National University of Singapore (NUS) in collaboration with Institute of Systems Science (ISS) is offering Master of Technology (M.Tech) in Software Engineering / Knowledge Engineering for the Session to be commenced from January 2012. The programme is jointly offered by the Institute of Systems Science, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the School of Computing at the National University of Singapore. The completion of the program will lead to the award of a Masters degree by the National University of Singapore. The programmes are designed to meet the needs of software and IT industry. Duration of the programme is a minimum of two and one-half years and a maximum of five years of part-time study. The programme is also offered on a full-time basis with a duration of over a minimum period of one and half years. Following are details of eligibility and application procedure:

Eligibility Requirements: Applicants should possess an undergraduate degree, preferably in Science or Engineering and a grade point average of at least B. They should have at least 2 years relevant working experience. For the Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering programmes, the work experience of the candidates must be as an IT professional.

Candidates should have passed an entrance test conducted by ISS or have achieved a satisfactory score in the GRE general test. They should have received a favourable assessment at an admissions interview conducted by ISS. Candidates need high proficiency in the English language in both spoken and written formats. International applicants who studied Graduation from universities where English is not the medium of instruction may also be asked to take TOEFL / IELTS. Candidates with equivalent degrees of an NUS / NTU honours degree, masters degree or Ph.D. in computer science, computer engineering or electrical engineering
(or similar) will be exempted from taking the entrance test.

NUS is conducting Spot Admissions in India for the M.Tech Programmes as per the schedule given below. Candidates should submit application to be short listed for test and interview. You have to submit the M.Tech online application to reserve your test / interview appointment. Following is the spot admissions schedule:

1) Coimbatore: Admission Test on 10th September 2011; Interviews on 10 Sep 11 and 11 Sep 11
2) Bengaluru: Admission Test on 13th September 2011; Interviews on 13th and 14th September 2011
3) Chennai: Admission Test on 17th September 2011; Interviews on 18th, 19th and 20th September 2011

Application Procedure: Interested candidates can apply online through http://www.iss.nus.edu.sg/iss/article_display.jsp?artid=969&name=Master_of_Technology . You should send your application material along with all particulars to ‘MTech Programme Administrator, Institute of Systems Science, National University of Singapore, 25 Heng Mui Keng Terrace, Singapore – 119615. The last date for applications is 30th September 2011. Contact for more details: Email – isspostgrad@nus.edu.sg or contact Matilda at +65 6516-2064, Jessie at +65 6516-1654 or Lilian at +65 6516-6153.

Tata Chemicals Limited (TCL) in association with Association of Chemistry Teachers (ACT) is inviting nominations for Best Chemistry Teacher Awards to commemorate the International Year of Chemistry 2011. The United Nations (UN) is celebrating this year as the IYC 2011. This is an excellent initiative worldwide to focus on the achievements of Chemistry and its contributions to the well being of humankind. More details of UN declaration on International Year of Chemistry are available on www.chemistry2011.org . Following are details of Best Chemistry Teacher Awards 2011:

Tata Chemicals has instituted the Best Chemistry Teacher Award to appreciate the efforts of exemplary individuals those involved in teaching Chemistry and its allied subjects / components at various levels of education. The nominees for this prestigious award could be teachers from class XI and XII (Intermediate), undergraduate courses (Bachelor Courses) and Post Graduate levels. Tata Chemicals Limited (TCL) is part of this initiative to reward Chemistry teachers through its Human Touch of Chemistry Campaign. The company has initiated an exclusive website www.humantouchofchemistry.com to inculcate and promote the love for chemistry subject in young minds. Following are award categories:

1) Best Chemistry Teacher (For Class XI / XII and equivalent): This is for those teaching class XI / XII, Junior College, + 2 levels and Diploma courses.

2) Best Chemistry Teacher (For Bachelors Degree and equivalent): The award is for those involved in teaching at the levels of Bachelors Degree in Science, Engineering or any other Graduate courses.

3) Best Chemistry Teacher (For Masters Degree and above): This award is for those candidates involved in teaching at the levels of Masters degree in Science, Engineering, or any other Post-Graduate, Doctoral, Post-Doctoral courses or their equivalent.

4) Best Chemistry Teacher (for innovation in teaching).
5) Best Chemistry Teacher (for the promotion of Chemistry as a specialised subject.)
6) Most Popular Chemistry Teacher (This will be purely based on social media response.)

Interested candidates can download the Nomination Forms in PDF format from the website www.humantouchofchemistry.com . Filled in nomination forms should be sent to ‘Professor Dr. D V Prabhu, General Secretary, Association of Chemistry Teachers, NIUS Building, Room No 103,
Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (TIFR), V N Purav Marg, Mankhurd, Mumbai – 400 088. OR you can also e-mail a scanned copy of the completed nomination form to awards@humantouchofchemistry.com

Important Dates:

1) Call for entries: 5th September 2011
2) Close of entries: 8th October 2011
3) ACT Screening Committee Meeting: 20th October 2011
4) Selection Panel Meeting: 26th October 2011
5) Online Campaign Begins: 1st November 2011
6) Final Selection by Panel: 1st December 2011
7) Award ceremony: To be announced by the committee.