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CAW signs MoU with Osmania University

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Indian Air Force’s College of Air Warfare (CAW) at Secunderabad has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Osmania University for conducting PhD courses for its officers.

The MoU, which aims at academic collaboration between both the institutions to enable IAF officers to enhance training prospects in the area of defence and strategic studies, was signed by varsity Registrar K Pratap Reddy and the college’s deputy commandant, Air Commodore Neeraj Yadav.

The training programmes being conducted at CAW aim at enhancing international strategic understanding of armed forces officers in various disciplines and application of the same to address various defence-related issues pertaining to strategic planning.

A premier training institution of the IAF, CAW also conducts courses for the other two services as well as friendly foreign countries.

Osmania University is one of the oldest and largest institutions of higher learning in the country. The university was assessed by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in 2008 and is accredited with the highest ‘A’ grade.

50 scholarships for Africans

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The OP Jindal Global University has announced 50 scholarships for Africans to study at its campus from August.

The scholarships range from 50-100 percent tuition waiver, based on merit, a university statement said.

The university said the Jindal-Africa Scholarship Programme was part of its commitment towards fostering global cooperation and development, with a special focus on Africa.

Vice Chancellor C Raaj Kumar has said that this scholarship programme is intended to build human capital of fellow developing countries through higher education. It aims to build capacities of young Africans by bringing them to the campus in India and training them in key issue areas relevant to the national priorities of their respective countries. The ultimate goal of this programme is to strengthen people-to-people linkages between India and Africa.

Already students from Kenya, South Africa, Liberia, Mozambique, Angola, Botswana, Guinea and Zambia are studying in the university.

New Madhyamik syllabus from 2015

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The difference in marks between the Madhyamik Board and its national counterparts always concerns the students. In order to bridge the gap, the state government appointed syllabus reform committee for formulating new syllabus for classes nine and ten.

Aveek Mazumdar, head of the committee will submit the proposed new syllabus before April 10. In order to encourage students to take up Madhyamik curriculum and to reduce stress, the committee has suggested awarding students full marks in language subjects like English, Bengali and others. A proposal is also made to give part marks to students if they follow the method correctly even if the answer is wrong. At the same time, correct answer, but an erroneous process will earn them some marks if not full.

The committee also plans to bring changes in the Madhyamik question pattern. Multiple choice questions (MCQ) and short answers will be introduced in place of essay type questions. This will reduce excessive dependence on private tuitions and will encourage test reading.

The proposal will be sent for final nod to the school education department and West Bengal Board of Secondary Education. According to a school department official, the changes will be implemented from 2015-2016 session.

DU to start one-year PG programme from 2015

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The Delhi University is trying to bring a big reform in the post-graduation level from the next academic year. The purpose of this programme is to enable students, who pursue the four-year under graduate programme, get master’s degree in one year in credit-based system. Students will also have the flexibility to choose their courses.

Dinesh Singh, Vice Chancellor of DU stated, on the completion of a year of FYUP, minor changes will be done in the foundation courses. He also plans to introduce grand projects in the first year which will be trans-disciplinary. He also said that the proposed PG reform has to be ratified by the university’s academic and executive councils. He also said that university was working on a system where a UG student can earn extra credits in his/her fourth year which will be beneficial at the PG level.

It is a credit-based system at the PG level that could enable a student of a four-year undergraduate system to get a Master’s degree in one year.

The university is also planning to introduce trans-disciplinary PG programmes in a meta-department environment.

The V-C said the university is working on these plans and the committees will be announced soon.

VGF and Dubai Cares to train 250,000 teachers worldwide

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The Varkey GEMS Foundation (VGF), and the UAE-based philanthropic organisation, Dubai Cares, will be training around 250,000 teachers for the next 10 years. The Varkey GEMS Foundation is the philanthropic arm of an international education company GEMS Education. The two organisations have signed an agreement to launch a teacher-training programme to improve the standard of classroom teaching. The agreement was signed at the Global Education and Skills Forum, held in Dubai from March 15-17. Lack of trained teachers is a barrier to educating students who are not going to school regularly.
Tariq Al Gurg, Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Cares, says strategic partnerships between organisations helps in sustainable primary educational programs. He says the partnership aims to create positive impact for the underprivileged children and their families. Over the next two decades, 7 million new teachers will be required to serve the global population.

One entrance test for MBA and MCA in Karnataka

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The Karnataka government and college managements have agreed to conduct only one entrance test for CMAT and KMAT, the two entrance tests for MBA and MCA. In the combined entrance test, Visvesvaraya Technological University will be conducting the centralised counseling for the government seats. The other 50 per cent of the seats will be filled by the management taking the PGCET scores into account. Non-Karnataka students can participate in the exam to be conducted on June 2 or 8.
After August 30, the government seats will be converted into management quota seats which will be filled with the students who clear KMAT. The exam, meant for non-Karnataka students, is scheduled to be held on September 1. The CMAT was made mandatory for the students pursuing their masters degrees last year by the AICTE. The exam last year was marred by poor turnout of students. 22 colleges out of around 200 colleges are being run by the government and there are around 25,000 seats available for the students applying for these courses.

Robotic education in Bangalore government schools

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A Japanese company in collaboration with a Bangalore firm is introducing robotic education to government schools in the city. Two government schools at Veerabhadranagar and Hosakerehalli in South Bangalore had an interaction with Japanese citizens on Saturday.
LS Creative Learnings Pvt Ltd has launched STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education in collaboration with Dr Tairo Nomura of Saitama University, Tokyo.
Japan had initiated this pilot project. An MoU was signed between LSC with the Department of State Educational Research and Training (DSERT) for the pilot project. On completion of the project, DSERT will evaluate students’ performance to recommend its introduction to other government schools.
Other schools where the project has been implemented include Bishop Cotton Boys School, St John’s High School, Indus International Schools and Baldwin school.

Enrolment ratio in higher education might see a rise by 2020

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The enrolment ratio in higher education is likely to grow to 30 per cent by 2020 because of an increase in the investment in the sector and economic growth, said Higher education secretary Ashok Thakur while speaking at the valedictory session of an international conference on social science research. He further said that the government is encouraging engineering colleges, especially IITs to offer more subjects on humanities.

The event was organised by Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) and International Development Research Center (IDRC). The other participants in the session included academic experts and policy makers from south, south east, and East Asian countries who collectively proposed formation of a social science research network to act as an advocacy platform in the region to strengthen research and its funding.

Eight colleges in Pune secure NAAC grade

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In the latest round of assessment and accreditation process conducted by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), 283 colleges in the country including 50 from Maharashtra secured the NAAC grade. Of these, eight colleges are located in the University of Pune.

There are more eligible colleges who have not approached for the assessment and accreditation process by the NAAC. The grades received by the universities and colleges are on the basis of quality parameters such as standardisation and improvement in infrastructure, teaching and learning resources and other key parameters. The UGC has said the NAAC accreditation is necessary for all universities and colleges if they are applying for funds for academic and research programmes. The NAAC grade expires after every three years. The institutes applying for funds have to secure a minimum ‘B’ grade.
V B Gaikwad, director of University of Pune’s board of college and university development (BCUD), says that more than 70 eligible institutions have not applied for NAAC accreditation. In the private colleges, there is reluctance to apply for NAAC rating because of costs related to infrastructure, teaching and learning resources. They might also have to employ full-time qualified teachers. More than half of the private unaided colleges are operating with temporary affiliation. The temporary affiliation has to be renewed every year.

Aerospace MBA launched by IIM Bangalore and Toulouse Business School

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The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM B) and Toulouse Business School are launching a new executive general management programme in aerospace and aviation management. The two institutes will be working together in teaching and research. The two year part-time degree programme is being sponsored by Airbus. The new MBA programme to be run by Toulouse Business School is the first of its kind in India. The business school is already running a respected Aerospace MBA which will be enrolling 75 students every year in the course.
The CEO of Airbus India, Dwarkanath Srinivasan, said the aviation market in India is expanding and it will also give rise to the next generation of business leaders. The number of passengers in the aviation sector is increasing every year and therefore the need for expertise in aviation business is also increasing. Jacques Igalens, Toulouse Business School Dean says the aviation landscape is ever changing, and more world class leaders are needed in the aviation sector to anticipate emerging market trends and to work out solutions. The Aerospace MBA may provide answer to this requirement.

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