KIET shines with A+ Grade in NAAC & 2nd Rank in ARIIA

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January 7, 2022

Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh

KIET Group of Institutions has bagged the 2nd rank in the prestigious Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) 2021 released by the Ministry of Education, Government of India on 29th Dec’21. Not only this, KIET is now accredited with “A+” grade with a CGPA of 3.32 by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).

Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India, and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to systematically rank all major higher educational institutions in India on indicators related to Innovation, start-up, and Entrepreneurship Development amongst students and faculty. Dr. Subhas Sarkar announced ATAL ranking online and urged to create a culture of innovation & entrepreneurship and groom the faculty members as innovators, out-of-the-box thinkers, creative problem solvers, entrepreneurs and job creators.

On the other hand, The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), established to work towards periodic assessment and accreditation of institutions of higher education and also to stimulate the academic environment for the promotion of quality of teaching-learning and research in higher education institutions.

These two milestones are the outcomes of the KIET Group of Institutions’ persistent efforts in successfully creating an eco-system for teaching-learning, outcome-based education, innovation & entrepreneurship in the institute.

Speaking on these two achievements, The Director, KIET Group of Institutions, Dr (Col) A Garg remarks “It is the moment to be cherished and I heartily congratulate each & every stakeholder of the institute be it, students, faculty members staff members, Alumni and the others as without their direct or indirect contributions, it was not possible to earn such accolade”. He added, “I am proud to be leading such an organization where we work together to achieve such levels.”

On this occasion, Dr. Manoj Goel, Joint Director of the institution congratulated all members of the institution for their continuous & collaborative effort. He also appreciated the dedication and effort of the departments.

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 the best opportunities both on the national and international platforms.

Agra’s Ambedkar University approves 135 new vocational courses under NEP

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January 7, 2022

Agra, Uttar Pradesh

The Academic Council of Dr BR Ambedkar University, Agra, approved 135 new vocational courses under National Education Policy-2020 (NEP-2020). The decision was taken following a meeting of the council on Thursday.

The meeting of the Council was chaired by officiating vice-chancellor Prof Alok Kumar Rai. According to the official statement from the university, “135 vocational courses have been approved by the Academic Council, which also accepted the proposal to amend the title of some courses, as presented by the V-C. The council authorized the registrar of the university to amend titles of the courses and submit them to the executive council for approval.”

These new courses will be designed keeping in mind the NEP 2.0 and aiming at making students industry ready for better employment opportunities

Also Read: IIT Madras launches Masters programme on Electric Vehicles

Delhi Teachers University Bill passed in Assembly

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January 6, 2022

Delhi

The Delhi Assembly cleared a Bill for setting up a world-class teachers’ training university, offering BA-BEd and BSc-BEd programmes.

The Delhi Teachers’ University Bill was introduced in the House on Monday by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday.

According to official information, the University will be spread over 12 acres of land in Bakkarwala village. It will have lecture halls, digital labs and a library with world-class facilities for 5000 students.

The university will offer teacher education programmes such as BA-BEd and BSc-BEd to create a new generation of teachers. Students of the university will collaborate with Delhi government schools for the duration of their courses and get hands-on experience with a focus on research.

Punjab higher education students to get one-time internet allowance, announces CM Channi

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January 5, 2022

Chief Minister of Punjab, Charanjit Singh Channi

Chandigarh, Punjab

The Punjab cabinet has decided to give Rs 2,000 as a one-time internet allowance to all students, studying in higher educational institutions. The move will help them to attend online classes in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases.

The decision will benefit about 8.67 lakh students. The Chief Minister of Punjab, Charanjit Singh Channi informed about this decision post a meeting with the state cabinet.

Also read: Punjab govt orders reopening of Universities from Jan 21

According to officials, the move will target all the students from higher education institutions and the districts officials have already been asked to prepare a database with the college and university authorities to ensure that no beneficiary is left out.

UP Higher Education department bags two Awards for Digital Library & NOC Affiliation Portal

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January 4, 2022

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh’s Higher Education department has bagged two national level awards for its digital initiatives. The department got CSI SIG eGovernance awards 2021 in recognition of its commendable work in two projects – Digital Library Project and Online NOC and AFFILIATIONS System for opening the new college or Course. .

The awards will be conferred to the state government at CSI SIG eGovernance awards 2021 in MNNIT, Allahabad at Prayagraj on January 23. It may be recalled that the Yogi Adityanath led UP government, in pursuit of promoting digital education, had launched the Digital Library, where as many as 76,709 e-contents have been uploaded More accolades for UP government at national level.

Also read: Yogi government to start distributing free smartphones, tablets on Atal’s birth anniversary

The Yogi government, in pursuit of promoting digital education, had launched the Digital Library on which as many as 76,709 e-contents have so far been uploaded. The Digital Library has registered more than 7.07 lakh hits. Approximately 5500 contents are under scrutiny/ approval process at the moment, the Higher Education department sources said.

Meanwhile, the successfully designed NOC Affiliation Portal has so far approved 487 Undergraduate NOC, 431 Postgraduate NOC and 138 in Academic Session 2021-22.

Delhi govt orders schools to upload status of vaccinated students on Google Tracker daily

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January 4, 2022

Delhi

To keep a track of all vaccinated students, the Delhi government has asked all school principals to upload the status of vaccinated students on Google Tracker on a daily basis. The data should be updated by 4 p.m. everyday, the officials said.

It may be noted here that over 20,900 children between 15 to 18 received their first dose of vaccine, as the vaccination drive for the 15 to 18 age group began at 169 vaccination centres in Delhi on Monday.

Delhi reported 4,099 new Covid cases on Monday, 28 per cent more than Sunday, and 1 death as the positivity rate rose to 6.46 per cent, according to the official data of the Health Department.

Also read: Winter vacations to begin for Delhi govt school from January 1

According to the official order of the directorate of education, “Heads of Schools shall daily upload the status of vaccinated school students on Google Tracker by 4 pm without fail. Class teachers must ensure that parents are informed to take their children to the nearest vaccination site earmarked for vaccination of children between 15 to 18 years of age.

IIT Madras launches Masters programme on Electric Vehicles

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January 4, 2022

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

With electric vehicles being the buzz word, this is good news for those who want to learn more about them. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras will be launching a Master’s programme on electric vehicles.

This will be an interdisciplinary dual degree program and will be offered to Btech and Dual Degree students. Students can enrol to this programme from January 2022 during their third year of BTech and dual degree programmes. The initial seats in the course are expected to be around 25.

This will be beneficial for students who are looking for job opportunities in the EV product development industry. These include EV integration, vehicle aggregate engineering, communication and calibration, verification and validation, and product and portfolio planning.

Officials at IIT Madras feel that this course will not only create newer opportunities and also give a skilled workforce for the Electric Vehicle industry.

BMC orders closure of schools for offline classes

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January 3, 2022

With the increase in the number of Covid 19 cases, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has ordered to stop the offline classes for students of class 1 to 9th and 11th as precautionary step. Online classes for these classes would however continue.

According to BMC, Mumbai alone recorded 8,063 Covid cases. Considering that the prevalence of the new variant Omicron is increasing in some countries of the world, including several states in India, classes 5th to 11th of all management and all mediums will be closed from 4th January to 31st January. However, online teaching will continue.

Dharmendra Pradhan launches 100 day reading campaign to promote reading

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January 3, 2022

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched the 100-day reading campaign ‘Padhe Bharat’ on Saturday. The campaign has been launched as a part of the implementation of National Education Policy (NEP), which promotes the concept of joyful learning for children and ensuring age appropriate books in local languages.

Launching the campaign, Pradhan underlined the importance of reading that children need to develop for their lifelong growth and learning. He emphasized that reading is the foundation of learning, and students should be motivated to read books to develop creativity, critical thinking, vocabulary and the ability to express themselves. “It helps children to relate to their surroundings and real life situations,” he added. He stressed on the need to create an enabling environment in which students read for pleasure and develop their skills through a process that is enjoyable and sustainable.

Pradhan also spoke about the five books that he has picked to begin reading. He encouraged everyone to adopt the habit of reading books and urged all to share what they are reading along with suggestions, the official release said.

Also read: Enormous scope to provide right skills and education to youth: Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

Padhe Bharat campaign will focus on children studying upto Class 8. The reading campaign will be organized for 100 days (14 weeks) starting from January 1, 2022, to April 10, 2022. The reading campaign aims at active participation of all stakeholders at the national and state level including children, teachers, parents, community, educational administrators etc. One activity per week per group has been designed under the campaign focusing on making reading enjoyable and building a lifelong association

The 100 days reading campaign will also focus on Indian languages including mother tongue, local and regional languages.

Uttarakhand CM launches Free mobile, tablet scheme for students

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January 3, 2022

The Uttarakhand Chief Minister Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami launched the Free Mobile and Tablet Distribution scheme on Saturday. He gave 100 mobiles and tablets to selected students at a small ceremony held at the Government Girl Inter College at Rajpur Road.

Under the scheme, over 2.65 lakh students of government degree colleges and class 10th and 12th students of various government run schools will be targeted under the scheme.

Speaking on the occasion, the CM said that an amount of Rs 12,000 is being provided to students through direct benefit transfer (DBT). So far, over 1.59 lakh students of classes 10th and 12th of government schools have been benefited. Amid the pandemic, school and college education is taking place online and the students who couldn’t afford a tablet, smartphone or a laptop are being given free mobiles and tablets to ensure that they don’t miss out on their classes.

Also read: Yogi government to start distributing free smartphones, tablets on Atal’s birth anniversary

Meanwhile, the state government has also facilitated 500 government schools with virtual classes, while 600 more schools will start virtual classes soon. The state government has kept a target of establishing 1418 smart classes at 709 government schools across the state by January 15.

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