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Seven subject at DU to go Digital

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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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Career Launcher, India's leading education service provider has announced investing in Chennai based 361 Degree Minds (361DM) on 16th 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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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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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.

Quota formula for colleges scrapped by Bombay HC

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The Maharashtra government's proposal to reserve 90 % of college seats in the state for students from the state board, was struck down on Monday by the Bombay High Court. The government had proposed only 10 % of seats in junior colleges for students from Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the Indian School Certificate Examinations (ISCE). The rest were for students passing the Class 10 exam conducted by the Maharashtra State Board for Secondary and Higher Secondary Education. Spelling a major setback to the state government, a division bench of the high court comprising Chief Justice Swatanter Kumar and Justice S.C. Dharmadhikari also lambasted the authorities for taking a 'hasty decision' in the matter.

This is the second time in two years that the court has pulled up the government for its attempt to ensure that over 200,000 students of the state board get the measured share of seats and that the 25,000 students from other boards did not get an upper hand in admissions to prestigious colleges. The judges' ruling came in the final hearing of a plethora of petitions challenging the government resolution on the 90:10 seat sharing formula, which they termed as 'arbitrary, un-constitutional and taken without application of mind.' The judgement was welcomed by parents of students hailing from the CBSE/ICSE boards who were anxiously waiting for the admissions to begin for the junior colleges for the academic year 2009-2010. The court felt that the classification of students as coming from the state board and non state boards was 'artificial and imaginary.'


Schools from Australia combine for $146 million broadband project

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Announcing the agreement, Telstra CEO, David Thodey and the Chair of Catholic Network Australia Limited (CNA), Francis Moore, said a AUS$146 million national broadband network would link more than 1,550 catholic schools in what they said was a 'irst for any school sector in Australia.' Under the agreement, over the next two years, Telstra Internet Direct will progressively connect five data centres Australia-wide as Telstra's network is installed, with Catholic Education offices around the country able to share and exchange resources. Thodey said the project would dramatically increase the reach and capacity of broadband connectivity to Catholic schools and provide a diverse range of services for teachers and students.

And, the director of Catholic Education in the Archdiocese of Melbourne and CNA Board member, Stephen Elder, said it was envisaged that CNA would eventually provide a single network for all Australian Catholic agencies and parishes, with increased flexibility. Elder said benefits from the broadband network would include a reduction in total costs for individual Catholic networks and agencies, the opportunity for Catholic schools to be at the forefront of ICT provision and capacity in education, and the opportunity to share exemplary practice, content and resources across all Catholic schools Australia-wide. According to Elder, the new broadband network would also assist Catholic agencies to respond to the increasing accountability requirements of all governments and assist Catholic culture through the creation of online learning communities.

Card Payment for fees at Venkateswara College

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Two credit machines will be set up at Sri Venkateswara College so that parents and students can deposit their fee using credit and debit cards. Fees can also be submitted through demand drafts, cash and online through the Delhi University website www.du.ac.in.

'We are taking up this initiative to expedite the admissions process and to cut down on long queues. We will accept all types of debit and credit cards, of all the banks, except American Express,' said Principal Hemalatha Reddy. Nirmal Kumar, the admissions conveyor at Sri Venkateswara said, 'It takes hours to count cash. Besides, parents and students have to wait in long queues. We also often get complaints of duplicate 500 rupees notes. This computerised system will prevent that as well.' He added that this will also aid in reducing the paper work.

Gandhian studies gain momentum at Panjab University

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There has been a change in trend with the department of Gandhian and Peace Studies in Panjab University (PU) being swamped by aspirants. It is flooded with unprecedented rush of students seeking admission to different courses it offers for the 2009-10 session. 'This year we have received far more applications for admission if we compare the number with last year. On an average, we have received 14 applications for one available seat,' told Jai Narain Sharma, Chairperson of the Department.

To meet the increasing demand of students PU authorities have increased the seats in Gandhian studies department from 25 to 29. Last year also the seats were increased from 20 to 25, seeing the interest among students. This year seven students of the department sat for the civil services preliminary exam, of whom four qualified for the main exam and one was selected in the interview. Students from diverse backgrounds like arts, commerce, science and business studies and even working professionals are applying for the course. At present eight foreign students from Iran are studying in the department. The Department of Gandhian Studies came into existence in 1965. Initially there was only a one-year certificate course in Gandhian philosophy but now the department is offering M.A, M.Phil and PhD courses in different branches of Gandhian studies. Admission is based on academic record and an aptitude test. Students passing out of this department are placed in various renowned NGOs and self-help groups all across the country. Under their subject Literacy Mission, Gandhian studies department has adopted a village, Mahadev Pura, in Haryana. Its students go there every year and work for the upliftment of underprivileged kids of the village. There is a full-fledged library in the department with more than 6,000 books. There is a series of books written by Mahatma Gandhi and books based on his life and experiences. PU, one of the oldest universities of the country, was established in 1882 at Lahore and was shifted to Chandigarh in 1956.

Colleges to see increase in English cut-off with increase in application for CATE

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Increased rush for application forms for the Combined Aptitude Test for English (CATE), the cut-off for English (honours) is expected to go up by 0.5-1.5 points this year, at least in the first list. Moreover, admission officials feel that English cut-offs may also be affected by those high scorers who fail to make it to the honours programmes in BCom and economics. The department of English, Delhi University, has termed the rush for CATE forms as unprecedented and is anticipating a greater rush on June 15, the final day of form sale and submission. Looking at the rush, the department has added three more centres, Hindu College, Indraprastha College for Women and Maitreyi College, to the original list of four test venues and is thinking of two more centres.

Terming this as a panic measure on the part of the students, Satpathy feels students have kept English as their 'plan B', just in case they don't get the subject of their choice. Last year, the first cut-offs for English were 93% for LSR, 90% (for humanities) and 98% (for non-humanities) at Hindu, 87% (for humanities) and 94% (for non-humanities) at Miranda House and 84% (for humanities) and 92% (for non-humanities) at Sri Venkateswara.

Online Degree Programmes in Uganda

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Faced with insufficient infrastructure and the ever-growing student population, Makerere University is to start online and tele-education degree facilities to ease congestion. The move comes after the varsity's Faculty of Computing and Information Technology (ICT) and the University of Hertfordshire School of Computer Science entered into a partnership to introduce online and tele-education degree programmes at Makerere. The Dean Faculty of ICT, Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba, said the programmes will help to reduce on the number of students who trek long distances to get lectures at the university and also reduce the burden of accommodation fees.

Courses earmarked include: BSc in Computer Science, BSc in Information systems, MSc Computer Science, MSc in Distributed Data Management, MSc in Distributed Systems and Networks, MSc in e-Learning Technology, MSc in Mobile Computing. Others are MSc in e-Learning Technology, MSc in Human Computer Interaction, MSc Multimedia Technology and MSc in Software Engineering.

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