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‘Aarambh’- Dell’s Initiative for enhancing use of PCs in Education

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‘Aarambh’, an initiative by Dell India is launched with an aim to increase the use of PCs in education pan India. Through this initiative, Dell is keen on spreading awareness about the importance of computers among  three key audiences- students, teachers, and parents.

With this year-long project, Dell aspires to reach 1 million students, 1 lakh teachers and 2 lakh parents across 5,000 schools in 75 cities across the country. The project is founded on the understanding that exposure to interactive methods of learning, like PCs is very important in the developmental years for children.  

It is being observed that PC penetration in India has stagnated at around 9-10 percent. It is the need of the hour to bring a hike in this number.  Dell’s Aarambh, aspires to represent the use of PC learning to unlock the potential for young students.

The programme shall enable both parents and teachers to actively aid in the educational development of the child while using a PC and create an encompassing ecosystem and supportive background for the child. Moreover, the project also aims to establish that parents and teachers, being the key influences in a child’s formative years, can aid their overall growth by participating in the adoption of PC technology for learning.

Live IIT lectures to be aired on TV via HRD channels

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Going a step further with ‘Digital India’ mission, the Union Human Resource Department (HRD) would be soon starting 32 Direct-to-Home channels for catering to the needs of students.

With this development, students across the country would be able to watch live telecast of lectures from six IITs and some other top institutions while seated comfortably at their homes. To make this progressive project a reality, the department of space would be allotting two transponders on a GSAT series satellite. Moreover, MoUs have been signed with many institutions, for providing lessons and content that will be aired  on these channels

With this project in place, the government wants to utilise space technology to expand the reach of high-quality education. Through the 32 DTH channels, the aim is to ensure that live classrooms can be transmitted from ten ‘Teaching Ends’ out of which six will be IITs located in Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, Kharagpur, Kanpur and Guwahati. Additionally, lectures of over a dozen other premier institutions will also reach students on their TVs.

These channels will be freely available on Doordarshan’s Free Dish DTH platform and all that the students will need is a Set Top Box to receive them.

SPICE ties-up with Deakin University, Australia for offering two years Post-Graduate Degree program

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It is time for some good news for students. Aspiring students who are keen to get a Master Degree in Communication from some foreign university, can now do so easily, while staying in India. Deakin University, Australia would be offering two-year Master’s Degree in Communication to students in India by tying up with St Pauls Institute of Communication Education (SPICE), which has campuses at Mumbai and Bengaluru.

In this innovative tie-up, students can either opt to study both years in India or can study for the first year in India and the next year in Australia. The Degree is designed for students who aim for a career in Journalism, Public Relations, Advertising, Corporate Communications, Public Affairs, etc. The tie-up is made with the aim to make the Degree relevant to Indian conditions so that the student gets the best of both worlds, India as well as Australia. Moreover,this course in India will cost less than one-third of what a student would spend while doing it from Australia.

The Master of Communication course is crafted to create professionals with advanced knowledge of communication, theory, analysis, research, and skills. There will be two intakes, each in March and July every year.

The Master of Communication program can surely fill the void for students aspiring to be successful in the above mentioned fields, in India or anywhere else in the world. The design of the course is such that the student gets to learn the nuances of these professions in India, while skilling with the global systems, processes and best practices from Australia.

Deakin University enrolls over 1000 students from India each year for various academic courses. Students come to Deakin University from over 50 cities from Maharashtra, Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, etc.

UGC all set to tackle Ragging with new Mobile App for Students

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With admissions going in full swing, Universities and colleges are all prepared for new sessions to begin. At such a time, University Grants Commission (UGC) has come up with a great technique to control ragging, a mobile app which will help students register complaints in case they face any ragging problems.

For this, the HRD ministry is all set to install Wi-fi in all Central Universities.

Earlier, also students could complain on-line, but a mobile app would make it much easier and simpler. Moreover, the higher education regulator has also formed a three-member committee for making all campuses of central universities wi-fi enabled.

The committee comprises of Central University of Kashmir, VC Prof Me’raj Ud Din Mir, Central University of South Bihar, VC Prof H C S Rathore and Central University of Haryana, VC Prof R C Kuhad.

Little Pearls School to become ‘Sister kindergarten’ of School in China

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In a new kind of partnership, between Sino-India, a Delhi kindergarten, Little Pearls is likely to be paired as ‘sister school’ with a school in Kunming city, in China. Such alliances are sure to foster greater understanding between both the nations.

For this, a delegation from the Chinese Embassy visited ‘Little Pearls’ , a privately-run kindergarten, for discussing the details for pairing it with Education Faculty No 2 Kindergarten in Kunming, terming them as ‘Sister’ schools.  Kunming is a beautiful city is south-west China and known as the Spring City. The kindergarten there was founded in 1911 and has 624 children and 112 teachers as of now.

Terms like ‘Sister cities or states’ have been popular but ‘Sister Kindergarten’ is an innovation by China with the aim to  help the children on both sides to understand the two countries well, from a young age.  Moreover, such steps are sure to sow root of friendship in the hearts of kids, which later can harvest good results, both for China and India.

Since last few decades, Sino-India ties were severed due to political reasons. With this step, both the countries look forward to more friendly relations.

Little Pearls was founded about 20 years ago and today has a little over 100 children and it also caters to children of embassy staff of New Delhi.

Government to scale up Skill training by opening 500 centres in india, 50 overseas

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Illustration depicting a highway gantry sign with a new skills and training concept. Blue sky background.

The Indian Government is coming up with about 500 Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras (Prime Minister Skill Centres), for skill training free of cost, across the country. Moreover, all profit-making PSUs will be scaling up apprenticeships to give a major boost to skill development in the country.  Apart from this,  50 Overseas Employment Skill Training Centres will also be opened this year.

All these three major decisions were taken at the meeting of Governing Council of National Skill Development Mission held under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. Other important decisions that were announced are:

  • Skill training to be scaled up to cover at least 1.5 crore people during 2016-2017
  • Central Board for Skills Certification to be set up by September 2016 to infuse quality into India’s skill development ecosystem
  • 500 Rozgar Utsavs will be held across Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and Central Training Institutes to make skill training aspirational amongst youth
  • A national level Convocation held for candidates who successfully complete ITI courses
  • By next one year, the capacity of ITIs to be further enhanced from 18.5 lakhs to 25 lakhs and over 5000 new ITIs to be created.

At the meeting, the Prime Minister stressed on the need for proper skill mapping and identification of the future requirements for skills, which will help school children and parents to be aware of the emerging trends in the job market. He also emphasised on the importance of imbibing safety norms and soft skills as integral parts of skill development.

Subramanian Committee urges the MHRD to publish their over 90 suggestions for New Education Policy

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More than three decades have passed with no changes in the Education policy of the country, as the last policy was made in 1986. Reminding this to the HRD Minister, Smriti Irani, TSR Subramanian, Former Cabinet Secretary has written a 3-page letter to the Minister, to make his panel’s suggestions for Education Policy  public.

It has been more than a week, since the new Education Policy  has been drafted and deposited to the HRD Minister, by the Subramanian committee, but it has not been made public.

Subramanian, being the Chairperson of the five-member committee had been assigned to draft a new education policy, after collecting feedbacks through grassroots and national-level consultations. Former Chief Secretaries of Delhi and Gujarat, Shailaja Chandra and Sudhir Mankad and ex-NCERT chief, J S Rajput were also members of the panel.

The 200-page report, containing almost 90 suggestions, includes:

  • Reinstating detention of students beyond Class V
  • Setting up an all-India cadre of educational services on the lines of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
  • Overhaul of regulators such as the UGC, inculcating values and nationalistic pride in school students
  • Compulsory quality audit of all higher education institutions every three years
  • Allowing foreign universities to set up campuses in the country in collaboration with Indian institutions, among other things.

According to the Government, the Policy will be made public,  after going through the recommendations. However, Subramanian has urged the Government to make the panel’s report public before finalising the policy.

UGC wants all Universities to have 24X7 helpline for Admission Process

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With the new academic session being round the corner, the University Grants Commission (UGC) wants all Universities to set up 24X7 helpline number to address all admission related queries.

Due to the new academic session to commence soon, it is understood that all universities would remain busy with the process of admission in various programmes of study offered at different levels of higher education. Moreover, admission procedure being one of the most important institutional functions can lead to a lot of hassle and confusion for students if not carried out with utmost care and clarity. Therefore, setting up a round the clock helpline is needed at this time.

The UGC has also instructed all universities to ensure that elements of transparency, clarity, and effectiveness of interface are infused into the system of admission, without any doubts and confusions.

IIM-Ahmedabad launches e-learning management programme via distance learning

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Keeping up with the ‘Digital India’ drive, the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) will be launching e-learning programmes for management education via distance learning.

It is hoped that IIM-A would launch several such programmes in the coming months in collaboration with companies that provide online learning services, like NIIT Ltd and Hughes Education. Management education is going through dramatic changes, especially with regard to infusion of technology, challenging the traditional content delivery model. Therefore, the institute has signed agreements with both, NIIT and Hughes to deliver management education content using electronic mode in the form of synchronous studio-to-classroom programmes.

With this initiative, IIM-A will start both distance learning as well as blended learning programmes. Several executive education courses will also be a part of this e-learning model.

Karnataka Higher Education Soars on IT Wings :: May 2016

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Editorial
Let’s Talk Education
Introduction
University Admissions Go Online
Special Interview
JNANA SANGAMA initiative strengthens Higher Education in Karnataka
Interview
Featuring Among Top 10 Research Universities is THE GOAL
Gulbarga University: Empowering Youth in HYDERABAD-KARNATAKA REGION
REVA University: Transforming Students into EXCELLENT CITIZENS
Jain University: Imparting Quality Education, Creating HUMAN ASSETS
PES University: Committed to Producing Highly SKILLED HUMAN RESOURCES
TERI University: Facilitating Creation of the Market for SUSTAINABLE SKILLS
After 7,000 Schoold and 700,000 Students WHAT’S NEXT AT NEXT EDUCATION?
Startup
Byndr’s Mission ULTIMATE ACCESSIBILITY IN EDUCATION
Navneet forays into e-learning domain THROUGH eSense
LabIn App Empowering Education with REAL-TIME SIMULATIONS
‘Jumping Frog’ Synchronising Students, Parents and Teachers on a CLOUD-BASED PLATFORM
Global Education
Now, Earn US-accredited Degrees Via ‘DeVry’ ONLINE LEARNING PLATFORM
eduTECH
Making of a Digital India with eduPERIPHERALS
What Industry Stalwarts Say on eduPERIPHERALS
Exclusive Interaction
Marching Towards IPO: EMERGING TREND IN EDUCATIONAL ENTERPRISES
eduGOVERNANCE
Corporate World on a High with Educational Resource Planning
Ranking
The digital Scorecard
Product Review
An eletsLABS Presentation Expanding the Frontiers of Collaborative Ideation: Barco’s ClickShare shows the way
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