Digital Payments – A Boon to Education Sector

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Money in the education ecosystem flows in many forms. How the boost in digital payments help the students, their parents and institutes in quick and safe money management, explores Vishal Maru, Head-Merchant Services, Digital Payments and Loyalty, Worldline South Asia and Middle East, for Elets News Network (ENN).

Vishal Maru, Head-Merchant Services, Digital Payments and Loyalty, Worldline South Asia and Middle East

Digital payments, going cashless and demonetization have been the talk of the town after the government annulled 86% of the country’s currency in November last year. Ever since then, every industry, company and individual has been trying to understand and adopt different forms of digital payments. Cards have been around for a few decades now, seeing moderate penetration in India. Given the consumer behavior and push from the government, debit cards have had more success than credit cards in the recent past.

Some sectors like transport, retail and entertainment have been proactive, accepting digital payments in other form factors than the traditional credit and debit cards. It is now becoming a habit for consumers to pull out a prepaid card of a particular retail store to make purchases or a prepaid metro card to enable their daily commute. However, a few sectors have only now taken to payments apart from cash, cheques and DD (demand draft). Amongst those new emerging segments, the planned townships and education sectors have witnessed substantial growth in digital payments of late.

Education represents an expansive sector that could contribute significantly to making a less-cash economy. Recently, the government has directed educational institutes to discourage cash payments for fees. CBSE schools have been advised to accept only online and non-cash modes of payment and pay salaries/wages and vendors through digital means. There are various ways that educational institutions can go digital. Colleges and now schools are issuing student identity cards that are combined with access and attendance. Card registration happens through the college administration. Like for any other facility, once the student is enrolled, an ID card is issued with personal details. The card not just identifies the student but automates the attendance process, doing away with copious paperwork. With access control, it marks attendance and records the entry and exit time of each student. Access control allows authorities to grant access to particular areas of the college to authorized students. For example, access to the Chemistry lab can be given only to those students who have chosen the subject and need to enter the lab. This prevents unauthorized access and potential mishaps.

Increasingly, educational institutions are recognizing the advantages of automating processes to reduce manual labor and paperwork, saving the time and effort of the college administration. Institutes are now issuing closed loop prepaid cards that can be used within the college campus and vicinity. This card can be loaded like any other prepaid card and used at multiple acceptance points. Students can pay in the cafeteria for meals as well as use it at stationery and grocery shops within their campus. The same card can also be used to pay a course fee, lab dues, tuition fees, administrative charges and any other expenses that a student may bear within the college. They can load the prepaid cards through debit cards, credit cards and internet banking, similar to loading a mobile wallet.

These cards generally do not require a PIN or password for transactions so it is up to the cardholder to keep it safe. In case of theft, the good part is that the exposure is low as students normally load small amounts into the card. Also, the closed loop card can be only within a specific campus, thus reducing the chances of usage after theft. The school or college authorities are provided with an administration module through which the card, when reported as lost or stolen, can be blocked immediately and a new one issued. Service providers also have their own contact centers where the same can be done.

Digital payment in education is in the sunrise stage and has a lot of potential. Service providers must have a compelling proposition and robust use cases to drive adoption of digital payments and automation in the education fraternity. While there are challenges in driving large scale adoption, sensitizing parents and students to digital payments is necessary and the first step in making education a digital-first sector.

Sanfort Preschool’s Odyssey of Innovation, Rise

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September 4, 2017

S K Rathor, Founder and Managing Director of Sanfort group

Sanfort Preschool is all about bridging the learning gap that seems to be ever-widening in the early learning space. How the brand reached to 21 States and to two international locations and has a good alumni base in less than eight years, S K Rathor, Founder and Managing Director of Sanfort group, one of the most successful preschool brands, reveals the success story in conversation with Elets News Network (ENN).

Describe the need that Sanfort fills in communities.
Today’s parents are more concerned than ever about their child’s education. In an increasingly competitive landscape, children need to acquire a multitude of skills to become successful adults; from communication, to coping with stress, to innovation and many others. It is a known fact that the majority of children in India are not ready for school. SANFORT curriculum is designed to bridge the learning gap and prepare children for the life.

What is Sanfort doing to set itself apart from the competition?

Our learning environment takes a 21st century approach and a process-oriented model. No other school has innovative curriculum like we have. We take effective, time-tested elements of traditional learning, and infuse them with cutting-edge technology and resources. We have a unique Smart Learning System with Touch ‘N’ Learn technology. Though our curriculum is based on the UK Concept of preschool education but we have never left our Indian values behind. Everything is designed to be at the teacher’s fingertips; the learning content, student progress, and parent communication are all managed within a mobile application. We are pioneer partner of Trinity College, London for English language development at preschool level.

What is the reason behind tapping the franchise model for expansion and how has franchising helped you to grow your business?

I strongly believe that Franchising is the most powerful recipe for scalability in the entire business world and it is a winning formula for franchisors and the franchisees both. It is a great way to expand our network as we have people to manage our locations, without paying salaries who will work much harder than employees and we can grow the number of locations without tapping much of our own capital because franchisee owns the cost to open and operate the branch.

We have a unique Smart Learning System with Touch ‘N’ Learn technology. Though our curriculum is based on the UK Concept of preschool education but we have never left our Indian values behind.

In a franchise model, a lot depends upon your franchise partner what is your criteria to choose the right franchise partner and how well you bond with them?

In a franchise model success or failure of a brand depends on the success or failure of the franchisees. So, it is very important to choose right partner, we look into their financial status and social reputation. Their educational background and passion towards the education profession is also very important. Once we choose a partner we give them proper training and inputs to run the business and complete hand-holding to make the venture successful.

What message do you want give to a potential franchisee?

We have a brand and strategy that has been proven successful to attract and retain students, as well as excite and engage parents. We have strong branding, strong demographics research, and child-centric curriculum that parents love, which are the key factors, required to establish a successful preschool.

Vice President to confer the National Awards to Teachers on Teacher’s Day

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Indian Parliament Budget Session 2015 — NEW DELHI, INDIA - FEBRUARY 25: Union Minister of Parliamentary affairs M Venkaiah Naidu at the Parliament House during Budget session on February 25, 2015 in New Delhi, India. After introducing the controversial Land Acquisition Bill, Government looks set to bring the Coal and Citizenship Bills in Lok Sabha that will replace the ordinances brought by it in this regard earlier. (Photo by Arvind Yadav/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu, on Teacher’s Day, will confer the National Awards to Teachers 2016 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.

The meritorious teachers will be awarded to recognise their contribution in primary, middle and secondary schools .

The award ceremony will be organised on September 5. The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has already released the list of awardee teachers for the National Award to Teachers 2016. Teachers will receive the award money of Rs 50,000 along with a medal and certificate. The official website of MHRD will also webcast the award ceremony.

Along with teachers from government schools, teachers from Sainik School, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS), Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), Central Tibetan School Administration (CTSA), schools affiliated with CBSE, CISCE, and schools run by the Atomic Energy Education Society are also conferred with the awards. Each State/Union Territory/Organization has an earmarked quota based on the number of teachers.

Instituted in 1958, Altogether there are 374 awards out of which 20 awards are reserved for Sanskrit, Persian and Arabic teachers. From 2001, “Special Awards” (a total of 43) have been instituted for teachers promoting inclusive education in schools and the education of children with disabilities in regular schools. “Special Awards” are conferred on the teachers in the categories: Teachers with disabilities working in mainstream schools and Special teacher or trained general teachers who have done outstanding work for Inclusive Education.

UGC drafts regulation policy to prevent plagiarism in academic writing

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September 4, 2017

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has released the Draft UGC Regulations, 2017, to detect and prevent plagiarism in academic writing and researches.

The aim of the draft – Promotion of Academic Integrity and Prevention of Plagiarism in Higher Education Institutions is to conduct researches responsibly by preventing, misconduct, plagiarism and to spread academic awareness. UGC is also seeking to establish institutional mechanism along with promotion of academic integrity.

The draft has directed every Higher Education Institute across the country to instruct their students and faculty about proper attribution in the academic writings. The students and faculties must have the permissions of the authors wherever necessary along with the acknowledgement of source in their writings and thesis in accordance with rules and regulations governing the source.

The Higher Education Institutes are also required to conduct sensitisation seminars and awareness programmes on responsible conduct of research, project work, assignment, thesis, dissertation, promotion of academic integrity and ethics in education for students, faculty and other members of academic staff.

It has also been instructed to the institutes that adequate software and mechanisms must be implemented to ensure that thesis, dissertation or any such documents are plagiarism free.

Along with their project work, assignment, thesis and dissertation, Students have to submit an undertaking mentioning that the document has been prepared by them and is an original work.

The draft also directed the institutes to develop a policy against plagiarism with approval from statutory body of the University. Institutes are also required to submit soft copies of all M.Phil. and PhD dissertations on INFLIBNET.

Along with this, institutes have also been asked to form an Academic Misconduct Panel (AMP) to investigate any allegation of plagiarism and submit report to the Plagiarism Disciplinary Authority (PDA) of the concerned institute.

Grooming Students for a Challenging Tomorrow

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September 4, 2017

Indian Schools are witnessing a dramatic change at a large scale, as traditional approach to teach and learn is fast turning obsolete. As a rising number of schools are embracing ICT, students are being driven to exponentially adapt modern learning methodologies, writes Rashi Aditi Ghosh of Elets News Network (ENN).

Indian Education System at a glance
The country’s formal education system is multilayered. A whooping number of 260 million students, larger than many countries’ total population, is enrolled in this system, with over 1.5 million primary and secondary schools being governed by either the State or Central education bodies. Widening the reach of education and opening new vistas for students, the usage of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is growning rapidly in India. On one hand, the Central Government is promoting ICT through its various initiatives, on the other hand schools are also introducing several innovative ideas for making optimum usage of technology in preparing the students for a better future.

Education Going the e-Way
The market of online education is aquring a lot of popularity and according to various reports it is here to stay. According to a report published by professional service company and leading audit firm KPMG (May 2017), Indian online education sector is currently worth $247 million and it is anticipated to grow to 1.96 billion in 2021.

Factors responsible for growth of online education
Online education in India is expected to grow but there are several factors responsible for its development in the country. Growth of e-learning depends upon various factors like availability of quality education, employment for students, digital initiatives by Government, Smartphone users, Internet availability, disposable income and Young Population.

These factor often emerge as challenges for online education.

Significance of online education in India
Skill training and online certification currently play a significant role in the Indian online education market with a share of 38 per cent.

According to the projections of a KPMG report, nearly 280 million students are expected to be enrolled in schools by 2021. A larger share (39 per cent) of this enrollment is projected to be inclined towards online primary and secondary supplemental education. Similarly, the popularity of online test preparation is expected to be the fastest rising category of online education, estimated to grow at an impressive CAGR of 64 per cent in the next five years.

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)- An Overview of Government Initiatives

The Central Government has subsumed ICT in schools under Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) (a national drive for secondary education). ICT is essentially now a component of RMSA.

This scheme has been designed by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) to omit the digital gap amongst the students from various socio-economic and other geographical backgrounds. It ensures aid to States/UTs to establish computer labs on a sustainable basis.

Meanwhile, the concept of ICT in schools was launched in December 2004, it was later revised in 2010 to ensure opportunities for students enrolled at the secondary level of education. This was mainly initiated by capacity building of students in terms of ICT skills and to make them learn through relevant computeraided training process.

Essence of RMSA

The scheme presently handles both the Government and the Governmentaided Secondary and Higher Secondary Schools. Financial assistance under the scheme is ensured to the States, Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET) and State Institutes of Education Technologies (SIETs) based on the approvals accorded by Project Approval Board (PAB) chaired by the Secretary (School Education and Literacy).

The project cost is shared between the Centre and States in ratio of 75:25 except for the North East Region (NER) states including Sikkim where it is 90:10.

Financial assistance is given to the scheme for procurement of computers and peripherals, educational software, training of teachers, development of e-contents, Internet connectivity and set up of smart schools. So far, 87,033 government and government aided secondary and higher secondary schools have received approval for coverage under ICT in Schools Scheme.

In sync with the Central Government’s Digital India initiative, the Department of Electronics and Information Technology has created a portal to ensure accessibility of e-books.

Smart School under Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA)

MHRD has approved 63 out of 150 Smart Schools under the existing ICT in School Scheme so far. The Smart Schools are getting ready in the districts in sync with one of the existing State Government Schools, to serve as a role model and technology demonstrator among the neighbourhood schools.

Initiatives to Promote ICT in Schools

National Award For Teachers Using ICT For Innovation In Education

For promoting computer enabled learning and usage of ICT in teaching in Government and Government-aided Secondary and Higher Secondary Schools, the MHRD has a provision of National Award for innovative use of ICT to motivate the teachers and teacher educators initiating proper usage of ICT in teachinglearning.

eBasta

In sync with the Central Government’s Digital India initiative, the Department of Electronics and Information Technology has created a portal to ensure accessibility of e-books. The main motive of the initiative is to bring various publishers (free and commercial) and schools on common platform.

ICT-based curriculum

The Tamil Nadu government has recently announced engaging of around 800 State Government teachers in developing a new curriculum enriched with the knowledge of ICT.

It seems with the rising interface of technology in each and every domain, the need to get the students ready for ICT usage is the need of the hour. Supporting the demand with its relevant initiatives, the government is also equally ensuring this requirement. With proper exposure and relevant industry-based training in sync with the ICT, the education sector in India finally appears optimistic in overcoming the ageold challenges posed due to either absence of or minimal usage of technology.

Apeejay Stya University – Empowering Students for Brighter Tomorrow

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September 4, 2017

Dr S K Salwan, ViceChancellor, Apeejay Stya University

The UGC recognised Apeejay Stya University (ASU) is India’s 1st Industry-Centric Technology and Liberal Arts University focused on Research and Innovation, says Dr S K Salwan, ViceChancellor, Apeejay Stya University, in conversation with Elets News Network (ENN).

Apeejay Stya University is a renowned name in the higher education segment of Haryana, what have been its milestones so far?

The wide range of programmes across plethora of disciplines at ASU are based on the best educational practices of some of the leading universities of the world.

The Liberal Arts approach offers a well-defined path to develop critical thinking and analytical skills implemented through a ‘core’ set of wideranging subjects and domains.

Well-known academicians from Stanford and Harvard University comprise the advisory board of ASU. ASU has a truly global campus with students from India and abroad. ASU has signed MoUs with many international institutions and universities.

ASU enjoys the Apeejay Stya legacy of over 50 years of excellence in education, and has, in fact, been the recipient of several prestigious awards and accolades such as the ‘Most Innovative Private University’ at the 9th BBC Knowledge and DNA Innovative Education Leadership Awards 2017, the ‘Only Indian university among Six International upcoming Universities’ by the Times Higher Education, UK, 2017 and ‘Great Place to Study in India’ by Skill Tree Consortium at House of Commons, UK (in 2014-2015 and 2017), among many others.

What kind of infrastructure related, resource related and technology related facilities are provided to university students?

ASU has introduced an innovative academic system that provides the students a flexible course curriculum with a multi-disciplinary and trans-disciplinary approach, which not only helps to make students employable, but also fosters entrepreneurship skills in them. We have introduced many programmes which are unique and available only in a handful of universities in India, such as Cloud Computing, Education Management and Leadership, Integrated M Pharma + MBA, Integrated M Design, LLB, among others.

ASU has a Wi-Fi enabled campus, state-of-theart ICT-enabled lecture rooms, conference halls, Computer and Science labs.

What kind of academic departments and researches available at the university? Are there any corporate sponsored researches and courses also available here?

ASU offers a wide range of innovative graduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes across disciplines, benchmarked with leading universities of the world. The various schools at ASU include Engineering and Technology, Design and Visual Arts, Journalism and Mass Communication, Biosciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Management Sciences, Educationand Legal Studies.

ASU is a robust seat of innovation and research in Applied Science and Technology, including support for research in emerging technologies, Biosciences, Clinical Research, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Electronics. State-of-the-art research and technology incubation facilities are available to students and researchers.

Apeejay Stya University – Carrying Forth Legacy of Excellence in Education

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September 4, 2017

Apeejay Stya University (ASU) is a seat of global learning and the dream university of its Founder Chancellor Dr Stya Paul – eminent industrialist, educationist, philanthropist and freedom fighter. ASU is now being dynamically taken forward by his daughter Sushma Paul Berlia, the Co-Founder and Chancellor of the University.

Sushma Paul Berlia is a passionate educationist who believes in being a trendsetter at ushering in educational reforms and dynamism.

Aditya Berlia, an alumnus of Stanford University and Harvard Business School, is CoFounder and Pro-Chancellor of ASU, ushering in the best educational practices from the world over.

Situated amidst a sprawling, picturesque campus with state-of-the-art infrastructure on the Sohna-Palwal Road in Gurgaon district of Haryana, Apeejay Stya University offers a wide range of innovative graduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes across disciplines including Engineering and Technology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Design and Visual Arts, Biosciences, Management Sciences, Journalism and Mass Communication, Education and Legal Studies.

All-round development of students is ensured by a well-stocked library-cum-Learning Resource Centre comprising more than 60,000 books on diverse subjects. ASU offers several scholarships and financial aid programmes on merit-cummeans basis to students

ASU provides students not only ‘education for livelihood’ but also ‘education for life’. It blends the dual identities of a technology and research based university with a Liberal Arts institution. An interdisciplinary approach based on Liberal Arts and a flexible credit system ensures a multipronged holistic development of the students. Critical and innovative thinking is encouraged at all levels to usher in creativity and problem solving skills. Best teaching practices from the world over as also the latest in ICT enables a rich and personalised teachinglearning experience.

At ASU, we have set for ourselves a high benchmark, not just in terms of academic standards, but also in transparency, accountability and governance. We offer our students a wealth of learning opportunities in a vibrant campus that would serve as an essential stepping stone to a fulfilling life and career.”

Apeejay Stya University has signed MoUs with many international institutions to provide global exposure to its students and its world class faculty. ASU has a truly global campus with students from over 15 countries. Campus life at ASU exudes a cultural vibrancy and myriad extra-curricular pursuits. A plethora of clubs cater to a range of interests including music, dance, dramatics, fine arts, photography, etc as also state-of-the-art sports facilities. ASU provides affordable spacious girls’ and boys’ hostel and studio apartments within campus.

The Corporate Resource Centre of the University provides a dynamic platform for engagement with industry. It has initiated an industry mentorship programme which engages industry leaders as mentors for the students.

The legacy of Apeejay attributes students’ placements in reputed national and international brands like SIEMENS, HCL, TATA, Infosys, HSBC, ICICI Bank, HDFC, AXIS, ESPN, NDTV, Lintas, Marks and Spencer, CNN IBN, Northern Stella, Interglobe, Religare and many more.

World Education Summit Legacy Bringing Brightest Minds Together

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September 4, 2017

To create awareness and build knowledge sharing platforms highlighting the importance of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in education, Elets Technomedia Pvt Ltd organises World Education Summit (WES) every year. Akash Tomer of Elets News Network (ENN) explores the legacy of WES.

Education means a lot in everyone’s life as it facilitates one’s learning, knowledge and skills. Education transforms mind and personality and helps us to attain the positive attitudes. It encourages and enhances creativity among students.

Education is a diversified term as it includes preschool education, school education and higher education. Nowadays, education is not limited to chalk and board only but Information Communication Technology (ICT) plays a very important role in teaching-learning processes. Every day, there are new innovations related to lecture delivery methodologies, curriculum and pedagogy. These innovations and ICT support help schools, colleges and universities to deliver the knowledge swiftly and precisely.

Elets Technomedia Pvt Ltd organises World Education Summit (WES) every year in order to showcase the innovations, initiatives and best practices followed across the globe. So far nine editions of WES have been organised across the world (in cities like Dubai, Bahrain, Denver etc.) covering the aforementioned aspects.

World Education Summit has brought together decision makers, influential experts and practitioners at an annual Summit from around the world, to explore groundbreaking innovations and take concrete steps to make significant improvements to worldwide education. The summit is a premier international platform dedicated to innovation and creative action in education where top decision-makers share insights with on-the-ground practitioners and collaborate to rethink education.

WORLD EDUCATION SUMMIT, DELHI

The Grand Conference
WES is the congregation of some of the leading thinkers in the education world from across Asia and beyond. The latest edition of World Education Summit will inspire one and all, making them understand the challenges and solutions of the developing education world through a new prism.

Over 300 inspirational speakers not just from across Asia and from different parts of the world are invited to participate in the summit.

Expo
Elets’ conference is the place where the best of learning experiences happen. The exhibition witnesses unique yet effective teaching methodologies, networking and product interactions among different sections of the education landscape. Over 50 exhibitors will showcase new initiatives in edtech.

Awards
The 10th World Education Summit 2017 aims to recognise, highlight, honour and encourage leading models/projects/ processes of excellence and sustainable innovation in school and higher education.

The awards will also see entrepreneurs in the education space getting recognised. The summit has, in its past too, brought to fore unique initiatives and projects that have caused a paradigm shift in the education sphere within

2011: World Education Summit 2011 created history by attracting representations from over 50 countries. Thought leaders and policymakers from countries of Middle East, Africa, Europe along with India congregated together to ideate, deliberate and discuss on new technological interventions for over all development of education world over.

2012: Elets World Education Summit 2012 created a knowledge sharing platform to discuss various aspects of ICT for education ranging from School Education to Higher Education and Technical Education. Global Leaders like Minister of Education from Mauritius and other countries participated in the premier conference on education.

2013: Harmonising Global Efforts: Strategies for steering the education sector – Keeping this theme as focal point of discussion. WES 2013 witnessed congregation of thought leaders under one roof to discuss various issues related to education. Member of Parliament, France and key policy makers from Indian Government shared their views for creating an effective education ecosystem.

2014: World Education Summit 2014 was more than a conference. It built a strong community around it and provided various business and networking opportunities for education leaders and industry leaders. The dynamics of education sector was then changing rapidly world over and WES 2014 provided an opportunity to all the stakeholders to come together and deliberate, discuss and explore the horizon.

2015: From Canada to Australia- Global leaders from the world of education came together to deliberate upon different aspects of school and higher education and skill development in WES 2015. With the presence of ministers and key policymakers from India sharing their vision on education for all, the summit also created unique platform of knowledge sharing amongst the policy makers, eduleaders and industry leaders.

2016: The sixth WES was organised in Dubai in collaboration with Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), Dubai. It witnessed presence of 100 schools and colleges from Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. World education awards over the years have seen top innovations from education sector in private and public space get highlighted and recognised at this global platform.

2016: The seventh WES was organised in New Delhi in collaboration with NSDC, and saw presence of 200 Schools and 130 Universities from India. World Education Awards over the years have seen top innovations from education sector in private and public sector. These innovations get highlighted and recognised at this global platform.

2017: From Dubai to Bahrain the World Education Summit organised on 8-9 March, 2017, was more than a conference. It has built a strong community around it and provided various business and networking opportunities for education leaders and industry leaders.

2017: 9th World Education Summit 2017, Denver brought together the pioneers of education fraternity to University of Denver for exchanging and retaining new innovations in education industry.

University of Denver was the best place for such kind of a educational workshop to witness congregation of educationists from all over the world. This helped Indian institutions to collaborate with various US universities and to adapt their innovations.

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Celebrating the Legacy of World Education

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September 4, 2017

Dr Ravi Gupta, Editior-in-Chief, Digital Learning Magazine and CEO, Elets Technomedia Pvt Ltd

To catch a glimpse of the future, all one needs is to keenly observe how newer methodologies and innovations are being used to deliver education.

Today, the growing role of innovation and technology in education sector is too overwhelming for members of any progressive society to ignore it. It is not only serving as a useful tool to help our schools, colleges and universities deliver the information and knowledge effectively.

It is in this light that Elets Technomedia Pvt Ltd is going to organise the World Education Summit (WES) with the theme – “Reimagining Learning for Next Generation”. The summit will showcase the latest innovations, initiatives and best practices followed across the globe along with the education prospects for the next generation.

Globally renowned education regulatory body of United Arab Emirates (UAE) – Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) will facilitate the participants at the summit to be familiar with the best educational practices across the globe. The grand conclave will witness the participation of national education regulatory bodies such as All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), University Grants Commission (UGC), National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and many more. Rajasthan has joined us as the principal state partner, Jharkhand as state partner along with state education departments of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana and Telangana.

Over 100 delegates from 33 countries including Afghanistan, Bhutan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Sudan, Srilanka, Jordan, UAE, UK, Bahrain, Singapore, Tajikistan, Namibia, Zambia, Guinea, Krygyzstan, Cambodia, Mongolia, Tunisia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Tanzania, Comoros, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Vietnam and Myanmar will participate in the global conference.

The 10th edition of World Education Summit (WES) is carrying forward the legacy of its previous editions where national and international experts, leaders, school or college owners, principals, vice chancellors gathered to deliberate upon the role of education towards building knowledge-based society. Our latest cover story — WES Legacy: Bringing the Brightest Minds Together — is an attempt to explain and revisit the World Education Summit over the years and celebrate its 10th edition in Delhi’s Le Meridien hotel from Aug 11-12, 2017.

This special Digital Learning issue, dedicated to the 10th edition of World Education Summit, also contains insightful interviews of Kiran Maheshwari, Minister of Higher Education, Government of Rajasthan; Anil Swarup, Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource Development and Ashok Jain, Chief Secretary, Government of Rajasthan among others.

We hope that this issue of Digital Learning magazine will help our readers stay ahead of the curve by infusing innovation and helping them develop long-term vision by tracing the current growth trajectory of the education sector in India.

Looking forward to our readers’ invaluable feedback.

AICTE plans to shut 800 engineering colleges across India over low admissions

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September 4, 2017

The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has directed around 800 engineering colleges across the country to shut down from the next academic year on the account of low admission.

According to a rule of the council, colleges that report less than 30% admissions for five consecutive years and also lack proper infrastructure will have to be shut down.

The council has asked the colleges to submit a report by the second week of September in this regard.

According to reports, colleges with less than 30% admission in past five years have been given the option to either shut down or get merged with a nearby college.

AICTE is also planning to introduce six months training for professors to improve the quality of education in engineering. Moreover, to enhance skills of the students, industry internship has also been made mandatory for second and third year students.

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