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Bangladesh seeks synergy with Aligarh Muslim University

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Bangladesh would like to build strong synergy with the Murshidabad centre of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) because of its locational advantage, and linguistic and cultural affinity, the country's envoy to India says. Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Tarique A. Kareem was speaking after a meeting here with AMU Vice Chancellor P.K. Abdul Azis. Kareem said Bangladesh agricultural universities have made remarkable advancements in agricultural research, and as a result farmers are cultivating three crops per annum. This technology could be of immense benefit to the farmers of India, the high commissioner said late Saturday. Azis assured of all possible help in promoting mutually beneficial initiatives between the varsity and the academic institutions of Bangladesh. Azis invited the visiting dignitary to deliver lectures in the area of conflict resolution and international affairs. Kareem visited the Maulana Azad Library and was impressed by the manuscripts and the volume of books in the library. He said the AMU must make special efforts to preserve the manuscripts, which are a great heritage of the community. Librarian Shabahat Husain briefed about the progress the library has made in the direction of acquiring digital books. The library has two lakh digital books and over 13 lakh conventional books. He said the process of setting up a digital resource centre has been initiated. Describing it as one of the Asia's biggest libraries, he said that five thousand students visit the library daily. N.A.K. Durrani, media advisor, who had accompanied the high commissioner, observed the Aligarh model of education, which offers education from nursery to post-doctoral level, is a unique example of holistic approach promoting knowledge along with the character building.

Bangladesh seeks synergy with Aligarh Muslim University

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digitalLEARNING Network
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Bangladesh would like to build strong synergy with the Murshidabad centre of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) because of its locational advantage, and linguistic and cultural affinity, the country's envoy to India says. Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Tarique A. Kareem was speaking after a meeting here with AMU Vice Chancellor P.K. Abdul Azis. Kareem said Bangladesh agricultural universities have made remarkable advancements in agricultural research, and as a result farmers are cultivating three crops per annum. This technology could be of immense benefit to the farmers of India, the high commissioner said late Saturday. Azis assured of all possible help in promoting mutually beneficial initiatives between the varsity and the academic institutions of Bangladesh. Azis invited the visiting dignitary to deliver lectures in the area of conflict resolution and international affairs. Kareem visited the Maulana Azad Library and was impressed by the manuscripts and the volume of books in the library. He said the AMU must make special efforts to preserve the manuscripts, which are a great heritage of the community. Librarian Shabahat Husain briefed about the progress the library has made in the direction of acquiring digital books. The library has two lakh digital books and over 13 lakh conventional books. He said the process of setting up a digital resource centre has been initiated. Describing it as one of the Asia's biggest libraries, he said that five thousand students visit the library daily. N.A.K. Durrani, media advisor, who had accompanied the high commissioner, observed the Aligarh model of education, which offers education from nursery to post-doctoral level, is a unique example of holistic approach promoting knowledge along with the character building.

IGNOU to introduce short-term Russian course

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The India Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) would soon be introducing a short-term Russian language and culture course, an official said. IGNOU's School of Foreign Languages (SOFL) has collaborated with the Russian Centre of Science and Culture (RCSC) here to introduce the two-month course, the official said. According to RCSC's deputy director (Culture & Information) Yelena Shtapkina, the Russian language taught in many universities of the world is not up to the Russian standard. As a result, the candidate has to pass an additional test to qualify for a job, she said. RCSC is ready to facilitate appropriate teaching of Russian language to meet the requirements by providing native teachers to IGNOU under mutually agreed upon terms and conditions. “Classes would be held twice a week on Fridays and Tuesdays in the campus and it has been made compulsory for all faculty members of SOFL and will also be offered to all faculty members and officers of IGNOU,” said SOFL director G. Chaudhuri.

Kalam inspires rural children

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Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on Saturday interacted with rural students in Masuri town of Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, inspiring them through a motivational lecture. Kalam was the chief guest at Rahat Educational Society in Masuri in an event on developing rural talents. He urged the children to set clear aim for their future and commit themselves to it. S.M. Khan, director general of Press Information Bureau, presided over the function. Rahat Educational Society, headed by lawyer Kunwar Ayub Ali, organised the interactive programme to inspire its students on talent development.

Federation of Muslim educational institutes launched

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Aiming to modernize the community's educational centres, including the madrasas (religious schools), the Jamat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) on Saturday launched an association of the management bodies of Muslim educational institutes. The new Federation of Muslim Educational Institutes (India) will be an umbrella body of these institutes. Jamat-e-Islami Hind is a prominent Muslim body that works for the welfare of the community, especially in the field of education, though it is sometimes criticized for its conservative views. “The idea is to improve the quality of education and make it uniform to match the modern day needs. Besides, there are a lot of government schemes for the welfare of minorities that the managing bodies usually are unaware of,” JIH spokesperson Mujtaba Farooq told the sources. The federation will also provide training to teachers serving in madrasas and schools to equip them with modern education, he said. About 2,000 NGOs running schools and colleges in various states have already registered as members. However, among the leading madrasas, only Jamiatul Falah in Azamgarh has come on board. Other leading madrasas, including Darul Uloom Deoband and Nadwatul Ulema in Lucknow, did not attend the meeting even though they were invited. “Niyaz Farooqi and Abdul Hameed Nomani from Jamiat Ulema and someone from Nadwa were supposed to come. They did not turn up, but the federation has their blessings,” said a JIH source. “Modernization of madrasas is a part of this programme not its only aim,” he added. Prominent Muslim leaders, including former parliamentarian Syed Shahabuddin, retired bureaucrat and chancellor of Jamia Hamdard University Syed Hamid and Justice Sohail Siddiqui, took part in the proceedings.

DU colleges asked to install surveillance systems

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After the recent Radhika Tanwar incident that has given rise to a massive outrage, the Delhi University (DU) has recommended all colleges and hostels under it to install electronic surveillance systems such as closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras in their premises to increase security for students. The move by DU comes after the Delhi Police had issued an advisory for colleges to install CCTV cameras in their premises. DU Proctor H.P. Singh said, “The Delhi Police had sent us an advisory for installing surveillance systems three weeks ago. We have already sent letters to colleges as well as hostels in the North Campus to install surveillance cameras. Letters are also being dispatched to colleges in the South Campus.” He further added that the installation of the surveillance systems would be a good step in ensuring the safety of students as it would prevent untoward incidents from happening and also help in investigations. The university has also said that it is ready to provide monetary assistance to hostels and colleges to help them in setting up the system. DU has also asked colleges to avail funds from OBC infrastructure grants for installing the systems. Singh said that if some colleges have exhausted their infrastructure funds, they can send the university proposals requesting financial assistance. These colleges would then be helped on a case-to-case basis. The university will also be assisting the hostels as they don't get OBC infrastructure funds. Principals of various colleges said that they have already begun taking action in compliance with the Delhi Police's advisory. Hansraj College Principal V.K. Kawatra said that the college's campus, canteen and other open areas already had cameras for some time and CCTV cameras in other places would be installed within a month. Principal Pratibha Jolly of Miranda House said that they had already installed CCTV cameras at the canteen and entry-exit gates at the insistence of students after 26/11. “We have received the advisory and will enhance the scope of installing surveillance cameras in more areas of the college,” she said.

Students rush for college admissions in Kashmir

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As the new academic sessions begins in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, the state is witnessing a huge rush of students seeking admission to colleges and universities. The Class 12 results for the state had been declared a few days ago. A teacher at a college in the Kashmir valley said that the college had seen thousands of students who had passed the class 12 exams and had come to seek admissions in various courses. “In some courses, the number of seats is limited so we have to conduct entrance tests for students,” she said. Most colleges saw that the number of female students that were seeking admissions to colleges was higher than that of the males as the pass percentage of girl students was higher than the boys'. An official from the Education Department of the state said that not all students opt for admission to colleges after passing class 12. “several students wait and prepare for combined entrance examinations for admission to various medical and engineering colleges in the state,” he said. Another official from the admission section of a university in the state said that the University of Kashmir offers several courses and the admission to them is based on an entrance test. The University of Kashmir has also been seeing several students who are seeking admission to postgraduate courses. The admission procedure for the University of Kashmir is convenient for students as it is transparent and the results of the admission are posted online to allow easy access for everyone. Students usually apply to more than one courses so as to ensure admission to the university. Besides the University of Kashmir, students are also making a beeline for admission to the Islamic University of Science and Technology in Awantipora.

AICTE makes minor changes in admission norms for b-schools

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The All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) on Friday made minor changes in its norms that had been formulated for admission to postgraduate diploma in management and postgraduate certificate in management. The apex body in India for technical education regulation has clarified that the B-schools can now chose the Common Admission Test (CAT), Management Aptitude Test (MAT) or the examination conducted by the states for providing admission to students. B-schools will also be allowed to pick students for admission using a combination of these tests. The AICTE had recently released controversial norms for management institutes, which had been criticized by b-schools. The AICTE has now offered a minor concession in norms but has not addressed the major demands of b-schools, for which they had even approached the Supreme Court. The state governments which will be managing the admission procedure will then offer seats to students in Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) institutions which would be based on the combination of tests that have been picked by the b-schools and ranking of the student according to that. The notification by the AICTE on December 30, 2010 that had proved to be controversial had directed that the state governments would decide whether students would be admitted to b-schools through CAT, MAT or the state government's test. The latest decision of the AICTE regarding the admission process for b-schools does not address several concerns that had been raised by b-schools after the December 2010 notification. Institutes have argued that giving the state governments the power to manage the admission procedure for b-schools, including the decision of where a student will finally get admission was an attempt to taking away their autonomy. They also said that this could lead to corruption and red-tapism.

Private university violates green norms in Himachal

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A Punjab-based private professional university that is setting up its campus in Himachal Pradesh has violated environmental norms, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said on Friday. “Environmental violations have been done by Rayat Bahra University in the construction of phase-II campus in Waknaghat (near Shimla),” Dhumal, who also holds the environment portfolio, said in a written reply in the state assembly. He said violations have been observed by the government as university authorities flattened the hill by 10 metres against the permissible limit of 3.5 metres. “Cognizance of this offence has been taken by the Special Area Development Authority of Kandaghat and a notice has been issued March 9, 2011, under the Himachal Pradesh Town and Country Planning Act of 1977,” the minister said. The HP Pollution Control Board had also issued notices to the university authorities last year for polluting water and air, but these were rectified later. However, Dhumal said there was no violation of cutting the hill during the construction of phase-I of the campus. Dhumal's statement is significant as the opposition Congress party has been leveling allegations against the Bharatiya Janata Party state government for relaxing environmental norms and Section 118 of the HP Tenancy and Land reforms Act. These norms barred any non-agriculturist, including bonafide Himachalis, from purchasing land without special permission from the government. The Congress party has also been raising the environmental violations by the upcoming Rayat Bahra University.

Tobacco control may be part of medical courses soon

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If everything goes according to plan, India may soon introduce “tobacco control and cessation” in the curriculum for Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS). The Dental Council of India (DCI) had accepted a proposal for the introduction of the subject to the curriculum in its last executive committee meeting. The final approval is now lying pending with the union health ministry. A draft syllabus on tobacco control and cessation in dental clinics has also been formulated for being incorporated into the BDS syllabus. According to a ministry note, dental practitioners are the first point of contact for patients who maybe suffering from pre-cancer lesions and oral cancer, apart from discoloration of teeth and diseases of the gum. The note says that the existing curriculum for BDS courses does not adequately address issues such as tobacco use and cessation. It further adds that the DCI is seeking approval from the union ministry of health for the inclusion of the topic tobacco control in the syllabus for community dentistry. “The Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) that was recently released revealed that around a third of adults in India consume tobacco. 26% of these consume smokeless tobacco. India has the highest rate of oral cancer in the world at 80%-90%.” Introducing tobacco control and cessation as part of the MBBS course is also being considered by the MCI. The plan would mean introducing tobacco as part of courses such as pharmacology, community medicine, psychiatry, surgery, pathology and biochemistry.

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