AICTE: Institutes to decide on tech degree nomenclature

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November 17, 2020

The All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) will not be providing equivalence of nomenclatures for different engineering and technology branches for higher education or faculty recruitment purposes. The council said it is for the institution to take a call on them.

The technical education regulator had in 2017 published a gazette notification regarding major or core branches of engineering and their appropriate courses leading to a degree in Engineering or Technology for recruitment in teaching positions.

“In spite this, the council receives a large number of grievances from faculty members and requests from governments, Directorates of Technical Education (DTEs) pertaining to eligibility for faculty positions in the AICTE approved institutions,” an official order said.

Also read: AICTE revises calendar: Academic session will start from Dec 1

“In view of the above, it is to clarify that, AICTE will not be providing equivalence to the qualifications obtained from the council approved institution and departments at any level for higher education purpose as well as for employment purpose,” it added.

“The list comprises all nomenclatures which AICTE had approved for their institutions to run. However, it is beyond the scope of AICTE to include and update from time to time the nomenclatures offered by various IITs, NITs, universities as these institutions are empowered to start courses with the approval of their board of governors or an academic council without the knowledge of AICTE,” member secretary Rajive Kumar had said.

Universities must play vital role in innovation: Naidu

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November 17, 2020

India can become the hub of knowledge and innovation and universities have to play a leading role in fostering a climate of creativity, inventiveness and enterprise, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said. The universities must not only become the centers of cutting-edge research but must also establish close linkages with the industry, he said.

Observing that the need of the hour was to channelize the energies of the youth in constructive, nation-building activities, he advised the youth to join the forces of growth and shun negativism. Pointing out that the nation was passing through a critical juncture and was facing many challenges, he advised the youth to come up with innovative solutions to tackle the pressing problems from coronavirus to climate change.

Also read: SC: Universities allowed to hold exams for 1st and 2nd year students

“This is the time for all sections, particularly the youth to be at the forefront of making India stronger on all fronts,” the vice president said. He urged the youth to be the torchbearers in eradicating Illiteracy, combating diseases, meeting challenges in the farm sector, ending social evils and discrimination of any sort like atrocities on women and eliminating corruption to build a New and Resurgent India.

In his first physical public interaction after the announcement of the COVID-19-induced lockdown in March, Naidu expressed happiness that the new education policy proposes a National Research Foundation to oversee research in the country and accords priority to skill-based education by imparting “21st century employability skills”.

Observing that the education sector, like others, also faced unprecedented disruption in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, he said it has brought forth new challenges for both teachers and learners.

After states announce 10th and 12th exam delay, all eyes on CBSE

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November 17, 2020

There is a dilemma witnessed across the country over the CBSE dates. The announcement of CBSE 2021 Board exam dates are highly anticipated by students and other stakeholders across the country. Various state boards such as Maharashtra and Gujarat postponing the Class 10 and 12 Board exams 2021 to May. The boards are also expecting CBSE to take a decision on similar lines.

Maharashtra state Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad recently confirmed that conducting Maharashtra Class 10 and 12 Board exams prior to May 2021 is not possible. The Gujarat State Government also announced that the GSEB Class 10th and 12th Board exams 2021 will be conducted in May next year. The Andhra Pradesh State Government has also hinted on a delay in the conducting of Board Intermediate Exams in April instead of February.

Also read: CBSE announces scholarship for single girl child

The CBSE along with CISCE had said both the two National Boards are contemplating on whether to Postpone Class 10 and 12 Board exams 2021 or reduce syllabus or employ a combination of both. The CBSE usually announces the date sheet for the Class 10 and 12 Board exams in the month of December.

With the postponement of Class 10 and 12 Board exams by several State Boards, CBSE’s decision is highly anticipated. There has been no update on CBSE 2021 date sheet as of now and is expected to come from the Ministry of Education directly.

Stanford University lists world’s top 2% scientists, 36 from 2 IITs

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November 17, 2020

According to US- based Standford University, at least 14 scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) – Banaras Hindu University have figured among the top 2% scientists in a global list.

The list also includes 22 faculty members or researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati.

The prestigious University has recently released a list that represents the top 2% of the most-cited scientists in various disciplines. The exhaustive list has 1,59,683 persons with nearly 1,500 scientists, doctors, and engineers in India.

“The list includes the name of 14 professors of Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University). All these have been selected on the basis of their research paper’s international evaluation,” IIT BHU Director Pramod Kumar Jain said.

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The fourteen faculty members from IIT-BHU include – Rajiv Prakash, Dean (Research and Development); Pralaya Maiti and Dhananjay Pandey from the School of Material Science and Technology; Yogesh Chandra Sharma and PC Pandey from the Chemistry Department; Brahmeshwar Mishra, Sanjay Singh, SK Singh and MS Muthu from Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology; Devendra Kumar from Ceramic Engineering; Subir Das from Mathematical Sciences; Rakesh Kumar Singh from Physics; Zahra Sarkar from Mechanical Department and Om Prakash.

Led by Professor TG Sitharam, Director, IIT Guwahati, the IIT Guwahati faculty members have been ranked for their research publications citations for 2019 and their lifetime contribution to their fields of research.

Punjab colleges and Universities to open from Nov 16

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November 13, 2020

The universities and institutions in Punjab are allowed to open from November 16 onwards only after testing staff for Covid-19. Initially, at the universities, only departments with hands on training like Departments of Sciences or Medicine will be opened. This will be followed by the departments where the hands on training can be delayed like Departments of managements, commerce etc.

After the assessment of the situation, the departments of arts and languages will follow suit. The universities at their own level will set the order of precedence for opening of institutions. Making decision on final academic schedule will be the responsibility of the concerned universities keeping in view their specific requirements.

Also read: Punjab colleges hope for 180 more MBBS seats

Education institutions will have to prepare details of opening the campus in a phased manner with a complete roster for all departments and batches of students in different programmes. The colleges will adopt hybrid teaching ensuring full and systematic coverage of syllabus with liberty to extend teaching hours and a fair rotation of teachers in such a number of batches that seamless study and teaching work goes on regular basis.

In the first phase, students of final year only can be called for physical classes with not more than 50 per cent of the students on any given day wearing mask without exception. For other classes, online mode is advised. The institutions with less strength and enough space for mandatory social distancing may allow more than 50 per cent or more students. Students and college staff members will download and update COVA and Arogya Setu application.

‘ApnaIAS.com’, a one-stop digital platform for IAS aspirants

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November 13, 2020

Nineleaps, a Bengaluru-based product engineering firm has launched ‘ApnaIAS.com’, a digital platform that helps the aspirants to practice and improve their essay writing skills, providing them with extensive practice material along with prompt and relevant feedback of the submitted essays.

By practicing with ’ApnaIAS.com’, an aspirant can exponentially improve their writing and obtain skills that can be the deciding factor in their success.

Traditionally, an aspirant works in silos where they read upon and understand various topics, manually search for potential essays to practice with, attempt these essays, and finally, send it to an evaluator either online or offline and get delayed feedback with a time gap of about a week.

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Additionally, this feedback does not deal with the specifics of what was good or bad and usually remarks on the attempt at a very high-level. It is also apparent that the aspirant is seldom satisfied with it due to a lack of clarity in the areas of improvement.

‘ApnaIAS.com’ was conceived to facilitate and make this process easier by bringing everything onto a single platform. It strongly believes that if an aspirant devotes time to practice essays, they can drastically make up for the marks that they tend to lose in their general studies papers due to the effort-saturation point.

“As an aspirant myself, I have on occasion, struggled to find someone who will give me detailed and pointed feedback other than the traditional “GOOD” or “BAD”. It was not helping me improve but rather added to my anxiety and frustration. ‘ApnaIAS.com’ provides 5 attempts for each essay with the intention of improvement. We believe that the feedback from each attempt will help you improve and see the difference instantly” said Vineet Punnoose, Product Manager, ApnaIAS.

PM Modi inaugurates two Ayurveda institutions

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November 13, 2020

To boost the Ayurveda education, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi dedicated two future-ready Ayurveda institutions to the nation on the 5th Ayurveda Day. These are the Institute of Teaching & Research in Ayurveda (ITRA), Jamnagar and the National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA), Jaipur. Both the Institutes are premier institutions of Ayurveda in the country.

The former has been conferred the status of an Institution of National Importance (INI) by an Act of the Parliament, and the latter is an Institution Deemed to be University by the University Grants Commission.

Also read: PM Modi: Responsibility to realise Swami Vivekananda’s vision

Modi stressed the need to bring the ayurveda knowledge out of books, scriptures and home remedies and develop this ancient knowledge as per modern needs. he remarked that new research is being done in the country by combining the information received from the modern science of the 21st century with our ancient medical knowledge. Three years ago, the All India Ayurvedic Institute was established here. Ayurveda is not just an alternative today but is one of the key basis of the country’s health policy, The Prime Minister said.

Modi informed that work is on to develop the National Sowa-Rigpa Institute for research and other studies related to Sowa-Rigpa in Leh. Today, the two institutions in Gujarat and Rajasthan which have been upgraded are also an extension of this development.

Railway launches 7 academic programmes for students

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November 13, 2020

National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI), Vadodra, launched seven academic programmes aimed at creating ‘best skills sets’ in railway infrastructure management, systems and communication engineering and transportation cum supply chain management.

Among the launched programmes, there are two B Tech undergraduate programmes, two MBA, and three MSc programmes in the core applied sector.

“The two B Tech programs are focused on rail infrastructure, rail systems and communications engineering, while the MBA programs are focused at transportation and supply chain management which are of highest priority in the coming years, the MSc programmes are focused on the systems engineering and integration, systems and analytics, policy and economics which are the core areas the nation is looking forward to,” the release said.

Also read: Railway Engineering: Key to a promising career

The Railways informed that the MSc programme on systems engineering and integration is offered in association with the University of Birmingham, UK.

“The international exposure to the students will be unparalleled,” Railway said.

Speaking at the launch of the academic courses, VK Yadav, Chairman and CEO, Railway Board said that NRTI has adopted an interdisciplinary approach for research of transport systems, and it is bringing together academicians, scientists, and engineers from various backgrounds, with plans to leverage its academic and industry partnerships and collaborations.

“NRTI intends to develop a set of core values–dedication to nation-building, commitment to innovation and academic excellence, compassion towards people and society, and responsibility towards the environment. It offers project-based learning at Railway establishments,” said Yadav.

PM Modi: Responsibility to realise Swami Vivekananda’s vision

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November 13, 2020

Unveiling a statue of Swami Vivekananda on Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus in the national capital, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that one should be proud of one’s ideology but should not let it eclipse the national interest.

“The students’ hunger for ideas, debates and discussion, which used to be satisfied in Sabarmati Dhaba, has now found a new place under the statue of Swami Vivekananda. But it is wrong to think only on the basis of one’s ideology, which eclipses national interest. Everyone takes pride in their ideology today, which is natural. But we should follow our ideology in the line of the national interest and not against it. This statue should teach immense commitment and intense love towards our nation,” PM Modi wished, adding if there is one thing which has “hurt the democratic set-up of our country the most; it is giving priority to ideology over national interest.”

Also read: PM Modi to inaugurate Ayurveda institutes

He went on to say if need arises, adherents of different ideologies should unite for the country, giving examples of the Indian freedom struggle and the Emergency.

“When one sees the country’s history, it will be observed that in national interest, adherents of different ideologies have come together. In the struggle for India’ independence, adherents of different ideologies came together under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi.”

PM Modi advised the youth to strengthen the Indian tradition where diverse intellectual thoughts prosper.

“Idea sharing and the flow of new thoughts should be enabled in the country. Our country is a vibrant democracy only because of this tradition,” he said.

ICSI CSEET November exam admit card released

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November 12, 2020

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has released the hall ticket for the Executive Entrance Test (CSEET). The candidates who will appear in the exam can download the hall ticket through the official website- icsi.edu. The CSEET exam will be held on November 21.

Due to COVID-19, CSEET will be held through remote proctored mode, instead of conducting from test centres. “Candidates are allowed to appear for the test through laptop/ desktop from home/ such other convenient place. Candidates shall not be allowed to appear through smartphone/ tablet etc,” the notification mentioned.

According to the new paper pattern, the computer-based MCQ portion of the online test forming part of the CSEET will remain the same as per the existing structure of the CSEET, but the viva voice portion will not be applicable for the first CSEET and accordingly, paper 4 will carry a total of 50 marks, which will contain questions on current affairs, presentation and communication skills, as per ICSI.

Also read: ICSI reopens window for CS exam form

The result of first CSEET exam was earlier released in September, and a total of 77.24 per cent candidates qualified successfully. To pass the exam, the candidates need to score 50 per cent in aggregate, and 40 per cent in each of the papers. There is no negative marking.

Steps to download ICSI CSEET November exam admit card 2020

– Visit the official website- icsi.edu

– Click on the CSEET box

– Click on admit card link

– Provide your application number, date of birth

– Hall ticket will appear

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