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Common Entrance for Deemed Universities by UGC

Directives have been issued to Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) by the University Grants Commission (UGC) to conduct admissions in the deemed universities on the basis of an entrance exam while the admission fees should be regulated according to the proposal setup by the fee fixation panels. Last year, the UGC had set up a committee under Pondicherry University Vice Chancellor Professor J.A.K. Tareen to examine the admission process and fee structure in the institutes which were under UGC's lens to acquire the deemed status. The changes recommended by the committee has been accepted by both UGC and HRD Ministry's review committee, comprising of four members, set up under the reign of HRD Minister Kapil Sibal to study the functioning of all 127 deemed universities in the country.

Improvisation in the admission procedures too falls in the recommendation of Ministry's review committee report that has although finished its work but its details are yet to be public. It has also advocated to taper the difference of fees in government-aided institutes and deemed universities. The HRD committee, while pointing out the shortcomings of the deemed universities, commented that around 127 of them are not par with their quality of education and faculty and needs upgradation in a big way in order to hold on to their deemed status. Apart from the Tareen committee, the UGC, which is also conducting the inspection on the deemed universities, has been less critical of the situation. Submitting its report to the ministry for 70-odd universities, it has found it lacking on the compliance issues.

Nursery Admissions in process of standardisation

The Directorate of Education (DoE) has issued a circular in all schools of the capital to standardize the admission procedure at the pre-primary or nursery level. Parents this year, have an advantage over the last year as last year the sale of admission forms started on December 15 and the last date of submission of the forms was January 7, while this year the forms can be submitted till January 15, 2010. The other change in the regime is, in case there is a modification in the schedule from the proposed one, the school has to intimate the DoE on or before 4 p.m. on November 15, 2009 as against the earlier deadline of December 14.

The circular stood strict in its announcements stating that all the schools are ought to abide by the proposed dates of commencement and closure. Parents and teachers are happy by the intervention of the education department as it gears up for a strict timetable for the schools. Most of the schools still await any official declaration to be received from the DoE. Schools like Bal Bharti, which has branches in Gangaram Marg, Dwarka and Rohini have already started the sale of their admission forms online from October 26, stating that they have not received any notification from the DoE.

HRD Ministry: NEFC to fund Primary Education

The HRD Ministry, after realizing that the implementation of the Act will involve a hefty amount of INR 1.74 lakh crore, has asked the proposed National Education Finance Corporation (NEFC) to fund school education and has asked the government / local bodies to increase enrolment and develop infrastructure. The NEFC, according to the previous directive was supposed to finance only higher education. However, it is only after the HRD minister Kapil Sibal's orders that funding of Right to Education and school education in general was also included as the mandate for NEFC.

The anticipatory cost in case of school education is INR 32,000

AHEd offers online education for Indian students

North America-based American Higher Education (AHEd) has entered the Indian education market with online offerings from Columbia University, Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Boston University Corporate Education Centre. < ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

The programmes in the company's bouquet include Columbia University's unique disciplines of engineering like earth, environmental, finance to name a few

New Era wins IT support for UCol

Education sector specialist New Era IT has won the IT support contract for UCol, the institute of technology in Palmerston North, Wanganui, and Wairarapa, displacing incumbent HP. New Era also supplies services to the University of Auckland, including server monitoring and management. Mike Willing, New Era's director of tertiary services, says the tertiary education sector will be a growing area for the company. The company already provides services to 950 primary and secondary schools. Willing says New Era specialises in helping education clients incororate IT into their curricula. Willing says New Era has a service desk on site and is charged with ensuring IT services, are available 24 x 7. Desktop support is also provided.

young india films

Company name
Young India Films
Contact Person
Vivek Bhasin

Address
1-F, Lakshmi Bhawan, 609,
Mount Road, Chennai – 600006,
Tamil Nadu, India
Telephone: +91-44-28295693/ 28294160
Fax: +91-44-28292065
Email:
youngindiafilms@airtelmail.in

Company Profile
Young India Films is a company well established in the field of education solutions since 1962.
Young India Films specialises on enhancing the learning and teaching experience of students and teachers in a classroom environment laying a very large emphasis on Sensation, Perception and Visualisation.They offer a wide range of digital English language learning solutions for schools covering learning areas Reading, Writing, Grammar, Pronunciation etc.Their solutions are used by over 1500 institutions across India and some of the top universities and institutes like CIEFL, IIT, RIE and schools like DPS etc. use their solutions.They offer ICT products and Classroom Teaching Learning solutions starting from Overhead Projectors, LCD Projectors, Interactive White Boards, Classroom control systems etc and offer their products & service through their own sales network and dealers across the country.

Product details

  • CLARITY English Language Labs platform for teaching English with help of your existing computers having features of dual track recording facility which will help to compare our recorded voice with original voice.
  • CLARITY English Teaching Software courses which help for converting your existing computer lab in to English Language Lab for teaching English from Primary to higher level.
  • ONFINITY Interactive White Board Onfinity Electronic Portable Interactive Boards available in two models namely CM2MAX and FB121 which helps converting  any surface like Wall, White Board and even Plasma Screen into Electronic Interactive Board, to record & print your notes in color.
  • CLARITY Visualizer Digital High Resolution Visualizer – Ideal tool for Projecting 3D objects, Specimens ideally suitable for Seminars, Corporate Meetings and Educational Institutions for Projecting Teaching Materials / PowerPoint Presentation.
  • ITC Portable Podium with built in Amplifier, Speakers, Goose Neck Mike, Reading Light supplied with 2 hand held cordless microphone to interact with audience suitable for indoor activities.
  • Interactive Whiteboard Charts with exciting e-Learning applications! Packed full of curriculum based content and interactive activities; the interactive software provides an exciting and affordable resource for both teacher and pupil. Interactive charts on Maths, English, Geography, Science and ICT.
  • SUN FLOWER Interactive Software for Science are extremely rich, interactive software for secondary science. Software for Chemistry, Biology and Physics are available.
  • POLYDRON / Virtual Text Book – Activity based Learning materials on Mathematics on Geometry for Maths Lab and Interactive Software on Arithmetic, Geometry, Mathematics.Interactive Intelligent Classroom Solution.

 

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Our solutions are used by over 1500 institutions across India and some of the top universities and institutes like CIEFL, IIT, RIE and schools like DPS, etc.

Learningmate Solution Private Limited

Company name
LearningMate Solutions Private Limited

Contact Person
Atul Sabnis Director, Strategic Initiatives

Address
Level 2, Trade Globe, Andheri-Kurla Road, Andheri East, Mumbai- 400 059, Maharashtra,India Email: product.sales@learningmate.com Board: +91-22-61418400 Facsimile: +91-22-66756661

Company Profile

LearningMate is a leading provider of online learning solutions to the education & training industry. We help client organisations implement strategic initiatives related to creation, management and delivery of online learning solutions.

The company has a sharp focus on the education and training vertical, globally, and a highly skilled team of over 200 have developed innovative learning solutions and educational technology in the US, UK, and India. Over seven years, the company has developed intellectual property in deployment, delivery and management of next generation learning solutions. The LearningMate founding team has been together for nearly a decade with over 100 person-years of collective experience in education and learning solutions and has a proven track record in setting up successful education businesses in the past

LearningMate is a Capability Maturity Model Integration ® (CMMI) Level 3 certified organisation, which will be extended, to Maturity Level 5 practices.

Product details

Learning eXchange (LX) is an enterprise-wide learning exchange and platform for creating, managing and delivering digital learning content. With its seamless networking features for community interaction, LX provides a holistic educational experience for learners and teachers alike. LX is designed to be implemented as an asynchronous learning platform for a distributed community to allow self-paced as well as directed and managed learning.

LX allows you to reach out to any learner who has access to the Internet, thereby giving flexibility to your learners to access their learning anytime, anywhere. The learning experience from LX is completely interactive through the learner’s participation in the learning through social interaction via blogs and discussion groups. The product also helps in controlling and saving your costs by defining an online workflow and detailed tracking of learner progress and activities. LX provides the best in class means to deliver and manage your training.

LX makes managing your learning programmes very easy. With zero or little customisation, you can configure LX to deliver a learning programme as you define it.  The product also helps in adding value to branding guidelines of your product.

LX comes with the highest standards in security and privacy. All your organisation data, content and learner profiles are encapsulated and secured from public  access. LX follows strict standards to ensure copyrights and intellectual property protection.

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Learning eXchange (LX) allows you to set-up your online learning initiative within 48 hours without any capital expenses or licensing costs. LearningMate engages with your organisation as a long-term partner to support and ensure success for your online learning initiatives.

Filex Systems Private Limited – SOLO

Company Name
Filex
Systems Private Limited –SOLO


Contact Person
Amit Gupta
Managing Director

Address
4379/4B, Ist Floor, Opp. Sarvodya Kanya Vidhyalaya , Ansari Road, Darya Ganj, New Delhi-110002, India Telephone: +91-11-23288150/162, 23275659 Fax: +91-11-23240881

Customer Care:
+919899258121 Email: sales@filexindia.com Website: www.filexindia.com

Company Profile

Filex Systems Pvt Ltd –SOLO celebrates more than a decade of its services in ‘Organising India’. Filex Systems is the premier stationery manufacturer and leader in office accessories with Pan India presence.

Filex offers a range of more than 216 products in office supplies. SOLO is the Trademark for Filex Systems and has several products including files, folders, lamedge files, executive folios, notebooks, desktop accessories and laptop accessories under its name.

SOLO has now ventured into the field of “Teaching Aids”. Audiology is the first of its product series.

SOLO provides quality to the consumers at affordable prices. Fulfilling consumer desire is, was and will always be the “Motto” for SOLO international unsurpassed.

Product details

SOLO in its portfolio has an assortment of products like:

  • Report Files & Folders

  • Ring Binders

  • Lever Arch Files

  • Action/ Document Cases

  • Display Files/ Clear Books

  • Folders & Document Bags

  • Clip Files

  • Lamedge Files

  • Conference Files/ Folders

  • Business Card Holders

  • Expanding Cases

  • Sheet Protectors

  • Laptop Accessories

  • Note Books

  • CD Holders/ Wallets

  • Desk-Top Accessories

  • Teaching Aids (Newly launched)

Achievements/usp

SOLO has a chain of over 80 locations, 150 distributors, 6000 retail outlets extending all over India. Reaching now on a Global level, solo induces its name amongst international office suppliers

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Adobe Systems India Private Limited


Company Name
Adobe Systems India Private Limited
Contact Person
Jayant Bhadauria Email: jbhadaur@adobe.com Website:
www.adobe.com/education
Major Regional Offices (INDIA)
NOIDA
I-1A, Sector 25A Noida, Uttar Pradesh- 201301 India Telephone: +91-120-244 4711 Fax: +91-120-433 3427 or 433-3439

BANGALORE
Salarpuria Infinity, 3rd Floor #5, Bannerghatta Road Bangalore- 560029, Karnataka, India Telephone: +91-80-41939500 Fax: +91-80-41939505

MUMBAI
301, Delta, Hiranandani Business Park, Hiranandani Garden, Powai, Mumbai- 400 076, Maharashtra, India Telephone: +91-22-40308800 Fax: +91-22-28365167

Company Profile

Adobe revolutionises how the world engages with ideas and information – anytime, anywhere and through any medium. Adobe believes that building a Creative Economy is critical and that needs to start with an education system that stimulates and encourages creativity. Adobe has a strong portfolio of products and solutions to help stimulate and encourage creativity. Adobe shares the vision of departments of education and ministries to increase digital media literacy with the younger generation. Adobe supports in areas of creating and implementing digital media curriculum and other programmes to increase the level of digital media literacy in the economy in the long term.

Adobe enables education institutions and schools to teach Adobe Software skills to students and provide them with the opportunity to learn and be equipped with the right communication and digital media skills when entering the workforce. Adobe also enables education institutions to implement effective virtual classrooms, and engage and collaborate real-time with Adobe eLearning Solutions.

Product details

Adobe has the products, solutions and resources to help the education community evolve and engage.

Adobe Creative Suite Software:

  • Creativity: Encourage and allow for creativity and expression of ideas freely;

  • Digital Media Literacy: Ensuring skills for the next generation in digital media;

  • Workforce Preparedness: Building creative, communication and digital media skills for all students with industry standard tools;

  • Collaborative and Distributive: Create exciting teaching materials to engage students better.

eLearning Solutions:

  • Collaboration and Communication: Enhance teaching, learning, and collaboration skills by enabling educators and students to connect online to review projects and class work;

  • Personalised: Educators are able to create exciting teaching materials using Adobe Presenter and Adobe Captivate, thus enabling an engaging teaching and learning experience.

Student Editions:

Selected Adobe Creative Suite 4 products are priced at more than 80% off for students.

Adobe Curriculum and Certification:

  • Adobe Certification Programme – Adobe Certified Associates (ACA)- This offers entry level certification exams to validate skills sets and provide credibility for students to jumpstart their careers;

  • Adobe Certification Programme – Adobe Certified Expert or Adobe Certified Professional exams validate in-depth software knowledge for creative professionals who wants higher level certification;

  • Curriculum Resources – Collaborative resources and developer tools available for schools and educational institutions to tap on.

Achievements/usp

Adobe offers integrated software, curriculums, and instructional resources as well as certification options and professional development tools  which assist institutions to promote digital literacy, teach essential career skills, and streamline administrative processes.

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