Microsoft partners NASA to impart online lessons about space

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June 24, 2019

The education arm of tech-giant Microsoft has collaborated with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to create online lessons to get the kids interested about space.

As per media reports, there will be eight online lesson plans on different topics. The lessons range from designing astro socks to protecting astronauts’ feet in microgravity to designing one’s own space station.

The curriculum will reportedly comprise of 3D design challenges, data analysis lessons and virtual reality (VR) experiences.

It will take 3-4 sessions of 50 minutes each to get well versed in a course. For a single student, it will cost $2 to $3 approximately.

Notably, the two companies entered into the partnership after meeting at International Society for Technology Educators Conference in 2018, asserted Karon Weber, Partner Director, Microsoft Education Workshop.

The Microsoft and NASA, through the course, plan to create exposure around Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) modules. It will ask the students to detect seasons from biome images.

To finish the class, students will need Windows 10 and a Microsoft Office subscription.

‘Bringing in technology for teachers is the biggest struggle’

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June 22, 2019

“One of the biggest struggles that we have experienced at Billimoria is bringing in technology. May be a lot of school leaders will connect to that. Bringing in technology to teachers who have been doing things their own way for the last 15, 20 or 30 years is difficult. It’s difficult for them to keep up. We have to relate. We have to respect it. They want too. It’s not that they are challenging us,” said Aditi Goradia, Managing Director, Billimoria High School, Panchgani.

She was speaking at the inaugural session of 12th School Leadership Summit, Pune, which was held in May 2019. Along with her, other eminent personalities from the education industry also graced the inauguration ceremony.

Further, explaining her context on struggle around making teachers comfortable with technology, she said, “It’s like my classroom suddenly changes into smart board. But I am comfortable with chalk-and-talk method and also my students were doing well in the board exams. But it’s not about the boards anymore or exams, it’s about the world. The world has become such a small place that our kids need encouragement. They need our support and technology is a great way to do it.”

Sharing her experience with teachers at Billimoria, Goradia said, “One thing that I tell my teachers at Billimoria is to take five days of efforts. Five days of efforts to learn something new. Giving it that extra time after eight hours of classroom lectures with some extra effort leads to more learning and makes life easier.”

She also elaborated how the use of technology can make the lives easier and teaching a fun activity. “Technology is making our lives much easier as teaching a lesson from book, then on blackboard, then in smart class, then in AV room and then taking students outside ensure that they retain maximum of it at a faster pace. It also helps students to be inquisitive and ask 10 super challenging questions that even after being a teacher you don’t know how to answer them. However, when you figure out the answers, teaching becomes more fun than before,” she said.

Goradia also expressed her gratitude towards Elets Technomedia for providing a great platform – School Leadership Summit, for collaborating with schools across the country.

“Thank you so much for this platform for us to get together. We are collaborating because we have a common goal – quality education for our children. So be it STEM, technology or school management software, they will really help. We are getting there, there’s still a lot of confusion and there’s lot of challenges on how to on board things, what will work and what will not because everybody’s team is different. We are getting there and it is always going to be great for our children,” she concluded.

WBJEE 2019 Rank Cards released, know how to download

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June 22, 2019

WBJEE 2019 Rank Cards have been released by the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board (WBJEEB) on its official website today i.e. June 20, 2019.

West Bengal joint Entrance Exam (WBJEE) has been conducted by the WBJEEB for admission to Undergraduate Courses in Engineering & Technology, Pharmacy and Architecture in Universities, Government Colleges and Self-Financed Institutes of West Bengal.

WBJEE 2019 Rank Card: Steps to download

Step-1: Visit the official WBJEE website: https://www.wbjeeb.in/

Step-2: Click on the WBJEE rank card link provided on the home page.

Step-3: Enter Application number, password, and security pin in the fields provided and click on submit.

Step-4: A new screen will appear where candidates will be able to download their rank card.

Click here to download WBJEE 2019 Admit Card

The board had conducted the exam in May 2019. WBJEE 2019 Counselling process will be conducted on the basis of ranks secured by students in the entrance test.

The WBJEE 2019 Rank Card will have the General Merit Rank (GMR) of a candidate which will be the basis for seat allotment of students in the institutes across West Bengal.

The board has yet to release the WBJEE 2019 Counselling schedule. A separate notification for the same will be issued on the official websites of board: wbjeeb.in and wbjeeb.nic.in.

CTET 2019 Admit card released, know where to download

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June 22, 2019

CTET admit card 2019: The admit card for Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) 2019 has been released by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). The CTET 2019 exam will be conducted on July 7, 2019.

The application process for the CTET Exam 2019 had begun on February 5, 2019. The test will be held across 97 cities in 20 languages.

Candidates who have registered for the exam can download the admit card by visiting the official website of CTET.

Steps to download CTET Admit Card 2019

Go to the official portal of CTET: ctet.nic.in
Click on the ‘Admit Card server 1 or 2’ link
Enter application number, DOB and security pin
Submit the details
Your CTET 2019 Admit card will be displayed on screen
Download the file. Take its print out.

Notably, the result for CTET 2019 will be declared six weeks after the examination will be conducted on July 7, 2019.

The exam will be conducted in two shifts. The CTET paper-1 exam will begin at 9:30 am and end on 12 noon. Whereas, the CTET paper 2 will start at 2 PM and end at 4:30 PM.

According to the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) notification, a candidate who will be able to scores 60% or more in the CTET exam will be deemed as TET eligible.

BVRTSE Paving Way for Societal Transformation through Education

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June 22, 2019

Bharati Vidyapeeth’s Rabindranath Tagore School

Education needs to be dynamic and ever changing in its contents and form as per the changing needs and requirements of society, says Swapnali Kadam, Chairperson, Bharati Vidyapeeth’s Rabindranath Tagore School of Excellence, Pune, in conversation with Elets News Network (ENN).

What are the various factors which make a school reach on top position in a city or State

Swapnali Kadam, Chairperson, Bharati Vidyapeeth’s Rabindranath Tagore School of Excellence, Pune

Infrastructure, state-of-the-art facilities for accomplishing the curricular-co-curricular activities, child friendly safe campus, trained faculty, professional, and child-centric working system are some of the key parameters that help an institute build its rapport in the society. If a School excels in all these aspects, automatically it reaches the zenith.

What kind of technology has helped Bharati Vidyapeeth’s Rabindranath Tagore School of Excellence (BVRTSE) to improve learning outcomes among its students?

BVRTSE has a Wi-Fi campus and the classes are equipped with touchscreen writing/visual Smart Boards, short throw projectors. Lower classes have smart android LCDs & visualizers. Smart classes with internet connectivity has made the teaching-learning process a fruitful activity. The effective use of technology helps children to conduct research on every topic which is an essential part of IGCSE curriculum. At BVRTSE, we make a perfect balance between Screen exposure time & off-screen time. digital library facilitate children to refer millions of subject related & other books on line.

A good school must have good student-teacher coordination, what methods do you follow to maintain a healthy coordination between teachers and students?

It all begins from the empathetic attitude of our teachers. teachers with high Emotional Quotient (EQ) are given priority during recruitment. We cater to inclusive education and differential learning through personalised instructions. Individuality of every child is given due respect, they are heard and given due importance. We make sure to provide them ample opportunity to express themselves on broad spectrum platform.

In order to maintain a good learning environment at schools, what activities along with studies are conducted at BVRTSE?

Seating arrangement in the class is C-shaped which motivates them to be participative. Roundtable sessions are held in Pre-Primary and Primary classes. group activities among students of all age groups are conducted regularly. Field study sessions within school campus are also conducted. Expression of every child in the form of art/paper work is displayed in the surroundings so as to make them feel proud of their contribution in elevating the pro-learning ambiance. Beautiful campus equipped with various facilities help teachers in engaging children in multiple activities for enhancing their innate talents.

How a curriculum has been developed by the school that is interesting as well as focuses on the holistic development of students?

The lesson plans are activity-based. Teachers come up with age appropriate innovative activities. Entire curriculum is research- based in which individual students try to understand the concepts with their own observation. Students come up with their observation which is worked upon by the teachers with their quality inputs. Conceptual teaching learning process is given a due weightage. This make the teaching learning process a very lively and interesting one for the students.

Campus Placement in India: An Overview

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June 21, 2019

In the present era, campus placement holds a great importance for students and educational institutes. While, it helps a student in building a strong foundation for the professional career ahead without facing the real-world job struggle, peer-competition or family pressure, a good placement record gives a competitive edge to an institute/ university in the education market, observes Rumani Arora of Elets News Network (ENN).

Campus placements provide the students with a foot-in- the-door opportunity, enabling them to start off their career right after they have completed their course curriculum. Furthermore, they get to interact and engage with the industry professionals during the placement drives, which further help lay a foundation for their prospective career in the future as they familiarise with potential contacts from their chosen career field.

Placements have gradually become an integral part of an institute’s offerings, which was not the scenario earlier. Nowadays, students pay special attention to placement records while selecting a college or university for the admission.

And it is rightly so, if a student is paying huge amount of parents’ hard-earned money as fees to the institutes/universities, he/she has the right to calculate the rOi (return on investment), which in this case is a lucrative job.

Madhu Chitkara, vice-Chancellor, Chitkara University, Punjab, supported the aforesaid approach of students and their parents during a panel discussion at 10th Higher education and Human resource Conclave 2019, Chandigarh.

“Nearly 30-40 years ago, students were not expecting jobs from the colleges. I did my graduation from Delhi and I never asked for the job from my college and it was not their responsibility. Now the scenario has changed, the students are aware that Colleges/Universities have the responsibility to provide placements,” she said. Moreover, placement track record of any institute or university helps the students to comprehend their future accomplishments and encourages them to register for admissions. Every institute is incorporated with a placement cell to assist the students in finding the right job where they can sharpen their skills and prepare for a bright future ahead. Further, it will also help to attract the fresh applicants for admissions. A good placement record is also helpful in making an institute secure a higher spot in the college rankings. National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) gives great importance to the ‘placement records’ of a University/College while preparing the ranking list.

Challenges

Technological Transformations: With the technological advancements happening in every sector, the nature of jobs is changing rapidly. New and diversified jobs have come into existence, which were never heard of before. And the trend is going to continue in the future with Artificial intelligence, robotics, and Machine Learning taking over the traditional educational module.

Chocko valliappa, Founder & CEO, Hiremee, while speaking at the 11th Higher education & Human resource Conclave Pune 2019 said, “The industry is moving to industry 4.0 and the amount of metamorphosis the world is going to see is enormous. One million jobs are going to be displaced; one million people are going to be displaced. new jobs are going to come. They say new 600 forms of jobs will come in. So how our education system is going to change to that world?”

Education system now has to be developed in such a way that it prepares the students for jobs which are not even created as of now. In short, there is an urgent need to bridge the gap between Industry requirements and the existent skill set of the students.

Gap between Skill Set and Industry Requirements: Considering the trends, education system now has to be developed in such a way that it prepares the students for jobs which are not even created as of now. In short, there is an urgent need to bridge the gap between industry requirements and the existent skill set of the students.

According to a recent survey conducted by national Sample Survey Office, India’s unemployment rate rose to a 45-year high during 2017-2018. Another report by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) says that almost 11 million Indians lost their jobs during 2018. while there can be many other reasons behind falling no of jobs, the gap between skill set and industry requirements is one of the major reasons behind this phenomenon.

Economical Changes: In the rapidly changing ecosystem, it is very important to focus on the skills and knowledge that are relevant to the future. A few institutions have identified programmes to handle this apprehension. Besides, there is an urgent need that institutions find innovative mechanisms to nurture employable students incessantly by imparting quality education.

Steps to Improve Placements

Campus recruitment is witnessing tremendous transformation with the emergence of technological advancements in the process. Utilising multiple digital services, recruiters are able to figure out innovative and cost-effective strategies for conducting a campus recruitment drive, recruiting top candidates and meeting the recruitment numbers. During a panel discussion at 10th Higher education and Human resource Conclave, Chandigarh, Manish Sharma, Head HR, Eureka Forbes, said, “Digitlisation is not a challenge at all rather it is our mentality which is restricting us to accept it. From joining of an employee to evaluating his/her performance, everything is digitalised now. It helps organisation to remain transparent with its employees in various processes”.

It translates to the fact that it is high time that institutes keep themselves abreast with latest digital trends and create an effective placement strategy. Here are the few steps Universities/institutes can take to ensure optimum placements.

Enhanced Profile: Universities/institutions must give importance to improve their profile be it having a professionally designed website or an attractive marketing brochure. Marketing the previous placement records, academic records and awards received by the college is also an effective tool for the same. Besides, promoting the professors/lecturers (with excellent academic and/or industry back ground) and marketing their college infrastructure (if they boast of it) are some of the trusted methods.

Networking: institutes/Universities must leverage on their existing network to reach the Company Hr’s and invite them to their college for the placement process. Besides, their placement cell must also dedicatedly work towards creating new connections and nurturing the old ones. Social media and other professional websites like Linkedin can be an excellent networking tool for this.

Skill Training and Employability: Skill Training is one of the most important factors responsible for improving the placement record of an institute or university. Companies no longer just look for academic excellence and aptitude but they prefer candidates who have practical exposure and problem solving ability in real- life situations.

So, instead of starting training in the last year, colleges must focus on imparting skill training to students from the first year onwards. institutes can also keep some KPis (Key Performance indicators) and measure student’s progress against this.

Placing Right Candidate for the Right Job: Universities/ institutes must focus on bridging the gap between the right candidate and the right job. They must avoid the tendency to place as many candidates and instead focus on placing the candidates who are ready and eligible for the role.

Companies critically focus on the “Attended vs recruited” numbers when they visit a college for campus recruitment. it gives them a fair idea of which colleges have high quality or job-ready candidates. If a college wants to boost its placement record, it is even worth getting eligible students from nearby colleges rather than its own students again who have less chances of getting through.

Maharashtra – An Innovation-led Education Hub of India

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June 21, 2019

Dr Ravi Gupta, Editor-in-Chief, digitalLEARNING magazine and Founder Publisher and CEO, Elets Technomedia Pvt Ltd

Maharashtra, with the largest economy among States in India, is redefining its educational landscape by adopting the latest innovations from across the globe. Famous for its historical and natural places, the third most urbanised State in India is also an educational hub.

Students from all over the country flock to Maharashtra, which is home to numerous schools, colleges and many prominent educational institutions, to learn the required skills to pursue careers in their chosen fields. While Pune and Mumbai are home to some of the top colleges and institutions in Maharashtra, other cities in Maharashtra like Ahmednagar, Kolhapur, Aurangabad and Nagpur, are also known for having a sound educational base.

In this issue of digitalLEARNING, our cover story “Maharashtra Evolving as Education Hub”, explores how the State is trying to leverage innovative approaches to sustain a robust education ecosystem. It also underscores as to why it has become imperative for the State to innovate in education space and acquire an edge over other States in India.

Taking our legacy forward of organising education summits and in line with Maharashtra’s evolution as an education hub, Elets is organising 11th Higher Education and Human Resource Conclave-Pune on May 4 and the 12th School Leadership Summit-Pune on May 18. The two conferences will highlight the achievements and the best practices adopted by the educational sector of Maharashtra. The summits are also meant to act as the platforms for partnership between Governments-Industry-Academia.

This issue of the magazine also carries a special feature, “Personalised Learning Paving Way for Quality Higher Education”, which highlights how personalised learning has now become a major movement in education.

Various interviews of who’s who of Indian higher education sector in this issue of digitalLEARNING offer useful insights into the innovative methods adopted by higher education institutes to impart modern and holistic education across the country.

The “Top Private Engineering Institutes Ranking 2019” in this special issue highlights the evolving need for engineering institutes in India to impart relevant education and prepare their students to take on the challenges of professional life when they walk out of the institutions.

The magazine also carries a comprehensive report of the 10th Higher Education and Human Resource Conclave, Chandigarh, in which top-notch policymakers, edu-leaders, and stakeholders from higher education and human resource industry participated in the day-long conclave in March.

We hope the wide variety of articles, reports, ranking and other write-ups in the magazine would help our esteemed readers gain invaluable insights into the Indian education system and trace the trajectory of its development.

Delhi CET 2019 result to be announced today; know details here

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June 21, 2019

Delhi CET 2019 result will be declared by the Department of Training and Technical Education, Government of NCT, today, i.e. June 21, 2019 (Friday).

As per the media reports, the result will be published on the official website after 10 PM.

However, several web portals were claiming that the result has been already declared but there’s no link available for the same on the official website. Post that, an official from the CET Cell confirmed to a news portal that Delhi CET 2019 result will be announced after 10 PM only.

Students are advised to not fall for false result links given on different websites and only check Delhi NCT’s website: cetdelhi.nic.in for updates.

The counseling process for candidates who will qualify in Delhi CET exam will kick start from tomorrow, i.e. June 21 (Saturday). Notably, it will be a web-based counselling and candidates will need to register online and submit their preference of college and course. The first seat allotment list will be out on June 26, 20 19.

Delhi CET is conducted for students aspiring to apply for admission to the Diploma (Engineering /Non Engineering) courses offered at government, private, and government-aided Polytechnic institutes.

Purpose of higher education is to impart knowledge, says Dr Avinash G Kharat, Director – Academics, Jayawant Shikshan Prasarak Mandal

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June 21, 2019

“The main purpose of higher education is to impart knowledge which is useful for the society,” said Dr Avinash G Kharat, Director – Academics, Jayawant Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Pune.

“As per the regulatory bodies, the education must help a person in finding out a problem, analysing it, apply knowledge and latest tools available and finding out a solution to the problem. To achieve the aforesaid, we need to transform our classrooms and teaching-learning practices,” he added.

Dr Kharat was among the key speakers at the 11th Higher Education and human Resource Conclave held at Pune. He shared various valuable thoughts that may help improve the Indian higher education sector and make youth skillful.

He also suggested that solving a problem must help the environment and society along with inculcating some necessary skills among students. According to him, “One must also consider environment, society and ethics while solving a problem. We must also focus on inculcating skills like teamwork and leadership. Another very important skill which is needed among students is communication.”

Explaining about how digital learning is changing the ways knowledge used to be imparted, he said, “There is a gradual shift from traditional learning to digital learning. Nowadays people prefer youtube or other online handles to learn new things like how to cook a particular recipe. One can access to the videos of world’s best cooks on internet. So, digital learning is the future and from that point of view, we need to change our educational patterns.”

“Use of digital learning will transform teachers into mentors and help the students attain something new. Every institution will become a part of the industry that will help in generating ideas,” he added.

Describing about how the association of industry and institute will benefit the both, Dr Kharat said, “The association of the two will help the institution to work on real life problems. To find solution to any of the problem, it will be important for the institutions to apply relevant knowledge. It will not only help students to gain hands on experience rather it will also help the institutes to become knowledge hub for a particular sector. Moreover for industries, they need not to spend huge amounts on Research and Development rather they just need to help institutions in carrying out the problem specific researches.”

Piramal Foundation partners Emory University to implement social emotional ethical learning curriculum

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June 21, 2019

Piramal Foundation for Education Leadership (PFEL), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Emory University, USA, to build the capacity of Educators, including Headmasters, Teachers and Government Officials, to implement the Social Emotional Ethical (SEE) Learning curriculum in Government schools across India.

PFEL will pilot the SEE Learning curriculum across 5,000 Government schools, to impact 5 lakh children across Gujarat, Jharkhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, in two years.

The MoU was signed during a four-day workshop conducted by Emory University for PFEL, from June 17 – 20, 2019. Tempa Tsering, Country Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama; Dr Lobsang Tenzin Negi, Executive Director, Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics, Emory University; Aditya Natraj, CEO, Piramal Foundation for Education Leadership and Monal Jayaram, Director, Center of Excellence, Piramal Foundation for Education Leadership graced the occasion.

Commenting on the partnership, Aditya Natraj, CEO, Piramal Foundation for Education Leadership, said “PFEL’s partnership with Emory University brings together two unique organisations that have the potential to transform the education ecosystem in India. Through the implementation of the Social Emotional Ethical Learning curriculum, PFEL aims to move from demonstration to advocacy by building the capacity of its 1500+ employees and impacting 5 million children by 2025.”

Speaking on the occasion, Dr Lobsang Tenzin Negi, Executive Director, Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics, Emory University, home of the SEE Learning programme, said, “Emory University’s Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics have developed the SEE Learning programme grounded in the idea that education can, and indeed should, be expanded to foster the values and competencies that lead to greater happiness for both individuals and society at large.”

“We are delighted that Piramal Foundation for Education Leadership has taken the lead in India, and with its presence across 14 states and over 15,000 schools, has the ability to transform education at scale,” he added.

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