function newPage(pagenum)
{
  /* load page default from server - pass product name */
  $('#data').html("<div id='response'>Loading.....</div>").load(
    '/college/college_change.php',
    { product:'college',
      city:"<?php echo $city ?>",
      university:"<?php echo $university ?>",
      programmes:"<?php $programmes ?>",
      type:"<?php echo $type ?>",
      entrance_exams:"<?php echo $entrance_exams ?>",
      pagenum:pagenum
    });
}

I am using this load function, it works well in most browsers, but in IE it does not load the data.