VTU carry-over system: HC relief to pupils. No Year-Back anymore!

According to the varsity’s rules, engineering students have to clear all the subjects of the first two semesters for admission to the fifth semester. Giving relief to thousand of engineering students across the state, the High Court of Karnataka has clamped an

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Facebook Developer Hack 2012 in Bangalore on September 17!

Facebook has announced that it will be hosting a series of events aimed at developers between August and September called the Facebook Developer World Hack 2012. Importantly, the World Hack will be hitting India, Bangalore in particular on September 17, 2012. The

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Online Counseling – Curse or boon!

The online counselling introduced by the Karnataka Examination Authority for professional courses led to chaos the first day. While the system seems to have settled down since, not everyone is happy with it. Dr K. Balaveera Reddy, former VC, VTU and Prof.

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Donate blood, says VTU!

Varsity wants all its affiliated colleges to start blood donation drives to remove misconceptions and make up for the shortfall in blood banks. Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) is looking to draw blood. And not one to waste time, it has shot off

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VTU says enough of theory, get real

The varsity held its first ‘internship mela’ on Saturday and follow it up with more to help students overcome lack of practical knowledge. When a student of mechanical engineering went for an interview recently, he was asked to work on a lathe.

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VTU woos foreign students!

The Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with EdCIL (India) Ltd, New Delhi. VTU Vice Chancellor H Maheshappa said the primary objective of the MoU is to promote Indian higher education in foreign countries. EdCIL (India)

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