I have changed the settings of this blog. Previously, it can be modified only by me. I have included the names of Malli, Bharath, Kanth, Saiki and Pradeep. I need the gmail ids of Premananda, Kamesh, Candy, Vennel Raj too. These blog authors can post the entries.
The others can comment for specific topics. Some one should take the initiative to keep the blog active with posts that can be informative to our target audience: students , alumni and teachers of Department of Bioscience.
The topics can be diverse. It can be some advice to others regarding various topics, some intresting facts in science (you can post on immunology, microbiology, molecular biology etc), career advice and latest news. The blog authors can divide themselves to post on specific topics.
I am happy to see Bharath's comment to my post. This post is the result of his comments. Please register yourself as a "follower" so that you are updated with this blog regularly.
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Dear brothers,
ReplyDeleteI never thought that my mail would lead to such a cascade of magnificient thought provocing and heart inspiring activity.
Thanks a lot to one and all.
I feel the most important aspect which needs to be taken care of is the change in the approach and the mindset of our students especially from the biosciences. most of us, I mean including all of us now writing critically about the dept have been in an illusion in our student days as there was no one to tell us exactly what needs to be. even if we want to acheive some thing and have a goal to achieve, we never knew the process and the mechanism to be followed.
the most important and critical aspect where we all can contribute directly is by providing material for the current students to prepare for GATE, CSIR, SUBJECT GRE and standard GRE, IISC, CCMB, CDFD, NII and all other entrance exams. That would help them to be really self confident. let us think and plan for the roles where we can have a realistic and practical impact.
We should be able to collect all the previous question papers atleast for the last 10 years from all the competitive exams.
we should be able to procure all the necessary study material for those exams.
we should be able to prepare them to face any interviews and how to present them,selves and how to prepare for these interviews.
please, understand that unless we are physically present we cannot do any practical work to help them to learn experiments. are we in a position to buy reagents and instruments and stay there for 2 to 3 weeks to finish those experiments. I think right now we are no where near that aspect.
The most important thing for any student who is in the final year of the masters programme is where to apply and when to apply. how to fill the application forms, what are the dead lines. how to write a project proposal and how to prepare their CVs and what kind of Recos they need for their application to be accepted.
now for these easy, simple yet important things we need people who would raise their hands and take care of any one aspect.
waiting for your very important and critical suggestions and comments.