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Infosys launches ‘Summer of Ideas’ programme for university students

Infosys

In the wake of Corona pandemic across the globe, IT major Infosys announced the launch of ‘Summer of Ideas’ initiative for university students worldwide.

The global eight-week ideathon, powered by Infosys’ digital learning platform Wingspan, will help the global student and academic community overcome the loss of learning opportunities as a result of the disruption caused by COVID-19.

The program will induct nearly 2,000 participants, divided into teams of five that will shape their ideas based on 10 themes related to emerging technologies.

Also read: Infosys Foundation plans Rs 24-crore grant for Research on Artificial Intelligence

In addition to getting their ideas consulted and refined by Infosys mentors, renowned professors, and technology thought leaders, the students will have the opportunity to showcase these ideas to industry experts.

“According to estimates by UNESCO, COVID-19 has affected nearly 1.2 billion students and youth globally. The Infosys Summer of Ideas will deliver a purposeful summer learning opportunity for students impacted by this pandemic,” Infosys Chief Operating Officer Pravin Rao said.

“Infosys has always believed in lifelong learning as a key strategy pillar for our employees as well as our partner universe,” Rao added.

He said over 2 lakh Infosys employees use its in-house digital learning platform to reskill and up-skill themselves, and expressed confidence that Infosys Wingspan will empower students with a great user experience, as well as skills that will be even more relevant in the post-COVID world.

ICSE to Bombay HC: Pending exams to be held in July

Bombay HC

In a major development, the Indian School Certificate Examination (ICSE) told the Bombay High Court that it will take all safety measures while holding Class 10 exams in July. However, the Maharashtra government said that conducting exams is not feasible in view of the coronavirus pandemic.

Advocate General Ashutosh Kumbhakoni said to the court that conducting ICSE Exams 2020 in the COVID-19 situation is serious. Hence it would not be feasible to hold exams in July 2020. He further added “I have highlighted that when the examinations were cancelled there were hardly 151 cases all over India. At that time the board expressed an inability to conduct the exam. With the expectation of more cases by July the question arises how can the board conduct this examination and guarantee the safety of children.”

Also read: COVID-19 outbreak: ICSE postpones 10th and 12th board exams

Parents from across the country are expressing their anger over social media.

Earlier, ICSE released the Class 10 and 12 board exam dates. The exams are scheduled to be held from July 2 to July 12, 2020.

Approximately 2,600 schools are affiliated to the CISCE and around 2.8 lakh students are going to appear for the ICSE exams 2020.

Pratiksha Anil, a parent from Mumbai said, “What if asymptomatic carriers go to write the exam? What if children take the virus home to more vulnerable family members? What is the need for this? The council has already conducted more than 50% of the papers.”

NIRF Rankings 2020: Six Central and seven private universities among top 25

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

 

Ministry of HRD under National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2020 has released India Ranking 2020. There are many surprises in the University category.

Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, India’s science & technology based research university, remains at the top among universities, meanwhile, Jawaharlal Nehru University, the top central university, has bagged second place and Banaras Hindu University, another central university, retains the third place.

There are nine state universities that break into Top 25. Jadavpur University, Kolkata secures 5th spot while Calcutta University bags 7th place. The other state universities in the Top 25 club are as followed: Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune -09, Anna University Chennai -12, Bharathiar University Coimbatore -13, Institute of Chemical Technology Mumbai -18, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam -19, University of Madras, Chennai -22, and Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram-23.

There are seven private universities break into NIRF Top 25 Universities 2020. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore has emerged as the Top among universities with a spot of 4th in the University category. Manipal Academy of Higher Education is another private university remains in the Top 10 with 8th spot.

Also read: NIRF Ranking 2020: KIET Group of Institutions rated in the Rank Band of 201-250 for Engineering

There are Six Central Universities among Top 25 in India Rankings 2020. University of Hyderabad secures sixth place. Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi for the first time breaks into Top 10 place. University of Delhi secures 11th place while Aligarh Muslim University bags 17th place.

BITS Pilani and VIT Vellore grab 15th and 16th position in the Ranking Table. The other private universities in the Top 25 are as followed: Siksha `O` Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar-20, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar -24, and Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy, Thanjavur -25.

AP Inter Results 2020: 59% and 63% students pass in 11th and 12th

AP Inter Results 2020

The BIEAP has released the AP Junior and Senior Inter results 2020 online on the official website after the formal announcement. As per the announcement by the Education Minister, the pass percentage in AP 1st year and 2nd Year results 2020 stands at 59 percent and 63 percent respectively. Students will be able to download their AP Inter results 2020 in the online mode only by visiting the official website – bie.ap.gov.in.

Also read: Andhra Pradesh Board to hold SSC Exam in July

The Manabadi AP Intermediate 1st year result 2020 has been declared with subject-wise marks as the Grading system was cancelled. The AP Inter Senior result 2020 has been released with subject-wise grade points for 2nd-year students as the same was followed in their Junior Intermediate results. Students will be able to download their short marks memos from the official website from 15th June 2020 onwards.

Once the AP Board 11 and 12th Result 2020 is published online, students will be able to access the same online. It is, thus, important for the students to be familiar with the procedure to access the AP Inter Result 2020. Students must note the AP Intermediate Results 2020 will be available online only.

AP inter board results 2020 declared, check now

AP inter board results 2020

Providing relief to students, Board of Secondary Education of Andhra Pradesh (BIEAP) has declared the AP Inter 1st Year and 2nd Year Results 2020. Students can check their results on bie.ap.gov.in and results.bie.ap.gov.in.

Inter 1st year exams 2020 were conducted from March 4 to March 21, 2020. Students have to select the screen and enter the hall ticket number to check the Manabadi 1st year and 2nd year inter results 2020 AP.

Also read: Andhra Pradesh Board declares date for Class 10 exams

Education Minister, Adimulapu Suresh declared the result for Intermediate exams 2020. One month after the release of Manabadi AP Inter 1st year results 2020 and 2nd Year results 2020, the board will issue the mark sheet and pass certification. Students will be able to get the same by visiting their respective schools. This year, AP 2020 inter results delayed due to lockdown in the country.

Steps to check AP Inter 1st Year Results 2020-

-Visit the AP Inter result website- “bie.ap.gov.in

-Enter the hall ticket number in required place

-Select the year i.e ‘1st year’ or ‘2nd year’

-Click on Submit to check the results of AP Inter 1st year

-The result will appear on the screen.

OP Jindal Global University declared country’s top private university

OP Jindal Global University

OP Jindal Global University (JGU) has been ranked as India’s top private university by the QS World University Rankings 2021. Industrialist Naveen Jindal ‘proudly’ shared the news of OP Jindal Global University being declared India’s Number 1 Private University by the QS World University Rankings 2021.

Taking the social media, the steel baron said, “Happy to announce that @JindalGlobalUNI has been ranked India’s No 1 Private University by @worlduniranking. It is an incredibly proud moment for me to see JGU leading the charge in fostering academic excellence in India & the world. JGU rises in QSWUR.”

The top recognition for the JGU came at a time when the total number of Indian institutions have gone down in the QS World University Rankings 2021. The JGU has vastly improved its position in these rankings that were released by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).

Also read: IIT Roorkee secures 1st position among IITs in QS ranking list

Established only 11 years ago, the JGU has been ranked in the top 651-700 universities in the world, becoming India’s Number 1 Ranked Private University. The institution has also been declared India’s Number 1 Ranked University with a focus solely on Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities.

With a jump of a possible 100 ranks to the 651-700 band this year from the 751-800 band last year, JGU is the only ‘Institution of Eminence’ (IOE) that has climbed up significantly in the QS World University Rankings 2021 compared to the rankings last year.

NIRF Ranking 2020: KIET Group of Institutions rated in the Rank Band of 201-250 for Engineering

KIET Group

In a rapidly evolving educational industry, an institute of repute has to continually evolve. It cannot just depend on its past laurels and has to work to move up, carve new notches on the plank from where it will jump higher to a more glorious future.

KIET Group of Institutions has earned its position in the Rank Band of 201-250 for Engineering in National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF 2020) – India Ranking 2020 by MHRD, Govt. of India on the basis of its excellence in teaching, learning, research and innovation.

The success of the belief of KIET Group of Institutions in excellence is clearly reflected in the plethora of Education Excellence Awards bagged by the institute including the Gold College rating by QS India University Rankings 2018: QS-IGAUGE, ‘Gold’ Rating in AICTE-CII Survey 2019, the Best Private Institute in Innovation in North India by CEGR, Excellence in Enabling Research Environment by ASSOCHAM, Outstanding College of India by ETR and others. The institute has been recently embellished by the QS I∙GAUGE E-Learning Excellence for Academic Digitisation (E-LEAD) certification with perfect scores.

Also read: KIET Group of Institution calls for underpinning global challenges

KIET offers B.Tech Degree courses in eight disciplines viz. CSE, ECE, EN, IT, ME, CE, CO & CSI and in addition M.Tech, MCA , MBA&Pharmacy (B. Pharm & M. Pharm) courses to meet the varied aspirations of the students. Our students acquire competence to become global knowledge workers and our close collaboration with reputed MNCs, firms and industries, not only helps us in creating opportunities for jobs but also in preparing entrepreneurs who provide jobs to others and to work in this direction, there is an in-house entrepreneurship cell, Technology Business Incubator. TBI-KIET https://www.kiet.edu/technology-business-incubator-kiet and Innovation Centre, that up skills our students through research based activities.

KIET has 336 faculty members on its roll. There are 135 PhDs, 114 PGs and 87 faculty members are pursuing their PhD from Institutes of repute. More than 224+ technical papers have been presented/published in journals and conference proceedings (National/International) by our faculty members in the year 2018-19.

“Great things are not accomplished by impulse but by a series of small actions taken strategically.”

KIET Group of Institutions is embellished with a number of Centers of Excellence that take care of providing exclusive skills to the students beyond the syllabi https://www.kiet.edu/centre-of-excellence. We have recently stepped into an innovative venture by setting up the Center of Excellence for Space Technologies at our institute.

The institute believes in preparing global citizens and honing its students with strengths that can equip the students to fight challenges in the world abroad. It has taken few initiatives to provide exposure to its students of all courses and streams through its International Relations Office (IRO) that looks after their international relations, collaborations, lectures, foreign languages, events and internships. https://www.kiet.edu/blog/international-exposure-preparing-global-citizens/

The institute is a Research Centre for Ph.D., duly approved by Dr. APJ AKTU, Lucknow since 2010 and has highly committed faculty with Research temperament. The institute encourages these faculty members by providing them Internal budgetary and administrative support and balancing their academic and administrative responsibilities. We have a well-organized Research and Development Committee, Collaborative Research and Development Committee and Departmental Research Committee (DRC) to take care that the Research policies and IPR Policy for Patents are effectively implemented. The institute has well-defined Conference Guidelines and provides CV Raman Award and Incentives for Publication in SCI Journals to promote Research and Innovation culture among faculty and students and enhance the quality of Academic Research Projects. For more detailed description, please visit our web page https://www.kiet.edu/overview-research

“Persistence makes all the difference” and the Corporate Relations and Placement Centre at KIET has been able to bring an immense difference in the lives of the final year students of the institute, as they are equipped to create a pool of skilled human resource by guiding the students to reach their goals with perfection; towards this CRPC has also initiated the Internship & Industry Partnership Cell (IIPC) which follows the guidelines laid down under the Internship Policy of AICTE. With pride, they shared that more than 20 final year students of KIET (2020) have received Job offers at more than 10 Lacs and almost all eligible students are being placed with highly famed brands.

KIET Group of Institutions has become a synonym of excellent education, the best life, values and outstanding placement. With the glorious legacy of 21 years in engineering education, KIET has successfully contributed to the multidimensional development of future professionals with a focus on positive thinking and self-confidence to deal with the transformation, challenges, and qualms of life in corporate world.

Parents demand cancellation of CBSE Exams 2020

Parents demand cancellation Exams

In the wake of the Coronavirus epidemic across the country, parents of the wards are protesting for cancellation of CBSE Board exams. The CBSE exams are all set to be conducted from July 1 to 15. The parents show their disapproval to this decision of the HRD Minister of conducting the exams in such a risky situation.

Parents, therefore, planned to start a ‘Tweetathon’ on Friday in order to gain the HRD Minister’s attention. The parents are afraid that in July, the Coronavirus case will spike as per the ground situation of the present time. They are in fear with regard to their ward’s health and feel that the lives of their wards are more important than appearing in the Board examination.

Also read: CBSE issues FAQs for pending exams for students

“In March when the cases were too less, everything was shut down at the stroke of a pen. And now when cases have shot up dramatically and could to be at a peak in July, they want children to come out and sit for exams. On the other hand, the students are really worried about managing the assignments and preparing for the Board examinations at the same time”, said one parent.

Earlier, the CBSE Board released the revised Class 10 and 12 exam dates 2020, the exams are all set to be conducted from July 1 to 15, 2020. Similarly, CISCE released new exam dates for Class 10 and 12. The remaining exams of Class 10 will be held from July 2 to July 12, 2020, and Class 12 pending exams will be conducted from July 1 to July 14, 2020.

Dr Praveen Kukreja, Shemford Futuristic School, Agra: School under huge financial crisis in COVID

Dr Praveen Kukreja

Schools, colleges, and all education institutions are under extreme financial constraints due to lockdown and the pertaining Covid-19 situation. At these times, we also have to remember our academic institutions’ situation as they are fundamental supporters and continuously foster future generations. During these times, it is extremely important that we understand their difficulties and challenges they face-paying salaries, maintaining infrastructure, employing IT, and maintaining constant communication and support to the student community. It is also essential to consider the diverse community of teachers, professors, support staff, etc. these institutions employ and the livelihoods they support. Furthermore, educational institutions have also taken steps in making sure that the student and parent community is aided financially through measures such as:

-Reduction in tuition fees

-Allowing to pay in installments

-Allowing delayed school fees payments

Also read: Technology to play important role in COVID-19 crisis

Facilitating children in online learning, Efforts of teachers for the betterment of students… Continuing their online teaching along with maintaining balance at home also….. We need to salute for teachers for shaping the younger ones….. Teachers are also corona warriors…. At this challenging COVID time, we must understand that teaching and non-teaching staffs’ have provided their efforts so it’s time for parents to come forward to support them in the financial crisis…. Little contribution of amount matters a lot for us….. As together we all can fight this period and definitely we will come out with our better version…. Again schools will open and our loving children will have fruitful time with their teachers as well friends…

Maharashtra govt asks teachers to report in schools

Maharashtra govt

In a major development, Maharashtra Schools have re-opened for staff and non-teaching work and are asking the teachers to report for administrative work.

The teachers and educationists are however concerned about their safety as public transports are still suspended.

The teachers in many schools have been asked to report to work for two to three days a week. Mostly alternate working days are assigned. The schools as per the report provided by many teachers have asked them to carry their own sanitizers and masks.

Also read: Maharashtra Board postpones SSC and HSC results till June

Also, there are schools and colleges that are asking staff to report one-man / person a week. This rotational basis of working is not working out for the teachers.

The educationists have one concern however, if they are already providing education through online platforms why are they being asked to report to schools at this early stage.

The state of Maharashtra has one of the maximum cases in the country for coronavirus.

The education departments circular ‘ Mission Begin Again’ was shared by various teachers. It, however, does not include teachers but local officials that need to report by June 15 as their first working day.

Contrary to this Mumbai University has extended the vacations to June 19, 2020.

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