Archive for October, 2010

  • Statewise details of Private Dental Colleges

    Posted on October 24, 2010 | No Comments
    According to a question answered in Lok Sabha there were around 209 private dental colleges in India with a intake of over 16,000 students. STATE NUMBER OF COLLEGES BDS SEATS ANDHRA PRADESH 18 1610 BIHAR 6 280 CHHATTISGARH 4 400 GUJARAT 7 480 HARYANA 10 860 HIMACHAL PRADESH 4 280...

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  • UGC Fake University Alert

    Posted on October 24, 2010 | No Comments
    State-wise List of fake Universities as on 08thDecember, 2009 as per the UGC website . It seems for once UP has topped a list. Bihar Maithili University/Vishwavidyalaya, Darbhanga, Bihar. Delhi Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Varanasi (UP), Jagatpuri, Delhi. Commercial University Ltd., Daryaganj, Delhi. United Nations University, Delhi. Vocational University, Delhi. ADR-Centric Juridical...

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  • To change a lightbulb

    Posted on October 18, 2010 | No Comments
    by Rashmi Bansal A couple of days ago I was the ‘chief guest’ at the annual debate competition @ NIT Calicut, called ‘Spitfire’. As per tradition, I was invited to say a few words. When asked to speak, I really have only one thing to say: ‘Follow your Dreams’. I...

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  • Abandon silos in higher education

    Posted on October 18, 2010 | No Comments
    by Jaithirth Rao The British started the universities of Bombay, Calcutta and Madras in 1861 (the charter documents had been drafted by Dalhousie as early as 1855) as bodies which would conduct examinations and award degrees. They did not envisage that these universities would be places where research would be...

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