WB HS Result 2019 | West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) has declared the Higher Secondary or Class 12 examination results on May 27, 2019 (Monday). The results were announced by WBCHSE President Dr. Mahua Das in a press conference.
86.92 per cent students have passed in the West Bengal Higher Secondary Examination this year.
Students can check the West Bengal HS Results on the board’s official website: wbchse.nic.in and wbresults.nic.in.
West Bengal HS Result 2019: Follow the steps below to check!
Step 1: Go to WBCHSE official website: wbchse.nic.in or wbresults.nic.in
Step 2: Click on the HS Result link.
Step 3: Enter required details.
Step 4: Submit and view your result.
Step 5: Download the file for future reference.
Apart from this, candidates also have the option of viewing results via SMS, and mobile app.
This year the Class 12 board examinations in West Bengal started from February 26 and commenced on March 13. In which, a total of 8, 16,243 candidates had appeared for the
examination. The number of girl aspirants was 63,413 more than the number of boys this year.
Notably, WBCHSE had imposed some stringent restrictions to prevent Question Paper leakage through Whtsapp. The authority even issued guidelines restricting students to bring any kind of electronic gadgets in the examination hall, disobeying which can even result in cancellation of the registration of the respective candidates.
“When we talk about creativity & innovation, we don’t bring it to the classroom. For example: History happens to be one of my favorite subjects but I studied History only after I went to College /University. For me school history ended at 1947, what happened after 1947 was not history. No one talked about 1971 or 1965 and no one talked about Kargil. But we were expected to know all this come examination time. Somewhere there has been a discord in our set up and as well as what the expectations are,” said Kanak Gupta, Vice President, Seth M R Jaipuria Group of Schools.
He was among the key speakers at 11th School Leadership Summit, Chandigarh, which was held on April 12, 2019. Gupta inaugurated the summit along with other key dignitaries present at the event.
Further elaborating his vision on the matter, Gupta said, “So when we talk about creativity and innovation, we don’t do that in real sense, in the classroom. We don’t even talk about the real issues in the classroom. I support a social cause. It’s called ‘My Right To Breathe’. It’s one of the largest air pollution movements there in the country. You know one thing we found from My Right to Breathe is that nobody wants to do anything about air pollution. We don’t want our kids to actually understand the harms of air pollution.”
Giving the example of his own school chain, Gupta shared why change in mindset and curriculum is the need of the hour.
“When we started our venture, the first thing that we started was that we introspected. And we said let us see what we are doing and what needs to be done. The first though that collectively came to us – what Dr. Manna was talking about – the mindset and curriculum change is required. And that’s what we did. The reason for that is we are still living in the past, we are still talking about the curriculum that we have 60-70 years ago. This is not our legacy, this legacy has come from outside. And we say that, we need to break this, we need to go back to our roots,” he stated.
Underlining the role of educationists in the present day education scenario, Gupta said, “We need to make this change. Today, we as educationist when come to these platforms, I think we need to learn from each other. I think we need to discuss more. Pick up best practices. I strongly believe every institute has its own character.
“I strongly believe every college and every school will build its own personality. Copy pasting doesn’t works; what works is trying to understand and internalize processes. So when we come to platforms like these, I strongly recommend as an educationist that we shall talk to each other about best practices in schools. We talk to each other what’s working well in your school and try to make that difference to the society,” he added.
Rooting for the need for a massive change, Gupta concluded saying, “This is not just once school or one city or district that we talk about. It is the country that we are talking about. And we are talking about a massive change. Slowly but surely, we as educationist would be able to make that change. Because we are preparing the kids for a generation that we don’t know of. For jobs and businesses that have yet not been created. But they will be facing the world for sure and we cannot depend on the education system that came from 70 years back”.
Every industry across the globe is witnessing transformations especially in terms of technology and improving the processes. Seeking this, it is very important for the education sector to be in line with the growing demands. But, it is also true that for education sector it is not possible to take the lead alone. It will be needing support from industry as well as the Government.
In line with this, at 9th Higher Education and Human Resource Conclave Hyderabad, a session on the above topic was held where eminent leaders from all the three sectors: Government, Industry and Education participated to discuss the challenges and opportunities.
There has been a demand for academia-industry collaboration since long and now the Government is also becoming important to decide the future of youth. It is now common to hear from industry that there is lack employable youth. At the same time, educational institutions have their constraints in not doing so. They sometimes blame Government for not making such policies and sometimes the industry for not collaborating with them.
Talking on this, Navin Mittal, Commissioner, Collegiate and Technical Education Department, Government of Telangana suggested a solution during the panel discussion which may help all the three sectors to overcome the challenge. He said, “With continuous demand of employable youth, the onus now lies on both the industry and the academia to collaborate mutually so that both can work in sync to nurture industry-ready youth. Here, Government can act more as a facilitator by implementing policies relevant for the same.”
Dr Narsimha Reddy, Executive Director, Sreenidhi Institute of Science & Technology was also having the similar thoughts on the topic. He said, “As far as adoption of latest technology is concerned; colleges require greater collaboration with the industry convened by the Government. It will not only help the institutions to know the latest trends but also take steps to meet them.”
During the discussion, industry experts and educationists have come up with various solutions that may help the Government, academia and industry t bridge the gap.
Understanding industry needs:
Teaching theoretical concepts only is not going to help a youth in getting a job in today’s scenario. The educational institutions now need to focus on the skills which will help youth in becoming a productive employee. It can only be done by understanding what industries are looking for in their employees.
Explaining the same, Chief Human Resources Officer of Karvy Fintech Pvt Ltd, Pradipta Sahoo said, “While hiring a person from any campus the things that matters to us the most are aptitude and attitude. We look out for how soon the person can achieve the organisational objective in terms of productivity in future. We also try to figure out the person’s zeal towards learning new things.”
Becoming Innovative:
Nowadays, it is not only about becoming an industry-ready employee. Industries are looking for the skills more than that among its employees. The most in-demand skill from industry perspective is becoming innovative in their ways of working. Following the traditional methodologies are not what companies are looking rather they want the employees who can improve the productivity and processes through their creativity. So, colleges need to focus on the same as well.
Talking about the same, Pratyusha sharma, Senior Director – HR, Cognizant India, said, “At this point of time, what we look in a person is the efforts for innovate, incubate, and decision making other than the knowledge of domain, process, what they learn on the floor and for the client. It took us three to six months to train them in skill like communication.”
Mutual support among colleges and industry:
Initiatives from the industry only or from the education sector only are not going to help any of the two rather it should be collaborative in nature. The two should try the ways which can help them improve mutually. Reputed colleges can help small business in terms of infrastructure and may gain a lot in return.
Suggesting the same, Industry expert GR Reddy, Founder, Husys Consulting Ltd, said, “One practice that reputed colleges can follow is to provide the infrastructure to new businesses, start-ups or small businesses. It will increase the communication between the industry and students as well as help students to inculcate business sense among them.”
Learning life skills:
Institutes also have undertaken various initiatives not only in line with the industry demands but also to provide their students world class education. It seems necessary to train students in life skills and organizational skills so that they can not only be successful in professional life but also in the personal life.
Describing about the same, the senior bureaucrat Dr A Ashok who is also Commissioner & Secretary – Intermediate Education, Government of Telangana and Vice Chancellor, IIIT, RGUKT, Basar, Telangana, has said, “So far, the institutions have focused on Intelligence Quotient (IQ) but now it’s time to focus on Emotional Quotient (EQ). It will help in inculcating industry required skills like communication, leadership, inter personal relationship, and team player etc.”
Suggesting the methodology to inculcate creativity among students and also fetching innovative solutions for any problem, Dr T G Vijaya, Director, PSG Institute of Management, Tamil Nadu, said, “It is important to foster creativity among students. As far as my institute is concerned, we create at least 10 groups of students who work separately on the same topic or project. It helps us to get different perspectives as well as 10 innovative solutions for one problem.”
Prof V K Rattan, Vice Chancellor, GNA University said in this regard, “In line with industry demands, it is important for all the institutions and universities to start courses that may train students in the required skills. We have started several such initiatives which are helping students to be industry-ready.”
It can be said, Government and industries role can’t be ignored as far as building the future of youth is concerned. Any one of the three not playing their role up to the significant extent will lead to the similar challenges and also the problems derived due to it. The three have to collaborate not only for building employable youth but also for developing a strong economy.
The result for Gujarat HSC General and Vocational streams has been declared by Gujarat School Education Board (GSEB) on May 25, 2019 (Saturday). Students who have appeared for the examination can view the results on GSEB’s official website: http://www.gseb.org/.
The overall pass percentage is recorded as 73.27 pass per this year. It is an improvement of 4.3% from last year when 68.96 per cent regular students had passed.
Girls, once again, have remained ahead of boys in terms of pass percentage. The pass rate of girls was 79.27%, while that of boys was 67.94%. Notably, this year about 5% more girls had cleared the examination.
Gujarat HSC Exam Results 2019: Step below to check result
Step 1: Go to GSEB’s official website: http://www.gseb.org/
Step 2: Enter the six digit seat no.
Step 3: Click Submit.
Step 4: Result will be displayed on your screen
Step 5: Download the file and take a print out for future reference.
Students are advised to confirm the result with their actual mark sheet also, which will be provided by the board soon after.
The pass percentage for students who appeared in Gujarati medium is 72.43 per cent, for students who appeared in Hindi medium is 69.90 per cent whereas 83.96 per cent students have passed from the English medium.
GSEB had released the Gujarat HSC result for Science stream on May 9 in which 71.90 per cent students had cleared the examination.
AHSEC HS results 2019: The Assam Class 12 or Higher Secondary exam results have been announced on May 25, 2019 (Saturday). As per the official data, nearly 2, 40,000 students were awaiting the results this year.
The Assam HS or Class 12 results are being declared by the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC) on its official portal: ahsec.nic.in. Besides, the results can also be viewed at the official results portal for examinations conducted in Assam: resultsassam.nic.in.
Besides, some private websites such as Indiaresults.com, examresult.net etc are also hosting the Assam Class 12 results.
Assam HS Class 12 Exam Results 2019: Follow the steps below to check:
Step 1: Go to AHSEC‘s official website or alternative websites mentioned above.
Step 2: Click on the HS result link on the home page.
Step 3: Enter roll number and any other required detail.
Step 4: Submit and view your result.
Step 5: Download the mark sheet and take a print out for future reference.
Apart from this, student can also view the Assam HS Class 12 results on ‘Upolobdha’ mobile app which can be downloaded from Google Playstore.
Last year, AHSEC released the Class HS results on May 31. The overall pass percentage was recorded as 56.04 per cent.
“The Education system is not static, it is quite dynamic. What works well today, may not work in near future. In context of education sector, the aforesaid is true as traditional chalk-and-talk method of teaching is now being replaced by digital ways of learning,” Dr A Ashok, Secretary & Commissioner, Board of Intermediate Education, Government of Telangana and Vice Chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, Basar, Telangana.
As a Co-Programme Chair at 9th Higher Education and Human Resource Conclave Hyderabad, Dr Ashok has deliberated on various topics, issues and opportunities related to higher education ecosystem of Telangana. He was also among the key dignitaries who inaugurated the conclave.
Revealing about how the Government in Telangana is implementing various initiatives to improve the higher education in the State, he said, “Despite being the youngest State in the country, we are the pioneers in the education sector. We have set several landmarks in Indian education landscape. Telangana Government has taken various initiatives for different sectors with emphasis on education sector under the dynamic vision of our Hon’ble Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao.”
“We are heading towards ‘Golden Telangana’ to achieve a considerable development in the State with education as the key focus area. Since the inception of the State, huge investments have been made into education sector. Along with providing equal opportunities of growth for every domain of education sector including pre-primary, school, higher education, and skill and vocational training, the Government has also established several universities across the State,” he added.
Dr Ashok stressed on innovation in vocational training as well. According to him, “Similarly in vocational training, institutes can’t only rely on one teaching-learning approach. They have to be diversified and must be in line with the technology advancement to make knowledge delivery more effective.”
He also discussed how Telangana as a State is working on various models to ensure that the students are employable. He revealed, “There are two models nowadays we are talking about employability model and industry-ready model. Industry-ready model seems to be the most appropriate as employers require the workers having enough hands on experience on a technology or machine to work on.”
Referring quality education as the foundation for higher education, Dr Ashok described how his department is ensuring the quality school education in the State. He said, “Good intermediate education is the foundation for good higher education. We are maintaining the global standards for curriculum to prepare knowledgeable, resourceful and competitive citizens. At the same time, we have strict norms for every school to maintain good standards of infrastructure, teachers and certifications. We have around 2,600 junior colleges in Telangana. To maintain certain standards and streamline processes, we have started schemes like online affiliation, integration of all the services with the mobile platform, conducting examinations within time, among others.”
Along with 9th Higher Education & Human Resource Conclave Hyderabad, Dr Ashok has participated in various previous events organised by Elets where he shared valuable thoughts to impart quality education.
In an utter surprise, the admissions process of Delhi University has been postponed this year irrespective of the fact that the results of state and central board exams have been declared much earlier, than the previous year.
Notably, the High Court had directed the boards to schedule the examination and results in such a manner that it will allow sufficient time to students to appear for admission in central universities, especially the University of Delhi.
Earlier, there were reports that the admission will begin by April-end, and then it was postponed for May 21. However, on May 24, the Delhi University is yet to decide on the date to kick-start the application process.
The foremost reason behind the delay, as explained by a varsity official, is that the Delhi University is trying to incorporate new tech-based initiatives for making the varsity’s admissions process smoother for students.
One of these initiatives is the ‘online calculator’, which will be added on DU admissions portal and mobile-applications. It will calculate and inform students about their best score for the subjects they are applying for, thereby eliminating the confusion among students about selecting the best of four.
On the other hand, DU has asked the National Testing Agency (NTA) to conduct the online entrance exams for admission to Delhi University. The NTA has given its nod to the proposal and the DU academic council is expected to set the guidelines for the entrance exam now. However, there are internal rifts in the university that might delay the process further.
Besides, there are some new admission rules which are to be implemented from this year onwards. One of the major changes is that University is planning to give extra benefits to students belonging to rural areas, in term of relaxation in pass percentage. Though, the final verdict is yet to come.
All these reasons combined are responsible for the evident delay in the Delhi University admission process. Last year, the admissions began from May 15 but now in the third week of May, the dates are not even decided.
“India was somehow not a leader in the previous three Industrial revolutions. Our honourable Prime Minister keeps telling us on various platforms – India is going to be the torchbearer for Industrial Revolution 4.0. It is a very huge transformative trend that we are seeing around,” said Navin Mittal, Commissioner, Collegiate and Technical Education Department, Government of Telangana
He was speaking at the 10th Higher Education and HR Conclave 2019, Chandigarh, orgainised by Elets Technomedia and powered by digitalLEARNING. Mittal was one of the key speakers at the event and inaugurated the summit along with other key dignitaries at the event.
Elaborating his thoughts on the fourth Industrial Revolution, Mittal said, “There are three significant trends which we are seeing all over the world. The first one is industry 4.0, which is a big shift from industry 3.0. It was about basic use of Information & Technology, basic development of Information & Technology in last five to six decades”.
“But now we are in the threshold, and I would say at a transformative time on industry 4.0, which is all about blend of humans and machines. It is significantly the gap between humans and machines. And we are finding this whole transformation which is happening in front of our eyes. In terms of artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics, nano technology. We can see this amazing-amazing transformation which is happening,” he explained.
Mittal, in his address, also congratulated Elets Technomedia on completing 16 successful years of operations.
He said, “I am happy to know that Elets has completed 16 years on March 12 , 2019. I must say Elets is doing wonderful work in various sectors. Whether it is in the sector of governance, especially smart cities or whether it is digitalLEARNING in the sector of education. Also in the sector of health, banking, finance in startup space.”
“I have been associated with some of these sectors in terms of participation and also co-organising some of the conferences with the help of Elets Technomedia. The level of participation and the way conferences are organised, I must say it has been a wonderful experience. Some great learnings have taken place through these conferences. I personally attended them and also co-organised few conferences. It’s been a wonderful learning experience,” he added.
Further, expressing contentment on being a part of 10th HEHR Summit, Chandigarh, Mittal said, “I am happy being part of the 10th Higher Education and Human Resource Conclave Chandigarh. There’s been a wide participation not from academia but also from industry and Government. So, this is one platform which brings the three together – academia, industry and Government. Some very good deliberations have taken place in this conclave which will help to bridge this gap between the three and ensure that the outcome and output of our higher education sector is useful for the other two. This will bridge the gap between the two and bring polished initiatives and supportive structures, which will help to connect both higher education as well as the human resource sector”.
Notably, Navin Mittal has been associated with Elets Technomedia from a very long time. He was also among the key speakers at the 9th Higher Education and Human Resource Conclave, Hyderabad, which took place on 4-5 February 2019.
Considering that agriculture only contributes a total of 15.87% in the country’s service sector Gross Value Added (GVA), it’s important that the agriculture and allied sectors develop enough to contribute a larger share, writes Dr Amol Gawande, Assistant Director-Placement, Global Business School and Research Centre, Dr D Y Patil University, for Elets News Network (ENN)
Venkaiah Naidu, the Vice President of India, once said that agriculture is the backbone of the Indian Economy and should, therefore, be a priority for the Government. The Vice President also mentioned that there is a huge need to bridge the gap between urban and rural India so that the country can progress towards being the third largest economy in the world. The first place to focus on, therefore, is Rural India since it has become a hub for economic activities with agriculture playing an important role.
Dr Amol Gawande, Assistant Director-Placement, Global Business School and Research Centre, Dr D Y Patil University
However, the bigger question is how does a country with a large youth population focus on developing its rural sectors. The solution to this problem comes in the form of agribusiness and competent agribusiness professionals.
What is agribusiness?
In simple terms, it’s the business of agricultural production. Various public and private sector organizations are in the business of carrying out these activities. It encompasses all the activities related to agriculture. It includes agrichemicals, breeding, soil management, weather forecasting, crop production, distribution, farm machinery, processing, seed supply, plant protection, crop nutrient management, harvesting, marketing of produce, storage, supply chain operations, financing, food processing, retailing etc.
For those aspiring to be an agribusiness professional, an MBA in Agribusiness is the fastest route to success. An MBA in Agribusiness is a two-year full-time course offered by various business schools. These business schools have curriculums designed to ensure that they shape the youth of today into competent management professionals prepared to succeed in the agriculture and food industry.
The next question is why should you opt for an MBA in agribusiness? Let’s take a look at some statistics that can answer this question.
According to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), the Indian agricultural services and machinery sector has attracted an inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) of USD 2,278.3 million from April 2000 to March 2016
According to IBEF, The GDP of agriculture and allied sectors in India stood at USD 244.74 billion in the financial year 2016
According to IBEF, India is the largest producer, consumer, and exporter of spices and spice products. India is the second largest fruit producer in the world and the third largest in terms of farm and agriculture outputs
Agricultural export accounts for 10% of the country’s exports and is the fourth largest commodity to be exported.
The Government has also spearheaded various initiatives to ensure that India’s agricultural and rural sector witness massive growth in the coming years.
According to IBEF, the Union Budget 2018-19 announced the start of an Agri-Market Infrastructure Fund to develop and upgrade the infrastructure in 22,000 Grameen Agricultural Markets (GrAMs) and 585 APMCs. 42 mega food parks were also sanctioned in 2017 out of which eight had been made operational by July 2018.
Over the past few years, studies have identified various trends that can directly affect a nation’s economic growth with the help of agriculture and its allied sectors. Here is a look at two of these trends:
Economic development and pro-poor growth
In low-income countries, the engine that propels economic growth consists of tradables such as agriculture, IT, Tourism, and manufacturing. Agricultural trade plays a significant role in this growth. Therefore, governments must increase the income that filters through rural India with the help of policies like extension services, land redistribution, and better access to credit which will ultimately help agricultural trade to flourish.
Linkages between agricultural and non-agricultural sector
“The rural non-farm sector is a poorly understood component of the rural economy of developing countries and we know relatively little about its role in the broader development process,” as stated in “The Rural Non-Farm Sector: Issues and Evidence from Developing Countries” by Lanjouw.
Increased rural income from crop production can affect various regions where income is re-spent on local goods and services. These effects are called “agricultural growth linkages,” and are an important element in improving the rural industry. In recent years, discussion about inter-sectoral linkages in agriculture has increased and has led to the identification of five types of linkages:
Providing food for domestic consumption,
Releasing labour for industrial employment,
Enlarging the market for domestic industrial output,
Increasing the supply of domestic savings,
Earning foreign exchange
Therefore, it’s easy to understand that pursuing a career in agribusiness will put you on a path to success. Let’s take a look at what your career will look like after you graduate with an MBA in Agribusiness. You can choose to work in:
Sales
Marketing
Supply Chain Operations
Research and Consulting
Strategy and planning
Academic position
Entrepreneurship
You can occupy the following job roles:
Agribusiness Managers
Research Analysts
Marketing Managers
Human Resource Managers
Agricultural Insurance Managers
Quality Control Managers or Supply Managers
Commodity Traders
Business Analysts
Consultants
Farm Managers
Bank Managers
Financial Advisors
Credit Officers
Trainers
Agribusiness Entrepreneurs and more
You can work in industries such as:
Food Production Companies like PepsiCo, Britannia, Marico, Parle, Yellow Diamond, Haldiram Foods etc.
Farm Input Companies like Syngenta, Bayer Crop Science, PI Industries, UPL, Adventz etc.
Farm Machinery Companies such as Mahindra, TAFE, EICHER, John Deer etc.
Banking and Financial Service and Insurance (BFSI) companies such as SBI, Axis Bank, ICICI, Bajaj, NBHC Finserv
Retail Industries such as Big Basket, Reliance, Ninja Kart, Futures Group etc.
Post-harvest companies like NBHC, NCML, Cargill, ADM, Bunge, LDC etc.
Several emerging industries such as e-commerce players are also potential employers.
A nation’s socio-economic development is directly linked to its agriculture sector. With the help of Agribusiness, you can play a major role in developing your nation and ensuring that it reaches newer heights.
“By 2022, Telangana Social Welfare and Tribal Welfare Residential Education Institutions Society (TSWREIS) will be able to impact about 10 lakh students in Telangana by having at least 1,500 institutions,” said Dr R S Praveen Kumar, Secretary, Telangana Social Welfare and Tribal Welfare Residential Education Institutions, Government of Telangana
Dr Kumar was sharing his thoughts during the 9th Higher Education and Human Resource Conclave held in February this year in Hyderabad. He described about the initiatives taken under TSWREIS. He stated, “As of now, we have 877 institutions. We target most marginalised sections of the society. Our Government is taking initiatives to bridge the societal gap and provide marginalised section the best possible facilities.”
Describing about the practices and efforts made at TSWREIS to impart quality education to marginalised children of society, Dr Kumar said, “As of now we have around four lakh students studying in the residential school under TSWREIS free of cost. Telangana Government spends around Rs 62,000 on every student other than providing infrastructure. All schools are English medium schools. We have facilities at par to that of in country’s private or government schools. Recently we have started building the infrastructure for our institutes.”
He also revealed the methods followed by TSWREIS to recruit good teacher so that the focusremains on student-centric learning. Dr Kumar further said, “Earlier, we used to recruit teachers from Telangana Public Service Commission but now we have our recruitment board. The minimum qualification for our teachers is a postgraduation degree. TSWREIS is more women centric in terms of providing education. We have two girls school on every boy’s school.”
TSWREIS is also working to improve the condition of girl education. Describing about few such initiatives, the senior bureaucrat said, “In 2016, we have started an audacious experiment to provide education to girls. As among the poor families of Telangana girls got married at early age due to lack of education. Such girls suffer a lot and to improve girls’ education in, Telangana Government has provided us 53 degree colleges. It helped us to save 20,000 girls from getting married at very young age. These girls are doing amazingly well and some of them have even postponed their marriages for sake of education.”
“The colleges under TSWREIS are performing better than the universities and colleges in Telangana. It can be understood by the fact that in universities, average pass percentage is 30-40 percent whereas in residential institutes of TSWREIS, the pass percentage is around 80-85 percent,” Dr Kumar added.
He also stressed on the need to modify the curriculum as per the industry needs and also described the initiative of TSWREIS in this regard. According to him, “It is important to drive innovation in the curriculum of our schools and colleges. Students must be taught the subjects which are relevant as per the industry requirement. In the institutions under TSWREIS, we try to offer curriculum which is relevant as per the latest trends and industry requirement.”
