Just 48 girls join IIT-M this year
Even as the Union government waived off fees for IIT-JEE application forms to woo more girl students to join IITs this year, the number of girls joining IIT-Madras in the B.Tech programme has touched
Dope test for kids taking CBSE sports contests
Dope tests are not restricted only to sportspersons participating in major events any more.
Even school students taking part in national games conducted by the CBSE may have to undergo tests from th
More load, more rote, say schools
While the school education department has introduced the trimester pattern to bring down the weight of students’ bags, schools have increased the load by dumping more notebooks on the kids.
The scho
IITM faculty turns to industry
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, has urged its faculty to visit industries to understand their needs so that an industry-oriented curriculum can be devised and also to increase collab
Craze for IT, mechanical courses up
The demand for computer science engineering and information technology seems to have revived this year with more IT majors recruiting students from several private engineering colleges.
Besides, sev
When HAM tided over jams
Amateur radio (HAM) operators swung into action immediately when they heard news about earthquake and tsunami.
When all modes of communication, including cellphones got jammed due to hyper activity
Rural students ace exams
The myth that only urban students perform well in computer science and its related field has been busted with over 70-80 per cent of students from the rural districts of Dindigul, Karaikudi and Tiruch
Chennai schools reopen today, but with no textbooks
Schools across Tamilnadu would be reopening on Wednesday but without textbooks for students except those in Class I and VI.
The peculiar situation has arisen because of the Supreme Court appointing