Don’t only run after jobs after completing degrees: UP CM to students

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August 23, 2019

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday advised the students to not run for jobs after getting degrees and instead play a proactive role in the development of society.

Adityanath said this while addressing the fourth convocation of Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology (MMMUT) here. The chief minister asserted that the convocation ceremony is keeping alive the tradition of ‘gurukuls’ that motivates students to speak the truth, follow the right path and indulge in self-study.

Further, underlining that engineering students can play a major role in various fields, UP CM said that students must come forward for the successful implementation of the ‘Har Ghar Nal’ scheme. This government scheme is aimed at supplying potable water to every household by the year 2024.

Talking about the importance of technology in different fields, Adityanath said, “This has also helped in checking corruption at various levels besides helping the government save crores of rupees. Today, people are able to buy wheat at Rs. 2 per kg and rice at Rs. 3 per kg”.

“Around 50 crore people have been linked to Ayushman Bharat Yojana of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while over 2.5 crore citizens have been given houses,” he added.

On the occasion, the chief minster extended his congratulatory greetings to Infosys founder NR Narayan Murthy for being conferred with the DSc honorary degree at the convocation ceremony. He also applauded the students who were conferred with graduation and post-graduation degrees.

The event was also graced by MMMUT Vice Chancellor Srinivas and Principal Secretary (Technical Education) Radha Chauhan.

ICAI expected to declare CA Intermediate result today; know the details

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August 23, 2019

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is expected to release the CA intermediate result today, i.e. August 23, 2019. The national level Chartered Accountants regulatory body, in an official statement, said that the result will be declared either on Aug 23 or Aug 24.

Candidates who have appeared for the examination will be able to check the result on official websites affiliated with ICAI, icaiexam.icai.org, caresults.icai.org and icai.nic.in.

Notably, the Institute had released the ICAI CA results for Foundation and Final students in the second week of August.

Besides the intermediate result, the ICAI will also announce the all India merit list of the CA Intermediate exams conducted in May this year.

ICAI Intermediate Exam Result 2019: Steps to download

Visit the official ICAI CA result websites; icaiexam.icai.org or caresults.icai.org or icai.nic.in.
On the homepage, look for tab that says ‘CA Intermediate results’.
You will be redirected to new page.
Enter your registration number or PIN number along with roll number
Submit the details.
CA intermediate results will be displayed on the screen.

Apart from publishing results on the official website, ICAI will also send the result to the candidates on their email addresses. However, to avail this service, candidates need to register their requests on the official ICAI website. Besides, the option of receiving results directly on the phone is also available.

In a parallel development, the dates for CA exam have also been announced. The exams for CA foundation, intermediate and final courses under old and new scheme will commence on November 2, whereas registration has already begun for the November exams. To appear in the examination, candidates can apply latest by September 7, 2019.

UGC to increase 30% enrollment in higher education by 2020

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August 22, 2019

In an attempt to improve the quality of higher education in institutions, the University Grants Commission (UGC) is aiming to increase the Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) to 30 per cent by 2020, said Prof D P Singh on Wednesday.

Adding further, the UGC has also chalked out certain objectives for improving the quality of education in higher institutions. Currently, the enrollment rate is of 25.4 per cent.

Commenting on this move, Singh said, “The number of students enrolled in higher education system has gone up to about 3.66 crore in 2017-18. The GER rose to 25.4 per cent in 2017-18, while the aim is to increase it to 30 per cent by 2020.”

“The objectives include regular revision of curriculum with clearly specified learning outcomes and soft skills, enabling youth to secure access to employment/self-employment, developing social-industry connect, availability of motivated teachers and accreditation to ensure qualitative self- improvement in HEIs,” he further added.

GER is the ratio of students enrolled in the age group of 18-23 years to the population in that age group.

Assam Making Big Strides in Tele-Education : Kamal Jyoti Gogoi, Secretary, AHSEC

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August 21, 2019

There has been a constant rise in the trend of commercialization in the school education scene of Assam. With the prevalent competition between states to excel in the education space, the state of Assam is not far behind when it comes to imparting quality education to the students. It is no brainer that today, every state is striving hard to outperform in the education sphere, thereby integrating technology in the classrooms, curriculum and innovating new educational methodologies for better outcomes.

“As far as the education system in Assam is concerned, we are improving our quality of education in terms of new methodologies wherein we have introduced the tele-education system from Guwahati to the rest of the places in Assam”, said Kamal Jyoti Gogoi, Secretary of Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC), in conversation with Elets News Network at the 14th World Education Summit 2019.

For students, learning becomes more effective and impactful when it is made interactive. “Tele-education or virtual education is the need of the hour and we accordingly are covering over 350 schools through virtual education”, Gogoi said.

Moving further, the state of Assam has been facing challenges in the government schools due to the rising trend of commercialisation where the focus has shifted towards private schools with the rising enrollment numbers. To make things better, the state government is making rigorous efforts to reduce this rivalry.

When asked about the same, Gogoi said, “We are facing competition with the private sector when it comes to the education system in private and government schools. But we are dedicated towards providing quality education wherein our teachers are becoming trained now. Teachers play a key role in the education sector in providing quality education and in order to train them, we organise workshops and trainings for them to be able to communicate and teach in a better manner.

Apart from teaching, Gogoi was also of the opinion that infrastructure for that matter is equally important in providing quality education to the students.

Moving ahead, there has been a lot of initiatives taken in the state of Assam as per education is concerned. Commenting on which Gogoi said, “Presently, we have the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan schemes running in our state. We have imbibed technology within our examination conducting system where, for the first time, cctv cameras are being introduced in all our examination centres. In some cases, we are also introducing digitalisation process in subjects like Mathematics.”

With technology grabbing eyeballs in the education space, the state of Assam is not lagging behind. “In education, and particularly in Central Board of Secondary Education, Gogoi continued, “Technological methods are being used in the state which includes all the educational documents being digitalised and with tele-education in the picture, students can get hold of any information, guidance, sessions through online learning.”

“Without educational environment, nobody will succeed. Success of any state will come from social, economic and educational environment”, Gogoi further added.

When asked about his experience and takeaway from the 14th World Education Summit, 2019, Gogoi said that it is a proud moment for him to be a part of WES. “There were fruitful discussions on school education and how the quality of education should be improved and accordingly imply it in the state of Assam.”

IITs, IIMs in Uttar Pradesh to implement Yoga as a part of curriculum

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August 21, 2019

In a recent development, premier management and technical institutes in the state of Uttar Pradesh will now implement Yoga as a part of the curriculum.

All IITs, IIMs in UP will be incorporating yoga, spirituality and human values to help future managers evolve as healthy individuals and professionals who are able to maintain level-headedness in difficult situations.

Speaking with IANS, a senior faculty of IIT Kanpur said, “Though most of the IITs and IIMs have incorporated Yoga already in their curriculum, the aim is to cover all the other institutes as well.”

“The students and faculty members in these premium institutes face extreme stress conditions. The students are anxiety-ridden and this, often, makes them take steps like suicide. Yoga will help all of us to cope with the pressures and also focus on our work,” said the faculty member who wished to stay anonymous.

As per the sources, Dr H.R Nagendra, who is also Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Yoga guru, is being roped in to curate packages for these leading institutes.

Dr Nagendra is a Yoga therapist, writer, mechanical engineer by profession. He is also the founder VC of Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, a deemed university situated in Bengaluru.

Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai and Delhi have already incorporated yoga into their curriculum with results highly noteworthy.

On the similar lines, IIM Ahmedabad, in the past year, has been known for its effort to impart lessons from Bhagavad Gita to assist students in coping with the corporate world.

Recognising the Game Changers of Education

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August 21, 2019

Indian education system has witnessed numerous transformations over the past few years. The country has embraced innovative teaching-learning practices, adapted to advanced technologies and the concept of international collaborations, with open arms. All this has resulted in India emerging as the biggest pool of talent and competitive global citizens, across the world.

The New Education Policy, which is likely to be introduced soon, will be a step forward towards making India a global education hub. All this would not have been possible without the efforts of country’s educationists and educators, who with their policies and path breaking initiatives have reshaped the way education is being perceived and imparted in the country.

In line with this, our cover story “Game Changers in Education” is a sincere effort to put the spotlight on all the dynamic game changers in the field of education – be it education ministers, bureaucrats, vice chancellors, school principals and education philanthropists. The story talks about their journey of accomplishments and contributions in renovating the education ecosystem.

On the other hand, our special story – “Impact of Technology in Educating Gen Z: Global Perspective” is a take on the role of technology as an enabler in educating the next generation. It features the views of top school and higher education leaders on adopting the latest technology for holistic development of Gen Z.

Apart from this, our special feature carries the rich legacy of World Education Summit – the biggest summit on innovation in education. In the past 13 editions, the summit has witnessed the participation of 6,000+ Schools, 3000+ Higher Education Institutes, 400+ Government Speakers, 1500+ Edu- Corporate & Start-ups and 15,000+ overall footfalls.

Interestingly, the 14th edition, scheduled to take place on 9-10 Aug, 2019, will be a confluence of some of the leading thinkers in the education fraternity from around the globe. The summit will present a golden opportunity to all the stakeholders to understand the education ecosystem’s challenges and their solutions through a different lens.

The magazine also carries the interviews of Bhanwar Singh Bhati, Minister for Higher Education, Government of Rajasthan; Vaibhav Galriya, Secretary, Higher & Technical Education, Government of Rajasthan; Pradeep Kumar Borad, Commissioner, College Education and Special Secretary, Higher Education, Government of Rajasthan; Prof. Anil D. Sahasrabudhe, Chairman, AICTE; Biswajit Saha, Director (Training & Skill Education), CBSE and Major Harsh Kumar, Secretary, NCERT. Valuable inputs shared by other eminent government dignitaries in form of interviews and a wide variety of articles likely to help our esteemed readers gain significant insights into the Indian education system.

Haryana to set up separate department to provide employment to youth: CM Manohar Lal Khattar

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August 20, 2019

In an attempt to provide employment to the youth of the state, Haryana Government has declared to set up Human Resource Department to fulfill the employment demand.

On Monday, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced this move while addressing a public gathering of the ongoing ‘Jan Ashirwad Yatra’ at Shahbad near Kurukshetra.

“This department would not only provide proper guidance to the youth but also work towards providing them employment,” he said as per an official release.

Earlier while at a gathering at Ladwa, Khattar mentioned that converting the town into a sub-division has enabled government in providing the people with the benefits of government schemes.

Also, nine more colleges would be opened for making higher education available to women in the state.

On Sunday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had flagged off BJP’s ‘Jan Ashirwad Yatra’ from Kalka.

EWS quota to be implemented in higher education institutions, UGC issues notice

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August 20, 2019

The University Grant Commission (UGC) on Monday has issued a notice, asking all the higher education institutions of the country to implement the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) quota reservation for the academic year 2019-20.

UGC has stressed upon all the institutes to bring the scheme into effect soon. Not just institutes alone, the EWS quota is also available for the government jobs.

In the recent past, many of the educational institutions have implemented the EWS quota.

Also Read: Implementation of EWS quota likely to cost Rs 5,600 crore to Government

In this regard, the UGC has issued a letter which reads as, “Kindly find the enclosed herewith a copy of the MHRD Office Memorandum dated January 17, 2019, regarding the implementation of reservation for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) for admissions in Higher Education Institutions, in accordance with One Hundred and Third Amendment of Constitution of India, for its immediate implementation and compliance.”

Recently, the state of Andhra Pradesh has implemented the EWS quota in the jobs of the state government, as requested by the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee(APCC) to the Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy.

Registration for CBSE CTET December 2019 begins: Apply now

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August 19, 2019

The Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) will be conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education on December 8, 2019, registration process have begun.

The examination will be conducted in 20 languages in 110 cities across the nation.

In addition to this, CBSE has also released the information bulletin for CTET on the official portal, ctet.nic.in and it will remain open till September 18, 2019.

For registration, candidates are required to fill in details like state, identification type, candidate’s name, and date of birth and gender. After submission, a registration number/application number will be generated.

The CTET exam is divided into two papers:

Paper I- Primary stage (for classes 1 to 5) teachers

Paper II – Elementary stage (for classes 6 to 8) teachers.

Candidates can use the following details to apply online:
Visit the official website of CTET- ctet.nic.in

Go to the link that reads “Apply Online”

Fill in the online application form and note down the registration number/application number

Upload scanned images of the latest photograph and signature

Make payment

Download and take a print out for further reference.

What is CTET?

The Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) is the minimum qualification assessment test required for any person to apply for a teaching vacancy . In order to avail the teaching certificate, candidates must achieve the minimum cut off marks. Once the candidate gets the certificate, he/she can apply for teacher vacancies released by different schools like KVS, NVS Army Teacher, ERDO, etc.

Leveraging technology to provide high-quality coaching online

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August 19, 2019

The vision of Aakash Digital is to scale the number using our program to a million paid users. It also envisions leveraging technology to drive higher student engagement and measurable student outcome, which has already started with the successful result of 2700+ students in NEET and JEE Main, says Anuj Tiwari, CEO, Aakash Digital, in conversation with Elets News Network (ENN).

What is the idea behind starting Aakash Digital?

The idea was conceived when some distant schools expressed the need for high-quality content. Since there was a shortage of good faculty at these schools, we realised the need for quality coaching in regions where these schools were located. Such coaching could prepare students for competitive entrance exams. We brainstormed how to take our 30 years of academic excellence and our expertise in preparing students for competitive exams to a larger audience beyond the traditional classroom and came up with the idea of online courses through live online classes and recorded video lectures.

What makes Aakash Digital different from other E-Learning platforms?

Aakash Digital combines the best of digital and traditional teaching to ensure students grasp concepts under the guidance of experienced teachers. With the online courses offered by Aakash Digital, students can now get the 30+ years of Aakash’s academic legacy and discipline at their home. It provides programs for individual students as well as for schools that want to provide quality education to students preparing for entrance exams like NEET, JEE, AIIMS etc. with the right combination of live online classes, recorded video lectures, online tests, printed books and e-Books. Along with this, we also offer a smooth and effective learning experience by adding new features regularly like online PTMs to help parents stay updated with the progress of their child.

Unlike other e-learning platforms, we believe in bringing the parents, students and faculty together for the best student outcome.

Recently we have seen the advent of many Ed-Tech platforms in India, how has it impacted the education sector?

These new and advanced ed-tech platforms have made education accessible to all beyond geographical and economical constraints.

How Ed-Tech platforms are empowering students; especially the ones coming from tier- 2, and tier-3 cities?

In India, students in tier 2-3 cities are mostly underserved because of the unavailability of basic educational resources, poor or no physical infrastructure, and the absence of committed teachers and reading materials. Ed-tech can help change this grim picture by being akin to a ray of hope for students living in such cities. Ed-tech platforms like Aakash Digital are helping students get high-quality coaching from experienced teachers at the convenience of their home. Students now have access to well-researched content and guidance of teachers at their home.

What is the brand vision of Aakash Digital?

The vision of Aakash Digital is to scale the number using our program to a million paid users. It also envisions leveraging technology to drive higher student engagement and measurable student outcome, which has already started with the successful result of 2700+ students in NEET and JEE Main. Using Aakash Live, which provides live online classes, we want to accelerate growth as the same model has already received wide acceptance in countries like China, Korea, etc.

How do you see this era of ‘Edupreneurs’?

A rapidly growing economy like India requires an abundant supply of accountable and quality educators. Past trends among numerous independent schools indicate the need for a consolidated network of schools that deliver a high standard of education under a unified framework. The current education market is filled with innovative ideas and well-defined goals and actions that match the expectations of the public. At the same time, Education- based startups – led by tech-savvy edupreneurs, have been at the forefront of this movement, and their contributions have helped shape the way young people are taught in the digital age.

Where the Indian education industry does stand vis-a-vis the world?

India holds an important place in the global education industry. Data reveals that the number of colleges and universities in India grew to 39,050 and 903, respectively in 2017- 18. India had 36.64 million students enrolled in higher education in 2017-18. Gross Enrolment Ratio in higher education reached 25.8 per cent in 2017-18. The country has become the second-largest market for e-learning after the US.

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