Many CAT aspirants were not able to give online entrance examination this year due to the technical fault with the online examination. The disappointment, frustration and anxiety are writ large on the faces of these students. Huge number of students could not sit for entrance examination last Tuesday. And it was the last official scheduled day of the CAT Entrance examination this year. The assurance for the second chance was given by the Prometric centers. But the students are still waiting for the response. The Prometric centers failed to take the exam because of some technical problem.

The students who missed the examination were told that they would be notified through SMS’s or e-mail. Till now they haven’t got any response from the Prometric centers. The confusion was created because the online system crashed. Now the incident has also made the students suspicious of the results of the examination. The lucky students, who gave their examination, are in doubt about the results and proper checking of copies. They are unsure whether they could be able to crack the examination or not.

On the other hand the management gurus are looking very optimistic. As they feel that it is not the end for those students, who were unable to give the examination. Large numbers of students are already looking forward to the other forthcoming management entrance exams. The reputed coaching centers are not taking any break as they have to prepare students for the up-coming exams.

Other tests which are lined up are XLRI’s Xavier Admission Test (XAT) on January 3, Symbiosis National Aptitude Test (SNAP) on December 20, IBSAT on December 27 and entrance exam for Faculty Management Sciences, Delhi University on January 10.

Delhi University Teachers stayed away from the classes in response of their strike for “stifling academic freedom”. Delhi University had proposed a biometric attendance system for their teachers and DUTA (Delhi University Teachers Association) was protesting against the decision taken by the board.

Instead of taking the classes, the teachers spent their day relaxing. Some of spent the day by soaking themselves in the warm sun and sipping in the tea with crispy pakoras. Last Monday, the proposal was being placed in front of the Executive Council. Delhi University is suspecting that DUTA must be trying to conceal those teachers who do not meet their academic responsibility properly.

On Monday the teachers from DUTA staged a dharna in front of the University Office, where the meeting was supposed to be held. Many teachers from different colleges stood up and spoke about the injustice going on.

Biometric attendance system is being employed to get a clear picture about the attendance of all the teachers. Unsure of how the system will actually work, teachers decided to protest against it.

Some of the teacher suspected that the councilor may have any hidden conspiracy. So the teachers association has decided to continue the protest till the matter is solved.

Adit Mathur, the 20 year old undergrad from Shri Ram College of Commerce has been offered an annum training package of 32 lakhs by Deutsche Bank. Adit, who has been very good in studies from his childhood, is a resident of Civil Lines in Delhi. Adit’s mother Prof Anita Mathur teaches in the same college. Adit’s father is the COO of GMR Sports which owns Delhi Daredevils. He is the first pick of first timer Deutsche from DU.

This is the highest offer that any DU student has received till date. Generally foreign banks pick students from other reputed Indian institutions; such as IITs and IIMs. The highest offer that a DU student has got in the past is Rs 14 lakh from Lehman Brothers in 2007.

Shri Ram College of Commerce has placed 40 undergrads and 14 post graduate students from its Global Business Operations course. 44 companies have already visited SRCC, some of whom are returning after a year’s break. SRCC is not the only Delhi University College basking in the hiring glory. Besides Adit, a student from St Stephen’s College, Sukrit, has also got a similar offer from Deutsche Bank.

Companies like Google, Deloitte, McKinsey, Bain & Co, YES Bank, HCL, Wipro are regular recruiters from Delhi University.

DUSU (Delhi University Students’ Union) president Manoj Choudhary has been accused for misbehaving with University’s Vice Chancellor Deepak Pental on Wednesday. Choudhary was detained by police at Maurice Nagar police.

Manoj Choudhary had an appointment with VC Pental, where he went with his 15 supporters at around 1 pm. Except Choudhary none of the other students were allowed to enter in the VC’s office.

Manoj, who went to discuss the issue of students of correspondence getting migrated to regular colleges, had heated argument with VC Pental. During the argument Manoj picked up stationary and files from Dr Pantel’s table and starting throwing them at the VC.

Watching Choudhry’s unruly behavior with VC Pental, security guards caught hold and handed him over to the police.

155 bodybuilders from 10 states in North India got the opportunity to flaunt their muscular physique at Delhi University on Sunday. They all have participated in the 49th edition of Mr. Northern India Bodybuilding Championship organized by Delhi State Board and Fitness Association in collaboration with Delhi University Students’ Union. As being an eye-witness I remained spell bound. It was a spectacular show with so many talents.

The winner of the title of Mr. Northern India in the 65-70kg category was Sunder Lal. But Yatender Pawar from Uttar Pradesh became the overall winner. The competition on Sunday was divided into five categories of different weight brackets. The famous Wrestler Khali was supposed to be present at the event to support the participants. Everyone like me was eagerly waiting for his arrival. But to my dismay the giant chose to give us a slip.

It was an event for those who fantasize about their good physique. These talents are moving ahead without any help from government. It is like encouraging them and standing by them. India’s got talent and this event surely displayed some of the finest in bodybuilding in India.

I was quite amazed to see the bulging biceps of the bodybuilders and after seeing their sculpted bodies my fascination for having a well built up body like Hrithik and Salman has again re-grown. I always wanted to have those sculpted biceps and chest, I even joined a Gym for the same. But couldn’t continue for long, I have decided to join the gym again and I hope to continue for a longer period this time

Delhi Technological University has announced the new admission procedure for BTech courses under the Delhi University. From 2010-11 academic sessions, DTU would be admitting aspirants from the NCT on the basis of their All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSC).

University has reserved 85% seats for the Delhi Candidates and the rest 15% for outside Delhi students. While students for outside Delhi category has been admitted on the basis of rank obtained in AIEEE so far, the students from Delhi were selected on the basis of the rank obtained in the Combined Entrance Examination of DU. From the next academic session the admissions for both the category would be based on AIEEE rank, through the counseling conducted by DTU.

The admissions would be made for 14 BTech courses including 10 programs of the erstwhile DCE. Four new courses will be introduced this year including B Tech in software engineering, electrical and electronics engineering, automotive engineering and engineering physics. Prospectus for all the courses will be available from February, next year.

I just read in the Times of India that the Delhi University, in collaboration with seven French institutions, is going to offer dual-degree in MTech in nuclear science and technology from this year onwards.

Students enrolled for DU’s three-year MTech programme would be spending third and fourth semester in Paris and they would be awarded a Master’s in nuclear energy. Once they come back from Paris and spend fourth and fifth semester in DU, they would get an MTech degree.

This new Master’s degree is also offered by University of Paris, Paris Tech( consortium of 12 French institutes ), Ecole Central Supelec and INSTN.

The industry-driven programme will be offered in collaboration with EDF and Areva — organizations working in the field of civil nuclear energy.

With this new collaboration Indian students will get a chance to work as an intern with EDF and Areva. Students interning with these organizations would get a chance to work at their nuclear reactor sites.

This course will provide students with an opportunity to gain practical knowledge of production of nuclear energy.

This new course will not only help the students in acquiring knowledge on cutting-edge technologies but will also prove beneficial for our nation. As we know that India faces a big power problems and nuclear energy is answer to it because very small amount of nuclear element can produce huge amount of energy.

A recently released list of the top 100 Universities in the World has come as a shock to me. I was surprised to see none of the Indian Universities ranking among the top 100 Varsities of the world. What surprised me most was the fact that even University of Hong Kong is ranking at 24. No prices for guessing, most of the positions in the top 100 list are taken by U.K and U.S Universities. According to the report, America’s Harvard University has maintained its top position in 2009. Next, U.K.’s Cambridge University has journeyed up from third to second position. Yale University of US has fallen one position and is the third in ranking.

After the final list, UK is still showing the thump above its weight. Second position is held by U.S. U.S has begged four out of the top 10 slots and 18 in the top 100.

There are 14 to 16 numbers of Asian Universities in the list of top hundred. The University of Tokyo ranked 22 in the list and it is the highest among the Asian Universities. Besides Tokyo University, the University of Hong Kong stands at 24. Leading UK Universities said, institutions in Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong are cracking at the heels of western institutions, to give a clash they need additional financial support to compete on the global stage.

To me, this is a big shame for all of the Indian Universities which make false claims of being world-class.

University of Hyderabad (UoH) has been ranked as the number one University in India on the basis of indicators like publication quality and also overall performance in the rankings given by a reputed agency.

The University of Hyderabad stands first among top 25 universities in the ranking given by SCOPUS, a not-for-profit international body. The rankings are based on the papers published during 1999-2008.

SCOPUS gives the ranking once in three years. Our very own Delhi University is second in the list of 25 Universities.

Opportunity of aiding for making a literate India is in your hand now. Guys and girls are openly invited to join this movement. Teach for India (TFI) is looking for serious final year students and young professionals for two years full time fellowship program.

The movement is focused on selecting about 150 young leaders from across India and the world who, in the short-run, will teach for two years, and in the long-run become advocates for educational equity.

The entire thing is explained by Shaheen Mistry, CEO of TFI. He said, “Teach For India can change this nation for every child by building a movement of leaders who understand the challenges first hand, develop the skills and mindset to tackle it, and work relentlessly through their lives to maximize every child’s potential.”

TFI is a movement to bridge the education gap in India. Country’s outstanding college graduates and young professionals will teach in low income school for two years. Quality education is the main motto of the movement. Teach for India aims to place hundreds of fellows in the country’s top metropolitan cities and their surrounding rural areas.

The participants of this fellowship will be trained by the innovative teaching methods and leadership. After two years, the fellows will be supported by Teach for India in their search for corporate and social sector jobs, to work in the government, or to join higher educational institutions.

I really think this is a great cause and each one of us should try to participate and help in bringing the smile back on the faces of these underprivileged children.