Students Union Force Schools, Colleges to Close in Nepal

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August 13, 2012

Thousands of schools and colleges have been forced shut in Nepal by youth political activists in protest against alleged irregularities and ‘foreign’ names of institutions.

Different sister and youth wings affiliated to as many as 17 political parties have joined a massive protest, and forced academic institutions under the Higher Secondary Education Council and Council of Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT) to close.

The latest protests came after allegations of irregularities surfaced in colleges under CTEVT.

Andhra Pradesh Govt Holds Discussion over Fees Reimbursement Issue

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August 13, 2012

The Andhra Pradesh government held discussions with the managements of private professional colleges over the issue of reimbursement of fees.

Social Welfare minister Pitani Satyanarayana, who heads the Cabinet sub-committee on the issue, told reporters after the talks that the views of the managements would be reported to chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Monday.

He said the government was in favour of paying Rs 35,000 (per student) as being done till now.

Several professional managements, who opposed the government’s move to put a cap earlier, have reportedly agreed to the proposal now, their representatives have said.

A controversy erupted after the state government mooted the idea of putting a cap on the amount to be reimbursed towards tuition fees of students of engineering and professional courses.

XLRI unveils new brand identity and brand architecture

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August 13, 2012

With a clear intent to modernise and energise its brand touch-points, XLRI, the premier private B School in India, has unveiled its new brand identity. The updated brand identity of the institute is the visual representation of the XLRI brand – (the tangible elements that make XLRI brand recognisable and reinforce its core values and heritage). The new logo that has been developed is a modern and stylised representation of the traditional XLRI logo and it consists of two primary logos (horizontal name logo and shield logo) and a tagline. The original logo of the institute was developed in early 1950s by the founding fathers. In 2004 slight modifications were made on the logo to include the year of founding – 1949 together with the guiding motto – Excellence & Integrity.
Embedded in the new horizontal name logo, the refined category descriptor ‘Xavier School of Management’ seeks to underscore XLRI’s standing as a more inclusive management education institution whilst retaining the name of the patron saint – Saint Xavier. School of Management also goes beyond the confines of being a mere ‘business?centric’ institution whilst embracing management education in its entirety. The tagline ?’For the Greater Good’ is a reminder of why XLRI exists and how it can be a force for greater good in shaping the management education sector and the community at large.
On the occasion of unveiling the new brand identity E Abraham S.J., the Director of XLRI said ‘The updated brand identity of XLRI connotes the institution’s futuristic outlook whilst retaining the old ‘Jesuit Heritage. The new brand identity also represents the institute’s clear focus and direction that allow greater freedom for the brand to grow nationally and globally’.

Haryana to Provide Self-Defence Training to School Girls

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August 13, 2012

Haryana School Shiksha Pariyojna Parishad, under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, will provide training in self-defence and other martial arts to girl students studying at elementary level during 2012-13. Under this scheme, training would be provided in five schools of each block and for this trainers would be appointed for a duration of three months, an official spokesman said.
He said that under the scheme, there was a provision for a budget of Rs 4,500 per month per trainer. In Mahendragarh district, the programme would be organised in 20 schools where a batch of minimum 50 students would be chosen at the district-level, the spokesman said.

NISER’s Scientists Involved in the Research for Higgs Boson

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August 10, 2012

National Institute of Science Education and Research’s Scientists Involved in the Research for Higgs Boson along with other Indian institutes scientists. Scientists from 8 institutes of India participated in this experiments. This was informed by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning, Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Dr. Ashwani Kumar in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

Kumar said that a group of 80 Indian scientists including 30 Ph.D. students from 8 institutions are currently working on the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) Experiment, which is one of the two experiments that have led the research on the Higgs Boson. These institutions are — Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, University of Delhi, Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, Mumbai, National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar, Panjab University, Chandigarh, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai and Visva Bharati, Santiniketan. Earlier, Indian scientists also participated in the construction of the massive particle accelerator at Geneva [viz. the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)], detector system for the CMS Experiment and the LHC Grid Computing System using which research on Higgs Boson is being carried out.

This research falls in the domain of Particle Physics. It is the Higgs particle which imparts mass to all fundamental particles in the Universe. With this finding, therefore, a major milestone in the human understanding of the fundamental constituents of matter and their interaction will be achieved.

CBSE joins hand with Pearson in School Education

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August 10, 2012

Central Board of Secondary Education and Pearson Foundation will set up a Centre for Assessment, Evaluation and Research – a not for profit centre of excellence to contribute to the reform of learning.
HRD Minister Kapil Sibal, who announced the formation of the centre, felt one of the prime areas for any assessment is to evolve mechanism where a child is able to discover himself and communicate.
The centre is expected to influence the CBSE schools and students, primarily through grass roots research and the application of its findings. Initially, this will focus on the impact of recent CBSE innovations such as Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation and Life Skills Curriculum. The centre will draw on relevant international best practice to inform its recommendations for improved teaching practice and approaches to assessment before rolling out an extensive program of professional development of teachers.

MP Quota for Admission Raised in KVs

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August 10, 2012

Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), with the approval of Board of Governors has implemented a new scheme of Special Dispensation Admission for Members of Parliament in Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) with effect from 20^th August 2012.

Under the scheme, the dispensation admission quota on the recommendations for each MP has been raised to six admissions in an academic year. Such recommendations would be for admissions in Kendriya Vidyalayas located in his/her constituency only. In case there is no Kendriya Vidyalaya in the constituency of the Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), he/she may recommend these admissions in the KVs located in any neighboring contiguous constituency. However, for Members of the Rajya Sabha, the state from which the Member has been elected would be deemed to be his/her constituency for this purpose. Nominated Members of the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha can recommend six cases for admission in any one or more KVs of the country.

CBSE Organises Inter School Sports Competition

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August 10, 2012

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has organised Inter School Sports and Games Competitions each year at approximately 160 venues for nearly 9000 independent category of affiliated schools in as many as 17 disciplines at cluster, zonal and National level. For smooth organisation of these competitions, the schools have been divided into 16 Clusters and five Zones. Andhra Pradesh is part of cluster VII along with Karnataka Sports competitions in State schools are organized by the respective State Governments.

The CBSE Inter School Sports and Games Competitions are self-financed educational activity and do not receive and financial aid from the Government. However, the Board disburses fixed organizational Grant to each of the Organizing Schools. It also provides certificates and medals to all the participants and winners. Each year Board spends approximately Rs 2 crore on the conduct of Sports and Games Competitions. The students of nearly 250 independent Category of Affiliated Schools from Andhra Pradesh participate in these competitions.

CBSE, Pearson join hands to set up Centre for Assessment, Evaluation and Research

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August 10, 2012

CBSE, India’s largest examining body, has joined hands with Pearson Foundation, the World’s largest education service enterprise, to set up a Centre for Assessment, Evaluation and Research (CAER). This centre is a public-private partnership which will function through an Executive Council, chaired by Vineet Joshi, Chairman, CBSE. This centre will be financially supported by Pearson Foundation in first two years of its operations. In three years, the centre will become self supporting and financially independent.

At the event, Shri Kapil Sibal, Hon’ble Minister for Human Resource Development, announced the creation of Centre for Assessment, Evaluation and Research and he also inaugurated the Centre’s website www.indiacaer.com. Kapil Sibal emphasised that continuous research needs to be done to come up with new ideas for comprehensive and definitive evaluation in education. This can help the child to know his/her areas of interest and also help children find their own pathway in the community education system.

Vineet Joshi, Chairman CBSE, announced that setting up of the Centre with Pearson Foundation was a big step in improving student learning, as well as bringing about improvements in teaching- learning quality in CBSE schools. He expressed that they were looking forward to development and research that is aligned to global best practises.

The main purpose of the centre is to develop, research and assessment capabilities and also raise the resources for CBSE, its schools and teachers. The centre will focus on the best practises in school based evaluation and high stake examinations and carry out research, provide professional development programmes, and publish support materials to strengthen the learning systems. In this partnership, CBSE will be providing its physical infrastructure, it will also provide guidance, advice and support to the centre.

Speaking at the launch, Khozem Merchant, President, Pearson India, expressed the opinion that the Pearson Foundation was proud to be part of this joint partnership and that CBSE had taken a bold step in wanting to improve their learning outcomes by doing in depth research and thorough evaluation of the present exam practices.

Digital learning Renewables Courses Launched

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August 9, 2012

The National Skills Academy for Environmental Technologies has developed a new range of bespoke e-learning resources.
The new resources have been developed to help those who want to gain a further understanding about the various environmental technologies available – ‘Future proof your career’ is aimed at experienced building services engineers and an ‘Introduction to Environmental Technology Systems’ is accessible to anyone with an interest in renewables.
Other resources available in the suite support the level 3 qualifications, and include modules on ground and air source heat pump systems and water harvesting and recycling systems, solar thermal hot water systems, small-scale solar photovoltaic systems.

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