News for 'Polytechnics'

Get tech savvy in New York

Get tech savvy in New York

Rediff.com8 Feb 2005

Polytechnic University, New York, invites students to pursue technology-focused post graduate programmes in the Fall 2005 semester.

Do you want to study in New Zealand?

Do you want to study in New Zealand?

Rediff.com28 Aug 2019

From college intake to visa guidelines, here's everything you'll need to know before signing up for a course in New Zealand.

Now, a fabric that can clean itself

Now, a fabric that can clean itself

Rediff.com12 Feb 2008

Sending your favourite and costly suit to the dry cleaners could soon become an obsolete practice. Researchers have invented a new fabric which can clean by itself. Using nano-technology, the researchers from Monash University in Australia and Hong Kong Polytechnic University have successfully developed the special fabric which can be made into self-cleaning clothes.

Computer applications course in Mumbai, 2007-2008

Computer applications course in Mumbai, 2007-2008

Rediff.com23 Jul 2007

Shri Bhagubhai Mafatlal Polytechnic offers postdiploma course in computer applications.

Mahindra All India Talent Scholarships, 2007

Mahindra All India Talent Scholarships, 2007

Rediff.com17 Jul 2007

KC Mahindra Education Trust, Mumbai, invites applications for Mahindra All India Talent Scholarships.

Why our institutions are producing unemployable Indians

Why our institutions are producing unemployable Indians

Rediff.com2 May 2016

'I did not bother to collect my diploma certificate because the course was a waste of time and more or less useless. It would be instructive for me to describe it because manufacturing is seen as the way out for India's great unemployment problem. It is? I do not think so,' says Aakar Patel.

Vocational training courses for women

Vocational training courses for women

Rediff.com25 Aug 2005

The International Polytechnic for Women, South Extension, New Delhi, invites application for admission to various vocational training courses.\n

Ray Tomlinson, creator of email and saviour of @ passes away

Ray Tomlinson, creator of email and saviour of @ passes away

Rediff.com7 Mar 2016

Tomlinson invented direct email messages in 1971. Before his invention, electronic messages could be shared only on a very limited network.

Ragging claims one more life in Andhra Pradesh

Ragging claims one more life in Andhra Pradesh

Rediff.com22 Nov 2008

This is the second death of a student due to ragging in Andhra Pradesh during last 24 hours. S Harish Kumar, a student of polytechnic college died at his home in Nandyal town of Kurnool district in the state on Friday night, nearly three months after he had attempted suicide by consuming acid over ragging and humiliation by the senior students.

NRI discovery may see pencils powering PCs

NRI discovery may see pencils powering PCs

Rediff.com25 Jul 2007

An Indian origin scientist at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has discovered how graphene's extremely efficient conductive properties can be exploited for use in nanoelectronics, as a possible heir to copper and silicon.

Indian student in Singapore gets jail, caning

Indian student in Singapore gets jail, caning

Rediff.com3 Jul 2008

Batla Jatin Navin, a 23-year old student at a Singapore polytechnic institute, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to one charge of attempted murder, one charge of wrongful restraint and two charges of causing grievous hurt

Scholarships for diploma courses

Scholarships for diploma courses

Rediff.com11 Jul 2006

K C Mahindra Education Trust, Mumbai, invites applications for the Mahindra All India Talent Scholarships.

JD-U releases manifesto, mocks RJD's jobs promise

JD-U releases manifesto, mocks RJD's jobs promise

Rediff.com23 Oct 2020

Apart from outlining its future plans for the development of Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar led party also referred to poll promises made by the rival Grand Alliance, including approving 10 lakh jobs, and sought to know from where would they manage Rs 5 lakh crore additional money that will be required for fulfilling their 'lofty' announcements.

Photo: Bhoomika weds

Photo: Bhoomika weds

Rediff.com23 Oct 2007

Reader Tejinder Singh sends us a picture.

Specialise in information technology

Specialise in information technology

Rediff.com6 Sep 2006

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's S P Jain Institute of Management & Research invites applications for its one-year Post-graduate Diploma in Management and two-year Post-graduate Diploma in Systems Management-MIT

Anju Seth, IIM-C's first woman director

Anju Seth, IIM-C's first woman director

Rediff.com17 Nov 2018

'She was the unanimous choice of the search-cum-selection committee.'

Microsoft Imagine Cup: India team bags prize

Microsoft Imagine Cup: India team bags prize

Rediff.com11 Aug 2006

Italy team named software design champions; torch passes to Korea for Imagine Cup 2007.

New IITs in AP, Bihar & Rajasthan

New IITs in AP, Bihar & Rajasthan

Rediff.com29 Feb 2008

The allocation for Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) has nearly been doubled at Rs 1,545.65 crore (Rs 15.45 billion) as compared to Rs 825 crore (Rs 8.25 billion) last year.

Singapore court to try Mumbai student

Singapore court to try Mumbai student

Rediff.com25 May 2007

The trial of Batla Jatin Navin, a 21-year-old Polytechnic student in Singapore, has been scheduled at the high court for July 2-13

Jobs at Graben Technologies

Jobs at Graben Technologies

Rediff.com14 May 2007

Engineering opportunities with Graben Technologies Limited.

When Hrithik almost became a AC mechanic

When Hrithik almost became a AC mechanic

Rediff.com25 Sep 2019

Long before he became a superstar, long before he summoned the courage to tell his father Rakesh Roshan that he wanted to become an actor, Hrithik Roshan was seized by self doubt.

Ready for the global IT market?

Ready for the global IT market?

Rediff.com24 Mar 2005

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's S P Jain Institute of Management & Research and Virginia Polytechnic and State University, USA, invite applications for its 18-month, full-time Masters in Information Technology programme.

Why US must let in more skilled workers

Why US must let in more skilled workers

Rediff.com22 Jun 2007

Immigration reform is bogged down in controversy, but there's compelling new evidence that the U.S. should let in the most educated.

Ragging kills architecture student in Bangalore

Ragging kills architecture student in Bangalore

Rediff.com12 Mar 2014

Ahab Ibrahim, a second year diploma student of Acharya College of Technology Polytechnic in Bangalore, passed away at a hospital in Kochi late on Monday night, his relatives said. He hails from Thrissur district.

REWIND: India in the last 24 hours

REWIND: India in the last 24 hours

Rediff.com20 Oct 2016

Here's a recap of events that occurred in India in the past 24 hours.

110 local youths joined terror groups in Kashmir this year: Officials

110 local youths joined terror groups in Kashmir this year: Officials

Rediff.com29 Jul 2018

If this trend continues, 2018 may end up as the worst year in terms of number of youths joining various terror groups, according to the officials.

Employ disabled in call centres: Kalam

Employ disabled in call centres: Kalam

Rediff.com5 Nov 2004

The IT community to devise a Braille keyboard with necessary software to convert Braille inputs into text and speech in Indian languages.

Alert: MCA course

Alert: MCA course

Rediff.com28 Jul 2004

Alert: MCA course

'1,621 teachers died of COVID-19 during UP panchayat polls'

'1,621 teachers died of COVID-19 during UP panchayat polls'

Rediff.com9 Jun 2021

'Basic Covid protocols were not followed, which is why so many teachers lost their lives.'

Ahead of Bihar polls, PM inaugurates 3 petro projects

Ahead of Bihar polls, PM inaugurates 3 petro projects

Rediff.com13 Sep 2020

Launching a veiled attack on Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad, who he did not mention by name, Modi said Bihar has come out of an era when rail, road and internet connectivity were made light of and people used to say of what use roads are for those who walk on their feet.

Punjab minister flips coin to decide on posting of lecturers

Punjab minister flips coin to decide on posting of lecturers

Rediff.com13 Feb 2018

Two lecturers -- one from Nabha and another from Patiala -- wanted to be posted to a government polytechnic institute at Patiala.

Chat rooms under the scanner

Chat rooms under the scanner

Rediff.com12 Oct 2004

The US National Science Foundation has funded a programme to make internet chat room surveillance fully automated.

Book on Bhopal tragedy wins award

Book on Bhopal tragedy wins award

Rediff.com3 Dec 2003

The book, Advocacy After Bhopal: Environmentalism, Disaster, New Global Orders, brought the prize to Kim Fortun.

12 arrested for clash at Savitribai Phule Pune University

12 arrested for clash at Savitribai Phule Pune University

Rediff.com25 Feb 2017

Activists of ABVP and SFI clashed following verbal spat and altercation over putting up of posters on the varsity campus on Friday evening.

First list of dead, hurt passengers released

First list of dead, hurt passengers released

Rediff.com15 May 2003

First list of dead, hurt passengers released.

Minority affairs ministry team to visit J-K on Aug 27-28: Naqvi

Minority affairs ministry team to visit J-K on Aug 27-28: Naqvi

Rediff.com25 Aug 2019

The minority affairs minister ruled out reconsideration on abrogation of Article 370 provisions, saying there was no going back.

Former Bihar, WB governor A R Kidwai passes away

Former Bihar, WB governor A R Kidwai passes away

Rediff.com24 Aug 2016

Kidwai is survived by two sons and four daughters. His funeral will be held on Thursday afternoon at the Jamia Burial Grounds.

The Work From Home Revolution

The Work From Home Revolution

Rediff.com25 Aug 2020

Will it trigger a social and management revolution as well, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

Returning migrants: Boon or bane for states?

Returning migrants: Boon or bane for states?

Rediff.com29 May 2020

For states like West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh, where migration is high, the return of workers could be as much an opportunity as a liability. All states have launched portals to register migrant workers; additional fields like nature of employment and remuneration in the past 2-3 years are being added to help in skill mapping.