Medical textbooks in Marathi from next academic year, says Maharashtra govt

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November 1, 2022

Medical education in Maharashtra will soon be imparted in Marathi. According to a senior official, The Maharashtra Medical Education Department has decided to make textbooks for the first two years of medical degree courses available in Marathi.

Confirming the decision, Dr Ashwini Joshi, Secretary, Medical Education Department, said, “The first phase of this plan will be to prepare Marathi textbooks for the first and second year of medical degree courses. These will be optional, reference textbooks, a facility for students coming from vernacular (Marathi) medium for better understanding of the texts. Experts from specific fields will work for perfect translations from English to Marathi textbooks. The translators will be a combination of language experts and doctors because the content must be verified by medical practitioners, especially focusing on terminologies used.”

At this stage, the plan is to offer optional reference textbooks, aiming at a smooth transition for students of Marathi medium schooling background as per officials. Maharashtra will be the fourth state in India to offer medical education in a regional language. Decisions on whether Marathi can be used as a medium of instruction in medical courses will be taken in due course of time.

Under the plan, these reference textbooks are expected to be ready when the next academic year begins.When asked if there will be an option for students to appear for exams in Marathi, “Currently, the plan is to prepare reference textbooks in Marathi. Other decisions will be made in the future”, said Dr Joshi.

More than 4000 schools to get new infrastructure: Assam CM

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October 31, 2022

Assam Chief Minister in an official statement says all government schools in the state will soon get new infrastructure. More than 4000 schools will be covered under this initiative as per the announcement made on Oct 20, 2022.

Sarma tweeted, “We are trying to convert educational institutes of our State into centres for human resources development.” Furthermore, Sarma, along with Education Minister Ranoj Pegu, the state government’s education advisor, Nani Gopal Mahanta and senior officials, visited several old government schools in Guwahati and inspected the existing facilities. Among the other schools, he also visited Kamrup Academy, where he had studied.

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“Visited Kamrup Academy, Guwahati, and reviewed its infrastructure. Established in 1930, I had the privilege of seeking education from this historical institute in my childhood. The school building will be reconstructed and also get a new auditorium,” Sarma said during his visit to his childhood school.

Sonaram Higher Secondary School, Cotton Collegiate Government HS School, Tarini Choudhury Govt Girls’ HS and MP School, and Gopal Boro Govt Higher Secondary School were the other schools that the CM visited. He reviewed the present scenario of the buildings and asked to draft a plan for constructing new ones.

Apeejay Stya University signs MoU with Amarant Life Sciences to provide professional training

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October 29, 2022

Apeejay Stya University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Gurugram, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Amarant Life Sciences Pvt Ltd, a Delhi-based pharmaceutical company, to provide students with suitable professional training and enrichment which will prepare them for success in the pharmaceutical industry.

The main objective of MoU was to develop the required skills & acumen among the students and act as an effective manifestation of an industry-academia partnership that can add value in the rapidly growing pharmaceutical sector.

The tie-up will enable knowledge sharing via exposure of regulatory affairs and skill development in the area of project management, compliance, documentation, processes and systems. Further, domain-specific workshops and training will also be provided to the students.

School of Pharmaceutical Sciences offers career-focused Pharmacy courses that have been designed in collaboration with the Pharmaceutical organisations of repute. The R&D centre for pharmaceutical research ensures holistic and experiential learning for the students who are familiarised with the knowledge of formulation development comprising basic drug designing to the final stages of clinical trials.

Amarant Life Sciences Pvt Ltd, will provide technical know-how (in online and offline mode) through company experts to the students, on and beyond the pharmacy curriculum, technology trends and industrial requirements. Also, they will train the students on the emerging technologies, thereby, bridging the skill gap and make them industry-ready.

The budding pharmacy graduates from the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Apeejay Stya University, could play a key role in technological upgradation, innovation and competitiveness of an industry not only locally, but at a global level.

NEP aims at delinking degree from education says Union Minister Jitendra Singh

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October 28, 2022

The National Education Policy is aimed at delinking degrees from education and livelihood opportunities said Union State Minister of Science & Technology Jitendra Singh on Thursday.

The policy also supplements start-up ecosystem with the promise to open new career and entrepreneurship opportunities for youngsters in India. Singh, the Minister of State for Personnel, said the NEP-2020 introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reorient India’s education policy as per global benchmarks, he said addressing students and the youth at Krishna Mahavidyalaya at Thakurdwar.

He said linking degrees with education has taken a heavy toll on our education system and society as well and one of the fallouts has been an increasing number of educated unemployed. Describing it as the biggest path-breaking reform in India since independence, the minister said the new policy is not only progressive and visionary but is also in keeping with the emerging needs and requirements of 21st-century India.

He further mentioned that it gives due priority to the inherent talent, knowledge, skill and aptitude of the students, rather than focusing only on degrees. NEP-2020 is having provision of multiple entry/exit options, thus providing academic flexibility to the students.

The students need to imbibe multiple skills to be successful in life as there are ample examples to show that those equipped with the latest skills are doing wonders in the world today, referring to Skill India Mission, Dr Jitendra Singh said.

UGC: BBA, MBA most preferred for online course

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October 28, 2022

UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar reveals that as per official data of UGC, Business Administration (BBA) and Bachelors of Computer Application (BCA) are two of the most popular online undergraduate courses.

BBA course counts an enrollment number of 13,764 students while 5,166 students enrolled for BCA and 4,028 for Bachelor of Arts. There has also been a significant increase in the number of students who enrolled in online courses from 2020-21 to 2021-22. In 2020-21, a total of 25,905 students registered for online programmes which nearly tripled to 72,400 enrolments in 2021-22.

In the meantime, the most preferred post-graduate course in online mode is Masters of Business Administration (MBA) with a total of 28,956 students enrolled. A total of 5,430 students enrolled in the Masters of Computer Application followed by Masters of Commerce with 3300 students enrolled. India and abroad both applicants are included in the enrolment data.

Jagadesh Kumar took to Twitter and wrote, “Online programmes provide a window of opportunity to many students who are unable to join physically in a college or University. There is a steady increase in the number of enrolments in online programmes. However, this will pick up further once we announce the National Digital University together with flexible online education regulations.”

IIM Indore collaborates with Jaro Education to launch certification programme

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October 27, 2022

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The Indian Institute of Management Indore launches a certification programme on Public and Corporate Leadership in the VUCA world. IIM Indore collaborates with Jaro Education to launch this programme. The certification programme will consist of a mix of lectures, case discussions, project work, term papers, assignments and more. The lectures will be delivered by the IIM Indore faculty.

The eligibility criteria for this programme are as follows-

Applicants should be working professionals or entrepreneurs and should possess three years of work experience.
They must have a diploma (10+2+3), graduation degree, post-graduation in any discipline with minimum aggregate marks of 50 per cent.
The certification programme will be eight months long and interested candidates can register at the official website — landingpages.jaroeducation.com.

The programme will highlight various aspects of public administration from a diverse range of social science disciplines, such as psychology, political sociology, public policy, and international relations. With this programme, the major objective is to upskill professionals and public leaders to lead in the VUCA world, that is, vulnerability, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity.

The training intends to aid managers in comprehending the idea of political risks and areas, as well as their progress in the past and future, and to provide competent frameworks and methods for managing political risk. After completing the training, managers will be able to evaluate political risks in various circumstances, identify blind spots, and take the necessary action to resolve the problem.

For three days, participants in the Corporate and Public Leadership Programme in VUCA World will be given a campus experience. Direct-to-device (D2D) mode will be used to deliver more than 75 hours of instruction at the same time through the Jaro Education learning experience platform.

IIT Madras launches ‘Punch the Plastic’ campaign

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October 27, 2022

‘Punch the Plastic’ campaign was launched by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, on the occasion of World Sustainability Day, observed on October 26, 2022.

This special campaign was launched on October 25, 2022 in the gracious presence of Shanti Sheela Nair, retired IAS officer, Ligy Philip, professor, dean (planning), Nilesh J. Vasa, professor, dean (students) and Indumathi Nambi, professor, faculty advisor, Sustainable Campus Collective, IIT Madras, faculty and students.

The objective of the campaign is to deploy a new method to collect clean and dry plastic packaging for recycling options such as pyrolysis. As a part of the campaign students, faculty members and staff at IIT Madras have formed a ‘Sustainable Campus Collective’, According to an official statement. The drive further aims to raise awareness among the campus residents on waste segregation, minimising water and energy usage.

On the launch, Indumathi Nambi said, “We believe that every individual in IIT Madras community should contribute their bit and strengthen the administration’s efforts towards making the campus the best in the country in terms of practising sustainability.”

the sustainability drive aims at making IIT Madras a truly sustainable campus in three aspects – zero waste campus, low carbon and low water footprint, she added.

She further added, “The drive takes into its fold hostels, academic zones, residential zones, places of worship, shops and schools. It encourages all students, staff, faculty, residents, school kids, and supporting contract workers to voluntarily participate and make it successful.”

Further, Ligy Philip elaborated on the institute’s initiatives in Wastewater recycling and a proposed bio-methnation plant for food waste.

Along with Punch the Plastic Drive, two other major drives were launched, Monkey Proof Food Waste Dustbin Hackathon, and Sustainability Champions Contest.

16th Elets School Leadership Summit – “Technological innovations impacting the Indian education system”

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October 26, 2022

Driven by the aim of making an impact to transform the education paradigm, Elets Technomedia along with Digital Learning is organising the 16th Elets School Leadership Summit (SLS) 2022 on 3rd November at Vivanta by Taj in Guwahati.

With the technological intervention that is aggressively transforming the infrastructure of the education paradigm, we are pivoting on “Technological innovations impacting the Indian education system” for this flagship event. In the last 15 editions, the flagship event of Elets along with Digital Learning has been successful in carving a niche for itself. The School Leadership Summit has congregated various education stakeholders to deliberate on the finest practices and innovations empowered by technology interventions.

The paradigm shift has changed the entire curriculum of schools in the present scenario. Students are now more engaged in online learning, digital classrooms, and self-evaluation. According to a recent survey, about 57 per cent of educational institutions across sectors are re-evaluating their strategic priorities relative to online learning, and expanding online course offerings is one of the key focus areas.

To emphasise the importance of technological adoption, we are bringing a day full of knowledge sessions, expos and awards. This event will mark the most trending opportunities, challenges and solutions in school education through its various three elements. Not just that, but it will also witness the most prominent school decision-makers from the north-eastern region.

As the School Leadership Summit finds its presence in Guwahati, we have all the plausible reasons to justify it. Guwahati is the largest city of Assam, besides the Brahmaputra river and the best place in the northeast for education. The city has spurred huge growth as a top educational hub in India. Guwahati has some illustrious schools which are adapting well to the emerging curriculums and also adopted the practices of technological innovation in the field of education. The city is excelling not only in setting educational standards across the country but also globally.

Henceforth to grace the summit, we have invited some of the eminent school education leaders, government dignitaries as our keynote speakers from the north-eastern region. To name a few, we have Dr B Kalyan Chakravarthy, IAS, Principal Secretary, Skill, Employment and Entrepreneurship Department, Government of Assam; Mayur Ghai, Channel Development, Avidii India; Joutishman Dutta, Chairman, Assam Down Town University Guwahati, Assam; M. S. Manivannan, IAS, Commissioner and Secretary, Higher Education Department, Government of Assam; Shahnaz Ahmed, Chairman & Founder Principal, Springdale Senior Secondary School, Jorhat, Assam; Jonali Das, Principal, Modern English School, Guwahati, Assam; Umesh Harbola, Principal, Delhi Public School, Golaghat, Assam; Dr Brijesh Karia, Chief Operating Officer, Singhania Education Services Ltd; Sailesh Sarmah, President, All Assam Private School Association, Guwahati, Assam; Shreyaan Daga, Co-Founder, OLL; Maya Alfred Fernandes, Principal, The down town School, Guwahati, Assam.

We are also coming up with expos which will display the most innovative and new-age solutions from India’s top education startups and edtech firms. Acknowledging the most precious work from educators, the SLS will also see awards in the categories Excellence in tech-savvy faculty, Recognition for technology integration in School, Innovation in Collaborative Learning Globally, Excellence in best practices in School Education, Innovation in Pedagogical Practices, Leading School with e-learning infrastructure, Leading School in Inclusive Education, Innovative startup in school education, Recognition for innovative practices in hybrid learning and many more.

Apart from the exciting awards ceremony, the summit will also witness more than five insightful panel discussions on – From experiential learning to inclusive learning encompassing multidisciplinary education: NEP paving the accessible way to flexible learning; Adapting interactive learning through technologies like Immersive Reality, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning: Breaking the silos of education; Restructuring the education landscape with high-tech tools: Technology orchestrating improved pedagogy; From Self-directed learning to Self-assessments and personalised learning – Dawn of a new education era.

The summit will be a mega platform for all the industry stakeholders, government dignitaries, edu-leaders, and spear headers of the education world to commemorate to-date achievements and manifest future developments.

Register Now: https://sls.eletsonline.com/sls-16th-registration/

Arunachal Government signs MoU with Education Ministry to establish PM-SHRI Schools

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October 26, 2022

The Union Ministry of Education signed Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) with the Government of Arunachal Pradesh with a vision to bring a large scale transformation in the segment of school education.

The major object is also to establish PM SHRI schools and strengthen the infrastructure of existing school which is managed by the local bodies and state representatives.

The Arunachal Chief Minister – Pema Khandu himself wrote on Twitter “The visionary leadership of Hon PM Shri Narendra Modi is taking the education to a new high. Glad that an MoU was signed between DselEduMinistry, EduMinOfIndia and School Education Dept, Govt of Arunachal, to set up PM SHRI Schools in the State, today.”

He further added, “As envisaged under PM SHRI scheme, the existing schools managed by State & local bodies would be strengthened to deliver quality teaching for cognitive development of students. The schools would act as exemplary institutions to offer mentorship to others schools in the vicinity.”

These PM SHRI (PM Schools for Rising India) schools will witness the new elements globally applause, the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and will act as set an example for future schools. It will offer mentorship to other schools in their vicinity. It aims to deliver quality teaching for cognitive development among students. The centrally sponsored scheme will provide high-quality education in an equitable, inclusive and joyful school environment.

‘Mission Schools of Excellence’ launched by PM Modi in Gujarat

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October 21, 2022

“Mission Schools of Excellence” launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Gandhinagar. The ‘Mission Schools of Excellence’ is an ambitious project in Gandhinagar with the goals of reforming the curriculum in Gujarat’s public schools.

Highlights of ‘Mission Schools of Excellence’

The ‘Mission Schools of Excellence’, has a budget of 10,000 crore and is partially supported by the World Bank. It was designed to improve the state’s educational infrastructure by constructing new classrooms, smart classrooms, computer labs, and other improvements. Over 5,567 crore worth of school infrastructure upgrades would be carried out during its first phase. In addition to 1.5 lakh smart classrooms, 50,000 classrooms, 20,000 computer labs, and 5,000 Atal Tinkering labs will be built as part of the project in government schools. Earlier, PM Modi had opened a school monitoring centre in Gandhinagar and urged all States to establish such cutting-edge facilities to raise the standard of instruction in classrooms.

PM Modi also emphasised that the recently launched 5G and the ‘Mission Schools of Excellence’ will take the education ecosystem of Gujarat to new heights.

“In the last two decades, almost two lakh teachers have been recruited and 1.5 lakh classrooms were built,” Modi said. He recalled his journey as a reformer after he became Chief Minister, he had gone to villages, held the hands of children and took them to schools to improve enrolment.

The Gunotsav programme was launched during his tenure through which the aptitudes, skills and abilities of students were evaluated and proper solutions were suggested to improve the quality of education in villages. He was also vocal of the ushering in of technology in government schools while pointing out that more than one crore students and 4 lakh teachers register their attendance online in the State now as the schools have been equipped with internet and smart tablets, Modi further added.

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