NEP aims at delinking degree from education says Union Minister Jitendra Singh

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October 28, 2022

The National Education Policy is aimed at delinking degrees from education and livelihood opportunities said Union State Minister of Science & Technology Jitendra Singh on Thursday.

The policy also supplements start-up ecosystem with the promise to open new career and entrepreneurship opportunities for youngsters in India. Singh, the Minister of State for Personnel, said the NEP-2020 introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reorient India’s education policy as per global benchmarks, he said addressing students and the youth at Krishna Mahavidyalaya at Thakurdwar.

He said linking degrees with education has taken a heavy toll on our education system and society as well and one of the fallouts has been an increasing number of educated unemployed. Describing it as the biggest path-breaking reform in India since independence, the minister said the new policy is not only progressive and visionary but is also in keeping with the emerging needs and requirements of 21st-century India.

He further mentioned that it gives due priority to the inherent talent, knowledge, skill and aptitude of the students, rather than focusing only on degrees. NEP-2020 is having provision of multiple entry/exit options, thus providing academic flexibility to the students.

The students need to imbibe multiple skills to be successful in life as there are ample examples to show that those equipped with the latest skills are doing wonders in the world today, referring to Skill India Mission, Dr Jitendra Singh said.

UGC: BBA, MBA most preferred for online course

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October 28, 2022

UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar reveals that as per official data of UGC, Business Administration (BBA) and Bachelors of Computer Application (BCA) are two of the most popular online undergraduate courses.

BBA course counts an enrollment number of 13,764 students while 5,166 students enrolled for BCA and 4,028 for Bachelor of Arts. There has also been a significant increase in the number of students who enrolled in online courses from 2020-21 to 2021-22. In 2020-21, a total of 25,905 students registered for online programmes which nearly tripled to 72,400 enrolments in 2021-22.

In the meantime, the most preferred post-graduate course in online mode is Masters of Business Administration (MBA) with a total of 28,956 students enrolled. A total of 5,430 students enrolled in the Masters of Computer Application followed by Masters of Commerce with 3300 students enrolled. India and abroad both applicants are included in the enrolment data.

Jagadesh Kumar took to Twitter and wrote, “Online programmes provide a window of opportunity to many students who are unable to join physically in a college or University. There is a steady increase in the number of enrolments in online programmes. However, this will pick up further once we announce the National Digital University together with flexible online education regulations.”

IIM Indore collaborates with Jaro Education to launch certification programme

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October 27, 2022

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The Indian Institute of Management Indore launches a certification programme on Public and Corporate Leadership in the VUCA world. IIM Indore collaborates with Jaro Education to launch this programme. The certification programme will consist of a mix of lectures, case discussions, project work, term papers, assignments and more. The lectures will be delivered by the IIM Indore faculty.

The eligibility criteria for this programme are as follows-

Applicants should be working professionals or entrepreneurs and should possess three years of work experience.
They must have a diploma (10+2+3), graduation degree, post-graduation in any discipline with minimum aggregate marks of 50 per cent.
The certification programme will be eight months long and interested candidates can register at the official website — landingpages.jaroeducation.com.

The programme will highlight various aspects of public administration from a diverse range of social science disciplines, such as psychology, political sociology, public policy, and international relations. With this programme, the major objective is to upskill professionals and public leaders to lead in the VUCA world, that is, vulnerability, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity.

The training intends to aid managers in comprehending the idea of political risks and areas, as well as their progress in the past and future, and to provide competent frameworks and methods for managing political risk. After completing the training, managers will be able to evaluate political risks in various circumstances, identify blind spots, and take the necessary action to resolve the problem.

For three days, participants in the Corporate and Public Leadership Programme in VUCA World will be given a campus experience. Direct-to-device (D2D) mode will be used to deliver more than 75 hours of instruction at the same time through the Jaro Education learning experience platform.

IIT Madras launches ‘Punch the Plastic’ campaign

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October 27, 2022

‘Punch the Plastic’ campaign was launched by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, on the occasion of World Sustainability Day, observed on October 26, 2022.

This special campaign was launched on October 25, 2022 in the gracious presence of Shanti Sheela Nair, retired IAS officer, Ligy Philip, professor, dean (planning), Nilesh J. Vasa, professor, dean (students) and Indumathi Nambi, professor, faculty advisor, Sustainable Campus Collective, IIT Madras, faculty and students.

The objective of the campaign is to deploy a new method to collect clean and dry plastic packaging for recycling options such as pyrolysis. As a part of the campaign students, faculty members and staff at IIT Madras have formed a ‘Sustainable Campus Collective’, According to an official statement. The drive further aims to raise awareness among the campus residents on waste segregation, minimising water and energy usage.

On the launch, Indumathi Nambi said, “We believe that every individual in IIT Madras community should contribute their bit and strengthen the administration’s efforts towards making the campus the best in the country in terms of practising sustainability.”

the sustainability drive aims at making IIT Madras a truly sustainable campus in three aspects – zero waste campus, low carbon and low water footprint, she added.

She further added, “The drive takes into its fold hostels, academic zones, residential zones, places of worship, shops and schools. It encourages all students, staff, faculty, residents, school kids, and supporting contract workers to voluntarily participate and make it successful.”

Further, Ligy Philip elaborated on the institute’s initiatives in Wastewater recycling and a proposed bio-methnation plant for food waste.

Along with Punch the Plastic Drive, two other major drives were launched, Monkey Proof Food Waste Dustbin Hackathon, and Sustainability Champions Contest.

16th Elets School Leadership Summit – “Technological innovations impacting the Indian education system”

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October 26, 2022

Driven by the aim of making an impact to transform the education paradigm, Elets Technomedia along with Digital Learning is organising the 16th Elets School Leadership Summit (SLS) 2022 on 3rd November at Vivanta by Taj in Guwahati.

With the technological intervention that is aggressively transforming the infrastructure of the education paradigm, we are pivoting on “Technological innovations impacting the Indian education system” for this flagship event. In the last 15 editions, the flagship event of Elets along with Digital Learning has been successful in carving a niche for itself. The School Leadership Summit has congregated various education stakeholders to deliberate on the finest practices and innovations empowered by technology interventions.

The paradigm shift has changed the entire curriculum of schools in the present scenario. Students are now more engaged in online learning, digital classrooms, and self-evaluation. According to a recent survey, about 57 per cent of educational institutions across sectors are re-evaluating their strategic priorities relative to online learning, and expanding online course offerings is one of the key focus areas.

To emphasise the importance of technological adoption, we are bringing a day full of knowledge sessions, expos and awards. This event will mark the most trending opportunities, challenges and solutions in school education through its various three elements. Not just that, but it will also witness the most prominent school decision-makers from the north-eastern region.

As the School Leadership Summit finds its presence in Guwahati, we have all the plausible reasons to justify it. Guwahati is the largest city of Assam, besides the Brahmaputra river and the best place in the northeast for education. The city has spurred huge growth as a top educational hub in India. Guwahati has some illustrious schools which are adapting well to the emerging curriculums and also adopted the practices of technological innovation in the field of education. The city is excelling not only in setting educational standards across the country but also globally.

Henceforth to grace the summit, we have invited some of the eminent school education leaders, government dignitaries as our keynote speakers from the north-eastern region. To name a few, we have Dr B Kalyan Chakravarthy, IAS, Principal Secretary, Skill, Employment and Entrepreneurship Department, Government of Assam; Mayur Ghai, Channel Development, Avidii India; Joutishman Dutta, Chairman, Assam Down Town University Guwahati, Assam; M. S. Manivannan, IAS, Commissioner and Secretary, Higher Education Department, Government of Assam; Shahnaz Ahmed, Chairman & Founder Principal, Springdale Senior Secondary School, Jorhat, Assam; Jonali Das, Principal, Modern English School, Guwahati, Assam; Umesh Harbola, Principal, Delhi Public School, Golaghat, Assam; Dr Brijesh Karia, Chief Operating Officer, Singhania Education Services Ltd; Sailesh Sarmah, President, All Assam Private School Association, Guwahati, Assam; Shreyaan Daga, Co-Founder, OLL; Maya Alfred Fernandes, Principal, The down town School, Guwahati, Assam.

We are also coming up with expos which will display the most innovative and new-age solutions from India’s top education startups and edtech firms. Acknowledging the most precious work from educators, the SLS will also see awards in the categories Excellence in tech-savvy faculty, Recognition for technology integration in School, Innovation in Collaborative Learning Globally, Excellence in best practices in School Education, Innovation in Pedagogical Practices, Leading School with e-learning infrastructure, Leading School in Inclusive Education, Innovative startup in school education, Recognition for innovative practices in hybrid learning and many more.

Apart from the exciting awards ceremony, the summit will also witness more than five insightful panel discussions on – From experiential learning to inclusive learning encompassing multidisciplinary education: NEP paving the accessible way to flexible learning; Adapting interactive learning through technologies like Immersive Reality, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning: Breaking the silos of education; Restructuring the education landscape with high-tech tools: Technology orchestrating improved pedagogy; From Self-directed learning to Self-assessments and personalised learning – Dawn of a new education era.

The summit will be a mega platform for all the industry stakeholders, government dignitaries, edu-leaders, and spear headers of the education world to commemorate to-date achievements and manifest future developments.

Register Now: https://sls.eletsonline.com/sls-16th-registration/

Arunachal Government signs MoU with Education Ministry to establish PM-SHRI Schools

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October 26, 2022

The Union Ministry of Education signed Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) with the Government of Arunachal Pradesh with a vision to bring a large scale transformation in the segment of school education.

The major object is also to establish PM SHRI schools and strengthen the infrastructure of existing school which is managed by the local bodies and state representatives.

The Arunachal Chief Minister – Pema Khandu himself wrote on Twitter “The visionary leadership of Hon PM Shri Narendra Modi is taking the education to a new high. Glad that an MoU was signed between DselEduMinistry, EduMinOfIndia and School Education Dept, Govt of Arunachal, to set up PM SHRI Schools in the State, today.”

He further added, “As envisaged under PM SHRI scheme, the existing schools managed by State & local bodies would be strengthened to deliver quality teaching for cognitive development of students. The schools would act as exemplary institutions to offer mentorship to others schools in the vicinity.”

These PM SHRI (PM Schools for Rising India) schools will witness the new elements globally applause, the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and will act as set an example for future schools. It will offer mentorship to other schools in their vicinity. It aims to deliver quality teaching for cognitive development among students. The centrally sponsored scheme will provide high-quality education in an equitable, inclusive and joyful school environment.

‘Mission Schools of Excellence’ launched by PM Modi in Gujarat

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October 21, 2022

“Mission Schools of Excellence” launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Gandhinagar. The ‘Mission Schools of Excellence’ is an ambitious project in Gandhinagar with the goals of reforming the curriculum in Gujarat’s public schools.

Highlights of ‘Mission Schools of Excellence’

The ‘Mission Schools of Excellence’, has a budget of 10,000 crore and is partially supported by the World Bank. It was designed to improve the state’s educational infrastructure by constructing new classrooms, smart classrooms, computer labs, and other improvements. Over 5,567 crore worth of school infrastructure upgrades would be carried out during its first phase. In addition to 1.5 lakh smart classrooms, 50,000 classrooms, 20,000 computer labs, and 5,000 Atal Tinkering labs will be built as part of the project in government schools. Earlier, PM Modi had opened a school monitoring centre in Gandhinagar and urged all States to establish such cutting-edge facilities to raise the standard of instruction in classrooms.

PM Modi also emphasised that the recently launched 5G and the ‘Mission Schools of Excellence’ will take the education ecosystem of Gujarat to new heights.

“In the last two decades, almost two lakh teachers have been recruited and 1.5 lakh classrooms were built,” Modi said. He recalled his journey as a reformer after he became Chief Minister, he had gone to villages, held the hands of children and took them to schools to improve enrolment.

The Gunotsav programme was launched during his tenure through which the aptitudes, skills and abilities of students were evaluated and proper solutions were suggested to improve the quality of education in villages. He was also vocal of the ushering in of technology in government schools while pointing out that more than one crore students and 4 lakh teachers register their attendance online in the State now as the schools have been equipped with internet and smart tablets, Modi further added.

Google collaborates with the government of Assam to promote digital-led learning

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October 19, 2022

Google announced a collaboration with the government of Assam to promote digital-led learning and skill development for the state’s students and youth.

Google will work with the Assam Government’s Skill, Employment, and Entrepreneurship Department (SEED) to improve school digitalisation efforts by providing learning tools and solutions.

Google would provide scholarships for Google Career Certificates to Assamese youngsters in partnership with the Assam Skill Development Mission (ASDM).

Under the terms of the agreement, Google will work with ASDM to provide scholarships and comprehensive training to help students become job-ready for the growing demand for digital talent.

The program will assist qualified applicants in obtaining Google career credentials in high-demand industries such as IT assistance, IT automation, project management, and data analytics.

“Through a hiring pool that recognizes the credentials, these learners will also be able to connect with firms who have an ongoing demand for these talents,” the statement continued.

PM Narendra Modi to launch mission schools of excellence at Gandhinagar

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October 19, 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two-day visit to Gujarat. He also lay the foundation stone of projects worth around Rs 15,670 crore from October 19 to October 20. Along with it, he will launch the Mission Schools of Excellence at Trimandir, Adalaj. The mission has been conceived with a total outlay of 10,000 crores. During the event at Trimandir, the minister will launch projects worth around Rs 4260 crore. The mission will help strengthen education infrastructure in Gujarat through the setting up of smart classrooms, new classrooms, computer labs and overall upgradation of the infrastructure of schools in the state.

The launch of Mission LiFE will be done by the Prime Minister at Kevadia on October 20. The launch of Mission LiFE will be done in the presence of the UN Secretary-General at the Statue of Unity. The minister will participate in the 10th Heads of Missions Conference in Kevadia. Thereafter, at around he will lay the foundation stone of various development initiatives at Vyara.

The DefExpo22 held under the theme ‘Path to Pride’ witnesses a defence exhibition held exclusively for Indian companies including Indian subsidiaries of Foreign OEMs, a division of a company registered in India, exhibitor having a joint venture with an Indian company.

During the programme, the PM will launch Mission DefSpace – to develop innovative solutions for the defence forces in the space domain through industry and startups. The minister will also lay the foundation stone of Deesa airfield in Gujarat. The forward airforce base will add to the security architecture of the country.

During the expo, the first-ever investors’ meet for defence will also be held. It will also witness more than a hundred startups getting an opportunity to showcase their innovations at Manthan 2022, the defence innovation event of iDEX (Innovations for Defence Excellence). The event would also see the forging of 451 partnerships through the event ‘Bandhan’.

Mr Modi will have a bilateral meeting with UN Secretary-General, HE Mr Antonio Guterres. The minister will lay the foundation stone for the improvement of the road from Saputara to the Statue of Unity along with the construction of missing links. Other projects whose foundation stone will be laid include water supply projects worth over Rs 300 crore in Tapi and Narmada districts.

Shri Dharmendra Pradhan to kickstart public consultation on National Credit Framework tomorrow

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October 18, 2022

Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Education & Skill Development Minister chaired a high-level meeting with the committee preparing National Credit Framework for School Education, Higher Education and Skilling here today.

Anita Karwal, Secretary, School Education; Sanjay Murthy, Secretary, Higher Education; Shri Dr. Nirmaljeet Singh Kalsi, Chairman, NCVET; and senior officials of the Education and Skill Development Ministry attended the meeting.

The Minister of education also nodded to start the process of public consultation on the National Credit Framework from tomorrow i.e. 19th October, 2022.

The Government of India had approved the constitution of a High-Level Committee, vide order dated 18th November 2021, to develop a National Credit Accumulation & Transfer Framework for both Vocational and General Education. The Credit Framework would enable the integration of academic and vocational domains/components of learning and ensure flexibility and mobility between the two.

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