Do you know how long it takes to form a first impression? Three seconds. Even if you don’t speak a word, your dressing, grooming, facial expressions and body language contribute to your image. The first impression decides how people perceive you. So, why not consider sharpening the elements that build your image? Dressing and grooming…
Vellore: The Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) has announced dates for the Vellore Institute of Technology Engineering Entrance Exam (VITEEE) 2016 for admission in various under-graduate programmes for the academic session 2016-2017. The information is available on: http://www.vit.ac.in/ The computer-based test will take place from April 06, 2016 to April 17, 2016. Issue of VITEEE-2016…
BENGALURU: The higher education system in the state will be completely digitalised soon. The state Higher Education Department has started implementation of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) from the current academic year at all the universities across the state. The department is implementing the project in association with the Karnataka State Higher Education Council….
Washington: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have used genetically engineered viruses to achieve a significant efficiency boost in a light-harvesting system used in solar cells. Nature has had billions of years to perfect photosynthesis, which directly or indirectly supports virtually all life on Earth. In that time, the process has achieved almost 100% efficiency…
Undergraduate and postgraduate students across the country will now get a two-year grace period beyond the scheduled duration of their degree programmes to clear their backlog papers The University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued guidelines to this effect to bring in uniformity over the grace period across universities. Universities and higher education institutions are expected…
Coursera, in partnership with researchers at University of Pennsylvania and University of Washington, revealed a survey aimed to understand the motivations and results for people who complete open online courses. The survey sampled around 52,000 learners out of millions on Coursera and the results revealed that 72% reported career advancement and 61% registered educational advancement….
Back in August 2012, Abhishek Patil and Satish Kumar, the founders of Oliveboard, an online test preparation platform, noticed that their nephews and nieces often travelled from tier two cities like Belgaum all the way to Bangalore in order to coach for entrance examinations. “My relatives would set up shop for about two-three months in…
Creative Ways to Improve Your Resume Career experts are unanimous on the importance of customizing our resumes for each new job we apply for. But for many of us, when it comes to revising our resumes, the first question is “How?” It’s easy to get stuck in a rut when you’re working with material you…
Here is a concrete strategy to approach the exam. Attempting the civil services preliminary exam is a different ball game from tackling the main exam. In the preliminary exam there is negative marking, and the question paper is a booklet consisting of many pages. There are 100 questions in Paper I and 80 in Paper…
Does the momentum of light increase or decrease when it passes through a material? This question, which formed the crux of a debate between two German physicists in the early 20 Century finally sees the answer recreated in a lab in Mohali. Ever since the scientists Hermann Minkowski and Max Abraham came up with contradicting…
