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20 Jamia students make it to GATE

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As many as 20students of Jamia Miliya Islamiya have set a benchmark this year by qualifying for the prestigious GATE examination with good All India rankings. Out of these 20, Prashubh Bharadwaj, Akshit Ranjan and Naman Agrawal have secured the 31st, 69thand 96th All India Ranks respectively. These students belong to the Department of Electrical Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia. The department has been instrumental in cultivating a research oriented culture amongst its students. Nowhere is it more evident than in the number of students who qualify GATE every year to pursue higher education. Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all India examination administered and conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven Indian Institutes of Technology on behalf of the National Coordination Board – GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.

Udgam student Varsha wins Spell Bee

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The famous competition for spelling words correctly, commonly known as Spell Bee has its new winners for the new year. “HDFC Life Spell Bee 2011” finished its city final round at St Xavier's Loyola Hall School, Mumbai, with Varsha Iyer, a student of Udgam School for Children, emerging as the city level contest winner. No less than 7,500 students from 60 schools of the city took part in the battle. Iyer will now take part in the grand finale in Mumbai in May this year. “I was confident of winning as my scores were high throughout the contest. But, I got scared when a couple of words went wrong in the rapid-fire round. For almost an year, I dedicated two to three hours daily in learning new words and updating myself,” said Iyer. Speaking about HDFC Life Spell Bee, Executive Director and CEO, Entertainment Network India Limited Prashant Panday said, “English language has over the years been woven with much prominence into India's lingual fabric. HDFC Life Spell Bee aims at strengthening the basics of the language amongst Indian students to give a fillip to their proficiency in English. HDFC Life has partnered the event for the third consecutive year which stands testimony to its phenomenal success last year.” Various winners from different cities that are taking part in the competition will compete against each other in Mumbai in the final round. HDFC Life Spell Bee 2011 is a unique and scholarly education series in a fun-filled quiz format under the patronage of Spelling Bee USA which is a prestigious 85-year-old annual event in America. In India, the first season of the competition was held in 2009. The third season of the competition held this year is being conducted in 25 cities across the country, including Ahmedabad, Surat and Vadodara in Gujarat. More than 1,300 schools across the country are participating in the competition this year. The Times of India will send the winner of the grand finale to experience the Scripps National Spelling Bee at Washington DC in the US.

Wharton business school plans to spread wings in India

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One of the world's top business schools, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania is all set to expand its wings to India in the next one-and-half years. The globally acclaimed business school will zero in on either Mumbai or Delhi for the expansion. “Our students are already coming to India. The difficulty is that the world does not know Wharton is in India,” says Dean Thomas Robertson. Wharton, has various points of presence in India – the healthcare institute with ISB, study trips of the executive MBA student faculty to India, and executive education programmes. Robertson was in Delhi in connection with the signing of an agreement with Indian School of Business , Hyderabad, to develop Max Institute of Healthcare Management at ISB's new Mohali campus. Wharton School, along with Kellogg School of Management , are ISB's associate schools since its inception. “All or some of this could be part of our physical presence model in India,” says Robertson. He, however, ruled out plans for a campus in India at the moment. Wharton's focus is on India and China, two of the fastest growing economies. Over the past two decades, Wharton has positioned itself as a global school. Close to 40% of its students and 35% of faculty are international. The ISB campus at Mohali will have four specialist Institutes, termed as Centres of Excellence, for promoting research and offering additional specialisations in the post graduate programme — Max Institute of Healthcare Management; Bharti Institute of Public Policy; BML Munjal Institute of Manufacturing and Operation Excellence and Punj Lloyd Institute of Physical Infrastructure Management. “We are focusing on four national priorities in the country – manufacturing, infrastructure, public policy and healthcare. We have to build management capacity in all these areas,” says Ajit Rangnekar , dean, ISB. The Max Institute of Healthcare Management will impart industry-relevant skill sets to students in this programme to meet India's growing need for quality healthcare professionals. The Mohali campus will see its first intake of 210 students in April 2012. On its part, Max Healthcare is transforming itself into an academic medical centre, and has bought 60 acres in Greater Noida to start a medical school. A healthcare provider is forging ahead into education and research in the area of healthcare science, says Analjit Singh, chairman & managing director, Max India. He did not reveal details of the project. Singh says the ISB venture is aimed at producing MBAs who are adept in managing medicine. “As customer expectations are changing towards healthcare, you need talent to take care of these,” says Singh.

Wipro Program Educates Educators

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Wipro Technologies, a unit of Wipro Ltd., has set up a teacher training program as part of an effort to improve the quality of engineering school graduates. As India grows rapidly, information technology and other global industries are struggling to find enough high-skilled employees. Only one quarter of the graduates of India's engineering colleges are prepared to join the workforce, an Indian industry trade group study showed. To try to address the problem, Wipro founded a non profit called Mission 10X. Its leaders say they interviewed 300 campus placement officers and 53 heads of universities before deciding that the best way to improve the quality of graduates was to improve the teaching. Mission 10X has spent $4 million annually for the past three years running week-long workshops at engineering colleges around the country. So far 10,000 professors have participated in the five-day workshops that include videotaping the teachers' lectures, giving them feedback and advising them on how to engage students in discussions and show them how to apply knowledge. Mission 10X programs are free, and the foundation shows up only when invited by colleges. The foundation follows up within three months with a two-day refresher session and then mentors the professors online. Yogesh Nerkar, principal of PVG College of Engineering and Technology in Pune says attendance in his classes soared when he applied the techniques he learned in the workshops after participating in one in 2008. Nearly 90% of his students attended his classes last year, he says, a big increase from the 40% who used to show up under duress before he participated in the workshop. He says he's put projectors in all classes so professors can use audiovisuals to explain diagrams instead of spending a big part of their time drawing on the blackboard. Now Wipro is expanding the program, hoping to offer the workshops to another 25,000 engineering faculty members over the next three years, Mission 10X leaders say.

Gujarat higher education faces staff crunch

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There is an acute shortage of teaching staff in the higher education institutions of Gujarat, revealed the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). It was also revealed that 60 per cent institutions providing higher and technical have not obtained NAAC/NBA accreditation which results in lack of quality education. No mechanism was evolved to bridge the gap through recruitment even though the teacher/student ratio was so low in government and grant-in-aid colleges, observes the report. It also mentioned that persistent shortage will have adverse implications on the quality of teaching. The CAG report also mentions that scrutiny of records had revealed that out of 10 universities and 899 institutions in the higher education sector, only five universities and 345 institutions had obtained accreditation from NAAC as of May 2010. And worse, they had not even applied for accreditation. According to the report, the teacher/student ratio for non-technical courses in Gujarat has gone from bad to worse. The ratio of 1:50 in 2006-07 worsened to 1:57 in 2008-09. As per the norms of University Grant Commission (UGC), the ratio should be 1:30. Moreover, out of 293 technical institutions, only 117 had obtained NBA accreditation and 43 institutions had failed to renew the same after expiry, added the report. The CAG report has also brought to notice that the government did not set up a teachers' training university to bring uniformity in the standards of teaching in higher education despite availability of Rs6.95 crore. Moreover, a knowledge consortium and a knowledge corporation were not activated due to lack of planning. Besides, assistance of Rs3.28 crore from UGC and AICTE was not availed due to non-execution of work, non-payment of staff as per UGC norms, delay in disbursement of funds and non-observance of AICTE instructions. The CAG report also mentions that the Digital English Language Laboratory (DELL) project, created at a cost of Rs18.12 crore, was not fully utilised and failed to achieve its objective of promotion of English language through information and communication technology. Cases of non-disbursement or delay in disbursement of scholarships also came to notice. Thirty-five colleges of technical education did not have access to free e-journals and e-books under the Indian National Digital Library in Engineering Sciences and Technology (INDEST) programme and thus benefits of e-libraries could not be passed on to the students, said the report.

Mizoram, Tripura become literacy front-runners amid terror stricken past

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The two most terrorism hit states of north east; Tripura and Mizoram, have now become the crusaders of India's literacy movement. Literacy level in Mizoram is 91.58 percent and 87.75 percent in Tripura, says the data for the 2011 census. They are only behind Kerala (93.91 percent), which continues to occupy the top position in the literacy chart. The national literacy rate is 74.04 percent. The second most literate state in the country, Mizoram's literacy rate has gone up from 88.49 percent to 91.58 percent. Female literacy stands at 89.40 percent of the 538,675 women and male literacy at 93.72 percent of 552,339 men. In the 2001 Census, Mizoram's literacy rate was 88.49 percent. “Serchhip district (98.76 percent) in northern Mizoram and Aizawl district (98.50 percent) have recorded highest literacy rates among all districts in India,” a census official in Aizawl said. The Christian missionaries and the influential NGO – Young Mizo Association (YMA) – are the main promoters of education in the mountainous Mizoram, which witnessed over a decade of terrorism till 1986. “The missionaries introduced the Roman script for the Mizo language and formal education. The cumulative result is the present high percentage of literacy in the state, bordering Myanmar and Bangladesh,” he added. The Tripura success story is attributed to the involvement of local government bodies, including gram panchayats, NGOs and clubs. “Our efforts are on to achieve 100 percent literacy in Tripura,” told Education Minister Tapan Chakraborty. Had there been no militancy, he added, Tripura would have attained 100 percent literacy long back. “Education and development have been affected due to terrorism in the state until 2009,” he stated. Senior census official Dilip Acherjee said in Agartala: “In Tripura, increase of female literacy is better than their male counterparts.” “The literacy rate of Tripura has gone up from 73.19 percent (of the total 3.1 million population) in 2001 Census to 87.75 percent (of the total of 3.6 million population) in the 2011 Census, showing an increase of 14.56 percent,” he said. “Interestingly, literacy rate of females during the same period rose from 64.91 to 83.15 percent with an increase of 18.24 percent while in case of male the increase was just 11.18 percent — from 81 to 92.18 percent,” Acharjee said. While Mizoram and Tripura are among the toppers in literacy in India, another northeastern state Arunachal Pradesh (66.95 percent) placed the second lowest position in literacy in the country after Bihar (63.82 percent).

Transcending Barriers: Inclusive Education in the context of Open Schooling

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National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Govt. of India organised a two-day seminar Transcending Barriers – Inclusive Education in the Context of Open Schooling at India Habitat Centre on March 8-9, 2011. With the motto of “Supporting inclusion, challenging exclusion”, the dates were symbolically chosen to coincide with the 100th year of International Women's Day because even today, women are a marginalised group and need to be consciously included in all streams of life, more so in education. Dr. S.S. Jena, Chairman, NIOS was the Conference Chairman; Dr. Kuldeep Agarwal, Director (Academic), NIOS was the Conference Director; and Ms. Asheema Singh, NIOS was the Conference Coordinator. The objective of the seminar was to establish that the fundamental principles of open distance education are based on 'inclusive education' including diversities arising from gender, age, nationality, race, language, social background, level of educational achievement, disability etc. It aimed at exploring the achievement of 'Barrier Free Education' which is unprejudiced and supportive in all forms. Conducted over two days, the seminar touched upon many serious issues like Cultural and Disability Barriers, Socio-Economic Barriers and Initiatives (exploring the value of innovative techniques for inclusive education). Under “Breaking Barriers”, papers on Life Skills for Life-Long Learning were presented. A session on “Voices from Within” was based on shared learning through discussions on success stories from learners, parents & other care givers. All the participants actively contributed in drawing the Road Map for inclusive education through open schooling in the session “Constructing New Possibilities”. The seminar was inaugurated by Sh SC Khuntia, Joint Secretary, MHRD Govt of India, while Mr. A. Parsuraman, Director and representative from UNESCO was the Guest of Honour. The keynote address was delivered by Dr. Rukmini Banerjee, Director PRATHAM. The Guest of Honour of the valedictory session was Dr. Marc Derveeuw, Country Representative A.I., UNFPA, India. Welcoming the guests, Dr. S.S. Jena said that Education is the key to all development. Keeping the huge number of out of school children in mind, conventional schooling may not be adequate to meet the national aspirations of 'Education for All' (EFA). This has necessitated the promotion of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) approach as an alternative system. The cost effectiveness and wide outreach are some of the salient features of this system. Since its inception in 1989, the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), has enrolled 1.6 million learners, and is the largest Open school in the world. It offers Academic, Vocational and Life Enrichment courses at the Senior Secondary, Secondary and the Elementary level through 3700 Study Centres. Dr. Kuldeep Agarwal, while introducing the seminar, said that it was organised to strengthen the outreach, inclusion of all and exclusion of none. He said that NIOS has taken a big step forward to partner with and network with several like-minded individuals and organisations. He thanked Expressions India, Prayas and Tamana for the technical support. Dr. Shankar Chowdhary, National Professional Officer, UNESCO, Ms. Usha Ram, Principal, Laxman Public School, Mr. Amod Kanth, Chairperson, Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights, (DCPCR), Dr. Sushmita Mitra, Director Student Support System (SSS), NIOS, Mr. Vinod Raina from Eklavya, Dr. Shyama Chona, President Tamana, Ms. Madhu Ranjan from USAID, Ms Geeta Narayan, Programme Officer from UNFPA, Mrs. Mridula Seth from Lady Irwin College, Prof Frank Banks, Director IDTE, UK Open University, Dr. Jitendra Nagpal, Program Director, Expressions India, Dr. S.S. Jena, Dr. Kuldeep Agarwal, Dr. Huma Masood, Education Specialist from UNESCO were amongst the many luminaries who chaired or co-chaired the sessions.

Stanford joins hands with Jaslok Hospital

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To study possibilities of cooperation in medical services and training Stanford Medical Centre, an Ivy League institution in San Francisco, and Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre in Mumbai have signed an MoU. Stanford will provide the initial phase Teleconferencing Programmes to Jaslok doctors with top class education on “hot topics” to in turn offer best therapeutic options to Indian patients. There would also be opportunities to participate interactively with Stanford presenting and attending faculties. This could be expanded in later phases with visitations by Jaslok doctors to hospitals and clinics at Stanford and its affiliate hospitals in the US. “I firmly believe that Jaslok Hospital's multispeciality doctors will benefit greatly by educational engagement with world renowned faculty from one of US top Ivy league institutions like Stanford Medical Centre,” Dr. Mukesh Hariawala, Boston based Indian American Cardiac Surgeon, told the media. “At Jaslok, we plan to establish a 'Centre for Excellence' in cutting edge medical technologies like Angiogenesis and Stem Cells for Cardiovascular Diseases. Receiving guidance from Stanford would be key to successful execution,” Hariawala who leads Jaslok's International Partnerships Development Programme said. Leading the Stanford team will be Dr Yann Meunier, Director of Business Development, Stanford International Medical Services, who will oversee the complete development of the teleconferencing series of lectures. “We are delighted with this educational partnership with India's Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre. The best renowned Stanford faculty will be included in the Programmes,” Meunier said. “We have developed teleconferencing series to which Jaslok Hospital will participate such as Cardiovascular Diseases, the Aging Patient and many more.” “We also look forward to strengthening the long term relationships with Jaslok Hospital with newer joint programmes in the future which can be shared across different platforms to other participating Asian country partners,” he said. Hariawala will be the official conduit to collate monthly feedback from all participants at Jaslok and convey to Stanford management for future content and programme development with suggestions that would be of greater value to Jaslok doctors. The initial projects will be related to cardiovascular medicine and geriatric or age related medicine and its associated diseases. The first teleconference session is planned for May. Initially a monthly event it may be expanded to bi-monthly in the second phase at the time of MoU's renewal after 18 months.

7th -National Student Management Quiz competition (NSMQ)

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The recognition of excellence has been a key factor in AIMAs' thinking over the years. One such initiative is 'National Student Management Quiz' (NSMQ) for students of Business Schools. Mr. Kamal Singh, CMD, AIMA said, “As a part of its endeavor, AIMA offers a series of events of national importance; several of these have created a critical mass of leadership in the management calendar of the country and are eagerly awaited by the management community. 'Sachin Ravi' and 'Raghav' from Symbiosis Business School were the winners of the NSMQ 2011 finale this year. NSMQ is primarily for students from Business Schools, which aim to provide a unique opportunity to budding student managers for demonstrating knowledge, creativity and professional prowess thereby showcasing their strength besides creating a healthy spirit of competitiveness amongst the Business Schools in the country. The Chief Guest Mr. Amar Prasad, ED, KRIBHCO & the Guest of Honor Mr. Rajiv Sahdev, VP

Google tries hands in science fair, promotes products

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Google, the search engine giant, with its first Google Science Fair, is getting into the science fair business. A global competition for teenagers that spans sciences as diverse as computer engineering, space exploration and medical technology. The event is still unnamed and does not have deep roots into the topic like its competitors Intel or Siemens. But Google stands out as it's most familiar among children as compared to the other three. With the science fair, Google aims to play an even bigger role in their lives by encouraging young scientists to experiment – and to use Google products while they're at it. Google's science fair is different from the others in a major way: Entrants submit their projects online, using Google products like Gmail, YouTube and Google Docs and Sites. It's the modern-day version of showing up at the school gymnasium to demonstrate lava-spewing volcanoes or bacteria colonies in petri dishes. It also serves another purpose. By putting its products in the hands of budding scientists, Google is trying to make its brand central to students' lives, just as Nike does when it outfits top high school football teams. Vint Cerf, chief Internet evangelist at Google and a science fair judge, insists that Google's motivation is not to attract long-term customers. “The real motivation is to help stimulate kids' interest in science and technology, and we hope infect other parts of the population in their excitement,” he said. Google has struggled to make inroads into offices, where Microsoft software still rules. If Google convinces high school students that its products – for example, SketchUp, Google Body or Google Goggles – are useful, they could use them at work later on. Their mission is also part of a broader one to improve science and math education in the United States. Participation in science fairs nationwide has tapered off, largely because teachers facing budget cuts and overcrowded classrooms lack the time and resources to coach students. Google winners will attend an awards ceremony at the company's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., and receive a trip to the Galapagos with National Geographic, a week with astrophysicists at CERN or an internship at Lego.

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