New HRD minister plans higher education spending hike

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May 28, 2014

Smriti Irani, the 31^st and second woman HRD minister has stated that they are mulling to increase spending on higher education to six percent of the GDP. She also mentioned that they will relook at the legislations on higher education which lapsed in Lok sabha in the previous year. The lapsed legislation on higher education will also be studies for their introduction afresh. The minister also pledged to fulfill the promises made in the party’s manifesto of setting up a comprehensive national e-library and a central university on Himalayan technology. Irani said that all her decisions would be through consensus

She also met the senior officials and asked for detailed notes on various schemes run by the ministry which includes Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, Mid-Day Meal, Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan and Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan and wanted to know about the auditing of various schemes of school education.

Irani also took a meeting of senior officials up to the level of joint secretary where presentations were made and priority areas were discussed. She also wanted a separate presentation of educational status of each state.

Over 2000 foreign students applied to study Hindi in DU

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May 28, 2014

Delhi University has received more than 2,000 applications at the Foreign Students’ Registry. Amrit Kaur Basra, who heads FSR, stated that among these applications, majority of them have applied for a certificate course in Hindi and FSR has already forwarded a dozen applications to the Hindi department which are mostly from Chinese, Korean and African students. Applications for other certificate and PhD courses have come from more than 65 countries that include Tibet, China, Uzbekistan, Korea, Russia, Bangladesh, Germany and Japan. For foreign applicants, admission process is completed early. Applicants have also shown interest for Faculty of Management Studies.

Officials have declared that students will lose 10 marks from their score paper if they have completed their studies under boards in which theory section in subjects is less than 70
percent. DU will consider subjects as non-academic if theory component in subjects is less than the stated percentage. This new admission policy on vocational subjects can trouble students coming from other states.

SOL Students disapprove opening centers in colleges

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May 28, 2014

Students of Delhi University’s School of Open Learning have expressed concern over the decision to approve “proposed diversion of funds for creating regional study centres in the constituent colleges of the university”. Even members of the DU SOL Students’ Union have not welcomed the plan to give head of such centers Rs. 25,000 monthly out from student’s money. Md Shahnawaz of Krantikari Yuva Sangathan stated that the primary problem is that SOL is not getting UGC grants and is a self-financing institution. UGC must pay the staff as this affect students belonging from marginalized and economically weaker sections being further marginalized. Shahnawaz added that UGC should provide funds for construction and students’ money should be used to provide them necessary provisions.

Students feel that the disparity between correspondence and regular courses has been increasing and they would raise the concern if the immediate measures are not taken. The staff association is planning a meeting with higher authorities about diverting Rs. 22 lakh to colleges to establish 50 study centers.

School Teachers boycott evaluation test in Haryana

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May 28, 2014

Nearly 30,000 teachers in Haryana have boycotted the training needs assessment (TNA) examination stating that they have already cleared the competitive exam to get job in the schools, and thus further tests are not required. This assessment test was conducted to determine the orientation needs. On 26^th morning, eachers, held protests at examination centers where the test was scheduled to be held. To this protest, state education department officials have commented that the test conducted was not an evaluation examination. The spokesperson from the department added that the primary purpose of the test was to find out the areas where training module can be designed to improve the quality of education.

Vazir Singh, leader, teachers’ body in the state does not agree with this as he feels that the test is an attempt to defame teachers so that authority can replace the regular employees with the new faculty on contract basis. The group feels that officers wish to give contract to private firms or NGOs for teacher’s training but their real agenda is to earn profit.

Launch of AICTE job portal for non metro students

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May 28, 2014

The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has launched a job portal for students belonging from non-metros. This portal is designed for institutions that come under tier-II and tier-III cities. With this job portal, students as well as companies can access and upload the profiles of each other.

In case of vacancy, the companies would invite the suitable candidate for online tests and then personal interview.

S. Mohamed Tajudeen, Director of Placement, B.S. Abdur Rahman University, stated that AICTE has entered at a time when there are already many independent job portals functioning in India.

Tajudeen added that he is interested if TCS and Cognizant would join this portal as these companies conduct online tests for more than one lakh students. This job portal would be beneficial to students, from tier II and tier III, in terms of getting more job opportunities.

Indian scholar appointed dean of business school at HKUST

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May 28, 2014

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has appointed Professor Jitendra Vir Singh, an Indian management scholar, as its dean of the business school. Professor Singh, 60, would assume his role as a dean of the School of Business and Management from September 1^st, 2014.

At present, Singh is Saul P Steinberg Professor of Management at the Wharton School, University of Pennysylvania, US. Singh, an IIM-A alumnus, stated that he is honored to be chosen to lead the School of Business and Management at HKUST. Professor Tony F Chan, President, HKUST stated that the faculty is excited about his appointment. Chan added that with Professor Singh’s wide-ranging experience and achievements in varied arenas, he is certain that HKUST Business School will scale new heights.

Apart from his experience on campus, Professor Jitendra Vir Singh has written four books and published more than 45 papers for management and social science journals. Moreover, he has given lectures to executive and academic audiences in Asia, South America, North America and Europe.

Highest Number of Women Students in ISB’s Class of 2015

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May 27, 2014

The Class of 2015 of the Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) at the Indian School of Business (ISB) has 231 women students constituting 30 percent of the total class size – the highest number ever since the school’s inception thirteen years ago. The number of women students at the school has been rising steadily and has increased by almost 120 percent in the last seven years.

Savita Mahajan, Deputy Dean, ISB, stated that with 231 women in the class, ISB has the largest number of women students among premier business schools in the country. This development is a result of the various initiatives that they have undertaken to encourage women professionals to take up management as a career, in association with the corporate world over the last few years. An interesting highlight of the Class of 2015 is the entry of students selected under the Young Leaders Proramme (YLP), an initiative launched to support outstanding undergraduates from diverse disciplines to get an early start in their careers by getting a pre admission into the ISB. ISB also offers Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) which is a full-time, one-year programme in Management designed for young working professionals to enable them transition into roles of greater responsibility, or pursue an entrepreneurial dream. PGP is concurrently offered at the school’s two campuses in Hyderabad and Mohali,

After CBSE guideline, schools reschedule entrance classes

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May 27, 2014

Schools have decided to introduce innovative means to provide their students with exclusive integrated school programme, after CBSE asked them to stop conducting such courses that interfere with the regular syllabus. The new procedure would include coaching classes before or after school hours. CBSE had earlier stated that conducting coaching classes for students is not approved by the board.

G Devan, principal, Saraswathi Vidyaniketan School, Elamakkara, stated that school has tied up with FIIT-JEE to provide IIT coaching only after or before school hours or during holidays. Devan added that this additional preparation is not for profit as the school charge standard fees to help students for their entrance examinations. However, some schools that are not involved in such tie-up with private coaching centers have expressed concern as they feel that the practice is undertaken to attract enrollment. Such schools in long run will not survive the competition. Indira Rajan, general secretary, KCSMA, stated that the schools have been asked to follow the CBSE circular

Decision to move legacy of Mysore school leads to verbal clash

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May 27, 2014

Karnataka government’s decision to hand over the New Type Model School to the Ramakrishna Ashram, led to a serious verbal clash between two groups that was later pacified only after the police intervention. The school, founded during the reign of Mysore maharajas, enrolls under-privileged girl students. The decision to transfer the school’s responsibilities to the Ashram was first made by the earlier ruling party, BJP. After the change in authority in Karnataka, the chief minister and other party members have also ordered to hand over the school to the Ashram. The group opposing this decision has been protesting the move for seven days now.

D Madegowda, leader, MLC and Congress stated that the government’s decision will stand firm. This statement further aggravated the opposition group. In order to restore peace, police officers had to push away both the groups. Samata Mahila Vedile feels that the decision to handover the school is a disservice to girl students. From the opposing side Kannada Kriya Samiti activists have threatened to besiege the DDPI office in case the faculty fails to commence school admissions.

Indian students decline in UK: Report

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May 26, 2014

There has been a great decline in the number of students going to study in Britain from Commonwealth countries such as India and Pakistan. A decline of 65,000 students has been recorded as stated by an immigration report published on May 22.

The Office of National Statistics has confirmed that a steep decline in students from India and other Commonwealth countries is due to new visa rules imposed by the UK. The number of students have fallen from one lakh to 35,000 in the past three years says the report.

A majority of the Indian students feel that the UK government is not welcoming towards overseas students.

Britain ears £7.9 billion from international students in a year.

It is expected that by 2024 one in every three outbound higher education students across the globe will be from India and China.

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