TN engineering counselling to be held after NEET: Minister
Chennai, May 11 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu higher education minister, K. Ponmudi has said that the counselling for Engineering seats in the state for this year will be held after the conduct of the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET). The NEET for this year is to be held on July 17th. The minister also said […]
Academics urge TN government not to oppose CUET for Central university admissions
Chennai, May 10 (BPNS) Academics of Tamil Nadu has urged the state government not to oppose the Central University Entrance Test (CUET) for admission to central universities. Former Vice-Chancellor of Madurai Kamaraj University, Dr. E. Balaguruamy has called upon the Tamil Nadu government that opposing CUET would deny the students of the state to study […]
TN school education department to probe high level of absenteeism in board exams
Chennai, May 9 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu school education department is to probe the absenteeism in the board exams for Classes X and XII that are underway in the state. According to the department, 2265 and 1238 students were absent for Class X and Class XII board examinations respectively. A senior official of the state […]
TN to have sexual awareness sessions for school students from next academic year: Minister
Chennai, May 3 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu school education minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi has said that the state school students will be subjected to sexual awareness sessions for a week from next academic year onwards. The minister while speaking to BPNS said that the state education department has taken extensive measures to prevent any sexual […]
Woman’s Christian College for FICCI FLO ‘Campus to corporate’ skilling programme
Chennai, April 29 (BPNS) The prestigious Women’s Christian College, Chennai signed an agreement with the FICCI FLO programme to upskill women students in the college. FICCI FLO will conduct the campus to Corporate Skilling programme. A statement from the FICCI FLO said that around 1,500 students are expected to attend this programme. FICCI FLO, the […]
IIT –Madras to play ‘Tamil Thai Vaazhthu’, the TN state anthem during official functions
Chennai, April 28 (BPNS) Even though the Indian Institute of Technology –Madras is an autonomous institution under the minister of Education of the Government of India, the premier institution will play the Tamil state anthem, ‘Tamil Thai Vaazhthu’ henceforth in its official functions. The Tamil Thai Vaazhthu is the state anthem of Tamil Nadu penned […]
TN Maths teacher’s YouTube hit among students of Classes X, XI, and XII
Chennai, April 25 (BPNS ) The YouTube videos of a Tamil Nadu government school Mathematics teacher, Tamil Selvan have become a major hit among students of Classes Xth, XI, and XII. Students who are stuck with problems in Mathematics avail of the YouTube of Tamil Selvan and find solutions. The Maths teacher while speaking to […]
Foreign language in engineering syllabus in TN : Demand for educators goes up
Chennai, April 12 (BPNS) The demand for teachers in German, French, Chinese, and Japanese has gone up in Tamil Nadu after the state government announced that final year engineering students in government engineering and aided engineering colleges will have to mandatorily study a foreign language. While there were reports on the state government planning for […]
Eyeing girl students, TN to open ten new arts and science colleges
Chennai, April 12 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu higher education department will be opening ten new arts and science colleges in the state just as it had opened a few colleges during the last academic year. Interestingly, the higher education department is eyeing girl students. This is following the fact that Tamil Nadu government has already announced […]