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IIT girls see discrimination in lodging facilitiesSubscriber Only
March 18, 2011 01:45 IST
The female PG/PhD students of IIT Bombay staged a silent protest against discrimination in lodging facilities extended to boys and girls.
Fri, Mar 18, 2011Teachers to move court against lower retirement age in stateSubscriber Only
March 16, 2011 00:23 IST
A group of teachers from Mumbai University has decided to move court against a recent state government notification that raises the retirement age for college and university teachers to 62 years.
Wed, Mar 16, 2011New machines that speak to aid visually challenged physiotherapistsSubscriber Only
March 15, 2011 00:57 IST
To aid visually challenged physiotherapists,the Xaviers Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged at St Xaviers College has catalysed the development of an electrotherapy equipment,which can voice every aspect of the display,making it Indias first and one-of-its-kind globally.
Tue, Mar 15, 2011TISS initiates study of old age homes in stateSubscriber Only
March 14, 2011 01:58 IST
While there currently exists no regulations that stipulate the minimum facilities that a home for senior citizens must provide,the Tata Institute of Social Sciences has,for the first time,initiated a study in this direction in its platinum jubilee year.
Mon, Mar 14, 2011Son critical,IIT-B alumnus in US appeals online for bone marrowSubscriber Only
March 14, 2011 01:51 IST
The search for the right bone marrow for 18-year-old Samir Pendse,who is battling relapsed leukemia,has been going on for three years.
Mon, Mar 14, 2011Bills to curb illegal institutes,varsities in state this yearSubscriber Only
March 10, 2011 00:13 IST
The Unauthorised Institutions Bill and the Private Universities Bill,which have been lying in cold storage for some time now,are most likely to be introduced in the state this year.
Thu, Mar 10, 2011Most Indian students in US want to return,teachSubscriber Only
March 08, 2011 05:48 IST
Three of every four Indian students studying in the US want to return to India to work,with 84 per cent of them interested in taking up employment in the higher education sector,a first-of-its-kind survey has found. Eight per cent of all respondents prefer not to return; half of them say they would take any job they could to avoid coming back to India.
Tue, Mar 08, 2011Universities told to plug gaps before proposing new collegesSubscriber Only
March 07, 2011 23:18 IST
The state government has recently issued a circular to all universities directing them to strictly follow rules while recommending new colleges.
Mon, Mar 07, 2011TIFR discovers sources of ultra high energy cosmic raysSubscriber Only
March 06, 2011 23:18 IST
The rays,whose origin has long been a puzzle,are an outcome of a new class of supernovae,study says.
Sun, Mar 06, 2011
Students protest against cellphone tower in IIT-BSubscriber Only
March 06, 2011 01:55 IST
A cellphone tower set up recently at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT),Bombay.
Sun, Mar 06, 2011Soon,seamless shift to PhD at IIT-BSubscriber Only
March 04, 2011 00:01 IST
Students pursuing a B Tech-M Tech dual degree at the Indian Institute of Technology,Bombay,will now be able to make a shift to the institutes M Tech-PhD programme seamlessly.
Fri, Mar 04, 2011TIFR to take in more PhD students to analyse LHC dataSubscriber Only
March 01, 2011 22:31 IST
Even as data generated from phase one of the Large Hadron Collider experiment is expected to lead to crucial findings by next year.
Tue, Mar 01, 2011TISS to build centre to incubate entreprenuersSubscriber Only
February 28, 2011 23:55 IST
The Tata Institute of Social Sciences will soon set up a centre of innovation to support student enterprises.
Mon, Feb 28, 2011IIT project to bridge digital divide by word of mouthSubscriber Only
February 28, 2011 00:10 IST
The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay has undertaken a project to enable visually-challenged students take lessons in information technology or computer programming in regional languages.
Mon, Feb 28, 2011Good hiring season ahead for JBIMS studentsSubscriber Only
February 24, 2011 00:42 IST
With most companies back to hiring,placements at Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies have been upbeat this year.
Thu, Feb 24, 2011PhD students in IITB to get a first-hand industry experienceSubscriber Only
February 21, 2011 00:44 IST
To expose students to the industry and to make them market-ready,the Indian Institute of Technology,Bombay,has decided to introduce internships for its PhD students from the coming academic year.
Mon, Feb 21, 2011TISS turns 75,to archive its years of growing upSubscriber Only
February 21, 2011 00:16 IST
The first relief and rehab work by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences can be traced back to 1948 when,after Partition,a batch of students worked in the refugee camps in Kurukshetra.
Mon, Feb 21, 2011
Close to heartSubscriber Only
February 20, 2011 01:45 IST
Over 300 special children will take part in as many as 14 races at the annual athletic meet,to be organised by students and members of the Rotaract Club of HR College on February 28.
Sun, Feb 20, 2011TISS to study how ethnicity,religion have shaped our citySubscriber Only
February 17, 2011 23:43 IST
A group of scholars at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences will soon work on a five-year research project to map changes in Mumbai and corresponding shifts in aspirations across class groups.
Thu, Feb 17, 2011State panel to boost vocational educationSubscriber Only
February 15, 2011 00:17 IST
To bridge the growing gap between demand and supply of skilled personnel in various sectors of industry and to simultaneously give a fillip to vocational education in the state.
Tue, Feb 15, 2011Fewer girls clearing National Physics Olympiad testSubscriber Only
February 14, 2011 00:42 IST
The number of girls appearing for the National Standard Examination in Physics,the first stage of the selection process for the national science Olympiad team in India,has been declining over the years.
Mon, Feb 14, 2011IIT students try their hand at urban planningSubscriber Only
February 14, 2011 00:19 IST
Mudit Jain,a final-year B.Tech student of IIT Bombay,is now working on creating a comprehensive development plan for Karjat,on the outskirts of Mumbai,which can then be used as a framework for similar initiatives.
Mon, Feb 14, 2011To fill principals posts,state asks UGC to relax experience criterionSubscriber Only
February 12, 2011 02:04 IST
To tide over huge vacancies in principals posts in colleges across Maharashtra,the states higher and technical education department has written a letter to the University Grants Commission.
Sat, Feb 12, 2011Most Ph.D students at IIT came right after bachelorsSubscriber Only
February 10, 2011 23:31 IST
Instead of opting for a lucrative job,Sushant Dey chose to pursue Ph.D at the Indian Institute of Technology,Bombay,directly after getting his bachelors degree in technology in 2008.
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