New software to redress complains on Education

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May 30, 2014

The office of the Gujarat Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama was loaded with complains which were received by hand, post and e-mail, seeking for his intervention in several cases. These complain were on corruption, transfer, pay, pension and leave to government schools being deprived of basic facilities. To keep a track on these complains and provide instant action to it, the department has introduced a software created by the Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geo-Informatics, under Chudasama’s direction.

All the department related complains are being uploaded on this system giving details about the complaints and the current status of it. An official released that everyday 100 complains are received by the minister’s office in hard copies and some through e-mails.

The complaint redressel system known as Monitoring System for References of Education Minister Offices, has been put on trial basis from this month after the general poll got over. Within five days the complaints will be redressed.

The complaints received are generally from employees of schools and colleges, parents and even general public. Most of them are related to transfer and corruption cases. The identity of the complainants can be kept confidential on request.

Europe attracts Indian students for higher education at low cost

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May 30, 2014

For Indians, Europe is now more than just a holiday destinations. Students, belonging to middle-class families, who wish to pursue their higher studies in foreign universities, are opting for European institutions.

Universities in Belgium, Germany, Sweden, France, Latvia and Italy are offering quality education at 70 percent of what it would cost in the UK and the US. These universities are attracting increasing number of Indian students as most of these institutions are funded by government and plenty of scholarships opportunities. With all the financial matters taken care of, students just need to cover living expenses by themselves.

G K Unnithan, educational consultant, Manchester Group, Coimbatore, stated that students are interested in universities that include excellent faculty, job opportunities along with lower costs. He said that Germany is the best choice for students who want to pursue automobile and aeronautical engineering. For students opting for the European universities, living expenses can be high but their government allows foreign students to work which is not permitted in the US or the UK.

75% students pass class XII CBSE exam in Lucknow

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May 30, 2014

Most CBSE schools in Lucknow have successfully achieved 100 passing percentage. Officially 75.4 percent students in Lucknow cleared the class XII CBSE examination. Rani Lakshmi Bai Memorial Group of Schools recorded 100% results with 211 students securing more than 90 percent marks. Nimisha Mishra and Anuja Pant scored 97.2 percent. Debashesh Jena, from Delhi Public School Eldeco, secured top place with 96.4 percent marks. Out of 113 students 35 from DPS secured more than 90 percent in CBSE XII examination.

Kendriya Vidyalaya (KVs) in Lucknow achieved 97.4 passing percentage. Arvind Gaur, principal, KV, Gomtinagar, stated that 10 out of 210 students from Aliganj scored above 90 percent, five out of 46 from CRPF, eight out of 84 from Cantt, 49 from Memaura, nine out of 143 from RSDO, two out of 31 from BKT, 184 from Gomtinagar, 118 from IIM, seven out of 238 from AMC and three out of 77 from SGPI. Akshita Khanna, from Study Hall, secured top rank with 97.4 percent. 136 students from Study Hall appeared for the board exam, of which 35 achieved a score of more than 90 percent.

Students from SAARC Nations to join IIM-A summer school

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May 30, 2014

The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) is set to host its summer school starting from June 2^nd till June 7^th. This is the third time that IIM-A is hosting this event. This time students from South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries have also applied for this student-backed initiative.

Till now 80 applicants have been shortlisted out of which 11 students are from SAARC nations. The students participating in this edition will benefit from doctoral students, researchers and faculty across the globe. Professor Amab K Laha, faculty coordinator, summer school, stated that the institute brings experts from premier institutes in order to introduce participants with research method courses. Deepika Saluja, student coordinator, summer school, informed that this event will include a stress audit workshop, documentary screening and a heritage walk by IIM-A’s Heritage Club.

Move afoot to help arts stream regain its glory

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May 30, 2014

The centralized admission process (CAP) has decided to include arts stream after the hiatus of 13 years. Thousands of vacant seats due to non-interest shown by students in arts led to exit of the stream from CAP. Sanjay Jogdand, Police inspector, Nagpur stated that career-wise arts stream is not preferred by students as it is considered less remunerative. Students coming from arts background do not get proper recognition as compared to their counterparts from science background. Jogdand added that to make this stream popular, more job opportunities need to be created which in turn will elevate the esteem of arts stream.

Sakshi Khandelwal, second year student, LAD College stated that people’s attitude towards art stream does not encourage students. Moreover, majority of the population feels that this stream is for girls and subjects involved in it are related to house work. Khandelwal added that stakeholders have to conduct workshops and seminars in order to provide knowledge about the importance of arts stream. To facilitate this agenda, Nagpur University should put in efforts to provide more scope to students from arts stream.

DU admission guideline, 5% for sports and ECA

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May 29, 2014

Delhi University has announced guidelines for students seeking admission in four-year undergraduate programme under sports category. As per guidelines, five percent seats will be reserved in all Delhi University colleges for the students aiming for admission in the combined category of sports and extra-curricular activities (ECA) on supernumerary basis. There will be two-step admissions – in the super category and trial category. Students who have represented on an international level would fall in the super category and thus qualify for direct admission. For remaining students, they would have to undergo fitness tests followed by sports trial.

The students would have to go through three tests – strength, endurance and speed.Joint dean of students’ welfare Malay Neerav stated, these sports trials will be of maximum 50 marks with sports certificates and also having a maximum of 50 marks. Out of 50, student has to achieve a minimum of 18 marks in sports trial. Only those students will be eligible for this quota who has achieved distinction in sports in last three years by Association of Indian Universities and Indian Olympic Association.

IIT-B Student won award for film on acid attack victim

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May 29, 2014

Abhishek Verma (22), an IIT-Bombay based student, has won the Best Short Film Award at Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2014, for his animation film on last year’s acid attack at Bandra Railway Station, Mumbai. The student has also won nomination at the World Festival of Animation, Croatia. Abhishek Verma stated that he was moved after seeing the sketches and writings drawn by the victim published in Mumbai Mirror. The film, named ‘Chasni’ (The Sugar Syrup), is a five minutes and five second duration film which has 1200 sequences of drawings done by Abhishek. He also stated that his film is not on violence but about how such victims get discriminated by the society. His purpose behind making this project was to create a sense of introspection on this aspect. The film concludes with the message to the public that there are 9000 other victims who have not been in public space.

UGC Objection leads to delay in admission at SOL

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May 29, 2014

The admission process of School of Open Learning (SOL), Delhi University, has been halted again as the proposed date, May 27, 2014, has been postponed by the admission committee. Earlier, University Grants Commission (UGC) has objected to Delhi University’s practice of running dual degrees – three year courses on SOL and four year undergraduate programmes. Thus, SOL is planning to restructure the programmes and even nomenclature. Bringing administration and teachers of SOL on a joint agreement for a plan to open 50 study centers in constituent colleges of the university would be another challenge.

SOL is planning to open 50 study centers in different colleges with a cost of Rs. 22.09 lakh per college. This also incorporates the decision to pay Rs. 25,000 to the principal over and above their salary as a part of remuneration. However, SOL teachers are against this plan as they allege that they were not consulted on this matter. Teachers are against the decision as they feel that proposal is meant for siphoning of SOL funds.

Students from Bangalore Secure 45 top ranks in CET

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May 29, 2014

Bangalore students have successfully left behind students from other regions of country to secure first rank in all streams, except in B.Tech (Food), in Common Entrance Test (CET). In total, Bangalore students have secured 45 top ranks across all streams. It was found that majority of the students who achieved good marks belong to integrated pre-university colleges.

Girija Agarwal, from Narayana PU College, secured top rank in four streams: Indian System of Medicine and Homeopathy (ISHM), veterinary sciences, medical and dental, and B.Sc (Agriculture). Srinidhi Prabhu belonging to same college secured first ranking in B.Tech (Agriculture), engineering, pharmacy and architecture.

Soorya VK, from the Expert PU College (Mangalore), is the only student from outside Bangalore who achieved first rank in B.Tech (Food). As per CET, the number of candidates increased by 1,638 this year as 1, 39,198 students- 66,227 girls and 72,971 boys- appeared for this exam conducted by the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA).

RV Deshpande, higher education minister for Karnataka, has declared that government will reimburse the entire fee for students (who have achieved top five ranks) who would enroll in Karnataka based colleges.

Lakshmipat Singhania – IIM Lucknow National Leadership awards presented to India’s most respected leaders

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May 28, 2014

JK Organisation has announced the winners of the 9th Lakshmipat Singhania – IIM Lucknow National Leadership Awards on 26th May 2014.

The awards were bestowed upon the winners at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi during an elaborate grand ceremony by the Hon’ble Vice President of India, Mr M. Hamid Ansari. Presented to individuals in recognition of their outstanding social contribution and exceptional leadership talents, the award has been named after the key Architect of JK Organisation, Lala Lakshimipat Singhania. The concept behind the prestigious award is to recognise and encourage young and motivated individuals who have worked those extra miles to bring about social development and have remarkably contributed to the growth of our country.

The recipients are selected through a multi-layer selection process. The final selection is done by a Jury of eminent and knowledgeable peers from different walks of Society. The Jury was chaired by Dr.C. Rangarajan, Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister

Applauding the awardees for their exemplary contribution of making a difference in the society; Hon’ble Vice President Shri Hamid Ansari said, “This is a truly remarkable experience that celebrates human spirit. I take this opportunity to salute Shri Lakshmipat Singhania as he is a fine example of a socially aware entrepreneur and always knew his responsibilities towards society.”

The awards were presented in three categories- Business, Science & Technology and Community Service. The parameters of assessing the awardees were- excellence in work, high personal values, ethics, innovation and establishing balance of disparate forces operating in their respective fields.

Vice President Hamid Ansari conferred the awards to Mr. Y. C. Deveshwar, Chairman, ITC Limited; Mr. Sanjeev Bikhchandani, Founder, Info Edge; Prof. Goverdhan Mehta, National Research Professor and Jubilant-Bhartia Chair Professor, University of Hyderabad; Dr. Shiraz Minwalla, Theoretical Physicist and String Theorist, Department of Theoretical Physics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai; Dr. Rajinder Johar, Founder, ‘Family Of Disabled’, Delhi; Ms. Anjlee Agarwal, Co-Founder & Executive Director, ‘Samarthyam’, Delhi.

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