II BA English - Portions for III CIA

Dear Students of II BA English,

Your portions for III CIA for the Paper Prosody and Rhetoric, (for my part of the test,) are as given below:

1. Definition of Style
2. Adaptations of Style that are Essential
3. Qualities of a Good Style
Regards, Rufus

II BA Tam/Phil Marks for I & II CIA...:

Dear Students of II BA Tamil Litt / Philosophy,

The following are your marks for your I & II CIAs.

Clarifications, if any, can be made within ten working days of the publication of the marks.

Your Assignment Marks, as part of your II CIA have been displayed in bold RED and the Assignment booklets will be distributed to you in class personally.

For mark allotment pattern for the I CIA, refer the PS that follows.

Students are expected to make any clarifications/corrections regarding your marks, (if any) at the earliest, without waiting for the eleventh hour, to avoid last minute hassles and disappointments.

Regards and all best wishes,

Rufus

II BA TAMIL LITERATURE
1. Brinda, J - 50, 75
2. Carolin Beaulah, A - 75, 72
3. Chitra, R - 40
4. Christal Beaulah, M - 75
5. Dhana Reka, I - Ab
6. Dhinal Mary, J - 55, 70
7. Evangeline Jebasheeba, A - 70, 74
8. Jenitha Jebaselvi, S - 65, 70
9. Kalaivani, C - 70, 70
10.Kalaiyarasi, S - 65, 75
11.Kanimozhi, G - 65
12. Komala, P - 70, 70
13. Mani, K - 40, Ab
14.Mariammal, C - 70, 67
15.Mary Malini, J - Ab
16.Premila, R - 75, 60
17.Rekha, V - 60, 65
18.Savithri, S - 65, 70
19.Shobana, G - Ab
20.Umadevi, M - 70, 75
21.Vannamayil, V - 40
22.Vidhya, S -75, 74
23.Vidya, R - 65, 72
24.Viji, R - 75, 75
25. Vimala, V - 55, 68
26.Ambalavanan, S - Ab, 73
27.Arun Raj, V - 70, Ab
28.Hariharan, R - Ab, 67
29.Jai Kumar, M - Ab, 72
30.Lenin, D - 40, 67
31.Lenin Mark, M - 75, 73
32.Neelakannan, V - 40, 68
33.Palani, M - Ab
34.Rajesh, V - 50, 73
35.Sakthivel, G - 70, 68
36.Senthil Kumar, M - 50, Ab
37.Yuvaraj, P - Ab

II BA PHILOSOPHY
1. Elina Mepo - 65, 66
2. Maya Pulu - 75
3. Sherly Chandra Leela, S - 60, 72
4. Tenzin Lhazey - 45, 75
5. Allwyn Kingston, A - 40, Ab
6.Cheran, T - 70, Ab
7. David Jayaraj, C - 65, Ab
8. Davis Simon Christy Doss, D - Ab
9. Edwin Ranjith, P - Ab
10. Gerald Rozario, S - 40, Ab
11. Godson Joseph, J.S - 75, Ab
12. Gopikannan, G - 60, Ab
13. Janarthanan, P- 50, Ab
14. John Johennes Preedishkumar, C- 60, Ab
15. Lenin Kumar, N- Ab
16. Madhavan, R- 60
17. Manoj, M- 75, Ab
18. Martin, A- 70, 55
19. Mathivanan, A- 40, 60
20. Moses Pradeep Sekar, G- 60, Ab
21. Oliver, C- 40, Ab
22. Paul Tennyson, N- Ab
23. Philip Samuel - 70, 70
24. Rajesh, R- 70, Ab
25. Sam Pravin Kumar, D- Ab
26. Samuel I Prabhu- 55, Ab
27. Saravanan, B- 70, Ab
28. Sujin, R- 40, 75
29. Yesu Selva Benz, S- 65, 60

PS: Marks Allotment is as follows:
1 to 5 mistakes - 75 Marks
6 to 10 " - 70 Marks
11 to 15 '' - 65 Marks
16 to 20 '' - 60 Marks
21 to 25 '' - 55 Marks
26 to 30 " - 50 Marks
31 to 35 " - 45 Marks
36 and above - 40 Marks

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Assignment Marks Reg..:

Dear Students of II BA Tam/Phil, Your Internal Marks will be uploaded shortly.
Regards, Rufus

FREE JOB FAIR AT DHAANISH COLLEGE

Whiz '08, a two-day free job fair for students of engineering, arts and science, freshers and those in the industry at the junior level, would be held at Dhaanish Ahmed College of Engineering at Padappai, near Tambaram on March 22 & 23.

Graduates from non-engineering background can also take part. For details, contact: 93817 55855
Registration closes on March 18.

Free transportation from Tambaram to the College has also been arranged.

II CIA - Assignment Marks - Reg...:

Dear Students of I BSc Pbt/Zoo, Your II CIA Marks will, in all probability, be uploaded today.
Regards, Rufus

Third CIA - Portions - I BSc Pbt/Zoo..:

Dear Students of I BSc Pbt/Zoology,

For your III CIA, the entire syllabus will form a part of the test.

Prescribed Text book - 60% questions.

Comprehension and Grammar - 40% questions.

The III CIA will be a kinda model exam, preparing you in entirety for the End of Semester Exams.

Regards, and best wishes,

Rufus

English Teacher

I BSc Zoology - Assignment Marks - II CIA...:

Dear Students,

The following are your marks for the II CIA.

Creativity, Hardwork, Sincerity, Neatness and going that extra mile have been suitably rewarded.

Assignments are supposed to be handwritten, and they are NOT to be typed out.

Some have got a zero, because your Assignment was 'Out of Topic' and/or digressed from the topics given to you, while some others have been rewarded a zero for 'lifting' stuff from 'benevolent' friends.

1.Amuthavalli, P-0
2. Arthi, A-Ab
3. Asha Davidraj-70
4.Bakialakshmi, K-Ab
6. Devi, P-40
7.Gowthami, S-44
8.Jayalakshmi, M-72
9.Karthiyayani, V-0
10.Malarvizhi, J-50
11.Mohanapriya, S-44
12.Nithya, B-Ab
13.Pilomina, D-44
14.Premalatha, M-72
15.Rejina Jayarani, S-67
16.Rekha, R-0
17.Reychal Mary, S-0
18.Roselin, I-66
19.Saranya, D-70
20.Saranya, S-0
21.Balakrishnan, S-72
23.Dawngliana Pachuau M.S-0
24.Emmanuel Joel Singh, J-Ab
25.Ezekiel Prithvin Raja Rao, S-Ab
26.Franklin, S-75
27.Hopeland, P-75
28.John Reegan, R-58
29.Kalaivanan, M-60
30.Karthikeyan, N-70
31.Paul Pravin George-72
32.Porpatham, S-40
33. Sachin T.Jose-72
34.Sakthivel, B-Ab
35.Tovito H Sema-72
36.Vijay, T-60
38.Vinoth, D-60
39.Yogendra Pratap Singh-Ab
40.Deepa Mohan-0
41.Nisha Dymi-70
42.Vadivu-Ab
43.Susitha-70
44.Kala,M-44
45.Priscilla-65
46.Daniela Evangeline-70
47.Kavitha-58
48.Merlin Sylvia-62

PS: Clarifications, if any, can be made within ten working days of the publication of the II CIA marks.

Regards,
Rufus

I BSc Pb& Pbt Assignment Marks - II CIA...:

1.Anandhi, B -50
2. Annie Jenifer -75
3. Archana, N-Ab
4.Ashwini, M-Ab
5. Beni, T.S-40
6.Gayathri, B-75
7.Jane Elaine Linda-Ab
8.Jasmine John-Ab
9.Jenefer, W-56
10.Kethzial Nireshini, M-70
11.Logeswari, S-76
12.Melanshiya Shanthini, S-70
13.Nandhini, R-Ab
14.Parimala Devi, R-65
15.Priyadarshini, J-Ab
16.Rama, E-66
17.Ramya, K-75
18.Rebecca Murmu-0
19.Revathy, S-Ab
20.Sandhya Devi, B-60
21.Shanthirani, M-55
22.Subhashini Sreedharan-Ab
23.Sweety Selva Kumari, P-Ab
24.Yogalakshmi, R-Ab
25.Alister, M-Ab
27.Antony George Reegan, A-55
28.Aswin, M-Ab
29.Daniel Vinay Kumar, V-0
30.Darwin Vinesh Rudy John, C-Ab
31.Elijah Victor, S-72
32.Emmanuel Antony Raj, P-67
33. James Samuel Dhanraj, D-Ab
34.Kalaiarasan, G-Ab
35.Lalsangliana Ralte-75
36.Muthupillapan, S-Ab
37.Selvin Prabhu, W-Ab
38.Shain Samuel, S-Ab
39.Vignesh, D-70
40.Vignesh, K-70
41.Yuvaraj Kumar, A-Ab
42.Sathiaraj-Ab
PS: Clarifications, if any, can be made within ten working days of the publication of the II CIA marks.
Regards,
Rufus

CELEBRATING WOMEN'S WRITING...:

United States Educational Foundation in India (USEFI) and the Department of English, University of Madras, are organising a theatre performance to celebrate Women's Day and Women's History Month on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at Senate Hall, University of Madras, Chepauk Campus, Chennai, from 2.30 p.m to 4.30 p.m

The performance will be followed by an interactive discussion moderated by American Fulbrighter Dr.Kris Fresonke and Indian Fulbrighter Geetha Ganga. The audience will comprise faculty and students from departments of English from the University and city colleges. The programme is open to everyone interested.

Lecture on Right to Information Act..:

East Tambaram Friends Circle is conducting a meeting on Sunday, March 9 at 10 am at Blooming Child Play School, Porur St, East Tambaram (Behind Sitadevi Garodia School).
Sri Sankara Kutralingam, Advocate, will preside and Sri.Rathna Pandian, General Secretary, Fifth Pillar Movement, Chennai, will deliver lecture on salient features of the Right to Information Act.

Needed - Volunteers..:

The Government Museum, Chennai, invites applications for a "Friends of the Museum" circle.

Residents of the city above the age of 18 years can apply.

The Museum in Egmore is a multi-purpose museum, comprising art, archaeology, numismatics and science sections. It has a collection of over 70,000 objects in 47 galleries. The 'Friends of the Museum' initiative is intended to create a bridge between the museum and the public of Chennai. It would be on a purely voluntary or honorary basis.

Applicants would be registered and trained by curators according to the field of their choice. No payment would be made for the service.

Registration should be done or or before March 20, 2008. Interested persons can contact Uma Maheswari, Education Curator, at 2819 3238 on working days. The first training of 'Friends of the Museum' would be held in April 2008.

Women's Day Contest..:

Chennai Collectorate is organising Poetry, Essay and Slogan Writing Competitions to mark International Women's Day.

The topic for poetry competition is "Kalachaaramum, Pen Munnetrammum" (Culture and Women's Empowerment).

The topic for essay competition is "Pained Voice of the Voiceless Women - What we need is hygiene and toilet facilities.' Essays should be no longer than 1,000 words.

Slogans should be between three and ten words in length, completing the statement "Penn endral..." (Woman means...)

Participants from both genders are welcome.

Entries can be posted to Chennai Collector, M.Singaravelar Maligai, Rajaji Salai, Chennai - 1 or faxed to 25228025.

Entries to the contests should be in Tamil and sent to the Collectorate by noon on March 14.

Research Programs at IISC, Bangalore..:

Research Programs at the Indian Institute of Science: The Institute offers exciting opportunities to motivated and talented Bachelor’s degree holders with a keen sense of scientific enquiry for pursuing advanced research in frontier areas of Biological, Chemical, Physical and Mathematical Sciences leading to the Ph D degree of the Institute. More more details, log in to their WEBSITE HERE.

Career Opportunities Seminar...:

Attend the Business and Career Opportunities Seminar (1 Hr), working 2 hrs a day, and earning 10,000/- per month. Contact: Ms.Sridevi @ 99621 36369. For more info, look up the College Notice Board.

Attention - I BSc Pbt/Zoo Students...:

Dear Students of I BSc Pbt/Zoo, Try to be present in class tomorrow, Friday, 07 March 2008, for an important lecture, which in my opinion, you can't afford to lose. Be there.!
Regards, Rufus

Assignment Marks - Reg...:

Dear Students,
Your Assignment Marks will be put up on this, our academic blog, latest by Friday, 07 March, 2008. Regards, Rufus

Talk on film fest..:

Talk on the BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL - today, 05 March 2008 at 6.30 pm at Goethe-Institute /Max Mueller Bhavan, by filmmaker Leena Manimekalai, Creative Director of Kanavuppattarai, a media house.

Her recent film "Goddesses" has been nominated for the Horizon Award in the Dok.Fest Munich, an international documentary film festival.

Book Release..:

"Oral Epics of Kalahandi" by Dr.Mahendra Kumar Mishra will be released by Indian School of Folklore on Friday, 07 March 2008 at 5.30 pm, followed by a lecture by the author.

The book is a compilation of the oral epics sung by the ethnic and folk singers of Kalahandi. The narratives are about the life history of the people across time and space. For details, 28229192

Women's Day Events...:

Chennai District Employment Exchange organises a JOB FAIR on Saturday, 08 March 2008, to commemorate International Women's Day. The FAIR is open to women aged below 22, who have scored at least 60 per cent marks in Std XII exams.

Time: 10 am to 1.oo pm

Venue: Raja Muthiah Hr.Sec School, Srinivasa Avenue Road, R.A.Puram

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"THE QUEST" - A QUIZ CONTEST FOR WOMEN at Hotel Savera: A quiz competition for women, about women, on March 08, at Hotel Savera, to be conducted by Quiz master Bharat Epur.

The quiz will cover matters of general interest, including entertainment, literature, sports and current affairs with multimedia questions.

Attractive prizes await winners, but with a price tag attached. The preliminary round will be held from 8.30 am and the finals at 12 noon, followed by the prize distribution and lunch.. For more details, call 98412 88631 or log on to their WEBSITE.

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ADVANCED LEARNING INSTITUTE (Asia) announces Scholarships for its 4th Module Mastering English programs called WORDS WORK.

These Shakthi Scholarships are exclusively for women, who register on or before March 08.

The WORDS WORK series focuses on the application of language and communication skills in daily life. Classes take palce five days a week, and the batch timings are 6.30 am to 8.30 am and 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm.

For details, 28352330

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Info Courtesy: The Hindu, Wednesday, 05 March 2008

OSLE-India Meet at MCC..:

OSLE-India will value your presence and participation in the 9th Study Circle meet. In order to circulate fresh ideas and encourage discussion, OSLE-India has initiated a Study Circle, which will hold monthly (First Fridays of all months at 05.00 p.m.) discussion sessions on various ecocriticism-related topics.

OSLE-India invites you to the 9th Study Circle

Date: 07th March, 2008 (Friday)

Time: 5.00 p.m.-6.00 p.m.

Venue: Bishop Heber Hall (Guest Room), Madras Christian College

Speaker: Prof. Watson Solomon aka Nirmaldasan
Topic: The Poetics of Displacement
About the speaker: Prof. Watson Solomon whose pen name is Nirmaldasan is the Asst. Prof in the Department of Journalism in the SRM school of Journalism and Mass Communication. He is the Editor of the Journalism Online Newsletter http://groups.yahoo.com/grou/journalismonline).

He is the author of four verse collections.

His interests include Mathematics, Chess, Writing verse and Tamil Poetics.
Note: Please be on time for the meet so that you can understand the presentation from the beginning.

Book Launch at British Council..:

Dr. Berthold Schoene's book Companion to Contemporary Scottish Literature will be launched at the British Council on Wednesday, 5 March 2008.

Time: 6.00 - 8.00 pm

Dr.Berthold Schoene is the Professor & Director, English Research Institute of Manchester Metropolitan University.

For more information contact BCL on 044 42050600.

Scottish International Scholarship Programme..:

Funded by the Scottish Government's Fresh Talent initiative aiming to encourage bright, talented and hard working individuals to live, work and study in Scotland.

This exciting scholarship opportunity is open to permanent residents of India and People's Republic of China. Awards are available for full time postgraduate study at any of Scotland's universities or higher education institutions.The closing date is 14 March 2008. For more details, check out their official WEBSITE

Industry-Ready...:

To facilitate career choices for graduates, a certificate training programme aimed at making students Industry-ready, has been designed by Career Boot Camp. The programme, to be conducted by experienced trainers, will be offered free of cost. For details, contact: 9840177511 or write to petersahayaraj@yahoo.co.in

Today - Last Date for submission of Assignments

Dear Students of II Tam/Phil, Today, Monday, 03 March 2008, is the last day for submission of your assignments. No second extension is possible, under any circumstances.
Regards, Rufus