Family Business: Be An Entrepreneur With Your Own Work rules
Article Summary: MBA in Family Business Program is one of the most sought after professional degree by those, who wish to join their family businesses.
MBA in Family Business Program is best for all those, who already have an established family business. In today’s competitive scenario, it is quite essential to have all the required knowledge of the business that you wish to join .
In India, family business is a great career option available to all those youngsters, who hail from business background & have established family businesses. This program is especially good for those individuals, who aspire to look after their family business and manage the business with new managerial vision & skills. Basically, family business management program focuses on commercial progress.
Recently, Amity School of Business, Noida (www.amity.edu) has started BBA program in Family Business Management. The program will start in this academic session from July. The duration of program is three years and the program fee is Rs. 1, 15,500 per semester.
Ms. Alka Munjal, Director, Amity School of Business, said, “All basic areas of management such as marketing, finance, information technology and law are covered. The focus, however, of all the teaching is geared towards managing small business.”
Besides Amity, there are some other good B-Schools, which offer Master program in Family Management. IIM Bangalore also offers Management Programme for Entrepreneurs and Family Businesses since 2006. This program is conducted at NS Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning & the duration of program is one year with the program fee of Rs. 4 Lakhs. Also, SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai (www.spjimr.org) offers a Family Business Program.
Mr. Ganesh N. Prabhu, IIM-B Professor says, “The course is tailored for those who are reasonably successful in their business. We help them in formulating effective business strategies and ensuring steady growth.”
All aspiring entrepreneurs are trained after completion of the program. To be a good entrepreneur of future they can present their business plans to respective people and departments. To guide them, institute’s prominent faculties closely monitor their projects and help them whenever needed.
If we talk about the eligibility criteria for this course, candidates who have cleared 10 + 2 exam with minimum 60 percent marks & have established family businesses are eligible to apply for this course.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Online Screenwriting: Skill of Creating Scripts on the Web
Online Screenwriting: Skill of Creating Scripts on the Web
Article Summary: Online Screenwriting program is one of the most popular programs, which enhances the skill of writing a script on the Web.
There is a great demand for skilled screenwriters in film-making industry today. Aspirants can enhance their writing skills with this diploma program in online screenwriting.
Indian Cinema is going through a radical change. Today, well-structured and smart scripts are in demand and welcomed by all. To capitalize on this aspect, Whistling Woods International, Mumbai (www.whistlingwoods.net) has launched a 40-week online diploma program in screenwriting. The course will commence in the month of August. Mr. Anjum Rajabali, renowned for making some great Indian movies, will conduct these classes. The student’s knowledge will be enhanced by the sessions of experienced professionals in the industry.
This diploma program entails 20 pre-recorded lectures, each with duration of two hours. The Head of the Deapartment shall be taking these classes, and there would be a Q&A sessions, each with duration of five hours besides ten other personal mentoring and writing-evaluation sessions. Modern techniques such as e-learning, web chat etc., would be used in these classes. Also, the students can get all their queries resolved by interacting with teachers through emails.
The program is structured in such a way that it gives fair knowledge about basic writing skills to guide budding screenwriters. The aim of the program is to inspire students to write the stories and develop their skills. If we talk about the eligibility criteria for this program, candidate should be Graduate with a minimum age of 21 years. The work experience is not required for this program.
The program encompasses an introduction to the fundamentals of screen writing and learning technique to brief the bulk projects into effective screenplays. It also teaches the varied techniques of knitting realistic and multi-dimensional characters in a fascinating plot with powerful dialogue writing and scene design.
The interesting part of this program is that students will get a learning of online script writing from veterans in this domain at a program fee of Rs. 5 lakh. Mr. Anjum Rajabali, Head of the Department, said, “Filmmakers are always on the lookout for skilled writers and well-written scripts. If students grasp this subject properly and translate that learning into writing scripts, there is no reason why they can't make their mark in the film industry.”
Article Summary: Online Screenwriting program is one of the most popular programs, which enhances the skill of writing a script on the Web.
There is a great demand for skilled screenwriters in film-making industry today. Aspirants can enhance their writing skills with this diploma program in online screenwriting.
Indian Cinema is going through a radical change. Today, well-structured and smart scripts are in demand and welcomed by all. To capitalize on this aspect, Whistling Woods International, Mumbai (www.whistlingwoods.net) has launched a 40-week online diploma program in screenwriting. The course will commence in the month of August. Mr. Anjum Rajabali, renowned for making some great Indian movies, will conduct these classes. The student’s knowledge will be enhanced by the sessions of experienced professionals in the industry.
This diploma program entails 20 pre-recorded lectures, each with duration of two hours. The Head of the Deapartment shall be taking these classes, and there would be a Q&A sessions, each with duration of five hours besides ten other personal mentoring and writing-evaluation sessions. Modern techniques such as e-learning, web chat etc., would be used in these classes. Also, the students can get all their queries resolved by interacting with teachers through emails.
The program is structured in such a way that it gives fair knowledge about basic writing skills to guide budding screenwriters. The aim of the program is to inspire students to write the stories and develop their skills. If we talk about the eligibility criteria for this program, candidate should be Graduate with a minimum age of 21 years. The work experience is not required for this program.
The program encompasses an introduction to the fundamentals of screen writing and learning technique to brief the bulk projects into effective screenplays. It also teaches the varied techniques of knitting realistic and multi-dimensional characters in a fascinating plot with powerful dialogue writing and scene design.
The interesting part of this program is that students will get a learning of online script writing from veterans in this domain at a program fee of Rs. 5 lakh. Mr. Anjum Rajabali, Head of the Department, said, “Filmmakers are always on the lookout for skilled writers and well-written scripts. If students grasp this subject properly and translate that learning into writing scripts, there is no reason why they can't make their mark in the film industry.”
Television Writing: Different from Conventional Writing Style and Pattern
Television Writing: Different from Conventional Writing Style and Pattern
Article summary: Television writing is a creative field and has lots of options and good career opportunities for aspiring candidates.
Entertainment industry is not very old in our country. However the pace at which it is growing calls for increase in demand for trained writers in television writing. With growing entertainment industry, students have more options to make their career in this sector. To sharpen one’s skills in television writing, one can join professional course in television writing.
Television industry in our country is booming; we can feel its presence and relevance around us. Every day, we can see some new business house coming up with some new channel, production house, site, reality shows, talent hunt shows etc. To hone their writing skills for television industry, aspiring candidates can join a course in television writing being offered by Whistling Woods International (WWI), Mumbai (www.whistlingwoods.net).
The duration of this professional course is one year. The minimum eligibility to get admission in this course is that applicant must have passed HSC or SSC and should be 21 years of age. The in-house faculty delivers relevant and exhaustive knowledge to all the students. The students also get training from eminent guest lecturers.
Students are always encouraged to create new stories keeping in mind the parameters like characters, teleplays and dialogues. The programme also touches the topics like importance of satellite channel, rating system and the journey of Indian television. The course modules cover the different areas such as soap operas, thrillers, paranormal series and reality to give them good hands on experience of writing for various type of storylines. "There has been no structured course for Television writing till date despite this being a difficult subject," says Vinod Ranganath, project head and main tutor, Television writing, WWI.
Article summary: Television writing is a creative field and has lots of options and good career opportunities for aspiring candidates.
Entertainment industry is not very old in our country. However the pace at which it is growing calls for increase in demand for trained writers in television writing. With growing entertainment industry, students have more options to make their career in this sector. To sharpen one’s skills in television writing, one can join professional course in television writing.
Television industry in our country is booming; we can feel its presence and relevance around us. Every day, we can see some new business house coming up with some new channel, production house, site, reality shows, talent hunt shows etc. To hone their writing skills for television industry, aspiring candidates can join a course in television writing being offered by Whistling Woods International (WWI), Mumbai (www.whistlingwoods.net).
The duration of this professional course is one year. The minimum eligibility to get admission in this course is that applicant must have passed HSC or SSC and should be 21 years of age. The in-house faculty delivers relevant and exhaustive knowledge to all the students. The students also get training from eminent guest lecturers.
Students are always encouraged to create new stories keeping in mind the parameters like characters, teleplays and dialogues. The programme also touches the topics like importance of satellite channel, rating system and the journey of Indian television. The course modules cover the different areas such as soap operas, thrillers, paranormal series and reality to give them good hands on experience of writing for various type of storylines. "There has been no structured course for Television writing till date despite this being a difficult subject," says Vinod Ranganath, project head and main tutor, Television writing, WWI.
M. Tech in Radio Frequency and Microwave Engineering
M. Tech in Radio Frequency and Microwave Engineering
Article Summary: M. Tech in Radio Frequency and Microwave engineering is being offered by some of the premier institutes in India.
M. Tech in Radio Frequency and Microwave engineering is a popular course among students today since this course unlocks the doors of a successful career besides giving you an opportunity to study niche subject. There are some selected universities, which offer M.Tech degree in RF and microwave engineering. In the list of those universities, Ambedakar Insitute of Technology (AIT) affiliated to the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University has also registered its name and introduced this course. To apply for this course, the aspiring candidates should be B. Tech. from any stream. There are 25 seats in this course.
This course offers a number of career opportunities for candidates in this field and the increasing demand for trained professionals paves way for handsome salary structures. Asok De, principal, Ambedkar Institute of Technology said, "Students who qualify with an RF and Microwave Engineering degree have ample knowledge about radars, radio frequencies, warfare systems and equipment testing and communication satellites. They can easily be absorbed by the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) or in the commercial sector.”
Apart from Ambedkar Institute of Technology, there are some other institutes like Delhi Technical University (DTU) (www.dce.edu), IIT-K (www.iitkgp.ernet.in) IIT-D (www.iitd.ac.in) etc. offering this course to students.
This course gives candidates ample opportunity to earn good money. If the candidate gets hired by a government organization, he/she can start career with good salary, which may range between Rs 40,000 to Rs 45,000 per month, and those trying their luck in private organizations can earn between Rs 40,000 to Rs 60,000 per month.
Article Summary: M. Tech in Radio Frequency and Microwave engineering is being offered by some of the premier institutes in India.
M. Tech in Radio Frequency and Microwave engineering is a popular course among students today since this course unlocks the doors of a successful career besides giving you an opportunity to study niche subject. There are some selected universities, which offer M.Tech degree in RF and microwave engineering. In the list of those universities, Ambedakar Insitute of Technology (AIT) affiliated to the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University has also registered its name and introduced this course. To apply for this course, the aspiring candidates should be B. Tech. from any stream. There are 25 seats in this course.
This course offers a number of career opportunities for candidates in this field and the increasing demand for trained professionals paves way for handsome salary structures. Asok De, principal, Ambedkar Institute of Technology said, "Students who qualify with an RF and Microwave Engineering degree have ample knowledge about radars, radio frequencies, warfare systems and equipment testing and communication satellites. They can easily be absorbed by the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) or in the commercial sector.”
Apart from Ambedkar Institute of Technology, there are some other institutes like Delhi Technical University (DTU) (www.dce.edu), IIT-K (www.iitkgp.ernet.in) IIT-D (www.iitd.ac.in) etc. offering this course to students.
This course gives candidates ample opportunity to earn good money. If the candidate gets hired by a government organization, he/she can start career with good salary, which may range between Rs 40,000 to Rs 45,000 per month, and those trying their luck in private organizations can earn between Rs 40,000 to Rs 60,000 per month.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Top Business Schools Ranking in India
Friends
Please see below top B School Rankings as released by pagalguy.com
Rank College Name
1 (IIM Ahmedabad) Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
2 (IIM Bangalore) Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
3 (IIM Calcutta) Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
4 (FMS, Delhi) Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi University, Delhi
4 (XLRI, Jamshedpur) Xavier's Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur
6 (IIM Lucknow) Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
7 (ISB, Hyderabad) Indian School of Business, Hyderabad
8 (IIM Indore) Indian Institute of Management, Indore
9 (IIM Kozhikode) Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
10 (SP Jain, Mumbai) SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai
11 (IIFT Delhi) Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Delhi and Kolkata DELHI
12 (MDI, Gurgaon) Management Development Institute, Gurgaon
13 (JBIMS, Mumbai) Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
14 (NITIE, Mumbai) National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai
15 (NMIMS, Mumbai) Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
16 (SIBM, Pune) Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune
17 (IMT, Ghaziabad) Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad
17 (XIM, Bhubhaneswar) Xavier's Institute of Management, Bhubhaneswar
19 (SJM-SoM, IIT Bombay) Shailesh J Mehta School of Management, IIT Mumbai
20 (SCMHRD, Pune) Symbiosis Center for Management and Human Resources Development, Pune
21 (DMS, IIT Delhi) Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi
21 (IIM Shillong) Indian Institute of Management, Shillong
21 (MICA, Ahmedabad) Mudra Institute of Communication, Ahmedabad
24 (IRMA, Anand) Institute of Rural Management, Anand
25 (KJ Somaiya, Mumbai) KJ Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai
26 (SIBM, Bangalore) Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Bangalore
27 (DoMS, IIT Madras) Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras
28 (TAPMI, Manipal) TA Pai Management Institute, Manipal
29 (Nirma, Ahmedabad) Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad
29 (SIIB, Pune) Symbiosis Institute of International Business, Pune
31 (GIM, Goa) Goa Institute of Management, Goa
31 (Great Lakes, Chennai) Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai
33 (IME, IIT Kanpur) Industrial and Management Engineering, IIT Kanpur
34 (DoMS, IIT Roorkee) Department of Management Studies, IIT Roorkee
35 (Fore, Delhi) FORE School of Management, Delhi
36 (IBS, Hyderabad) ICFAI Business School, Hyderabad
37 (We School, Mumbai) Welingkar Institute of Management, Mumbai
38 (LIBA, Chennai) Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai
39 (XIME, Bangalore) Xavier's Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Bangalore
40 (BIM, Trichy) Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Trichy
41 (IFMR, Chennai) Institute of Financial Management and Research, Chennai
42 (IMT, Nagpur) Institute of Management Technology, Nagpur NAGPUR
42 (MHROD & MIB, Delhi University) MHROD & MIB - Delhi School of Economics, Delhi
44 (MBA, BITS Pilani) Management Group, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
45 (LBSIM, Delhi) Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, Delhi
46 (XISS, Ranchi) Xavier's Institute of Social Sciences, Ranchi
47 (BIMTECH, Noida) Birla Institute of Management and Technology, Noida
48 (DoMS, NIT Trichy) Department of Management Studies, NIT Trichy
48 (SIMC, Pune) Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication (PG in Communication Management) PUNE
50 (SCIT, Pune) Symbiosis Center for Information Technology, Pune
51 (SITM, Pune) Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management, Pune
52 (Sydenham, Mumbai) Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
53 (SIOM, Nasik) Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management, Nasik
54 (Amity, Noida) Amity Business School, Noida
55 (Amrita, Coimbatore) Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore
Please see below top B School Rankings as released by pagalguy.com
Rank College Name
1 (IIM Ahmedabad) Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
2 (IIM Bangalore) Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
3 (IIM Calcutta) Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
4 (FMS, Delhi) Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi University, Delhi
4 (XLRI, Jamshedpur) Xavier's Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur
6 (IIM Lucknow) Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
7 (ISB, Hyderabad) Indian School of Business, Hyderabad
8 (IIM Indore) Indian Institute of Management, Indore
9 (IIM Kozhikode) Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
10 (SP Jain, Mumbai) SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai
11 (IIFT Delhi) Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Delhi and Kolkata DELHI
12 (MDI, Gurgaon) Management Development Institute, Gurgaon
13 (JBIMS, Mumbai) Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
14 (NITIE, Mumbai) National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai
15 (NMIMS, Mumbai) Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
16 (SIBM, Pune) Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune
17 (IMT, Ghaziabad) Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad
17 (XIM, Bhubhaneswar) Xavier's Institute of Management, Bhubhaneswar
19 (SJM-SoM, IIT Bombay) Shailesh J Mehta School of Management, IIT Mumbai
20 (SCMHRD, Pune) Symbiosis Center for Management and Human Resources Development, Pune
21 (DMS, IIT Delhi) Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi
21 (IIM Shillong) Indian Institute of Management, Shillong
21 (MICA, Ahmedabad) Mudra Institute of Communication, Ahmedabad
24 (IRMA, Anand) Institute of Rural Management, Anand
25 (KJ Somaiya, Mumbai) KJ Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai
26 (SIBM, Bangalore) Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Bangalore
27 (DoMS, IIT Madras) Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras
28 (TAPMI, Manipal) TA Pai Management Institute, Manipal
29 (Nirma, Ahmedabad) Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad
29 (SIIB, Pune) Symbiosis Institute of International Business, Pune
31 (GIM, Goa) Goa Institute of Management, Goa
31 (Great Lakes, Chennai) Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai
33 (IME, IIT Kanpur) Industrial and Management Engineering, IIT Kanpur
34 (DoMS, IIT Roorkee) Department of Management Studies, IIT Roorkee
35 (Fore, Delhi) FORE School of Management, Delhi
36 (IBS, Hyderabad) ICFAI Business School, Hyderabad
37 (We School, Mumbai) Welingkar Institute of Management, Mumbai
38 (LIBA, Chennai) Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai
39 (XIME, Bangalore) Xavier's Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Bangalore
40 (BIM, Trichy) Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Trichy
41 (IFMR, Chennai) Institute of Financial Management and Research, Chennai
42 (IMT, Nagpur) Institute of Management Technology, Nagpur NAGPUR
42 (MHROD & MIB, Delhi University) MHROD & MIB - Delhi School of Economics, Delhi
44 (MBA, BITS Pilani) Management Group, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
45 (LBSIM, Delhi) Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, Delhi
46 (XISS, Ranchi) Xavier's Institute of Social Sciences, Ranchi
47 (BIMTECH, Noida) Birla Institute of Management and Technology, Noida
48 (DoMS, NIT Trichy) Department of Management Studies, NIT Trichy
48 (SIMC, Pune) Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication (PG in Communication Management) PUNE
50 (SCIT, Pune) Symbiosis Center for Information Technology, Pune
51 (SITM, Pune) Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management, Pune
52 (Sydenham, Mumbai) Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
53 (SIOM, Nasik) Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management, Nasik
54 (Amity, Noida) Amity Business School, Noida
55 (Amrita, Coimbatore) Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore
Average salary of IIM-A exec programme up 30%
Average salary of IIM-A exec programme up 30%
The fourth batch of Post Graduate Programme in Management for Executives (PGPX) in Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) has seen an average annual salary of Rs 26.1 lakh — an increase of about 30 per cent over the previous year’s average of 20.16 lakh. The fees for the one-year full-time programme is Rs 19.35 lakh.
Of the 66 students seeking placements, 64 have been successfully placed. “The two students remaining to be placed from the 2010 batch have niche skills and location constraints and have rejected one offer each as they are looking for well-targeted positions in specific industries. The institute continues to provide full support in their career search efforts by facilitating interaction with firms that express interest,” a release from the institute said.
“As per the norms followed by international MBA programmes, placement statistics are reported at the end of three months after graduation. Students who participated in the placement process received 1.77 offers per person,” stated the release.
While information technology (IT), IT-enabled services and consulting were the industries of choice for the batch, project management, consulting, operations and business development were the top functions chosen.
Eight students of the batch are pursuing their dreams through entrepreneurial ventures in a variety of fields such as clean energy and healthcare.
The batch had an average work experience of 10 years with 80 per cent of the students having spent an average of five years working abroad. “The placements this year have shown that recruiters consider the IIM-A PGPX programme to be a source of top-notch middle to senior level executive talent. We intend to keep building on this momentum and invest in learning about recruiter needs and preferences,” said Saral Mukherjee, chairman of placements, IIM-A.
The batch attracted a diverse pool of recruiters from large multinational companies and conglomerates to small and medium enterprises and even start-up firms. Other recruiters included McKinsey, Goldman Sachs, Axis Bank, Google, Amazon, TCS, IBM, Wipro, Mahindra Satyam, HCL, Infosys BPO, Polaris, Genpact, Hero Honda, Mahindra and Mahindra and RIL.
Source Link: http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/average-salaryiim-a-execprogramme30/401669/
The fourth batch of Post Graduate Programme in Management for Executives (PGPX) in Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) has seen an average annual salary of Rs 26.1 lakh — an increase of about 30 per cent over the previous year’s average of 20.16 lakh. The fees for the one-year full-time programme is Rs 19.35 lakh.
Of the 66 students seeking placements, 64 have been successfully placed. “The two students remaining to be placed from the 2010 batch have niche skills and location constraints and have rejected one offer each as they are looking for well-targeted positions in specific industries. The institute continues to provide full support in their career search efforts by facilitating interaction with firms that express interest,” a release from the institute said.
“As per the norms followed by international MBA programmes, placement statistics are reported at the end of three months after graduation. Students who participated in the placement process received 1.77 offers per person,” stated the release.
While information technology (IT), IT-enabled services and consulting were the industries of choice for the batch, project management, consulting, operations and business development were the top functions chosen.
Eight students of the batch are pursuing their dreams through entrepreneurial ventures in a variety of fields such as clean energy and healthcare.
The batch had an average work experience of 10 years with 80 per cent of the students having spent an average of five years working abroad. “The placements this year have shown that recruiters consider the IIM-A PGPX programme to be a source of top-notch middle to senior level executive talent. We intend to keep building on this momentum and invest in learning about recruiter needs and preferences,” said Saral Mukherjee, chairman of placements, IIM-A.
The batch attracted a diverse pool of recruiters from large multinational companies and conglomerates to small and medium enterprises and even start-up firms. Other recruiters included McKinsey, Goldman Sachs, Axis Bank, Google, Amazon, TCS, IBM, Wipro, Mahindra Satyam, HCL, Infosys BPO, Polaris, Genpact, Hero Honda, Mahindra and Mahindra and RIL.
Source Link: http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/average-salaryiim-a-execprogramme30/401669/
CLOSE WATCH Bunking classes at Jamia
CLOSE WATCH Bunking classes at Jamia?
Cyber eyes watching you
Jamia Millia Islamia proposes to put up the attendance records of all its 15,000 students on the Internet and update them monthly.It is a Friday. You decide to bunk a couple of classes and head to the nearest movie hall. The next thing you know is your parents know all about your detour.
Is this your worst nightmare?
If you are a student at Jamia Millia Islamia, this may soon be a reality.
In a proposal passed by the university this month, the attendance record of all the 15,000 students studying at Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) will be put up on the internet and will be updated monthly.
The university has been putting up various files and records on the university intranet for some months now, under the Management Information System.
The online attendance tracking system is part of the project but it can be viewed on the college website, jmi.nic.in, as well, as students don't have access to the college's intranet facilities.
“This step will help make parents aware about the status of their wards' attendance, so that any shortfall does not come as a surprise to them. It also will help us a lot in administrative procedures, as managing the attendance of such a large number of students manually is difficult,“ said S.M. Sajid, registrar, JMI.
But the move has not gone down well with students. “We are responsible adults and this system is just not required,“ said Nayantara Keskar, a post-graduate student.
The minimum attendance requirement in college is 75 per cent. “I will have to explain each and every move of mine to my parents now,“ said Tarun Jha, an under graduate student at JMI, whose parents live in Kanpur. said.
The online attendance updating system will also automatically generate letters to parents if a student falls short of attendance.
“Last year, my son fell short of attendance during the first year but we came to know only towards the end of the year. If this system starts functioning, we will be able to keep a check on his attendance,“ said Anandita Roy, whose son is a B.Tech student at JMI.
Source Link: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/PUBLICATIONS/HT/HD/2010/07/12/ArticleHtmls/C-LO-S-EWATC-H-Bunking-classes-at-12072010002011.shtml?Mode=1
Cyber eyes watching you
Jamia Millia Islamia proposes to put up the attendance records of all its 15,000 students on the Internet and update them monthly.It is a Friday. You decide to bunk a couple of classes and head to the nearest movie hall. The next thing you know is your parents know all about your detour.
Is this your worst nightmare?
If you are a student at Jamia Millia Islamia, this may soon be a reality.
In a proposal passed by the university this month, the attendance record of all the 15,000 students studying at Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) will be put up on the internet and will be updated monthly.
The university has been putting up various files and records on the university intranet for some months now, under the Management Information System.
The online attendance tracking system is part of the project but it can be viewed on the college website, jmi.nic.in, as well, as students don't have access to the college's intranet facilities.
“This step will help make parents aware about the status of their wards' attendance, so that any shortfall does not come as a surprise to them. It also will help us a lot in administrative procedures, as managing the attendance of such a large number of students manually is difficult,“ said S.M. Sajid, registrar, JMI.
But the move has not gone down well with students. “We are responsible adults and this system is just not required,“ said Nayantara Keskar, a post-graduate student.
The minimum attendance requirement in college is 75 per cent. “I will have to explain each and every move of mine to my parents now,“ said Tarun Jha, an under graduate student at JMI, whose parents live in Kanpur. said.
The online attendance updating system will also automatically generate letters to parents if a student falls short of attendance.
“Last year, my son fell short of attendance during the first year but we came to know only towards the end of the year. If this system starts functioning, we will be able to keep a check on his attendance,“ said Anandita Roy, whose son is a B.Tech student at JMI.
Source Link: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/PUBLICATIONS/HT/HD/2010/07/12/ArticleHtmls/C-LO-S-EWATC-H-Bunking-classes-at-12072010002011.shtml?Mode=1
Bihar's famed coaching institute now in Assam
Bihar's famed coaching institute now in Assam
Guwahati, July 11: The famed Super 30, a coaching institute in Patna which prepares 30 poor students for the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) entrance exam free of cost, opened shop in Assam today.
"We are proud and very happy to announce the formal inauguration of Super 30 chapter in Assam. Super 30 achieved iconic stature because of its success rate," Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi told the media after the launch of the Guwahati chapter of the institute.
"We are lucky to have them in our state. It is going to benefit students from the whole of the northeast," he added.
Like in the past, this year too, all 30 of its students in Super 30 Patna centre cleared the IIT entrance test, the dream of many young Indians.
The 10-month-long fully residential programme is being sponsored by India's premier exploration firm Oil India Limited (OIL).
"Thirty young IIT aspirants, all from economically backward families in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, will be part of the first batch and they were selected on the basis of a written test followed by an oral interview and group discussion," OIL chairman-cum-managing director N.M. Bora said.
Super 30 mentor and former police officer Abhayanand headed the interview panel along with other team members of the institute.
"This will be the first of its kind institute in the northeast and we are confident of achieving the same success rate like our Patna centre," Abhayanand said.
Super 30 is a highly ambitious and innovative educational programme running under the banner of "Ramanujan School of Mathematics".
It hunts for 30 meritorious talents from among the economically backward sections of the society and shapes them for India's most prestigious institution - the IIT. In the last seven years, it has produced hundreds of IIT graduates from extremely poor background.
"We had students from families of brick kiln workers, rickshaw pullers, landless farmers, roadside vendors and the likes. Today, most of them are doing well in life," Abhayanand said. (IANS)
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Guwahati, July 11: The famed Super 30, a coaching institute in Patna which prepares 30 poor students for the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) entrance exam free of cost, opened shop in Assam today.
"We are proud and very happy to announce the formal inauguration of Super 30 chapter in Assam. Super 30 achieved iconic stature because of its success rate," Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi told the media after the launch of the Guwahati chapter of the institute.
"We are lucky to have them in our state. It is going to benefit students from the whole of the northeast," he added.
Like in the past, this year too, all 30 of its students in Super 30 Patna centre cleared the IIT entrance test, the dream of many young Indians.
The 10-month-long fully residential programme is being sponsored by India's premier exploration firm Oil India Limited (OIL).
"Thirty young IIT aspirants, all from economically backward families in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, will be part of the first batch and they were selected on the basis of a written test followed by an oral interview and group discussion," OIL chairman-cum-managing director N.M. Bora said.
Super 30 mentor and former police officer Abhayanand headed the interview panel along with other team members of the institute.
"This will be the first of its kind institute in the northeast and we are confident of achieving the same success rate like our Patna centre," Abhayanand said.
Super 30 is a highly ambitious and innovative educational programme running under the banner of "Ramanujan School of Mathematics".
It hunts for 30 meritorious talents from among the economically backward sections of the society and shapes them for India's most prestigious institution - the IIT. In the last seven years, it has produced hundreds of IIT graduates from extremely poor background.
"We had students from families of brick kiln workers, rickshaw pullers, landless farmers, roadside vendors and the likes. Today, most of them are doing well in life," Abhayanand said. (IANS)
Source Link: http://headlinesindia.mapsofindia.com/state-news/assam/bihars-famed-coaching-institute-now-in-assam-55762.html
Bangalore students steer clear of specialised engineering courses
Bangalore students steer clear of specialised engineering courses
Bangalore: Computer Science (CS), Electronics and Communications (E&C), Mechanical Engineering, Electrical, Civil and Information Science – the seats for these undergraduate courses have almost been sold out in the first two days of the counselling conducted by the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA).
But what is disappointing is that the account has not been opened for several interesting courses, partly because students are unaware of them, and partly because of parents’ ignorance and dislike of courses that they feel do not have a good job market.
Two days into the counselling and no student has opted for even one of the very few seats available in Aeronautical, Elec-inst Technology, Polymer Technology, Environmental, Bio-medical, Construction Tech Management, Silk Technology, Ceramics, Mining, and Textiles.
DNA conducted a reality check on Thursday on students’ knowledge of these courses, and it was no surprising to find several of them looking surprised when told of the existence of these subjects. “I know of CS, E&C, Electrical, Civil, Mechanical and Information Science, and I prefer joining either CS or E&C. But I have never heard of engineering courses in Ceramics or Polymer Technology,” said Sujith PC, an engineering seat aspirant.
Though Anuradha Bhushan, another aspirant, said she had heard of some of these courses, she outrightly questioned: “What is the use of pursuing such courses? I am sure we won’t get a good job even if we pursue them. Whatever the course may be, ultimately what we will earn is what counts.”
Experts said that the unpopular courses helped students hone multiple skills, but aspirants and parents opted for streams that were popular in the job market. “These are specialised courses and students who have an aptitude for them should take up such studies. Unfortunately, even if students are interested in such technologies, parents dissuade them,” said Prof Balasubramanya Murthy, principal of PES Institute of Technology.
He added that the state government needed to popularise these courses. “There is a need for specialised faculty and research works need to be conducted in such fields. Even colleges should create awareness among students about these courses by organising seminars and workshops,” Prof Murthy said.
However, KEA officials said the situation this year also was nothing different from the previous years. “It happens every year,” said SP Kulkarni, administrative officer, KEA.
Officials added that this year, the demand for Automobile, Industrial Engineering Management and Industrial Production courses was also on the decline, with not even one student opting for these courses in the last two days. One such course was Mining, which was primarily started to cater to the Hatti gold mines in Kolar Gold Fields. But the demand was on the decline as production at the mines had stopped.
Source List: http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_bangalore-students-steer-clear-of-specialised-engineering-courses_1410401
Bangalore: Computer Science (CS), Electronics and Communications (E&C), Mechanical Engineering, Electrical, Civil and Information Science – the seats for these undergraduate courses have almost been sold out in the first two days of the counselling conducted by the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA).
But what is disappointing is that the account has not been opened for several interesting courses, partly because students are unaware of them, and partly because of parents’ ignorance and dislike of courses that they feel do not have a good job market.
Two days into the counselling and no student has opted for even one of the very few seats available in Aeronautical, Elec-inst Technology, Polymer Technology, Environmental, Bio-medical, Construction Tech Management, Silk Technology, Ceramics, Mining, and Textiles.
DNA conducted a reality check on Thursday on students’ knowledge of these courses, and it was no surprising to find several of them looking surprised when told of the existence of these subjects. “I know of CS, E&C, Electrical, Civil, Mechanical and Information Science, and I prefer joining either CS or E&C. But I have never heard of engineering courses in Ceramics or Polymer Technology,” said Sujith PC, an engineering seat aspirant.
Though Anuradha Bhushan, another aspirant, said she had heard of some of these courses, she outrightly questioned: “What is the use of pursuing such courses? I am sure we won’t get a good job even if we pursue them. Whatever the course may be, ultimately what we will earn is what counts.”
Experts said that the unpopular courses helped students hone multiple skills, but aspirants and parents opted for streams that were popular in the job market. “These are specialised courses and students who have an aptitude for them should take up such studies. Unfortunately, even if students are interested in such technologies, parents dissuade them,” said Prof Balasubramanya Murthy, principal of PES Institute of Technology.
He added that the state government needed to popularise these courses. “There is a need for specialised faculty and research works need to be conducted in such fields. Even colleges should create awareness among students about these courses by organising seminars and workshops,” Prof Murthy said.
However, KEA officials said the situation this year also was nothing different from the previous years. “It happens every year,” said SP Kulkarni, administrative officer, KEA.
Officials added that this year, the demand for Automobile, Industrial Engineering Management and Industrial Production courses was also on the decline, with not even one student opting for these courses in the last two days. One such course was Mining, which was primarily started to cater to the Hatti gold mines in Kolar Gold Fields. But the demand was on the decline as production at the mines had stopped.
Source List: http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_bangalore-students-steer-clear-of-specialised-engineering-courses_1410401
Community college offers low-cost education
Community college offers low-cost education
Gurgaon got its first community college in Naya Gaon village in Sohna region.
Registered with Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) under its Community College Scheme, the Navjyoti Community College offers structured courses with 'credit system'.
The courses include English language speaking, home care, interview and communication skills, computers, animation, web designing, fashion designing, retail management, herbal plantations, general knowledge, law and herbal plantation.
The students will be charged Rs 500 per month as fees.
“Similar colleges would be opened in Karala (near Rohini), Bawana (near Narela) and Jahangirpuri but this will be done in phases,“ said Kiran Bedi, general secretary of Navjyoti India Foundation and a retired IPS officer. On Sunday, she visited the nearby Khedla village to create awareness about the facility.
Bedi said, “I will go from village to village and motivate people to join the college and take advantage of this 'B-School for marginalised'. In addition to employment, many can also look forward to joining mainstream courses run by regular colleges. Next Sunday, I will visit another Abhey Pur village.“
Spread over 3 acres in Naya Gaon village, the college was inaugurated by IGNOU vice chancellor Professor Raj Shekhran Pillai on Saturday.
The college has tied up with the British Council for English language training, Vedanta Foundation for computers and placements; and with Ozone Pharma for herbal plants training. “We will organise a placement mela and also post the names of the participants on the website for employment,“ Bedi said.
Students will receive IGNOU certificates on completion of the course.
Source Link: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/PUBLICATIONS/HT/HD/2010/07/12/ArticleHtmls/Community-college-offers-low-cost-education-12072010005009.shtml?Mode=1
Gurgaon got its first community college in Naya Gaon village in Sohna region.
Registered with Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) under its Community College Scheme, the Navjyoti Community College offers structured courses with 'credit system'.
The courses include English language speaking, home care, interview and communication skills, computers, animation, web designing, fashion designing, retail management, herbal plantations, general knowledge, law and herbal plantation.
The students will be charged Rs 500 per month as fees.
“Similar colleges would be opened in Karala (near Rohini), Bawana (near Narela) and Jahangirpuri but this will be done in phases,“ said Kiran Bedi, general secretary of Navjyoti India Foundation and a retired IPS officer. On Sunday, she visited the nearby Khedla village to create awareness about the facility.
Bedi said, “I will go from village to village and motivate people to join the college and take advantage of this 'B-School for marginalised'. In addition to employment, many can also look forward to joining mainstream courses run by regular colleges. Next Sunday, I will visit another Abhey Pur village.“
Spread over 3 acres in Naya Gaon village, the college was inaugurated by IGNOU vice chancellor Professor Raj Shekhran Pillai on Saturday.
The college has tied up with the British Council for English language training, Vedanta Foundation for computers and placements; and with Ozone Pharma for herbal plants training. “We will organise a placement mela and also post the names of the participants on the website for employment,“ Bedi said.
Students will receive IGNOU certificates on completion of the course.
Source Link: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/PUBLICATIONS/HT/HD/2010/07/12/ArticleHtmls/Community-college-offers-low-cost-education-12072010005009.shtml?Mode=1
Court notice to Delhi University on 'controversial' Ramayana article
Court notice to Delhi University on 'controversial' Ramayana article
New Delhi, July 6: The Supreme Court today issued notice to Delhi University on a petition related to a "controversial and blasphemous" article on the Ramayana, which is part of the reading material of the B.A. (Honours) history course.
The petition sought a direction to Vice-Chancellor Deepak Pental to place the report of an expert committee on the article before the university's Academic Council, which is responsible for maintenance of standards of instruction and education.
Petitioner Dina Nath Batra alleged the article, "Three hundred Ramayanas: Five Examples and Three thoughts on Translation" by Prof. A.K. Ramanujam, was controversial and blasphemous.
The article is a part of the book used by second year students.
The notice was issued by the Supreme Court bench headed by Justice P. Sathasivam and comprising Justice B.S. Chauhan.
The petitioner contended there were several passages and instances in the book that hurt the feelings of Hindus. He also said that the vice-chancellor granted him a personal hearing during which he submitted the material and evidence on the controversial portions of the book.
The petitioner said the report of the expert committee and the evidence given by him should be placed before the Academic Council so that it could take a final call.
The petitioner said this was necessary so that the book could be withdrawn from the next academic year. (IANS)
Source Link: http://headlinesindia.mapsofindia.com/education-news/university/court-notice-to-delhi-university-on-controversial-ramayana-article-55208.html
New Delhi, July 6: The Supreme Court today issued notice to Delhi University on a petition related to a "controversial and blasphemous" article on the Ramayana, which is part of the reading material of the B.A. (Honours) history course.
The petition sought a direction to Vice-Chancellor Deepak Pental to place the report of an expert committee on the article before the university's Academic Council, which is responsible for maintenance of standards of instruction and education.
Petitioner Dina Nath Batra alleged the article, "Three hundred Ramayanas: Five Examples and Three thoughts on Translation" by Prof. A.K. Ramanujam, was controversial and blasphemous.
The article is a part of the book used by second year students.
The notice was issued by the Supreme Court bench headed by Justice P. Sathasivam and comprising Justice B.S. Chauhan.
The petitioner contended there were several passages and instances in the book that hurt the feelings of Hindus. He also said that the vice-chancellor granted him a personal hearing during which he submitted the material and evidence on the controversial portions of the book.
The petitioner said the report of the expert committee and the evidence given by him should be placed before the Academic Council so that it could take a final call.
The petitioner said this was necessary so that the book could be withdrawn from the next academic year. (IANS)
Source Link: http://headlinesindia.mapsofindia.com/education-news/university/court-notice-to-delhi-university-on-controversial-ramayana-article-55208.html
D School alumnus named professor at Harvard
D School alumnus named professor at Harvard
Washington, July 18: Gita Gopinath, a Delhi School of Economics alumnus, has been named professor of economics at Harvard University, becoming the first Indian-origin woman professor in the institution's history.
Kolkata born Gopinath, 38, is considered an authority on business cycles in emerging markets and on price fluctuations across international borders. She was previously associate professor of economics at Harvard, where she has been a member of the faculty since 2005.
"Professor Gopinath's research on emerging markets has proven extremely important to our understanding of their business cycles, and her studies of price stickiness have been highly influential among macroeconomists," said Stephen Kosslyn, dean of social science in Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
"Here on campus, she has played a central role in the vitality of our program in international economics, and especially in teaching and advising students in this field," he said.
"Her success placing graduate students in top-tier institutions testifies both to her skill as a mentor and to her colleagues' broad interest in her research agenda."
Gopinath's research on emerging markets has addressed income fluctuations in these economies. Together with Mark Aguiar of the University of Rochester, Gopinath has developed a model which has ultimately shown that stochastic elements of productivity are much larger in emerging markets than in developed markets.
Gopinath received a BA in economics from the University of Delhi in 1992; master's degrees in economics from the Delhi School of Economics and the University of Washington in 1994 and 1996, respectively; and a PhD in economics from Princeton University in 2001.
She was an assistant professor of economics at the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business from 2001 to 2005, when she joined Harvard as an assistant professor of economics. She was named associate professor at Harvard in 2009.
Gopinath is an associate of the National Bureau for Economic Research, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, the International Growth Centre at the London School of Economics and Oxford University, and Harvard's Weatherhead Centre for International Affairs.
Earlier this month, IIT alumnus Nitin Nohria took over as the 10th Dean of Harvard Business School (HBS). At HBS itself, Nohria is among some 25 teachers of Indian-origin in a faculty of just over 200. (IANS)
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Washington, July 18: Gita Gopinath, a Delhi School of Economics alumnus, has been named professor of economics at Harvard University, becoming the first Indian-origin woman professor in the institution's history.
Kolkata born Gopinath, 38, is considered an authority on business cycles in emerging markets and on price fluctuations across international borders. She was previously associate professor of economics at Harvard, where she has been a member of the faculty since 2005.
"Professor Gopinath's research on emerging markets has proven extremely important to our understanding of their business cycles, and her studies of price stickiness have been highly influential among macroeconomists," said Stephen Kosslyn, dean of social science in Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
"Here on campus, she has played a central role in the vitality of our program in international economics, and especially in teaching and advising students in this field," he said.
"Her success placing graduate students in top-tier institutions testifies both to her skill as a mentor and to her colleagues' broad interest in her research agenda."
Gopinath's research on emerging markets has addressed income fluctuations in these economies. Together with Mark Aguiar of the University of Rochester, Gopinath has developed a model which has ultimately shown that stochastic elements of productivity are much larger in emerging markets than in developed markets.
Gopinath received a BA in economics from the University of Delhi in 1992; master's degrees in economics from the Delhi School of Economics and the University of Washington in 1994 and 1996, respectively; and a PhD in economics from Princeton University in 2001.
She was an assistant professor of economics at the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business from 2001 to 2005, when she joined Harvard as an assistant professor of economics. She was named associate professor at Harvard in 2009.
Gopinath is an associate of the National Bureau for Economic Research, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, the International Growth Centre at the London School of Economics and Oxford University, and Harvard's Weatherhead Centre for International Affairs.
Earlier this month, IIT alumnus Nitin Nohria took over as the 10th Dean of Harvard Business School (HBS). At HBS itself, Nohria is among some 25 teachers of Indian-origin in a faculty of just over 200. (IANS)
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Disabled not at par with SC/ST in Delhi University's MBBS course: court
Disabled not at par with SC/ST in Delhi University's MBBS course: court
New Delhi, July 6: The Delhi High Court today dismissed a petition filed by a physically handicapped candidate seeking relaxation in the eligibility criteria for admission to Delhi University's medical course.
"The physically disabled persons should be extended all the rights, privileges and benefits under the said act (Indian Medical Council Act, 1956) so as to see they are not discriminated against and that they come within the social stream mainstream," said a division bench of Justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Veena Birbal.
"But we do not agree with the contentions that the petitioner can claim parity with SC/ST (Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe) candidates insofar as the relaxation in the minimum marks required is concerned," said the court.
The petitioner, Mohammad Shah Afzal, moved the court after he was denied admission in the MBBS course by the Delhi University. He said in his petition that physically disabled candidates should be treated at par with SC/ST candidates.
Afzal, who suffers from 65 percent orthopaedic disability, appeared in the Delhi University's medical entrance examination in 2008. He secured 41.5 percent marks in the qualifying papers, which was less than the minimum eligibility criteria set by the Medical Council of India (MCI). The minimum qualifying marks for a physically disabled candidate is 50 percent.
He again appeared in 2009, securing 37 percent marks.
The petitioner said that although there is three percent reservation for the physically disabled candidates, they are not able to qualify due to the high percentage kept for qualifying.
He said minimum qualifying marks should be the same as for SC/ST candidates.
"As per section 39 of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956, three percent of the seats have been reserved for the persons with locomotor disability of lower limbs. There is no reservation for candidates with other kind of disabilities as that would interfere with the professional work as a doctor," the MCI submitted before the court.
A notification of March 25, 2009 has also relaxed the eligibility criteria for admission in respect of persons with locomotor disability of lower limbs to a minimum of 45 percent as against 50 percent earlier, the council said.
Afzal had earlier approached the chief commissioner for persons with disabilities. The commissioner, in September 2009, directed the university and the MCI to extend the relaxation for the physically disabled candidates. However, the Delhi University in its submission clarified that it was bound by the regulations set by the MCI.
"The minimum standards of medical education are to be stipulated by the MCI and it is not for the court to examine whether it is right or wrong because we do not have expertise to do so," said the division bench. (IANS)
Source Link: http://headlinesindia.mapsofindia.com/education-news/education-for-specially-abled/disabled-not-at-par-with-scst-in-delhi-universitys-mbbs-course-court-55194.html
New Delhi, July 6: The Delhi High Court today dismissed a petition filed by a physically handicapped candidate seeking relaxation in the eligibility criteria for admission to Delhi University's medical course.
"The physically disabled persons should be extended all the rights, privileges and benefits under the said act (Indian Medical Council Act, 1956) so as to see they are not discriminated against and that they come within the social stream mainstream," said a division bench of Justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Veena Birbal.
"But we do not agree with the contentions that the petitioner can claim parity with SC/ST (Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe) candidates insofar as the relaxation in the minimum marks required is concerned," said the court.
The petitioner, Mohammad Shah Afzal, moved the court after he was denied admission in the MBBS course by the Delhi University. He said in his petition that physically disabled candidates should be treated at par with SC/ST candidates.
Afzal, who suffers from 65 percent orthopaedic disability, appeared in the Delhi University's medical entrance examination in 2008. He secured 41.5 percent marks in the qualifying papers, which was less than the minimum eligibility criteria set by the Medical Council of India (MCI). The minimum qualifying marks for a physically disabled candidate is 50 percent.
He again appeared in 2009, securing 37 percent marks.
The petitioner said that although there is three percent reservation for the physically disabled candidates, they are not able to qualify due to the high percentage kept for qualifying.
He said minimum qualifying marks should be the same as for SC/ST candidates.
"As per section 39 of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956, three percent of the seats have been reserved for the persons with locomotor disability of lower limbs. There is no reservation for candidates with other kind of disabilities as that would interfere with the professional work as a doctor," the MCI submitted before the court.
A notification of March 25, 2009 has also relaxed the eligibility criteria for admission in respect of persons with locomotor disability of lower limbs to a minimum of 45 percent as against 50 percent earlier, the council said.
Afzal had earlier approached the chief commissioner for persons with disabilities. The commissioner, in September 2009, directed the university and the MCI to extend the relaxation for the physically disabled candidates. However, the Delhi University in its submission clarified that it was bound by the regulations set by the MCI.
"The minimum standards of medical education are to be stipulated by the MCI and it is not for the court to examine whether it is right or wrong because we do not have expertise to do so," said the division bench. (IANS)
Source Link: http://headlinesindia.mapsofindia.com/education-news/education-for-specially-abled/disabled-not-at-par-with-scst-in-delhi-universitys-mbbs-course-court-55194.html
DTU begins admissions for foreign students
DTU begins admissions for foreign students
New Delhi: The admission procedure for foreign nationals, Non-Resident Indians and Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) has begun at the Delhi Technological University (DTU) for B.Tech as well as M.Tech programmes, for the academic session 2010-2011.
For 14 B.Tech programmes offered at he varsity, the eligibility criteria for candidates is a minimum 60 percent marks in PCM (Physics, Chemistry, Maths) in Class XII or an equivalent or minimum 50 percent marks in SAT-II with the subjects mathematics, physics and chemistry.
For admission into the 17 M.Tech courses offered at DTU, candidates are required to have a minimum percentage of 50% in B.E. or B.Tech or an equivalent Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score.
Admission forms can be downloaded from the university's official website.
Source Link: http://www.indiaedunews.net/Delhi/DTU_begins_admissions_for_foreign_students_12107/
New Delhi: The admission procedure for foreign nationals, Non-Resident Indians and Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) has begun at the Delhi Technological University (DTU) for B.Tech as well as M.Tech programmes, for the academic session 2010-2011.
For 14 B.Tech programmes offered at he varsity, the eligibility criteria for candidates is a minimum 60 percent marks in PCM (Physics, Chemistry, Maths) in Class XII or an equivalent or minimum 50 percent marks in SAT-II with the subjects mathematics, physics and chemistry.
For admission into the 17 M.Tech courses offered at DTU, candidates are required to have a minimum percentage of 50% in B.E. or B.Tech or an equivalent Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score.
Admission forms can be downloaded from the university's official website.
Source Link: http://www.indiaedunews.net/Delhi/DTU_begins_admissions_for_foreign_students_12107/
Eight new medical colleges for Gujarat
Eight new medical colleges for Gujarat
Gandhinagar, July 18: Undeterred by the Medical Council of India's rejection of its proposals for starting three new medical colleges in the current academic year, the Gujarat government has decided to set up eight new medical colleges in the state in the next two years.
Health Minister Jaynarayan Vyas today said that the the state government is going ahead with the preparations to set up eight new medical colleges, including the three for which proposals for which were rejected by the MCI earlier. "If not this year, we are sure to get approval for the same in the next year," he said.
The Gujarat government has already requested the MCI to review the decision to reject the proposals for the three new medical colleges at Sola in Ahmedabad, Gotri in Vadodara and the K.J. Mehta medical college in Bhavnagar. A high-level team led by the state health secretary and the director of medical education have already discussed the issue with authorities concerned in Delhi.
Besides these three, the state government also proposes to set up a medical college each in Patan and Valsad while the locations of the three others, for which provisions were made in the current year's budget, would be decided soon, Vyas said. In addition, the Gujarat Cancer Research Institute had also proposed to set up a medical college in Ahmedabad, he said.
According to Vyas, two of the three colleges were granted permission earlier when Ketan Desai was the chairman of the MCI while a decision on the third was pending after the necessary inspections were carried out by the MCI team.
Following the arrest of Desai on graft charges, the MCI cancelled the previous permissions and put all the proposals for a fresh inspection by a new team which rejected the proposals.
It has only given the approval for the Adani Institute of Medical Sciences in Bhuj with a 150-seat capacity. (IANS)
Source Link: http://headlinesindia.mapsofindia.com/education-news/medical-education/eight-new-medical-colleges-for-gujarat-56625.html
Gandhinagar, July 18: Undeterred by the Medical Council of India's rejection of its proposals for starting three new medical colleges in the current academic year, the Gujarat government has decided to set up eight new medical colleges in the state in the next two years.
Health Minister Jaynarayan Vyas today said that the the state government is going ahead with the preparations to set up eight new medical colleges, including the three for which proposals for which were rejected by the MCI earlier. "If not this year, we are sure to get approval for the same in the next year," he said.
The Gujarat government has already requested the MCI to review the decision to reject the proposals for the three new medical colleges at Sola in Ahmedabad, Gotri in Vadodara and the K.J. Mehta medical college in Bhavnagar. A high-level team led by the state health secretary and the director of medical education have already discussed the issue with authorities concerned in Delhi.
Besides these three, the state government also proposes to set up a medical college each in Patan and Valsad while the locations of the three others, for which provisions were made in the current year's budget, would be decided soon, Vyas said. In addition, the Gujarat Cancer Research Institute had also proposed to set up a medical college in Ahmedabad, he said.
According to Vyas, two of the three colleges were granted permission earlier when Ketan Desai was the chairman of the MCI while a decision on the third was pending after the necessary inspections were carried out by the MCI team.
Following the arrest of Desai on graft charges, the MCI cancelled the previous permissions and put all the proposals for a fresh inspection by a new team which rejected the proposals.
It has only given the approval for the Adani Institute of Medical Sciences in Bhuj with a 150-seat capacity. (IANS)
Source Link: http://headlinesindia.mapsofindia.com/education-news/medical-education/eight-new-medical-colleges-for-gujarat-56625.html
Eighth IIM opens at Ranchi
Eighth IIM opens at Ranchi
Ranchi will soon boast of being home to an IIM . The eight Indian Institute of Management (IIM) will come into existence at Ranchi soon.
The prominent B-school was inaugurated by governor MOH Farook at a glittering function attended by IIM’s Board of Governors chairman RC Bhargava, IIM-Calcutta director Shekhar Chaudhuri and Union HRD ministry additional secretary Ashok Thakur, among others.
The other IIMs are in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Indore, Kozhikode, Lucknow and Shillong besides Kolkata.
To start with, the institute will offer post-graduate programme in management (PGPM) for which 45 students have been enrolled. For now, classes would be conducted by IIM-Calcutta’s faculty at the state information and public relations department building, Soochna Bhawan. The Srikrishna Institute of Public Administration would serve as the institute’s hostel.
Addressing the launch function, governor Farook said once the flagship two-year programme stabilizes, IIM-Ranchi should try to develop and offer short and long-duration certificate programmes to suit the needs of Jharkhand population.
However, maintaining the quality and full-time, permanent faculties will be a tough challenge
Source Link: http://cat.learnhub.com/news/1309-eighth-iim-opens-at-ranchi
Ranchi will soon boast of being home to an IIM . The eight Indian Institute of Management (IIM) will come into existence at Ranchi soon.
The prominent B-school was inaugurated by governor MOH Farook at a glittering function attended by IIM’s Board of Governors chairman RC Bhargava, IIM-Calcutta director Shekhar Chaudhuri and Union HRD ministry additional secretary Ashok Thakur, among others.
The other IIMs are in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Indore, Kozhikode, Lucknow and Shillong besides Kolkata.
To start with, the institute will offer post-graduate programme in management (PGPM) for which 45 students have been enrolled. For now, classes would be conducted by IIM-Calcutta’s faculty at the state information and public relations department building, Soochna Bhawan. The Srikrishna Institute of Public Administration would serve as the institute’s hostel.
Addressing the launch function, governor Farook said once the flagship two-year programme stabilizes, IIM-Ranchi should try to develop and offer short and long-duration certificate programmes to suit the needs of Jharkhand population.
However, maintaining the quality and full-time, permanent faculties will be a tough challenge
Source Link: http://cat.learnhub.com/news/1309-eighth-iim-opens-at-ranchi
'Errant' varsities on expansion spree
'Errant' varsities on expansion spree
They are increasing their infrastructure spending even as the apex court is yet to deliver a verdict.
In the first week of August, the Supreme Court will continue its hearing in the case which relates to the future of 44 blacklisted deemed universities. The prospects of around 200,000 students studying in these institutions are at stake. However, even as the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) prepares its case to be presented before the Apex court, many deemed universities appear unperturbed - they are spending on infrastructure, and increasing the number of courses they offer.
Take the case of the Vadodara-based Sumandeep Vidyapeeth University (SVU) — the only deemed university from Gujarat that made to the list. “We are not going to bother about the case anymore. We have anyway been fulfiling the criteria of the likes of the Dental Council and the Medical Council,” says N N Shah, the registrar. The university has six colleges and 1,600 students. While the institute does not plan to increase the number of students this year, it would do so next year.
Likewise, Sumandeep College of Nursing under the university is expanding its premises by adding a new building. “Ever since the apex court allowed the continuation of admission process at the deemed universities, we have been focusing on smooth functioning and expansion in terms of seats and infrastructure,” says Jayshree Mehta, vice chancellor of SVU. Apart from nursing, SVU houses five other institutes including SBKS Medical Institute and Research Centre, K M Shah Dental College and Hospital, K J Pandya College of Physiotherapy, Pharmacy College and School of Management.
On May 6 this year, the Supreme Court had allowed the 44 'blacklisted' deemed universities to continue with fresh admissions for the current academic year. Since then, over 50 per cent of these deemed universities, have seen admissions in full swing. The apex court reasoned it could not pass any such injunction order against fresh admissions to these universities as the validity of the very constitution of the high-powered Tondon Committee was under challenge.
Experts tracking developments on the matter are of the opinion that the deemed universities should be given a chance considering that India is short of universities.
“It’s business as usual for these universities and it would remain so. Admissions are either over or are still on. Any government in its right sense can’t do away with such number of universities when it has to meet the target of 1,500 universities but has only 400 operational. Many of these universities have some good fundamentals in place and also a reputation in the market. They have been blacklisted for non-compliance in certain matters. They can be given time to better their infrastructure and curriculum rather than dragging them to courts," says a Chennai-based analyst tracking the sector.
At the Bangalore-based Jain University, an international academic collaboration is taking shape. The university is in the process of setting up a fire safety laboratory with the help of the US-based Underwriters Laboratory. Spread across an area of 3.5-4 lakh square feet, the laboratory will be set up at an investment of Rs 70 crore. Under-graduate courses at the university have begun with the seats already full. Admissions for the PG courses are also on.
The university, apart from filing a writ petition on its own in May, has chosen not take any further steps to prove its eligibility as a deemed university.
Says M S Santosh, joint registrar of Jain University, "We had filed a writ petition in May with the Supreme Court challenging the government's decision. The hearing took place on July 8 wherein the apex court asked for the Centre's response. However, the yardstick we have adopted has always been at par with the criteria set by the Centre. Therefore, there is no window dressing we are trying to to impress upon the Centre or Supreme Court."
"With the authority of the Tondon committee itself being challenged, what case does the MHRD have? If the MHRD really wants to do better for the education sector, it should bring in a regulation for of deemed universities. Many of these 'blacklisted' universities have National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) ratings in place. How can the MHRD question that," says the Vice Chancellor of a Chennai-based University.
The review committee headed by Professor P N Tondon had earlier recommended de-recognition of the 44 institutes on the ground that they failed to meet the standards required for sustaining status of a "deemed" university. There are allegations that Professor Tondon himself was heading a deemed university and it was not appropriate for him to head the high-powered committee which sought de-recognition of the aggrieved universities.
The review panel found 88 institutions unfit for the status and divided these into two categories. The panel later found out that 44 of these institutions potentially capable of meriting the tag and suggested they be given a time period of three years to improve standards. The remaining 44 institutions were found incapable of attaining standards required of deemed university status by the panel, which recommended that these universities by stripped of their status.
Following the report's findings, the Centre in its affidavit filed in the Supreme Court (this January) said it would strip the deemed university tag off 44 educational institutions across the country. Around 2,00,000 students are enrolled in these universities at present. The Centre told the apex court that these universities were being run as family fiefdoms rather than on academic considerations.
The government had filed the affidavit accepting the recommendations of the high-powered P N Tondon committee and the Special Task Force set up to suggest measures to tackle the problem. Kapil Sibal, the HRD minister had assured students they would not suffer.
These universities on their part, had expressed their dissatisfaction at the lack of clarity on the parameters used to draw up the list of universities. Later, in March, the Supreme Court gave temporary relief to these students by directing the government to maintain status quo on these 44 deemed universities facing derecognition. The court also issued notices to all these universities to file their response on the government's decision to derecognise them.
While lawyers representing the case refused to comment on the matter as it was subjudice, legal experts said if these universities were expanding their premises and courses offered, they were doing it at their own risk.
Source Link: http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/%5Cerrant%5C-varsitiesexpansion-spree/401778/
They are increasing their infrastructure spending even as the apex court is yet to deliver a verdict.
In the first week of August, the Supreme Court will continue its hearing in the case which relates to the future of 44 blacklisted deemed universities. The prospects of around 200,000 students studying in these institutions are at stake. However, even as the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) prepares its case to be presented before the Apex court, many deemed universities appear unperturbed - they are spending on infrastructure, and increasing the number of courses they offer.
Take the case of the Vadodara-based Sumandeep Vidyapeeth University (SVU) — the only deemed university from Gujarat that made to the list. “We are not going to bother about the case anymore. We have anyway been fulfiling the criteria of the likes of the Dental Council and the Medical Council,” says N N Shah, the registrar. The university has six colleges and 1,600 students. While the institute does not plan to increase the number of students this year, it would do so next year.
Likewise, Sumandeep College of Nursing under the university is expanding its premises by adding a new building. “Ever since the apex court allowed the continuation of admission process at the deemed universities, we have been focusing on smooth functioning and expansion in terms of seats and infrastructure,” says Jayshree Mehta, vice chancellor of SVU. Apart from nursing, SVU houses five other institutes including SBKS Medical Institute and Research Centre, K M Shah Dental College and Hospital, K J Pandya College of Physiotherapy, Pharmacy College and School of Management.
On May 6 this year, the Supreme Court had allowed the 44 'blacklisted' deemed universities to continue with fresh admissions for the current academic year. Since then, over 50 per cent of these deemed universities, have seen admissions in full swing. The apex court reasoned it could not pass any such injunction order against fresh admissions to these universities as the validity of the very constitution of the high-powered Tondon Committee was under challenge.
Experts tracking developments on the matter are of the opinion that the deemed universities should be given a chance considering that India is short of universities.
“It’s business as usual for these universities and it would remain so. Admissions are either over or are still on. Any government in its right sense can’t do away with such number of universities when it has to meet the target of 1,500 universities but has only 400 operational. Many of these universities have some good fundamentals in place and also a reputation in the market. They have been blacklisted for non-compliance in certain matters. They can be given time to better their infrastructure and curriculum rather than dragging them to courts," says a Chennai-based analyst tracking the sector.
At the Bangalore-based Jain University, an international academic collaboration is taking shape. The university is in the process of setting up a fire safety laboratory with the help of the US-based Underwriters Laboratory. Spread across an area of 3.5-4 lakh square feet, the laboratory will be set up at an investment of Rs 70 crore. Under-graduate courses at the university have begun with the seats already full. Admissions for the PG courses are also on.
The university, apart from filing a writ petition on its own in May, has chosen not take any further steps to prove its eligibility as a deemed university.
Says M S Santosh, joint registrar of Jain University, "We had filed a writ petition in May with the Supreme Court challenging the government's decision. The hearing took place on July 8 wherein the apex court asked for the Centre's response. However, the yardstick we have adopted has always been at par with the criteria set by the Centre. Therefore, there is no window dressing we are trying to to impress upon the Centre or Supreme Court."
"With the authority of the Tondon committee itself being challenged, what case does the MHRD have? If the MHRD really wants to do better for the education sector, it should bring in a regulation for of deemed universities. Many of these 'blacklisted' universities have National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) ratings in place. How can the MHRD question that," says the Vice Chancellor of a Chennai-based University.
The review committee headed by Professor P N Tondon had earlier recommended de-recognition of the 44 institutes on the ground that they failed to meet the standards required for sustaining status of a "deemed" university. There are allegations that Professor Tondon himself was heading a deemed university and it was not appropriate for him to head the high-powered committee which sought de-recognition of the aggrieved universities.
The review panel found 88 institutions unfit for the status and divided these into two categories. The panel later found out that 44 of these institutions potentially capable of meriting the tag and suggested they be given a time period of three years to improve standards. The remaining 44 institutions were found incapable of attaining standards required of deemed university status by the panel, which recommended that these universities by stripped of their status.
Following the report's findings, the Centre in its affidavit filed in the Supreme Court (this January) said it would strip the deemed university tag off 44 educational institutions across the country. Around 2,00,000 students are enrolled in these universities at present. The Centre told the apex court that these universities were being run as family fiefdoms rather than on academic considerations.
The government had filed the affidavit accepting the recommendations of the high-powered P N Tondon committee and the Special Task Force set up to suggest measures to tackle the problem. Kapil Sibal, the HRD minister had assured students they would not suffer.
These universities on their part, had expressed their dissatisfaction at the lack of clarity on the parameters used to draw up the list of universities. Later, in March, the Supreme Court gave temporary relief to these students by directing the government to maintain status quo on these 44 deemed universities facing derecognition. The court also issued notices to all these universities to file their response on the government's decision to derecognise them.
While lawyers representing the case refused to comment on the matter as it was subjudice, legal experts said if these universities were expanding their premises and courses offered, they were doing it at their own risk.
Source Link: http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/%5Cerrant%5C-varsitiesexpansion-spree/401778/
Fake marksheets of ten universities seized
Fake marksheets of ten universities seized
The Central Bureau of Investigation has found 1576 fake mark sheets issued in the name of 10 universities. Of the 10 universities, 659 mark sheets were issued from University of Mumbai and 729 by the University of Pune.
CENTRAL BUREAU of Investigation has reportedly found 1576 fake mark sheets issued in the name of 10 universities. Of the 10 universities, 659 mark sheets were issued from University of Mumbai and 729 by the University of Pune.
CBI has identified three groups- Kazi gang, Abdul Fareed Sheikh and Rajwani- as being involved in the racket.
They charge anything between Rs 2000 and Rs 5000 for a fake marksheet. Most of the marksheets were of commerce and economics stream.
A task force under IIT-Kanpur director S G Dhande has been instituted to work on the de-materialisation of certificates. The concept resembles demat shares.
A body can be formed to store the marksheets and update as and when a person acquires a fresh degree. Any prospective employer can ask for a marksheet related data from educational institutions or the regulatory body for a fee. Each person can be issued a unique code or biometrics for access.
UK Degree in Hospitality/Hotel Management in Kolkata & Goa
Source Link: http://www.merinews.com/article/fake-marksheets-of-ten-universities-seized/15826392.shtml
The Central Bureau of Investigation has found 1576 fake mark sheets issued in the name of 10 universities. Of the 10 universities, 659 mark sheets were issued from University of Mumbai and 729 by the University of Pune.
CENTRAL BUREAU of Investigation has reportedly found 1576 fake mark sheets issued in the name of 10 universities. Of the 10 universities, 659 mark sheets were issued from University of Mumbai and 729 by the University of Pune.
CBI has identified three groups- Kazi gang, Abdul Fareed Sheikh and Rajwani- as being involved in the racket.
They charge anything between Rs 2000 and Rs 5000 for a fake marksheet. Most of the marksheets were of commerce and economics stream.
A task force under IIT-Kanpur director S G Dhande has been instituted to work on the de-materialisation of certificates. The concept resembles demat shares.
A body can be formed to store the marksheets and update as and when a person acquires a fresh degree. Any prospective employer can ask for a marksheet related data from educational institutions or the regulatory body for a fee. Each person can be issued a unique code or biometrics for access.
UK Degree in Hospitality/Hotel Management in Kolkata & Goa
Source Link: http://www.merinews.com/article/fake-marksheets-of-ten-universities-seized/15826392.shtml
Forests ministry teams with IITs for Ganga management plan
Forests ministry teams with IITs for Ganga management plan
New Delhi: The Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), the premier higher technical educational institutions of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) have committed themselves to the responsibility of development of a management plan of the Ganga river basin called the National Ganga River Basin Management Plan Project (NGBRM).
Seven IITs have come together for this purpose. The IITs have accepted this societal challenge as part of their response to the present-day challenges of the Indian society.
"It is required to ensure that the flow of the river Ganga must be continuous (Aviral Dhara), the river must have longitudinal and lateral connectivity, the river must have adequate space for its various functions and the river must not be seen as a carrier of waste loads (Nirmal Dhara)," stated an official press release.
The management plan will outline the strategy and the actions that need to be undertaken for the maintenance and restoration of the Ganga basin. Themanagement plan should take into account the constraints of population, urbanization, industrialization and agriculture activities.
The IITs will form several thematic groups and each group will develop a detailed outline for the improvement of ecological health of the basin system. Besides the thematic groups, the IITs will also integrate in a holistic manner, all the issues into a comprehensivemanagement plan.
In order to develop this plan, discussions will be held with local, state and other agencies who have to deal with the maintenance of the basin system. Themanagement plan will also take into account the experience of earlier attempts of Ganga Action Plans.
The HRD ministry and the Ministry of Environment & Forests are coming together to support the initiatives of the IITs. The work is estimated to be carried out in a period of 18 months.
The funding for this project is estimated to be about Rs.15 crores. An agreement has been signed between the Directors of seven IITs and the Ministry of Environment & Forests in the presence of Minister of State for HRD, Kapil Sibal and Mister of State for Environments and Forest, Jairam Ramesh.
This initiative will involve not only faculty and students of seven IITs but will also take help from experts from other institutes and universities also.
Source Link: http://www.indiaedunews.net/IIT/Forests_ministry_teams_with_IITs_for_Ganga_management_plan_11996/
New Delhi: The Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), the premier higher technical educational institutions of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) have committed themselves to the responsibility of development of a management plan of the Ganga river basin called the National Ganga River Basin Management Plan Project (NGBRM).
Seven IITs have come together for this purpose. The IITs have accepted this societal challenge as part of their response to the present-day challenges of the Indian society.
"It is required to ensure that the flow of the river Ganga must be continuous (Aviral Dhara), the river must have longitudinal and lateral connectivity, the river must have adequate space for its various functions and the river must not be seen as a carrier of waste loads (Nirmal Dhara)," stated an official press release.
The management plan will outline the strategy and the actions that need to be undertaken for the maintenance and restoration of the Ganga basin. Themanagement plan should take into account the constraints of population, urbanization, industrialization and agriculture activities.
The IITs will form several thematic groups and each group will develop a detailed outline for the improvement of ecological health of the basin system. Besides the thematic groups, the IITs will also integrate in a holistic manner, all the issues into a comprehensivemanagement plan.
In order to develop this plan, discussions will be held with local, state and other agencies who have to deal with the maintenance of the basin system. Themanagement plan will also take into account the experience of earlier attempts of Ganga Action Plans.
The HRD ministry and the Ministry of Environment & Forests are coming together to support the initiatives of the IITs. The work is estimated to be carried out in a period of 18 months.
The funding for this project is estimated to be about Rs.15 crores. An agreement has been signed between the Directors of seven IITs and the Ministry of Environment & Forests in the presence of Minister of State for HRD, Kapil Sibal and Mister of State for Environments and Forest, Jairam Ramesh.
This initiative will involve not only faculty and students of seven IITs but will also take help from experts from other institutes and universities also.
Source Link: http://www.indiaedunews.net/IIT/Forests_ministry_teams_with_IITs_for_Ganga_management_plan_11996/
Govt to take IITs’ help in effort to clean up Ganga
Govt to take IITs’ help in effort to clean up Ganga
The joint committee comprising representatives from the IITs at Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee will submit their first plan to the (MoEF) within the next 12-18 months
New Delhi: India has turned to seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) to help it prepare a plan to clean the Ganga. The move comes after the government has failed to do so after spending around Rs900 crore over 25 years through the Ganga Action Plan.
The joint committee comprising representatives from the IITs at Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee will submit their first plan to the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) within the next 12-18 months. Jairam Ramesh, India’s environment minister, said the situation would have been worse without GAP and added that the “involvement of the IITs is a good step for the Ganga and all other river conservation (efforts) in the future.” IIT-Kanpur will co-ordinate the effort, monitor progress of the plan and help set up a project management board and project implementation and coordination committee, according to the agreement between the ministry and the IITs. “IITs will develop the detailed plan, maps and database of the river conservation and advise implementable actions,” IIT-Kanpur director Sanjay Dhande said. He added that the plan will be implemented by the National Ganga River Basin Authority.
Nearly 400 million people depend on the Ganga for water and livelihood along its 2,500km main branch. Ramesh said the government is for a “a clean and flowing” Ganga and confirmed that two hydel projects, in Pala Maneri and Bhaironghati (both in Uttarakhand) has been shelved. He added that 40% of work, at a cost of Rs600 crore, has been completed in the case of the Loharinag Pala hydro power project in the same state that some believe may be blocking flow of water into the Ganga. “In a month, the issue (about this project) will be solved,” he added.
Source Link: http://www.livemint.com/2010/07/06222547/Govt-to-take-IITs8217-help.html?h=B
The joint committee comprising representatives from the IITs at Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee will submit their first plan to the (MoEF) within the next 12-18 months
New Delhi: India has turned to seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) to help it prepare a plan to clean the Ganga. The move comes after the government has failed to do so after spending around Rs900 crore over 25 years through the Ganga Action Plan.
The joint committee comprising representatives from the IITs at Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee will submit their first plan to the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) within the next 12-18 months. Jairam Ramesh, India’s environment minister, said the situation would have been worse without GAP and added that the “involvement of the IITs is a good step for the Ganga and all other river conservation (efforts) in the future.” IIT-Kanpur will co-ordinate the effort, monitor progress of the plan and help set up a project management board and project implementation and coordination committee, according to the agreement between the ministry and the IITs. “IITs will develop the detailed plan, maps and database of the river conservation and advise implementable actions,” IIT-Kanpur director Sanjay Dhande said. He added that the plan will be implemented by the National Ganga River Basin Authority.
Nearly 400 million people depend on the Ganga for water and livelihood along its 2,500km main branch. Ramesh said the government is for a “a clean and flowing” Ganga and confirmed that two hydel projects, in Pala Maneri and Bhaironghati (both in Uttarakhand) has been shelved. He added that 40% of work, at a cost of Rs600 crore, has been completed in the case of the Loharinag Pala hydro power project in the same state that some believe may be blocking flow of water into the Ganga. “In a month, the issue (about this project) will be solved,” he added.
Source Link: http://www.livemint.com/2010/07/06222547/Govt-to-take-IITs8217-help.html?h=B
Grillsession - `No plans for univ, medical college'
Grillsession - `No plans for univ, medical college'
GEETA BHUKKAL EDUCATION MINISTER, GOVERNMENT OF HARYANA Haryana Government has nothing to offer in terms of professional education colleges in Gurgaon. Why?
It is not true. We have the renowned Management Development Institute (MDI) and other private sector good quality institutions in Gurgaon.
But these are all private initiatives. What has the Haryana government done?
We have promulgated the Private Universities Act allowing big players to set up their universities here. We have a long pending list of applicants, such as Manav Rachna University to name a few, who want to set up their institutions in Gurgaon.
What plans does Haryana have for higher education in Gurgaon?
We have also set up language laboratories in government colleges to train students on soft skills so that they can get jobs in MNCs. We are also going to set up India's first Defense University in Gurgaon and Central University in neighbouring Narnaul.
Does Haryana have plans to set up a professional university in Gurgaon?
We, as a state government, have no immediate plans to set up a university
Source Link: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/PUBLICATIONS/HT/HD/2010/07/07/ArticleHtmls/Grillsession-No-plans-for-univ-medical-college-07072010004009.shtml?Mode=1
GEETA BHUKKAL EDUCATION MINISTER, GOVERNMENT OF HARYANA Haryana Government has nothing to offer in terms of professional education colleges in Gurgaon. Why?
It is not true. We have the renowned Management Development Institute (MDI) and other private sector good quality institutions in Gurgaon.
But these are all private initiatives. What has the Haryana government done?
We have promulgated the Private Universities Act allowing big players to set up their universities here. We have a long pending list of applicants, such as Manav Rachna University to name a few, who want to set up their institutions in Gurgaon.
What plans does Haryana have for higher education in Gurgaon?
We have also set up language laboratories in government colleges to train students on soft skills so that they can get jobs in MNCs. We are also going to set up India's first Defense University in Gurgaon and Central University in neighbouring Narnaul.
Does Haryana have plans to set up a professional university in Gurgaon?
We, as a state government, have no immediate plans to set up a university
Source Link: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/PUBLICATIONS/HT/HD/2010/07/07/ArticleHtmls/Grillsession-No-plans-for-univ-medical-college-07072010004009.shtml?Mode=1
Gujarat University syndicate clears 9 more colleges
Gujarat University syndicate clears 9 more colleges
Ahmedabad: The Executive Council (Syndicate) of the Gujarat University on Friday agreed to grant permission to start nine colleges which will now be teaching BCom, BBA and BCA courses.
The university had received 98 applications of which 16 were shortlisted on the basis ofUGC guidelines. The decision was taken after committee members submitted a feasibility report to the executive council after their visit.
Apart from granting permission for new colleges, the executive council also passed a resolution for fresh recruitment in teaching and non-teaching posts and the need to get a no objection certificate for colleges to function properly.
Senior members of the executive council, Narhari Amin and Manish Doshi, said in a press release that there are several colleges which have been functioning without full-time staff which include academic and non-academic personnel. He said, once the government issues a no objection certificate (NOC) the process of recruitment would begin and colleges which are plagued by lack of staff can start recruiting.
Meanwhile, the members of the executive council also decided not to reduce the number of grant-in-aid seats in the post graduate courses like MA, MCom and MSc.
Apart from these seats new high-payment seats will be added. Meritorious students will be given scholarships. It may be recalled that recently this was a demand from Akhil Bhartiya Vidhyarthi Parishad (ABVP) student union leaders, which led to violence at the residence of vice chancellor of Gujarat University, Parimal Trivedi.
Members pointed out while the amount of payment seats for MEd was Rs55,000 with agreement from all members, the fee structure has been reduced by Rs10,000 and has been brought down to Rs45,000.
"This was one of the reasons for the flashpoint between the union leaders and the administration of the university which led to arguments," said Doshi. During the meting, the members also decided to reduce the number of payment seats from grant-in-aid colleges.
He further said, "At present there are several grant-in-aid colleges, which have seats which are on a payment basis, members have decided to oppose that and bring down the number of such payments seats and increase it in the general seats."
Source List: http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_gujarat-university-syndicate-clears-9-more-colleges_1410888
Ahmedabad: The Executive Council (Syndicate) of the Gujarat University on Friday agreed to grant permission to start nine colleges which will now be teaching BCom, BBA and BCA courses.
The university had received 98 applications of which 16 were shortlisted on the basis ofUGC guidelines. The decision was taken after committee members submitted a feasibility report to the executive council after their visit.
Apart from granting permission for new colleges, the executive council also passed a resolution for fresh recruitment in teaching and non-teaching posts and the need to get a no objection certificate for colleges to function properly.
Senior members of the executive council, Narhari Amin and Manish Doshi, said in a press release that there are several colleges which have been functioning without full-time staff which include academic and non-academic personnel. He said, once the government issues a no objection certificate (NOC) the process of recruitment would begin and colleges which are plagued by lack of staff can start recruiting.
Meanwhile, the members of the executive council also decided not to reduce the number of grant-in-aid seats in the post graduate courses like MA, MCom and MSc.
Apart from these seats new high-payment seats will be added. Meritorious students will be given scholarships. It may be recalled that recently this was a demand from Akhil Bhartiya Vidhyarthi Parishad (ABVP) student union leaders, which led to violence at the residence of vice chancellor of Gujarat University, Parimal Trivedi.
Members pointed out while the amount of payment seats for MEd was Rs55,000 with agreement from all members, the fee structure has been reduced by Rs10,000 and has been brought down to Rs45,000.
"This was one of the reasons for the flashpoint between the union leaders and the administration of the university which led to arguments," said Doshi. During the meting, the members also decided to reduce the number of payment seats from grant-in-aid colleges.
He further said, "At present there are several grant-in-aid colleges, which have seats which are on a payment basis, members have decided to oppose that and bring down the number of such payments seats and increase it in the general seats."
Source List: http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_gujarat-university-syndicate-clears-9-more-colleges_1410888
Gujarat varsity ties up with UN body
Gujarat varsity ties up with UN body
Gandhinagar, July 16: A university in Gujarat has tied up with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) to exchange ideas, share knowledge and pool resources and expertise to develop curriculum and learning materials, an official said today.
The Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) is the first university in India with which UNITAR has signed a memorandum of understanding.
UNITAR aims to enhance the effectiveness of the work of the world body and its member states in the fields of environment, governance, and peace and security.
UNITAR associate director Carlos Lopes and GNLU director Bimal N. Patel signed the MoU.
Under the MoU, GNLU graduate Konark Rai is currently pursuing internship at UNITAR in Geneva, the spokesperson said.
UNITAR has acquired a unique expertise, accumulating experience, knowledge and capacities to design and implement a variety of training activities, he said.
Every year, the autonomous body within the US provides training to thousands of beneficiaries either through face-to-face seminars and workshops, or through distance and e-learning.
UNITAR seeks to increase its outreach capacity by developing strategic and privileged partnerships with centres of excellence, universities and academies that share common principles and goals.
Under the MoU, GNLU and UNITAR will work in areas of common interests.
The two will also work towards the integration of related activities, plan joint activities in areas of common interests, enable GNLU students to undertake internships at UNITAR, disseminate the information about activities jointly, undertake teaching, research, training and extension programmes. (IANS)
Source Link: http://headlinesindia.mapsofindia.com/education-news/pacts-with-foreign-universities/gujarat-varsity-ties-up-with-un-body-56448.html
Gandhinagar, July 16: A university in Gujarat has tied up with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) to exchange ideas, share knowledge and pool resources and expertise to develop curriculum and learning materials, an official said today.
The Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) is the first university in India with which UNITAR has signed a memorandum of understanding.
UNITAR aims to enhance the effectiveness of the work of the world body and its member states in the fields of environment, governance, and peace and security.
UNITAR associate director Carlos Lopes and GNLU director Bimal N. Patel signed the MoU.
Under the MoU, GNLU graduate Konark Rai is currently pursuing internship at UNITAR in Geneva, the spokesperson said.
UNITAR has acquired a unique expertise, accumulating experience, knowledge and capacities to design and implement a variety of training activities, he said.
Every year, the autonomous body within the US provides training to thousands of beneficiaries either through face-to-face seminars and workshops, or through distance and e-learning.
UNITAR seeks to increase its outreach capacity by developing strategic and privileged partnerships with centres of excellence, universities and academies that share common principles and goals.
Under the MoU, GNLU and UNITAR will work in areas of common interests.
The two will also work towards the integration of related activities, plan joint activities in areas of common interests, enable GNLU students to undertake internships at UNITAR, disseminate the information about activities jointly, undertake teaching, research, training and extension programmes. (IANS)
Source Link: http://headlinesindia.mapsofindia.com/education-news/pacts-with-foreign-universities/gujarat-varsity-ties-up-with-un-body-56448.html
Amendments to AMU Act approved at Academic Council meeting
Amendments to AMU Act approved at Academic Council meeting
Aligarh: A special meeting of the Academic Council of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) on Monday reviewed the current status report of the action taken by the university with regard to the establishment of the Special Centers under Section 12(2) of the AMU Act, 1981.
The Academic Council has approved unanimously the amendment and addition in the statutes and ordinances exclusively relating to the establishment of the two regional campuses, one at Malappuram and another at Murshidabad.
Appointment of Directors for these regional campuses, its modus operandi, functional powers, etc., and appointment of coordinators to head theacademic units through which the courses will be offered in these regional campuses along with their functions and relationship with the Department of Study located at AMU's main campus.
The Academic Council has also approved the terms and conditions of the Director of the regional centers who will now be a whole time salaried officer of the university holding a five-year term and eligible for one more term reappointment.
The Coordinator of the Units of the regional campuses shall be a professor of the concerned subject. Their duties and functions and terms and conditions of appointment will be similar to that of the Chairman of the department of studies in the main campus and as prescribed in the status and ordinances of the university.
In order to ensure certain degree of autonomy to the academic units at the regional campuses, the Academic Council has suggested a Committee of Studies which should comprise of all the teachers involved in the teaching of the subjects in the units to decide such academic matters like work allocation and other academic matters specific to the regional campus.
Source Link: http://www.indiaedunews.net/Uttar_Pradesh/Amendments_to_AMU_Act_approved_at_Academic_Council_meeting_11998/
Aligarh: A special meeting of the Academic Council of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) on Monday reviewed the current status report of the action taken by the university with regard to the establishment of the Special Centers under Section 12(2) of the AMU Act, 1981.
The Academic Council has approved unanimously the amendment and addition in the statutes and ordinances exclusively relating to the establishment of the two regional campuses, one at Malappuram and another at Murshidabad.
Appointment of Directors for these regional campuses, its modus operandi, functional powers, etc., and appointment of coordinators to head theacademic units through which the courses will be offered in these regional campuses along with their functions and relationship with the Department of Study located at AMU's main campus.
The Academic Council has also approved the terms and conditions of the Director of the regional centers who will now be a whole time salaried officer of the university holding a five-year term and eligible for one more term reappointment.
The Coordinator of the Units of the regional campuses shall be a professor of the concerned subject. Their duties and functions and terms and conditions of appointment will be similar to that of the Chairman of the department of studies in the main campus and as prescribed in the status and ordinances of the university.
In order to ensure certain degree of autonomy to the academic units at the regional campuses, the Academic Council has suggested a Committee of Studies which should comprise of all the teachers involved in the teaching of the subjects in the units to decide such academic matters like work allocation and other academic matters specific to the regional campus.
Source Link: http://www.indiaedunews.net/Uttar_Pradesh/Amendments_to_AMU_Act_approved_at_Academic_Council_meeting_11998/
Almost all of IIMA's PGPX students placed
Almost all of IIMA's PGPX students placed
Ahmedabad: The fourth batch of Post Graduate Programme in Management for Executives (PGPX) has almost completed its placements with 97% of the students already placed.
Out of the batch of 80 students, 66 students sought placements this year while 64 students have been successfully placed
till now.
A release from the institute said, "The two students remaining to be placed from the 2010 batch have niche skills and location constraints and have rejected one offer each as they are looking for well targeted positions in specific industries. The institute continues to provide full support in their career search efforts by facilitating interaction with firms that express interest."
Some of the recruiters that visited IIM for placements this year included McKinsey, Goldman Sachs, Axis Bank, Google, Amazon, TCS, IBM, Wipro, Mahindra Satyam, HCL, Infosys BPO, Polaris, Aricent, VBHDC, NISG, Genpact, Hero Honda, Mahindra and Mahindra, RIL, Tesco, RPG, Bennet Coleman, MARG and Zensar.
Apart from the traditional consulting and general management roles, students were offered CEO, Executive Director, Sr. VP, VP, General Manager and Practice Partner positions. The average salary of the fourth batch has increased by around 30 % with an increase from a package Rs20,16,000 of the third batch to Rs26,10,000.
The IT sector turned out to be the first preference of the students of the batch with 58% of the students taking up jobs in the sector while 19% of them went to the consulting sector. Financial services sector was the third preferred sector with 8% of the students taking up jobs in the sector. The other sectors that the students got into included infrastructure, manufacturing, pharma, media and conglomerates.
Eight students of the batch are working on their own entrepreneurial ventures in a variety of fields such as clean energy and healthcare.
Professor Saral Mukherjee, the chairman of Placements at IIMA said: "The placements this year have shown that recruiters consider the IIMA PGPX programme to be a source of top notch middle to senior level executive talent. We intend to keep building on this momentum and invest in learning about recruiter needs and preferences."
While the placement of the fourth batch of PGPX began around January this year the batch had graduated on 27th March 2010.
Source Link: http://www.dnaindia.com/academy/report_almost-all-of-iima-s-pgpx-students-placed_1410887
Ahmedabad: The fourth batch of Post Graduate Programme in Management for Executives (PGPX) has almost completed its placements with 97% of the students already placed.
Out of the batch of 80 students, 66 students sought placements this year while 64 students have been successfully placed
till now.
A release from the institute said, "The two students remaining to be placed from the 2010 batch have niche skills and location constraints and have rejected one offer each as they are looking for well targeted positions in specific industries. The institute continues to provide full support in their career search efforts by facilitating interaction with firms that express interest."
Some of the recruiters that visited IIM for placements this year included McKinsey, Goldman Sachs, Axis Bank, Google, Amazon, TCS, IBM, Wipro, Mahindra Satyam, HCL, Infosys BPO, Polaris, Aricent, VBHDC, NISG, Genpact, Hero Honda, Mahindra and Mahindra, RIL, Tesco, RPG, Bennet Coleman, MARG and Zensar.
Apart from the traditional consulting and general management roles, students were offered CEO, Executive Director, Sr. VP, VP, General Manager and Practice Partner positions. The average salary of the fourth batch has increased by around 30 % with an increase from a package Rs20,16,000 of the third batch to Rs26,10,000.
The IT sector turned out to be the first preference of the students of the batch with 58% of the students taking up jobs in the sector while 19% of them went to the consulting sector. Financial services sector was the third preferred sector with 8% of the students taking up jobs in the sector. The other sectors that the students got into included infrastructure, manufacturing, pharma, media and conglomerates.
Eight students of the batch are working on their own entrepreneurial ventures in a variety of fields such as clean energy and healthcare.
Professor Saral Mukherjee, the chairman of Placements at IIMA said: "The placements this year have shown that recruiters consider the IIMA PGPX programme to be a source of top notch middle to senior level executive talent. We intend to keep building on this momentum and invest in learning about recruiter needs and preferences."
While the placement of the fourth batch of PGPX began around January this year the batch had graduated on 27th March 2010.
Source Link: http://www.dnaindia.com/academy/report_almost-all-of-iima-s-pgpx-students-placed_1410887
52 students lose their seats due to IIT board's blunder
52 students lose their seats due to IIT board's blunder
NEW DELHI: To the shock and dismay of 52 candidates who had cleared the prestigious IIT joint entrance exam this year and were assigned architecture and design courses, IITs' Joint Admission Board has cancelled the allotments a day before the students were to deposit their fees.
IIT authorities says these students had not cleared the architecture/design aptitude test — a separate exam for architecture and design — but were "inadvertently included in seat allotment for BArch and BDes courses".
Another set of 52 students have been offered admission to these courses. The students whose admissions were cancelled have been left in the lurch. Most of them have lost the chance of joining other institutes as they did not go for counselling after getting IITs.
Many of these students said they had cleared AIEEE and other entrance examinations but will not be able to join these institutes. The students have threatened to go to court against the decision.
The JAB said the 52 candidates would be considered for the second allotment based on choice-sheets they had submitted earlier. T Natarajan of JAB told TOI, "We are looking into it, something will be done.” But many in the JAB felt this assurance was meaningless. "There could be hundreds who scored more than these 52. The scores of all students who appeared for architecture and design must be published," a source said.
Source Link: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/services/education/52-students-lose-their-seats-due-to-IIT-boards-blunder/articleshow/6157565.cms
NEW DELHI: To the shock and dismay of 52 candidates who had cleared the prestigious IIT joint entrance exam this year and were assigned architecture and design courses, IITs' Joint Admission Board has cancelled the allotments a day before the students were to deposit their fees.
IIT authorities says these students had not cleared the architecture/design aptitude test — a separate exam for architecture and design — but were "inadvertently included in seat allotment for BArch and BDes courses".
Another set of 52 students have been offered admission to these courses. The students whose admissions were cancelled have been left in the lurch. Most of them have lost the chance of joining other institutes as they did not go for counselling after getting IITs.
Many of these students said they had cleared AIEEE and other entrance examinations but will not be able to join these institutes. The students have threatened to go to court against the decision.
The JAB said the 52 candidates would be considered for the second allotment based on choice-sheets they had submitted earlier. T Natarajan of JAB told TOI, "We are looking into it, something will be done.” But many in the JAB felt this assurance was meaningless. "There could be hundreds who scored more than these 52. The scores of all students who appeared for architecture and design must be published," a source said.
Source Link: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/services/education/52-students-lose-their-seats-due-to-IIT-boards-blunder/articleshow/6157565.cms
4TH LIST Colleges say filling them will be tough
4TH LIST Colleges say filling them will be tough
While most seats in Delhi University are already full, candidates from the OBC category still have a chance to make it to their dream college and course.
The fourth cut-off list announced by the university on Tuesday shows that most colleges have seats open in all humanities and commerce courses, including coveted courses such as B Com (Honours) and Psychology (Honours), in the OBC category. Science courses, on the other hand, are mostly full.
Most colleges are having trouble filling the seats under this category even after reducing the cut-off percentage by the maximum permissible limit of 10 per cent.
“Even after reducing the percentage by the maximum limit, the admissions under the OBC category are few. We still have 179 seats to fill out of the almost 250 seats on offer. It is proving to be very difficult,“ said Asha Kohli, admission in-charge, Kamla Nehru College .
Even at Shri Ram College for Commerce, eight seats are still vacant in B Com (Honours).
Teachers feel if the admissions do not pick up, they may not be able to fill the seats. If seats are vacant till August, they will have to be filled by general category students.
“If we look at the trend currently, I doubt the seats in the OBC category will be filled.
There are not too many applicants,“ said Rajendra Prasad, principal, Ramjas College .
Colleges say the 10 per cent differential between the general category and the OBC category students is proving to be quite high.
“While the number of seats on offer for OBC candidates has gone up substantially, the candidates who scored well are less.
That is why there is a problem in filling seats,“ said V.K. Kwatra, principal, Hansraj College . The college has managed to fill up 60 per cent OBC seats to date.
Source Link: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/PUBLICATIONS/HT/HD/2010/07/07/ArticleHtmls/CAMPUS-CALL-I-N-G-Chunk-of-OBC-07072010006007.shtml?Mode=1
While most seats in Delhi University are already full, candidates from the OBC category still have a chance to make it to their dream college and course.
The fourth cut-off list announced by the university on Tuesday shows that most colleges have seats open in all humanities and commerce courses, including coveted courses such as B Com (Honours) and Psychology (Honours), in the OBC category. Science courses, on the other hand, are mostly full.
Most colleges are having trouble filling the seats under this category even after reducing the cut-off percentage by the maximum permissible limit of 10 per cent.
“Even after reducing the percentage by the maximum limit, the admissions under the OBC category are few. We still have 179 seats to fill out of the almost 250 seats on offer. It is proving to be very difficult,“ said Asha Kohli, admission in-charge, Kamla Nehru College .
Even at Shri Ram College for Commerce, eight seats are still vacant in B Com (Honours).
Teachers feel if the admissions do not pick up, they may not be able to fill the seats. If seats are vacant till August, they will have to be filled by general category students.
“If we look at the trend currently, I doubt the seats in the OBC category will be filled.
There are not too many applicants,“ said Rajendra Prasad, principal, Ramjas College .
Colleges say the 10 per cent differential between the general category and the OBC category students is proving to be quite high.
“While the number of seats on offer for OBC candidates has gone up substantially, the candidates who scored well are less.
That is why there is a problem in filling seats,“ said V.K. Kwatra, principal, Hansraj College . The college has managed to fill up 60 per cent OBC seats to date.
Source Link: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/PUBLICATIONS/HT/HD/2010/07/07/ArticleHtmls/CAMPUS-CALL-I-N-G-Chunk-of-OBC-07072010006007.shtml?Mode=1
Harvard, Stanford, Yale to accept PTE scores
Harvard, Stanford, Yale to accept PTE scores
Ivy League institutions like Harvard and Yale along with other renowned varsities like Stanford, INSEAD and the Indian School of Business and organisations such as the UK Border Agency will now be accepting Pearson’s PTE Academic scores.
PTE Academic — the English language test developed by Pearson Education — was launched eight months ago and is in the process of being recognised by more than 1500 programmes worldwide. It is endorsed by the Graduate Management Admission Council GMAC, the owners of the Graduate Management Admission test GMAT.
“We have a 10-year plan for the test and are targeting 3 per cent of the academic English market in India which is currently 200,000 students. For us, the testing parameters are listening, reading, writing and speaking and all these four modules can be tested in three hours,” said John K Philip, Regional Director (SAARC Countries), Pearson Language Tests.
The computer-based test is delivered on a ‘choose and book’ basis rather than on fixed dates and test takers can schedule their appointment just 24 hours before their test and results are delivered in two business days, according to Pearson.
Pearson is in talks with both Indian and foreign universities that accept international students and where English is the preferred language of teaching.
Moreover, Pearson has also tied up with almost 100 test preparation centres across the country and also offers online tests for students. The unscored practice tests are for free while the scored ones cost $20 (Rs 950) each.
Source Link: http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/harvard-stanford-yale-to-accept-pte-scores/401077/
Ivy League institutions like Harvard and Yale along with other renowned varsities like Stanford, INSEAD and the Indian School of Business and organisations such as the UK Border Agency will now be accepting Pearson’s PTE Academic scores.
PTE Academic — the English language test developed by Pearson Education — was launched eight months ago and is in the process of being recognised by more than 1500 programmes worldwide. It is endorsed by the Graduate Management Admission Council GMAC, the owners of the Graduate Management Admission test GMAT.
“We have a 10-year plan for the test and are targeting 3 per cent of the academic English market in India which is currently 200,000 students. For us, the testing parameters are listening, reading, writing and speaking and all these four modules can be tested in three hours,” said John K Philip, Regional Director (SAARC Countries), Pearson Language Tests.
The computer-based test is delivered on a ‘choose and book’ basis rather than on fixed dates and test takers can schedule their appointment just 24 hours before their test and results are delivered in two business days, according to Pearson.
Pearson is in talks with both Indian and foreign universities that accept international students and where English is the preferred language of teaching.
Moreover, Pearson has also tied up with almost 100 test preparation centres across the country and also offers online tests for students. The unscored practice tests are for free while the scored ones cost $20 (Rs 950) each.
Source Link: http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/harvard-stanford-yale-to-accept-pte-scores/401077/
IIM-Ranchi classes start from Wednesday
IIM-Ranchi classes start from Wednesday
Ranchi, July 6: The much-awaited classes of the first batch of the Indian Institute of Management-Ranchi (IIM-Ranchi) will start from Wednesday.
The IIM-Ranchi was inaugurated by Jharkhand Governor M.O.H. Farook today evening.
The classes will begin at Soochna Bhavan, a five-storey building of the information and public relations department here.
Besides the governor, IIM-Kolkata Director Shekhar Chaudhary and senior government officials were present at the inauguration.
According to an official, the first batch consists of 56 students. (IANS)
Source Link: http://headlinesindia.mapsofindia.com/education-news/management/iimranchi-classes-start-from-wednesday-55204.html
Ranchi, July 6: The much-awaited classes of the first batch of the Indian Institute of Management-Ranchi (IIM-Ranchi) will start from Wednesday.
The IIM-Ranchi was inaugurated by Jharkhand Governor M.O.H. Farook today evening.
The classes will begin at Soochna Bhavan, a five-storey building of the information and public relations department here.
Besides the governor, IIM-Kolkata Director Shekhar Chaudhary and senior government officials were present at the inauguration.
According to an official, the first batch consists of 56 students. (IANS)
Source Link: http://headlinesindia.mapsofindia.com/education-news/management/iimranchi-classes-start-from-wednesday-55204.html
IITs find room for more, silent on how it was done
IITs find room for more, silent on how it was done
NEW DELHI: After the second round of counselling, IIT has accommodated 41 of the 52 general category students whose admission was cancelled after the premier institution itself admitted that were mistakenly allotted architecture and design course even though they had not appeared for the separate aptitude test.
The Joint Admission Board (JAB) authorities are maintaining a studied silence how 41 candidates have been accommodated all of a sudden.
Has it been done by creating more seats? "Some have been given admission in engineering course, which figures in their list of preference," an IIT director says. But, he could not give a suitable explanation if seats were increased in the engineering stream. The IIT admission website, too, has no information about this.
This also raises a moot question. What happens to the 11 candidates? JAB is mum about their fate. Architecture and design courses are taught in three IITs. Of the 86 seats in the general category, IIT-Kharagpur and IIT-Roorkee have 25 and 40 in architecture, respectively, while IIT-Guwahati has 21 in design.
JAB sources said all these seats got filled in the first round of admission. Erroneously, 52 candidates were offered admission to these courses, which were cancelled later.
Source Link: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/IITs-find-room-for-more-silent-on-how-it-was-done/articleshow/6178775.cms
NEW DELHI: After the second round of counselling, IIT has accommodated 41 of the 52 general category students whose admission was cancelled after the premier institution itself admitted that were mistakenly allotted architecture and design course even though they had not appeared for the separate aptitude test.
The Joint Admission Board (JAB) authorities are maintaining a studied silence how 41 candidates have been accommodated all of a sudden.
Has it been done by creating more seats? "Some have been given admission in engineering course, which figures in their list of preference," an IIT director says. But, he could not give a suitable explanation if seats were increased in the engineering stream. The IIT admission website, too, has no information about this.
This also raises a moot question. What happens to the 11 candidates? JAB is mum about their fate. Architecture and design courses are taught in three IITs. Of the 86 seats in the general category, IIT-Kharagpur and IIT-Roorkee have 25 and 40 in architecture, respectively, while IIT-Guwahati has 21 in design.
JAB sources said all these seats got filled in the first round of admission. Erroneously, 52 candidates were offered admission to these courses, which were cancelled later.
Source Link: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/IITs-find-room-for-more-silent-on-how-it-was-done/articleshow/6178775.cms
'In IGCSE, Indians outperform others'
'In IGCSE, Indians outperform others'
How does Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge O level, Cambridge International A, AS Level and the new Cambridge International Primary Programme fit into Indian scheme of school education?
Over 200 schools across India are Cambridge International Centres and we are continuously witnessing a surge in demand of international qualifications from schools. Parents are aware of the importance of international standards in education and CIE qualifications are recognised throughout the world. The IGCSE qualification has an excellent reputation across the globe and prepares students not only for rigorous higher academic studies, but also for employment in an increasingly competitive global marketplace. It is worth mentioning here that the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) also acknowledges that Five IGCSE grades A-C plus two to three A Levels are accepted for entry to non-professional courses, whereas, medical and engineering courses require Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Maths for the common entrance tests.
The Cambridge International Primary Programme (CIPP) can be taken up alongside any existing system. Indian schools are adopting the CIPP in great numbers as it ensures an international standard for each year of primary education besides providing a firm foundation for secondary studies.
What changes do you find in the way education is evolving in India?
Parents are now realising that more than a knowledge-based curriculum, a skill-based one can prepare students better for life. IGCSE follows the method that is investigation-oriented. We believe in creating independent learners who not only gain knowledge through our syllabus, but also apply, analyse and evaluate what they have learnt. Students who learn through CIE will be problem solvers who are ready to deal with the varying challenges in the modern world.
What is the role of teachers in the new system of education?
Teachers have to perform a different role as facilitators more than lecturers. They help prepare children for life. We have programmes like Cambridge International Diploma for Teachers and Trainers (CIDTT) and Cambridge International Certificate for Teachers and Trainers to help teachers attain continual professional development. At present, we have tied up with Gujarat and Mizoram governments and with several organisations to conduct programmes.
In your view, what are the areas of improvement thatIndian students should work on?
If I look at IGCSE results for India, year after year, India is ahead of the rest of the world. “Indians outperform others. Nearly 38% of students here achieve A star and A grades compared to the world average of 32%. This says a great deal about the teachers in our schools and most importantly the students themselves. There is great drive, inquisitiveness and ambition in Indian pupils that just needs to be unlocked and directed. There is also parental support and expectation. This combination of school, pupil and parent working towards a common goal is a recipe for success.
Source Link: http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/interview_in-igcse-indians-outperform-others_1408558
How does Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge O level, Cambridge International A, AS Level and the new Cambridge International Primary Programme fit into Indian scheme of school education?
Over 200 schools across India are Cambridge International Centres and we are continuously witnessing a surge in demand of international qualifications from schools. Parents are aware of the importance of international standards in education and CIE qualifications are recognised throughout the world. The IGCSE qualification has an excellent reputation across the globe and prepares students not only for rigorous higher academic studies, but also for employment in an increasingly competitive global marketplace. It is worth mentioning here that the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) also acknowledges that Five IGCSE grades A-C plus two to three A Levels are accepted for entry to non-professional courses, whereas, medical and engineering courses require Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Maths for the common entrance tests.
The Cambridge International Primary Programme (CIPP) can be taken up alongside any existing system. Indian schools are adopting the CIPP in great numbers as it ensures an international standard for each year of primary education besides providing a firm foundation for secondary studies.
What changes do you find in the way education is evolving in India?
Parents are now realising that more than a knowledge-based curriculum, a skill-based one can prepare students better for life. IGCSE follows the method that is investigation-oriented. We believe in creating independent learners who not only gain knowledge through our syllabus, but also apply, analyse and evaluate what they have learnt. Students who learn through CIE will be problem solvers who are ready to deal with the varying challenges in the modern world.
What is the role of teachers in the new system of education?
Teachers have to perform a different role as facilitators more than lecturers. They help prepare children for life. We have programmes like Cambridge International Diploma for Teachers and Trainers (CIDTT) and Cambridge International Certificate for Teachers and Trainers to help teachers attain continual professional development. At present, we have tied up with Gujarat and Mizoram governments and with several organisations to conduct programmes.
In your view, what are the areas of improvement thatIndian students should work on?
If I look at IGCSE results for India, year after year, India is ahead of the rest of the world. “Indians outperform others. Nearly 38% of students here achieve A star and A grades compared to the world average of 32%. This says a great deal about the teachers in our schools and most importantly the students themselves. There is great drive, inquisitiveness and ambition in Indian pupils that just needs to be unlocked and directed. There is also parental support and expectation. This combination of school, pupil and parent working towards a common goal is a recipe for success.
Source Link: http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/interview_in-igcse-indians-outperform-others_1408558
It's a first: IITian, 14, wins gold at Biology Olympiad
It's a first: IITian, 14, wins gold at Biology Olympiad
Mumbai: It is rare for a student planning to pursue his studies in the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) to participate, or get selected for the International Biology Olympiad (IBO), let alone win a medal for the country, said the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE). This year, however, for the first time, a student joining the IIT Kanpur’s physics department, has not just represented India at IBO, but also won gold for the country.
Sahal Kaushik, the youngest student to have cleared the IIT’s Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) with an all-India rank of 33, secured gold at the 21st IBO 2010 held in Changwon, Korea.
Kaushik has also represented India at the Asian Physics Olympiad for two consecutive years, winning silver in 2009, and bronze this year.
“Students planning to join the IITs or other engineering institutes don’t participate in biology Olympiads. They are averse to biology since they view it as a subject involving rote learning. Kaushik’s achievement is thus rare and special,” said professor Vijay Singh, national coordinator, science Olympiads. HBSCE is the nodal centre for all science Olympiads.
Out of the 240 students from 60 countries, who participated in the competition, four were from India. However, no one from Mumbai made it to the final team. “Students from Mumbai usually don’t make it to the final team. Among those that get selected, maximum are from Hyderabad, Chandigarh and Rajasthan,” said Singh. Apart from Kaushik, who is from Delhi, Apoorv Singh Yadav from Bhopal, Preet Hathi from Jodhpur and Syed Mustafa Hashmi from Hyderabad won silver medals.
Source Link: http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_it-s-a-first-iitian-14-wins-gold-at-biology-olympiad_1411545
Mumbai: It is rare for a student planning to pursue his studies in the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) to participate, or get selected for the International Biology Olympiad (IBO), let alone win a medal for the country, said the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE). This year, however, for the first time, a student joining the IIT Kanpur’s physics department, has not just represented India at IBO, but also won gold for the country.
Sahal Kaushik, the youngest student to have cleared the IIT’s Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) with an all-India rank of 33, secured gold at the 21st IBO 2010 held in Changwon, Korea.
Kaushik has also represented India at the Asian Physics Olympiad for two consecutive years, winning silver in 2009, and bronze this year.
“Students planning to join the IITs or other engineering institutes don’t participate in biology Olympiads. They are averse to biology since they view it as a subject involving rote learning. Kaushik’s achievement is thus rare and special,” said professor Vijay Singh, national coordinator, science Olympiads. HBSCE is the nodal centre for all science Olympiads.
Out of the 240 students from 60 countries, who participated in the competition, four were from India. However, no one from Mumbai made it to the final team. “Students from Mumbai usually don’t make it to the final team. Among those that get selected, maximum are from Hyderabad, Chandigarh and Rajasthan,” said Singh. Apart from Kaushik, who is from Delhi, Apoorv Singh Yadav from Bhopal, Preet Hathi from Jodhpur and Syed Mustafa Hashmi from Hyderabad won silver medals.
Source Link: http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_it-s-a-first-iitian-14-wins-gold-at-biology-olympiad_1411545
Kapil Sibal favours PPP in achieving Gross Enrolment Ratio target
Kapil Sibal favours PPP in achieving Gross Enrolment Ratio target
Chennai: Expressing concern at the ratio of school passing students joining colleges, Union human resource development minister Kapil Sibal today favoured public-private partnership (PPP) to tackle this as the government "lacked financial resources and wherewithal to achieve the tall order."
While the present Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) is 12.4%, government's target is around 30% by 2020 and to realise this, the participation of private players and other stake-holders is important, Sibal said while delivering the First Kuruvila Jacob Memorial Oration in Chennai.
The task of achieving 30% is a "tall order" and not an easy task considering that India presently had 400-500 universities and 5,000 colleges. To achieve the said rate, over 700 universities and 25,000 colleges are required, he said.
"How will that happen. Who will build them. The government cannot do it alone; there are no financial resources and the wherewithal. We require the PPP method. Open up universities to private sector. Allow private entrepreneurs set up universities," the minister said.
Private players must be encouraged in this process by setting up an 'Education Finance Corporation' to allow easy access to credit for those who want to set up educational institutions, Sibal said, adding they should be given certain tax incentives.
Stakeholders such as the Centre, state governments, panchayat, parents and NGOs should work together in developing the education scene, as that alone would help "teach children in Naxal-affected areas or hinterland or Orissa, Jharkhand or Chattisgrah" among other places, he said.
Sibal said though one million teachers had been recruited through the Sarva Shiksh Abhiyaan scheme, that was not enough as there was a shortfall of 1.3 million.
He also rued lack of quality in teaching and said that some states had even recruited Class X passed students as teachers. He, however, said the Right to Education, among others, would address such anomalies.
Interacting with the audience, Sibal said the Centre was considering a scheme wherein state governments would be asked to have a teachers' trainers cadre.
"University teachers will train them so that we have a whole range of high quality people who will train teachers in schools. We are moving forward in that," he said.
Responding to a specific question on reservation, Sibal said his government believed in reservation as a policy.
"Unless you bring the marginalised community in the system you will not get that critical mass of people creating intangible wealth in colleges," he said.
To a question on students preferring professional courses to Arts or science subjects, he opined that economic opportunities were galore in these areas and parents wanted their wards to become doctors and engineers.
With an aim to boost Arts, he said there were plans to introduce five aspects of English in Class XII, but did not elaborate.
Source Link: http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_kapil-sibal-favours-ppp-in-achieving-gross-enrolment-ratio-target_1408471
Chennai: Expressing concern at the ratio of school passing students joining colleges, Union human resource development minister Kapil Sibal today favoured public-private partnership (PPP) to tackle this as the government "lacked financial resources and wherewithal to achieve the tall order."
While the present Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) is 12.4%, government's target is around 30% by 2020 and to realise this, the participation of private players and other stake-holders is important, Sibal said while delivering the First Kuruvila Jacob Memorial Oration in Chennai.
The task of achieving 30% is a "tall order" and not an easy task considering that India presently had 400-500 universities and 5,000 colleges. To achieve the said rate, over 700 universities and 25,000 colleges are required, he said.
"How will that happen. Who will build them. The government cannot do it alone; there are no financial resources and the wherewithal. We require the PPP method. Open up universities to private sector. Allow private entrepreneurs set up universities," the minister said.
Private players must be encouraged in this process by setting up an 'Education Finance Corporation' to allow easy access to credit for those who want to set up educational institutions, Sibal said, adding they should be given certain tax incentives.
Stakeholders such as the Centre, state governments, panchayat, parents and NGOs should work together in developing the education scene, as that alone would help "teach children in Naxal-affected areas or hinterland or Orissa, Jharkhand or Chattisgrah" among other places, he said.
Sibal said though one million teachers had been recruited through the Sarva Shiksh Abhiyaan scheme, that was not enough as there was a shortfall of 1.3 million.
He also rued lack of quality in teaching and said that some states had even recruited Class X passed students as teachers. He, however, said the Right to Education, among others, would address such anomalies.
Interacting with the audience, Sibal said the Centre was considering a scheme wherein state governments would be asked to have a teachers' trainers cadre.
"University teachers will train them so that we have a whole range of high quality people who will train teachers in schools. We are moving forward in that," he said.
Responding to a specific question on reservation, Sibal said his government believed in reservation as a policy.
"Unless you bring the marginalised community in the system you will not get that critical mass of people creating intangible wealth in colleges," he said.
To a question on students preferring professional courses to Arts or science subjects, he opined that economic opportunities were galore in these areas and parents wanted their wards to become doctors and engineers.
With an aim to boost Arts, he said there were plans to introduce five aspects of English in Class XII, but did not elaborate.
Source Link: http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_kapil-sibal-favours-ppp-in-achieving-gross-enrolment-ratio-target_1408471
Lessons in professions
Lessons in professions
DISTURBING Gurgaon's workforce isn't from the city, it's from outside. Why? Because the city doesn't have professional institutes!
When DLF City resident Lillu Bansi started looking around in Gurgaon for a good quality management institute for her only daughter Shivangi, all she got was disappointment. Shivangi wanted to pursue MBA after her graduation (BSc). With no options in Gurgaon, Shivangi landed up at IILM, Lodhi Road.
Today, Shivangi drives about 70 km daily from her home to the college and her mother waits at home and worries about her daughter.
Shivangi isn't alone. There are thousands of Gurgaon-based students who have to either travel long distances or leave their homes altogether and go to institutes in other cities, mostly in Southern India, for professional engineering, management medical and other degrees.
In such a situation, most of the national and multinational companies are forced to hunt for manpower in either Delhi or Noida or other metros of the country.
Gurgaon, with its dearth of professional institutes and thousands of students, gets bypassed.
Sunil Sukhija, deputy director, HUAWEI Telecommunications, an MNC, says, “When it comes to sourcing qualified and trained manpower from Gurgaon, we draw a complete blank. We are forced to turn to Delhi or elsewhere. Gurgaon lacks quality professional institutions to churn out the required manpower for the corporate world in this city.“
While the students suffer, and companies look elsewhere, the Haryana Government hasn't set up a single professional degree college or university in Gurgaon ever since formation of the state in 1966.
Ironically, the major private players like DLF, Unitech, Maruti Suzuki and Honda Motorcycles, who need trained manpower, haven't done much either in this area.
Harsha Gulani, DLF City-I resident and a fresh graduate in Mass Communication from Amity University, Noida, is now looking at Mumbai and Pune for her masters.
“For the last three years, I travelled daily between my home in DLF City and Noida. Now, I have no option but to head to Mumbai or Pune for a masters course in advertising for which there is no reputed university in Gurgaon. I have no options here. I have applied at institutions like Sapphire Collage, Symbiosis, Amity University, Jamia Milia Islamia and Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC).“
But, there's some silver lining amid all this darkness: Amity Group of institutions has set up Amity University near Manesar on 110 acres of land and will start operations from August. Aseem Chauhan, Amity University Chancellor, says, “Gurgaon lacks world-class higher education infrastructure but has a huge number of corporate entities. It urgently needs private universities. Due to the concentration of MNCs here, it becomes easy for the foreign faculty and students to settle down quickly.“
On the role of the corporate sector, major players like DLF and Maruti Suzuki have their versions.
“Our approach has been to train the manpower on the skill side in the field of driving. We, therefore, not only tied up with Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) but also set up four Institute of Driving Training & Research as well as 83 driving schools across the country. However, we haven't set up anything on the higher education front,“ said Ranjit Singh, Head, CSR, Maruti Suzuki Limited.
DLF Group set up DLF Foundation in 2008 to impart education to the underprivileged but in terms of higher education, this real estate giant hasn't done much either except for setting up Summer Field School in Gurgaon. “We will soon start a Rs 1 lakh scholarship for the underprivileged students who make it to engineering, management and medical colleges,“ said Lt. Gl. (Retd.) Rajender Singh, the CEO of DLF Foundation. (INPUTS: ESHANI MATHUR) TOMORROW In Gurgaon, traffic is a mess, commuting is an ordeal and road safety is almost negligent. WHAT RESIDENTS SAY In a survey conducted by Hindustan Times-Ipsos MediaCT on 3,000 Gurgaon residents, “Lack of Higher Education“ came up as the third major problem of the city after Power Outages and water scarcity.
64 Respondents said Gurgaon lacked % professional colleges in the field of engineering, management and medical education.
64 Respondents rated the quality of % education provided at professional colleges in Gurgaon as fair while 24% said it was bad. The remaining 12% said it was good.
90 respondents said the corporates % should be more actively involved in developing professional colleges in Gurgaon.
Source Link: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/PUBLICATIONS/HT/HD/2010/07/07/ArticleHtmls/Lessons-in-professions-07072010004008.shtml?Mode=1
DISTURBING Gurgaon's workforce isn't from the city, it's from outside. Why? Because the city doesn't have professional institutes!
When DLF City resident Lillu Bansi started looking around in Gurgaon for a good quality management institute for her only daughter Shivangi, all she got was disappointment. Shivangi wanted to pursue MBA after her graduation (BSc). With no options in Gurgaon, Shivangi landed up at IILM, Lodhi Road.
Today, Shivangi drives about 70 km daily from her home to the college and her mother waits at home and worries about her daughter.
Shivangi isn't alone. There are thousands of Gurgaon-based students who have to either travel long distances or leave their homes altogether and go to institutes in other cities, mostly in Southern India, for professional engineering, management medical and other degrees.
In such a situation, most of the national and multinational companies are forced to hunt for manpower in either Delhi or Noida or other metros of the country.
Gurgaon, with its dearth of professional institutes and thousands of students, gets bypassed.
Sunil Sukhija, deputy director, HUAWEI Telecommunications, an MNC, says, “When it comes to sourcing qualified and trained manpower from Gurgaon, we draw a complete blank. We are forced to turn to Delhi or elsewhere. Gurgaon lacks quality professional institutions to churn out the required manpower for the corporate world in this city.“
While the students suffer, and companies look elsewhere, the Haryana Government hasn't set up a single professional degree college or university in Gurgaon ever since formation of the state in 1966.
Ironically, the major private players like DLF, Unitech, Maruti Suzuki and Honda Motorcycles, who need trained manpower, haven't done much either in this area.
Harsha Gulani, DLF City-I resident and a fresh graduate in Mass Communication from Amity University, Noida, is now looking at Mumbai and Pune for her masters.
“For the last three years, I travelled daily between my home in DLF City and Noida. Now, I have no option but to head to Mumbai or Pune for a masters course in advertising for which there is no reputed university in Gurgaon. I have no options here. I have applied at institutions like Sapphire Collage, Symbiosis, Amity University, Jamia Milia Islamia and Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC).“
But, there's some silver lining amid all this darkness: Amity Group of institutions has set up Amity University near Manesar on 110 acres of land and will start operations from August. Aseem Chauhan, Amity University Chancellor, says, “Gurgaon lacks world-class higher education infrastructure but has a huge number of corporate entities. It urgently needs private universities. Due to the concentration of MNCs here, it becomes easy for the foreign faculty and students to settle down quickly.“
On the role of the corporate sector, major players like DLF and Maruti Suzuki have their versions.
“Our approach has been to train the manpower on the skill side in the field of driving. We, therefore, not only tied up with Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) but also set up four Institute of Driving Training & Research as well as 83 driving schools across the country. However, we haven't set up anything on the higher education front,“ said Ranjit Singh, Head, CSR, Maruti Suzuki Limited.
DLF Group set up DLF Foundation in 2008 to impart education to the underprivileged but in terms of higher education, this real estate giant hasn't done much either except for setting up Summer Field School in Gurgaon. “We will soon start a Rs 1 lakh scholarship for the underprivileged students who make it to engineering, management and medical colleges,“ said Lt. Gl. (Retd.) Rajender Singh, the CEO of DLF Foundation. (INPUTS: ESHANI MATHUR) TOMORROW In Gurgaon, traffic is a mess, commuting is an ordeal and road safety is almost negligent. WHAT RESIDENTS SAY In a survey conducted by Hindustan Times-Ipsos MediaCT on 3,000 Gurgaon residents, “Lack of Higher Education“ came up as the third major problem of the city after Power Outages and water scarcity.
64 Respondents said Gurgaon lacked % professional colleges in the field of engineering, management and medical education.
64 Respondents rated the quality of % education provided at professional colleges in Gurgaon as fair while 24% said it was bad. The remaining 12% said it was good.
90 respondents said the corporates % should be more actively involved in developing professional colleges in Gurgaon.
Source Link: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/PUBLICATIONS/HT/HD/2010/07/07/ArticleHtmls/Lessons-in-professions-07072010004008.shtml?Mode=1
Mauritius warms up to IITs too
Mauritius warms up to IITs too
The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) may soon have their first overseas campus in Mauritius with the island country keen on Indian technical institutes, including IITs and private institutes, setting up campuses there. The proposal is under consideration by the Ministry of Human Resources Development.
“We are seeking collaboration with both public and private institutes in India for tertiary degrees, especially aimed at the African markets as we can learn from and about the Indian experience,” Rajesh Jeetah, Minister of Tertiary Education, Science, Research and Technology of Mauritius, told Business Standard. He said education minister Kapil Sibal warmed up to the proposal and said that “it will be considered”.
Mauritius’ newly setup ministry also seeks recognition of degrees, research and teaching between the countries and is already in a stage of preparing a Memorandum of Understanding with ministry of human resource development.
“Besides opening up campuses, we would also like Indian varsities to setup science parks in Mauritius and offer their expertise in biotechnology,” Jeetah added. The gross enrolment ratio in the country in tertiary education is 43 per cent but it aims for 70 per cent by 2015. It is targeting 50,000 foreign students by 2015 and 100,000 by 2020.
Source Link: http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/mauritius-warmsto-iits-too/401076/
The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) may soon have their first overseas campus in Mauritius with the island country keen on Indian technical institutes, including IITs and private institutes, setting up campuses there. The proposal is under consideration by the Ministry of Human Resources Development.
“We are seeking collaboration with both public and private institutes in India for tertiary degrees, especially aimed at the African markets as we can learn from and about the Indian experience,” Rajesh Jeetah, Minister of Tertiary Education, Science, Research and Technology of Mauritius, told Business Standard. He said education minister Kapil Sibal warmed up to the proposal and said that “it will be considered”.
Mauritius’ newly setup ministry also seeks recognition of degrees, research and teaching between the countries and is already in a stage of preparing a Memorandum of Understanding with ministry of human resource development.
“Besides opening up campuses, we would also like Indian varsities to setup science parks in Mauritius and offer their expertise in biotechnology,” Jeetah added. The gross enrolment ratio in the country in tertiary education is 43 per cent but it aims for 70 per cent by 2015. It is targeting 50,000 foreign students by 2015 and 100,000 by 2020.
Source Link: http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/mauritius-warmsto-iits-too/401076/
MILLENNIUM CITY'S EDUCATION RECORD: STUCK IN THE DARK AGES
MILLENNIUM CITY'S EDUCATION RECORD: STUCK IN THE DARK AGES
Maharishi Dayanand University was set up in Rohtak, Kurukshetra University was set up in Kurukshetra; while Hisar got Guru Jambheshwar University.
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) has been set up in Rohtak, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda's hometown, but not Gurgaon which is an MNC hub.
3,000-acre Rajiv Gandhi Education City to come up in Kundli (Sonepat), not Gurgaon.
Haryana government plans to set up a Defense University at Binola village in Gurgaon Three degree colleges offering BA and MA in arts, commerce and medical subjects to come up in Gurgaon. Private Sector initiative: Gurgaon has instances of private sector initiative such as Management Development Institute (MDI).
Amity University is the latest entrant in Gurgaon, where ITM University already exists. Faridabad-based Manav Rachna University is awaiting clearance.
Other private institutions include Ansal Institute of Technology, Amity Business School, Guru Dronacharya, JK Business School, KIIT, GITM, Global and others.
The Haryana government hasn't set up a single higher education institute for courses such as management, university poly-technique. Corporate sector initiative: No private developers, except Ansals that set up AIT, have delivered in terms of corporate social responsibility and set up higher education institutions.
These include automobile giants like Maruti-Suzuki, Honda Motorcycles and Hero-Honda.
Gurgaon is the biggest automobile belt and home to India's biggest developers such as DLF, Unitech and others. DLF has set up a higher secondary Summer Field school only in DLF City.
IT & ITES firms worried: About 1.5 lakh people work in 250 IT and IT&ES firms here.
About 98 per cent of the people working here are from Delhi, Noida and other metros. Other facts: The official website http://highereducationharyana.
nic.in has been out of operation and under maintenance for a long time now.
The Central University in backward Narnaul is about 100 kms from Gurgaon. It does not have its own building and the land is still to be handed over to it.
No medical college has been set up in Gurgaon.
Healthcare companies demand permission to further ease land requirement norms even from 10 acres also.
Government has no immediate plans to set up a university or medical college here.
Source Link: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/PUBLICATIONS/HT/HD/2010/07/07/ArticleHtmls/MILLENNIUM-CITYS-EDUCATION-RECORD-STUCK-IN-THE-DARK-07072010004011.shtml?Mode=1
Maharishi Dayanand University was set up in Rohtak, Kurukshetra University was set up in Kurukshetra; while Hisar got Guru Jambheshwar University.
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) has been set up in Rohtak, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda's hometown, but not Gurgaon which is an MNC hub.
3,000-acre Rajiv Gandhi Education City to come up in Kundli (Sonepat), not Gurgaon.
Haryana government plans to set up a Defense University at Binola village in Gurgaon Three degree colleges offering BA and MA in arts, commerce and medical subjects to come up in Gurgaon. Private Sector initiative: Gurgaon has instances of private sector initiative such as Management Development Institute (MDI).
Amity University is the latest entrant in Gurgaon, where ITM University already exists. Faridabad-based Manav Rachna University is awaiting clearance.
Other private institutions include Ansal Institute of Technology, Amity Business School, Guru Dronacharya, JK Business School, KIIT, GITM, Global and others.
The Haryana government hasn't set up a single higher education institute for courses such as management, university poly-technique. Corporate sector initiative: No private developers, except Ansals that set up AIT, have delivered in terms of corporate social responsibility and set up higher education institutions.
These include automobile giants like Maruti-Suzuki, Honda Motorcycles and Hero-Honda.
Gurgaon is the biggest automobile belt and home to India's biggest developers such as DLF, Unitech and others. DLF has set up a higher secondary Summer Field school only in DLF City.
IT & ITES firms worried: About 1.5 lakh people work in 250 IT and IT&ES firms here.
About 98 per cent of the people working here are from Delhi, Noida and other metros. Other facts: The official website http://highereducationharyana.
nic.in has been out of operation and under maintenance for a long time now.
The Central University in backward Narnaul is about 100 kms from Gurgaon. It does not have its own building and the land is still to be handed over to it.
No medical college has been set up in Gurgaon.
Healthcare companies demand permission to further ease land requirement norms even from 10 acres also.
Government has no immediate plans to set up a university or medical college here.
Source Link: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/PUBLICATIONS/HT/HD/2010/07/07/ArticleHtmls/MILLENNIUM-CITYS-EDUCATION-RECORD-STUCK-IN-THE-DARK-07072010004011.shtml?Mode=1
More professional courses from IGNOU
More professional courses from IGNOU
New Delhi, July 10: An executive MBA, eight new finishing school courses and a B.Sc. IT for international market programme are now on the list of offerings at the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).
The courses aimed at enhancing employability of students and tailor made according to the market demands will be launched in collaboration with major IT trainer, the National Institute of Information Technology (NIIT).
The partnership agreement was signed Saturday by IGNOU Vice Chancellor V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai and NIIT Chairman Rajendra S. Pawar.
"These courses will go a way ahead in realising our aim of inclusive education. This is the decade of innovation and we have to train more than 500 million youth in India in this time," Pillai said.
"We will cater not just to our domestic needs but also to many developed countries as their population is aging," he added.
"These courses are for all students from all walks of life. Not all may score high in exams, these courses give an opportunity to them as well," said Pawar.
According to a Nasscom report, an additional 150,000 jobs are expected to be created in the financial year 2010-11. (IANS)
Source Link: http://headlinesindia.mapsofindia.com/education-news/university/more-professional-courses-from-ignou-55677.html
New Delhi, July 10: An executive MBA, eight new finishing school courses and a B.Sc. IT for international market programme are now on the list of offerings at the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).
The courses aimed at enhancing employability of students and tailor made according to the market demands will be launched in collaboration with major IT trainer, the National Institute of Information Technology (NIIT).
The partnership agreement was signed Saturday by IGNOU Vice Chancellor V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai and NIIT Chairman Rajendra S. Pawar.
"These courses will go a way ahead in realising our aim of inclusive education. This is the decade of innovation and we have to train more than 500 million youth in India in this time," Pillai said.
"We will cater not just to our domestic needs but also to many developed countries as their population is aging," he added.
"These courses are for all students from all walks of life. Not all may score high in exams, these courses give an opportunity to them as well," said Pawar.
According to a Nasscom report, an additional 150,000 jobs are expected to be created in the financial year 2010-11. (IANS)
Source Link: http://headlinesindia.mapsofindia.com/education-news/university/more-professional-courses-from-ignou-55677.html
National Institute of Design's first 'Vision Plus' conference
National Institute of Design's first 'Vision Plus' conference
Ahmedabad: As a first in the South East Asia, the National Institute of Design (NID) in the city will now be hosting an international conference on information design called 'Vision Plus 2010'.
'Vision Plus' is a series of conferences, dedicated to all aspects of information design supported by International Institute for Information Design (IIID).
While the conferences were usually held in European countries, this year Vision Plus 2010 will be held at NID from December 13 to 15. The event will be collaboratively designed, planned and organised with the Institute for Information Design at Japan (IIDJ).
Associate senior faculty and head of information technology at NID Rupesh Vyas who is heading the organizing team of the event said, "The initiative is part of the golden jubilee celebration of the institute this year. The event will be talking about information as a key factor to growth."
Talking about the significance of information design Vyas explained that a good information design can help execute many governmental schemes like the NREGA and others policies in a better way and thereby delivering better results.
Vision Plus 2010 will focus on three topics including healthcare, mobility and communities. The event plans to bring together a wide spectrum of interested and concerned people including people from international bodies, local representatives and those from the design community and academia from across the country.
Vyas said, "We are also looking forward to participation of both government and non government stake holders and people from the corporations in the event as well. Andreas Schneider of IIDJ is giving us significant support in the whole initiative."
The exercise as a whole aims to sensitize decision-makers on the relevance of information design competences for their strategic planning, enhance educational and professional practice, trigger collaboration projects, have presentations and demonstrations in a variety of formats and at the same time enjoy lively discussions and networking.
"The themes of vision plus 2010 is not new to NID as we have been organizing various workshops with the theme in the campus. Yet the upcoming event will add to the existing knowledge of the students of NID to make them responsible designers," Vyas said.
Source Link: http://www.dnaindia.com/academy/report_national-institute-of-design-s-first-vision-plus-conference_1411663
Ahmedabad: As a first in the South East Asia, the National Institute of Design (NID) in the city will now be hosting an international conference on information design called 'Vision Plus 2010'.
'Vision Plus' is a series of conferences, dedicated to all aspects of information design supported by International Institute for Information Design (IIID).
While the conferences were usually held in European countries, this year Vision Plus 2010 will be held at NID from December 13 to 15. The event will be collaboratively designed, planned and organised with the Institute for Information Design at Japan (IIDJ).
Associate senior faculty and head of information technology at NID Rupesh Vyas who is heading the organizing team of the event said, "The initiative is part of the golden jubilee celebration of the institute this year. The event will be talking about information as a key factor to growth."
Talking about the significance of information design Vyas explained that a good information design can help execute many governmental schemes like the NREGA and others policies in a better way and thereby delivering better results.
Vision Plus 2010 will focus on three topics including healthcare, mobility and communities. The event plans to bring together a wide spectrum of interested and concerned people including people from international bodies, local representatives and those from the design community and academia from across the country.
Vyas said, "We are also looking forward to participation of both government and non government stake holders and people from the corporations in the event as well. Andreas Schneider of IIDJ is giving us significant support in the whole initiative."
The exercise as a whole aims to sensitize decision-makers on the relevance of information design competences for their strategic planning, enhance educational and professional practice, trigger collaboration projects, have presentations and demonstrations in a variety of formats and at the same time enjoy lively discussions and networking.
"The themes of vision plus 2010 is not new to NID as we have been organizing various workshops with the theme in the campus. Yet the upcoming event will add to the existing knowledge of the students of NID to make them responsible designers," Vyas said.
Source Link: http://www.dnaindia.com/academy/report_national-institute-of-design-s-first-vision-plus-conference_1411663
Panacea for Iim faculty crunch?
Panacea for Iim faculty crunch?
In a couple of weeks, a team headed by Ajit Balakrishnan is expected to submit its report, which addresses ways to solve the staff crunch at IIMs.
Attracting high-quality faculty has always proved to be the Achilles heel of the premier Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs). With talks of a Cabinet nod soon to allow foreign universities to set up campuses in India, the situation could only worsen with stiff competition for the right talent.
Taking cognizance of the issue, in April this year, the Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Kapil Sibal had decided to constitute a team headed by Ajit Balakrishnan, Founder, Chairman & CEO of Rediff.com to address the issue. His team is expected to submit its findings in the next 15 days.
The committee, according to a team member who did not wish to be named, has suggested ways to increase the number of PhDs, step up quality and quantity of research and attract faculty in areas where there's a dearth such as marketing and finance. The team includes Samir Barua, director of IIM Ahmedabad, Ravi Kumar of Tata Motors, N Damodaran, ex-Sebi chief and Devi Singh, director of IIM Lucknow.
“Through this report, we are looking for a solution to the problem of faculty recruitment at the IIMs. We should be able to submit the report in the next 15 days. We know it's not easy to attract quality faculty in the country at present. The report will look at recruiting and retaining faculty members beyond paying them well,” said a member of the committee on condition of anonymity.
At present, the seven IIMs have around 400 full-time faculty members and need another 60 of them. With four new IIMs to come up in the first phase (2010-2011), another 250 faculty members would be required. IIMs meet less than five per cent of India's need for management education. They not only generate qualified faculty for their own needs but also for other management institutes.
“There are not enough teachers being produced. It’s because after an MTech, you spend 4-7 years doing PhDs. Wage differential for PhD students are massive and the degree is time consuming. Through this committee we would find solutions to the same,” the member added.
Incidentally, Balakrishnan's team comprises one of the three groups formed by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development to look into critical issues of governance, faculty and funding that IIMs face.
The task force on governance is headed by Maruti Suzuki India Chairman R C Bhargava, while the group on funding of IIMs is headed by Hari Bhartia, co-chairman and managing director of Jubilant Organosys and president of Confederation of Indian Industries (CII). The other two groups, however, are expected to take some more time to submit their reports.
"We will meet within the next fortnight to discuss the issue. The report would be submitted next month. We would be looking to raise funds for the IIMs from their alumni network and the management development programmes (MDPs) that they conduct. The industry is used to paying market driven prices and the IIMs could look at charging market driven price from the industry for their academic services," Hari Bhartia told Business Standard.
Meanwhile, R C Bhargava said his committee would take some more time to submit the report as the members were still discussing the issue. The committee members said bulk of the recommendations would be on the same lines as mentioned in IIM Review Committee. The committee was also chaired by Bhargava in October 2007.
However, the report of the IIM Review Committee —submitted in September 2008 — had not gone down well with the IIMs. Bhargava had suggested the creation of a pan-IIM board, mentoring of the new IIMs by the older ones and judicious use of land (by having faculty and their relatives living in nearby places rather than on the campuses itself). The IIMs had feared that too many recommendations would dilute their power.
IIM-A's governing board had 'rejected' the recommendations of the Bhargava Committee and protested the creation of a Pan-IIM board. They reasoned that splitting the board in two will create a dichotomy between those who set the policies and those implementing them.
“If the board is split in two -- the Pan-IIM board which will strategise and the other board which will implement the policy, there will be a dichotomy between them. If there’s no performance, who is to be held accountable?. At present, a single board takes care of every detail and can be held accountable for non-performance,” Samir Barua had earlier told Business Standard.
Source Link: http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/panacea-for-iim-faculty-crunch/401074/
In a couple of weeks, a team headed by Ajit Balakrishnan is expected to submit its report, which addresses ways to solve the staff crunch at IIMs.
Attracting high-quality faculty has always proved to be the Achilles heel of the premier Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs). With talks of a Cabinet nod soon to allow foreign universities to set up campuses in India, the situation could only worsen with stiff competition for the right talent.
Taking cognizance of the issue, in April this year, the Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Kapil Sibal had decided to constitute a team headed by Ajit Balakrishnan, Founder, Chairman & CEO of Rediff.com to address the issue. His team is expected to submit its findings in the next 15 days.
The committee, according to a team member who did not wish to be named, has suggested ways to increase the number of PhDs, step up quality and quantity of research and attract faculty in areas where there's a dearth such as marketing and finance. The team includes Samir Barua, director of IIM Ahmedabad, Ravi Kumar of Tata Motors, N Damodaran, ex-Sebi chief and Devi Singh, director of IIM Lucknow.
“Through this report, we are looking for a solution to the problem of faculty recruitment at the IIMs. We should be able to submit the report in the next 15 days. We know it's not easy to attract quality faculty in the country at present. The report will look at recruiting and retaining faculty members beyond paying them well,” said a member of the committee on condition of anonymity.
At present, the seven IIMs have around 400 full-time faculty members and need another 60 of them. With four new IIMs to come up in the first phase (2010-2011), another 250 faculty members would be required. IIMs meet less than five per cent of India's need for management education. They not only generate qualified faculty for their own needs but also for other management institutes.
“There are not enough teachers being produced. It’s because after an MTech, you spend 4-7 years doing PhDs. Wage differential for PhD students are massive and the degree is time consuming. Through this committee we would find solutions to the same,” the member added.
Incidentally, Balakrishnan's team comprises one of the three groups formed by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development to look into critical issues of governance, faculty and funding that IIMs face.
The task force on governance is headed by Maruti Suzuki India Chairman R C Bhargava, while the group on funding of IIMs is headed by Hari Bhartia, co-chairman and managing director of Jubilant Organosys and president of Confederation of Indian Industries (CII). The other two groups, however, are expected to take some more time to submit their reports.
"We will meet within the next fortnight to discuss the issue. The report would be submitted next month. We would be looking to raise funds for the IIMs from their alumni network and the management development programmes (MDPs) that they conduct. The industry is used to paying market driven prices and the IIMs could look at charging market driven price from the industry for their academic services," Hari Bhartia told Business Standard.
Meanwhile, R C Bhargava said his committee would take some more time to submit the report as the members were still discussing the issue. The committee members said bulk of the recommendations would be on the same lines as mentioned in IIM Review Committee. The committee was also chaired by Bhargava in October 2007.
However, the report of the IIM Review Committee —submitted in September 2008 — had not gone down well with the IIMs. Bhargava had suggested the creation of a pan-IIM board, mentoring of the new IIMs by the older ones and judicious use of land (by having faculty and their relatives living in nearby places rather than on the campuses itself). The IIMs had feared that too many recommendations would dilute their power.
IIM-A's governing board had 'rejected' the recommendations of the Bhargava Committee and protested the creation of a Pan-IIM board. They reasoned that splitting the board in two will create a dichotomy between those who set the policies and those implementing them.
“If the board is split in two -- the Pan-IIM board which will strategise and the other board which will implement the policy, there will be a dichotomy between them. If there’s no performance, who is to be held accountable?. At present, a single board takes care of every detail and can be held accountable for non-performance,” Samir Barua had earlier told Business Standard.
Source Link: http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/panacea-for-iim-faculty-crunch/401074/
Seminar in Ahmedabad tells students how to choose right careers
Seminar in Ahmedabad tells students how to choose right careers
Ahmedabad: Sandeep Manudhane, founder chairman of the Proton Business School, helmed a seminar on career counselling on Friday that elaborated on various factors students should keep in mind while taking career decisions.
Manudhane feels that it is very important to possess certain pivotal 'life skills' to have a successful career.
This seminar was an orientation for 21st century youth, and emphasised on the importance of progressive thinking and development of life skills like deft communication, power of expression, discipline and self confidence.
It is imperative to seek happiness in everything one does, and then choose a career that is exciting enough to keep you happy, said Manudhane.
Quoting examples, Manudhane tried to explain certain ground realities to the students.
He feels, "There is an urgent need to change the education system in India, and make it more application-driven. A mass revolution is needed in the educational sector to take the country forward."
Source List: http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_seminar-in-ahmedabad-tells-students-how-to-choose-right-careers_1410890
Ahmedabad: Sandeep Manudhane, founder chairman of the Proton Business School, helmed a seminar on career counselling on Friday that elaborated on various factors students should keep in mind while taking career decisions.
Manudhane feels that it is very important to possess certain pivotal 'life skills' to have a successful career.
This seminar was an orientation for 21st century youth, and emphasised on the importance of progressive thinking and development of life skills like deft communication, power of expression, discipline and self confidence.
It is imperative to seek happiness in everything one does, and then choose a career that is exciting enough to keep you happy, said Manudhane.
Quoting examples, Manudhane tried to explain certain ground realities to the students.
He feels, "There is an urgent need to change the education system in India, and make it more application-driven. A mass revolution is needed in the educational sector to take the country forward."
Source List: http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_seminar-in-ahmedabad-tells-students-how-to-choose-right-careers_1410890
Seven months on, some execs at IIM-A yet to find jobs
Seven months on, some execs at IIM-A yet to find jobs
The job scenario is hotting up if one goes by employment forecasts. However, for the first time, students of the 2009-10 post-graduate programme for executives (PGPX) batch at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) are yet to find jobs. This despite the fact that ‘rolling’ placement by the institute started seven months back.
In 2008-09, all students from the PGPX batch were recruited by June. The batch of 2009-10 was expected to follow suit. “There are students left in single digits. We cannot reveal the exact number, as it would put undue pressure on those yet to be placed,” admitted Saral Mukherjee, placement chairperson at IIM-A.
“PGPX students come with many years of experience and many of them are on sabbatical or on leave and the placement process at IIM-A help them to make the right decision with regard to profile match and other fitments. Thus, the time taken to finally close a final offer is sometimes around two to three months. Thus the delay in completing the PGPX placements,” Mukherjee reasoned.
Launched in 2006-07, the PGPX programme admits experienced professionals from diverse industries. The institute placement office continues to support their career plans by facilitating interaction with firms with the appropriate requirements, till all are placed in roles of their choice.
In 2009, 80 students had joined the PGPX-IV batch. The batch had an average age of 34 years, average GMAT of 720 and average total work experience of 10 years. There are eight students from this batch of PGPX, of which five are venturing into their own business in various sectors of IT, ITES, Energy and BPO. Three of them are still incubating their business idea and are working with Centre for Incubation Innovation and Entrepreneurship – CIIE set up at IIM-A, according to a mail from the placements office.
In contrast, IIMA’s third batch of PGPX (2008-09) programme placement season started in January for around 70 students who opted for placements. By the end of May 2009, 93 per cent of the batch seeking placements got jobs, while four students launched entrepreneurial ventures in a variety of fields such as clean energy, manufacturing, and services. The average domestic annual salary for the class was Rs. 20.16 lakh. Two students were placed internationally, at an average salary of $122,000.
However, the institute claims that the placements have so far been better for the batch of 2009-10 with increased salaries and diverse recruiters including IBM, McKinsey, Google, Deloitte, Nokia-Siemens Networks, Amazon, Hero Honda, Polaris, Welspun, NISG, RPG, Marg Infrastructure, VBHC, L&T and IL&FS seeking candidates from the institute.
Many participants have accepted roles which include, among others, a CEO, a senior vice president, three vice presidents, 10 general managers, one director, eight assistant vice presidents, 16 strategic consulting roles, and several senior manager positions.
The Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad which also follows the ‘rolling’ placement model, had to extend its placements till June instead of March to ensure that all its students found appropriate jobs this year. It was in 2009, for the first time since its inception, that ISB had extended its placement season indefinitely. Also, last year, most compensation packages fell to Rs 13-15 lakh, compared to the Rs 18-20 lakh in 2008.
“We intend to continue the rolling placements process next year also,” said Sriram Gopalakrishnan, head of marketing and communications.
Source Link: http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/seven-months-on-some-execs-at-iim-a-yet-to-find-jobs/400634/
The job scenario is hotting up if one goes by employment forecasts. However, for the first time, students of the 2009-10 post-graduate programme for executives (PGPX) batch at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) are yet to find jobs. This despite the fact that ‘rolling’ placement by the institute started seven months back.
In 2008-09, all students from the PGPX batch were recruited by June. The batch of 2009-10 was expected to follow suit. “There are students left in single digits. We cannot reveal the exact number, as it would put undue pressure on those yet to be placed,” admitted Saral Mukherjee, placement chairperson at IIM-A.
“PGPX students come with many years of experience and many of them are on sabbatical or on leave and the placement process at IIM-A help them to make the right decision with regard to profile match and other fitments. Thus, the time taken to finally close a final offer is sometimes around two to three months. Thus the delay in completing the PGPX placements,” Mukherjee reasoned.
Launched in 2006-07, the PGPX programme admits experienced professionals from diverse industries. The institute placement office continues to support their career plans by facilitating interaction with firms with the appropriate requirements, till all are placed in roles of their choice.
In 2009, 80 students had joined the PGPX-IV batch. The batch had an average age of 34 years, average GMAT of 720 and average total work experience of 10 years. There are eight students from this batch of PGPX, of which five are venturing into their own business in various sectors of IT, ITES, Energy and BPO. Three of them are still incubating their business idea and are working with Centre for Incubation Innovation and Entrepreneurship – CIIE set up at IIM-A, according to a mail from the placements office.
In contrast, IIMA’s third batch of PGPX (2008-09) programme placement season started in January for around 70 students who opted for placements. By the end of May 2009, 93 per cent of the batch seeking placements got jobs, while four students launched entrepreneurial ventures in a variety of fields such as clean energy, manufacturing, and services. The average domestic annual salary for the class was Rs. 20.16 lakh. Two students were placed internationally, at an average salary of $122,000.
However, the institute claims that the placements have so far been better for the batch of 2009-10 with increased salaries and diverse recruiters including IBM, McKinsey, Google, Deloitte, Nokia-Siemens Networks, Amazon, Hero Honda, Polaris, Welspun, NISG, RPG, Marg Infrastructure, VBHC, L&T and IL&FS seeking candidates from the institute.
Many participants have accepted roles which include, among others, a CEO, a senior vice president, three vice presidents, 10 general managers, one director, eight assistant vice presidents, 16 strategic consulting roles, and several senior manager positions.
The Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad which also follows the ‘rolling’ placement model, had to extend its placements till June instead of March to ensure that all its students found appropriate jobs this year. It was in 2009, for the first time since its inception, that ISB had extended its placement season indefinitely. Also, last year, most compensation packages fell to Rs 13-15 lakh, compared to the Rs 18-20 lakh in 2008.
“We intend to continue the rolling placements process next year also,” said Sriram Gopalakrishnan, head of marketing and communications.
Source Link: http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/seven-months-on-some-execs-at-iim-a-yet-to-find-jobs/400634/
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