Training sessions for principals of CBSE schools

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January 9, 2014

The board with the Centre for Assessment and Research will conduct a review of assessment practices and hold training sessions for principals with the aim to improve the school based examination model in CBSE schools.
The sessions will include discussions on global trends in examination assessments and innovative practices in schools across the world. The programme, ‘Reflecting on School-Based Assessment’ will give tips to the principals on leadership qualities and how to improve assessment models. Renowned senior research fellow of Oxford University Jim Tognolini will deliver the talk on global trends in assessments. Discussion on innovative assessment practices will also be held by Sadhana Parashar, CBSE director of academics, research, training and innovation.

Higher education mission holds its first meeting

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January 9, 2014

The first meeting of the mission authority of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) was held in New Delhi on 8 January. Issues like funding pattern and quality of education in higher education institutions were discussed in the meeting which was headed by the Human Resource Development Minister, M M Pallam Raju. Planning Commission member Narendra Jadhav, Health Secretary K. Desiraju and higher education ministers of various states attended the meeting. Chairpersons of the University Grants Commission and the All India Committee for Technical Education were also present in the meeting.
The RUSA is a scheme of the central government which envisages strengthening of the higher education system. The mission authority approved the RUSA guidelines, including programmatic norms of the various components of the scheme, and the equalization formula based on which the funding support would be determined. The mission authority also gave its approval to consider the applications of the states of Goa, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jharkhand and West Bengal to participate in RUSA. The authority also discussed the logo for RUSA which will soon be finalised and adopted.

Malaysia invites IIT to open a centre

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January 9, 2014

Malaysia, a country which has nearly two million people of Indian origin, has invited the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) to set up a branch in the country. Addressing the 12th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in New Delhi, Malaysian Federal minister for Natural Resources and Environment, Daru Seri G Palanivel invited IIT to set up a branch in the south-east Asian country. He further added that several students from Malaysia come to India to get degrees in dentistry, engineering and medicine and some of the Indian educational institutions have already set up centres there. The Minister also stated that Malaysia would like to work closely with India in areas of biodiversity. Setting up a premier institute like IIT in Malaysia could prove to be beneficial for both the countries as it can cater to the educational needs of the students of Malaysia and would also help the people of Indian origin to connect with the land of their ancestors.

Allopathy subjects not to be part of homeopathy courses: CCH

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January 8, 2014

Allopathy subjects will not be allowed to be introduced in the syllabus of homeopathy colleges in India, said the Central Council of Homeopathy (CCH).
There has been a demand from homoeopathy doctors for the introduction of an integrated course on allopathy that will enable them to practice allopathy as well. There has also been demand for short-term allopathy courses to be allowed for those who have completed homeopathy degree course. But CCH has clearly stated that it will also not allow any attempt to introduce the subjects related to allopathy in the study of homoeopathy. The council had rejected the demand following a meeting in September 2013. CCH is a statutory apex body under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. Speaking on the issue, CCH chief Ramjee Singh said, “How can we allow homoeopaths to practice allopathy as they are two completely different branches of medicine.”

Robotic education in government schools

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January 8, 2014

The dream of studying robotics is soon to be fulfilled for students of government schools in Karnataka. The department of state education research and training (DSERT) and Japanese University Saitama, along with Bangalore based LS Creative Learnings Pvt Ltd (LSCL) have collaborated to provide free robotic education to two government higher primary schools in Hosakerehalli and Veerabhadra Nagar.
The unique project comes under the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education of Saitama University. Robotic labs have already been set up in the two schools where students will be trained to implement science and mathematics skills in creating robots. The project might soon be extended to cities like Hyderabad and Pune and the efforts are on to scale up the project to 100 government schools. LSCL and Saitama University will also jointly organize Robocup Junior, a robot competition for students in Bangalore in February. The winners will get an opportunity to participate at an international level robot competition in Brazil during April.

IIM C aims for dual accreditation of global reputation

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January 8, 2014

The Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM C) will soon be the only B-school in India to be recognized by two of the world’s top B-school accreditation bodies, Association of MBAs (AMBA) and the Association to Advance Collegiate School of Business (AACSB). Inspection teams from both the accreditation bodies are likely to visit the campus before giving the final stamp of approval. The AMBA team will visit IIM C on January 14-15 and the AACSB is slated to visit the campus in June, 2014.
For greater acceptance of the institute globally, the board of governors of IIM C had decided to try for the two accreditations almost a year back. Consequently, the two bodies were approached for specifications. The required details like curriculum, teaching initiatives, quality of faculty and research, steps that have been taken to bring in foreign students, student feedback on teachers, placement records and employer feedback were furnished. Eventually the teams will be coming to cross-check the details provided and interact with faculty and students at the campus. Getting these accreditation is an attempt by IIM C to position the institute well in the global market and attract more foreign students.

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102 homeopathy colleges to be inspected before February 15

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January 7, 2014

The Central Council of Homeopathy (CCH) will inspect 102 homeopathy medical colleges across the country before February 15. The aim is to determine the availability of teachers, equipments, accommodation, training and other facilities at various colleges as specified in Homeopathy regulations. On the basis of the all inspection reports received, CCH will submit its final report and recommendations to the Central Government. Ramjee Singh, the president of CCH, a body that comes under Union Health Ministry, spoke about inspecting the homeopathy medical colleges at a seminar on homeopathy orgainsed by Jawaharlal Nehru Homeopathy Medical College, Ahmedabad Homeopathy Medical College and Rajkot Homeopathy Medical College on January 6, 2014.

Punjab Technical University to set up Institute of Excellence

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January 7, 2014

Punjab Technical University (PTU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) for setting up an Institute of Excellence (IOE) at Chandigarh. IOE intends to raise funds via grants and donation to finance scholarships for needy students.
IOE expects to be self-financed for operating expenses. It will focus on high quality technical education and grant degrees in streams like Bio-Engineering, Bio-Informatics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Network & Digital Technology, Robotic Engineering and Technology & Information Management. Till IOE attains the authority to grant degrees, PTU shall do the same. Students can choose to transfer to UCSC to complete their undergraduate or graduate education and get a degree from UCSC provided they meet UCSC’s admission and other criteria in place at that time.
UCSC shall provide free teaching curriculum, methodology and test or exams similar to its current material at US. It also intends to encourage its faculty to travel to India to teach courses besides training and hiring faculty for IOE. UCSC will also cooperate in remote live video instructions by its faculty as and when required.

Colleges provide data for All-India Survey on Higher Education

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January 7, 2014

202 colleges affiliated to the Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) have filed academic and administrative details for the ongoing All-India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE).The programme initiated by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, aims to create a database of the large, diverse system of Higher education in the country.
The AISHE for the academic years 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 are both currently under way, with different deadlines across the country. The survey focuses on enrollment at various levels, human resources, infrastructure, income and expenditure of all types of institutions engaged in higher education, offering courses on arts, science, agriculture, teachers’ education, management engineering, medical and nursing. The ministry has started collecting data for the academic year 2010-2011from last year. About 227 colleges filled information under the programme in 2013. According to the SUK officials, the data and information will be used in making important policy decisions and research for development in higher education section in the country. The non-sharing of details will not attract major action but it will certainly create difference between regular and updated colleges and irregular ones. The irregular colleges might also miss out on some opportunities and benefits of various assistance schemes of the central government.

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