South Asia Science Olympiad by IGNOU and UNESCO

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June 8, 2010

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Vice Chancellor, Professor V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai, recently announced that students of Indian higher secondary and CBSE in 11^th grade or equivalent in South Asian countries are now eligible to win IGNOU-UNESCO accredited merit certificates and prizes. These counrties include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. IGNOU and the South Asia Regional Office of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), New Delhi, are organising a Science Olympiad for Science students currently enrolled in 11th Standard/Class or equivalent in other SAARC countries.

If a prospective participant has obtained a minimum of 70% average in the science subjects of their 10th standard/class examination, he or she can register in a proforma found in the websites of IGNOU and UNESCO. School principals / authorities are requested to promote the participation of all bright students and forward the applications from their respective schools along with a demand draft/ credit card authorization for INR 50/-.

State schools get green signal to teach new style O levels

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June 8, 2010

Soon the State schools will be allowed to teach 16 qualifications based on O-levels as part of a new emphasis on traditional academic subjects. September onwards, secondary schools may introduce the International GCSEs in core subjects including English literature, maths and the three sciences.

The effort is being taken to improve upon the secondary and primary curricula designed to inject rigour into lessons. It will also scrap the last government's planned 'academic diplomas' amid fears they would water down standards. IGCSEs are increasingly favoured by feepaying schools, which claim they cover harder material and are better preparation for later study. They are likened to O-levels as they are assessed entirely on final exams. Labour last year blocked their use in state schools for compulsory subjects.

Stya Paul, Apeejay founder dead

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June 8, 2010

A freedom fighter and a pioneer in field of education, Stya Paul, passed away this morning at the age of 91. Stya Paul was the founder president of Apeejay Education Society which runs a large number of schools and other institutes across north India, was ailing for quite some time.

It was during the 1942 Quit India Movement that he was jailed. He was the elder brother of London-based NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul.

First Indian academic sessions of South Asian University to begin from August

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June 7, 2010

Within the umbrella of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), the South Asian University (SAU) will begin its first academic session from August 2010 with 50 students. Though the university has been allotted land in Delhi for its campus, classes for the first year will be held in the School of Physical Sciences building at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi.

The university is to offer a two-year programme of Masters in Development Economics and a three-year course of Masters in Computer Applications, each with 25 seats. Students from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Maldives and Nepal are eligible to apply for admission. Students from outside the SAARC region will also be considered but for a limited number of seats. The focus of SAU will mainly be on research and postgraduate level programmes, and will ultimately have 12 postgraduate science and non-science faculties, as well as a small faculty of undergraduate studies.

Mobile Application Competition by Khalifa University

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June 7, 2010

The fifth annual Mobile Application Contest (MAC) was hosted by Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research (KUSTAR) at the Park Rotana Hotel, Abu Dhabi. Students from nine universities across the UAE and the region participated in this year's competition and displayed 15 innovative projects in the Mobile phone applications field. The competition this year showcased a heightened level of technical development among participants. Four application projects won first place, presented by students from Abu Dhabi University, Khalifa University and Zayed UniversityZayed University and which were critiqued under the supervision of a committee of judges. The committee was chaired by telecommunications Engineer, Saif Bin Ghelaita from the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA)Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA); Yousuf Al Askar and Hamad Al Hosany from Etisalat; Dr. Wathiq Mansour from American University of Dubai (AUD) and; Mohamed Al Ramsi from the TRATRA.

The first position holder was a project that dealt with the calculation of the risk level resulting from using a mobile phone while driving. This was done by measuring the speed of the car using GPS technology and the intensity of the phone usage, whether through calls or SMS messages, and alerting the driver to the extent of the potential risk. The second place project showcased an application that allows a person to remotely control PowerPoint Slides while making a presentation, by calculating the velocities of different signs and gestures of the human body. The first, second, third and fourth prize winners received AED 20,000, AED 15,000, AED 10,000 and AED 5,000 respectively.

New Education Initiative to Strengthen K-12, Vocational, and Higher Education Linkages in the U.S. and India

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June 3, 2010

On 35^th anniversary of US India Business Council, it announced the launch of a new initiative aimed at strengthening institutional linkages between academia, industry and NGOs focusing on the elementary, vocational and higher education sectors in both countries. Harold McGraw IIIHarold McGraw III, incoming USIBC Chairman and Chairman, President and CEO of The McGraw-Hill Companies, mentioned US and India need to commit to the cause of building the futrue workforce, to unleash opprotunities and spur growth globally.

On the eve of the first-ever U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue, India's Union Minister of External Affairs, SM Krishna, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, India's Minister of Human Resource Development, Kapil Sibal, and India's Ambassador to the United StatesAmbassador to the United States, Meera Shankar joined hundreds of top business leaders in Washington to participate in the U.S.-India Business Council 35th anniversary deliberations. This initiative will serve as a dynamic platform for business, NGOs, and academia to provide vital input into both the U.S. and Indian governments

Online counselling for BEd in Punjab

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June 3, 2010

In order to make admission process more productive and transparent, the Punjab Government decided to conduct a centralised online counseling for B.Ed. Course for the session 2010-11 in the government colleges and affiliated institutions. Education Minister of Punjab Upinderjit Kaur said the online admission process would be entirely transparent, time-saving and economical.

The Minister further said that the Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) Amritsar would conduct online counseling through the web. She mentioned that the reservation for SC/ST/OBC and other categories would be as per the rules of the Central Government/State government, whichever is applicable. Additionally, she told that a relaxation of five percent marks would be made in favour of SC/ST/OBC and other categories of candidates.

Dec 5 to see qualifying test for Law in India by BCI

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June 3, 2010

Recently, the Bar Council of India announced that it will conduct first ever all India test in December for the law graduates to qualify to become lawyers. This first ever nation-wide test is to consist of 100 multiple choice questions for law graduates who want to enroll as layers. The test will be conducted on December 5, 2010. The test will be held every six months and any person failing in it can reappear, it was reported during the launch of Council's vision statement. There is no bar on taking the test and it will have no grading system. A candidate will either pass or fail in the test. The test will apply to law graduates of the session 2009-10 and will be held in nine languages for which applications will be available between July 15 to September 30.

The test paper would be developed by an expert committee, including former ISRO Chief M G K Menon and a retired Supreme Court judges.

Pragmatum Training Merges into DMC International ltd.

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June 3, 2010

DMC International Ltd, a BSE listed Education company announced the merger of Pragmatum Training Private Ltd with DMC. The company has decided to appoint Wahi & Gupta, Chartered Accountants, New Delhi, for the due diligence, valuation of companies and recommendation of the equity swap ratio. Pragmatum Training Pvt ltd., is a leading supplemental education provider for three core subjects – English, Mathematics and Science. The company develops content in three disciplines and packages in different modules under different brands to meet the needs of students.

DMC entered into a strategic partnership with Quest Tutorials in April 2010 which was earlier owned by Pragmatum Training Private ltd. , Quest Tutorials is one of the prominent IIT JEE Preparatory institutes of the country. The vision of DMC International is to revolutionise education, augment employability and to ensure that our institutions live up to their promise of nurturing complete human beings. With a robust infrastructure, erudite faculty, innovative teaching methodology, interactive learning and personalized coaching, the company enables students to accomplish the desired goals.

Govt to set up 16 universities, 6 IITs and 19,000 schools across India

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June 3, 2010

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, recently mentioned that the Government of India plans to set up 16 more central universities and six new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) across the country. The other additional priorities include establishment of over 19,000 primary and upper primary schools in the field of education.

The Prime Minister mentioned that his government was making attempts to introduce grading system in schools and interest subsidy on education loans to poor students with parental income less than INR 4.5 lakh per annum, while releasing the United Progressive Alliance's (UPA) annual report card, marking the end of its first year in its second tenure. Prime Minister Singh also described the Right to Education Act as a historic step towards ensuring education in the country and said that his government will work with the states to make it a reality.

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