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Delhi Technological University and Samsung India Ink MoU

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Delhi Technological University (DTU) and Samsung India Electronics Pvt. Ltd has signed an MoU for collaborative projects, including the setting up a Samsung Software Lab at DTU. The MoU was exchanged between Prof PB Sharma, Vice Chancellor, DTU and Stewart Hong, Managing Director, Samsung Software Engineering Lab-India in the presence of Chief Guest for the occasion, Dr Kiran Karnik, Former president, NASSCOM.

Other dignitaries present on the occasion included Shri RP Agrawal, Chairman BOM, DTU, Sanjay Rai, Vice President, SEL-India; and Dr Daya Gupta, Head of Department, Computer Engineering, DTU, under whose department this collaboration has been done.

Under this MoU DTU will organise a customised BTech (Software Technology) part time programme for SIEL employees. Upto 30 employees of Samsung India will undertake this Course every year. Samsung India will set up a Samsung Software Lab at DTU premises for the students. Also, Samsung India will award two gold medals, one each for MTech (Software Engineering/Computer Engineering) and MTech (Software Technology) to the top performing students every year. DTU will start an outreach programme in collaboration with Samsung India for under-privileged wherein they will be provided training.

Speaking on the occasion, Prof Sharma remarked, “This is a momentous occasion for DTU. By signing this MoU with one of most innovative companies, we are unleashing a new era of Industry-Academia partnership. This MoU will aid us in bridging the gap between graduating engineering and professional engineers as well as reduce the gap between lab level research and the research required by the industry in developing new technologies. The missing gaps in expertise at both the partners may be filled through this collaboration”.

“We value our relationship with DTU and believe that our collaboration with DTU will help us in strengthening the knowledge and innovation eco system in the country.” stated Hong, MD, SIEL.

The MoU will be initially for a period of four years and can be further renewed mutually. “This collaboration is a golden opportunity for DTU students to garner industrial exposure and at the same time will enable Samsung India employees to update their knowledge and skills,” added Dr Gupta.

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan cuts down school dropouts

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There has been a considerable decline in school dropout rate from 80 lakh in 2009 to 30 lakh in 2012, thanks to the success of the central government’s flagship programme — Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.

The scheme aims for universalization of elementary education in a time-bound manner. It is mandated by a constitution making free and compulsory education to the children of 6 to 14 years of age group has been made a fundamental right.

The net enrollment ratio at the primary level has also increased to 99.8 per cent since the launch of the scheme, a government statement said.

The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and other initiatives like the mid-day meals have led to gender parity at the primary level.

Nearly 3.60 lakh girls, from the educationally backward blocks of India, are studying in over 3500 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas, under the scheme.

Russian varsities look to woo Indian undergraduates

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New Delhi: Russian Education Fair 2013 is being held in metro cities across India with an aim to attract high school graduates from India.

The event is being jointly organised by Rus Education in collaboration with Russian Centre for Science & Culture.

It was held in the capital New Delhi on 15th May at the Russian Centre for Science & Culture. Later, it will be organised in Kolkata on 16th May and in Mumbai on 21st May.

Faculty and representatives from top Russian Universities and Academies interacted with students and answered queries about various courses, fee structure and opportunities for higher studies in Russia.

Admission counselling, scholarship details and free laptop for on-spot admissions were the highlights of the event.

Institutes of repute including — Moscow Power Engineering, Tomsk Polytechnic University, Vyatka State University, Far Eastern Federal University, Volgograd State Medical University, Tver State Medical Academy, Kazan State Medical University, and Kursk State Medical University – are participating in the Fair.

The cost of education in Russia is much cheaper as compared to other international education hubs.

At present, about 100,000 foreign students from over 200 countries are studying in Russia.

But, as opposed to other popular foreign education destinations like the US and the UK, a meagre number of over 4,500 Indians are studying in Russia.

Given, Russia’s world-class educational facility in the field of medicine, 90% of the Indian students pursue medicine study in the country.

Mobile app in the offing to track what’s trending in DU

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New Delhi: It’s time for up-to-the-minute updates from Delhi University, to be available on your smartphone through an application.

The University has announced an “app creation competition” for students. This app will contain information regarding admissions, examinations, students, and academics, etc that is typically accessed through its official website.  The University also hopes that the app will help information on four-year programme to flow easily.

Contestants will have to develop an application for the Android platform and submit a “working prototype” by May 24.

The winning entry will be available for download from the university website.

Design, “innovative solutions” and the ability to represent Delhi University will be the top three criteria for assessing the entries.

Selected applications will receive cash prizes and certificates and their apps will also be featured on the DU website “with acknowledgement.”

University authorities will have “complete control over its development cycle”.  The University also plans to request Google to include it in its apps market.

DU to accept only centralized pre-admission form this year

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New Delhi: Delhi University unveiled fresh set of admission guidelines for the new four-year- course in regular colleges for the 2013-14 academic session.

The University will only accept a centralized pre-admission form for the four-year programme, and there will be no separate pre-admission forms at the college level.

However, unlike previous years, the students will be able to choose the courses that they would like to apply for, but the list of colleges will not be given in the centralized form.  It will be applicable by default to all DU colleges that offer the course chosen by a student.

The University, has also done away with the “additional eligibility” criterion for SC/ ST/ OBC students and persons with disability. The “additional eligibility” criteria for general category students should also be discouraged or kept to the minimum, as mentioned in the notification.

Colleges are not permitted to change these criteria during the admission process.

The colleges can publish prospectus to provide other college-specific information, but no forms—pre-admission as well as admission—shall be included in the prospectus or sold before the announcement of cutoff lists.

Colleges will admit students on the basis of the cutoffs, instead of a first-come-first-serve policy.

The University has also directed the colleges to promptly return students’ documents in case he cancels his admission in a college to move to another one or needs certificates for institutions outside DU.

Amtrak launches new range of My Buddy tablets

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Amtrak Info System has launched a new range of tablets designed keeping in mind the new-age requirements of experiencing a feature-filled device. My Buddy claims to be a Smart Social Solution, which gives its users personal security, personalised choice of books, and an elastic storage for the user’s enormous valuable data.

Amtrak has also announced an introductory offer of free keyboard – Play-mate along with its models – A712G, A713G and A723G.

“Amtrak is pleased to bring in an innovation by offering not just a box, but a complete solution to the quality seekers. My Buddy is a tablet specially designed to suit today’s needs for an end customer, enabling to Work, Surf and Talk to discover and enjoy the Tablet experience with phone. Consumers will get value for money through the product quality and features and will get the ultimate user experience at much affordable price,” said Sandeep Arya, MD, Amtrak Info System Pvt Ltd (AISPL)

My Buddy is available in five different models suiting up to the different industries and areas of professional and personal lives. Venturing into the entry-level segment, Amtrak has recently announced the launch of its calling tablet My Buddy – A712G.

Pre-loaded with applications like eNight Space, My Buddy EyeWatch, BookChums, Hungama MyPlay, etc, My Buddy will be available on the shelves with the price range of Rs. 4,099 to Rs. 16,999 approximately.

US working with India on smoother education visa procedures

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The United States is working with the Indian Government to facilitate a smoother entry of American students into India.

Both countries are formally working on streamlining India’s education visa process, as it is considered a major hurdle for American students looking to pursue higher studies in the country.

The Obama government has started a ‘Passport to India’ initiative with an aim to send more American students to India.

Moreover, the US-India Educational Foundation is working closely with Indian institutions of higher education to provide better housing and support offices services for foreign students.

The US is also working with the industry and businesses to enhance opportunities for more Americans through internships, and service learning during their college or university years.

Passport to India initiative now has 10 partnerships with companies like Honeywell, United Airlines and Citigroup.

Currently, more than 100,000 Indian students go to the US for study every year. But, a mere 4,300 American students studied in India in 2011-2012.

(Source: PTI)

AICTE slaps notice on Mumbai’s engineering college over ‘faculty shortfall’

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Mumbai: The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has sent a notice to Vasantdada Patil Engineering College for allegedly not meeting the basic requirement of infrastructure and faculty members.

The AICTE observed that several professors’ posts were lying vacant in all departments. It said that due to this the college could not run many of the approved courses like the  management (part-time) course.

Inspectors of the statutory body noted a shortfall of 18 faculty members.

In the marine engineering, apart from a deficit of 10 faculty members, the college does not even have an approval from D G Shipping, which gives permission for the course. Also, other post-graduate courses do not have Mumbai University’s approval.

Responding to the notice, the college officials however have denied flouting any of the rules.

We must revitalise research and development in our country, says President

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csm_research-and-development_8888cf1e41The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee has attended the closing ceremony of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Pandu College at Guwahati.

Speaking on the occasion, the President said our higher education system rests on the pillars of accessibility, affordability and quality. There has been a phenomenal increase in our higher education institutions. We now have over 650 degree awarding institutions and over 33,000 colleges in the country. Despite this, there is a gap of quantity as well as quality.

The President also said that the National Knowledge Commission had referred to the declining standards of higher education as a ‘quiet crisis that runs deep’. We must aim at taking at least a few of our academic institutions into the global top league.

There should be greater use of technology to fulfill the unmet demands of higher education. The National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology is an important initiative. It promotes collaborative information sharing by enabling the transmission of important lectures to students studying in institutes situated far off from urban areas, said the President in his speech

The President said functioning in many of educational institutions is hampered by lack of teachers. Many faculty positions are lying vacant in our colleges and universities. While filling up vacancies should be high on priority, we must introduce innovative technological solutions like e-classrooms to tide over this crisis.

The President said we must revitalise research and development in our country. Research is unfortunately not a preferred option, accounting for less than 0.4 per cent of our higher education student population. There is a need to promote a healthy environment for research.

Kozhikode authorities to float tenders to set-up digital classrooms in 22 schools

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Kozhikode corporation authorities have rolled out a scheme to implement a project, which will ensure a digital classroom in every government school within its limits.

The civic body had earmarked a sum of Rs 22 lakh for setting up digital classrooms in the budget for the financial year 2012-13 and another Rs 22 lakh in the 2013-14 budget.

In the initial stage, the corporation will implement the project in twenty two selected schools this year. The civic body has already completed selection of 11 schools for smart classrooms. This comprises four upper primary schools, four high schools and three higher secondary schools. The selection of the remaining eleven schools will be completed before the end of May this year.

The digital classrooms in the remaining schools will be set up in a phased manner. Corporation health standing committee chairperson Ushadevi said the civic body will float tenders to set up smart classrooms in 22 schools once the selection of the remaining 11 schools is completed.

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