'We kept importing educational models from outside that had no connection to our cultural and intellectual strengths.'
In Professor Sulochana Gadgil's passing, India has lost a scientific giant, a fierce intellect, and a compassionate soul, remembers Dr Madhavan Nair Rajeevan.
University of Pune announces details for its External Students Programme for 2008/2009.
University of Pune provides instructions for applying for 2008 --2009 admissions Entrance Test.
Admission notice for 2009-10 for University of Pune's MBA in Biotechnology course.
University of Pune invites applications from external students desirious of registration for BA, BCom, MA, MCOM, LLM and MA/MSC courses.
The University of Pune invites applications from external students for registration to its BA/ B Com/ MA/ M Com/ LLM/ MA/ MSc (Mathematics) courses.
'When I was toying with 10 different ideas, my father was diagnosed with lung fibrosis and his condition deteriorated so badly that we lost him in six months. He was very unsatisfied with the lack of proper diagnosis.' 'It made me think will anyone do a biopsy if there is no symptom? Why is it that we do not have any non-invasive diagnostic method?' 'This idea was the strongest out of the ten, and with Snahlata Singh with her cancer biology background joining me, the idea got a real boost.'
Starting with a family, which had a dealership of Bajaj Auto's scooters, to becoming the owner of a household name in consumer appliances who could afford to have Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan as the brand ambassador, Venugopal Dhoot's is a story of an aggressive small town businessman's pursuit to be on the top. Now arrested in connection with the ICICI Bank loan fraud case, Venugopal Dhoot during his heydays was not the one to simply sit on small achievements like Videocon becoming the largest television set manufacturer in India.
Laxman Narasimhan, a veteran in leading and advising global consumer-facing brands, has been named as the new CEO of coffee giant Starbucks, joining a growing cohort of Indian-origin business leaders at the helm of global corporations.
United States Deputy Secretary of States William J Burns addressed a lecture on 'US-India partnership in an Asia-Pacific century' at the University of Pune on Friday. We present edited excerpts from his speech.
Lack of students prompts the university to re-look at its strategy
In the changed circumstances and attitudes in Britain, we must let bygones be bygones, argues Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
Readers share their real-life '2 States' stories. Share yours too!
University of Pune BA Final Year Result will be live today. To retrieve the results on SMS, students can pre-register by sending PUUG followed by space and Roll No to 57333.
The University of Pune, which has a large number of foreign students, is being fortified with enhanced security measures, a fall-out of the blast in German Bakery in the city on February 13. The sprawling campus of the prestigious varsity, with houses a number of key research institutions, may soon have closed-circuit television system and armed guards to stave off any possible threat, sources said.
The Department of Management Sciences, University of Pune's two year full time MBA (Biotechnology) Degree programme.
The University of Pune invites applications from external students desirous of registration for BA, BCom, MA, M Com, LLM and MA/MSc (Mathematics) courses.
Applications are invited for admission to M Phil course for the year 2008-09, University of Pune
The CDS will be senior to the service chiefs and his primary role will be to work towards increasing operational coordination among the army, the navy or the air force and deal with India's national security with a comprehensive approach.
University of Pune's Department of Atmospheric and Space Sciences announces admissions to its MTech programme in Atmospheric Science.
The Thackerays came to Mumbai two generations ago for jobs and as such have no right to assault those coming to the financial capital in search of livelihood. This claim has been made in an article published in this month's issue of Nationalist Congress Party's mouthpiece Rashtravadi, whose chief Sharad Pawar is an old friend of Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray.
Over 200 students from Bahrain face expulsion from the University of Pune for allegedly overstaying their visas.
The University of Pune, Department of Communication and Journalism, has extended the application deadline for its Masters Programme in Mass Communication and Journalism and PG Diploma in Journalism (Marathi/ English medium).
The University of Pune, Department of Chemistry invites applications for admission to its M Phil course in Chemistry and Biochemistry.
The University of Pune, Department of Communication and Journalism, will conduct a common aptitude test for admission to its Master and Diploma Programmes in Mass Communication and Journalism.
United States President Barack Obama has felicitated Indian-American scientist Thomas Kailath with the top presidential medal for transformative contributions to the fields of science and technology.
US President Barack Obama has selected Indian-American Professor Thomas Kailath for the prestigious National Medal of Science, highest honour for achievement in the fields of science and engineering.
Amit tells us how he met and fell in love with his classmate and wife Sharvari.
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, which is placed 33rd this year.
Mundra fills the vacancy created by the retirement of KC Chakrabarty in April, two months before his five-year tenure was come to an end.
Hitting out at the intellectuals attacking the Centre over "the climate of intolerance", they said a section of nation's intelligentsia was dismayed by Narendra Modi's victory in the Lok Sabha polls and "failure in the elections is now sought to be avenged by other means".
Though the Union HRD ministry has vehemently denied that Shevgaonkar resigned under government pressure, some allege that this is yet another example of the government exercising its influence over educational institutions
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