Gauhati University
Gauhati University was established by an act of the State Legislature, namely, the Gauhati University Act 1947 (Assam Act, XVI of 1947), of the Government of Assam in the year 1948. The University is funded by the University Grants Commission and the Government of Assam. Besides, various agencies of the Central and State Governments provide various grants and assistance...
Tezpur University Integrated MSc in Physics
Tezpur University Integrated MSc in Physics Physics applies scientific methodologies to understand the most fundamental principles of nature: matter and energy, and how they interact. Energy can take the form of mechanical energy, light energy, electrical energy, radiation energy and sound energy. Physics deals with matter on scales ranging from sub-atomic to stars and even entire galaxies. In this sense,...
Integrated M.Sc. programme in Mathematics
Integrated M.Sc. programme in Mathematics Mathematics is a good higher study option for those who have an aptitude for the subject. Students who obtain higher degrees in this discipline can find jobs in academic, banking, insurance, software, information technology, scientific and engineering fields. Meritorious Plus Two students with mathematics as one of their subjects can seek admission either to the research-oriented...
Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) Ludhiana Admissions 2015
Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) Ludhiana Admissions 2015 Admission Notice 2015 Applications are invited from the candidates residing in Punjab and UT of Chandigarh for admission to the following programmes: Under Graduate (4 year) Programmes B.Sc Agri (Hons), B.Sc Home Science (Hons) +, B.Tech Food Tech (Hons)*, B.Sc Fashion Designing (Hons)*+, B.Sc Biotechnology (Hons)*, B.Sc (Hons) Interior Design*, B.Sc (Hons) Nutrition and Dietetics*+, B.Tech...
Anna University Chennai Admission to M.Sc Five Years Integrated Programmes 2015
Applications are invited for admission to M.Sc. Five years Integrated Degree Programme for 2015 Sessions. Courses Offered M. Sc. Computer Science, Information Technology-Self-Supporting & M. Sc. Electronic Media-Self-Supporting Eligibility: M. Sc. (Computer Science) / M. Sc. (Information Technology) A pass in the H. Sc. (Academic) or equivalent in the first appearance itself, with Mathematics, Physics & Chemistry as three of the four...
Dibrugarh University announces Five Years Integrated MSc Admission 2015
Dibrugarh University announces Five Years Integrated MSc Admission 2015 Five Year Integrated M.Sc Programme in Physics 2015-16 Applications are invited for admission to Five Year Integrated M.Sc Programme in Physics for the academic session 2015 This course is designed for students wishing to pursue higher studies and research in Physics Programme Features > Unique and carefully designed course curriculum to equip the students with...
5 year Integrated M.Sc.
Overview : 5 year Integrated M.Sc. NISER offers a 5-year integrated M.Sc. Programme in basic sciences after 10+2 years of schooling (or equivalent). At present the institute has four major schools, namely Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. After successful completion of the academic requirements students are awarded a Master of Science degree in one of the four subjects: biology, chemistry, mathematics...
Scientists Reprogram Plants for Drought Tolerance
Sean Cutler's lab introduced the engineered receptor into transgenic Arabidopsis to establish if it was sufficient to improve survival after drought, one measure of drought tolerance. The transgenic (right) but not non-transgenic plants (left) show improved survival after an extended drought. In this experiment water is withheld for 12 days, which cause severe wilting, and the plants are then...
Blue-eyed humans have a single, common ancestor
Variation in the colour of the eyes from brown to green can all be explained by the amount of melanin in the iris, but blue-eyed individuals only have a small degree of variation in the amount of melanin in their eyes. New research shows that people with blue eyes have a single, common ancestor. A team at the University of...
Sweet potato naturally ‘genetically modified’
The sweet potato is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the family Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting, tuberous roots are a root vegetable. The young leaves and shoots are sometimes eaten as greens. Sweet potatoes from all over the world naturally contain genes from the bacterium Agrobacterium. Researchers from UGent and the International Potato Institute (CIP) publish this discovery on...
