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Amit Karpe writes about what to expect from Mini DebConf Pune, 7/8 Aug 2010, the conference for enthusiasts of the Debian GNU/Linux operating system

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Parag Shah talks about how you can get for free the same education that a student of a Masters degree in the US could get. He is planning on going through it himself, and hopes you will join him.

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For the last few years, Pune startup KQ Infotech has been running Mentor India, an year-long, free, internship program for technology students, aimed at giving students a very strong base in systems programming, web development, or web design and animation.
The next batch of Mentor India is starting in July, and the entrance exam is on [...]

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This article, which has advice for students who plan to do a degree in Engineering, has been posted here on PuneTech, partially in response to some of the comments we’re getting for this PuneTech article, and also partially because I’m sure most PuneTech readers get asked this question by relatives and friends, and I’m hoping [...]

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To increase the opportunities available to poor minority students the Ministry of Minority Affairs of the Government of India has started a new initiative to offer job oriented training programmes through various institutes throughout India. Pune’s C-DAC, one of the premiere Government institutes for R&D in the information technology sector, will provide this training via [...]

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A guest post by Mugdha Vairagade, a Senior Tech Writer, gives an overview of what Technical Writing as a career means, what skills are necessary, and how to go about preparing for a job in this area.

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(Ketan Deshpande, who is currently a 4th year engineering student in VIT, Pune, started the FUEL NGO 4 years ago, to help students of 12th standard navigate through the treacherous waters of what happens after their 12th standard exams. FUEL has now become a major movement across Maharashtra and parts of Karnataka. This article, is [...]

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Every year, Pune plays host to a major open source conference, GNUnify, organized by the Pune Linux Users Group and SICSR (Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research).
Anybody who has any interest in technology should try to attend. It is free, and open for anybody to attend. All you need to do is register here, [...]

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Every year, Pune plays host to a major open source conference, GNUnify, organized by the Pune Linux Users Group and SICSR (Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research). To quote the website

GNUnify symbolizes the philosophy behind Free/Open Source Software (FOSS). It makes an effort to unify and strengthen the FOSS movement. Initiated in the year [...]

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Update: The contest is over (but the discussion can still continue!) Abhay Patil, who judged the contest, had this comment about the contenst:

On behalf of IITB Alumni Association (Pune Chapter) – organizers of Innovations 2010 – let me thank PuneTech and it’s members for this set of insightful, passionate and well articulated responses. You literally [...]

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