55 Engineering colleges open online admissions

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Students aspiring to enter leading engineering colleges will now be able to apply and complete their admission procedures online, as 55 institutes country wide have launched a software for the process. Admissions to 20 National Institutes of Technology (NITs), five IITs, 11 Central and State funded Universities and 19 self-financed institutes will be made through the Central Counselling Board (CCB) based on All India Engineering Entrance Examinations (AIEEE) ranks. Candidates, declared eligible for central counseling by the CBSE based on AIEEE ranks for engineering and architecture colleges, will have to register online between June eight to June 28 and select their choices of branches and institutes. The detailed admission procedure is available on the website.

The candidates can choose and lock the branches and institutes according to their ranks after analysing the indicative seat allotment, said the CCB. It said, 'The software will then automatically allot seats merit wise based on preferences given by the candidate.' The candidates, who have been allotted seats, will then be required to report to any one of the designated admission centres for 'remote reporting' and 'provisional admissions.' Students, with provisional admissions, will then have to report to their allotted institutes in July.

Omatek e-Learning programme launched in Nigeria

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The Minister of Education, Sam Egwu has expressed the federal government appreciation of Omatek's positive contributions to the development of Education in Nigeria. The Minister expressed the federal government appreciation in Abuja at the official launching of the Omatek e-Learning Initiative and the unveiling of the Omatek 8 and 10 inch Smartbooks for Schools. According to Egwu, the administration of President Umar Yar' Adua recently unveiled the Ministry of Education's Road Map which is intended to harness and give direction to the Federal Government's efforts aimed at strengthening capacity building and quality of education at all levels in the country. He said that the Omatek e-learning initiative is therefore a viable means of adding value to the Federal Government's programme on e-Learning. The Minister reiterated that this road map took consideration of the advantages ICT will bring to the academia adding that the unveiling of the Omatek products for the education sector is a testimony to the role the private sector can continue to play in the actualization of the country's hopes for a brighter future for education in the country.

In his remarks, the chairman, Omatek Ventures Plc, Tim Farinre said, the Omatek e-learning initiative is a one-stop shop which provides a platform to ensure that information and communication technology tools are deployed to schools/classrooms under a carefully structured learning environment, equipped with internet connectivity to create virtual connectivity between students and teachers/lecturers. Thus he said, also involves the deployment of a robust content /curriculum development. Also speaking, the Omatek Group Managing Director, Florence Seriki told that the launch of Omatek e-learning initiative will help to transform the education sector, as well as create the needed path towards achieving sustainable growth especially in the development of ICT in all cadre of schools across the country.

NCR students toppers of CBSE X boards

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June 2, 2009

Two students from schools in the National Capital Region (NCR) have topped the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 10 examination by securing 98.6 %, said the school authorities on Friday. Dravyansh Sharma of Delhi Public School (DPS) Ghaziabad and Anusha Gupta of APJ School Noida each secured 98.6 % in their best five subjects, added the school authorities. 'Dravyansh, the son of an engineer working with the Ghaziabad Development Authority secured 98.6 % marks in the CBSE Class 10 exam. He scored 100 marks in Sanskrit, 100 marks in mathematics, 99 marks in social science, 99 marks in science and 95 in English,' told Rita Kapoor, the principal of DPS Ghaziabad.

According to N.N. Nayar, principal of APJ School Noida, Anusha Gupta the daughter of Kedar Nath Gupta, a realtor, scored 100 marks in mathematics, 100 marks in social science, 99 marks in English, 98 marks in Sanskrit, 97 marks in science, 98 in introductory IT and 98 in Hindi. She scored 493/500 in her best five subjects.

X class results announced for Delhi, Guwahati and Allahabad

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Girls have once again outshone boys in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 10 board exams, the results of which were declared on Friday in the three zones of Delhi, Guwahati and Allahabad. The overall pass percentage recorded a 1.76 % increase from last year. The pass percentage this year was 88.84 %. The pass percentage of girls was 89.78 %, compared to 88.18 % for boys, said a CBSE spokesperson. The results were uploaded in the board's website www.cbse.nic.in. In the Ajmer, Chennai and Panchkula regions, the results had been declared on Tuesday.

The overall pass percentage was the highest in the Chennai region – 95.60 %. This year 824,421 students – 331,922 girls and 473,499 boys – took the Class 10 board exams in the country.

Vocational touch in DU BA’s course widens job prospects

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June 2, 2009

For those who want to pursue a course that is vocational in nature with a lot of applied component and also those who havn't fared too well in the Class XII boards, Delhi University's (DU) BA Programme might just be the right choice. The popular BA (Pass) course was restructured to BA Programme one of the sought after courses offered in over 42 colleges in DU, of which 39 offer it with vocational subjects thereby enhancing students' job prospects. A student with a best of four aggregate of 40% in Class XII from any stream is eligible to apply. Admission would depend on the cut-off list of individual colleges. In School of Open Learning anyone with 40% marks can register for the programme. The courses include language papers in English, Hindi and Sanskrit of which two are compulsory. Other subjects include business data processing, economics, food technology, geography, history, education, family and child welfare, nutrition and health education, office management and secretarial practice, psychology, music, political science and sociology.

The foundation course, which is taught in second year, includes language, literature and culture, contemporary India: economy, politics and society, human rights, gender and environment. The third year offers applied courses including mathematics for social science, banking and insurance, mass communication, nutrition and health, family and child development, Indian art, theatre and performance, voluntary organization and creative writing. 'There are four papers in each year. In first year, one has to take two language papers (English and Hindi). Those who take admission based on Sanskrit can opt for Sanskrit. There are two papers from the other subjects offered like economics, political science, history, philosophy, sociology, mathematics etc depending upon the college. In second year, students would choose either of the language course opted in first year and one foundation course. The list of foundation courses varies for different colleges. The rest of the two papers are from the two subjects the student took up in first year,' said Shri Prakash Singh, faculty, Sri Aurobindo College.

Computers to assist visually impaired at DU

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Keeping in view with the needs of visually impaired aspirants, Delhi University (DU) has installed talking computer during admissions in 2009. Last year, DU introduced Braille form to help them.

Thirty three visually impaired students have already registered themselves for admission to DU this year. Now, with an added facility, DU aims to make the entire procedure more convenient for the visually impaired. They will be guided by counselor in filling up the forms.

According to Seema M. Parihar, deputy dean, students’ welfare, the talking computers were introduced in the admission process this year after it was realised during last year’s admissions that many visually-impaired candidates could not read Braille. Delhi University reserves 3% seats in every college for differently-abled.

Asia News: June2009

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Online hope for high school dropouts in Philippines

In an alternative learning setup that seeks to maximise new information and communication technologies (ICTs), students no longer need to bring lots of pens and papers when taking quizzes. In fact, they do not even have to go to class five times a week to finish high school. Participants of eSkwela just sit in front of a computer for about three hours a week and learn according to their need and speed.

The programme which integrates ICTs into the Alternative Learning System of the Department of Education, aims to provide ICT-enhanced educational opportunities for Filipino out-of-school youth and adults.

Malaysia to attract 80,000 foreign students

Malaysia's Higher Education Ministry is confident of meeting the target of enrolling 80,000 foreign students next year, said its deputy minister, Dr Hou Kok Chung. He said at present, about 70,000 foreign students were pursuing higher education in the country.

The target can be met as Malaysia offers a more affordable and quality education for students from China, Taiwan, Thailand and Singapore in the current economic scenario, he said after a meeting with local private institutions of higher learning.

Center opened in Taipei to promote exchanges with EU

The first European Union Center (EU Center) has been set up in Taiwan as part of a collaborative effort by the country's top academic institutions to promote exchanges and mutual understanding between Taiwan and the European economic bloc.

The aim of the programme in Taiwan is to help create a foothold for EU studies in Taiwan's higher education circles and serve as an information resource for a broad Taiwan audience. The EU Center network in the Asia Pacific region spans South Korea, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Taiwan is the third East Asian country to join the network.

EU to help modernise Madrasa education

The European Commission has pledged support to Bangladesh to modernise madrasa education system many see as a breeding ground for Islamic militancy so that the madrasa students get jobs after studies.

'We spoke as well about education, we spoke about madrasa education, we spoke about the necessity to streamline Madrasa education and make sure that it respects the national curriculum that produces results in the field of writing, reading, and understanding, European Commission envoy Stefan Frowein said after a meeting with state minister for Foreign Affairs Hasan Mahmud.

31 high school students chosen for science camp in
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Senior students from 31 science high schools, mostly from Metro Manila, are undergoing an intensive nine-day training camp in science, mathematics and engineering (SME), which the Department of Science and Technology (DoST) launched Monday at the University of the Philippines (UP)

Mark your calendar:June 2009

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23rd ICDE World Conference on Open
Learning and Distance Education including
the 2009 EADTU Annual Conference

7 to 10 June 2009
Maastricht, Netherlands
http://www.ou.nl/icde2009

Learn 2009
8 to 11 June 2009
St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
http://elearn2009.com

IADIS International Conference e-Learning 2009
17 to 20 June 2009
Algarve, Portugal
http://www.elearning-conf.org/

e-Learning Baltics 2009 (eLBa 2009)
18 to19 June 2009
Rostock, Germany
http://www.e-learning-baltics.de

EDULEARN09 International Conference on
Education and New Learning Technologies
6 to 8 July 2009
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
http://www.iated.org/edulearn09

eduWeb Conference
20 to 22 July 2009
Chicago, IL, United States
http://www.eduwebconference.com

Society for Values in Higher Education
22 to 26 July 2009
Chicago, Illinois, United States
http://www.svhe.org

VIII Iberolatinamerican Conference in Informatics
and Special Education
6 to 8 August 2009
San Jos

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eduWeb Conference
20 to 22 July 2009
Chicago, IL, United States
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Society for Values in Higher
Education
22 to 26 July 2009
Chicago, Illinois, United States
http://www.svhe.org

VIII Iberolatinamerican Conference in Informatics and
Special Education
6 to 8 August 2009
San Jos

Academy for Computer Training (Guj) Pvt. Ltd.

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