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

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On 35th 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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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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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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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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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.

New IGNOU campus at Madurai

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It is expected that Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will inaugurate a new campus for its regional centre in Madurai on June 7, 2010. The Madurai centre presently covers 17 districts of Tamil Nadu with 12,000 students. The new campus has been established at a cost of Rs 5 crore on a land allotted by the state government of Tamil Nadu.

So far, the present centre has been functioning as regular study and vocational centre and is also active in distributing study material to nine regional centres in India through its own printing office in Coimbatore.

Parliament to see a bill for super regulatory body for education in India

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In the monsoon session of Parliament, it was reported that the National Commission on Higher Education & Research (NCHER) Bill is likely to be presented. The NCHER Bill seeks to establish a super regulator body for education in the country. On June 17, 2010, the second draft on NCHER bill is to be presented to the Central Advisory Board on Education (CABE), which is the highest advisory body on education in the country. Once the proposal is finalised, it will be taken to the cabinet.

If the bill is passed, all the professional colleges in the country will be governed by NCHER. Then, it would e required of all the universities and colleges to seek accreditation from NCHER and the bill also proposes to do away with the current practice of voluntary application for accreditation.

CBSE prescribes guidelines for standard 11 admissions

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With the introduction of nine-point grading system in class 10 examinations, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued a set of guidelines to schools affiliated to it to be followed for admissions to standard 11. The CBSE has given suggestions for the determination of inter-se merit of candidates, based on the calculation of indicative percentae of marks, for the preparation of the admission list. The circular is available on the web site www.cbse.nic.in. The website also provides details on the grading system and on continuous and comprehensive evaluation. The indicative percentage of marks obtained by a candidate can be determined by multiplying the cumulative grade point average (CGPA) by 9.5. Similarly, subject-wise indicative percentage of marks can be determined by multiplying the grade point (GP) for that subject by 9.5.

The CBSE had directed schools to introduce a nine-point grading system in classes IX and X from the second half of the academic year 2009-10, along with the introduction of continuous and comprehensive evaluation. The student's performance is first assessed and recorded using the conventional numerical marking mode and then converted into grades on the basis of pre-determined mark ranges as stipulated by the CBSE.

Everonn partners with Haryana for Computer education

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An agreement was signed between Everonn Education worth INR 47 crore with the director, secondary education, the government of Haryana for implementing Comprehensive Computer Education Project (CCEP) in 213 schools in 20 districts across the state. The project is to be carried out for five years under Build Own and Operate (BOO) and Build Own Operate and Transfer (BOOT) models.

Manipal Education collaborates with National Stock Exchange to provide training programs on Capital Markets

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Manipal Education, a pioneering and leading academic and education services provider, have entered into a collaboration with National Stock Exchange (NSE), a global leader in stocks and derivatives trading to launch training programs in capital markets across the country, starting  12th June 2010.

The programs being launched will promote awareness, develop skills and spread knowledge among those who wish to improve their understanding of the markets or build a career in the field. These various programs being launched will be imparted by Manipal Education, with content and methodology provided by NSE.  The programs and their respective durations are given below:   

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