07 Jan 2009
INDIA: ICAI approves three new Standards on Internal Audits
New Delhi: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has approved three new Standards on Internal Audit (SIA).
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06 Jan 2009
INDIA: AIMA to collaborate with foreign universities
New Delhi: The All India Management Association (AIMA), the apex body of management schools in India, plans to go global by forming alliances with foreign universities like Yale and INSEAD.
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06 Jan 2009
INDIA: Andhra allots land for Tata science campus in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh Government on Monday decided to allot 210 acres of land here for the second campus of the Mumbai-based premier scientific research institute Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR).
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05 Jan 2009
INDIA: IGNOU launches credit transfer scheme
New Delhi: The Distance Education Council (DEC) of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) launched the Credit Transfer Scheme (CTS), under which students can move from one institution to another mid-way and complete an academic programme.
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05 Jan 2009
INDIA: PM urges industries to invest in research and development
Shillong: At the inauguration of 96th Indian Science Congress, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh requested industrialists to invest in research and development and boost the demand for science and technology graduates and researchers.
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03 Jan 2009
INDIA: Kalam to launch hi-tech computing facility in Shillong
Shillong: Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is set to formally inaugurate the state-of-the-art PARAM Sheersh, a supercomputing facility for bio-informatics and computational biology, at the Northeastern Hill University (NEHU) in Meghalaya on Sunday.
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02 Jan 2009
INDIA: 143 new ITIs to come up in Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad: The Government of Andhra Pradesh has decided to establish 143 new ITIs in the state with an aim to provide industrial training and to generate more employment for youth of the state.
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30 Dec 2008
INDIA: UGC Committee for enhanced student mobility
New Delhi: If the University Grants Commission (UGC) has its way, students across the country will soon be able to pursue courses in segments in the institute of their choice.
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30 Dec 2008
INDIA: Engineering schools get AICTE nod for 2nd shift
New Delhi: In an innovative move to facilitate more students getting technical education, the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) has allowed engineering institutes to start second shifts from the 2009-10 session.
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29 Dec 2008
INDIA: IIT-B to start certificate course in Delhi from February 2009
New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B) is all set to launch a six-month certificate programme in Retail Chain Management in New Delhi and NCR.
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