Region-specific technical courses sought in North East

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June 26, 2014

Terming the dearth of quality higher education institutes as a bane for the north-east region, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) national general secretary Hari Borikar has sought the introduction of region-specific technical courses in tourism, forestry, agro-horticulture and pharmaceuticals.

“This has been forcing migration of about one-and-a-half lakh students from the region annually to other parts of India in search of quality education,” Borikar said and suggested vocational courses as a panacea for tackling the high dropout rate.

“Though Arunachal Pradesh has been one of the most neglected part of India since 1947, but the highest number of students from this state of the few thousands from the region had joined the Students’ Experience in Interstate Living (SEIL) launched in 1966 with the sole motto of ‘one culture, one nation, one people,” he added.

Govt tells IGNOU to declare results of community colleges

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June 26, 2014

Eyeing the interests of students enrolled in community colleges, the Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry has asked the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) to declare results and notify the examination schedule for students, who have completed their courses.

IGNOU has 15-days to complete the process, a resolution of which has already been approved by IGNOU’s board of management, said a ministry statement.

The move stands to benefit 1.5 lakh students, who had registered for IGNOU’s community college development scheme. IGNOU had launched the scheme in 2009 with tie-ups with colleges and institutes across the country.

However, three years later, it was kept in abeyance pending a review of the functioning of various colleges under the scheme.

LCBS announces Post Graduate Diploma in luxury management (PGDLM)

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June 25, 2014

Identifying the skill gap and surging need of the luxury industry, Luxury Connect, a boutique consulting organization to set up Luxury B School – ‘Luxury Connect Business School’ (LCBS). It has been designed on a unique ‘Boutique School platform’. The school has taken a step further and has collaborated with international universities to provide a global perspective to its students. The campus is located in Gurgaon, Delhi NCR.

After successfully conducting short-term executive programmes for nearly two years, LCBS has introduced a Post Graduate Diploma in Luxury Management from August 2014 onwards. . In affiliation with the ‘International University of Monaco’, the program is designed for students to understand not just the nuances of handling luxury in India, but also to achieve an international perspective.

The program provides an intense know-how of luxury business management subjects enabling students to face and solve different issues of strategic planning, buying, merchandising, marketing strategies, brand management and more.

Delhi HC refuses urgent hearing on DU’s FYUP, matter deferred to July 1

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June 25, 2014

The Delhi high court on 25 June, fixed the hearing of the petition on the FYUP-UGC issue on July 1. The petition has been filed seeking to restore the three-year degree undergraduate course in place of the FYUP in Delhi University.

The vacation bench, before which the petition came for hearing on June 25, said it cannot hear the matter immediately.

The high court stated that it is a matter of great concern and the matter requires effective hearing. The court has now fixed the matter before a regular bench for July1.

UGC recommends admissions on three-year pattern

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June 25, 2014

The standing committee set up by the University Grants Commission (UGC) has advised the Delhi University (DU) to scrap the four year undergraduate programme (FYUP) and revert to three-year pattern during its meeting on June 22.

It recommended the DU to conduct this year’s admission on the three-year pattern in line with the 2012-13 admissions and also pointed out the need to protect the interest of the students, who are enrolled under FYUP’s BTech programme. The students of BTech have been protesting to save their programme as many of the students had opted for DU despite having offers from good engineering institutions.

The committee also discussed the strategies for transition of pre-FYUP for the new batch of students. They proposed that all the courses that existed till 2012-13 academic session under the three-year degree should be restored. The committee also stated that seats distributed to honours courses after scrapping BA, BSc and BCom programmes should be restored to the original courses as well.

Political parties appreciate UGC’s decision on FYUP

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June 25, 2014

The recent decision of the rollback of four-year undergraduate programme by the University Grants Commission (UGC) has been welcomed by all the political parties of the country including the opposition, Congress party.

They believe that the decision to rollback the FYUP has come as a boost to the students.

Delhi BJP chief and Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan stated that their government was pursuing the rollback of FYUP and they will do whatever is needed to bring back the old system.

On the other hand, Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) president stated that they too want the rollback of FYUP, even though it was implemented during their regime. They have now realised that the students are against it including their students’ wing (NSUI). So, they are happy with the UGC’s decision to rollback the FYUP.

Amid DU-UGC wrangle, 7 colleges ready to adopt 3-yr courses

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June 25, 2014

As the Delhi University (DU) and the University Grants Commission (UGC) clash over FYUP, seven colleges have reportedly written to the UGC about their move to support the traditional three-year course on June 23. The UGC received the copy of the letter in Hindi from DU, addressing college principals.

Earlier, DU had sent the legal opinion of senior counsel PP Rao which said that the university had followed all the procedures while introducing FYUP, indicating that the DU administration was digging in its heels and still seeking to avoid a rollback of FYUP.

With majority of the colleges delaying admissions by a week, the DU has been asked by the UGC to prepare an action plan. A meeting was held between HRD Minister Smriti Irani, education secretary Ashok Thakur, UGC chairperson Ved Prakash and senior ministry officials. As per sources, the decision was passed where DU has to comply with the UGC decision to scrap the FYUP. However, HRD minister did not meet Vice Chancellor Dinesh Singh. Singh maintained his statement that the university did not break any rules while introducing FYUP. Both Vice Chancellor and Registrar have been told that UGC’s decision to abolish the FYUP programme is final. The UGC has asked DU administration to comply with the final decision. The UGC will fax the directive to Vice Chancellor’s office after every two hour till they get compliance from the DU.

DU colleges halt admissions amidst debate of scrapping FYUP

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June 25, 2014

For the first time in Delhi University’s history, principals of all the constituent colleges have decided to defer admissions for 2014-15 amidst the cold war between University Grants Commission (UGC) and Delhi University (DU) over the four-year undergraduate programme (FYUP). The admission process will get back on track only after the FYUP issue will be resolved.

In a meeting held on June 23, the 10-member committee set up by the UGC discussed upon reinstating all courses that existed prior to FYUP without affecting the interests of students enrolled under the BTech programme. Meanwhile, the DU principals’ association decided to meet at Khalsa College to discuss the issue. 36 principals, who attended the meeting, decided to go in favour of deferring the process.

Due to this chaos, Shri Ram College of Commerce, which had released its cut-off had to defer the admission process. As per sources, group of officials of DU administration, including VC, pro-VC Sudheesh Pachauri, registrar and director South Campus Umesh Rai, had discussion that took placeon Sunday as well as Monday.

After admissions were deferred by the DU principals’ association, the UGC-appointed standing committee proposed a roadmap for the admission process for the academic session 2014-15. The measures suggested are to restore programmes, namely, BA (programme), BSc (programme), BCom (programme), BE/Ed and all honours courses, which were present prior to the commencement of FYUP. The committee also discussed the interest of students admitted under the BTech programme that would retain its fourth year.

DU VC Dinesh Singh quits over FYUP row

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June 24, 2014

An unrelenting Delhi University Vice Chancellor Dinesh Singh resigned amid all-round pressure to withdraw the Four Year Under-graduate Programme introduced by him some two years back.

The move which is likely to further complicate the DU-UGC row over the FYUP issue comes shortly after the Supreme Court refused to interfere on the row.

The plea filed by Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) in SC was dismissed which sought cancellation of the University Grants Commission (UGC) order asking the Delhi University (DU) to scrap its four-year undergraduate programme.

A large number of colleges affiliated to the Delhi University deferred admission on 24^th June till the crisis is resolved. Around 36 colleges decided not to issue their first cut-offs lists till the matter is resolved and demanded clarity over the FYUP issue which is leading to confusing among lakhs of students who are willing to get admission in the Delhi University and its affiliated colleges.

On the other hand a section of DU teachers who favours the FYUP began a 24 hour long hunger strike against the UGC order.

In a meeting held on 23rd June, the 10-member committee set up by UGC discussed upon reinstating all courses that existed prior to FYUP without affecting the interests of students enrolled under the BTech programme. Meanwhile, the DU principals’ association decided to meet at Khalsa College to discuss the issue. 36 principals who attended the meeting decided to go in favor of deferring the process, before waiting for DU’s decision. Due to this chaos, Shri Ram College of Commerce though released its cutoff but later deferred the admission process. As per sources, group of officials of DU administration, including VC Dinesh Singh, pro-VC Sudheesh Pachauri, registrar and director South Campus Umesh Rai, had discussion that took place on Sunday as well as Monday. After admissions were deferred by the DU principals’ association, the UGC-appointed standing committee proposed a roadmap for the admission process for the academic session 2014-15.

DCI supports redesigning dental education system

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June 23, 2014

The Dental Council of India (DCI) is keen to redesign the dental education system of the country with the purpose to improve the skill of the dental practitioners to ensure safety of patients and improve the health care quality of the country.

DCI president Dibyendu Mazumdar stated in the 2nd international conference on EBES held at Suman Vidyapeeth that, evidence-based system (EBES) was best-suited for redesigning the dental education programme.

EBES is an approach to every aspects of education from policy making to classroom practice, and the methods used are based on consistent evidence derived from experiments. The DCI president announced that Suman Vidyapeeth will work as a nodal centre for imparting such education to all 302 dental colleges in the country.

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