SASTRA University (Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology and Research Academy), Thanjavur, Tamilnadu has announced notification for admission to Ph.D. Programmes in the disciplines of Engineering, Technology, Arts and Sciences, Management, Education and Law. There are three types of registrations available for the candidates. These are Full time internal, Part time internal and Part time external registrations. Selected candidates will get a stipend of Rs. 10000 to Rs. 14000 per month provided they do not receive CSIR or GATE fellowships. Following are details of the programme for the year 2012-13.

Eligibility Requirements: Applicants should have minimum 55 percent marks in the qualifying degree. Candidates should have Master’s degree in Engineering / Technology / Pharmacy / Arts / Science / Management / Computer Applications. Candidates with Chartered Accountancy (CA) and a minimum of two years of work experience also can apply. Applicants with Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 60 percent marks with an industrial sponsorship also will be considered for direct Ph.D. programme.

Sastra University is offering Ph.D. courses in the Schools of Chemical and Biotechnology, Civil Engineering, Computing, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences, Management and Social Sciences. Selection of the candidates will be based on performance in the written examination and interviews to be conducted at the campus on 28th January 2012.

Registrations for Ph.D. programme will be done quarterly, on the first week of January, April, July and October every year . B.Tech candidates can also register for Direct Ph.D. programmes. Interested candidates with valid and relevant Post Graduate Degree can email their resume to phdadmissions@sastra.edu. Last date for sending resumes is 20th January 2012. Address: SASTRA University, Tirumalaisamudram, Thanjavur – 613401, Tamilnadu, India. Phone +91 4362 264101 – 108, 304000-010. For more details, see http://www.sastra.edu .

Here is another release from famous writer on English fluency, Prof. Kev Nair. The book titled ‘The Complete Fluency Words’ of Kev Nair was released recently at Kochin. This is a comprehensive and enlarged edition on English Word Power Builder. Prof. Kev Nair is the author of more than 30 books on English fluency and his acclaimed spiritual book is ‘The Bhagavad Gita of Inner Courage’. The Complete Fluency Words book now covers 7673 words of general utility and discusses in depth how on can achieve mastery of these words and speak and write good English.

The book is published by a Kochi based printers and is priced at Rs. 395. The details of the book and online purchase available at www.fluencybookz.com . There are several other book by Prof Nair on English language fluency, Thesaurus and Dictionaries. These can be obtained from the website mentioned above. Following is the list of other famous books of Prof Kev Nair:

1) The Complete Fluency Words
2) A Dictionary of Fluency Word Clusters
3) A Dictionary of Essential Fluency Phrases
4) A Dictionary of Active Fluency Combinations
5) Comprehensive Adjectival Fluency Dictionary
6) Narrative Fluency Dictionary
7) Core Fluency Thesaurus
8) Thesaurus of Phrasal Verbs
9) Thesaurus of Descriptive English
10) Thesaurus of Fluent English Adjectives.

You can purchase them online through www.fluencybookz.com . You can also download a free sample book ‘How to pick up fluency in English thro’ self – study’. The PDF document format of the book is available for free at http://www.fluentzy.com/downloads/handbook.pdf .