Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) has released the answer keys for Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) on the official website: gate.iitm.ac.in.
Candidates appeared in the GATE 2019 can check the same by visiting the official website. GATE 2019 was conducted on February 2, 3, 9, and 10, 2019.
GATE is conducted every year for the candidates aspiring for enrolment to master’s and direct doctoral programmes in engineering, technology, architecture and in other branches of science at Indian Institute of Science and all IITs.
GATE 2019 Answer Keys: Steps to Check
Step 1: Log on to the official website mentioned above
Step 2: Click on the link for the answer keys
Step 3: Click on the relevant subject’s answer key link
Step 4: A PDF file will open displaying the answer key
Step 5: Download the file and take a printout for future reference
Candidates appeared in GATE 2019 Exam will get three-days to submit their representations to GATE
Answer Key. The candidates will be able to challenge the answer key from February 21 to 23.
IIT-Madras will announce GATE 2019 Results on March 17. The scorecard will be made available for
qualified candidates from 20 March to 31 May.
The Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT-KGP) is soon going to launch a scholarship programme for South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nationals.
According to a press release by IIT-KGP, the scholarship programme by premier Indian engineering institute will be open for full time students studying in SAARC countries outside India across all levels of study – undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral.
For the enrolment of students in summer and winter terms of 2019 opening up this month, IIT-KGP will reach out to universities and embassies of SAARC countries by its own as well as through the Ministry of External Affairs, the press release stated.
The institute is focusing on students from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Maldives.
US-based alumnus of IIT-KGP and petrochemical industrialist Dr Asoke Dey Sarkar will fund the first batch of 10 students.
The first edition will provide funding for their airfare, tuition fee, living expenses, local transport as well as medical insurance.
“SAARC nations share a common heritage. We also share a common future and a common vision of prosperity. There are some excellent educational institutions in our neighbouring countries with students who are comparable to the best in the world,” said Prof Baidurya Bhattacharya, Dean – International Relations, IIT-KGP.
In addition to formal application, the students will be required to appear for a video interview. The courses would encompass all areas of engineering and technology, biosciences, social sciences, economics, management, law.
Students can also work on research projects including collaborative research with international partners of IIT Kharagpur which will include areas such as artificial intelligence, robotics, climate change, high- speed and intelligent transportation, affordable healthcare, clean energy, etc, the release added.
Digital Consortium is one of the fastest growing start-up incubated at T-Hub, the technology incubation centre of Telangana. Praveen G Kumar, CEO, Digital Consortium (DC), explains about organisation’s focus areas and strategy in conversation with Elets News Network (ENN).
How has been the journey of the organisation so far?
Praveen G Kumar, CEO, Digital Consortium (DC)
Digital Consortium is powered by group of domain experts from various industries. We believe that we are in the business of building trust and delighting customers through digital transformation. We support customers to leverage the power of digital innovations and achieve their business goals. Through our extensive partnerships and technology portfolio, we help enterprises setup and modernise a flexible, automated and easy to manage IT infrastructure.
Please describe about the key technology portfolios of the organisation.
Our organisation’s Secured Documents as a Service (SDaS) supports key sectors such as education and government to create smart, fraud resistant documents by standardising the advanced security features and adding layers of security. The technology also support secured UV Printing including Ghost Image, variable Data Watermarking etc, on a non-tearable, water-proof and eco-friendly paper through in-house security printers.
We are also adding the MicroChip enabled smart document as part of our secured documents portfolio so as to create next generation tamper proof documents through an additional layer of security on physical documents. The secured documents are powered by the Blockchain anchored digital verification platform for the validation of the document’s authenticity.
In line with current digital trends, what are company’s plans?
We are keen to be part of the Digital India vision and in this regard, we along with our technology partners are collaborating with various government bodies and universities across India to standardise and enhance the security features. These features are similar to that of passports and provide the high secured tamper proof document solutions powered with the block chain anchored digital verification platform.
Please brief on company’s innovative solutions relevant for education sector.
Keeping in view of the current system challenges in examination process, we along with our technology partner Innoworx would soon be bringing the Digital Paper Experience for universities and students through our proposed framework TAPE – Tablet Aided Paperless Examination. in the current scenario, huge printing and logistics costs are involved along with environmental threats, challenges on data security, leakage threat, evaluation errors etc. The proposed paperless solution would give universities freedom from QP tagging, barcoding, manual data entry, eliminate human errors while evaluation, ensure faster result declaration through analytics, and ensure encrypted question paper delivery with huge cost saving.
We are also focusing on the new revolutionary High-speed facial recognition platform in attendance capturing system and also to automate the visitor management system at the Campus. We are keen to transform the biometric and manual visitor entry process. facial registrations can be managed through systems or through mobile/Tablet in real-time. Data can be captured even through Kiosks while walking through them. facial biometrics is quickly becoming a popular choice across the world and can be the perfect choice in the education vertical.
How does your organisation make a difference for its customers?
Our deep understanding of the industry challenges combined with our Partner Ecosystem which includes the world’s leading technology companies and industry leaders enables us to deliver the most innovative and futuristic ICT solutions by adopting the industry best practices.
Global Indian International School (GIIS), Noida, celebrated its Annual Day for the academic year 2018-19. This occasion also marked its entry into 17th year of excellence in education. The event was graced by Dr Joseph Emmanuel, Director (Academics), CBSE Delhi, Manish Agarwal, Deputy Secretary RO Officer-CBSE Delhi and Regional Officer, Noida and Biswajit Saha, Director (Training & Skill Education), CBSE. The event was an interesting amalgamation of creativity, craft and brilliant performances. The theme of the event was “IMAGICA”, focusing on recreating the imaginary world of Disney characters. Students also paid tribute to international dance forms, where more than 1,000 students’ participated and over 700 parents witnessed the two-day function, along with the GIIS family.
Bhavdiya Public School has taken an initiative to explore the hidden talent of every kid. The Shining Stars shocased their talent with their other friends across the city. The school helps students grow independent and incorporate life-skills to foster their social development. For the recreation among kids, there were different stalls like face painting, birthday caps, fun with hand impression, tiara try, trampoline fun, finger puppets etc. The outstanding performance of tiny toddlers at Ramp and Baby show made the audience stuck to their chairs. An array of edible delights, exciting prizes ensured an unforgettable time for children with their near and dear ones.
Republic Day celebrations at Harkishan Memorial Public School were based on the theme — Let Humanity Prevail Over Religion. Students from all classes showcased their patriotism through various performances and activities. Ritu Kaura, Principal, Harkishan Memorial Public School, and all the teachers conveyed the message of Integrity and motivated students to participate in various activities. The celebration clearly depicted the message, “All of us are the beloved children of Bharat Mata and that’s why we should not have disputes among us in the name of caste and religion.” The school tries to enable its students to analyse every situation and not to rely on rumors.
The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is a regulatory body for technical education. It is promoting development of technical education in a coordinated and integrated manner in the country, says Dr M P Poonia, Vice-Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education, in conversation with Chandan Anand of Elets News Network (ENN).
What was the drive for organising the recent AICTE-ECI-ISTE Chhatra Vishwakarma and AICTE-SAGY Initiative awards by the Council?
Dr M P Poonia, Vice-Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education
The awards were aimed at motivating youngsters, and inspiring leaders and institutions/organisations to raise their performance in their specific domains, leading to significant contribution towards development of rural areas in the country.
Our objective is to involve engineering graduates and leverage their technical know-how for betterment of villages. Our Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi has envisioned doubling the farmers’ income. AICTE is supporting his vision by using technical knowledge of engineers. It involves water and electricity conservation, low-cost housing, skilling rural youth, and sanitation related activities among others.
We are trying to connect all technical institutions across the country and their students in this activity. Most of the engineering graduates across the country are heading towards urban areas for employment. But, if an engineer works in a village by setting up a start-up or any other venture, it will help provide opportunities for employment of rural youth and doubling the village’s income.
More than one million youths are graduating as engineers annually. If we can encourage even 1,000 or 2,000 students to work in villages, it will aid in improving condition of villages.
Meanwhile, around 120 teams competed under various categories of these awards. The winners were awarded by Hon’ble Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu at AICTE New Delhi.
Is AICTE also playing the role of incubation centre in the aforesaid context? How is the Council encouraging institutes to adopt villages and helping in their development?
Every year, Members of Parliament adopt 800 villages to develop them holistically. Technical institutions near such villages encourage the youths to send ideas to Innovation Cell of AICTE. After filtering the most beneficial ideas, the Council also incubates them. Not only this, AICTE is also spending a lot of money to support the rural youth in converting their ideas into products beneficial for villages.
Apart from its role as a regulatory body, how is AICTE encouraging skill development among youth in urban and rural areas?
In the curriculum prescribed by the AICTE for first year to final year students in technical institutions, the focus is more on skilling or hands on experience. Theoretical component of the curriculum has been reduced now and the practical/laboratory part or connecting them with the industry has already begun.
So, our focus for institutions, located in urban area or rural area, is on providing industry exposure to their students and also connecting them with the society. If students are able to solve the problems of society, their acceptability in the society will enhance and undoubtedly boost their confidence.
AICTE has also started a 14-point programme for connecting students with societal problems to provide solutions.
What is the vision and mission of AICTE for improving higher education scenario in the country?
India is world’s largest nation in terms of youth population. Our aim is to convert this population into an employable human resource which is not only useful for our country but also competes at the global level. We want these graduates to be in great demand in every nook and corner of the globe. These youths will definitely contribute in nation’s development once they are successful in life.
How is AICTE planning to boost the industry collaboration to bridge industry-academia gap?
In our approval process to set up a technical institute, we have made it mandatory that every institute has to sign MoUs with the industries near to them. Institutes should plan their teaching-learning processes as per the industry problems. Even students’ thesis and end semester projects should be in line with industry demands. We have implemented such a hand-holding mechanism across the country. We have also signed a good number of MoUs with different industries/ organisations in this regard.
What is your message for students and institutions?
Hard work, sincerity and dedication are the keys to achieve success in life. Students have to work honestly for achieving their goals. Students should never feel any kind of pressure. Rather than focusing on placements, students foremost focus be on acquiring more knowledge. Institutes must value the time and money which the students spend. Institutions must help their students in enhancing their confidence level. It is the institutes’ responsibility to nurture its students so that no one in the outside world can raise questions about the capabilities of its students.
VIBGYOR Group of Schools offers a unique range of world-class educational services for the holistic development of students through curricular and co-curricular studies, says Ashish Tibdewal, CEO, VIBGYOR Group of Schools, sharing more insights in conversation with Elets News Network (ENN).
What factors make a school place itself among the top schools in a city or State?
Ashish Tibdewal, CEO, VIBGYOR Group of Schools
In the current education scenario and environment, parents are looking out for schools that can provide their children education of the best quality, ensuring a secure future for them. there are many schools that have adopted different methodologies in terms of teaching and providing the necessary skills and learning environment to their students. to become the most sought-after school in any state or city, one needs to be unique and different from competitors.
We, at VIBGYOR, provide holistic education system that nurtures students with talents and skills aimed to nurture leaders of tomorrow. we have been able to achieve this goal with the help of our specialised, scripted, interdisciplinary curriculum that is developed in-house by a team of academicians with expertise in school education and child development. his is further complemented with the help of our highly skilled educators who are enthusiastic and passionate to put in their energy towards every student’s growth.
How does VIBGYOR develop a curriculum that is interesting as well as focussed on the holistic development of children at your school?
Our mission is to provide the highest quality of education in a safe, secure, and nurturing environment. it helps our students develop as progressive thinkers equipped with skills necessary for facing the challenges of a rapidly changing world. the curriculum followed at our primary and high school level is delivered through research-oriented, activity-based and interdisciplinary learning modules, which aids in students’ deeper understanding of subjects. these modules are further integrated with several experiential learning activities such as educational trips, industrial exposure, domestic and international tours at regular intervals. the curriculum is also constantly revised to integrate latest teaching and learning methods in the education sector.
With the ever-changing dynamics of the education sector, how do you think the teachers are changing their way of imparting knowledge?
Today, relying on textbooks or teaching in a classroom would be insufficient considering the changes that are taking place on a daily basis. thus, in our school, we ensure that the teachers and students get the best facilities and amenities to help in their education. we also encourage participation in various programmes and extra- curricular activities that help students to have fun and enjoy their time in school. we have specialised teacher training Programmes designed to further enhance the teaching skills and make teachers follow breakthroughs in the field of education. with the ideal teacher-student ratio of 1:10, each child is able to get individual attention of teachers which leads to a healthy and effective interaction between them.
How does the school meet expectations of parents and requisite government standards simultaneously?
We cater and conform to requirements of national and international educational standards. VIBGYOR facilitates Primary, secondary and Higher secondary education under reputed national and international boards like Central Board of secondary education (CBse), Council for the indian school Certificate examinations (CisCe) and university of Cambridge assessment international education (Caie). But at the same time, we also ensure that our curriculum and holistic education system integrates the best teaching methods from around the world.
As parents want their children to get the best quality education, we have designed our system to foster the holistic development of every student. all the learning interventions in and outside the classrooms serve to meet the specific learning styles, motivators and need of the individual student.
What are VIBGYOR’s future plans and how does it plan to leverage its education system across the country?
We have launched new schools in Bengaluru, Pune and our first school in mangalore recently. we are planning to further expand our reach by opening new schools in various other cities across india. with the help of dedicated educators trained to channelise their energy and resources towards child-centred qualitative learning, we will be able to provide the best quality education to children and help build the leaders of tomorrow.
Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology (SNIST) was established in 1997. It was among the first institutes accredited by Jawaharlal nehru technical University (JNTU) Hyderabad and approved by Government of Andhra Pradesh (AP). In a short span of five years and six months, SNIST was accredited by national Board of Accreditation (NBA). The institute also recognised as a research centre by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSiR), Government of India. SNIST is the only institute in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh as a recipient of World Bank Assistance under TEQIP in Phase-I & II.
Mission:
SNIST is committed to provide world-class Education, Research, Training and Consultancy Programmes in the chosen fields/ technical disciplines with emphasis on culture and to respond to the changing global competitive environment. the institute emerged as a centre for learning through rigorous and exciting research environment for expanding knowledge in chosen fields.
The institute also serves the industry, other institutions and the Society through highest professional values and ethics. SniSt also offers assistance to nearby villages as a responsibility towards the society, and to train unemployed youth in technical trades for enabling them to get employment.
Vision: SNIST envisioned to emerge as a leading World-class institution in higher education landscape by way of realising excellence in the chosen fields of technical disciplines through teaching, research and consultancy.
Programmes and Activities: SNIST offers seven undergraduate (UG) and seven postgraduate (PG) programmes in engineering along with an MBA course. Some of important details about institute’s various courses are as follows:
Present Annual intake is 1620 at UG level and 228 at PG level
Lateral Entry Facility for Diploma Holders
Ph D Programmes on part-time basis
R&D and Consultancy Professional Services
Services to Community
Achievements:
With the world class faculty members, SNIST nurtures its students holistically with the best teaching-learning processes followed across the globe. the institute has also set up a Technology Development Test Center and signed MoUs with renowned global universities. Some of the major achievements of SNIST include:
Collaboration with VCAt, new York, USA. Study in india, Get a US Degree in Aviation
Indo-US Collaboration for Engg Education programmes
Intelligent infrastructure and Learning Resources
Glittering Results of final year students
UGC/JntUH conferred Autonomous Status to the institution in the year 2010-11
Awards & Distinctions
Best Engineering College in A P Award in 2008 by ISTE A P Section
National Award for the best Human Resource Development practices from Indian Society for Training and Development. it is the first of its kind to an educational institution in the Country
SNIST was ranked 30th by Outlook among 1,500 self financing engineering colleges in India in 2007 and received same rating in 2008 as well
The institute was ranked second in the State for two consecutive years in 2008 and 2009 by Competition Success Review
Placement Record:
Strong academics, updated Campus Recruitment training Program and constant personal interaction with leading organizations helped us achieve unprecedented Placements for 2007-11 batch of students by leading Companies. 96 percent of all eligible students were placed in the first round of placements. Accenture, Deloitte, Cognizant, infosys, Wipro, Mahendra Satyam, intergraph, Patni Computers, CapGemini are some of the companies that visited our campus for recruitment.
Recently, the institute has recorded 84 percent of placements. List of eminent companies visited the institute includes VSSC of indian Space Research Organisation; Singareni Collieries Limited, Hyderabad; R&D Center, Institute of Indian Foundrymen; VIMTA Labs Limited, Hyderabad; ASL and RCI of DRDO; Bore-well Equipment Corporation; Nuclear Fuel Complex, Hyderabad; Satyam Computer Services Ltd; and Nucleonix, Cherlapalli, Hyderabad, among others.
Establishment of Civil Services Aspirants Club:
The inspiration from Mahesh Bhagwath Garu, Commissioner of Rachakonda, was the key reason behind setting up Civil Services Aspirtants Club by the college. it encourages our students to prepare for Civil Services while pursuing various engineering courses. this club was formed two years back and about 300 students are members of this club and college has given the facility to organise seminars on their own and also inviting distinguished officials to address the members. the college has also purchased a number of books and also subscribed to the software which is helping the students in their preparations.
Telangana Academy for Skill & Knowledge was established by the Government of Telangana to enhance skilling synergies between Government, Academia and Industry to enhance employability quotient of youth in the state.
SUCCESSFUL INITIATIVES
Technology/Domain Skilling in collaboration with Industry
TASK enables short term Technology Skilling and certification in collaboration with technology organizations like Salesforce, AWS, ServiceNow, Google, Oracle, Samsung, CISCO, TataStrive, NSIC, ICICI Bank etc. on latest technologies. These skilling sessions, delivered in colleges provide students with hands on experience on the technology and also help them gain confidence in facing interviews.
TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME (TEP)
Technology Entrepreneurship Programme (TEP) is a semi virtual programme offered by the Indian School of Business (ISB) in partnership with Telangana Academy for Skill and Knowledge (TASK). The program is tailored specifically to motivate and generate interest in entrepreneurship among engineering students. TEP has three primary goals at its core:
To promote technology entrepreneurship as a viable career option and nurture the culture of entrepreneurship in the region
Link entrepreneurial and innovative behaviour to educational and career pathways
To provide an environment/experience for engineering students to create investable technology based start-ups
The components of TEP can be broadly categorized into three areas:
Core Courses: Online modules that cover topics on Product and Service Design, Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship.
Practicum: Hands on activity based learning through Human Centric Design Thinking Workshop, Engineering Design Challenge, Mentor Workshops/Boot-Camps and Industry Visits.
Build Your Own Venture: A series of boot-camps and mentor clinics are conducted to assist students to build their own venture. Additionally, classroom sessions on topics like marketing strategy, negotiations and other management related topics, are held to prepare students be pitch ready for Demo Day with prospective investors.
FINISHING SCHOOL
With a view to meet the shortage of skilled human resource requirements of corporates, TASK has taken up an initiative to skill unemployed youth based on industry requirements. The finishing school program is designed for a period of 8/12 weeks and his effort has twin objectives of:
Helping young graduates to find jobs by enhancing their employability quotient
Offering skilled candidates to Corporates
The programme offers rich inputs to enhance and sharpen the required skills among the graduates and make them employable. This programme does not guarantee employment but helps in enhancing the strike rate of the candidate to get through a job interview and selection process. A 60 percent placement rate has been achieved since inception. The program is highly subsidized.
PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE (POP)
Professor of Practice is a distinguished professional from Industry (Eg: IT / ITES, Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, Retail, Healthcare, Automobile, Aviation, Pharmacy, Government services) either practicing or retired.
Professors of Practice help to deliver training to undergraduate students to improve soft skills that would impact the student’s personal and organizational skills.
Training students through the new skilling process designed by TASK is a critical component for the students’ success and therefore the role that POPs (Professors of Practice) play in this process is of utmost importance.
Effective pedagogy incorporates an array of teaching strategies that promote the wellbeing of students, improves students’ confidence and thus enables the students to perform better in interviews.
DELIVERY METHODOLOGY:
The purpose of introducing a change in the pedagogy is that they provide a guide for developing productive practice. The pedagogy includes 25% concept, 25% case study, 25% practice session, and 25% evaluation & feedback of the student.
The programme helps students improve their communication and teamwork, as well as problem- solving and decision making abilities.
Modules:
Personal Skills: Communication Skills, Presentation Skills, Time Management, and Values (SrEE) (Safety, respect, Environment, Ethics)
Organizational Skills: Group Discussions, Preparing for Interviews, Goal Setting, Team Work, Problem Solving, and Decision making.
