Bailout is only temporary solutions to cover what lost by financial or other industrial sectors. Bailout money is public money used to please rich sectors. read more

The term Campus Recruitment refers to the system where various organizations visit to the college (campuses) to recruit bright youngsters to work for them. Students, who are keen on beginning their professional career as soon as they finish studies, find the opportunity knocking at their doors. They can thus get the training and acquire professional skills immediately after college. This is good opportunity to enter the job market as entry otherwise becomes difficult. read more

Good news for Science Education and Research in India!

The Union Cabinet has given its approval for setting up of two Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) at Bhopal and Thiruvananthapuram, "with the unique objective of integrating undergraduate education, postgraduate education and research under the same umbrella."

The press release also states "One of the important goals of creating these universities is to make education and careers in basic sciences more attractive by providing opportunities in integrative teaching and lear read more

This growth of poverty level is largely due to misunderstanding poverty. Measures controlling poverty should be linked to the suitability of the country, as reasons of poverty changes due to social conditions of the country. For example, countries like India and other who has thick population and dominated by illiterates and semi- literates (semi-literate means with less literacy level which deprives them from employment in high tech or medium industries). This category does not fit into high tech industries. For them agricultural, small and cottage industries are most suitable. read more

This is an interesting article, written by Andy Mukherjee, triggered by Wiley publishing announcing that academics in India will be "developing a new series of customized, electronic books that may one day become remedial text in U.S. universities."

The history of foreign texts being used in India over the last several decades and the coming trend that may well reverse things, is a good read. read more

I have been learning engineering for the past two years and my experience has shown me two things:

1. I have no idea why I am learning a particular section unless some professor takes the time to find it out for us.

2. The exams are not a good means of testing us. You can still pass xesbain an engg.course without much effort.

I wonder why we are not exposed to a system that IITs have had for more than 5 decades. It works there. I am sure it will work in other engg. colleges as well. Why don't they atleast try it out?

hi,

This is my first elog in here. So kindly excuse me if I am mistaken.

I read through many blogs and some of them have inspired me in a way to take up some subjects that I would not have dreamt about in any other situation. 

I was wondering why there aren't any famous blogs out of the arena of computer engineering?  

This paper may be of interest to a range of audiences inclusive of Parents, children, teachers, students, academic leaders, management members, mentors…..It is designed under the umbrella of human interactions and relationships within institutions. This could apply to areas beyond the educational institutions as well. read more

"The university system is under great pressure from industry and society to deliver finished products in the form of graduates so as to be directly absorbed into the industry at a mass scale and in a short period of time, said Dr KV Bhanumurthi, Head, Department of Commerce, Delhi School of Economics." at a recent seminar on re-thinking Higher Education where attendees voiced problems being faced by higher education institutions.

I guess it is true tha read more

Design refers to the process of originality and developing a plan for a product, structure or component. Everything around us has a design. A potter designs his pots for specific purposes, owners or builders design their homes. Engineers design their products. Design of flowers, organisms… are found in nature. Design crosses boundaries, going beyond mere external appearances. read more