Reciting preamble made mandatory in Maharashtra schools

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March 13, 2013

MUMBAI: Maharashtra state government has declared that every school in the state should recite the preamble to the Constitution on a daily basis. This step has been taken to make students aware of their responsibilities and duties for the country.

The preamble will have to be read by students in the morning assembly . The preamble reads: We, the people of India, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic and to secure to all its citizens: Justice, social, economic and political; Liberty, of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship; Equality of status and of opportunity; and to promote among them all Fraternity assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation.

University College Dublin scholarships for Indian students

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March 13, 2013

University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland has announced scholarships for Indian students. The scholarship amount of Rs 250,000-euro will be for students of both postgraduate and UG programmes starting in September 2013. The university has also launched the new Masters level courses in petroleum geosciences and actuarial sciences.

The scholarships would include two full tuition scholarships for students at their graduate level with five 50% tuition scholarships for the Masters programmes. Apart from these, there are over 50 scholarships of 2,000 euros . At undergraduate level, the university is offering scholarships valued between 50% of the full tuition fee and 2,500 euros.

The university also has three fully-funded government of Ireland scholarships for Indian graduate studentsfor the 2013-2014 academic year. Students should obtain a one-year taught Masters programme to be eligible for these scholarships.
These two new courses have been launched keeping in mind the growing demands in the industry.

Strategies made to monitor coaching centres in Kashmir

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March 8, 2013

Srinagar: Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon, the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir directed all tuition centres in the Valley to register them and Director School Education Kashmir (DSEK) has been asked to submit a list with the names of government teachers who would give tuition in these centres.

With the aim to monitor the functioning of private coaching centres, Samoon organised a meeting of officers wherein discussions how the private tuition centres should be regulated, what facilities should be provided to students in these centres and so on.

The private tuition centres in Kashmir division have to register themselves with the Directorate of Education before January 31, 2013.

The centres have also been asked to maintain a register with the particulars of the students and also notification of the monthly tuition fee charged from them. Identity cards shall be issued by the concerned tuition centres t the students within 15 days.

The list of teachers who would carry out tuition in these centres would be submitted by the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir. The School Education Director has also emphasised on teaching morale values among students in addition to quality education to prepare themselves as national competitor.

Overhauling university system can make India Leader in Technology

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March 8, 2013

Kolkata: A drastic overhaul of the university system can help India achieve its ambition to be a world leader in science and technology, said experts at the 100th Indian Science Congress.

A drastic overhaul is needed if India wants to lead in science and technology. Urgent action is required to prevent reaching a point of no return, said SC Lakhotia of the Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University.

Former Delhi University Vice-Chancellor, Deepak Pental, too, said that youngsters in our universities should be encouraged to start research in the country.

Experts also said that the lack of infrastructure at the school and university levels in our country restrains the students from pursuing science education. “Students need good labs to get the best hands-on training,” said Lakhotia.

Today’s students lack basic knowledge of various science disciplines. They should get broad-based education. If they do a specialised course at the start, they don’t learn the basics of all the disciplines of science. Knowledge should be pyramidal, he added.

Pental also suggested a four-year undergraduate course with overall improvement in mathematical, analytical, computational and language skills. He also highlighted the lack of scholarships and fellowships to researchers.

According to him, freedom of the faculty to run their own research projects will ensure steady work for students.

Teachers should be trained to become good mentors and encourage students to take up teaching, said Lakhotia.

KVS to boost gender sensitivity in students through workshops

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March 8, 2013

NEW DELHI: Against the backdrop of the recent gang rape incident in New Delhi, the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) takes a step to reach out to the 10.5 lakh students across 1,090 schools in the country. The step is aimed to sensitise, inform and prepare these young minds with the right kind of studies and modules and prepare them better to confront real time situations.

Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) is known for running several awareness and sensitisation programmes in the past. But, this time, it has decided to take a unique approach with the model of three-tier educational intervention that involves gender sensitivity, propagation of moral education and capacity building.

The organization has already looped in renowned educationists and psychologists to help them with the mission.

KVS has already announced a workshop of 52 principals and 10 master trainers at Kendriya Vidyalaya, JNU Campus (New Delhi), on January 11. Following that, KVS has scheduled a two-day Teachers’ Workshop from January 18 to “foster and carry forward the message, spirit and skills of self-defence and self-management through a plethora of activities”.

It would finally “sensitise” students on the issue and thereby enable them to develop suitable capabilities, “in order to stand up against odds or similar such situations in future”.

As part of its adolescent education programme, KVS organizes several activities like role play, value clarification, counselling sessions, gender sensitisation programmes with assistance from expert panel of psychologists and doctors.

NCERT launches one-year diploma course for educators

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March 8, 2013

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has introduced a one-year diploma course for training of professionals in guidance and counseling, in distance and face-to-face models.

Teachers, teacher educators, school administrators, and untrained guidance personnel from India, other SAARC, and Afro-Asian countries can enroll in the course. Admissions will be offered on a regional basis at the NCERT Headquarters (DEPFE), New Delhi, and Regional Institutes of Education with a maximum number of 50 seats at each centre. Preference will be given to deputed candidates.

HP and IIITB join hands for IT skills development

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March 8, 2013

HP Education Services and the International Institute of Information Technology-Bangalore (IIITB) has announced new IT infrastructure certificate programmes for undergraduate students across India. These programmes will support students to explore careers in the growing remote infrastructure management industry.

Remote infrastructure management technology includes management of workstations, communications and networking hardware and software, as well as applications. According to the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM), India’s share of the global remote infrastructure management industry will be 45 percent by the year 2020. However, NASSCOM also noted that India currently lacks the skilled manpower required to monitor and manage these infrastructures, while ensuring up time and availability.

HP Education Services in association with IIITB will launch the following certificate programmes including Integrated Networks, Network Security, Networking for Cloud.

“The Indian remote infrastructure management industry currently employs more than 100,000 people and NASSCOM expects demand for resources to more than triple by 2015,” said Prof S Sadagopan, Director, IIIT -Bangalore. “Through a combination of HP’s leading technology education services and IIITB’s mentorship, Indian undergraduates in the networking certificate programs can build their IT skill set, therefore ensuring a steady stream of skilled workers for the industry.”

AICTE signs MoU with BSNL for enhancing employability

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March 8, 2013

To facilitate technical institutions to respond to the need of providing State of art Telecom equipment based operational Skills to engineering graduates to enhance their qualification, competence and employability by enhanced skill up-gradation All India Council For Technical Education is signing an MoU with BSNL to use the training facilities and faculty of BSNL for the benefit of students in AICTE approved intuitions under its Employability Enhancement Training Program(EETP). The MoU was signed in the presence of Humane Resources Development Minister, Dr MM Pallam Raju and Minister of State, Jitin Prasada in New Delhi.

The programs will focus on practical hands-on training in field/lab work supplemented with structured academic content that is currently being provided online and can be supplemented with appropriate theory sessions in academic institutions/colleges.Practical session shall be held in the weekends or other times in flexi-mode that shall expose the students to various states of art telecom equipment and their operation.

Academic content will focus on the various operational procedures/facets of the telecom equipment/technologies present in the BSNL network related to practical aspects in an attempt to provide the students with high end equipment handling practical skill as opposed to rote learning.The training will be provided through 44 training centres of BSNL, spread across the country.

The students to be trained under the scheme shall be finalised by AICTE for each centre. The Project cost is approximately to be Rs 15 Cr and is expected to train 15000 students.

Haryana to get Medical College for women soon

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March 8, 2013

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi will dedicate the Bhagat Phool Singh Government Medical College for Women at Khanpur Kalan in Sonipat district to the people of Haryana.

Nearly a century after the Lady Harding Medical College was established for women in New Delhi, a medical college for women is being set up in the government sector in Haryana, Haryana Health Minister Narender Singh said.

“United Progressve Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi will dedicate the Bhagat Phool Singh Government Medical College for Women at Khanpur Kalan in Sonipat district to the people of Haryana on March 8,” said the minister.

“This women’s medical college has been set up in the government sector after a gap of nearly 100 years as the Lady Harding Medical College, Delhi was established in 1914,” Singh said.

The foundation stone of the college was laid by Sonia Gandhi in March 2009. The institute is being developed at a cost of Rs 700 crore.

Haryana has already set up an all-women university at Khanpur Kalan.

Source: IANS

CBSE to introduce course on gender sensitivity

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March 8, 2013

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) plans to introduce a new subject in the curriculum with the aim of creating awareness about gender sensitivity and gender issues.

The course, set to be introduced in the 2013-14 academic session for Std XI, will be combined with human rights studies as well. The pilot will allow 50 schools in the country to offer this elective course.

The course will also focus on sensitive issues like the importance of respecting women and giving students a matured approach to their future. The course is being planned by senior members of the board.

Source: IANS

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