Valedictorian

NTU valedicatorian Trinetta Chong has been rapped by her school for using the ‘F’ word during the closing speech of her convocation which stunned many in the audience.
Ms Trinetta Chong, 23, who graduated from the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, used the F-word after delivering a rousing speech on behalf of her cohort that had the auditorium cheering. She then congratulated her peers and added: ‘We f***ing did it!’

In a statement last night, an NTU spokesman said Ms Chong’s inappropriate choice of words was regrettable, but added that ‘graduands at Ceremony 14 were in extremely high spirits on Friday evening’.
‘There was a lot of clapping and cheering throughout the ceremony, so by the time the valedictorian Trinetta delivered her speech, the audience was in a highly charged mood. In that environment, she probably got carried away.’
The spokesman added that she has since apologised to Wee Kim Wee School Chair, Associate Professor Benjamin Hill Detenber, both in person and in writing. Ms Chong is currently working in a statutory board.

CBSE

In view of the Union health ministry giving its nod and the Centre making the requisite amendments in “Regulations on Graduate Medical Education” as well as Post-Graduate Medical Education, a “common core syllabus” is being prepared for MBBS admissions on the basis of the syllabi of the school boards of different states, the MCI’s counsel stated.
The MCI decided to introduce the common NEET as per the proposal put forth during the national-level meeting of deans, principals, directors of various colleges and institutions, which was hosted by the government to examine the issue on March 29.
This was followed by another meeting of the Board of Governors of MCI and officials of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to finalise the modalities for NEET for MBBS admissions to be conducted by the CBSE.

“In a further meeting on July 18, it was decided to make the core syllabus of the NEET under-graduate admissions available on the MCI website for feedback from the relevant stakeholders,” the MCI note stated.
The pattern of the examination, distribution of questions across different MBBS subjects and model questions would be made available on the MCI website from August for the benefit of students.
The CBSE has also been given the responsibility of preparing the MBBS question papers.
“Regarding the common NEET for post-graduate (MD/MS) admissions across the country, the modalities are being worked out. The examination is schedule for next January-February for the academic year 2012-13,” the MCI note said.
Taking note of recent paper leaks, the MCI said, “CBSE has indicated that for security reasons, the question paper will be only in English and Hindi.”

CFA Institute

CFA Institute

CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals, announces that it is collaborating with IASeminars, an independent global provider of training on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), to jointly offer a comprehensive range of IFRS-related programs.

“With the ongoing trend moving away from national accounting principles towards global reporting standards, there will likely be significant demand for IFRS training from the worldwide community of financial statement preparers and users, including investment analysts,” said Tom Robinson, CFA, managing director of the Education division at CFA Institute. “Collaborating with such a well-established company as IASeminars will allow us to extend our educational offerings within the field of accounting standards to members as well as other finance professionals through the many training programs available.”

“IASeminars is proud to work with CFA Institute to deliver IFRS training solutions to CFA members and others. Our experience in training over 12,000 professionals worldwide since 2002 will be invaluable to those approaching IFRS for the first time,” said IASeminars CEO Marc Gardiner.

IASeminars offers over 100 different international accounting topics in some 40 cities around the world, including Abu Dhabi, Buenos Aires, Chicago, Johannesburg, London, New York, Toronto, and Zurich, among others. By collaborating with IASeminars, CFA Institute will offer its members and other key stakeholders additional professional development opportunities on a topic that is expected to attract considerable interest.

Courses currently available include:
• US GAAP / IFRS Convergence – What it Means to You (1 day)
• IFRS Basics (20 days, online)
• IFRS Basics with US GAAP Comparison (3 days)
• IFRS Disclosure and Presentation Requirements (2 days)
• IFRS for the Oil & Gas Sector (2 days)
• IFRS for Derivatives and Hedging (2 days)
• IFRS Adoption and Implementation Workshop (2 days)

For more information see the IASeminars IFRS Training website.

About CFA Institute

CFA Institute is the global association for investment professionals. It administers the CFA and CIPM curriculum and exam programs worldwide; publishes research; conducts professional development programs; and sets voluntary, ethics-based professional and performance-reporting standards for the investment industry. CFA Institute has more than 105,000 members, who include the world’s 95,000 CFA charterholders, in 135 countries and territories, as well as 135 affiliated professional societies in 58 countries and territories. More information may be found at www.cfainstitute.org.

About IASeminars

IASeminars (www.iaseminars.com) has established itself over 10 years as one of the world's leading independent providers of international accounting seminars. With offices in London & Washington DC, it offers several hundred public courses each year on five continents covering the latest IFRS and US GAAP topics. IASeminars events attract thousands of senior delegates from around the world who are taught by an international faculty of expert instructors in several different languages.

CAT 2011

Indian Institutes of Management announced the highlights of the Common Admission Test 2011 (CAT 2011). Prometric, trusted provider of market-leading test development and test delivery solutions, is IIMs’ partner in developing and delivering CAT 2011.

The CAT 2011 will have only two sections instead of three. The first section will focus on Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation; the second on Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning. These two sections will be implemented sequentially with separate time limits. The examination will be 140 minutes. Candidates will have 70 minutes to answer 30 questions within each section which will have an on-screen countdown timer. Once the time ends for the first section, they will move to the second and will no longer be able to go back. Although new in the computer-based version of CAT, this format was previously practiced in some of the earlier paper-and-pencil years.

A 15-minute tutorial will be provided before the start of the test, and candidates are advised to go through that carefully before starting the main examination. The total duration will be two hours and 35 minutes including the tutorial. A practice test to provide candidates with a feel of the timed sections, as well as navigation and functionality of the actual test will be made available in the coming weeks. Once again candidates are advised to go though them carefully to familiarize themselves with the screens, layout, and navigation.

The number of test days has been retained at 20 days within the window from 22 October to 18 November 2011. This would provide candidates with the flexibility of choosing a suitable test day based on their convenience.  For those candidates who are differently abled, additional support will be provided as required.

“We are confident that CAT 2011 is going to help us in identifying the appropriate candidates for our programmes, and that the examination will be fair and equitable,” Said Professor Janakiraman Moorthy, CAT 2011 Convenor.  “Considerable effort has been invested in maintaining similar level of difficulty across papers. A small number of statistically and psychometrically validated questions are randomly inserted in each question paper as equating blocks. These will be used for assessing post test equality across the days.”

IIMs and Prometric have reviewed the operational processes and contingent on the continued punctuality of candidates, the check-in procedure this year will start one-and-a-half hours before the scheduled test time instead of the previous two hours. With this change, we are also able to have an earlier start time of 3:15pm for the afternoon session.

To offer convenience to more candidates, three new cities – Bhilai, Jammu and Dehradun – have been added to the previous 33 test locations. This will help in bringing CAT closer to the northern states of the country.  To reduce the difficulties in purchasing CAT vouchers, now candidates will also be able to purchase CAT vouchers from 201 Axis Bank branches, an increase of 30 outlets.
A video on the conversion of CAT to a computer-based test and candidate impressions of this transition will be available on YouTube by the end of this week.

Education Portal

Steris Corp. has launched a new online continuing education portal, called Steris University, with courses, presentations, study guides and learning resources for perioperative staff, infection preventionists, sterile processing personnel and other healthcare professionals.
"Steris University can be considered a 'knowledge factory' for key process, science and safety fundamentals that healthcare professionals and providers need," says Bob Straub, Steris University co-chair and learning and development manager, in a press release announcing the launch.
One of the most unique features of the program is its Academic Advisory Board made up of leaders in academia, clinical engineering, accreditation, government and military, gastroenterology, infection control, perioperative services and sterile processing. These "independent industry experts and thought leaders" will "continually evaluate the curriculum to help maintain its quality and relevance," says Steris University Co-chair Richard Schule, director of clinical education for Steris.

A "living site," Steris University will "continue to expand its capabilities and educational offerings," says the company. For now, the online portal features:

"the largest catalogue to date of Steris' highly flexible adult learning opportunities";

"a large portfolio of 100-level foundational courses that focus on the science and processes behind healthcare technologies"; and

"a quality management system for all educational offerings that emphasizes a sequential process approach to learning and evaluation of performance."

Petroleum Engineering

Our business is the exploration, production, Refining, trading and distribution of energy. This is what we do, and we do it on a truly global scale.
With a workforce of 80.000 empleados, BP Operates business with customers in Activities and More Than 80 Countries across six continents.
Every day, we serve millions of customers around the world. We are looking for talented Continually, Committed and Ambitious people to help us shape the face of energy for the future.
BP's Exploration and Production segment Focus on finding reserves of oil and gas, Developing the Means to extract and process Consistently Producing it and Then and Transporting it to market.
This Involves using cutting edge technology to find the energy reserves, the Ability to drill Thousands of meters under the ground, Designing, building and operating some of the world's largest MOST complex production onshore / offshore facilities and finally Being Able to transport These fluids, in order to Provide energy to the world.
As a Project and Engineering professional Within BP, you'll be Exposed to an amazing breadth of experience and Opportunity Within a dynamic environment in Which People Can Develop and grow. Whether it be using the latest subsea technology to access oil from the deepest oceans, building Some of the worlds biggest production facilities or pipelines That Cross Designing Several Countries, we have some of the largest engineering projects and Challenges MOST complex in the world.
If you are selected for a position in the United States, your Employment contingent upon Will Be Successful completion and submission to post-offer/pre-placement of a drug test (if required and alcohol screening by the role) as well as pre-placement verification of the information Provided During The Qualifications and selection process.
BP is an equal opportunity employer.
Petroleum Engineer / Sand Production Management
Internal Job Number 21989BR
Status Full Time
Salary commensurate with experience Salary Level
Country UK
City Sunbury
State / Province Middlesex
Job Description
- This is an E & P managed job. Candidates For This position Will Come Through functional succession plans. If You Would like to express interest In This role, please apply Through the TAS process and reviewed your submission Will Be Along With other candidates in functional succession plans.
- The Base Management (WB) team is part of Subsurface Technology Within The Upstream Production Division. The group compris over 300 staff in Houston, Sunbury and Aberdeen across RE, PE and Geoscience disciplines. The WB team encompasses four key areas of activity: Technical Support Specialist (supporting related subsurface Well Reservoir Management & Performance Activities, Technology Deployment (System Modeling / Optimization and the deployment of Field of the Future ™ tools and capability); Functional support, and the provision of key L & OD Activities.
- Subsurface Technology Provider BP with high quality expert personnel for technical projects and Enable the Function to support the delivery of Safe, Compliant & Reliable Operations Through the codification of our capability, by Developing, Maintaining and Enhancing our Engineering Technical Practices (ETP's) and Recommended Technical practices. It also oversees the application of Development and new technologies.
- The prime remit of the Base Management team is to Provide expertise and technology to Enhance delivery of BP's Proved Developed (PD) Reserves, manage the decline of our Reservoirs and wells to support production and delivery over the near term. This is a Highly capable team with 3 Advisors and Several Petroleum Engineering Community of Practice (CoP) Leaders. The team is multi-cultural Both multi-disciplined and and contains a cross section of people fluent in petroleum engineering, reservoir engineering and production Operations.
- The STS Base Management team over 14 people compris based in Sunbury, Houston and Aberdeen. This includes in Waterflood Management Specialists, Well Management, Sand Production, Production Forecasting, Surveillance, and Artificial Lift.

- Sand production from wells (and STI management) is a significant challenge to-many regions, Both from an S & OR Business Impact and perspective. A significant and Increasing Proportion of our production from sand prone Reservoirs eat, and how we manage and Operate These wells over Can Have Their lifetime to significant impact on the performance of the well, With Respect to sand production. Production Losses due to sand are a considerable Proportion of the total reservoir & Loss and a well de esta role key aspect to Understand These Will Be Loss and to Work with the Regions to Develop Appropriate Mitigation plans.
- This position Will help build our teams support capability In This critical skill area. Also it presents a Successful Development Opportunity for the candidate to Develop networks and build Extensive technical BP Within the Communities, the Regions and to Broaden Their skills and Deeper across the range of Base Management Activities.
Qualifications
- Relevant degree in Engineering and / or Sciences;
- BSc or MSc in Petroleum Engineering preferred
- 5 to 10 years experience in petroleum / completions engineering and with strong demonstrable experience in managing / sand prone Optimising production from wells.
- A good Understanding of bp's PSM Processes and tools (bean-up tool-kit) desirable.
- Self starter, With Understanding of Petroleum Engineering principles and practices including reserves performance, surveillance, well management (including well integrity) and system optimization.
- Competent in use of PE Toolkit (Prosper / MBAL / GAP) preferred.
- Ability to engage in providing Operations and Influence is an advantage.
- Experience in technical mentoring and other engineers of challengers is an Advantage
Benefits
Our business is the exploration, production, Refining, trading and distribution of energy. This is what we do, and we do it on a truly global scale.
With a workforce of 80.000 empleados, BP Operates business with customers in Activities and More Than 80 Countries across six continents.
Every day, we serve millions of customers around the world. We are looking for talented Continually, Committed and Ambitious people to help us shape the face of energy for the future.
BP's Exploration and Production segment Focus on finding reserves of oil and gas, Developing the Means to extract and process Consistently Producing it and Then and Transporting it to market.
This Involves using cutting edge technology to find the energy reserves, the Ability to drill Thousands of meters under the ground, Designing, building and operating some of the world's largest MOST complex production onshore / offshore facilities and finally Being Able to transport These fluids, in order to Provide energy to the world.
As a Project and Engineering professional Within BP, you'll be Exposed to an amazing breadth of experience and Opportunity Within a dynamic environment in Which People Can Develop and grow. Whether it be using the latest subsea technology to access oil from the deepest oceans, building Some of the worlds biggest production facilities or pipelines That Cross Designing Several Countries, we have some of the largest engineering projects and Challenges MOST complex in the world.
If you are selected for a position in the United States, your Employment contingent upon Will Be Successful completion and submission to post-offer/pre-placement of a drug test (if required and alcohol screening by the role) as well as pre-placement verification of the information Provided During The Qualifications and selection process.
BP is an equal opportunity employer.
Apply URL http://posttrak.arbita.net/cgi-bin/PostTrak.cgi?RefCode=R5877511809960
Apply E-mail R5877511809960@posttrak.arbita.net
Arbit ARBBP2187-847 885 Number
EMPLOYER:BP
REGION:Europe
LOCATION:Sunbury, UK
DEADLINE:07 August 2011

BHU

Under its eco-friendly initiative, the State Bank of India (SBI) started a green channel counter to encourage paperless banking system at its branch at the Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), on Friday.

Institute's director KP Singh inaugurated the counter. Assistant manager of the branch SB Lal informed that the SBI, while celebrating the Bank Day on July 1, was installing green channel counters at all branches across the country. With this facility, the customers need not fill any form for money transaction.

Dhrupad workshop to conclude: The week-long workshop on Dhrupad recital, organised at the technical training centre of the Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW), will conclude on Saturday.

Meeting: The Bharatiya Kisan Sangh is going to hold a meeting of its managing committee at Nivedita Girl's Inter College, Tulsipur, on Saturday.

Bits Pilani

The six teams that qualified for the national finals are NMIMS University, BITS Pilani - Goa Campus, Stella Maris College, Christ University, Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce and IIT Delhi.
This year, more than 400 teams from all over India participated in the competition. The finalists went through a rigorous selection process, which include a case study report submission and a regional final before they made it to the India Final. For the second in a row, BITS Pilani Goa Campus was declared the winner by a panel of eminent judges such as Ms. Deepa Dev, Financial Controller GRBC India; Mr. Ranbir Singh, COO, JP Morgan; Mr. Anoop Sharma, Director Finance, Kellogg's; Mr. Sharat Bansal, Advisory Leader, PWC & Mr. Muthu Manickam
The winning team will represent India and compete with teams from countries such as UK, Ireland, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, China, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, U.A.E, Bangladesh and Australia at the global final to be held on 23rd and 24th July 2011. The 2011 CIMA Global Business Challenge is sponsored by Barclays India who is the official partner for this competition.
"The CIMA Global Business Challenge is part of CIMA's endeavour to prepare the student community for the world of business. It presents participants with real life business problems and challenges them on a number of parameters such as problem solving abilities, leadership and communication skills. The winners have shown remarkable confidence and ability in their presentation and we hope that they go ahead to win the Global Finals" said Arati Porwal, Chief Representative, CIMA India.
Finalist teams and Colleges:

• Team Name College/University
• Horizon NMIMS University
• Tatva BITS Pilani - Goa Campus
• Cogitators Stella Maris College
• Samukh Christ University
• Easy Solutions Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce
• Corporate Czars IIT Delhi

The 2011 CIMA Global Business Challenge is an international business management competition designed to bring out the best in potential business leaders among students. The competition is open to full time undergraduates of public and private colleges and universities. Teams from 17 countries viz. Australia, Bangladesh, Mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Malaysia, the Middle East, Pakistan, the Philippines, Russia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the UK, will participate in this year's Global Final at Chengdu in China.
The international competition provides students with a great opportunity to test the depth of their financial knowledge, try out their business management skills, expand upon their competitive ability, and has even led to internship opportunities from well known organisations. Teams will be expected to analyse, report and present on a CIMA case study.
The inaugural CIMA Global Business Challenge was held in 2009 in the city of Singapore. Considering huge response from students in the first competition, CIMA broaden its scope and invited entries from across the India by divided them in north, west and south zones.

Punjab University Chandigarh

Panjab University, Chandigarh has announced the OCET 2011 result.

Punjab University Chandigarh

Students can visit the official website of Punjab University to download the OCET 2011 result. Punjab University results are available at http://results.puchd.ac.in/

The university has also announced the B.A Part-III (general result) on June 27. The result is also available on above-mentioned link.
Panjab University is one of the oldest universities in India. The university was established in 1882 in Lahore (now in Pakistan). University has 188 affiliated colleges spread over Punjab and having one rural Regional Centre at Kauni, and 3 Regional Centres at Muktsar, Ludhiana and Hoshiarpur.

UniSim

UniSim

SIM University (UniSIM) and Business China are offering five new scholarships to help nurture young Singaporeans who can be bilingual and bi-cultural professionals.

The scholarships - which will be awarded to five recipients for a start - are for Chinese-related degree programmes, such as Chinese Language and Literature, Translation and Interpretation, as well as Early Childhood Chinese Language Education. The scholarships, which are bond-free, will cover up to 80 per cent of total course fees.

The scholarships are for Business China members and staff of corporate members who are non-degree holders.

This is the first time Business China is working with an educational institution. Business China chief executive officer Low Yen Ling said: "The second thing we'll do is work with UniSIM to see how in the longer term we can scale this beyond five students and five modules that they can choose from."

Ms Low, who is also a Member of Parliament for Chua Chu Kang GRC, added that the non-profit organisation is "exploring similar partnerships with other esteemed educational partners".

Jammu University Results

Jammu University

The Jammu University results for 2011 have officially been announced to the delight of anxious students. Saturday, June 25th is the official date for exam results announcement but it may take some time to get those scores.

As Now Public reports, the official website which has the Jammu University results is currently experiencing heavy volumes of traffic. That overload may cause the site to not respond or load properly. Students are advised to be patient and consider checking back after some time has passed.

University of Jammu, first established in 1969, is on the banks of the Tawi River. It also has campuses in Bhaderwah, Kathua and Poonch. At Jammu students can enter undergraduate, post-graduate or doctoral programs of study. It also has the distinction of being India's first ISO 9001:2000 certified institute of Post Graduate studies.

Students are likely very eager to obtain these Jammu University results for their exams and tests. Hopefully the official site will be able to handle the loads of many students checking for their results at once, so that all students will see what they scored. These marks can make or break someone's summer vacation or continued educational plans. Best of luck to all students on their recent results!

AIEEE Seat Allotment 2011

AIEEE Seat Allotment 2011

The moment of reckoning for 2.12 lakh students, who have registered themselves foronline counselling for AIEEE 2011conducted by National Institute of Technology Karnataka headquartered Central Counselling Board (CCB) AIEEE 2011, is minutes away. With the process of locking of choices ending at 5pm on June 23, the CCB is all set to announce the first round of allotment to engineering/ architecture stream, latest by 10am on Saturday.

When the deadline for locking of choices ended, a total of 2,12,616 candidates had registered online. These include 1,69,384 male candidates and 43,232 women candidates. Students in the open category accounted for 1,12,010 candidates followed by 54,841 candidates in OBC category, 33,399 SCs, 12,366 STs, and 1,458 physically handicapped students. The total number of choices filled by these candidates across institutions and branches was 1.44 crore.

Candidates from Karnataka too were not far behind with 4,344 students registering in the online counselling process. These included 2,618 in open category, 911 OBC, 556 SCs, 259 STs, and 22 physically handicapped. In all, 3,222 boys, and 1,122 girls from Karnataka registered online. If one takes the case of NITK, a total of 740 seats across branches are available and 50% of these seats are for students from the state, CCB coordinator G Srinikethan told TOI here.

These 2.12 lakh students are vying for 18,411 seats available in 30 NITs, 5 IIITs, and 13 centrally, and state funded institutions for which the initial rounds of seat allotment will be conducted. This means that one in every 11.5 student who has registered online seeking a seat would get admitted. The competition for admission in OBC and SC is the toughest with one student out of every 12.2 registered getting a seat, 11.6 in case of open and 8.1 in case of STs.

Srinikethan noted that students would start getting SMS alerts once their seat allotment is done. They would have to log in to CCB website using their login and password and check for seat allotted. The link for fee payment either through e-challan or electronic payment gateway too would be activated once the seat allotment has been announced, he said, adding students need to approach their nearest reporting centres which would set in motion their admission process.

BSE Orissa Result 2011

BSE Orissa Result 2011

The long wait for about 4.86 lakh students who appeared for the HSC examinations this year of State Board of Secondary Education, Orissa would end today i.e. 25th June'11 as these results would be coming out today at around 10:00 am. President of Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Orissa, Satyakam Mishra while confirming with media said that the board is done with the compilation, tabulation and printing of results and same will be available for students on the said time.

Education minister Pratap Jena would release the results and open the envelope which will decide the fate of more that 4.86 lakh students today after which these results would be available on the official website of board as well as at the regional offices of board at Berhampur, Sambalpur, Balasore, Bhubaneswar and other district head quarters. The merit list of top 100 students would also be available after the results are declared.

Students can check these results on the official results portal of Orissa board on orissaresults.nic.in. and also on the various results portals. To check the results via SMS, type HSCR(space)Roll Number and send to 56505.

Westwood Secondary School

Westwood High School is ending its 2010-2011 school year on a high note.
As students complete their final exams and embark on summer vacation today, administrators are basking in the results of a recent national ranking that placed Westwood High School among the Top 10 High Schools in Massachusetts.
The school ranked fifth in the state and 134th in the nation on Newsweek's annual "America's Best High Schools 2011" list.
"It's really exciting," said Westwood Superintendent John Antonucci. "It's a great validation of our work."
The list ranked 500 high schools throughout the country based on a study of more than 1,000.
For Massachusetts, the following were among the Top 10 high schools:

1. Boston Latin School - Boston
2. Hopkinton High Shcool
3. Belmont High School
4. Mystic Valley Regional High School - Malden
5. Westwood High School
6. Manchester Essex Regional High School - Manchester by the Sea
7. Longmeadow High School
8. Sturgis Charter High School - Hyannis
9. Tahanto Regional High School - Boylston
10. Sandwich High School - East Sandwich

Newsweek, which in the past focused its rankings on AP tests taken per graduate, changed things up a bit this year, now using a group of experts to come up with a list that better reflects a school's success for turning out college-prepared students.
Westwood High School Principal Emily Parks - who, as of July 1, will take on the role of Westwood'sAssistant Superintendent (Sean Bevan, currently the assistant principal at the high school, will fill the lead role that same day) - reiterated Antonucci's comments.
"I think we're doing really good work here, and I'm really proud of our faculty and our students, and it's always great to have some recognition of that," Parks said.
This isn't the first time Westwood has been named on a list that recognizes various achievements.
The school system ranked fourth among the Top 10 Best Small City Public School Systems in the country last year by GreatSchools, a website providing information on more than 200,000 public and private schools in the United States.
As for a Newsweek's rankings, Antonucci and Parks said they can't recall for certain whether Westwood has made such a list in the past.

Parks did say that earlier this year she submitted various amounts of data to Newsweek for the ranking, which included Westwood's student-to-teacher ratio (12.5), graduation rate (99 percent), college bound students (96 percent), and average SAT score (1756).
"It's pretty solid data, and in my opinion, its a proper measure of school rankings," Antonucci said.
As for why he thinks Westwood made the list, Antonucci said an effort to strengthen the system's SAT scores over the years may have contributed, as more students have been able to attend ChytenEducational Services at a discounted rate through a partnership with the schools.
"I would point to that decision as something that's really very pointedly driven our SAT scores up," Antonucci said.
But he also noted the number of students the high school sends to college.
"Westwood is in fact a college preparatory school," he said, "and our program is geared towards ensuring that a high percentage of students end up going to college."
A poll taken for the 2008-2009 school year by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education showed that almost 50 public schools in Massachusetts had at least 80 percent of their high school grads move on to four year colleges, and more than 20 of those schools had more than 90 percent going on to do the same. Westwood was among those 20.
"That's not an accident," Antonucci said. "Our program is as rigorous as any high school in the Commonwealth. When you see scores and rankings like (in Newsweek), it's a validation. It's based on the kind of hard work and effort on making that happen."
Adding to that, Westwood School Committee Chairperson Brian Kelly said Westwood's success is due to three factors.
Editor's Note: Due to a reporting error, the above paragraph originally stated that Brian Kelly is the Vice Chairperson of the Westwood School Committee. He is actually the Committee's Chair.
"We have a rigorous curriculum, we have excellent teachers, and we have motivated students with parents who care about education," Kelly said.
He added, "This (ranking) is certainly outstanding. We have an outstanding school system, and it's nice to receive well-deserved recognition."
Parks agreed, but added that while the rankings are solid in their quantitative statistics, the one thing the list doesn't reveal is qualitative data. She said the culture of Westwood High School is certainly a crucial part of a student's experience.
"While I'm always pleased to see this recognition and ranking, what I realize is they don't take into account the qualitative stuff, the kind of culture in the school," Parks said. "That stuff is harder to measure, and adds quality to the experience that we have here."

Gujarat Ayurved University

Gujarat Ayurved University has extended the last date for submitting filled up application form for obtaining admission to M.Pharm (Ayurved) and M.Sc. (Medicinal Plants) courses upto 30 June 2010. Application form and other details are available at University’s website Ayurveduniversity.Com.

Eligible candidates are asked to apply by downloading the application form from the university web site. The filled up application may be submitted along with an application fee of Rs. 200 (US $ 20 for foreign students) by a demand draft/ bank payment order drawn in favor of Director – I.P.G.T. & R.A. Jamnagar. Address for correspondence is Director/ Chairperson, PGT-SFC-Cell, I.P.G.T. & R.A., Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar – 361008.
However admission for 2011-12 for B.Pharm (Ayurvedic) and D.Pharm (Ayurvedic) at Institute of Ayurvedic Pharmaceutical Sciences self financed(constituent college) of GAU is as per schedule. Those with eligibility of 12th science stream in any group or D.pharm are suitable to file application for B.Pharm(Ayu.) and those 10th passed can apply for D.Pharm. Last date for receipt of application form is 25th June.

BPUT Results

BPUT Results

The BPUT results for 2011 are now available. Students who are trying to obtain their 1st semester exam results for Biju Patnaik University of Technology will be able to determine how they've scored on these important tests.

Over at BPUT results page, there are buttons available for the latest exams including 1st semester tech and 1st semester pharmacy results. These marks were just unveiled today, Friday June 24th, to the delight (or dismay) of many students. The site may experience slow load times at the moment.

Results can also be obtained here. To obtain the results, students must simply enter their registration number and click the "Show" button on the appropriate page. It should be noted that there is a very heavy traffic load early on these sites due to many students anxiously checking for their scores.

There was a bit of controversy involving BPUT which was reported over a week ago as students alleged there had been an inordinate delay in conducting their exams. Students in plastic engineering were affected in particular. Students were suggesting their careers may have been compromised because they could only complete the 1st semester during the past 2 years. The delay made it difficult for them to complete course work in the normal amount of time.

It should be noted that BPUT's Exam results page has a disclaimer at the bottom of the page to protect themselves from any BPUT exam results that may have been reported in error. It's noted that there could be mistakes in terms of scores reported, so students may want to double check with the university or department to be sure they are seeing the proper mark.

Best of luck to all students as they obtain these crucial BPUT results for 2011!

SLIET

Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology (SLIET) has declared the SET 2011 result.

SLIET

SET 2011 result is available online at http://www.sliet.ac.in/.

Students, who appeared in the SLIET Entrance Test 2011, can visit the above mentioned website to download the result.

SLIET has also published the Counseling schedule for successful students on the website.

For more details kindly visit the official website of SLIET. We wish All the Best to all the successful students.

Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology (SLIET) is deemed to be University and it offers quality education in the field of Engineering and technology.

TNEA 2011

The Anna University has published the rank list and cut-off marks for the year 2010-2011 at its official website http://www.annauniv.edu/tnea2011/.
The random number has also been announced, students can visit the official website for all the details.

Due to heavy traffic the University website is opening very slow, students are advised to keep checking the website.
The Anna University's is situated in Chennai and extends over 100 acres. It contains the College of Engineering, Alagappa College of Technology, and School of Architecture and Planning.
The campus also houses 3 technical departments of the University of Madras.
Anna University was formed in 1978, as a unitary university that integrated four technical institutions in the city of Chennai, including the College of Engineering and College of Technology.
The University which has been granted 5-star status by the National Accreditation Committee is ranked eight among the top engineering colleges in India, only next to the seven IITs.

KCPCMF

The KCPCMF MBBS admission 2011 results have recently been made available online. This has been published along with the important MBBS/BDS rank list which has also been announced. KCPCMF refers to the Kerala Christian Professional College Managements' Federation of India.

According to Indian results, the details of these lists have been published as of today, June 23rd, 2011. The official website for the results has noted that the publication of the merit list and first allotment will happen as of 5:00pm local time.
The MBBS refers to Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery which is awarded by the Medical Council of India. BDS refers to the Bachelor of Dental Surgery. These results are crucial for students studying and looking to fill those prospective occupations.

To obtain the KCPCMF MBBS Admission 2011 results, students should log on to the Kerala Christian Professional College Managements' Federation website here. This federation is a fraternity of known Christian Professional Colleges of Kerala region who apply Christian religious values to their code of conduct. Part of their mission is to eliminate the urban-rural and the rich-poor divide to make education more affordable for students. This is certainly something students in the United States would love to see more colleges adopt, as tuition prices continue to rise, leaving students with hefty student loans to pay off over the course of their lifetimes.

College Board

The Casper College board of trustees reauthorized two property tax levies, designated an honorary name for a theater building and approved an updated college strategic plan during Tuesday night’s regular meeting.
The college has authorized an optional 1-mill levy since 1991 to pay personnel and general operating costs. The mill is projected to bring $1.3 million to the college.
The second, a half-mill levy, supports the Central Wyoming Board of Cooperative Education Services, or the BOCES program.
Neither levy will increase taxes for residents. Both were unanimously approved after a public comment portion of the meeting at which no one spoke in favor of or against the levies.
Trustees praised the success of the BOCES program, which creates education opportunities by pairing the college with the Natrona County School District.
“There have been a number of innovative programs that have resulted from this mill levy that are so worthwhile to our schools, both high school and college level,” said trustee Bill Hambrick. “It’s something we can take great pride in.”
Hambrick also spoke in favor of renaming the college’s Black Box Theatre for former theater director Tom Empey. The board names buildings after people who have given “distinguished service” or substantial monetary gifts, according to a new policy approved by the board last year.

Empey created the college’s theater department and taught for 31 years at the college. The board unanimously approved the naming.
“The theater is not just recognized in this area — it’s recognized regionally, and Tom is responsible for so much of that,” Hambrick said.
Trustees also approved a strategic plan built from the college’s plan drafted in 2008 and aligned with goals released by the Wyoming Community College Commission in 2010.
The plan sets goals for the college, such as forming a diversity committee, working more with the Casper business incubator and creating a campus-wide technology plan. A study earlier this year revealed deficiencies and below-average spending on the college’s technology.
The plan also prioritizes building a new early childhood learning center in addition to finishing the Gateway Building and residence halls and starting construction on a music building and the University of Wyoming/Casper College Center and college student union.