Karnataka Govt. to recruit 15,000 school teachers across the state

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December 13, 2021

The Karnataka Government will recruit 15,000 school teachers across the state to overcome the shortage of teachers at government schools, said Primary and Secondary Education Minister BC Nagesh on Saturday.

Nagesh said that 10,000 teachers will be appointed and recruited for Classes 6 to 8, and 5,000 educators will also be hired for the Kalyana-Karnataka region.

Also read: COVID-19: Help Desk launched for safety of govt school teachers

A notification on the appointment process will be released soon.

In addition to it, the state government had appointed 23,000 guest teachers. Around 4,000 guest teachers will be given appointments in the new recruitment process.

Edtech company Byju’s acquires Austria’s GeoGebra

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December 13, 2021

Byju’s-a homegrown Edtech company has recently acquired Austria-headquartered GeoGebra.

The acquisition will help Byju’s to offer new products and services as GeoGebra has 115 million students on its learning platform. Byju’s will implement new concepts by integrating GeoGebra’s capabilities and new learning formats into its existing mathematics portfolio.

The company in a statement said the new acquisition is aligned with Byju’s overall product strategy. Byju’s aims to make mathematics interesting and bring potential learning outcomes. In fact, the company did not reveal the monetary details of the deal yet.

GeoGebra’s platform is interactive, collaborative and dynamic for learning.

“The GeoGebra team has built a powerful and stimulating platform that complements Byju’s mission of providing impactful learning for students. Designed to improve mathematical understanding, it offers significant features that provide interactive resources that adapt to every child’s style and pace of learning,” Byju’s Chief Strategy Officer Anita Kishore said. “Together with our combined strengths, we will have a wider reach and the best resources to build innovative and exciting next-generation learning formats,” she said.

GeoGebra has 100 million learners across over 195 countries and provides easy-to-use formats for mathematics.

Four districts in Bihar see transformation in the education sector: Niti Aayog

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December 13, 2021

A recent Niti Aayog report revealed that Muzaffarpur, Aurangabad, Banka and Sheikhpura have ranked among the top four districts in Bihar where education has improved recently.

These are the most ‘Aspirational Districts’ in the field of education and they have been ranked by the Niti Aayog scheme for October 2021.

“Education is the key to champion the cause of an AatmanirbharBharat! Presenting, the top 5 most improved ‘Aspirational Districts’ in the sector of Education for October 2021. Congratulations, ChampionsOfChange!” Niti Aayog tweeted on December 10.

Muzaffarpur, Aurangabad, Banka and Sheikhpura have been in an order of second, third, fourth and fifth.

“The Bihar government’s education department remarked that this recognition by the Niti Aayog is ‘important,” said Sanjay Kumar, Additional Chief Secretary, Bihar’s Education Department to a daily news portal.

Kumar further said, “This is the result of the work undertaken with regards to quality education on the instructions and under the leadership of chief minister Nitish Kumar.”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Niti Aayog’s Aspirational Districts scheme on January 18, 2021. The motive is to transform 112 most under-developed districts in the country through the implementation of the scheme.

IIT Delhi’s Research And Innovation Park wins Façade Project of the Year Award 2021

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December 11, 2021

IIT Delhi’s Research And Innovation Park

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi’s Research and Innovation (R & I) park has been awarded with the Facade Project of the Year 2021.

The park will focus on product development and innovation. In fact, institute researchers, corporates, government agencies and startups will interact and implement advanced technological solutions.

“The R&I Park is slated to become a prominent centre for research and innovation leading to advanced technology platforms and deep-tech start-ups. The Park is expected to strengthen the techno-entrepreneurship ecosystem and contribute to regional economic development”, Anil Wali, Managing Director, FITT, IIT Delhi said.

V Ramgopal Rao, Director, IIT Delhi added with R&I park in place it will support the institute, industry and help in government collaboration.

IIT-Patna witnesses 162.5 per cent surge in placement offers in 2021

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December 11, 2021

The 2022 graduating batch had seen an increase of 162.50 per cent job offers as compared to 2020. Around 96 job offers were given to the students last year.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Patna witnessed the highest domestic package of Rs 61.3 lakh per annum offered to 9 students from the firm Oracle.

However, Accenture, Japan offered the highest international package of Rs 47.9 lakh to three students.

“We have seen a significant jump in pre-placement offers extended to the graduation students of BTech and MTech. In 2021 IIT Patna has received 37 PPOs (pre-placement offers), while it was 24 in 2020, which is 54.16 per cent higher in comparison to the previous session. A surge in PPOs is the testimony of our students’ resilience and commitment during summer internships,” said Prof Jose V Parambil, Professor In-charge Training and Placement.

252 offers have been received from various national and international reputations during the first phase of the annual placement season.

Companies like Zomato, Plutus Research, Oyo Rooms, Texas Instruments, Housing.com, Tata Electronics, Netapp, Unacademy, Searce, Flipkart, Qualcomm, Paytm, Tata Digital, and Sterlite Technologies have participated in the placement offer.

DU to start BTech Programmes in academic session 2022-23

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December 11, 2021

Delhi University will start B Tech programmes in computer science, electronics, communications and electrical engineering for the academic session 2022-23.

The details and schedule for the B Tech programmes will be announced soon. The students can check the official website-www.du.ac.in.

“The syllabi of these programmes would be devised taking into consideration the contemporary requirement of the programmes and its synergy with the industry and other premier engineering and technology institutions offering similar programmes of study at this level to make the students globally competitive both in terms of development of trained manpower as well as their acceptability for conceptualisation and implementation of successful startups through innovations,” read the deliberations of the committee.

Also read: Delhi University begins classes for UG first-year students today

50 percent plus weightage will be given to the major subject and the rest will be given to minor subjects.

A committee under Professor D S Chauhan, former Vice-Chancellor of Uttar Pradesh Technical University and Uttarakhand Technical University to establish the Faculty of Technology in areas of engineering and technology.

The committee will also look into the scope and feasibility of setting up departments under the Faculty of Technology. It will figure out the structure of departments, their structure, requirement, faculty members qualifications for the smooth running of the departments.

Gorakhpur to become ‘Special Education Zone’: Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

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December 10, 2021

Union Minister for Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan has announced today that Gorakhpur will become a ‘Special Education Zone’.

While addressing the concluding programme of the 89th Founder’s Week celebrations of Maharana Pratap Education Council on Friday as the Chief Guest, the education minister mentioned that Gorakhpur had developed as a Knowledge City with the establishment of three functional universities.

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur and Mahayogi Gorakhnath University are the functional universities.

Also read: Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan laud UP for implementing National Education Policy

The Ayush University is currently under construction and it is estimated that the state government will spend Rs 815 crore on the construction of the university. Around 52-acre land has been acquired near Pipri and Tarkulhi villages for its construction.

The state government is focusing on prioritizing education, which will give a major boost to education in UP.

The education minister added that the idea is to groom students and make them capable. It will address the problems of the world through academic pursuits.

He mentioned that the new National Education Policy under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi had been prepared to align with the strategic changes in the global scenario.

The education minister wants to involve the students of Gorakhpur in education and make them globally aware and competitive.

Identifying the importance of Artificial Intelligence in education

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December 10, 2021

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is still not embraced by all educational institutions currently. Many schools are understanding the need for artificial intelligence in the educational system. The future of AI and education will go hand in hand. However, the need is to unleash the opportunities of artificial intelligence that can benefit the education sector.

The panel discussion during Elets 20th World Education Summit, 2021 organised on 7-9 September virtually focused on why the implementation of Artificial Intelligence is vital in the long run. It is time indeed that the real potential of artificial intelligence should be measured and educational institutions realize the purpose of AI and why it is necessary at this time.

Discussing the issues of AI in the education sector, Abhishek Bagchi, Principal, RMPS International School, Ankleshwar said that AI-based technology can’t replace the traditional model of education. Teachers prepare students for the future and AI will be a tool for teaching but will never replace the personalized learning pedagogies and teachers.

Also read: 21st Century Education: Learning new skills is the need of the hour

As the scenario changed after the Covid 19 pandemic, the education institutions were required to adopt technologies that can support online education. The disruption in the teaching and learning process could be mitigated with the adoption of AI-enabled technologies. However, the country is yet to witness a major transformation in the new-age learning process.

Elaborating in this context further, Aayush Singh Rawat, Director, Cambridge Court Group of Schools added that bots can play an imperative role in helping students to understand difficult topics and facilitate assessment online.

Through bots, students can receive messages on test results, schedules and help them to provide reminders on essential details.

Dr Angelo Michael D’Cruize, Principal, Stepping Stones High School added that Artificial Intelligence should be included in the curriculums of the academic courses. The inclusion of AI-enabled technological information in higher classes curriculum will spread awareness. “AI-related courses in the curriculum currently are theoretical rather than imparting practical knowledge,” said D’Cruize.

Students are willing to learn the new-age technology but the question is whether the school administration and teachers are ready to impart the training to the students on the much-needed subject i.e Artificial Intelligence. The focus should be to provide smart and customized content that grabs the attention of the learner so that they take a keen interest in the online teachings.

In a similar line, Nidhi Thapar, Vice President- Head Academics, Edunation Services Pvt Ltd expressed that AI cannot replace the role of teachers. Personal interaction and in-person learning cannot be taken away. To make online learning innovative, educational institutions need to collaborate with tech companies and improve creativity to make student engagement meaningful. Skills such as creative thinking, communication, collaboration and analytical mindset should be imbued into children.

Dr Sangeeta Arora, Principal, Kothari International School, Noida added that technology-enabled services are attractive and useful but we need to realise how much risk comes with new-age technological development. Her question is: Are children losing the personal touch between peers, teachers as well as the whole school community? After Covid 19 pandemic, the lives of school goers have come to a standstill and the students are confined within the four walls of their homes. “If we rely on technology for long, we will lose the personal touch,” Arora highlighted while sharing her concern.

Also read: Edtech company Lernio partners at the 22nd World Education Summit’ in December 2021

AI-based technology can address the challenges of online learning but AI is a tool that makes learning easy and helps to save ample time. Truly, AI won’t replace teachers, instead it will develop the online learning environment and make it user friendly.

We are thrilled to announce the in-person event “Elets 22nd World Education Summit” to be held in Delhi on 17-18 December 2021. Hope you join us and make it a success. Stakeholders from various educational institutions and Edtech companies have already collaborated with us and we look forward to your participation & support.

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Semester exams of Calcutta University to be conducted in online mode due to new COVID Variant ‘Omicron’

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December 10, 2021

Calcutta University will conduct the examinations of the first, third and fifth semesters at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels in online mode. This is due to apprehension among education stakeholders on the emerging scenario of the new COVID 19 variant ‘Omicron’.

The examination will be held online mode in January and February.

Calcutta University Vice-Chancellor Sonali Chakrabarty Banerjee said that the University will conduct examinations in digital mode to maintain safety and caution.

Classes have commenced at university for undergraduate and postgraduate students both in online and offline modes.

The exams for the first semester for both undergraduate and postgraduate levels will be conducted in February and exams for the third semester at UG-Level and fifth semesters at PG-level will be held in January.

Microsoft announces launch of new virtual learning environment app; a Joint Initiative With Olive Group

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December 9, 2021

Microsoft and Olive Group (an Irish Edtech company) jointly launch a new Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) app in Microsoft Team.

Launched from within the Microsoft Teams application, the Olive app is an intuitive software platform that delivers a wide range of interactive digital content, enabling a more user-centric learning experience for up to 250 million global Microsoft Teams daily active users. The app has a market potential of €5 million for Olive Group.

Supported by Enterprise Ireland, the Olive application was designed and developed by Olive Group’s growing team of eLearning experts in collaboration with Microsoft. The application addresses the issue with online education which has been stagnant for many years – that engagement has been restricted by disconnected legacy systems with a poor experience.

The Olive Group app integration in Microsoft Teams takes the level of interactivity and engagement during online Teams sessions to the next level, delivering seamless student-tutor interaction, with easy-to-use interactive tools. The app allows the impact of learning to be demonstrated through robust assessments, delivered securely and efficiently, ensuring the learning cycle is complete.

Within the app, Olive Group has created a unique game-changer feature in content creation for e-learning and marketing sectors. Whereas the AI Content Creation Automation Tool – available as an add-on feature – is an intuitive AI-based content authoring tool, which creates video-based courses and videos in a fast, efficient fashion by utilising the power of AI technology.

Commenting on the announcement, Brendan Kavanagh, CEO, Olive Group said, “We’re very excited to extend the reach of Olive VLE to up to 250 million Microsoft Teams users across the world. Collaborating with Microsoft has allowed us to deploy a purpose-built learning experience that will resonate with digital natives – the swipers, scrollers, and touch screen aficionados of the world. These users are accustomed to consuming content as part of a seamless user experience via platforms such as Spotify, Netflix and Tiktok. Until now, an educational counterpart has been lacking. We are targeting savvy online learners who want the collaborative energy of the classroom, in a virtual setting, as well as enhanced learning experiences that are accessible 24/7.”

Professor Kevin Marshall, Head of Education at Microsoft, mentioned, “We’re delighted to partner with Olive Group – a company that is on the cutting edge of EdTech. The team has a firm appreciation of what digital natives are looking for from a learning and engagement perspective. Catering to evolving user demands requires big picture thinking, and Olive Group has a proven track record of delivering eLearning solutions that are easily deployed, customisable and user-friendly. Olive’s app delivers high-quality digital content that is learner-centric and outcome-driven, while also facilitating more dynamic student-tutor engagement and more efficient digital assessments.”

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