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MHRD announces financial assistance for needy children

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The Human Resource Development Ministry (MHRD) has decided to provide financial assistance for higher education to needy children who have passed with minimum B1 grade under CBSE grading system in X / XII examination.

Parents’ income of such children should not exceed Rs. 5000/- per month. The amount of grant given to such meritorious students shall not exceed Rs. 20,000/- for Class X and Rs. 40,000/ for class XII during any one financial year.

Grants for financial assistance will be sanctioned from HRD Minister’s Discretionary Fund. Preference will be given to physically handicapped children; children belonging to SC/ST/OBC/ex-servicemen/girl child from rural area and girl child under BPL.

To avail assistance under HRM’s discretionary fund, the students need to apply in the prescribed application form available in the website mhrd.gov.in.

MHRD formulates task force to set up National Testing Agency

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The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has set up a seven-member Task Force under the chairmanship of Prof. Sanjay Dhande, Ex-Director, IIT. It will prepare a blue print for creating a special purpose vehicle to take the concept of National Testing Agency (NTA) forward. The Task Force will have the representatives from CBSE, UGC, NCERT, AICTE and from the Ministry.

The NTA will look into the issue of multiplicity of entrance examination leading to stress on the students. It will address the issue in a comprehensive manner by formulating a uniform entrance examination for admissions in different branches of higher learning.

The testing agency would be conducting the National Eligibility Test (NET) and Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) to begin with.

The decision for setting up the National Testing Agency was taken in the meeting of Central Advisory Board for Education (CABE) which was held in April this year.

Harvard Business School to host executive education program in Mumbai

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Mumbai:  Harvard Business School (HBS) will host a two-day executive education program on Aligning Strategy and Execution—India, from June 11 to 14, 2013 at Taj Lands End, Mumbai.

The leadership training program is designed for senior executives and general managers, who are at the helm of affairs and who look after developing and implementing sustainable strategies for doing business in India, and around the globe.

The program is best suited for executives at big Indian companies focused on international expansion, and for those at multinational firms seeking to enhance their strategy for the global economy especially in the backdrop of economic slowdown.

The participants will get to learn the nuances of business like why some strategies succeed while others fail—and why a strong strategic foundation can help companies expand.

CBSE Class X results, Girls beat boys again

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New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) declared the much-awaited Class X results on Thursday. The pass percentage reached 98.76, a marginal increase over the last year.

Girls once again outshone boys in the results. The pass percentage of girls stood at 98.94 percent as compared to 98.64 percent of boys.

According to the new examination system that was introduced a couple of years back, the CBSE Class X results are reflected in grades instead of marks.

The Chennai region boasted of the highest pass percentage in the country- at 99.80.

In total, 1,25,7893 candidates were registered for Class X examination this year, an increase of about 6.67 per cent over last year.

(PTI)

MHRD to offer Special Scholarship to 5000 J&K Students

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The Ministry of Human Resource Development has launched a Special Scholarship Scheme for J&K students appearing for class XII or equivalent exams. It will be offered through the State Board of Jammu & Kashmir or Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) affiliated schools located in the region.

Under this scheme, 5000 scholarships will be given every year to J&K students, who seek admission outside the State to pursue higher education in general degree courses, engineering and medical studies in government colleges, institutes, other non-govt. institutes recognized by AlCTE or UGC.

Out of these, 4500 scholarships would be for general degree courses, and 250 each for medical and engineering courses. An amount of upto Rs.30,000 per annum for general degree courses, upto Rs.1.25 lakh per annum for engineering and upto Rs.3 lakh per annum for medical studies are being given to every scholar as tuition fees. In addition to this, hostel fees and incidentals is also being given for all categories of courses upto a ceiling of Rs. one lakh per annum.

Efforts are also being made by the Ministry to popularize the scheme among the students by publicising it at school level. In order to improve the delivery-mechanism and also effectively monitor the progress of the scheme, it has been assigned to the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for implementation through an e-portal from the Academic Year 2012-13.

The AICTE has invited online applications from the eligible students through its web portal by advertising it in leading newspapers. On the basis of the recommendations made by the AICTE, an amount of nearly 9.3 billion rupees for 1048 students has already been released to the AICTE.

IIT-H to get $174.8 million aid from Japan

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Japan will provide USD 174.8 million loan as development aid to the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (IIT-H) -the biggest foreign aid to an IIT.

The institute receive the loan in a phased manner. The Indian government will contribute 15% of the amount and the rest will be coming from JICA ( Japan International Cooperation Agency), which is to be repaid over 30 years.

The aid expected to contribute massively in improving the standard of higher education in the state and will help boost infrastructure.

With the financial aid, IIT-H will set up nine high-tech buildings, which includes a special technology centre, new academic blocks and a research park.

A part of the aid will be set aside to acquire lab equipment. The authorities plan to expand student intake from from existing 1000 plus to more than 7,500 by 2018.

Also, to beat the quality faculty crunch, the institute will increase the number of teachers to more than 750 by 2018, an increase from the over 100 teachers now.

Private companies will get a chance to use the R&D laboratories inside the campus.

Make Internship Compulsory for all Engineering Students says AICTE

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The All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has made internships compulsory for all engineering students to enhance their employability levels. Students in the fifth, sixth and seventh semesters will have to do an internship ranging from three to 24 months.

According to a statement issued by the AICTE Chairman SS Mantha the initiative was part of the National Employability Enhancement Mission (NEEM), whose core idea is  “not to create jobs, but to improve employability”.

AICTE has also signed a memorandum of understanding with state-owned BSNL to train third and fourth year engineering students in communication and related fields. The training will be done at BSNL’s 43 world-class training centres across the country.The AICTE will pay for the training to the colleges, which will direct the funds to BSNL.

Similar collaborations are being worked out in other disciplines of engineering with micro, small and medium enterprises.

To promote innovation among students, another initiative is being offered to reward and challenge students under  the ‘Student Innovation Promotion Scheme’.  Four regional-level workshops will be conducted, and 10,000 to 15,000 students will be invited to one of them, to work on projects on the spot. MSMEs will be asked to evaluate the project and selected students will be pushed to the next level of design or technology.

Rs. 1 lakh each for 200 Meritorious Class XII Students

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The HRD Ministry has announced a cash award of Rs. one lakh each to about 200 meritorious students who have passed class XIIth this year in the Government schools affiliated to CBSE. The move was approved by the HRD Minister, Dr. M.M. Pallam Raju on Tuesday evening. The students who have studied from classes 9th to 12th and have passed the class 12th exam this year in the Government schools affiliated to CBSE and run by the State Government will be eligible.

The announcement said out of 200 rewards, 50 each will be for the students from Science, Commerce, Humanity and Vocational streams. Expressing satisfaction over the CBSE class 12th result announced yesterday, the Minister said the pass percentage this year is 82.10% which is highest in the last five years. The names of awardees will be announced in one month’s time.

AAT Academy Intros UG Course in Product merchandising design and E-Comics

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AAT Academy has introduced new under graduate course in Product merchandising design and E-Comics and Graphic story-telling for the students who have that creative tick in them. Designers have a huge influence on the form, function and style of many of the objects we use in our daily lives.

Product Merchandising Design course begins by developing an appreciation for style and product quality, learning to communicate verbally and visually about design, and gain the business knowledge and skills required to promote an aesthetically grounded point of view in the marketplace. The program prepares the students to make merchandising and marketing decisions based on knowledge of visual/aesthetic and business considerations.

This programme encompasses elements from industrial design, graphic design, human psychology, sociology, and management domains. This course one can hone the skills in the essential mechanics of drawing, from figures, backgrounds, and perspectives, to inking, colouring, and working with different materials. Through the use of computers and other digital technology one will learn to produce and transform traditional works of drawing, painting, photography, sculpture and typography into digital renders.
Students of E-Comics and Graphic Storytelling will begin by learning the origin and evolution of the visual narrative form, while simultaneously learning its language and grammar. Draughtsmanship, craft skills and technical knowledge of a broad range of media is then taught, giving the student the flexibility to work on a variety of medium. They also study body language of characters, their gestures and facial expressions and natural phenomena.

Students will learn how to develop story structure, script stories, establish characters and visualise and interpret stories creating effective, intelligent and lyrical illustrations to highlight the mood, visual rhythm, lighting, background, costumes and architectural planning of scenes. Since the most common intent is for reproduction, the students also learn Digital Printing technologies, the various distribution means and the nuance of the working of the Publishing Business.

Talking about the benefits of the course, Rathish Babu, CEO, AAT Academy said, “At AAT, innovative courses have been the forte to keep ahead of times and to make careers which are inclusive within the realm of the media and entertainment industry. The product merchandise design and E-comics / Graphic story telling courses are the ones starting 2013. A carefully crafted, industry oriented but yet a detailed curriculum, this shall focus on content making and visual merchandise as the core focus. Preliminary talks with the industry have found great acceptance for employment as well co operation with academia in driving the content.”

CBSE declares Class XII results, girls outdo boys again

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New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced the Class XII results on Monday, with more than 82 per cent students passing the examinations.

This is an increase of about two per cent as compared to the last year.

Girls once again outshined the boys with 87.98 per cent clearing the exam as compared to 77.78 per cent boys.

Meanwhile, the southern Chennai region beat others in the whopping overall pass percentage of 91.83.

A total of 9,44,721 students registered for the Class XII examination this year, which was also an increase of 15.81 per cent over 2012.

The Class XII results have assumed particular significance this year, as it will be given weightage for entry into the premier education institutes like IITs.

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