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Dr Ambedkar Centre of Excellence to be launched nationally on April 22, to be set up in 31 central varsities

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Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

The Banaras Hindu University (BHU) will be playing host to the national launch of Dr Ambedkar Centre of Excellence on April 22. The centre will be launched by the Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, Virendra Kumar. The centres are being launched with an aim to provide coaching facilities to scheduled caste students for civil services examination, conducted by the Union Public Services Commission (UPSC).

The proposed centre is being set up in 31 central universities across the country. The launch programme is scheduled to take place at the Shatabdi Krishi Prekshagrih, Institute of Agricultural Sciences. Vice-chancellors of all the other universities, where the centre is to be set up, will also be participating in the launch ceremony.

Two MoUs shall also be signed between the Dr Ambedkar Foundation and implementing universities for setting up the centres and Dr Ambedkar Chairs.

Each centre will have 100 seats for coaching and over 33 per cent of total sanctioned seats may preferably be given to eligible female candidates of the scheduled caste (SC) category. As many as three faculty members are to be appointed in each centre. The centres are proposed to have separate classrooms, library, hi-speed WiFi connectivity and other required infrastructure for smooth functioning. For taking admission to the centre to avail coaching, candidates will have to clear an entrance test.

584 students graduate from IIM Ahmedabad at the 57th convocation

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IIM Ahmedabad

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad held its 57th annual convocation at its campus on Friday. The convocation was held on-campus after a gap of two years.

This year, a total of 584 students from the two-year postgraduate programme in Management (PGP); two-year postgraduate programme in food and agribusiness management (PGP-FABM); one-year full-time postgraduate programme in management for executives (PGPX) and PhD Programme in Management (PhD) graduated from IIM Ahmedabad.

In PGP (Batch 2020-22), a total of 387 students graduated this year. In PGP FABM (Batch 2020-22), 47 students received their degrees, 136 PGPX (Batch 2021-22) students and 14 PhD scholars also received their degrees.

The batch toppers from each programme were awarded gold medals in recognition of their academic accomplishments. Shubham Goyal, Vaibhav Agarwal and Nitin Kulshreshtha from PGP and Amit Kumar from PGPX were recipients of the scholastic medals.

This year, the Chief Guest Ms Falguni Nayar, IIMA alumna and Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Nykaa.com, joined Mr Kumar Mangalam Birla, and Professor Errol D’Souza, Director, IIMA and other Board members for the Convocation.

Delivering the Convocation address, Falguni Nayar said, “Don’t be afraid to take risks along the way. You are blessed to be entering a world that now increasingly risks friendly. Spend the early years of your career taking the right risks and make some bold bets on yourself. And remember, no matter what anyone says, it is never too late to start all over again. Decision making will not always be easy, and often there will be no straightforward answer. So, trust your gut to an extent, it will guide you well.”

Addressing the students, the director of IIM Ahmedabad, Errol D’Souza, said, “It is no longer about short-term financial targets and efficient execution. Ever since the Great Financial Crisis, and even more so since the pandemic, there is some room for a swashbuckling Elon Musk but soft skills such as compassion and collaboration are going to be a top requirement. Your views on corporate strategy will be important but so will those on climate change, discrimination and inclusion, human rights, culture wars and a host of other issues.

Haryana government to distribute over 2.5 lakh free tablets to Class 10, 12 students

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Manohar Lal Khattar

The Haryana government will distribute tablets to students in grades 10 to 12 in May, according to the state’s Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. The devices will come preloaded with content as well as personalised and adaptive learning software, and students will also have access to free internet data.

On Thursday, a meeting of the high-powered purchase committee presided over by CM Lal Khattar, approved the purchase of goods and items to be procured by various departments at a cost of more than Rs 100 crore. According to an official statement, three proposals were tabled in the meeting, two from the education department and one from the power department.

The meeting approved the purchase of personalised and adaptive learning software for the higher classes, which will cost more than Rs 5 crore. In addition, the committee approved the purchase of approximately five lakh data SIM cards at a cost of Rs 47 crore. The daily data limit for these SIM cards, which will be inserted into the tablets, will be 2 GB.

Over 2.5 lakh tabs will be distributed to students in classes 10-12 in the month of May. The scheme aims to bridge the digital learning gap for most students in government schools who come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds and are unable to afford devices such as smartphones and tablets.

Jammu University V-C meets Jitendra Singh, shares views on integration of science curriculum with start-ups

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Jammu University

The newly appointed Vice-Chancellor of Jammu University, Prof Umesh Rai met Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday and sought integration of science curriculum by engaging and enrolling students of the varsity in various new student and youth-related StartUp and other projects of the Ministry of Science and Technology.

This was Rai’s first meeting with the Minister of State (Independent Charge), Science and Technology, after taking over as the vice chancellor. He requested the minister to engage the students from the University of Jammu in some of the futuristic science projects launched under the ministry.

Singh responded that the research in the university has to be linked with StartUps and to make the StartUps sustainable, not only the academic streams need to come together but the industry also needs to be made equal stakeholders with equal investments of resources. This has been stated in an official statement by the Science and Technology Ministry.

IIM-Ahmedabad postpones the launch of its new logo

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The Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) has decided to postpone the launch of its new logo. This was announced by the board’s chairperson and noted industrialist, Kumar Mangalam Birla, on Wednesday. The move comes in the backdrop of a section of faculty members objecting to a proposed change in the logo.

It may be noted that some faculty members of the premier management institute had raised objections to a proposed change in the logo of the IIMA through a letter to the BoG earlier this month. They had complained in the letter that the decision to change the logo was taken without any consultation.

“We had a discussion today around the issue of the logo and the board has decided to keep it in abeyance (launch of a new logo) as of now. Errol D’Souza (IIMA Director) will put it out for wider consultation and inputs, and we will then look at it again,” Birla stated in an official statement.

The chairperson of the Board of Governors said the new IIMA logo was to be launched in June, but now it has been postponed. Birla was here to attend the IIMA’s 57th annual convocation.

“A lot of people had their emotions attached to the existing logo. So we thought it’s right to take everyone’s opinion into account (before coming out with a new logo),” said Birla when asked about the postponement.

EDMC to implement ‘Mission Buniyaad’ & ‘NIPUN Bharat’ programmes in all its schools

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New Delhi 

The East Delhi Municipal Corporation is planning to implement ‘Mission Buniyaad’ and ‘NIPUN Bharat’ programmes in all its schools. This was stated by the EDMC officials on Wednesday.

The Delhi government in February 2018 had announced the launch of ‘Mission Buniyaad’ for improving learning skills of children studying in state and municipal-run schools. National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy (NIPUN Bharat) was launched in July 2021 under the aegis of centrally sponsored scheme of ‘Samagra Shiksha’.

Municipal Commissioner Vikas Anand, senior officials, and principals from different schools were present in the meeting. The commissioner said due to the pandemic and consequent closure of schools, there has been a “huge gap” in the education of children in the last two years.

“EDMC is going to implement ‘Mission Buniyaad’ and ‘NIPUN Bharat‘ programmes in all EDMC schools,” the civic body said in a statement. Under the ‘Mission Buniyaad’ programme which will run from April to June for classes 3 to 5 in civic schools and classes 6 to 8 in government schools, children undergo a reading level assessment based on which they will be enrolled in specialised ‘Mission Buniyaad classes’.

The commissioner added that special classes will be organised for children under ‘Mission Buniyaad’ even during summer vacations. Similarly, ‘NIPUN Bharat’ programme is specially designed for children in the age group of 3-9 years. He said in this direction, a mega parent-teacher meeting is being organised in all schools of the corporation on April 16 in which parents will be informed about the two programmes in detail.

The Department of School Education and Literacy had launched the National Mission on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy called NIPUN Bharat in July 2021. The mission aims to achieve universal foundational literacy and numeracy in primary classes. Anand said study material for ‘Mission Buniyaad’ has already been distributed by ‘Samagra Shiksha’ to all EDMC schools.

Get ready to delve into the intricacies of the Edtech world with Gupshup presents Elets Edtech Summit

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The year 2021 marked a paradigm shift towards EdTech and the trend is just strengthening in 2022. The pandemic has made people realise that traditional offline players do not have the capability to provide the support needed in these hyper-competitive times.

Online education has only contributed to accelerating the globalisation of education. A student from any part of the world can learn from several different mentors at the same time, giving them a bigger scope and sphere of knowledge.

Understanding the significance of Edtech and to ponder upon the future of Edtech in India, Elets Digital Magazine is organising the first Elets Edtech Summit 2022, presented by Gupshup. The summit is being organised virtually on 15 April and brings together the biggest and the best names from the EdTech industry to decode the future.

Reports say that India has the second-largest market for online education, right after the US. This means that the nation is going in the right direction as per the recent Nation Education Policy (NEP) passed in 2020. With proper planning and execution, the online medium has the power to meet all the four policy parameters of NEP — Access, Equity, Quality, Affordability, and Accountability.

Right now, the challenge faced by Indian Education is not the lack of consumers (students) but the lack of qualified and willing suppliers (educators.) And the summit will be not only exploring the Edtech sector in length, but also look at the best practices and the challenges. Some of the topics that are being delved upon include how rapid technological advancements are driving up demand for digital skills, Opportunity for modifying content based on feedback, Up-skilling and re-skilling for career growth and more.

Be a part of this summit and get answers to all that you wanted to know about the Edtech world.

Register now: https://avtaar.eletsonline.com/edutech/registration

YUGMA presents first-ever MBA mentorship career fest for students

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Mumbai, Maharashtra 

VMentor.ai, the “tech-enabled, human-intervened” mentorship platform that accelerates business growth will be hosting its first-ever mentorship fest, “Step Up”, starting from the 8th of April, under its vertical – YUGMA.

“Step Up” will bring together over 25 industry mentors, many of whom are campus recruiters. The attendees (aspiring and current MBA students) will get the opportunity to interact with and be mentored by trail-blazing CXOs from key industries such as BFSI, healthcare/pharma, IT, FMCG, FMCD, market research and consultancy, and retail. Students will gain insights into specialisations from industry veterans with decades of experience in these segments.

The career-mentoring event will be a one-stop shop for MBA aspirants and B-school students for taking the next leap. Students preparing for the CAT or CET entrance exams will get a better grasp on which colleges to apply to, what specialisations to choose and industry roles that await them when they graduate from a B-school.

B-school students looking for summer internships or preparing for their final placements will be able to deep-dive into career tracks, gain invaluable insights on roles to target and specific industry-tailored requirements.

Meenu Bhatia, Co-founder, VMentor.ai says, “At YUGMA, we have been bringing together corporates and academia through meaningful interventions to improve employability and build a pipeline of future leaders.  YUGMA does this by leveraging technology and its pool of 200+ industry mentors. “Step Up” will strengthen this process by bringing corporates and CXOs closer to the academia and equip students to build a foundation for a strong career.”

“Step Up” will also digitally showcase YUGMA’s skill enhancement courses that equip students with an edge in final placements.

Delhi Skill University launches residential course in software programming for women, trans women

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New Delhi

The Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University (DSEU) launched its residential course in software programming on Tuesday. The course has been launched to make skilling aspirational, accessible and inclusive for women and trans women. The programme, with 84 students in its first batch, was inaugurated by Atishi, Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Education and MLA from Kalkaji constituency.

The fully-funded residential 20-month advanced diploma course in software programming will be run in collaboration with non-profit organisation NavGurukul, the university stated in a statement.

“We are in the 21st century surrounded by technology where Google answers all our questions in mere seconds and yet we are to spend 14 years in the formal education system. Those 14 years tell us what one can and cannot study. With this programme in coding and programming, the effort is to challenge these notions by encouraging students with strong logic to pursue a career in the tech world,” Atishi said.

The residential course will provide girls and trans women an opportunity to learn and grow in the technical world through a six-month-long training period, the statement said.

 

UP government constructs inter colleges, ITIs in Minority concentrated districts to boost education

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Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 

In a bid to provide the best facilities to all the citizens of Uttar Pradesh and support their holistic development, the Yogi Adityanath led state government has identified 47 districts with over 25 percent minority population that will be developed under the Pradhanmantri Jan Vikas Karyakram. Kick-starting the development in these districts, the state government has constructed Inter Colleges in these districts to ensure education for all. The funds for the arrangement of furniture and construction in all the Inter Colleges was issued by the Central government.

The Yogi government is not only aiming to complete the projects, but is also emphasizing on running them smoothly in the public interest. Methodical teaching work is going on in all the Inter Colleges, where the students of that area are getting educated.

Over 13 new Industrial Training Institutes have been constructed under the PMJVK for skill development and in addition to them, 12 ITIs have also become operational. The state government has broken all barriers of regional and social imbalance in terms of development and connected all the backward areas of the state with the mainstream development process.

A total of 3400 new units have been established/approved in the Minority concentrated areas including  3 Government Polytechnics, 52 Government Inter Colleges, 9 Junior High Schools, 20 Upper Primary Schools, 136 Primary Schools, 18 Government ITIs, 1 Government Nursing College, 9 Government Degree Colleges, 2433 Smart Classes, examination hall in 2 Inter Colleges, 9 hostels, 31 ‘Sadbhav Mandap’, 160 Anganwadi centres, 2 working women hostels, 1 marketing shed, 3 science labs, 187 piped drinking water scheme, 747 portable water supply, 1 sewer scheme, 47 toilet blocks, 27 common service centres and 1 Unani Medical College.

Last year, proposals for new projects worth Rs 1549 crore were made available to the Government of India. In the current year, proposals for new projects worth Rs 898 crore have been sent to the Government of India.

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