NAGPUR: Names like Georgia Tech, Masachussets Institute of Technology or University of California Los Angeles were something that Indian students mostly dreamt of, and a few got to go to. However, now that the Union government has given a nod for foreign universities to open campuses in India, residents of the Orange City seem to be dreaming even bigger and bolder.

With the board examinations beginning next week, Class 10 and 12 students are a tense lot, busy with last-minute preparations. And the Central Board of Secondary Education's (CBSE) helpline is ringing non-stop, say counsellors attending to anxious parents and children.

“I am not nervous. I just have this one problem - I have been studying at night and end up sleeping through the morning. I will have to set my clock right over the next few days,” said Sneha Ramani, a Class 10 student.

Her mother Parvati has been talking to counsellors through the CBSE helpline number constantly.

MUMBAI: Technocrat-academician Dr Raghunath Kashinath Shevgaonkar was on Friday appointed as the new Vice Chancellor of University of Pune by Governor K Shankaranarayanan in his capacity as Chancellor of Universities of Maharashtra.

The appointments were made by the Governor after holding detailed interaction with each one of the candidates recommended by a Search Committee. The interactions with the candidates for Vice Chancellors were held by the Governor personally on February 23-24 and the best among the candidates were selected on merit as Vice Chancellors.

NAGPUR: Even as the controversy over a large number of students failing in the bachelor of computer applications (BCA) course is yet to die down, another row is likely to hit the Nagpur University. Reason: 95% students have failed to clear the first semester examination of three years and five years bachelor of law (LLB) courses the results of which were announced on Saturday.

NAGPUR: The controversy over poor results of bachelor of computer application (BCA) and bachelor of commerce with computer applications (BCCA) courses of Nagpur University has finally landed in the Nagpur bench of Bombay high court.

A division bench issued show cause notices to the respondents including vice chancellor SN Pathan, registrar Subhash Belsare and controller of examinations Debendranath Mishra. They were asked to file a reply in a week.

Mumbai, Jan 27 (PTI) Maharashtra Government today decided to start special training classes for minority community students to increase their participation in mainstream education.

"We have decided to start special training classes for minority students at industrial training institutes (ITIs) and also asked to reserve 40 more seats in IAS coaching institutes," Minority Development Minister, Naseem Khan, said.

NAGPUR: "Difficult to believe but it is true that a large number of couples run from one doctor to another for years together before they come to know that their baby gets aborted due to a genetic reason or their child could be born with genetic diseases like sickle cell or thalassaemia as the doctors still don't know and don't tell about the genetic reasons," said Dr DK Chopde, consultant medical geneticist.

NAGPUR: The effect of mushrooming colleges, with a majority of them without regular principals and lecturers, has begun to show. Nearly 500 students

of bachelor of computer applications (BCA) first year stormed the university premises on Thursday afternoon complaining about poor passing percentage in the winter examination.

The students, accompanied by their parents, shouted slogans against the university officials for not listening to
their demands. They claimed that a girl named Radhika Pathodia of Santaji Dhanaji College had committed suicide