Mysore/Mysuru: In a big relief to over a hundred final year degree students who could not attend the degree exam due to the outbreak of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown, the University of Mysore (UoM) has given them one more opportunity to write the exams. UoM Registrar (Evaluation) Prof. Mahadevan told Star…
Yoga For All
December 3, 2020UoM to impart training at very nominal fee Batches in the morning and in the evening: 6.30 am – 8.30 am and 4 pm to 7 pm The importance of yoga came to light when the scientists spoke of immunity power to defeat COVID-19. They opined that breathing exercise was very much required for people…
Ten Govt. Schools, including two century-old Schools adopted by Mysore University
November 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Two century-old Schools are among ten Government Schools which have been adopted by University of Mysore (UoM) for its overall development. Recently, Primary and Secondary Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar had appealed to all Legislators, Universities and private companies to adopt the Government Schools in order to exhibit their concern for rural children. Responding…
UoM Syndicate approves SPB Chair in Fine Arts College
November 27, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In a befitting tribute to legendary playback singer S.P. Balasubramanyam (SPB), the Syndicate of University of Mysore has given its nod to set up the Music Chair in the Varsity in the name of late singer. This was decided at the Syndicate meeting held here on Wednesday. The proposed Chair would be established in…
World’s Top 2% Scientists from UoM feted
November 24, 2020Three Professors from University of Mysore (UoM), who have been named among the World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University — (sitting from left) Prof. K.S. Rangappa (former VC of UoM and Professor of Organic Chemistry), Prof. K. Byrappa (former Chairman-Dept. of Earth Science, UoM and ex-VC of Mangalore University) and Prof. K. Basavaiah (retd….
Gangothri Departments to work full-fledge from Nov. 23
November 19, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: All Departments in Manasagangothri campus are likely to work full-fledged from Nov. 23 since a majority of students have not undergone the mandatory RT-PCR test. Prof. R. Shivappa, Registrar (Administration), University of Mysore, told SOM that all safety measures have been taken to ensure the safety of students, teaching and non-teaching staff. Though offline…
Colleges ready but students not yet !
November 17, 2020Hardly 5 percent attendance All safety protocol followed Free RT-PCR testing goes on Mysore/Mysuru: Hardly 5 percent of students turned up to attend offline classes on the first day of re-opening of all Colleges after a gap of eight months. Despite taking all precautions, still the final year students of Under-Graduate (UG) and Post-Graduate (PG)…
Ph.D awardees
November 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The University of Mysore (UoM) has awarded Ph.D in Computer Science to Pedakolmi Venkateswarlu for his thesis ‘Spectral Domain Characterisation of Genome Sequences’ submitted under the guidance of Dr. E.G. Rajan. Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi, has awarded Ph.D in Electrical and Electronics Engineering to N. Jagadisha for his thesis ‘Electrical Discharge Plasma Based…
Book on Nobel Prize winners in Medicine released at virtual event
November 4, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: University of Mysore (UoM) Visiting Faculty Prof. H.A. Ranganath released former Zoology Department faculty Dr. S.N. Hegde’s book “Nobel Prize Winners in Medicine-Volume 2” at a virtual programme organised at Vignana Bhavan in Manasagangothri here on Monday, marking the 101st birth anniversary of Zoology Department Founder Dr. M.R. Rajashekar Shetty. Speaking on the occasion,…
Veteran actor Somashekar Rao passes away
November 4, 2020A gold medallist from Mysore University, he retired as Canara Bank AGM Bengaluru: Film and theatre actor H.G. Somashekar Rao passed away at a hospital here yesterday following a heart attack. He was 86. Son of freedom fighter Harihar Gundu Rao, he hailed from Chitradurga and was the elder brother of veteran actor H.G. Dattatreya…















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