Extended internships are the order of the day at IT companies amid cautious hiringIt’s a new trend that has emerged this year, said KS Shridhar, dean – placement and training, at Bengaluru-based PES University. It’s not j...
29 Aug, 2024, 10.15 AM IST
BTech students jumps off Bengaluru private university building, fourth death in a yearA 21-year-old BTech computer science student, Carasala Rahul, alleged died by suicide at PES University by jumping from the fifth floor. He...
16 May, 2024, 01.25 PM IST
Five student-built satellites piggyback on PSLV-C51, soaring dreams of young mindsThese small rideshare payloads included "Satish Dhawan Satellite" (SDSAT) built by Chennai-based Space Kidz India, a combination of three s...
28 Feb, 2021, 04.17 PM IST
PES University first in Karnataka to secure IET’s international accreditationIET accreditation is an internationally-recognised benchmark, awarded to high quality programmes that provide preparation for aspiring prof...
26 Nov, 2018, 08.20 PM IST
- Manipal, Visvesvaraya Universities top Karnataka ratings
Bengaluru, March 31 (IANS) Manipal University has been rated first in innovation and research quality while Visvesvaraya Technological Univ...
31 Mar, 2017, 08.15 PM IST
Bengaluru colleges now offer skills that job market demandsIn a first, Jain University (JU) will offer B.Tech courses that allow students to specialise in data science and IoT.
09 Mar, 2017, 10.56 AM IST
- India puts weather satellite SCATSAT-1 into orbit
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Sep 26 (IANS) India on Monday morning successfully put into orbit its own weather satellite SCATSAT-1 in a co...
26 Sep, 2016, 09.42 AM IST
Wait for UGC approval gets longer for Azim Premji University as 'further compliance' soughtAlthough they are taken aback, APU officials said they will work on the "shortcomings" pointed out by the UGC committee.
20 Jun, 2016, 01.40 AM IST
Private varsities start journals to boost research in BengaluruAlliance University, Karnataka's first private university, launched the annual International Journal of Law and Social Sciences last month.
20 Jan, 2016, 10.47 AM IST
Private universities like Jain University frown on Karnataka's annual rating planThe government is in the process of choosing an independent agency to rate 50 universities in the state based on six parameters.
22 Oct, 2015, 10.21 AM IST
IT leaders come together to form seed funding company StartupXseed VenturesFormer Infosys Director T V Mohandas Pai has also invested in startups, including GetActive (a wearable technology start-up) and TheBetterI...
27 Aug, 2015, 02.55 PM IST
Bengaluru's private varsities poach talent from industry with attractive pay scalesPrivate universities in Bengaluru are giving industry a stiff competition. New-age universities are poaching talent from the industry.
02 Jul, 2015, 10.33 AM IST
Conventional courses in student-friendly avatarAzim Premji university has taken an initiative to revive conventional undergraduate courses in science and arts, that are a rarity in colle...
19 May, 2015, 10.37 AM IST
Red ink over two private universities' progress reportFormer vice-chancellor of the Karnataka State Open University, NS Ramegowda told ET: "Without compliance, the degrees of these universities...
03 Mar, 2015, 11.04 AM IST
US firm to launch outcome-based learning in IndiaA Karnataka-based educational conglomerate has teamed up with a US communications firm to implement outcome-based learning methodology and ...
05 Oct, 2013, 09.43 PM IST
- 10 engineering colleges get IBM centres of excellence
IBM, the world’s largest computer-services company has established centres of excellence (CoE) in 10 colleges across Karnataka, aimed at cr...
14 Dec, 2009, 07.17 AM IST
- HP to train engineering students here
Hewlett-Packard has announced that it plans to train engineering students on upcoming technologies through a free training programme target...
08 Dec, 2006, 02.45 AM IST