Nagaland government to give laptop to toppers

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April 18, 2013

The government of Nagaland has announced distribution of laptops and Rs 10,000 each to all the students securing top ten positions in Class 12 across streams conducted by Nagaland Board of School Education in 2012-13.

According to the Annual Administrative Report of the Higher Education Department for 2012-13, all students who secured first top ten positions in college examinations will also be awarded in a similar manner.

Proposal sent by the state The Higher Education Department for Rs 24.32 crore for giving post matric scholarships to 37,861 Scheduled Tribe (ST) students has also been sanctioned by the The union government. The scheme would be implemented by the department when the process of scrutinisation of scholarship application forms is completed.

SIMMTRONICS ties up with HCL Infosystems Digilife Distribution and Marketing Services

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April 17, 2013

Semiconductors Ltd. has joined hands with Digilife Distribution and Marketing Services Ltd (DDMS), a 100% subsidiary of HCL Infosystems Ltd. and one of the leading distribution house in India. This partnership will foster a relationship between the two superpowers and further the distribution of Simmtronics Tablets in India.
DDMS will distribute Simmtronics Tablets products in South and East India. Not only will it enhance their reach beyond tier-1 cities but will also focus on the targeted mid-market customers with open, affordable and easy to deploy solutions. Digilife will be responsible for Distribution of the Simmtronics Tablets to all LFR’s, Regional Organized Trade accounts,Teleshopping Channels and Chain Stores across India. Orders from the government will also be targeted and addressed. Through this tie-up Simmtronics is looking forward to an additional turnover of Rs. 300 crores and 6 lakh tablets in the year 2013.
Mr. Indrajit Sabharwal -Managing Director, Simmtronics Semiconductors Ltd said: “India is the focus market for Simmtronics and this tie-up with Digilife will help us in expanding strong distribution networks along with broadened products and solutions that will further our presence in the cities across India.”
Further, as a part of this tie up, Digilife and Simmtronics will work together on technical, marketing & sales and overall go-to market activities. Digilife will promote their sales through its retail network.
Sanjay David, CEO, Digilife Distribution and Marketing Servicessaid, “This partnership strengthens our overall position in providing the widest array of offerings for the Telecom and Consumer Electronic Channel and will enable us to be the No.1 distributor for Tablets in India.Today Tablets is showing huge growth as a market and is expected to drive our growth in this segment along with Mobile devices.

Biometric face recognition system in Karnataka Govt Colleges

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April 15, 2013

The Biometric face recognition system that was put in place as a pilot project in five government first grade colleges in Bangalore in February to ensure better accountability of lecturers’ attendance, will be extended to all the 360-odd government degree colleges in the State from the next academic year, despite opposition from lecturers.

The Department of Collegiate Education (DCE) tied up with Ipomo, a Bangalore-based company that specialises mainly in mobile learning and introduced the system on a pilot basis between February 25 and March 25 in Maharani’s Arts College, Maharani’s Science College, Government Arts College, Government Science College and VHD Home Science College in Bangalore. Following good reviews from principals of these colleges about the system, the department has decided to extend it to colleges across the State.

COIPL launches online summer courses for corporates and students

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April 15, 2013

Corporate Infocom Pvt Ltd(COIPL), an online professional training platform provider, has introduced new advanced certified courses for students and corporate during these summers.

Students can look at this option as a resourceful investment especially during the summer vacations and many creative courses can be learned during this time. While professionals from esteemed corporate can also improve their skill set by undertaking such online courses.

Rahul Walia, CEO, Corporate Infocom says, “Career Enhancement has become an important tool in today’s rat race and both professionals and students must try and engage themselves with various online courses in order to stand competent and worthy and one level up in knowledge. Companies too prefer candidates who are well informed and updated in their desired field of specialisation. At Corporate Infocom, we wish to bridge the gap between organisations and candidates by giving them an opportunity to upgrade their existing skills.”

Talentedge Opens Learning Campus in New Delhi

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April 15, 2013

Talentedge has announced the launch of its first education learning campus in New Delhi at Rajouri Garden. This is the company’s third ELC (Education Learning Campus) to be launched within a month. The first two ELC’s were launched in Hyderabad and Bangalore.

Talentedge offers a bouquet of learning programs like individual learning programs, campus learning programs, corporate education programs and government training programs. The company also offers management and graduate programs in strong partnership with multiple reputed universities.

The newly launched learning campus will offer diverse courses related to Executive Education, Distance Education- MBA, BBA, BCA, BCom, Information Technology, Placement enhancer programs- Excel in IT (Cloud Computing, Mobile Application Developer, Information Security, .Net, Java, Database, Server & Network), Skill Enhancer Programs- Oracle, Microsoft, Cisco, ITIL, Sharepoint, Networking, Projects, Knowledge Enhancer Programs- MS Office, A+ / N+, MCTS, Java, C & DS. The campus has the capacity to accommodate 400 learners every day.

The ELC was launched by Dr Balvinder Shukla, Prof. Entrepreneurship & Leadership, Acting Vice Chancellor, Amity University. Commenting on the launch, Aditya Malik,CEO, Talentedge said “We are extremely delighted to launch our first TEELC in New Delhi which aims to enhance the capabilities of youth by providing unique training methodologies and high quality trainers. Our world-class campus will strive to improve the employability quotient and bridge the gap between academia and industry requirements and with this new campus, we are hopeful of empowering the youth in the region and help them make inroads into the corporate world.

IIM-Lucknow reduces fee for flagship programmes

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April 13, 2013

An important decision regarding the fee structure for the academic year 2013-2015 for the post graduate programme in management was taken by IIM Lucknow.

Dr. Devi Singh, Director, IIM Lucknow announced in Lucknow today that the IIM Lucknow Board has decided to reduce the fees for the post graduate programme in management (PGP & PGP ABM) by 10% from the current Rs. 12 lakhs to Rs. 10.8 lakhs. IIM Lucknow has not done any upward fee revision since the year 2011.

This is first time such a decision has been taken in any IIM across the country. This is a trend reversal, generally only an upward revision is seen.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Devi Singh, Director, IIM Lucknow said “In the last 9 years, the institute’s impetus has been on efficient financial management and broad basing our revenue sources. We have been successful in achieving this. We have no reliance on government grants now. Everyone can be assured that this decision of our does not mean reduction in either the quality of education, infrastructure or any other services in the institute. Further we would continue with our focus on optimal utilisation of resources and effective financial management”.

Dr. J.J. Irani, Chairman, IIM Lucknow Board of Governors said, “In today’s environment when education is becoming costlier, IIM Lucknow would like to take a lead. This decision of ours would not only help many needy students to undertake education at institutions like ours, it will also widen the area of selection amongst eligible students for undertaking the education in IIM’s”.

When the entire country is seeing inflation, this decision by IIM Lucknow is surely a relief and would go a long way in promoting the cause of quality higher education within every one’s reach.

Manav Rachna College of Engineering Wins Microsoft Imagine Cup 2013

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April 12, 2013

Team ‘Path Finders’ from Manav Rachna College of Engineering (MRCE), has won the Microsoft ‘Imagine Cup 2013’ for their project ‘Swasthya Sanjivani’ in the national finals held in Hyderabad. This is the most innovative concept to provide an affordable, faster and automised portable digital testing lab for blood & urine, conforming Diabetes, Anemia, Jaundice and Renal damage in supervision of doctors and Electronic Pill.

‘Path Finders’, the winning team would represent India at the global finals to be held at St Petersburg, Russia. “We are thrilled and excited at the same time that our model has won at a platform like Imagine Cup, which is iconic for any engineering student”, said the ‘Path Finders’ Team from MRCE. “We wouldn’t have achieved this without the guidance of our mentors who have a progressive and innovative outlook”, team added. With the help of key mentors, the winning team would be guided to further hone their solution to present at the global event.

The winning team was amongst 10 other finalists that made it to the annual competition conducted by Microsoft to identify and support promising young social innovators who dedicate themselves to solving the world’s most pressing problems with their transformative ideas. “We congratulate the winning team and ensure to guide our students towards innovative thinking in the times to come”, said Dr Naveen Prakash, Director MRCE.

“There is no dearth of innovative solutions to pressing issues in India. This platform allows students to come up with ground-breaking solutions to global problems and even turn their ideas into a business. ”, said Bhaskar Pramanik, Chairman, Microsoft Corporation (India) Private Ltd.

SABIC signs research agreement with MIT

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April 12, 2013

The Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) has signed an initial agreement with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States. The agreement paves the way for SABIC and MIT to work together to develop new practical innovation for the company’s solutions and processes in order to meet important global needs from developing unconventional feedstock to innovating new material solutions for challenging applications.

The agreement was signed by Ernesto Occhiello, SABIC Executive Vice President, Technology & Innovation, and Professor Klavs F Jenssen, Head of Chemical Engineering, at MIT in Boston on April 1.

“This agreement marks a starting point for collaboration between SABIC and MIT. SABIC will be able to and tap into MIT’s multidisciplinary research capabilities to achieve research excellence,” said Occhiello. “Along with focusing on the important areas of developing unconventional feedstock and innovative new material solutions, SABIC will also focus on innovating in multiple parts of the energy equation,” he said.

This future collaboration will also allow SABIC researchers to work with world class teams of scientists at MIT in the respective joint research areas.

The research relationship with MIT is just one of many SABIC has already established around the world to bring world-class expertise to the company and its customers. SABIC currently has research relationships with Cambridge University in the UK, the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics in China, ETH Zurich in Switzerland, the National Research Council in Italy and the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft in Germany.

Shemford Group Enters Limca Book of Records 2013

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April 11, 2013

Shemford Group of Schools has awarded the title of setting up “Most schools launched in shortest time” record by Limca Book of Records 2013. It has successfully set up 32 franchises across the country in the shortest span of three years. The Limca Book of Records 2013 was released by esteemed guests like Manish Tewri, Union Minister of State Independent charge, Shabana Azmi and Prabhu Deva.

Sharing his enthusiasm on the achievement, Amol Arora, Managing Director, Shemford Group of Schools, said, “We are honoured to receive the title of setting up “Most schools launched in shortest time” by the Limca Book of Records. We have grown both in numbers and popularity, we are happy that our schools are providing excellent standards of education to children along with extra-curricular activities for their personal & holistic development. Shemford Group of Schools started its journey towards success in 2009 with two schools; we have certainly come a long way with 32 fully functional branches within a short span of three years. In its fourth running year, we have now reached an impressive figure of 40 Franchises. Over 450 teachers are imparting quality education to 7500 children across all our branches throughout the country. This is a team effort of all my staff members, who are an integral part of Shemford. We look forward to setting up new milestones in the future too.”

Digital Classrooms A New Chapter in Education :: April 2013

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EDITORIAL
The Digital Path to Future

COVER STORY
Digital Classrooms: The Linchpin of Education

Bid Adieu to Chalk and Talk System
Rita Kaul Principal, The Millennium School

Making Learning Sustainable
Hansraj Public School, Panchkula

ICT Allows Educator to Pursue ReactiveTeaching
Delhi Public School, Sonepat

ICT Encourages Out of Box Thinking
Shalomhills International School, Gurgaon

ICT Brings Entire World into the Classroom
The Cathedral Vidya School, Lonavala

New Generation Classrooms
Holy Heart Presidency School, Amritsar

Beyond Bookish Knowledge
Gyan Ganga International School, Jabalpur

Interactive, Absorbing and Engrossing Classrooms
Sanskar School, Jaipur

Optical Technology Offers More Precise Touch
Lalit Mohan, Director, iTouch Technologies Pvt Ltd

PRODUCT FEATURE
Interactive Classrooms from Hitachi

SPECIAL FEATURE
Launch of National Internet Registry (NIR)

Technology Changes in the Classroom In search of effective, flexible solutions
T V Joe Layng, PhD, Director of Learning Sciences, Mimio

Network Security with UTM
Sunil Sharma, Vice President – India & SAARC, Cyberoam

Launch of Electronic Payment & Application System of Scholarships (e-Pass)

Launch of NIELIT Web Portal

k-12 SPEAK
Redefining the Education System
Mark Parkinson, Executive Director and Head of School, Kunskapsskolan Eduventures, Gurgaon

PERSPECTIVE
The Price War

Addressing the Education to Employment Challenge

The Answer is Robust Accreditation

QUICK CHAT
Version 3.3.0 of Pearson
Srikanth B Iyer, Chief Operating Officer , Pearson Education Services

Making Technology Accessible to All
Sandeep Arya, MD, Amtrak Info System & Amtrak Group

Play, Passion and Purpose in Learning
Brian Gonzalez, Director, Global Education Sales Programs, Intel Corporation

ACADEMIA SPEAK
A Research Oriented Institute
Prof S Sadagopan, Director, IIT-Bangalore

Restructure curriculum According to the Industry Needs
Prof Prasant Kumar Sahoo

INDUSTRY SPEAK
Cybernetyx Aspires to Become the Market Leader by 2015
Ramya Chatterjee, Director (Sales and Marketing), Cybernetyx

DAX Aims to make Students Job-ready
Sudha Jagadish, CEO, DAX Networks

Union Budget 2013-14 Focuses on Job Creation and Skill Development

Buying Online Helps
Manoj Chandra, Founder & CEO, AllSchoolStuff.com

3D Empowering Classrooms
Rajeev Singh, Country Head and GM, BenQ India

One-size-fit-all Programme Cannot Succeed in Teachers Training
Chandan Sonowal, Managing Director, SMART Technologies

Hassle-free Classroom
Mohammed Ghouse, Regional Sales Manager (South & Western Asia), Luidia

EVENT REPORT
eOdisha Summit: Towards a Digital Economy

IMT Ghaziabad and Hyderabad Convocation 2013

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