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Himachal varsity to offer more seats for girls

It was reported that decision has been takenfor creating more seats for girls at the Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) and reserve it for single girl child in M.Phil courses. Earlier, the university created an extra seat in graduate and postgraduate professional courses and reserved it for girls who were the only child of their parents. HPU Vice-Chancellor Sunil Kumar Gupta reported that the objective of reserving the seat for the girls is to check the social evil of female foeticide. As per the 2001 Census, the sex ratio in major states ranged from 861 in Haryana to 1,058 in Kerala. Himachal Pradesh recorded 968 females per 1,000 males.

Harvard with new Dean Nitin Nohria to focus on Innovation

Nitin Nohria before taking over as the tenth dean of the Harvard Business School on July 1, will be hosting a conference on imagining the future of leadership with his colleagues Rakesh Khurana and Scott Snook. In lines with his thoughts, most of the community of business education providers in America are focusing on innovation and leardership around the world. Ajit Rangnekar, Dean of the Indian School of Business at Hyderabad, mentioned that Prof Nohria is taking charge at Harvard at a stage when people are questioning the very role of management education. Innovation is the keyword with which Nitin Nohria is to take charge of the Dean at Harward and lead it to path of further success.

Sibal talks about innovative ICT scheme in school education

Recently, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal made an announcement to introduce an innovative scheme to spread elementary education using Information Communication Technology (ICT) tools. The new scheme will be similar to the existing ICT scheme in higher education. It was reported that this scheme is to address the needs of teachers and help students to study on their own. The scheme is to focus on the development of e-contents that is to be used by students at the primary and the upper priamry level in schools for learning purposes. This will take care of the unavailability of teachers to a great extent. Additionally, separate modules would be developed for assessment and evaluation of students. Teachers' training will be a component under the proposed scheme.


Virtual IITs with IT education at a click

It was recently reported that IIT directors are contemplating to set up a virtual university, in order to spread accross IT education to more students. MS Ananth, IIT-Madras Director, mentioned that the initiative is an attempt to make quality education available to more students. The proposal of the same has been accepted as a part of the National Mission of Education through ICT (NMEICT) the details are yet to be worked out and the plan would be rolled out over two years.

It was also reported that already 240 courses had been designed by the IITs and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. More than 1,000 courses are to be developed during the second phase. The Ministry of Human Resources Development has allotted INR 4,600 crore for three years till March 2012 for NMEICT, the mission under which course content is being developed and virtual labs will be credited. BSNL has been asked to provide the necessary bandwidth to ensure that no college is without connectivity.

ICDL partners with AMSI for deployment of ICT programmes

A leading academic solution service provider, Academia Management Solutions International (AMSI), recently partnered with ICDL GCC Foundation, the governing body and certification authority of the International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL) program in the Gulf region and Iraq, to deploy the ICDL program within its schools in the GCC.

Within the scope of this partnership, ICDL is to accredit the training and testing centres, it approves of, within AMSI schools in the region, while AMSI is to include the ICDL standards within its ICT syllabus. The program will be offered to around 2,100 students ranging from grades 7 to 12 and more than 550 teachers and school staff members in different AMSI schools in Dubai alone. It is expected that around 400 students will join the program yearly. Endorsed by over 22,000 universities and colleges across the world, ICDL is also implemented by all Ministries of Education in the region as a prerequisite for employment and promotion for teaching and administration staff and part of ICT curriculum for students, ICDL is also endorsed by renowned private schools in the region, and is implemented for thousands of students on a yearly basis as part of annual summer camp.

Environmental issues to receive educational programmes

UNESCO and NGO Green Energy Foundation and Unesco are to join hands June 5 to launch an education-cum-training programme called 'Ecovarsity' which will focus on environmental issues. It was reported by Sharmila Oswal, President, Green Energy Foundation, that the foundation is to enter into tie-ups with reputed divserse universities from around the world for the programmes, which include three-day workshops, certificate training courses, distant-learning degree courses of the duration of six months to one year (to be handled by Unesco), vocational courses and research programmes, which are open to all.

The programmes aims to focus on preserving nature and preventing environmental degradation and will cover topics like solid-, liquid- and zero-waste management, vermicomposting, energy management, carbon footprints, biodiversity, climate change, sewage treatment, green building, among others. The programme faculty will have experts from Chennai, Bangalore and Delhi.


IBM commits to Rajasthan again, Launches 4 Centers of Excellence

In its effort to reassert to its commitment to Jaipur and neighboring markets in Rajasthan, IBM has decided to continue to invest in bringing comprehensive set of solutions for customers. Further, it will be conducting training and certification programs for development of software skills among college students by setting up Centers of Excellence (CoEs) across the state of Rajasthan.

Last year three existing CoEs were launched in Jaipur. IBM has launched another four Centers of Excellence (CoEs) to teach students the open-standards skills they'll need to compete in the ever-changing technology workplace. The recent CoEs launched include – International School of Informatics and Management, Maharishi Arvind Institute of Science and Management, Swami Keshvanand Institute of Technologies and Banasthali Vidyapith. This year, IBM has certified 376 students and trained 1680 students on IBM software products skill sets (DB2, WebSphere, RAD, RSA and Tivoli) and on developing world-class solutions.


TIS one of the Top 20 training outsourcing companies

Recently selected amongst the Top 20 Training Outsourcing Companies of 2010 in an evaluation conducted by TrainingIndustry.com, was Tata Interactive Systems, a strategic training partner in organisational initiatives of global leaders. TrainingIndustry.com continually reviews training outsourcing service providers to help organisations make informed decisions about their training partners. The assessment that determines the suppliers' experience and capabilities and the Top 20 list, annually, recognises the leading training outsourcing companies for their high quality services and comprehensive capabilities.

Tata Interactive Systems (TIS), a pioneer in learning solutions with an experience spanning 20 years, develops more than 3000 hours of learning every year for over 60 Fortune 500 clients worldwide. TIS has provided strategic learning solutions to organizations across the corporate, education, and government segments. TIS' clients include Barclays Bank; Citibank; HSBC; London Stock Exchange; BP-Amoco; United Nations; British Telecom; Siemens; Vodafone; McGraw-Hill; Unilever; British Airways; Emirates; the Royal Mail Group, and the University of Phoenix.


GBSHSE Results 2010 on May 18

The HSSC results for class 12th examination results for 2010 are to be announced by the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (GBSHSE) on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at 3:30 pm IST. The results would be available on the websites including http://Results.GoaEducation.net, www.GoaEducation.net, and www.ExamResults.net. The enrolled students of the board will be required to type in their seat number to gain access to their respective marksheets. For availing results on mobile phones, students can SMS to 56263, by sending text:RESULT<space>GOA12<space>SEATNO – to 56263.


MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology (MSRIT) conducts TECH FEST – 2010

M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology (MSRIT), Bangalore, successfully conducted its 'TECH FEST

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