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.

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,

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