IIM Bangalore ranked top in Business Management Research: Study

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January 28, 2014

The Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM B) has been ranked at the top in Business and Management Research category in a study by Stanford. The study was done by Prof Sharique Hasan of Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.

The rankings of Indian institutes are based on productivity in social science research. The universities were ranked in sociology, demography and family studies, economics, psychology and business and management. The grading is based on the number of peer-reviewed articles produced by an institute and the number of citations these articles received. IIT-Delhi, IIM Calcutta and Indian School of Business follow IIM B in the top league. While the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Banglaore, is ranked No. 10, the Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore, is at No. 27. The Institute of Social and Economic Change and National Institute of Advanced Studies, both from Bangalore, are ranked 16th and 31st in the sociology, demography and family studies category.

Proposal to set up education tribunal to tackle teachers’ woes

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January 28, 2014

In order to deal with service matters related to higher secondary school teachers, the government has proposed to establish education tribunals across the country.

To hear petitions of aggrieved teachers, legislation would soon be enacted to establish education tribunals at state and national level. Talking about the same, Rajya Sabha MP, Shantaram Naik said that the issues should be brought to these tribunals only after all other remedies under respective services rules are exhausted. The tribunals will provide legal remedy to higher secondary school teachers, who only had the option of filing writ petition in the respective high courts until now. A bill on the subject passed by Lok Sabha is presently pending in the Rajya Sabha. The proposed legislation would also cover issues regarding affiliation to state universities.

Manav Rachna International University designs Executive MBA programme

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January 28, 2014

Considering the contemporary needs of working professionals, Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) of Manav Rachna International University has designed an exclusive Executive MBA (EMBA) Programme with specialisations in Marketing, International Business, Finance, Human Resource Management and Information Technology.
The 15-month programme comprising of two semesters followed by a three months practical module is designed to enhance skills and in-depth knowledge needed to confront business challenges that prepare to reshape the corporate landscape. The weekend classes based module has more time devoted to practical discussions and activities where the parameters undertaken for evaluation are research projects, case preparation and presentations and term papers. With its participant-centric approach, the Faculty of Management studies is oriented with a strong industry connect and tie-ups that inspire candidates to establish experiential learning and do next-level thinking. Through MRIU’s EMBA advanced professional development modules, there is a cross-cultural exposure, foreign study visits and study of foreign markets.

Delhi University introduces new course

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January 28, 2014

A new 30-hour credited course in media basics has been launched by the Cluster Innovation Centre (CIC) at Delhi University.
The idea behind starting the course is to create awareness among students about communication and how it is handled through TV channels, print medium and online. The course also deals with the importance of ethics in media. The BTech in humanities already includes a course in journalism and now the media course has been added. The new course is open to all students of CIC. The course will focus on electronic media and improve presentation and communication skills of the participants. The areas that would be covered would include social broadcasting, understanding TRPs, environment and wildlife programming, sports production and art of video editing. Students would get credits for the course. The course will be taught by industry experts and faculty from CIC. Classes would not be conducted in the chalk-and-talk mode but would be interactive. On completion, students would be awarded a certificate.

Rush at NAAC for accreditation

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January 27, 2014

National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) is being thronged by application of various universities and institutes across the country seeking accreditation from the agency.
Institutions of higher learning like Delhi University, Jamia Millia Islamia, School of Planning and Architecture, Anna University, Indian Institute of Science and National Law School, Jadavpur University and Assam University among 2,978 others have sent their letter of intention (LoI) to the accreditation agency between January 19, 2013 to December 19, 2013. This is the highest number of LoIs received by NAAC. Region wise the highest number of applications are from east and northeast, while in as a state Bihar has the largest number of participations. Following Bihar (280) in terms of states with largest applications are Madhya Pradesh (278), Tamil Nadu (238), Karnataka (217) and Rajasthan (193). Nine universities and nine colleges have applied from Delhi.
The move comes in the backdrop of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) where it has become mandatory for government run higher education institutions to get accreditation to receive funding. With increased applications, according to A N Rai, Director, NAAC, “the first priority is to strengthen the headquarter in Bangalore and then decentralise the process of college level accreditation process. The regional centres will be responsible for the assessment process – right from receiving the LoI to Institution Eligibility Qualification Assessment, followed by self study report to visit by the expert. Only the final approval of the grading will be done in Bangalore by the executive committee.”

IGNOU to offer scholarships for poor students

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January 27, 2014

Children from economically backward families will soon be awarded scholarships by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). The effort will be made to make education free for such students who opt for IGNOU courses.
M Aslam, Vice Chancellor, IGNOU announced on the occasion of the Republic Day celebration that a Kendriya Vidyalaya school and a playground for children of IGNOU employees shall be set up so that children in the complex don’t have to go too far for education. This is an effort by IGNOU to uplift the weaker section of the society and give every child an access to education. On the occasion, the Vice Chancellor also emphasised that with 153 academic programmes which are as per statutes of the university, the enrolment figures have been rising steadily which has been possible due to persistent efforts of the Regional Directors all over the country who have been visiting the areas in their regions personally to encourage the people to join IGNOU courses.

SUK approves combined scoring for distance education PG exams

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January 27, 2014

The academic council of Shivaji University, Kolhapur, has approved the combined scoring system for post-graduate students of arts, commerce and science streams through distance learning mode.
The new system has come as big boon to the students. It will help them score the combined minimum pass marks in theory and internal examinations and move on to the next semester in a particular subject. Earlier, the students had to score the minimum pass marks separately in the theory and internal examinations.
The board of studies members discussed the proposal and put it before the academic council members after a thorough revision. But the new move comes with a word of caution for the students. The introduction of the new system does not mean that the university is letting the students go off the hook. They will have to score a minimum 40% to pass the examinations. The new system will be implemented from the summer examination and will help over 10,000 students.

Schools asked to refund access fee: High Court to Delhi government

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January 25, 2014

The Delhi government has been directed by the High Court to ask nearly 250 institutions to return the excess amount to parents with nine percent interest. The order comes in the backdrop of the recommendations made by a panel on the unaided private schools’ fee structure. The committee has submitted four reports based on examination of fee structures of unaided private schools. A division bench of Justice BD Ahmed and Justice Siddharth Mridul told the Delhi government that it is free to implement the recommendations of the commitee.
The committee has so far examined the accounts of 605 unaided private schools out of a total 1,172 institutions. Till now, the committee has recommended that 242 schools should return excess fees they have collected from the parents with nine percent interest from 2008 to 2011. The committee found that in around 100 schools, either no records were maintained or the accounts were fudged. It recommended strict action against these schools. The committee report further said that many of the schools in the city were operating without even a bank account and year after year they were granted recognition. The report also found that several of the schools have not been maintaining proper accounts and were not getting their accounts audited as required by the law, and were also not filing annual returns.

New Zealand to increase its education presence in India

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January 25, 2014

In an attempt to attract more students from India, New Zealand plans the establishment of an education promotion and market development role within its Consulate General in Mumbai. The Mumbai expansion comes on the backdrop of increased activity in India, including a new brand launch, acknowledging India’s position as New Zealand’s second largest source of international students.
Student visas issued to Indian nationals seeking to study in New Zealand increased more than 10 percent last year, making India one of the fastest growing student markets for New Zealand. More than 11,000 students from India study in New Zealand, as a result, the country has put in place policies to make the country a top choice for international students. The New Zealand government has also announced changes to the work rights programme which will allow more international students to work while they study, enabling them to gain valuable first world business experience.

Admissions for new IIMs to be handled by IIM Trichy

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January 24, 2014

The Common Admission Process (CAP) for the six new IIMs at Kashipur, Raipur, Ranchi, Rohtak, and Udaipur will be conducted by IIM Trichy between February 18 and March 12 this year. The shortlist percentile cut-off for the written ability test (WAT) and personal interview (PI) have been released by the institute.
The minimum percentile to receive an interview call from newer IIMs is 96.82. The candidate should have a minimum quantitative and data interpretation percentile of 70.77 and should have scored at least 71.09 percentile in verbal to sit in the process. IIM Trichy is expected to call around 10,000 candidates for the combined strength of around 800 seats in the six new IIMs.
When the newer IIMs started, the number of faculty was limited and CAP helped to save on manpower, time, and effort by sharing the resources. It is also beneficial for students as they don’t have to travel to different locations for multiple interviews.

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