Engg colleges in Madhya Pradesh records all time high admissions
Admissions to bachelor of engineering courses in technical colleges in Madhya Pradesh have reached a record 66,425 till Thursday. Official sources said that this was the first time in the history of the state that so many admissions have been recorded. Despite this, a total of 30,000 seats are still lying vacant in engineering colleges of the state, the sources said. The present round o...
Students to get three chances to clear JEE (Main) 2013
The newly-announced Joint Entrance Exam (Main) 2013 will allow students to clear the exam in three attempts. JEE (Main) will determine entry to National Institutes of Technology and centrally-funded engineering colleges. It will also be the first stage exam for entry into the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).
CBSE announces syllabus for Joint Entrance Exam
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced syllabus for newly introduced Joint Entrance Exam (Main) and JEE (Advanced). The move has paved way for students to get admissions in premier Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) and other top engineering colleges across the country.
Goa College of Architecture increases seats
Owing to an increasing number of architectural aspirants in the state-run Goa College of Architecture, the government was forced to request the central government's Council of Architecture for an increase in seats.
AICTE to allow its colleges to accept single test scores
Good news for students preparing for grueling entrance exams of all shapes and sizes. Maharashtra government on Tuesday decided to accept the scores of the centralised exam along with the marks of physics, chemistry and maths in class XII, for admission in engineering colleges.
RTU allows engg colleges to open research centres, offer PhD courses
Rajasthan Technical University (RTU) on Tuesday allowed its affiliated engineering colleges to open research centers and enroll students for PhD programmes. With this move, one can pursue a Phd in engineering in the state.
Goa Engg college should be more like a technical university
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday laid the foundation stone for 700 seater auditorium, Anenx buildings for Civil Mechanical, E & E and Computer in the presence of PWD Minister Ramkrishna alias Sudin Dhavlikar at Goa Engineering College Campus.
IIT Bombay will assist other colleges to start robotics lab
Now, other engineering college will be able to start their own Robotics laboratory on their campuses with the help of Indian Institute of Technology,Bombay (IIT-B).
Bihar gets another engineering college at Chhapra
Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister of Bihar, inaugurated Loknayak Jayaprakash Institute of Technology in Chhapra on 8th September, 2012. It is the state’s seventh engineering college. Arun Kumar, Principal Secretary of Department of Science and Technology, felicitated the guests in the presence of Minister of Science and Technology, Gautam Singh.
Pune college to host IIT's techfest meet on September 16 and 17
The Flora Institute of Technology at Khopi near Pune is set to host the zonal competition for the engineering colleges from Maharashtra as part of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay's (IIT-B) annual science and technology festival called the 'Techfest', on September 16 and 17.
Mushrooming of private colleges affects quality of education
Maharashtra Rural Development Minister Jayant Patil on Wednesday expressed serious concern over the falling standards of education in colleges and blamed this on unbridled growth of private engineering and management institutions. He said that those colleges which do not impart quality education should be shut down.
Engineering college at Bodinayakanur to start functioning from this month
Finance Minister O Paneerselvam said government engineering college at Bodinayakanur will start functioning this month. A total of 285 students were admitted to the college this year.
Ban on donations: Engg admissions to witness reverse migration
Engineering admissions this academic year is likely to witness reverse migration of students from convener quota in ordinary private colleges to management quota in reputed engineering colleges, thanks to the government’s decision to ban donations.
IIT Indore likely to start courses in engineering
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Indore is likely to start undergraduate and master's courses in biological sciences and bioengineering to emphasize research and development.
Admission to architecture college delayed
The only architecture university in Andhra Pradesh, the Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University has not yet issued notification for its online entrance examination (architecture aptitude test). As per the academic calendar, classes should start on September 1.