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Environmental issues to receive educational programmes

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Educomp bags INR 51.14 crore contract from Bihar Government

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Educomp Solutions Ltd, India's leading education company has bagged order worth INR 51.14 crore from Bihar Government to introduce computer education in 600 Senior Secondary Schools across rural and urban areas in the state. This will cover over 1.5 lakh students in class 8th to 12th. Soumya Kanti, President, Edureach (Educomp's ICT Division) said, 'We have signed an agreement with Bihar State Electronics Development Corporation Limited, for Implementation of Computer education in 600 schools across 13 districts in Bihar under the ICT @ School Project for the period of three years on BOOT basis.'

Key Deliverables include supply, installation, maintenance of IT infrastructure and computer education services in 600 Schools across rural and urban areas of the state in an efficient and effective manner on Build Own Operate & transfer (BOOT) basis. Project involves setting up a call Centre in Patna for monitoring the project. Educomp will also provide computer training to five government teachers per school covering all areas in computer literacy & computer education for a period of 30 days each year during mid term & summer vacation. Educomp is today a clear leader in the area of ICT in education. With the current project, the total number of schools under ICT implementation across India stands at more than 15,000. The Public Private Partnership model has emerged as the most successful model for bridging the digital divide in the country and Educomp is leading the initiative in this segment. ICT in education, especially computer-aided learning has overall had an extremely positive impact on raising learning standards as well as in reducing drop out rates among children in these schools across the country.

Sarva Shiksha gains not universal

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Universalisation of elementary education through the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan has not percolated to the marginal social groups (SCs/STs/OBCs and Muslims) and a sizeable section (nearly 40%) of disabled children. Besides, the maximum overall dropout rate (20%) is after the completion of class V.

In an exhaustive survey, based on data collected from 87,874 households and conducted by IMRB and commissioned by HRD ministry, it has been found that nearly 7% of children in the age group of 6-13 are out of school. In real terms, this means that 1.34 crore out of 19.4 crore children in this age category have not been to school. Though among all social groups the estimated percentage of children out of school is higher in rural areas compared to urban areas, Muslims top the list in both the settings at close to 10%. 'Other' category comprising upper castes and the well-heeled has the least number (nearly 4%) of out-of-school children.
Out-of-school Muslim children in rural areas (12%) was highest among all social groups. The estimate of ST children out of school in urban areas (4.21%) was lower than the national average for urban areas (4.34%). In the context of Muslims, the worst performing states/UTs are Bihar (over 28%), Daman and Diu (28%), Nagaland (16%), Uttar Pradesh (14%), West Bengal (11%) and Manipur (10%). The national average of ST children out of school is 9.54% and the states/UTs which have not done well include Manipur (nearly 21.5%), Daman and Diu (20%), West Bengal (16%), and Rajasthan (12%). The findings on out-of-school children among the disabled reveals children with mental disability are the most out of school (47%) followed by speech disabled (42.5%) and hearing disabled (32%). The worse performing states/UTs are Lakshadweep (100%), Nagaland (87%), Sikkim (79%), Manipur (72%), Pondicherry (nearly 57%), Assam (55%), and MP (51%). Dropouts in class V is followed by dropouts at class II (20%) and class III (17.5%). The percentage of dropouts reduce after class VI. The major contributors to the class V dropout are Mizoram, UP, Delhi, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

Toonz Academy and CMC Limited signs strategic MoU

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Toonz Academy, the training division of animation major, Toonz Animation India Pvt. Ltd., today entered into a strategic alliance with CMC Limited, the education consulting division of Tata Consultancy Limited to provide training in the field of animation, digital arts and multimedia through CMC's network of training centres in the East and South regions of India. CMC Limited is a leading IT solutions company and a subsidiary of Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS Ltd). The agreement was signed today by Rajendra Prasad, SBU Head

Indian varsity to log into e-Learning

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Delhi University in India has embarked on elaborate plans for an e-Learning platform, so that the vast resources may soon be available online, not just for the purpose of distance education but even for students pursuing regular programmes in its colleges.

The background work has already been completed and if plans are on course, the university hopes to have it's first e-Offering uploaded within a year's time. Apart from complete lessons being made available on the internet, the other part of the project would be e-Classrooms with university faculty taking real-time classes attended by students from far-flung corners of the country.

Four new courses by IGNOU

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Four new vocational courses have been launched by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), beginning from this year's July session. These courses include M.Sc. in Actuarial Science, Post Graduate Diploma in Pharmaceutical Sales Management, Diploma in BPO-Finance and Accounting and Certificate in Hospital Administrative Assistanceship.

The university's School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET) has already announced admission to its flagship programmes. The M.Sc. in Actuarial Science is a full-time programme and will be offered in IGNOU's main campus only, while the certificate programme in Hospital Administrative Assistanceship will be held in select Apollo hospitals.

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