 more for science, commerce

Monday 22 June '09

Not a single college offering undergraduate courses in the city has given any proposal to increase their arts faculty seats this year...
Dialogues with life

Monday 22 June '09

Bringing back the glory to Marathi poetry and making it popular among the youth across the globe in present era...
Officials see no admission delays over 90:10

Saturday 20 June '09

Parents can heave a sigh of relief as the implementation of “90:10 formula” (90 per cent seats for SSC students and 10 per cent for CBSE and other board students for class 11 admissions) by the state government is unlikely to delay the admission procedure in the city by more than two days.
At RPI meet, demand to sever ties with Cong-NCP

Tuesday 16 June '09

Still smarting from the defeat of RPI chief Ramdas Athavale in the Shirdi Lok Sabha polls...
All at sea over introduction of Marathi from Class I

Saturday 13 June '09

Even as the state government is keen on introducing Marathi in class1 in all non-Marathi medium schools across the state from this academic year...
10 pc seats for CBSE, ICSE: parents upset over govt proposal

Thursday 11 June '09

The state government’s proposal to keep only 10 per cent seats reserved for students of CBSE, ICSE and other central boards at class XI in junior colleges has made the parents see red.
DEd admissions to be delayed

Wednesday 10 June '09

The admission procedure for around 72,000 seats of diploma in education course in 1102 colleges across the state will be delayed this year, as the state government could not decide on the eligibility of the course in time.
Ahead of CET results, demand for fresh test

Wednesday 10 June '09

A week ahead of the results of the Common Entrance Test conducted by the University of Pune for the first time, several colleges have joined hands to demand that the test be conducted afresh.
Shama can now be deputy collector

Tuesday 9 June '09

Her husband is an engineer, and so is her father. Her brother chose to be a technocrat at Infosys, but Pune girl Shama Dhok-Pawar always wanted to be a bureaucrat and an able administrator.
Against all odds: 82% after cooking in hostel

Friday 5 June '09

Her mother died when she was in Class X and her father is mentally retarded. With her three sisters already married, there was no one to look after her.
Gauri’s victory for women’s education

Friday 5 June '09

For Gauri Deshmukh who topped the Pune division in Class XII (HSC) exams on Thursday, it was also the completion of a cycle encompassing three generations of students at Mahilashram Junior College run by Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Samstha...
Between Preity and Deepika, BSNL data cards remain unsold

Thursday 4 June '09

The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has a novel excuse to offer for not being able to sell thousands of data cards in Pune and nearby areas.
Full-time principals: High Court deadline over, university seeks legal opinion

Tuesday 2 June '09

Even as the deadline set by the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court to appoint full-time principals in colleges across the state was over on Sunday...
Deccan Queen turns 80, fete despite pending demands

Sunday 31 May '09

Many of them end up late everyday for their offices in Mumbai. Worse, they are forced to sacrifice their casual leaves to pay the penalty.
UGC readies regulations for deemed universities

Saturday 30 May '09

To ensure control over the quality of education in deemed universities, the University Grants Commission...
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