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Sources keeping track of latest developments with regards to education news say, according to this agreement, students admitted to the two-year M.Tech degree in Very Large-Scale Integration (VLSI) design will complete one year of the course at SASTRA campus in Thanjavur and the second year in either Asia University or Yuan Ze University in Taiwan.

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The second-year curriculum will include practical experience in major lab facilities, a six-month industry internship in Taiwan’s advanced semiconductor manufacturing industry and basic Chinese language skills.

TEPL will work closely with SASTRA University to co-create the course curriculum and will provide financial support for overseas education and training of these students.

Dr. S. Vaidhyasubramaniam, Vice-Chancellor of SASTRA said this two-year comprehensive course in electronics shall develop talent and deep domain expertise which is necessary for India’s growing semi-conductor industry.

Mr. Ranjan Bandyopadhyay, Head (Human Resources) at TEPL said India has a critical role to play as the shift in economics of global manufacturing, especially in areas like electronic manufacturing, gathers momentum.

Our collaboration with SASTRA University is an endeavour to ensure the human capital is industry-ready for this emerging opportunity, said Mr. Ranjan.

We are committed to expanding our work with the domestic academic ecosystem and leading universities like SASTRA to ensure that the country realises its true potential in this field, he said.

This collaboration with TEPL and SASTRA in electronics design and manufacturing is in an area that promises tremendous growth and will also strengthen the partnership between India and Taiwan in the future,” said Professor Wen-Thong Scott Chang.

Professor Wen Thong is Distinguished Professor and Chairman of the Computer Science and Information Engineering Department, Asia University.

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Professor Ching Pu Chen, Chief of Global Affairs of Yuang Ze University said this collaboration with TEPL and SASTRA has not only broadened the international outlook for Yuang Ze but has also added a globally reputed industry partner to this bilateral effort.

Professor V. Kamakoti, Professor of Computer Science at IIT Madras and NSAB Member who is also the Advisor to SASTRA for this Indo-Taiwan collaboration said SASTRA and TEPL have made a very strategic collaboration at a time when India’s electronic design and manufacturing industry is poised for a tremendous growth.

SRM University Amaravati
SRM University at Andhra Pradesh has been centre of attraction its students Saptarshi and Rajarshi Majumdar received a pay pack of Rs 50 lakhs per annum each with PVP Inc.

Sources keeping a tab of latest education news say, PVC Inc is a strategic partner of Google Japan.

It is interesting to note that Saptarshi and Rajarshi Majumdar are twins.

Sources familiar with latest education news says Saptarshi and Rajarshi are from the first batch of engineering students of SRM University – AP campus.

The average annual package of the first batch was ₹ 7 lakh per annum.

Sources familiar with latest education news say, the student were felicitated in a grand manner for their achievement.

The university on Saturday the 26th of June, 2021 felicitated the twins.

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Happiness knew no bounds for the twins. They thanked their parents and the university faculty for their success.

They said ‘we never imagined we could achieve such big placements.’

‘We schooled together and grew together with similar thoughts. We worked with a motive of getting a job in the same sector and we have achieved it, Saptharshi said.

‘Thanks to SRMAP for the incubation center and the placement cell for guiding and motivating us.’

We are working with a vision to offer quality engineers, entrepreneurs, and professionals to the country, said Professor Rao.

In our maiden placement drive, our graduates have made the university a favourable destination for top industrial recruiters, said Professor Rao.

‘SRM University-AP is proud of its first graduating batch with a 100% Placement record, with most students getting multiple offers from reputed companies.’

Over 71% of students got Marquee, Super Dream, and Dream offers of ₹20+, ₹ 10+ and ₹ 5+ lakhs, respectively and 600+ companies visited the university for recruitment.

The students of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering have bagged an attractive average salary of ₹ 8 lakh per annum, Professor Rao said.

IIM Calcutta
There is more to it as far as latest education news is concerned.

IIM Calcutta became the talk of the town when its alumni of 42nd PGP batch (2005-2007) has recently donated one unit of OWGELS (German Brand) 5L Moveable Hospital Use Oxygen concentrator to the institute.

This is a safer, less expensive, and more convenient life saver and homecare medical equipment.

Sources familiar with latest education news say Dharmes Oraon, a 42nd batch alumnus passed away on 30 April due to COVID.

In his loving memory, some of the 42nd PGP batch alumni came forward to donate an oxygen
concentrator for the IIM Calcutta community, especially for group C&D staff and contract
workers, say sources familiar with latest education news.

The device will be kept at the Medical Unit of the Institute.

Sources keeping track of latest education news say the oxygen concentrator has been contributed by few alumni of the 42nd PGDM batch (2005-07) namely Rajesh Waghmare, Rajeev Tejyan, Kuldip Nimje, Navneet Agarwal, Swapnil Khandekar, Sameer AH, Surabhi & Vinay Midha, Anand Kumar, Karthik Krishnan, Moumita Pramanick, Liju Mathew, Vikram Deshpande, Ashutosh Mayank, Sarvesh Naik, Animesh Singh, Arunima and Rohit, Tej Pratap, Anuradha and Dheeraj Singh.

Professor Thakur graciously accepted the proposal. This donation of a life-saving device reiterates Institute-alumni relations, said Professor Manish Thakur.

Such generous gestures on behalf of our alumni is an affirmation of the emotional connection that they have with their alma mater, he said.

CLAT 2021
There is some worth noting development as far as education news is concerned.

Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) has released the latest list of exam centres for CLAT exam.

CLAT exam is for candidates who wish to seek admission into law courses in national law universities.

Sources familiar with latest education news say, Amarawati of Maharashtra, Chittoor of Andhra Pradesh, Cuttak, Gwalior, Hubli of Karnataka are among the exam centres newly added.

CLAT exam for this year will happen on July 23 from 2 to 4 pm. Also, candidates can now change their choice of exam centres.

The last date to change the exam centre and choose a new one is July 4.

More number of exam centres will help follow social distancing and allow more students to write the exam with occupancy per exam room being less.

Submission started on 25 March 2027. Those who submit AP LAWCET 2025 application till from 25 March to 27 April 2025 need not pay the late fee.

This is about the exam to be taken for admission into graduate law courses in colleges across Andhra Pradesh.

Notification in connection with AP LAWCET Application Submission was released on 22 March 2025.

AP LAWCET 2025 Registration schedule

AP LAWCET 2025 registration schedule is the time duration during which students can apply for the exam, make corrections in the application form submitted, pay registration fee and so on. Submission started on 25 March 2025 and last date to apply without any late fee payment is 27 April 2025.

Students can take up AP LAWCET 2025 registration from 26 April to 3 May 2024 on payment of Rs 500 as late fee. They can apply for the exam from 4 to 11 May 2024 on the payment of Rs 1000 as late fee.

AP LAWCET 2025 registration can be done from 28-04-2025 to 04-05-2025 with a late fee of Rs 1000, as per AP LAWCET 2025 registration schedule.

The late fee to pay if submitted between 05-05-2025 to 11-05-2025 is Rs 2000. Students can take up AP LAWCET 2025 registration with a late fee of Rs 4000 from 12-05-2025 to 18-05-2025.

AP LAWCET 2025 registration can be done with a late fee for Rs 10000 from 19-05-2025 to 25-05-2025.

Correction in AP LAWCET 2025 applications already submitted can be done from 30 May 2025 onwards. Hall tickets would be available for download from 30 May 2025 onwards.

Exam will be conducted on 5 June 2025 from 9 AM to 10:30 AM. The result announcement will be done on 22 June 2025.

What is AP LAWCET 2025 Exam?

The full name of AP LAWCET is Andhra Pradesh Law Common Entrance Test. It is a state-level exam conducted once a year. AP LAWCET 2025 is meant to be held in 2025.

AP LAWCET 2025 is conducted in online mode and answers have to be registered on a computer screen provided at the test center. The test has to be passed with the required qualifying marks to be eligible for the next process.

Post passing the exams, candidates have to visit the websites of various participating institutions and know the schedule for submitting applications for admissions.

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Once the schedule is known, students must submit applications there along with AP LAWCET 2025 scores and other required documents.

The questions in the exam will be related to General Knowledge, Current Affairs, Law Study Aptitude, and Mental Ability for AP LAWCET 2025.

For studying 5 year law courses, applicants must have passed plus two from a recognized education institution. The plus two can be from any stream as per AP LAWCET 2025 registration eligibility criteria.

Those keen on LLB course must have passed graduation in any discipline from a recognized institution.

Students who have appeared for the final exams of their qualifying degree and are waiting for the results or are about to appear for final exams can also take up AP LAWCET 2025 registration.

However, they have to pass the exam and provide proof of it by the time of admission process commencement.

AP LAWCET 2025 registration process?

AP LAWCET 2025 registration process can be completed online. Candidates have to visit the official website at ‘https://cets.apsche.ap.gov.in/LAWCET/LAWCET/LAWCET_HomePage.aspx’

1. The URL mentioned above must be typed into the browser and then submitted to allow the website to download.

2. Once the website is ready, candidates have to click the button Step – 1 Eligibility Criteria And Fee Payment

3. Clicking the above button will open another webpage with URL ‘https://cets.apsche.ap.gov.in/LAWCET/LAWCET/LAWCET_PaymentGatewaypage.aspx’

4. Once the webpage with above URL is available, AP LAWCET 2025 registration fee must be paid.

5. Once the confirmation number is obtained, candidates can click the link for filling out the AP LAWCET 2025 Application form and submit it.

6. Post submission, candidates can obtain a confirmation message indicating successful submission. Once obtained, applicants can download it and take a printout of it.

Process to obtain hall ticket is mentioned below for the sake of the students:

1. The URL mentioned above has to be typed into the browser and the website should be allowed to download.

2. Once the webpage is available, candidates can click the link for the hall ticket and then enter their username and password and submit them to obtain the hall ticket.

3. The admit card can be downloaded and then a printout of it has to be taken. Applicants have to appear for the exam at the designated test center with the hall ticket.

After the exam

Students have to view the results for the exam, they can visit the official website of the exam at the appropriate time and log in using the credentials they created while taking up AP LAWCET 2025 registration.

Post login, the students can view their scorecards. Those who have passed the exam with the required qualifying marks can apply for admission into courses of their choice.

AP LAWCET 2025 registration process has to be done online and there is no other mode.