J&K administration to upgrade 200 schools for tribal students

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The Jammu and Kashmir administration is all set to upgrade 200 schools in tribal areas to establish a strong educational ecosystem for the community. This was stated by the J&K administration officials on Monday evening.

They said Rs 104 crore is being spent to strengthen school infrastructure in tribal areas and an annual outlay of Rs 30 crore has been earmarked for scholarships of tribal students. “To provide education on modern lines to tribal children, the government started an ambitious project of transforming 200 schools into smart schools in tribal areas at a cost of Rs 40 crore,” a senior administrative official said.

The government is continuously making efforts to protect the interests of tribal people, including their land, and education, and uplifting their socio-economic status, they said.

It may be recalled that last year, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha had handed over individual and community rights certificates to the beneficiaries of Gujjar, Bakarwal and Gaddi Sippi communities under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006.

The initiative was hailed as a significant step with the potential to transform the lives of members of tribal communities across Jammu and Kashmir.

In areas where community rights have been granted, Rs 10 crore is provided for infrastructure development including works on roads, power supply, and Anganwadi centres, they said.

The Jammu and Kashmir administration is spending a total of around Rs 104 crore to strengthen school infrastructure in tribal areas and establish a strong educational ecosystem for the tribal community, they said.

Indigo co-founder Rakesh Gangwal donates Rs 100 crore to his alma mater IIT-Kanpur

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April 5, 2022

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In one of the biggest donations to any IIT so far, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur has received one of the biggest personal donations from Rakesh Gangwal, Co-Founder of IndiGo airlines and an alumnus of the institute. A donation of Rs 100 crore has been made towards IIT-K’s School of Medical Sciences and Technology.

The announcement was made by IIT Kanpur’s Director, Abhay Karandikar, who announced this on social media platform Twitter. “Here is big news from @IITKanpur. In an extraordinary gesture, our alumnus Mr Rakesh Gangwal, Co-Founder of IndiGo airlines has made one of the largest personal donations with a 100 crore contribution focused on supporting the School of Medical Sciences & Technology at IIT Kanpur,” he tweeted.

The full 100 crore will be received over a period of two years, and Rs 7 crore has already been transferred. IIT Kanpur’s School of Medical Sciences and Technology is being defined as “first of its kind” by the Director as he claims that no other IIT branch has such a setup in India.

The School of Medical Sciences and Technology involves 450 budget super-speciality hospitals, 50 beds-cancer care hospital and about eight centres of excellence that will work at the intersection of engineering and medicine, the Director told.

He also informed that the entire construction of the project is about Rs 600 crores, out of which the institute has already received nearly Rs 300-350 crore in donations from alumni, including the recent donation of Rs 100 crore. So, now the construction of the building and other infrastructure will begin in the next couple of months. The entire project will take two more years to be completed. “So, by 2025 or 2024, it will become fully operational,” Abhay Karandikar said. As for the donation amount, the entirety of the Rs 100 crore will be allotted to the construction of the centre and getting resources for the same.

Born in Kolkata, Rakesh Gangwal earned a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur in 1975, after which he completed his MBA degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He has also been conferred with the Distinguished Alumnus Award of the IIT-K. He is now the co-founder and owner of IndiGo airlines.

Want to know career opportunities for interior design courses? Here are some

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Authored by: Ar. Anju Ahirwal, HOD In-charge, School of Architecture and Design, Noida International University.

As remarkable interiors have become one of the prerequisites for a workplace or home, the demand for interior designers are increasing day by day. They are the ones, who through their creativity, technical knowledge and professional & industrial skills on building, architecture and human lifestyle create one’s dream space. They are also the experts in creating more spaces, improving the space efficiency, improving the functional usage of space, improving the lighting effect, improving the colour effects, improving the textures, patterns, scale, size among others.

With the changing times, the interior designers also specialize in sustainability, where they incorporate environment friendly techniques to complete their work. According to a report by Brandongaille, interior design jobs are expected to see an estimated increase by 13 percent in the next decade.

If you possess all the above-mentioned qualities, then you are just apt to take up interior designing course as it will lead to many avenues for you:

Residential Interior Designer

It is the residential interior designer who makes a house home. Their work begins from where the architect’s job stops. They work on the interiors of houses, apartments, condos, and anywhere else where people reside, thereby creating a liveable space. If you’re someone who loves strolling through home-furnishing stores and looking at their pre-designed bedroom ideas, then you might be suited to become a residential interior designer as it involves working on exciting interior spaces.

Healthcare Interior Designer

The interior designs of healthcare centres are crucial as they help a patient to improve their mood, speed up their recovery and help them to feel better. For this as a career opportunity, a person needs to have a creative bent of mind and little research. One needs to use the evidence-based design process in designing and renovating healthcare centres, clinics, doctor’s offices, hospitals, and residential care facilities. You can right away select this as your career after completing an interior designing course.

Sustainable interior designer

As our society is becoming aware of having environmentally friendly buildings and its interiors, the responsibility of sustainable interior designers are increasing because the clients want their interiors to have sustainable principles. A sustainable interior designer’s job involves designing spaces with waste reduction, low environmental impact and energy efficiency. It also involves furnishing homes with products made from recycled materials.

Industrial designer

The job of an industrial designer involves developing the concepts for cars, home appliances, and toys. They combine art, business, and engineering to make products that people use every day. Their primary responsibilities involve communication with clients, creating designs accordingly, managing project budgets and troubleshooting design issues during production.

Senior interior designer

In a corporate set-up, they work closely with the project manager to lead the design projects. It’s a higher position and to get their job done they need to collaborate with other professionals, such as the project manager, other interior designers and contractors. In order to become a senior interior designer, one also needs to have a working knowledge of working knowledge of design software programs such as PhotoShop, InDesign, Illustrator, and MicroStation.

Universal interior designers

Universal interior designers are the ones who create spaces that are accessible to all including vulnerable communities like people with disabilities, elderly people, children. A perfect universal design is intuitive, simplistic, and easy to navigate. It’s welcoming for all. They are in demand now-a-days.

Uttar Pradesh CM kicks off ‘School Chalo’ campaign in Shravasti district, MLAs, Education dept officials urged to adopt new schools under Operation Kayakalp

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The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched the month-long ‘School Chalo’ campaign at Sharvasti, the district with the lowest literacy rate in the state, on Monday. For this year’s campaign, priority will be given to districts with low literacy rates, which include Shravasti, Bahraich, Balrampur, Badaun and Rampur.

Speaking on the occasion, CM Yogi urged legislators, councillors, panchayat and municipal representatives as well as intellectuals to come forward to join this noble mission as it would pave the way for the development and empowerment of Uttar Pradesh in the real sense.

He also urged legislators and Education Department officials to adopt a school each and work towards their transformation in terms of facilities such as well-equipped libraries, smart classes, provision of safe drinking water, toilets etc. as they did during his first tenure as CM following the launch of Operation Kayakalp in 2017.

He said: “Since the launch of Operation Kayakalp in 2017, 1.34 lakh primary schools have undergone a facelift in UP with provision of drinking water facility, furniture, construction of toilets, inclusion of smart classes and improvement in the quality of mid-day meals. Now, I want you to adopt the remaining schools for their modernisation.”

“There cannot be a more sacred mission than educating a child and with Navratri underway, there can’t be a more auspicious occasion to join the mission. Education alone can give right direction to society and lay the foundation for a developed and empowered country. It’s both our moral duty and social responsibility that we bring each child to the school, including children of migrant workers who came to the state on vacations”, CM Yogi added.

He urged councillors, panchayat representatives and others to conduct door to door visits in their areas to ensure that every family sent its child to school. He added that while the state government was providing school uniforms, shoes and schoolbags to the children, it’s the parents’ duty to see to it that their children went to schools in uniforms.

Welcoming students to the schools after a gap of two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, CM Yogi informed that in three years since 2017, 1.80 crore children had got registered for basic education.

“In April 2020, there was a complete lockdown, but today all activities are open. More than 30 crore doses have been given in UP while people are also getting ration twice a month under the double engine government”, Yogi said. He said that tablets and smartphones were being distributed to bachelor degree students in order to make them tech-savvy in the technology-driven world.

Meanwhile, admission certificates were distributed to some students whereas hearing aids were given to some differently-abled students by the CM. CM also honoured teachers and others for their contribution to Operation Kayakalp. CM Yogi also talked about bringing changes to the curriculum to include lives of great people of India and including sports for the holistic development of the children.

Electrical and electronics engineering department secured 100% placement with multiple offers again!!

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Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh

The Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering is very glad to proclaim their success about 100% placement with multiple offers again for two consecutive batches- 2017-21 & 2018-22, which was a cumulative effort of consistent striving. With the cooperation of KIET-CRPC and Departmental Placement Cell, all eligible 100% students of the department have been placed in well-reputed organizations including software and hardware industries. With this great and proud achievement, it is proved that the future of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is very bright and stable. It is a brilliant and bright option for the students who are diligent in coding, and programming and at the same time interested in inventions and its solution. Core Engineering like Electrical & Electronics Engineering will help to build critical and dynamic thinking which would further open avenues of carrier option in extensive fields around the globe.

Electrical and Electronics Engineers have already extended their strong arms and proved their prime presence in various essential domains such as Automation & Robotics, Aero Space technology, Defence Research & Development Organization, signal processing, Automation and Control, Telecommunication, Electric Vehicles, Embedded system, Electronic components of computers and other tools, Industrial Controls, Network Equipment, Telecom Equipment, Medical Equipment, Radios, Computers, Smart Phones, IoT, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Integrated Chips and yes the -list is endless. In general, Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ presence and need is ever-increasing to meet the variegated needs of the consumers in India as well as abroad. Life is indispensable with Electrical and Electronics Engineers. All industries will come to a halt if Electricity is exhausted. Being Electrical engineers, we help and support billions of people on a day-to-day basis.

With a strong and determined vision to create technocrats who can build, innovate and illuminate the world together, the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering of KIET Group of institutions is at the forefront of practical knowledge. Till now the Department has completed the dreams of more than 1750 students and provided optimum benefits to society. More than 39 faculty members from various renowned Institutes have joined their hands together to support and guide students to enlighten their vision and achieve their futuristic goals. Head of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department, Dr Neeraj Kumar Gupta, consistently pursuing the target to achieve 100% placement consecutively, was widely appreciated. With distinguished International lectures happening in our Department throughout the year by eminent experts from around the globe, students are inspired to take up international placements, whose results will be reflected shortly. The role of Dr Preeti Chitkara, Head, International Relations & Public Relations, in giving the students of our college worldwide exposure in aspects related to overall grooming is commendable. With such combined efforts, we are sure to reach greater heights in the near future. The success of the department was appreciated by the Director, Joint Director, and the other authorities of the institute.

KIET Group of Institutions is one of the premier destinations for young minds, offering courses in Engineering, Management and Pharmacy. It continuously strives for the welfare of its students providing them with best opportunities both on the national and international platforms.

Only vaccinated international students allowed entry, Aligarh Muslim University issues guidelines

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The university administration of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has laid clear instructions on Sunday for foreign students’ entry into the campus. According to an official communique issued by the university, students from abroad would be allowed inside the university premises only after the vaccination.

“The AMU administration has issued an advisory that the foreign students who come to the AMU campus should come only after getting vaccination from their countries and only then will they be given admission, else they would not be allowed to enter,” said Deputy Proctor, S Ali Nabaw Zaidi.

It may be noted here that various states, including West Bengal, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, revoked COVID-19 restrictions after recording the overall decline in COVID-19 cases.

All India Radio launches weekly interactive programme for students preparing for competitive exams

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The All India Radio (AIR) has launched a weekly interactive programme for job seekers and students preparing for various competitive examinations, on Saturday. The first episode of the 30-minute programme, ‘Abhyaas’, was aired on 100.1 FM GOLD at 9.30 pm on Saturday. This was stated by the News Services Division of AIR through an official statement.

“The first episode of ‘Abhyaas’, a special programme for Competitive Examinations, was aired on 100.1 FM GOLD at 9.30 pm today and the subject was Modern History,” a senior AIR official said.

Listeners can also access the programme on Twitter at @airnewsalerts or on airnewsofficial YouTube Channel and on the NewsonAir App.

The public broadcaster stated that the programme will be in Hindi and it will be broadcast every Saturday from 9:30 pm to 10 pm.

“The weekly interactive programme will include segments like Explainers, Factfile, Examination Calender and Question of the Week with a musical break,” the AIR said, adding, “A prominent academician will respond to the listeners’ queries.” “For the next episode on April 9, students can send their queries on WhatsApp number 928 909 4044 or mail to abhyaas.air@gmail.com till April 5,” it said.

The subject chosen for the next week is Indian Polity and Constitution, it added.

“Online education is no more a one way outreach”

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Sanjay Padode is the Chairman of IFIM Institutions and the Founding President of VijayBhoomi University. He spoke to Digital Learning Magazine about the advantages of the online learning model.

What are the advantages and disadvantages between the traditional and online learning model?

The basic difference between traditional and online learning models is the medium of delivery. The success of a learning model depends upon the curriculum design, choice of an appropriate faculty and the opportunity for a student to reflect and apply the newly learnt knowledge. The traditional teaching method commonly referred to as face to face teaching method is time tested and the best in-class faculty who have years of experience find this method to be more effective.

This method requires commitment of time and physical presence during the teaching hours. Lectures followed by group work, tutorials and assignments helps the student imbibe knowledge through reflection and application whilst being supervised. On the other hand the online teaching method decimates the physical barriers and time constraints, allowing the teacher to deliver classes from any place to any place.

The teacher and student enjoy the flexibility of time and hence can schedule such sessions based on their work schedules and other priorities. Thus enabling continuous learning from practicing professionals and faculty from anywhere. In a way the online learning technology has flattened the learning hierarchy and democratized learning.

A good curriculum design would leverage both traditional and online teaching methodology to maximize learning for students and widen the choices available to the learner. In my view online has to be looked upon as an add-on medium and the same needs to be combined with traditional teaching to create the best value proposition for the learner.

Do you think digitalisation of education has helped in globalization of education and shrinking the borders?

Digitalisation has flattened the world. Education is also being impacted by the same. Borders have shrunk, ability to scale has been enhanced, quality education is easily accessible and the emerging competitive environment is also containing the inflation in education. This is happening and will continue to happen.

It is said that online mediums have the power to meet policy parameters of NEP – Access, Equity, Quality, Affordability and Accountability. Your views.

Yes indeed. Online education is accelerating pedagogical innovations. The use of simulation, augmented reality and virtual reality is enhancing the efficacy of learning. Coupled with new models of apprenticeships, virtual internships, mentoring and coaching learning is becoming more engaging and relevant. Online education is no more a one way outreach, it is interactive and as mentioned if leveraged correctly and blended rightly with traditional methods of teaching can prove to be the most effective form of learning. The government has identified this rightly and in my personal view NEP is a transformational step and not an incremental change. If NEP is implemented in spirit and word, it will help India reap its demographic dividend.

“Using Edtech benefited our students to sail through the pandemic”

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Puneet K is the President, The Narayana Group. He shares on how the group has actively used EdTech for better learning experience for students.

When it comes to using EdTech for schools, there are several advantages to it. The key advantages of EdTech solutions are their ability to augment the learning experience and smoothen the examination experience for students.

The Narayana Group has consistently delivered world-class education for over 40 years. We have done so by being ahead of the curve. We leverage any innovative process, product or technology that would provide our students with an edge over others. EdTech is one of the components in a series of innovations we have introduced to bolster academic excellence in our students. We began developing our online learning ecosystem in 2016.

We began by installing digital classrooms in all our campuses in 2016 to complement classroom teaching with video content. This has enhanced our students’ understanding of concepts and increased the overall quality of interaction between teachers and students. Students are now able to visualise what they are being taught, frame their questions better and recall concepts with ease.

In 2018 we developed and released nLearn, Narayana Group’s in-house learning and testing application. We invested heavily in curriculum planning, content creation, design, and a proprietary test engine to help our students excel in competitive exams such as JEE Main, JEE Advanced and NEET. We also invested significantly in hardware and equipped our campuses with digital labs to ensure that all our students had access to nLearn’s content and testing platform. We shifted to online testing across all our campuses and provided students with the ability to practice effectively at home. This helped us rapidly scale the amount of practice we were able to give our students in their preparations for competitive exams. The National Testing Agency’s (NTA) decided to move JEE examinations fully online in 2019.

We have integrated features like integrated learning, regular testing, and detailed remediation in the nLearn app to complement our process with technology for every step of the learning journey. Micro lessons for enhanced conceptual understanding. Assessments and testing for focused practice. Detailed feedback and analytics on the performance of every student. The feedback loop is closed by our teachers who leverage this data to tailor instructions, focus on difficult concepts and quickly close learning gaps. Integrating our process excellence with technology has enabled us to make learning adaptive and engaging for students.

Since 2020, we have significantly scaled our EdTech capabilities on the strong foundations that were laid. We rolled out online live classes on 24th March,2020, just one day into the lockdown announced by the Indian government. We expanded the reach of the nLearn app to pre-primary and primary students, giving them access to classes, curated video content, interactive practice, platform for doubt solving and assignments.

Over the last two years, we conducted over 10,000 live classes per day. Our students cumulatively consumed 150 crore plus video hours of educational content. Our proprietary online test engine is one of the best in the country. Over 1.5 lakh students simultaneously take tests on the nLearn platform every week. While most online test platforms offer only objective (multiple choice format) examinations, we developed and deployed online, multi-chapter descriptive tests to ensure that our students do not lose touch with the subjective examinations during the lockdown.

During the pandemic, we also deployed the nDigital app for students outside the Narayana ecosystem. It is a platform where any student in the country can sign up for short, medium, and long-term courses for JEE and NEET preparation. Students benefit from content and exams curated by our experts. This was to address the lack of remote access to quality coaching for JEE and NEET aspirants.

The impact of the loss of schooling on students during the pandemic has been extensively discussed in the media. The Narayana Group’s early adoption of EdTech ensured that we were able to seamlessly pivot to online learning during the Pandemic. Our strong digital infrastructure ensured that we minimize the learning losses for our students. As we move back to traditional education, we are integrating the best aspects of our EdTech with classroom learning to maximize learning. We are leveraging technology for asynchronous learning, customized content (Video/ audio/activity-based), tailored assignments, remediation classes, one-to-one doubt solving sessions. Some of these activities which used to previously cut into classroom teaching time are now moved beyond it so that teachers can focus completely on teaching during classroom hours. Furthermore, by providing remote access to doubt solving, remediation etc. students get time to resolve their doubts comprehensively. Additional access to content allows students to solidify concepts.

Understanding the EdTech world and its roles

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When the EdTech industry was established, it served one simple purpose – to provide learners with access to engaging multimedia educational content. But, in the last five years, the e-learning industry has been offering students an entirely different, useful and interactive experience that includes live classes, cloud access, online labs, projects, and even online assessments.

In 2022, Edtech is going to increasingly become a consumer industry – learning in the next 10 years will be going through a mega transition, just like staying fit and healthy went through in the last one decade. Earlier it was only athletes who worked out and maintained a healthier, fit lifestyle. Now we all do it to stay healthy. The same will be the case for learning: high performers did it to shine, but now we all need it to be part of our lives to maintain our professional development.

However, EdTech has it’s own cons too. Use of digital technology makes students highly susceptible to distraction and sidetracking. Also, there are gaps in terms of availability of content in regional language which is much needed for the wider and bigger reach of technology.

Understanding the contribution of EdTech and recognising the players, Elets Digital Learning Magazine is dedicating this issue to the EdTech industry. Read how the industry has grown during the pandemic and also, the details of Union budget FY23 and the gifts to education.

Have a safe and healthy month ahead.

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