IIT Delhi brings light to South Delhi slum

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October 29, 2013

The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi has taken up a project of illuminating the slums of Munirka of South Delhi, through a solar lighting project in collaboration with My Sister Foundation, a non-governmental organization (NGO).

The project which is titled as “Liter of Light” is a very simple way of generating electricity with mere plastic bottles filled with water and suspended from the roof with the concept of refraction of light from denser to rarer medium. Electricity is generated from the light of the sun.

Three households in the slums has already been provided 55 W of electricity which was done by the students but since the procedure is a simple one, so it has been explained to the community member who can themselves work on completing the project.

In the dark and dim streets of the slums of Munirka, this project of IIT Delhi, has not only lightened the streets and houses of the slums, but has also kindled a ray of hope in the hearts of the people.

Nine departments for tribal languages in Ranchi University

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October 29, 2013

The Ranchi University has taken an important step of promoting the tribal languages for which they have planned to introduced nine tribal language department as part of the Tribal Regional Language (TRL). The proposal has already been approved by the Ranchi University authorities in the month of August this year. To ensure its implementation, a nine member high level committee has been formed chaired by Shivshankar Oraon.

The committee has planned improve the infrastructure to create different departments for these nine languages which will also help to generated new posts for the teaching and non-teaching staff in all departments.

Though introduction of these nine tribal languages are not new, but were taught in one TRL department which becomes difficult to manage all the students in one department for all the languages. So this decision of making different departments for the nine tribal languages have been taken .

The nine tribal languages include five tribal languages which are Kudukh, Ho, Mundari, Khadia and Santhali, while other 4 languages are the regional languages which are Nagpuri, Panchpargania , Kortha and Kurmali.

The decision taken by the Ranchi University authority is highly appreciated as it will encourage the tribals of Jharkhand to promote their language and give them an identity.

West Bengal forms Education Commission to improve state education sector

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October 29, 2013

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The higher education department of West Bengal has constituted an education commission for preparing a roadmap to improvise the education sector of the state over the next two decades. The education commission is a 12 member panel which comprises of eminent teachers and scientists. It is headed by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research director general Samir K Brahmachari and the panel includes river expert Kalyan Rudra, Amitava Bose, former director, Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta and Shantanu Maharaj of the Ramakrishna Mission. The commission aims to highlight the areas which needs improvement and to provide appropriate solution to it.

This commission is formed keeping Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee’s “vision 2020 and 2030” education road map to “take the state towards education glory” in view.

The panel will cover elementary, secondary, higher secondary, higher education, mass education, technical and vocational education, non-formal education and madrassa education of the state as well. The commission was launched on October 1 and will start to function once the festive season ends.

Panjab University crackes Times Higher Education list leaving behind IITs

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October 29, 2013

Panjab University has made its position high among the other IITs by carving a place for itself in 226- 250 rank list of The Times Higher Education World University Ranking 2012-13 announced in London. Other Indian Institutes like IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur as well IIT Roorkee have been placed in the 351 – 400 segment, which once represented India in the global academic rankings.

Although not in the top 200 but, India has five IITs in the top 400 ranking. The lesser known Panjab University has made its position in the top list among the other IITs. Panjab Universityhas scored well for citation impact thus indicating the fact that the research produced by the academics are widely used and valued by the academic community around the world.

Panjab University is India’s fourth oldest university and has produced well known scholars in the past. The rankings have been done on a vast spectrum of excellence wherein the university has proved itself well.

No ban on mobile phones, dress code says AICTE

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October 29, 2013

The All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) have decided not to enforce dress code and restrict the use of mobile phones in the engineering colleges of the country.

AICTE has also proposed to introduce self- defense training for female students across engineering and technical institutes. The council will soon finalise on the decision of introducing the training programme.

According to recent media report, AICTE was planning to curtail the usage of mobile phones in college campus and introduce dress code and ask the engineering and technical institutes to install CCTV in the common areas to ensure the safety and security of the female students.

However, there is no such rule with regard to mandatory installation of CCTV cameras in engineering and technical institutes approved by AICTE. Some colleges in the country have installed cameras in common areas to ensure the safety and security of the students in the campus at their own will.

Smart councils in Kozhikode’s higher secondary schools

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October 29, 2013

Higher secondary schools under the District Panchayat of Kozhikode have implemented an interesting system of class level councils. As a part of the smart campus scheme, a class leader is playing the role of the Chief Minister and six to eight students from each class are being elected as ministers to look after issues like health, hygiene, sports, education among others.

The students of the higher secondary schools are being trained on the parliamentary system. Over 150 students have already been trained and the training of the leaders are in process.

Under the smart campus project, class councils have already been formed in 130 schools in the district. Efforts are been made by District Panchayat officials to encourage more students to participate in the council.

This council system is an effort to teach the students the basics of democratic system including the ability to elect representatives, the power to raise issues and participate in school activities, which in a way is helpful for the students to understand the ruling system of the country from the grass root level.

British Boarding Schools Form New Federation To Attract Indians

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October 25, 2013

Twelve of Britain’s Boarding Schools have formed a new Federation aimed at recruiting international students for British Boarding Schools and Universities. The federation has been created and is managed by Anglo Schools International Services – ASIS.”

The aim of the Federation is to offer senior school places to those students who want a better guarantee of entry into university at the end of their senior school studies. ASIS is looking forward to attracting children aged 11, 13 and 16 years to be educated in Britain so that they can progress to university in Britain or the United States far more easily and certainly.

The Federation schools are providing significant financial assistance in the form of Scholarships and will be conducting a series of entrance tests in India to select the successful candidates. The schools will also be offering fee-paying places to some pupils who may not qualify for their financial assistance.

The federation is headed by David Boddy, Principal, ASIS. Formerly, he was the headmaster of the prestigious St James Senior Boys School in London and last year’s Chairman of the UK Society of Headteachers.

ASIS will launch a website in India in late November and candidates for the scholarships will be invited to sit entrance tests in English, Maths and General Knowledge. The tests will take place in 17 locations across India. Each applicant will be charged £250, payable by credit card off the website at the time of registration. ASIS will also be offering pastoral care and travel services to the successful candidates.

The total value of the scholarships is expected to be worth in excess of Rs 2 Crore. The details of the schools taking part and the scholarship values will be announced in late November.

Global Discovery Academy concludes All-India App design competition

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October 25, 2013

Global Discovery Academy today announced the winners of its First All-India Android Mobile App Design Competition at their finale organised at the Russian Centre of Science and Culture in New Delhi.

The competition spanned across schools in 30 cities in India in a period of 3 months and received a remarkable response from the students in the target age group of 10 – 13 years. School students from across India were invited to participate in the competition wherein they created mobile phone applications to serve a social cause. Participant teams in group of 1-3 member each, created problem solving applications such Safety for Women, Healthcare & Civic Facilities,Waste Segregation, Water Management etc
The competition was held in 3 stages wherein the participants were to submit an outline of the proposed app in written for round oe. The shortlisted candidates for round 2 were given training in implementing apps through Sykpe+ Recorded Video Tutorials and personalized assistance from GDA representatives, basis which they had to create a semi-functional prototype of the app. The teams with most innovative ideas standing out of the herd were finally shortlisted to be invited to Delhi for this finale, where they presented the apps created by them. The winners were judged on the basis of their app’s creativity, effectiveness, ease of use and final presentation.

Kapil Kapoor, Director – GDA while addressing the audience said, “Global Discovery Academy is an earnest initiative to bring in global schooling standards to India. Mobile App Development stands epitomic to the clear message this initiative bears to address the need for a different perspective and approach to education here. GDA is being driven to emerge as a national brand in education while defining a new benchmark in the segment.”

Dr Kiran Bedi who was present at the event as the Chief Guest said “It is truly enthralling to see children achieving such remarkable feats at an age when one can perceive them to be merely busy with schooling and networking. The apps that have been presented not only demonstrate the caliber in technical appreciation but also reflect the sense of social responsibility these children bear, truly claiming their prognostic selves as future of the country. I am very impressed with Global Discovery Academy’s overall concept and approach and wish them success in their endeavours.”

SVKM’s MPSTME and VJTI, Mumbai join hands

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October 25, 2013

SVKM’S Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management and Engineering (MPSTME), has signed a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI), Mumbai for mutual cooperation and support by faculty and students for optimizing resources and enhanced learning in the field of Project Management.

Project Management is an emerging field of discipline in India due to the widely felt need for mega projects to be managed professionally so that they can meet their scope, cost and schedule targets to address the urgent need to utilize the expertise and infrastructure at both universities.

This MoU will enable MPSTME & VJTI Institute to share knowledge, expertise, student and even faculty exchange.

“The MOU is a major milestone of cooperation between MPSTME & VJTI. It will pave the way for networking of students and faculty of both institutions in the important area of Project Management. I am sure it will benefit both the institutions as well as the project management profession at large”, said Prof Sharad Mhaiskar, Dean – MPSTME.

“I am happy that VJTI and NMIMS have entered into an MOU for mutual cooperation in the project management area. I think the students and faculty will surely benefit and it will do good to both institutions.” said Dr OG Kakde, Director – VJTI.
NMIMS is in the forefront of this movement and a centre for excellence in Project Management is emerging at MPSTME under the leadership of Prof V Seshadri and the first batch of Project Management specialization has commenced from this year in the MBA (Tech) program. VJTI has also been active in this area and the first MTech batch of Project Management has commenced from this year in the Production Engineering department of VJTI.

Supreme Court Approves the role of NBE in Medical Entrance Exam

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October 24, 2013

The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India has approved the engagement of the National Board of Examinations (NBE) and schedule for the examination while disposing off an Interim application moved by the Central Government and National Board of Examinations in this regard.

NBE will conduct all India Post Graduate Medical Entrance Examinations (AIPGMEE) for admission to all India 50 percent quota of MD/MS/PG Diploma courses offered at Government Medical Colleges/Institutions, except the states of Andhra Pradesh and J&K. The AIPGMEE 2014 will be held as a computer-based test by NBE from 25th November to 6th December, 2013, at 70 Prometric Test Centers in 38 cities in the country.

The State Governments of Haryana, Punjab, Chhattisgarh and University of Delhi shall utilize the results of AIPGMEE 2014 for admission to MD/MS/ PG Diploma courses at colleges under their control. These states shall not be conducting any state entrance examination of their own. Admission to MD/MS/ PG Diploma courses at institutes under Armed Forces Medical Services shall also be made on the basis of results of AIPGMEE 2014.

Dr Bipin Batra, Executive Director of NBE, stated, “The examination shall be of three hours and 30 minutes duration. In addition, 15 minutes of test tutorial time will be given and the test comprises 300 MCQs (multiple choice questions) that are spread across different subjects of the MBBS curriculum, and there shall be no negative marking. Registration for the test shall be online and pre-paid test fee vouchers shall be available at 279 branches of Axis Bank across the country with effect from 24th October, 2013. Registration and Scheduling for the test can be undertaken online with effect from 26th October, 2013, at 9:30 a.m. onwards.

Telephonic support through Contact Centre and Toll Free access has been made available for benefit of the candidates.

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