dL Weekly Newsletter: April 5, 2013    Volume 10, Issue 11    Planning Commission to hold first 'Hackathon' on 12th FYP Planning Commission and National Innovation Council (NIC) have jointly decided to hold a two-day hackathon on the 12th Five Year Plan on April 6-7. As per the statement, the hackathon will last for 32 hours during which participants from all over the country will gather in teams to compete for interesting prizes, classified under three categories Need Expansion, Equity and Excellence in Education: Pallam Raju HRD Minister MM Pallam Raju stressed on the need to focus on expansion, equity and excellence in education in the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE). Rajasthan fails to spend grants for ICT in schools: National survey A national survey has now found that the state of Rajasthan has performed poorly in terms of utilisation of Central education grants. The state education department has failed to spend Rs 16.23 crore of the Rs 20 crore grant received under the centrally sponsored information and communication and technology (ICT) in schools in 2009. Children have right to quality education: Bombay high court Children have the right not only to free education, but also to choose a school that provides quality education, the Bombay high court has stated. Continuous Evaluation System give way to poor education: Himachal CM The Himachal Pradesh Assembly requested the central government to give consent to the state's decision to carry out board examinations of elementary classes until a well-organized evaluation system is put in place.    English Vinglish – Crossing the language barriers with technologically-powered labs English language proficiency enriches the employment prospects largely, and also brings in personality, responsibility with personal, social and corporate etiquettes. Linking Industry-Academia There is a need to expand the vocational education and training programmes in the country to reap the benefits of the demographic dividend, says Prof (Dr) Louis Vernal, Member – National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), Western Region and Education Consultant – Learning Links Foundation Delhi, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Goa. He was also the Former Dean, Faculty of Education & Chairman, Board of Studies in Education, Goa University.    Bringing Industry-Academia Closer We can have quality institutions only if we have deregulation and giving the institutions better autonomy and more flexibility, says Prashant Bhalla, Chairman, Manav Rachna Educational Institutions Latest Issue Latest Videos Pervin Malhotra Director, Executive Director, CareerGuidanceIndia

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