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No oral or written test for preschool children, NCERT suggests new guidelines

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Reetika Bose
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NCERT Guidelines

The National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has suggested few guidelines for the preschools, where children in the age gathering of 3-6 years should not be made to appear for a test, oral or written.

The guidelines released on Monday also suggested that the assessment for children should not be based on marks rather on the growth of the children. A child’s performance should be evaluated based on their play activities, strengths etc.

“It should focus on child’s strengths rather than deficit and should not term any child ‘pass’ or ‘fail’,” say the guidelines released Monday.

“Rote-based, teacher-directed learning, which is devoid of meaningful context with undue pressure on the child to perform is harmful,” says the curriculum.

The Modi government intends to make pre-school training compulsory from the coming scholarly session, as suggested in the New Education Policy.

The 14th Dalai Lama receives Honorary Doctorate by Chitkara University

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Reetika Bose
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Dalai Lama

His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama arrived at Chitkara University Punjab campus amidst rapturous welcome through a sea of students & staff waving, on October 14, 2019. His Holiness was received by Chitkara University Chancellor Dr. Ashok K Chitkara and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Madhu Chitkara, and offered a traditional welcomed by Tibetan students studying at Chitkara University.

Chitkara University presented His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama with an Honorary Doctorate, Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.) Honoris Causa, in honour of his unparalleled and invaluable contribution to Humanity, World Peace and Education, and in recognition of his outstanding achievements in promoting peace globally and for inspirational spiritual guidance and leadership.His Holiness also opened Chitkara University’s Global Week 2019, and inaugurated the “Centre for Student Happiness” which will work towards increasing the quality of the students’ experience at Chitkara University.

Dignitaries & senior officials present at the occasionincluded, Ms. Mia Yen, Canada’s Consul General in Chandigarh; Dr. Niyati Chitkara, Principal, Chitkara International School; Mr. Kumar Anil, IAS, DC-Patiala; Ms. Nazuk Kumar, SDM (Central) Chandigarh Administration; International Delegates; and Senior Government Officials from UT & Punjab.

Following a traditional lamp lighting ceremony to open the Global Week 2019, His Holiness addressed the gathering on “The Need for Universal Ethics in Education”. His Holiness stated that “Modern education is oriented towards material goals with little scope for inner values. When modern education began to emerge about 200 years ago religious institutions ensured a sense of inner values, but as the influence of those institutions has declined. We need our education establishments to take responsibility for fostering values like compassion, kindness and concern for others.” His Holiness believes that the shape of the future is in our hands – the 21st century teachers & learners.“You, who belong to the present century, can create a world that will be happier and more peaceful.”

After the insightful talk, His Holiness left the floor open for students & delegates to interact with him, ask questions, and even welcomed suggestions. Taking questions, His Holiness could be easily caught chuckling as he heard some questions and glanced at the expressions on some of the students’ faces and, answered them with a smile. Talking about preserving the mental health for a joyful life, His Holiness said, “Since kindergarten, physical hygiene is commonly encouraged to preserve physical health, but we need a sense of ‘emotional hygiene’ – the means to tackle destructive emotions like anger, jealousy and fear. The ancient Indian culture was replete with knowledge of how to do this, and we must find a way to inculcate this back into the modern education system,” encouraging everyone to delve into further details for insights.“We are social animals; we depend on others for our very survival. Kindness and affection bring us together – anger drives us apart.”

Answering students’ questions on how he deals with challenges, His Holiness told them his mantra.“When faced with a challenge or problem, I try to look at them from a wider perspective.” He recommended that young people pay more attention to inner values and the means to achieve peace of mind.

Following the interaction with students & delegates, His Holiness proceeded for a personal interaction with Hon’ble Dr. Ashok K Chitkara, Chancellor; and Hon’ble Dr. Madhu Chitkara, Vice Chancellor, Chitkara University, where a deep and meaningful discussion ensued.

Describing the visit an absolute privilege anda deeply humbling experience, Hon’ble Dr. Madhu Chitkara said, “We are honoured to have His Holiness The Dalai Lama amidst us today – one of the world’s most revered teacher, thinker and peace messenger. We believe that the values of His Holiness are the same as ours, and we aspire to inculcate and deeply imbibe his teachings not only with our students, but also with our International partners in 34 countries, across 6 continents.”Many in the audience returned his wave as His Holiness left the stage. On his way to take a tour of the University, he stopped to plant a sapling at the campus to commemorate his visit.

Also present at the occasion were 55 International Delegates from 39 Universities in 22 Countries across 6 Continents, who were deeply moved by His Holiness’s words.

Indian-American economist, JNU Alumni Abhijit Banerjee awarded with 2019 Nobel Economics Prize

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Reetika Bose
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Abhijit Banerjee awarded with 2019 Noble Economics Prize

It is a proud moment for India as the 2019 Nobel Economics Prize has been awarded to Indian American economist Abhijit Banerjee by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The award will be shared with Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer for the trio’s innovative approach to eradicate poverty globally.

The award is officially known as the ‘Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel’.

The laureates will also receive a gold medal, a diploma and 9 million-kronor ($918,000) cash award, which will be equally divided amongst the three.

The committee said that the research conducted by three laureates “considerably improved our ability to fight global poverty. In just two decades, their new experiment-based approach has transformed development economics, which is now a flourishing field of research.”

Born in Mumbai in 1961, Abhijit Banerjee was an alumni of Presidency College and Jawaharlal Nehru University. He received his PhD in 1988. Banerjee is currently the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

UGC develops life skills programme, social media etiquettes, yoga part of the curriculum

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Reetika Bose
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UGC

The University Grants Commission has recently launched a life skills programme, ‘Jeevan Kaushal’ for under-graduate courses wherein etiquettes of social media, yoga, pranayam are a part of the syllabus.

In an attempt to develop the communication skills of the students, the new programme was launched, which also aims at inculcating emotional and intellectual competencies in students.

“Today when we talk about writing skills and communication skills, we cannot ignore writing on social media. The social media websites are a good medium to connect but students must know the advantages and disadvantages. There have to be some ethics and etiquettes of social media and the curriculum will teach them the same. There is also a module on how to use Google search better,” a senior UGC official said.

As per the professional world is concerned, writing a good resume is also a life skill which every student must learn. As the students are unable to differentiate between a curriculum vitae (CV), resume and a bio-data, this life skill will be of much importance before entering the worklife.

“What will learners gain if they practice love and compassion? What will they lose if they don’t? What are the listening skills one must practice as a team member and how different they should be as a team leader? All these skills the students should be trained in,” the official said.

Divided in three modules, the curriculum has integral human being, yoga and pranayama and gratitude as part of the curriculum. Integral human being embraces the obligation to self, parents and society besides a module on living with others with their acceptance, the module on gratitude is about duty versus rights. Similarly, yoga talks about the pranayam and yoga are interrelated.

Further talking about the developed curriculum, the official said, “The curriculum has been developed by an expert committee with an aim to support our graduates to unlock and discover their true potential and making them social responsive citizens.”

Ernst & Young launches STEM Learning education app in Delhi NCR for girls

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Reetika Bose
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STEM Learning

In an endeavour to encourage girls to explore STEM as a career choice, multi-national services firm EY has collaborated with Tribal Planet to develop EY STEM Tribe, a technology platform to help over 6,000 teenagers get more acquainted with STEM Learning.

For the first time, this global initiative was launched in India, enabling an entertaining and gamified STEM learning experience to girls of 15-18 years of age. The launch will be followed by EY taking the schools in the United States, starting with Seattle and Atlanta.

The EY STEM Tribe is a digital platform that aims at increasing gender parity in the ed-tech space and reinforcing the organization’s purpose of building a better working world.

Leading educational institutes across the globe are extending hands to develop the STEM curriculum. , The EY STEM Tribe mobile app is also available for free on Andoid and iOS platforms.

Also Read: STEM Education Paving Way for Skilled India

Manish Sisodia, Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister of Delhi, on the launch of the technology platform said, “In India, only 2 percent of the CEOs are female. And only 1 percent of the CFOs are female. Higher secondary classes of Delhi government schools have 57 percent students as females while only 43 percent are in science stream. This situation and stereotypes like boys for science and girls for humanities need to be broken now. And as part of this vision, we are introducing STEM Education for girls in Delhi Government schools in partnership with EY. Through the EY STEM Tribe platform we want to encourage our girl students to acquire 21st century skills necessary to secure jobs not just in India, but globally. We want more girls to be inspired to pursue science and related subjects.”

According to Rajiv Memani, Chairman and Regional Managing Partner, EY India, “As technology continues to shape the future, it has become imperative to provide equal opportunity for girls to pursue high-growth STEM careers. We are pleased to launch this global initiative in India, that will enable STEM learning for 6000 girls across 45 private and government schools in Delhi NCR, and has the potential to scale rapidly, empowering young girls to learn STEM in a pragmatic and contemporary manner.”

Tribal Planet is a Silicon Valley based company that develops innovative platforms and ecosystems to engage global citizens around social impact priorities, the EY STEM Tribe platform enables girls to choose topics based on their interests.

HRD Ministry rolls out PM Innovative Learning programme ‘Dhruv’ to help outstanding students

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Rumani Arora
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HRD Ministry rolls out PM Innovative Learning programme ‘Dhruv’ to help outstanding students

The Ministry of Human Resource Development on Thursday rolled out the Pradhan Mantri Innovative Learning Programme named ‘Dhruv’. The platform is dedicated to help the meritorious students achieve excellence in science, creative writing and performing arts.

As per the official statement, ‘Dhruv’ has been launched to identify and encourage talented children to enrich their skills and knowledge.  Under the programme, gifted children will be mentored and nurtured by experts in the centres of excellence across the country.

Sharing the details about the programme, HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal said that ‘Dhruv’ has included the students of performing arts, since it has the power to stir ideas and people.

The programme kick started with the first batch comprising of 60 outstanding students. To begin with, it will cover science and performing arts.

The students have been broadly chosen from classes IX to XII.

The programme, which will run for 15 days, will have two separate groups for science and performing arts students respectively.

‘Dhruv’ was launched at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) headquarters in Bengaluru. The event was also attended by ISRO Chairman K Sivan, who recently made it to the headlines during Inda’s Moon Mission.

InfoComm India accomplishes seven-year-high; registers 17% visitor hike in latest edition

By
Rumani Arora
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InfoComm India

The just-concluded edition of InfoComm India was the most successful in its seven-year history, registering a 17 percent increase in visitors over last year’s show. The premier Professional AudioVisual (Pro-AV) and Integrated Experience technologies exhibition smashed last year’s visitor attendance record, registering a 17 percent increase to 11,532 visitors.

Of these visitors, 2512 attended the Summit, which comprised 74 knowledge-sharing sessions running the gamut from high-level conferences to industry seminars and technical discussions.

Speaking on the latest development, Mr Richard Tan, the Executive Director, InfoCommAsia, said, “In tandem with the growth of India as one of the most exciting emerging economies in the world, InfoComm India has soared in seven years. We are now well-known in India as the platform of choice amongst exhibitors who want to tap into the promising Indian market and amongst business and organizations which want to plug into the latest experiential technologies from the best companies in the world.”

Fifty percent of InfoComm India’s diverse spectrum of visitors hailed from a wide spectrum of end-user verticals, while the rest comprised AV and IT channel representatives. They seem to be delighted with the quality of technologies showcased, especially as 86 new-to-India products were unveiled at the show.

Many pro-actively sought out new technologies, and were curious about the latest innovations in areas like AV over IT technologies, and projection mapping. Reflecting India’s nation-wide push toward digital technologies, numerous government representatives attended the exhibition with huge projects in pocket, to hunt for the latest in experiential communications.

Chandra Prakash Agrawal, the Chief Technical Examiner from the department, added, “What also impressed me was smart classrooms featuring interactive video conference that allow teachers to teach in remote locations where accessibility is an issue and there is a lack of good teachers available.

“Such technology can also be used in the medical field and allow better access for doctors to diagnose and treat patients remotely. I am very impressed by the show and the exhibitor’s showcase. I saw many new technologies for the first time.

Many deals were inked. Ashok GD Datta, AGM of Security at the Bank of India, said, “InfoComm India has allowed us to link-up with manufacturers and attain relevant quotations.”

Based on the enthusiastic response to their products and solutions, the exhibitors noted that the market in India is stronger than ever. Sixty amongst the over 200 exhibiting companies were first-time InfoComm India exhibitors. They hailed from over 20 countries.

“The Indian government has done a good job and the economy is booming. With a large population, we think it is a good time to invest here,” said Wei Wu, the Marketing Director of AOTO, which is based in China.

Exhibitors were delighted to get the opportunity to demonstrate their solutions to potential new clients.

“There was a lot of interest in the use of projection mapping in education and people were asking us how to use projection mapping in real-life applications. We had a very good experience with the crowd,” said Wasat Hussain, the Product Manager – VP at Epson India Pvt Ltd.

InfoComm India will return to Mumbai from 2-4 September, 2020.

JEE Main 2020: Registration process to end today at jeemain.nta.nic.in

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Rumani Arora
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JEE Main 2020 Registration

The registration process for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2020 is slated to end on October 10, 2019, i.e., today at 11:50 PM. JEE Main, which is a computer based examination, will be conducted between January 6 and January 11, 2020.

Notably, NTA had earlier extended the last date to apply for JEE main 2020 from September 30 to October 10, 2019. It was done to give candidates more time to apply.

However, the fees for the JEE Main 2020 exam can be paid until 11:50pm on October 11, 2019. Candidates can use the either of the payment modes: Credit/Debit Card/Net Banking/UPI and PAYTM to submit the fees.

Any corrections in the application form can be done between October 14 and October 20, 2019 (upto 11.50pm).

Candidates who are willing to appear for the examination but still have not completed the registration process can do so by visiting the official portal of JEE Main: jeemain.nta.nic.in

How to apply for JEE main 2020:

Here is the step-by-step guide to apply for JEE main 2020

1) Visit the official website of JEE main – jeemain.nta.nic.in
2) Click on the link that reads ‘fill online application form’
3) You will be redirected to a new page on the website
4) Click on ‘New registration,’ and enter the requisite details
5) In case are already a user, sign in directly.
6) Application form will be showcased on the screen
7) Enter the necessary details and upload the documents
8) Pay the fees
9) Download the confirmation page generated post the fee payment and take a print out.

MICAT 2020 Application Form released: Know how to fill; important dates

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digitalLEARNING Network
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MICAT 2020 Application Form

Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA) has released the application form for MICAT 2020 in the online mode. Candidates who are willing to apply for PGDM-C and/or PGDM programme can fill the form till November 25, 2019 (11:50 pm).

In case the candidate want to opt for both the programmes, they will need to mention the programme of their first preference as priority 1 and similarly mark the second programme of second preference as priority 2.

Notably, the first phase of the exam will be conducted on December 7, 2019. The result for the same will be announced on December 23, 2019.

Given below are the Important Dates for MICAT 2020- First Phase

  • Start date for MICAT registration: October 9, 2019
  • End date for filling the form for first phase of MICAT: November 25, 2019 (till 11:50 p.m)
  • MICAT Admit Card 2020 release date: December 3, 2019
  • MICAT 2020 for December session: December 7, 2019
  • MICAT result 2020: December 23, 2019

MICAT 2020 Application Form: Steps to fill the form

1. Go to mica.ac.in to fill the application form of MICAT 2020
2. Do the registration for MICAT 2020
3. Enter the personal and academic details in the form
4. Provide detailed information related to CAT/XAT/GMAT
5. Upload the required documents
6. Pay the application fee (Rs 1985)
7. Submit the application form for MICAT 2020

MICA will conduct MICAT 2020 which will comprise of three sections that are (i) Psychometric Test (ii) Section B will have four sub-sections that are Verbal ability, Quantitative ability and Data Interpretation, General awareness; Divergent and Convergent Thinking and (iii) Section C will include descriptive test.

Telangana Board declares TSBIE IPASE result 2019; know how to check

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Rumani Arora
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TSBIE IPASE result 2019

The Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education (TSBIE) has announced the re-verification and recounting result of Intermediate Public Advanced Supplementary Examinations (IPASE).

The candidates who had applied for the IPASE re-verification and recounting of result can visit the official website of Telangana State board, i.e., tsbie.cgg.gov.in to check and download the result.

Notably, the Telangana state board had conducted IPASE in June 2019 at varied centres across the state of Telangana.

Students who were awaiting the TSBIE IPASE re-verification or recounting results can either check it on the official website or go to the direct link https://tsbie.cgg.gov.in/reverification.do

TSBIE IPASE RV/RC result 2019: How to check

Here is the step-by-step guide for the candidates to check the TSBIE IPASE RV/RC result 2019

  1. Visit the official portal of TSBIE — tsbie.cgg.gov.in
  2. On the homepage click on the link which reads “TSBIE IPASE RV/RC result 2019”
  3. You will be redirected to a new page on the TSBIE website
  4. Enter your TSBIE Hall Ticket No
  5. Your TSBIE IPASE RV/RC result 2019 will be showcased
  6. Download the file and take a print out for future reference.
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