Rajasthan Govt gives additional charge of Governing Secretary, Science & Technology to IAS Vaibhav Galriya

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March 2, 2019

Government of Rajasthan has given an additional charge of Governing Secretary, Science & Technology, to IAS Vaibhav Galriya, Secretary Higher & Technical Education, Government of Rajasthan has been given.

As an administrative officer, Galriya served as Managing Director of Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation (RIICO).

In his previous assignments, Galriya held many important positions under Government of Rajasthan, such as Secretary, Rajasthan Public Service Commission; Collector Jhalawar; Deputy Secretary to Government, Finance (Tax) Department, etc.

He served as Non-Executive Non-Independent Director of Mahindra World City (Jaipur) Limited and before that as Chairman at Rajasthan Asset Management Company and also as Chairman at Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments Ltd. since September 22, 2016 until December 15, 2016.

Vaibhav Galriya is an IAS officer of 1998 batch. He has Bachelors of Engineering degree in Electronics & Communication and Master of Technology degree in Management & Systems.

UP Board class 10 and 12 exams 2019: Results likely to be declared in April last week

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March 1, 2019

The UP Board is likely to declare the results of Class 10, 12 examinations in April last week. The time of result announcement has been declared on the last day of class 10 board examinations.

“The results of Class 10, 12 examinations will be announced in the last week of April. The board will convey the exact date and time soon,” a senior official from Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Board (UPSEB) said.

The students appeared in the UP Board Exams have to visit the official websites: upresults.nic.in and upmspresults.up.nic.in to check their results.

To prevent cheating in the UP class 10 and 12 board exams, the board had taken stringent measures. “Except some incidents, the class 10, 12 examinations went smoothly under strict vigilance,” said the official.

In one of the incidents of mass copying Muzaffarnagar, the board took stringent actions, and 14 invigilators among 17 people were arrested.

The Uttar Pradesh board Class 10 examinations were concluded on Thursday, February 28, and the Class 12 examination will conclude on March 2, 2019. A total of 58,06,922 students (31,95,603 in high school and 26,11,319 in intermediate) have registered for the examination.

Last year, The UP board declared the results of its Class 10, 12 examinations on April 29, 2018 with a pass percentage of 75.16 for Class 10.

KVS Admission 2019-20: Application process begins

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March 1, 2019

Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan has started the online registration process for admission to Class 1 of its schools from today, (March 1, Friday) at 8 am.

To apply, one has to visit the official website: kvsonlineadmission.in. The last day for application is March 19, 2019.

KVS will conduct the registration process for Class 2 from April 2 to April 9, 2019 and for class 11, the application process will begin immediately after the announcement of Class 10 result.

The list of provisionally selected candidates for Class 1 will be released by KVS on March 26. Second and third list for the same will be released on April 9 and April 23, respectively.

KVS will extend the registration date in case of less number of applications, notification for which will be released on March 30 and will close on April 6. Similarly, education institutes may release the second notification. The schedule is available at kvsangathan.nic.in.

Last year, a total of 6,48,941 aspirants applied for around 1 lakh seats. Since the admission process is online, KVS had released the list on time. The list can be seen on the official website of the individual schools.

KVS admission 2019-20: Steps to apply

Step 1: Visit the official website: kvsangathan.nic.in

Step 2: On the homepage, click on the link “online registration for admission to…”

Step 3: A pop box might open, click ok

Step 4: You will be redirected to a new page

Step 5: Click on new registration

Step 6: Click on back to instructions, read carefully, Check box and click on proceed

Step 7: Start filling the form and click register

There are 1,137 Kendriya Vidalayas across the country.

Technology Paving Way for Quality Higher Education in Telangana

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February 28, 2019

Along with improving the Higher education ecosystem in telangana, the department is also taking various initiatives to bring quality of education at par with global standards. Adopting technology for smooth processes is one of the key initiatives, says Navin Mittal, Commissioner, Department of collegiate & technical education, Government of Telangana, in conversation with Sudheer Goutham of Elets News Network (ENN).

How is the department ensuring that all its processes turn paperless yet effective?

Navin Mittal, Commissioner, Department of collegiate & technical education, Government of Telangana

The Department of Higher Education has undertaken various initiatives that helped the department, teachers, students, and educational institutions.

One of the initiatives is the launch of portal “Degree Online Services, Telangana” (DOST) — A common admission portal for all the Higher education institutions in the State. Any student who wants to join any course in telangana can visit the portal and register for different course options. Students are selected on merit-basis. The list is prepared as per class 12 scores. This has been a real gamechanger in Telangana, as earlier students had to visit every institute first for getting an application form, then to submit it and deposit the fee and lastly for gaining admission. Now, we have made the admission process completely paperless in a way that students belonging to Telanagana only need to enter the number of respective certificates and educational department automatically fetches the data from the respective department. The process is hassle- free. It has enabled over 2,10,000 students to take admissions in higher education institutes of Telangana.

We have also introduced concept of e-office in the commissionerate as well as in regional offices. It helped us to speed up the processes and improve communication between the State government and institutions. For example, soon after receiving a digitally signed copy from any college principal, an order is issued in that regard to the respective college online. Colleges are also allowed to check the status of their complaints or applications.

The third thing which has been done is that a public sector bank — Vijaya Bank – has come up with a fee management system. All the government educational institutions are on the platform wherein students can pay fee without any hassle at the branch of the bank or via electronic transfer, net banking, debit card, credit card, UPI payment interface etc. Cash fee collection has been stopped at all the government’s higher educational institutes.

The fourth thing which we have implemented in the technical education department and one of the universities of the State is BioMetric attendance System. in next few months we will install the system across all the government institutions in the State. It is helpful in maintaining the students’ attendance, as without students there is no meaning of education.

In terms of technology in education, what are the latest practices adopted by the Department to facilitate effective learning?

We have implemented digital evaluation system in technical education department. In the system, all the answer sheets are uploaded online and distributed to evaluators. It helps us to avoid any question without being checked. Moreover, it also has helped teachers to evaluate the answer sheets anywhere and anytime. Earlier, we used to set up camps for evaluations which we have now done away with. We are also working on development of institute Management System which will help the department in managing information of technical institutes and students.

We have also worked a lot to improve curriculum. For example, the polytechnic curriculum in the State has been completely updated from academic year 2018-19. We have made it more flexible and practical. All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) has already published a model curriculum for the engineering colleges which has also been adopted in Telangana.

We have also tried to improve our grading system. We are trying to develop a relative grading system rather than an absolute grading system.

What vision inspires Telangana Government to improve education scenario in the State?

The vision of the State Government involves three things. First thing is to improve Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) which is around 36 percent. Though, the GER of Telangana is nearly 10 percent higher than that of the national average, but the access of education to every student in the State is the top most priority of the government. Other than that the government has initiated various schemes for the underprivileged and economically weaker sections of the society.

The second focus area of the government is ensuring basic infrastructure in both government and private sector. A lot of focus is on maintaining the infrastructure which includes building, labs, libraries, equipments, furniture and other basic amenities.

The third thing is improving overall quality in terms of teaching and learning. The latest practices are integrated into the education system of the State to improve the quality.

What is your message for student fraternity?

Not only all of us should be ready for the industrial revolution 4.0 and the education 4.0 but we should be leaders in this. it is so because the kind of numbers which we have, there is no reason for not being a leader.

ICFAI Group: Pioneering Professional Education for Over 30 Years

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February 28, 2019

ICFAI was established in 1984 as a not-for-profit society with the broad objective of empowering citizens through quality education. The Institute marked its presence in the Indian education fora by launching a high end, innovative professional programme in financial analysis in 1985. The programme was first-of-its-kind in India, aimed to equip students and working professionals with cutting-edge knowledge in contemporary areas of finance. Since its inception, ICFAI Group has made a significant mark in the Indian educational field with a pan-Indian network and presence.

ICFAI Group has established campuses across 16 States which includes 11 ICFAI Universities, 9 ICFAI Business Schools, 7 ICFAI Tech Schools and 6 ICFAI Law Schools. All the programmes offered in these campuses emphasise on academic rigor and differentiated curriculum that bridges the industry- academia gap.

Innovation has been the mainstay of ICFAI Group with innovation prevalent in its programmes and even in its culture. ICFAI started, ICFAI Business School (IBS) in 1995 to offer MBA Programme. Since its inception, IBS has been consistently placed among the top ranked B-Schools of India providing excellent academics and infrastructure to its students and transforming them into future leaders. Another example that is a testimony to the culture of innovation is the introduction of Case Study Methodology at IBS. The Case Research Centre at IBS has become a centre of excellence and has won several accolades across the world.

Outstanding Achievements by the Case Research Centre

ICFAI is the third largest contributor of cases, next only to Harvard and INSEAD B-Schools
In 2015, 7 percent of The Case Centre’s 150 Best Selling Cases were from ICFAI
ICFAI cases were taught in more than 870 B-Schools across 75 countries in the world
In 2015, the sales of ICFAI cases made up 7.5 percent of the Case Centre’s sales
ICFAI currently contributes 6,000 cases to the Case Cen- tre, UK which forms more than 10 percent of their total collection of 57,318 cases

ICFAI Group focuses on learning rather than instruction. In addition, the institute engaged in important areas of research covering environmental sustainability, agricultural economics, health policy, financial economics, banking, intellectual property rights etc. There have been path-breaking research and good quality publications in these areas.

Also Read: ICFAI Pioneering Quality Higher Education in Jharkhand

ICFAI’s Teaching Methodology

The ICFAI Group’s culture of teaching and learning supports and fosters intellectual and personality development among its graduating students. The programme as a whole is designed in a way that it makes the students DO and ACHIEVE and not just limit themselves to ivory tower thinking. Fun-filled and tech enabled learning also plays an important role in ICFAI’s teaching methodology. The delivery takes place with the use of hi-tech learning management system at IBS. It also needs to be enjoyable to enable easy learning. This leads to a learning that helps in holistic development of the pass-outs. They carry an attitude of ownership towards their work. ICFAI strives to make the students – DOERS.

Founder’s profile:

N J Yasaswy (1950-2011), founder of the ICFAI Group of educational institutions and a pioneer in promoting higher education in the private sector, had a brilliant academic career: B.Com (Andhra University 1969 – First Rank), CA Inter (May 1971– First Rank), CA Final (May 1973 – First Rank), ICWA Inter (July 1970 – First Rank) and ICWA Final (July 1972 – First Rank). He was the recipient of the Basu Foundation Award for the Best Student of the Year from both – The Insti- tute of Cost and Works Accountants of India (in 1972) and The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (in 1973). He stood for professional management, excellence in the quality of education offered in the ICFAI institutions, and absolute discipline. He was charismatic, a great teacher, an in- stitution builder, a visionary and a genius who was years ahead of his time. His vision will continue to guide ICFAI forever.

The programmes are designed such that the professionals passing out of the institution have the ability to take risks, make decisions and own the work. Apart from this, students also inculcate research and analytical orientation because of institutional strengths in research and case methodology. Holistically, the student undergoes a transformative change. The alumni of ICFAI Group are working in renowned companies world-wide. Collectively, ICFAI Group alumni contribute significantly to the growth story of India.

Awards

Great Place to Study Certification 2017-18 – GPTS Research Institute
Thought Leadership Award 2017 for ICFAI Case Research Center – Skill Tree Knowledge Consortium
Best Higher Education Brand for Innovation in Curriculum – 2017 – Business World Education Award
Iconic University of India 2017-18. Awarded by World’s Greatest Brands and Leaders Asia and GCC. – URS, Asia One & PwC.

QS Rankings by Subject: 22 new entries from India ranked in Global top-200 list

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February 28, 2019

The latest edition of QS World University Rankings by Subject released on Wednesday has shown improvement in the performance of Indian Institutes as the 22 new Indian departments are placed in the top-200 club, taking the total to 89 this year.

Three universities have at least one department in the top 50 globally. Delhi University’s department of development studies is ranked highest at the 37th position followed by Mineral and Mining Engineering of IIT-Bombay (38) and then IIT Kharagpur (47).

Indian institutes have largest representation in Computer Science and Information System as 17 universities have been ranked under this category. IIT-Bombay and IIT-Delhi are the leaders under this category among all Indian institutions.

“India’s eight IITs and IIScs are ranked 104 times, with 33 improvements in rank and only 7 drops in rank,” the press statement released Wednesday said.

With 1,884 departments, US has the largest number of departments ranked worldwide followed by the UK with 958 departments and then Australia with 508 departments.

Tamil Nadu CM launches free laptop scheme

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February 28, 2019

Tamil Nadu CM launches free laptop scheme

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has launched the scheme of free laptop scheme for the academic year 2018-19 to 15.18 lakh students on Wednesday.

As a token of gesture to launch the scheme, the Chief Minister handed over the laptop to seven students at the state secretariat.

The AIADMK government under then Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa launched the free laptop scheme for students in 2011. At least 37.88 lakh students have benefited from the Government’s project so far.

In a statement issued by the Tamil Nadu Government, during this academic year 2018-19, around 15.18 lakh students will be given free laptops which will involve the expenditure of Rs 1,340.44 crore.

From this year onwards to benefit 5.12 lakh students studying in class XI of government and government-aided schools along with class XII students, students in first year of government and government-aided polytechnics students, and Class XI and XII students in government and government-aided differently abled schools.

Palaniswami also opened and laid foundation stones for various projects executed by the home department, including residential quarters for police personnel, police, fire and rescue services stations across the state at Rs 85.21 crore.

West Bengal Govt launches web portal to provide real-time data on schools

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February 28, 2019

web portal to provide real-time data on schools

West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee has inaugurated a web portal to provide real-time data of state-run and aided schools.

The portal named as ”Banglar Shiksha” (banglarshiksha.gov.in) is likely to be operational within two months” time, revealed the minister. During the launch, the minister also suggested his department officials to update the portal on regular basis with relevant information.

“This is probably the first-of-its-kind online initiative in the state as well as in the country. It will be operated on a trial basis for two months to remove glitches, if any. The portal should be fully functional by May 1,” Chatterjee stated.

The minister also said that the web portal would keep records of school attendance.

“Unlike many initiatives of the previous regime, we have to ensure it (portal) does not become dysfunctional. The portal will address many issues, including attendance of students and teachers. “A class teacher will also have to be present in the school to fill in data pertaining to academic and co-curricular activities of every student,” he maintained.

Chatterjee also asked the officials of school education department to upload videos of teaching sessions from various institutes on the portal.

“The school principals and headmasters will play a vital role in supplying information. They should be the first ones to receive training on how to operate the web platform,” Chatterjee said. “The State Government is also taking measures to introduce e-learning in government-run primary schools,” he added.

According to a statement issued by the school education department, “The proposed portal will store real-time data of 1.5 crore students, five lakh teachers and one lakh schools.”

Jaipur hosts 14th elndia Innovation Summit

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February 27, 2019

The Department of Industries, Government of Rajasthan in association with Elets Technomedia Pvt Ltd organised the ‘14th elndia Innovation Summit Rajasthan’ on Wednesday in Jaipur.

With an aim to evoke discussions and deliberations on the holistic development of Rajasthan, especially in terms of its industrial policy, the Rajasthan Industries Department in association with Elets Technomedia, a media and research company in Asia and Middle East, organised the 14th elndia Innovation Summit Rajasthan.

The summit witnessed a confluence of key government officials from various departments of Rajasthan, industry experts, start-ups, entrepreneurs, global innovators, academia and the relevant stakeholders.

Today, Rajasthan is one of the finest growth platforms for innovations, entrepreneurs and industry. The capital city Jaipur is one of the top 10 cities in India ideal in terms of start-up ecosystem and investment. The State’s policies are also well focused on promoting entrepreneurs and innovators like start-ups, MSMEs and the promotion of Knowledge Economy including IT /ITeS.

“In the era of industrialisation, the deployment of AI, IoT and Machine Learning into the manufacturing sector is helping in the growth of Industry,” said Arvind Mayaram, Economic Advisor to Chief Minister, Government of Rajasthan.

“The discussions and deliberations on the Ease of Doing Business, investments and CSR, banking and finance for industrial development, strengthening local industries and MSMEs, urban, housing development and real estate, transport and infrastructure, PSUs for economic growth, IT innovations-based industries will definitely help in designing the new Industrial Policy of Rajasthan,” said Dr Subodh Agarwal, Additional Chief Secretary, Industries & Public Enterprises, Government of Rajasthan on the occasion. “We are bringing some major changes in the system and working on the new Industrial Policy.”

Govind Sharma, Advisor to Chief Minister, Government of Rajasthan, said, “The new Government in Rajasthan is planning a new industrial policy that focuses on attracting investments and generating employment simultaneously. Under the leadership of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, a new draft of the industrial policy is being prepared in Rajasthan.”

The Rajasthan Government’s Department of MSME carries the mandate to promote MSMEs, artisans, handloom and service sector in the State, said Alok, Principal Secretary, MSME, Government of Rajasthan on this occasion.

“The major sectors in which the MSMEs of Rajasthan are primarily involved include textile, apparel, engineering, ceramics, marble and Kota stone processing, chemical, food processing and IT services amongst others,” the Principal Secretary added.

“The new Industrial Policy of Rajasthan is committed to encourage investors with speedy and time bound approval processes, timely water and electricity supply, and effectively implement business reforms action plan,” said Dr Krishna Kant Pathak, Commissioner Industries & Secretary, CSR, Government of Rajasthan. “The policy envisions activating the single window system so that the works are done timely through online services.”

Speaking on this special occasion, Dr Ravi Gupta, Founder Publisher and CEO, Elets Technomedia and Editor-in-Chief eGov magazine, said: “eIndia Innovation Summit is one of the biggest summits of its kind in Rajasthan. Elets Technomedia has been organising eIndia Summit across the nations for last 14 years under the aegis of different State governments.”

Central Government likely to announce skill development scheme: Prakash Javadekar

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February 27, 2019

Union Minister for Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar has said that the Central Government would announce a new scheme on skill development on Wednesday February 27.

While addressing a meeting of party workers in Ahmedabad, Javadekar said, “For employment, first we need skill courses. Tomorrow, Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and I will announce a new scheme. Graduates are applying for the job of a sweeper. It means that required skill is not available. For that, we are also preparing an apprenticeship programme which we will announce tomorrow.”

He also said that the Government is planning to draft a new system to keep statistics of every employment. It will help in providing the correct picture on employment in front of the public.

This comes in the wake of the Government discarding the National Sample Survey Office’s (NSSO’s) report that claimed unemployment in India is at 45-year-high in 2017-18 with 6.1 percent.

The report further said that unemployment was higher in urban areas (7.8%) as compared to 5.3% in rural areas of the country.

According to report, the labour force participating rate (LFPR) –the portion of the population working or seeking job -declined from 36.9 per cent in 2017-18 as against 39.5 per cent in 2011-12.

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