The Union Cabinet has given its go ahead to establishing of permanent campuses for seven new Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), namely in Amritsar, Bodh Gaya, Nagpur, Sambalpur, Sirmaur, Vishakhapatnam and Jammu.

Presently functioning from transit campuses, these IIMs were established in 2015-16 and 2016-17.

“The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the establishment and operationalisation of permanent campus of seven new Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs),” said a government statement.

Each of these IIMs will be constructed in an area of 60,384 Square meter and have complete infrastructural facilities for 600 students.

Recurring grants to these institute has also been okayed at Rs 5 lakh per student annually for five years. Thereafter, the institutes are expected to meet their running cost /maintenance cost from the internal generation of funds.

The construction of these IIMs’ permanent campus¸ according to the government statement, is likely to be completed by June, 2021. With this, all the 20 IIMs will have their permanent campuses.

It may be noted that the registration for CAT 2018 is also currently going on. Aspirants can register themselves till September 19, 2018 at 5:00 pm. CAT is the preliminary exam for admission to IIMs.

Corporate and Conclaves – A Rendezvous of Visionaries’ Growth and Brands

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September 6, 2018

While looking at any summit’s invite, the first obvious question is “Why Should I Go?” The other queries may be what purpose will it serve? How much useful it would be for my organisation? Will it be worth exchanging my skills with the industry or challenges with others… so on and so forth. Elets News Network (ENN) explains all this and much more about the world of conclaves.

The education conclaves are one such example. Bridging a communication gap, these conclaves bring the top-notch corporate, edu-leaders of school and higher education, industry leaders, policymakers and other related stakeholders under one roof.

These platforms enable sharing, presenting, debating, discussing, and highlighting various key elements influencing the world of education in terms of vision, challenges, solutions, and finest successful practices with people having similar visions.

The significance majorly lies in bringing the buyer and seller or supplier of services at a common place while engaging them in various brainstorming sessions, enabling them to build relations and be known.

These summits support corporate and start-ups to adopt latest and the best practices and to improve the outcomes.

The first article in this series (Also Read: “Educational Conclaves’ Key Role in Building Robust India”) discussed how summits or conclaves help to understand, highlight, and discuss any set of issues that influence education sector in various dimensions.

For a corporate or any business, it is important to be active not only on social media but also in improving one’s trade associations. A face-to- face meeting is always a good option to better your relation with existing customers and to develop new ones. Such meetings help in but to fix an appointment is a time taking process and that’s why the participation in conclaves is a better option

There is a section of people who believe participation in conclaves could be counterproductive due to likely presence of rival company representatives as well getting robbed in terms of ideas. But isn’t it true that participation of any event cannot be just restricted to ‘disadvantages’ of being at the same place with competitors. Not everyone in your business is actually a competitor. There is a huge possibility of coming across potential business partners or allies or simply like-minded visionaries. . One’s mindset about participating in events does impact the results achieved at the end. Here are a few reasons for corporate and start-ups to attend conference:

Meet many stakeholders at one place: One of the most popular reasons among corporate, start-ups or even small businesses is to network with the stakeholders of a sector. And who doesn’t like the opportunity to get to know and meet new people who work in the same industry? Such conferences are the platforms where all the participants receive an incredible amount of learning that can happen for education sector. For instance, if a school is looking for smart class providers, surveillance tools, uniform designers or furniture manufacturers, World Education Summit is indeed such a platform where edtech corporate, preschools, schools and higher education institutes will be able to connect with most renowned organisations and also showcase their contribution to leaders from education landscape.

Sales is not the Only Key Factor: A common misconception about being part of any conference is to boost sales. But it is not the only important thing. Being inspired and taking along latest and most relevant lessons are the actual motivation to be there. And, given the quality and quantity of conferences out there, you’d be hard-pressed to find one where you couldn’t learn something. At the recently held Elets World Education Summit Delhi on 9-10 August, stakeholders including ministers, policymakers, officials from education regulatory bodies, leaders from preschools, schools and higher education participated to deliberate and discuss challenges and opportunities of the sector.

Moreover, it is important to be clear about what sort of conclave holds relevance for you and by

It is advised to choose only the sessions that you think may meet your expectations. Never feel bad about leaving a session if it’s not meeting your needs. You paid to be there and need to make the most of it. The worst thing you can do is stay put, zone out and start surfing the web or online shopping.

Brand Awareness: Just being active as a company in any industry is not sufficient. One needs to develop a reputation as an expert among peers and clients. Those who are engaged for a long time are often asked to speak at the events and write articles for their industry publications and others like to associate with the experts in any industry. Clients feel good about doing business with those who hold high significance among their peers. If your strategy is to be the best-kept secret in your business community in the present times, you are likely to miss out the train of change and in many other unexplored ways .

Encounter new vendors and suppliers — Explore new business opportunities: Salespeople are the best people in any organisation for you to get to know about the current business climate in a company. The exhibition in any conference or summit is about discovering innovative products and services for your business. It is necessary to stay competitive in today’s fast-paced world. In addition to that, these vendors who sell to your industry fully grasp what is happening inside your competitors. Investing time with the sponsors at an event will turn them into your friends and allies.

There are others who believe since it is always possible to access industry information via the Internet, the days of the live meetings are gone. The truth is conclaves actually show us how personal interactions can yield immeasurable benefits and lead to what sort of strong bonding and ventures or sometimes offering a new vision towards growth and improving practices.

Elets, the premier technology and media research organisation of Asia and the Middle East, today exists as a leader in the world of conclaves’ organisers related to education, governance, health, and the banking, financial services and insurance sectors.

No Aadhaar number on college certificates, UGC directs varsities

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September 6, 2018

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has directed universities to not print Aadhaar number of students on their marks sheets or certificates as it may breach the security and confidentiality of the unique identification numbers.

Earlier, the UGC asked universities to introduce identification mechanisms like printing photograph and Unique lD/Aadhaar number on students’ certificates.

The UGC letter in this regard says, “It is for your kind information that printing of Aadhaar number on degree/certificate of a resident would be accessible to multiple people, thereby breaching the security and confidentiality of the Aadhaar numbers would be in violation of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 and regulations framed there under.”

According to the Aadhaar Act 2016, publishing Aadhaar details publicly is prohibited and one may get penalised for such offences.

The letter adds that other than the Aadhaar number, rest all mechanisms will remain in place.

The identification mechanisms introduced by the UGC were for the purpose of identification and curbing duplication. It is also supposed bring uniformity and transparency within and across the higher education system of the country.

Meanwhile, in another news the Unique Identification Authority of India or UIDAI has asserted that schools cannot refuse admission to students not having Aadhaar and termed denial on such grounds as “invalid”.

Teachers’ Day: Education must be basically in mother tongue: Vice President

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September 6, 2018

Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu has suggested to the Centre and State governments to provide education in the mother tongue. He was speaking on the occasion of National Teachers’ Awards as he felicitated 45 teachers in the capital on Wednesday.

Addressing the teachers and other dignitaries at the event, the Vice-President said, “I would like to advise the government, not only the central government but the state governments as well, that education must basically be in the mother tongue.”

Most of the awardee teachers had used Information Technology and its applications to make learning interesting.

The awarded teachers included B S Ravi, the headmaster of Zilla Parishad High School in Telangana. He convinced and motivated children and their parents in nearby villages for enrollment in school surrounded by cotton fields. Most of the parents worked as labourers in those fields.

“I realised that these children were working as labourers instead of attending school. So as part of community mobilisation, I went door to door and convinced parents to send their kids to school. Today we have good enrollment and modern labs,” said Ravi on the occasion.

A total of 6,692 applications were received from teachers from all over the country. Every district selected three best teachers and forwarded their names to the committee under the state secretary of education who made a short-list.

Under the revised guidelines, the number of awardees was brought down to 45 from around 300.

Also among other awardees was Manu Gulati, a teacher at Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya in Rohini, Delhi. He used Information and Communication Technology (ICT), music and dance to make English teaching fun.

Basruddin Khan, a teacher for over 24 years, from Haryana’s Mewat area got the award for encouraging girls in the area to join school.

“In 1995, there was just one girl in our area who had completed Class XII. But we went from house to house to enroll girls and also held remedial classes,” he said.

Khangembam Indrakumar Singh from Manipur won the award for his efforts towards refurbishing the school building, changing teaching practices and special residential programmes for slow learners.

Work towards bringing out students’ inherent strength: Modi to teachers

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September 5, 2018

Urging teachers to mobilise the community and make them an integral part of school development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday exhorted them to work towards bringing out the inherent strength of students, especially those from poor and rural background.

He also encouraged the teachers to digitally transform their schools and its neighbourhood.

The prime minister stated it while interacting with the awardees of National Teachers’ Awards, 2017, on the eve of Teachers’ Day.

Also, present on the occasion was Union Minister for Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar.

Congratulating the awardees for their efforts towards improving the quality of education in the country, the prime minister commended their dedication towards education and for making it their life mantra.

Stating that a teacher remains a teacher throughout life, the Prime Minister said the educators should work towards removing the disconnect between the teachers and students so that teachers are remembered by the students throughout their life.

The awardees narrated to Prime Minister Modi their stories in transforming their schools into centres of learning and excellence.

The awardee teachers also thanked the Prime Minister for the new online nomination process and for schemes like Digital India, which is bringing a big qualitative change in school education throughout the country.

Ministry of Human Resource Development had revised the guidelines this year for the selection of Teachers for National Awards.

The new scheme envisages self-nomination and was inspired by recent innovations in major national awards. The scheme is transparent, fair, and rewards demonstrated excellence and performance¸ an official communiqué said.

Teachers’ Day 2018: All you need to know about Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

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September 4, 2018

Teachers are among the greatest influencers in everyone’s life. They help us to form or change our perception towards life, career, people, society and many other things. They not only teach us concepts of various subjects but also guide us to lead a successful and respectable life ahead. To recognise the significant contribution of teachers in a person’s life, National Teachers’ Day is celebrated every year on September 5 in India. The day not only is to respect the teachers’ role in everyone’s life but also to celebrate the transformations caused by them in their students’ lives.

The Teachers’ Day is celebrated in honour of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, who was born on September 5, 1888. Dr Radhakrishnan was an Indian philosopher and statesman. He was the second president of independent India (1962-67) and the first Vice-President of the country. Since the year 1962, India has commemorated Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan’s birth anniversary by paying tribute to its teachers and gurus with the Teachers’ Day. Below are the few important points that every student should know about Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.

Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was born in a middle class family on September 5, 1888, in Thiruttani, Tamil Nadu. It is said that his father wanted his son to be a priest and not to learn English. However, according to a Press Information Bureau’s feature, Dr Radhakrishnan was so outstanding in his studies that he was sent to schools at Thirupati and then Vellore.
In 1906 Dr Radhakrishnan completed his masters in Philosophy from the Madras Christian College and in 1909 he was appointed at the Department of Philosophy at the same college. From 1918-21, he was a philosophy professor at Mysore. In 1921, he worked in a college at Calcutta till 1931 and in 1937, he again joined the college at Calcutta and worked their till 1941. It is said that when he was leaving Mysore to join as a professor in Calcutta, a flower-decked carriage was pulled by his students all the way from the Mysore University to the railway station as his farewell. He also held a professorship in eastern religion and ethics at Oxford (1936-52).
Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan also worked as the vice chancellor of Andhra University (1931-1936) and Banaras Hindu University (1939-1948). He was also the chancellor of University of Delhi from 1953 to 1962.
H N Spalding – A renowned philanthropist and professor once listened to Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan’s lecture in London. He was so fascinated by his content and personality that he found a chair at Oxford for Eastern Religions and Ethics.
Being a Vice- President, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan had to preside over the Rajya Sabha (Upper House) sessions. It is said that, during heated debates, he used to intervene with Sanskrit slokas to calm down the atmosphere.
As a philosopher, according to Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, Radhakrishnan espoused a modern form of Hinduism that attempted to reconcile the world’s religions.
He received the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade in 1961 and was also awarded with the Templeton Prize in 1975. He donated the entire amount of the Templeton Prize to Oxford University.
Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was nominated 27 times for Nobel Prize; 16 times for the Nobel prize in literature, and 11 times for the Nobel Peace prize.

The second President and first Vice President of India, Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was also a philosopher and a great teacher. He introduced the thinking of western idealist philosophers into Indian thought. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru once said about him, “He has served his country in many capacities. But above all, he is a great teacher from whom all of us have learnt much and will continue to learn. It is India’s peculiar privilege to have a great philosopher, a great educationist and a great humanist as her President.”

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IIM Kozhikode partners Stanford University for EPGP Programme

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September 4, 2018

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode has collaborated with Stanford University for its Executive Post Graduate Programme (EPGP). Under this collaboration, Stanford faculty will periodically deliver five interrelated webinars over the course of one year.

“IIMK’s contribution in the field of Executive Education is very significant; IIMK has been consistently updating the curriculum to provide the best to the participants; Partnering with Stanford is another step taking forward the Executive Education to a new horizon. This surely will enable the working professionals from various fields gain competency and leadership skills to fast-track their career growth in their organizations,” IIMK Director Prof Debashis Chatterjee said.

Stanford Centre for Professional Development (SCPD) has designed Masterclass Webinar Series in Design Thinking & Innovation for remote participants. The series provides a cohesive educational experience tailored to the goals of working professionals adding value to the students of IIM Kozikode’s flagship programme.

In an official statement, the institute said, “IIM Kozhikode is the first IIM to collaborate with an Ivy League University in an Executive Education Program. The participants will also receive individual certificates of participation from Stanford University.”

“Design Thinking & Innovation will introduce participants to the nature of innovation and creativity, and how to use the design thinking process to promote and scale innovation within their organizations,” the statement added.

Dean of IIMK’s Extension Programs Prof C Raju said, “This strategic alliance with Stanford University would go a long way giving exposure to the latest Design Thinking Techniques to the participants of EPGP and will help them as well as the organizations they work with. This is only a beginning of such great international collaborations.”

Teachers’ Awards to be conferred on National Teachers’ Day

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September 4, 2018

On the occasion of National Teachers’ Day, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu will be conferring the National Teachers’ Awards at a function on September 5 and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be interacting with the recipients on September 4.

The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has revised the guidelines for the selection of Teachers for National Awards (2017). According to a statement by the MHRD, “The new scheme should be transparent, fair, and reward demonstrated excellence and performance and has been inspired by recent innovations in major national awards.”

For the first time, teachers were allowed to apply directly nominate themselves for the award. 6,692 applications were received from teachers from all over the country for the awards.

As per the MHRD, all regular teachers will be eligible to apply and no minimum years of service is required which enabled meritorious young teachers to apply as well. Earlier, teachers with minimum 15 years of service were only eligible to apply for the awards.

The number of awards has been rationalized to 45 and the ministry said this has been necessary to restore the prestige of the awards (under the earlier scheme the number of awardees had crossed 300).

For the awards, every district selected the three best teachers and forwarded their names to the committee under the State/UT Secretary of Education who made a shortlist. A total of 152 nominations were finally received from all States, UTs and Organisations.

The final selection was done by an independent Jury. The criteria adopted was to select those teachers who had shown innovation in their work and had added value to the school and to their students.

India making rapid progress in access to sanitation in schools: UN Report

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September 4, 2018

India is on a path to rapid progress in increasing access to sanitation in schools, a report by the United Nations (UN) revealed. It also said that the proportion of schools without any sanitation facility has also decreased at a fast pace in the country.

According to a new joint UN agency study – Drinking Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Schools: 2018 Global Baseline Report, better hygiene facilities in schools act as a base for healthy learning environment and it also supports girls more likely to attend the schools when they are on their period.

The annual report is produced by the World Health Organisation (WHO)/UN Children’s Fund Joint Monitoring Programme or JMP, which has been monitoring global progress on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) since 1990.

The report said, “India has made rapid progress in increasing access to sanitation facilities in schools. Between 2000 and 2016, the proportion of schools in India without any sanitation facility decreased even faster than the proportion of the population practising open defecation.”

Based on the trends reported, the JMP estimates that almost all schools in India had some type of sanitation facility in 2016 while 10 years earlier half the schools in India reported having no sanitation facility at all.

Between 2000 and 2016, the number of school-age children in India increased from 352 million to 378 million.

The report also said, “A recent survey in India also collected information on the availability of facilities for menstrual hygiene management. The proportion of schools with bins with lids for the disposal of sanitary materials varies widely across states in India, from 98 per cent in Chandigarh to 36 per cent in Chhattisgarh.”

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