Hi-tech libraries at DU

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June 22, 2009

The libraries in Delhi University colleges are getting bigger and better with many set to be renovated and upgraded. Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) is ready to make its library completely automated. From next session, the SRCC library will be fully air-conditioned and the college will install a radio frequency identification system (RFID) to keep a track on the books. The library at SRCC is a favourite refuge for hostellers. They often sit there till late in the night during the exams to study in peace.

SGTB Khalsa College is going high on technology too. After constructing a new swanky reading room for the students last year, the college now plans to make the library completely web-based. With 1,33,000 books in the library some even dating back to 1919 the library at SGTB Khalsa College is well stocked. The reading room has reference books and 20 computers with internet facility. The library at Kirori Mal College is a safe haven for students, who love books, and for those who are desperate to pass the exams at the eleventh hour. The library, housed in a separate block, has around 1.2lakh books. It has CCTV cameras installed at strategic locations above the book shelves. Use of technology can be seen in off-campus colleges like Dyal Singh College also. In fact, the web-based system at Dyal Singh library is already in place and the college is planning to have an exclusive library for science books in the next two years.

Intel and Tunisian Ministry of Education and Vocational Training partner to train ICT instructors

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June 22, 2009

On Wednesday, the Tunisian Ministry of Education and Training signed a Memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the ICT multinational Intel for the training over 3 years of some 135,000 ICT instructors in the field of information and communication technologies. The MOU was signed by the Minister of education and vocational training, Hatem Ben Salem and Khaled Ghamraoui, the Director of Intel for North Africa and the Middle East.

The program will consists of a system of workshops and conferences on modern teaching techniques involving the use of technology, the management of educational institutions and other educational issues. According to the MOU, 'Intel' will ensure the training of 500 core instructors who will later disseminate the training programs to other instructors in Tunisia. The multinational will also provide the educational material, as well as special internet websites adapted to the program and authorize the Ministry of education and vocational training to exploit its content, as well as to modify it according to the local demand.

Over 100,000 applications for Admission at Delhi University

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June 19, 2009

Over 113,000 forms were submitted more than double the number of seats in Delhi University colleges for various graduate and post-graduate courses, varsity officials said on Monday, the last day of form submissions. A total of 115,149 forms were sold at the 16 centres spread across the Delhi University campus. This figure is more than double the number of seats the university has on offer for its various graduate and post-graduate courses.

The sale and receipt of forms for admissions to 47 courses and 63 colleges was open for 15 days till Monday between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. However, to accommodate the last day's rush, officials kept the centres open till 4 p.m. The streets of the varsity's campuses in the north and the south of the capital for the past fortnight were dotted with enthusiastic varsity aspirants and their parents. On the last day, however, many grew wary about their chances. The submitted forms will now be scrutinized for different colleges and the first cut-off list will be announced on June 25.

Haryana to see Paramedical institute

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June 19, 2009

An Institute of Paramedical Sciences will be soon set up on the premises of the Haryana Saket Council at Chandimandir, to impart professional education and training to the youth of Haryana. The institute will be set up in phased manner.

Dr. A. R. Kidwai, Governor Haryana, announced this at the Executive and Annual General Body meetings of the Haryana Saket Council at Raj Bhavan. Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda was also present in the meetings. The Bachelor of Physiotherapy course had already started in the Physiotherapy College of Saket Institute and the Master of Physiotherapy would be started from this academic year.

CCTV cameras to be installed in campus by Panjab University

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June 19, 2009

Panjab University (PU) has decided to install over 50 CCTV cameras all across its campus here in order to maintain law and order. 'Earlier we had installed CCTV cameras on a trial basis in the canteens and at the entrance of all the hostels. The response was good and now we have decided to install these devices at various sensitive locations of the university in the coming days,' told Naval Kishore, Dean of Students' Welfare.

A central control room will be made in the administrative block to scrutinize round the clock campus activities. Records would be kept for three months. Even the students are quite happy with PU's decision.

Free education upto XII by Uttarakhand Govt

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June 19, 2009

Uttarakhand Government has decided to extend free education up to class XII for boys at government and aided institutions. Earlier,it was only for girls.

The government has also decided to give scholarships to poor but meritorious students from the general category in professional and technical courses at various institutions across the State. 'Poor but meritorious students from the general category in professional and technical courses at various institutions across the state will be given scholarships,' said Chief Minister B. C. Khanduri.

Seven subject at DU to go Digital

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June 19, 2009

Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) this February launched a project, namely National Mission on Education through ICT, under which Delhi University (DU) is to prepare e-content for seven subjects. The list of subject includes chemistry, botany, zoology, history, maths, economics and commerce. 'The content will be in multi media format which will have online quizzes, animations, virtual laboratories and audio-video clips,' said Professor A. K. Bakshi, Director of the Institute of Life Long Learning (ILL).

The project is likely to be completed by December. It is a INR 5,000 crore scheme under the National Mission of Education through Information and Communication Technology. The National Mission on Education through ICT has been launched by the ministry to encourage integration of information technology in the field of education.

Career Launcher Invests in 361DM

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June 18, 2009

Career Launcher, India's leading education service provider has announced investing in Chennai based 361 Degree Minds (361DM) on 16^th February 2010. 361DM is a research and technology driven organization working in the area of Learning & Education, delivering large-scale, yet highly effective, innovative and inventive solutions for Corporates, Governments, Academic Service Providers, and Universities/Colleges. Satya Narayanan, Founder Chairman, Career Launcher, said, '361DM shares our vision to deliver high quality education. We believe that education needs to be significantly altered and has to be scaled and made affordable to masses. We will be working together to develop innovative education methodology, which will be different from the way education and training is currently delivered in the country.'

Having researched into adult learning principles, scientific learning models, and remote learning effectiveness principles, and having built a sturdy state-of-the-art technology to deliver learning, 361 Degree Minds have dedicated their resources to creating and delivering intrinsically research-driven (innovative and inventive) learning & education programs.

Yashpal committee: New apex body for Higher Education

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June 18, 2009

The creation of a National Commission for Higher Education and Research that will subsume as many as 13 existing professional councils and regulatory agencies, including the University Grants Commission, the Medical Council of India and the AICTE, is a key recommendation of a committee headed by well-known educationist Yashpal. The 43-page final report by the 'committee to advise on renovation and rejuvenation of higher education in India,' will be handed over to the Ministry of Human Resource Development MHRD after its formal adoption.

The concept of the Higher Education Council, proposed in its interim draft released in March, was expanded to bring research bodies and laboratories into its ambit, and a draft legislation for constitutional amendment was included. The proposed autonomous statutory body will comprise six members and a chairman appointed by the President. State Higher Education Councils, along the lines of those existing in West Bengal, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh, will form the second tier of the system.

ICT education might get affected by Polytech split

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June 18, 2009

Six of the country's biggest polytechnics intend to split from the national association, the Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics of New Zealand (ITPNZ) at the end of this year. This could have consequences for the development of polytechnic-level ICT education, say industry observers, as the National Advisory Committee on Computing Qualifications (NACCQ), the key body for advising on relevant skills to include in ICT courses, works under ITPNZ. The Manukau Institute of Technology, Unitec, Wintec, WelTec, Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology and Otago Polytechnic have decided to withdraw from membership of ITPNZ and set up their own group. Such a withdrawal requires a six-month notice period, so will actually take place at the end of the year. When that happens, they will be cut off from the unifying influence of NACCQ. Just as the situation around the teaching of ICT in schools was beginning to clarify, this could be disruptive for that uniformity.

However, Mark Flowers, chief executive of Waikato's Wintec, disputes any prospect of ICT education being disrupted. The split has come from more general concerns among the larger ITPs that their priorities are rather different from the smaller establishments, he says. This is particularly so where higher qualifications and research and development are concerned, as the focus of the big-city ITPs is international rather than local.

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